The weather made her uneasy as it was. The whooshing of the wind blowing past her the rain pummeling down made it all that more difficult to carry her things as well as fend off a predator. Especially when that predator was twice her size and looking to do her more harm than she could possibly fathom. How the hell did things get so crazy, so fast? Adrenaline rushed through her veins as she struggled against the brute of a man. His hands gripped her surprisingly tight despite the weather and the cold.<br/><br/>Willa could feel the shadows first. It was the feeling one would get, like a brief glimpse in the corner of an eye, causing the hair in the back of the neck to stand on end. It was like electricity; cold and hot at the same time and with no source to speak of other than the weather around them. A few seconds later those shadows twisted. They swirled with the wind, kicking up wet debris as the feeling intensified. Willa could feel it enfold her gently, but it's powerful force seemed driven.<br/><br/>Sure, the feeling was frightening. Yet at the same time, there was something oddly familiar about it. Shadows had a tendency to make things oddly familiar. It was a way of the mind trying to grasp the concept of displacement, physics, all while trying to ignore the impossible. The imagination frequently had play in these types of situations. That was why children often claimed to have seen spirits or elements that could not be seen to the naked eye.<br/><br/>This familiarity was also not what it seemed. The shadows that had once danced near the closest streetlamp had vanished. The water that had been falling was now collecting and swirling around in a vortex of chaos; focusing in one place at a single moment. Her eyes stared, unsure whether to be horrified or curious.  Two different colored eyes watched, though her body was unable to move from the very spot in which she stood.<br/><br/>Willa stood in the center of the chaos. The vortex had formed a body of sorts, twisting and forming into something monstrous. It had used it's power to pull the man away from her and knocking him down, but she stood there untouched save for the pouring rain now freezing her to the bone. Frozen in place she watched in both facination and horror as her attacker fought against the elemental. It came as no surprise that his struggles where for naught. Air was pulling, writhing, and snaking from every angle. Surely he could not breathe. A part of her wanted to tell whatever this...thing...was to stop because he was going to kill her attacker, the other simply stood there, unable to utter a word.<br/><br/>Her eyes watched as the man fell to the ground. His body was limp and his eyes glazed over. It had taken a few moments before he exhaled his last, frosty breath. The silvery mist frosted against the cold, making it easier for the wraith-like figure to grab a hold of it and ingest it like it had been of some substance or something it fed on.<br/><br/>Mere seconds after that last breath, Willa exhaled herself. She didn't realize she had been holding her breath the entire time she watched the frightening spectacle in front of her. For a brief moment, Willa had broken her stare and was looking for her umbrella. She had no clue where it had gone in the chaos that had ensued. Between the wind, the rain, and the cold, she could feel the sense of dread washing over her. Her body shivered uncontrollably; the deep-rooted chill sinking in further as her fear kept her frozen in place.<br/><br/>Once again her gaze fell to the man, and then to the thing standing over him. It was only then did she realize that the forceful vortex had turned almost human.<br/><br/>Willa had remained stark still as he turned to face her. The gale had calmed down since the vortex left him there in a more solid form. The rain didn't fall nearly as hard but the cold was still bitter. It was going to freeze soon, of that she was certain.<br/><br/>The being's eyes looked at her sharply. Their blue intensity bore into her's as she stood in shock. What was it that she saw? What had she just witnessed? Willa broke their stare to glance at the man on the ground once more, and then back to the...<i>thing</i>...standing just a foot or two away. Not believing it true, Willa could feel her limbs become weak. The last thing she remembered were those blue eyes and the feeling of icy rain enveloping her.