Denen blinked. It seemed that Donta would be carrying Faustina instead. Very well. Something told her his confidence was well placed. She chose for now to ignore Donta's mysterious bag, as well as Faustina's frustration, as it seemed they had bigger things to worry about.<br/><br/>Donta did not understand what the strange glowing birds were, but she expected there were many things she hadn't been told about during her solitary training on the ninja grounds. Denen reached into her back and took out four senbon at the nearest of the creatures. They were on a perfect course, but some sort of sparks came off of the birds that sent the small metal weapons off in a different direction.<br/><br/>"I am mainly a fighter," Denen said. "Donta, Faustina, you have as much time as I can buy us to come up with a better plan than fighting blindly." Denen took out a small blade and let her translucent, leathery wings out. As a ninja she didn't use them much, but this was an air battle, so she would use whatever advantages she had.<br/><br/>Denen lifted off into the air, charging at the nearest bird. She aimed a slice at its neck but it dodged. She immediately moved on to the next one, this time calculating for their speed. She landed a hit. The creature cried out and fell, dead, to the ground. Denen switched her blade to her left hand, as she'd gotten an unexpected shock from that strike that had caught her off guard.<br/><br/>Denen felt a hostile presence behind her and immediately threw a senbon in its direction. It was another of the birds, and at this close range, the senbon still hit its target rather nicely, though maybe a centimeter or two to the left. Either way it had gone through the creature's throat. It collapsed to the ground, it would be dead in minutes.<br/><br/>Denen continued her battle against the ever increasing number of these electric birds. Every once in a while she would check down to be sure that Donta and Faustina were still alright. Denen groaned inwardly, even with the fifty some she'd already taken care of, there seemed to be more of these things then there had been when she started.<br/><br/>"Donta," she called. "If it's still possible, hiding might be a good option after all. Otherwise we will be here for hours."