Protection

Jessica watched through her window as the river a few streets down from her house began to shake and rise. The water was rippling and making waves that lapped up over the guard rails that had been placed along the sidewalk over the river, and the pedestrians walking along side it were pushed to the side, forced to run if they wished to keep dry. And still it continued to rise, a vague form visible through the falling water, until it finally split and crashed down, running into the streets and pushing the cars to the sides. A giant woman made of stone stood in the river, her eyes two balls of burning fire as she looked down on the people. Jessica watched as the people panic and ran, though she was not afraid. She had been warned that this was coming.

She opened her door and walked out into the street as the people ran past her, away from the monster. She had had time - she could have prepared some kind of costume to hide her identity for when this happened, worn it under her clothes at all times so that she would be prepared. But instead she walked out into the street in a size too large tank top and her favorite panties, in which she had been relaxing at home. She knew she would probably regret this down the line. But she had a monster to fight.

The stone beast stepped into the street, her massive foot crushing the concrete and two cars that happened to be underneath. She didn't even react, not recognizing them as an obstacle, or even an unpleasant object to step on. She lifted herself out of the water and gripped a building for support as she did so, crushing its upper two floors like paper, a few pained screams escaping for an instant before the were silenced forever. She looked around at the fleeing people, until she saw Jessica approaching her, and leaned down for a closer look.

Jessica looked back at it, no fear in her eyes - only frustration. "This my home, you piece of shit," she called out without hesitation. "Would you kindly fuck off?"

The monster stood up straight and raised its foot in response, ready to crush Jessica underneath.

But it never got the chance.

With a flick of her wrist, Jessica sent a ripple through the air which seized the beast's foot and held it in place as an orange glow came from her back. Slowly a hunk of the concrete beneath her own feet cracked and came loose, lifting her into the air to be on level with the beast's face, who could only stare back at her in anger, unable to move.

"I tried to warn you."

And she punched the air hard, her power rushing forward and crushing into the beast's chest, leaving a fist shaped imprint in her chest as she was flung back, over the other side of the city, and into the sea on the far shore.