Through the slums

She stumbled across the bar's front deck and down the steps, still trying to catch her breath. She was a well-known figure in her neighborhood, and a few Seventh Heaven regulars waved at her as she waited apprehensively. She raised her hand in return and was violently jerked forward by the wretched collar. It was speeding up, forcing her from a walk, to a trot, to run. Every eye was upon her as she was **** to run faster and faster to avoid being choked.

The pace set by the Leash materia was relentless, driving Tifa forward in an insane sprint through the paths and thoroughfares of the slums. Tifa was an expert martial artist and in peak physical condition, but it wasn't long before her breath came in ragged gasps as she struggled to keep up, her muscles burning with exertion. With each step, the choker around her neck tugged mercilessly, propelling her forward with an unstoppable ****, punishing any behavior except obedience.

As she pushed herself to the brink of exhaustion, Tifa's foot caught on a stone in the path, stumbling her, her momentum sending her crashing into the mud with a wet thud. The impact knocked the wind out of her, and she lay sprawled on the cold floor, dazed and disoriented.

But the Leash materia showed no mercy, its grip tightening around her neck as it compelled her to continue moving forward. With a determined grimace, Tifa **** herself to crawl forward on her hands and knees through the slop, scrabbling desperately for purchase as she struggled to regain her footing.

Through blurred vision, Tifa caught sight of the courier who had delivered the package, tooling casually along on a dirt bike, watching her with a smirk on his face. His eyes gleamed with amusement as he watched her crawl, enjoying his up-skirt view of the abused barmaid. Anger flared within Tifa's chest, but she knew she couldn't afford to confront him now, not while she was still under the materia's control. She raced on.

Her heart hammered in her well endowed chest as her destination came into view; the train station. As she hurtled onto the platform, the squeal of its brakes informed her that the train was already arriving. She was allowed to collapse to her hands and knees for a moment, dripping with sweat and coated with filth. Where was it going to take her? She whimpered softly as the Leash materia urged her forward, herding her onto the train car like an animal.