Yes, well confront is a strong word

Seeing that tear run down her face was the last straw, I won't let this go on. I silently walked to the wooden door of Kya's house and gently pushed it open, causing it to make a soft creaking noise. "Ara wh-what are you doing" Kya said, a strong sense of fear in her voice, a shiver went though my body, I wanted to close the door and tell her I wouldn't leave her and I would stay safe with her but I couldn't, I needed to help her or at least try "I'm going to defeat that manticore". Before Kya even had a chance to respond, I went through the door frame and closed the door behind me, "Wait Ara don't go" Kya said from behind the door, "I'll be fine Kya... I promise" and made my way away from the door at a brisk pace so Kya wouldn't have a chance to respond.

Once I finally turned the corner of that once busy street, I tock one much needed breath of fresh air and then it all sunk it. "W-what the hell just happened, why did I-I act like that, how did I act like that, it felt like I was a different person, I-I can't do this, I-I have to go back" I thought to myself realizing the situation I had apparently put myself in. Just as I was turning back I heard a loud booming voice come from the centre of the city "Come on is there really no man tuff enough to step up to me, are all you guys cowards or something?", A girlish eeek came from my lips and I quickly scurried behinds some nearby boxes, doing by best to see what creature such a commanding voice, even though I had a pretty good idea who. The manticore tapped her foot on the ground looking slightly annoyed, "Really still no one?" A large disappointed sign left her lips "I thought for sure some knight would come here to try and stop me eventually, maybe I should try something different?". I was left shivering and shacking while I watched the manticore talk to herself, "T-there has to be a way o-out right... right" I thought to myself but as I was thinking of my perfect escape plan, the manticore suddenly turned her back to me and then... did nothing.

"What the heck is she doing" I thought to myself, she could easily be stabbed from behind if she's faced like that. Was this my chance?, was this my chance to take her down, a strong sword strike to the back would surely incapacitate her and I was always known in the village for being surprisingly fast so I could probably get there in time. A torrent of doubt started flooding my mind, what if I missed, what if I tripped, what if I spent too long thinking and she turned back as I was running. My hand holding my blade started to shake much like the rest of my body, there's no way someone like me can do this and just as I had resigned my fate to be a spineless coward, a familiar warm feeling spread throughout my body "Believe in yourself" echoed in my ears. That's right, I'm the goddess chosen hero and here I am being a terrified pansy while I'm letting the goddess, Kya and John down, I won't stand for that, I WON'T STAND FOR THAT. I jumped out from my boxes and charged sword first at the oblivious beast leaving all sense of cowardice at the door, prepped my sword, tightened my hold on the hilt and finally after what felt like forever, swung my sword towards the creature. And was met with a bone chilling clang as my sword got deflected of her tail soaring into the air but also a smug, devilish grin from the manticores now turned around face.