A single, sharp spike on a thin chain was launched at a straw-stuffed dummy.<span style="font-style: italic">Direct hit.</span>Lilith grinned when she saw she hit her mark. It had taken her a while to get the hang of using this weapon, along with her scythe, but it was all worth it in the end. The teenager had been up since 5 O'clock that morning, practicing some techniques. She drew the blade out of the dummy and prepared another strike, when suddenly "<span style="font-style: italic">MOM! I'M HOME!!</span>The sound of her little sister threw her off, and the spike imbedded itself into the wall behind the mannequin. "Crap..." Lilith muttered, pulling it out with one swift tug. "School's out already?" she wondered.