Niitari
Seal Clapping Analyst
What am I when I am meaningless? What are you when you mean everything?
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Post by Niitari on Sept 19, 2014 23:53:15 GMT
Her mood did not escape him. He could practically cut through the tension with a knife. He weaved through the ash ridden trees and between the large rock formations as easily going down a completely flat and uninterrupted path. He glanced back at his master occasionally, making sure she was keeping pace and that nothing was following them.
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Celeste
Hippopotamus Hair Collector
I don't always break the fourth wall... But when I do. I beat the living sh*t out of it. XD
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Post by Celeste on Sept 20, 2014 0:00:51 GMT
Luckily she kept up the pace and moving along with Enethar. She paused after a moment catching a odd and... foul scent in the air. Though it was faint, it made her cringe in fear. "... Ew.." She mumbled. "... Enethar do you smell that? It smells like piss and shit that got burned badly..." She muttered. "... If you can... we should keep up the pace before this scent catches up with us... because it is gaining up on us..." She looked towards the scent, trying to see if she could find the source of the nasty stench.
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Niitari
Seal Clapping Analyst
What am I when I am meaningless? What are you when you mean everything?
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Post by Niitari on Sept 20, 2014 0:03:47 GMT
Enethar had tried to block the acrid tang of that stench from his notice, but now that she mentioned it, it did seem to be emanating from someone rather than something, and it was drawing closer to them. His body tense and alert now, he glanced around them quickly, trying to distinguish its source. At her words, he picked up the pace, hoping they could gain better distance from it.
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Celeste
Hippopotamus Hair Collector
I don't always break the fourth wall... But when I do. I beat the living sh*t out of it. XD
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Post by Celeste on Sept 20, 2014 0:13:12 GMT
She kept it up as well. Sniffing the air occasionally, the scent didn't seem to fade... it... just continued to grow. And it began to smell worse and worse... Alice whimpered. "Oh God... It's gaining..." She tried to move faster, but she wanted to stick to Enethar and not flat out outrun him. She took a glance back and nearly shrieked in fear, as a shadowy figure emerged from nowhere. A humanoid like figure, crawling and twitching around on all fours, barreling towards them and making a eerie laughing-panting sound, starting out soft. Alice took Enethar's hand and was practically dragging him now. "Oh God what is that...?!"
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Niitari
Seal Clapping Analyst
What am I when I am meaningless? What are you when you mean everything?
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Post by Niitari on Sept 20, 2014 0:36:20 GMT
He ran after her, matching her stride with some difficulty. "I don't know," he replied, in truth, though he felt, or feared, that he did know. It was just rumor and legend, hardly even in stories anymore. Monsters that roamed the fringes, sticking to shadows and coming out to feed. Was that what it was. He braced himself to having to shift and kill it if it came to that.
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Celeste
Hippopotamus Hair Collector
I don't always break the fourth wall... But when I do. I beat the living sh*t out of it. XD
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Post by Celeste on Sept 20, 2014 0:43:15 GMT
Alice staggered when a rock nearly made her trip. She let out a gasp and nearly rocketed towards the ground. She caught herself and looked towards the figure gaining on them. It had abruptly stop feet away, his features now clearer. His eyes seemed to be wide and bloodshot, and his skin seemed to be rough and beaten up. A wide grin stretched across his face, showing his blood-stained, and yellowed pointed teeth. He tilted his head to the side, and he twitched violently and quickly at random. A soft and eerie laugh escaped from his lips. "... P-P... P-Prey..."
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Niitari
Seal Clapping Analyst
What am I when I am meaningless? What are you when you mean everything?
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Post by Niitari on Sept 20, 2014 1:05:18 GMT
Enethar grabbed Alice and pushed her behind him, coming between his master and the enemy. His eyes were narrowed and burning with hatred. "No. Not prey. Go away from here. There's nothing for you here." He said it with much more malice and conviction than he actually felt. His true thoughts were along the lines of, what the hell is that thing and how do I go about killing it?
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Celeste
Hippopotamus Hair Collector
I don't always break the fourth wall... But when I do. I beat the living sh*t out of it. XD
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Post by Celeste on Sept 20, 2014 1:16:37 GMT
Alice peered over his shoulder and trembled at the sight of this... thing that had approached them. She began to whimper again, sensing something more terrible about this creature. // "P-Pe-Perfect... Prey..." The thing spoke softly. It's grin widened to impossible lengths as the sound of breaking bones erupted from the thing's body. His skin became scales, but suddenly at some parts it grew feathers in random pouches about. The thing's body contorted and spazzed about violently as spikes shot up from it's back, and giant feather wings snapped out. The wicked grin shifted into a combination of a dragon snout and a half formed beak with sharp dragon like teeth jutted out, while it's eyes became orange and slit. It's hands and feet grew long claws. His arms transformed into giant gryphon like talons, but were covered in green scales. His back legs became large dragon like legs, and his green scaled brown feather tail swished about as finally the thing completed it's bone breaking transformation into the monstrosity it truly was. Perfect Prey... you are no mess like I have become... It spoke in a raspy voice as it inched towards them, twitching in it's movements like it was some broken machine.
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Niitari
Seal Clapping Analyst
What am I when I am meaningless? What are you when you mean everything?
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Post by Niitari on Sept 20, 2014 1:19:56 GMT
Enethar shied away from its growling form, pushing Alice back as well. He had guessed right. This thing was some dark abomination, overcome by spirits or hunter magic or something. The gruesome spectacle made him shiver. Once. No more. His fear was replaced with his instinct to kill it and protect his master. He let out a soft sigh, letting go of everything he held back. He let his own pain overcome him, and in a flash, he was a brilliant, burning phoenix again, soaring down the slope and into the thing's face. With one swipe, he lashed at the creature's face.
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Celeste
Hippopotamus Hair Collector
I don't always break the fourth wall... But when I do. I beat the living sh*t out of it. XD
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Post by Celeste on Sept 20, 2014 1:25:57 GMT
"Enethar!" Alice shrieked in alarm, watching as he soared towards the abomination. She glanced around just in case this monster was not alone. // The monster rolled back trying to evade the burning fury of the phoenix. It hissed and bared it's fangs, and flapped it's wings, seemingly small at first until they grew larger and crooked. It attempted to launch into the air before Enethar got another strike off of it.
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Niitari
Seal Clapping Analyst
What am I when I am meaningless? What are you when you mean everything?
Posts: 763
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Post by Niitari on Sept 20, 2014 2:02:27 GMT
Enethar shot upwards and circled around, his flames burning bright and hot. Concentrating his speed, he dove down, corkscrewing through the air and slamming full force into the creature's back. He scrambled up with furious wingbeats and slashing claws, determined not to be caught on the ground. He had the advantage if he stayed in the air.
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Celeste
Hippopotamus Hair Collector
I don't always break the fourth wall... But when I do. I beat the living sh*t out of it. XD
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Post by Celeste on Sept 20, 2014 2:08:48 GMT
The monstrosity made a hideous cry of sorts, a shrieked combined with nails on a chalkboard and vomiting. The thing began to made it's fast descent towards the ground, but tried to stay in the air. It snapped it's jaws at Enethar, and lashed out before slamming full force into the ground with a sickening bone breaking thud.
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Niitari
Seal Clapping Analyst
What am I when I am meaningless? What are you when you mean everything?
Posts: 763
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Post by Niitari on Sept 20, 2014 2:19:46 GMT
Enethar rolled away from the thing as it crashed, then sprang right on top of its fallen form, digging claws, beak, fire-tipped wings into its neck as he gnawed for the jugular vein. He tasted blood in his mouth, and it slid down his gullet in a hot, thick mess. He choked it down and kept tearing, knowing he did not have many chances to kill it.
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Celeste
Hippopotamus Hair Collector
I don't always break the fourth wall... But when I do. I beat the living sh*t out of it. XD
Posts: 269
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Post by Celeste on Sept 20, 2014 2:22:44 GMT
The monstrosity let out another awful cry, as if calling for help. It thrashed about violently as it slowly began to die as Enethar dug into his skin. // Hearing the cry, Alice froze and glanced around. "Enethar..." She said quietly at first, then finally out loud. "Hurry Enethar! It may not be alone!!"
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Niitari
Seal Clapping Analyst
What am I when I am meaningless? What are you when you mean everything?
Posts: 763
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Post by Niitari on Sept 20, 2014 2:36:05 GMT
Enethar tore away from the thing's neck and flew up and away. Then the fiery bird staggered mid-flight and crashed to the ground, landing in a crouch in human form. He coughed harshly, spitting up blood. Some of it his. "We need to go," he said, pushing himself to his feet. He grabbed her by the hand and took off running up the hill.
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