General consensus is sharp implements are much more viscerally scary than firearms; blame generations spent huddling in caves while hungry things with sharp teeth circled outside. Also why musket-era infantry stoically held their ground and closed lines over casualties in firefights but promptly fled in face of bayonet charges.
That's just the effect of distance, not the implement. I don't think you'd find a gun in your face less scary than a knife being waved at you.
How's she planning to hit something as nimble as these vampires with an inherently slow-ass giant axe in a straight fight seriously... and it's not like they're wearing a ton of armour to hack through either, nowadays.
An axe isn't just a slow swinging weapon. It's also a close-quarters brawling weapon that you hold across yourself, with one hand under the head. You can easily make a heavy swing from that stance but the haft is just as important as the edge. It's really not a bad choice, and far better against a lightly protected target than an armored one.
Also Miyoko sure isn't easily rattled, gotta give her that. Gets bushwhacked with a giant axe and the first thing she does upon regaining consciousness is angrily berating the assailant for doing a shoddy job at it. Guessing she's lived a pretty eventful life...
This is a thing, though. If she's a hunter, why did she just hit her once in a nonfatal spot and then back off, knowing the vampire wasn't dealt with?
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