Damn it all! He had lost his first raid. His first real fight. And quite miserably, too. The pirates were returning home defeated, but Diablo couldn't stand to return right away and face his father. He didn't know if his father would be disappointed. And while he didn't know it yet, his father would be more than disappointed in him. Diablo broke away from the defeated group some time ago and went his own way. Just for a day or two at the very least...a little time to cool off and figure out what he might say to his father. Though truth be told, he was feeling pretty paranoid about Ignis' reaction. The boy had lost pretty badly...he had been nowhere near ready for that raid, and he knew it. He had been lazy with his training, hiding away and avoiding it for the majority of his puppyhood. And now he regretted it. He growled as he kicked a rock, watching as it went flying through the air. It was quiet around here, but he could tell others had been around recently. Would he fight someone else? He wasn't sure. On one hand, it would probably help release some of the anger he'd been feeling. On the other...he didn't want to fucking lose again. "Speak"

The young pup had been playing off by herself. Rolling around in the dirt just for the heck of it. Eyes closed and laying on the ground with all four paws in the air, Delphi was having the time of her life. Peels of giggles left her and disappeared into the air. Content to make a mess of her fur, she would have continued if it weren’t for the rock that came hurdling in her direction. She stops and blinks as it plunks against the ground and rolls to her. Where had that come from? Jumping up onto her paws, Delphi searches the grasses for the one who kicked the rock. Not far off a dark shadowy shape appeared. Da? Gramps? Her head tilts as she goes racing toward him. Assuming its someone she knows, Delphi doesn’t slow down. Intent to barrel toward and into the stranger for a game of fun, she is determined to catch them off guard.

He certainly wasn't aware that someone else was around. He was so caught up in his own lack of anger management and broody feelings that it didn't even occur to him someone else might be around or that the rock he kicked could've dropped on their head. The raid had pissed him off more than he thought, so he began to grumble to himself and turned the fight he had over and over in his head, replaying it as he thought about what he could've done better. Before he knew it, something had run into his legs and he barely had time to react before he practically face-planted into the ground. What the hell was that!? Had he tripped over something!? A fit of giggling told him that no, he hadn't tripped over a rock and that he also wasn't alone. Who the fuck was running around tripping him up? He pulled himself back to his feet, a snarl on his lips and his tail lashing in irritation and anger. "What the fuck did you do that for?! Do you think that's funny!?" Crimson gaze narrowed on the young, tiny girl. But big or small, young or old, he didn't give a rats ass who it was, it only served to fuel the already bitter feelings he had. "Speak"

She had been successful! Her small puppy form barreled into the other wolf without so much as a second thought. With her body crashing into him and catching him off guard, she continued to roll a few more times past time. As she hopped up onto her paws to see who exactly she had crashed into, her dual-colored eyes widened suddenly. That guy was definitely not gramps or da! Oh no! Her giggling ceased quickly as her ears fell back and she took a few steps backward. When he turned on her and snarled those words, she suddenly felt her fur bristling and her lips raising up into her own sort of growl. It was hard for the pup to appear intimidating, but she would try! "Running into others IS funny!" Delphi screeched as she snapped her teeth a few times. What was this guy's problem!?

That giggling. That giggling was pissing him off! Thankfully, when he turned on her, it stopped, and the look she had told him she had realized she made some sort of mistake. He might have let her actions against him pass...at least until she opened her mouth again. "Running into others IS funny!" He snarled, tail lashing and his mohawk bristled. He could see that her carefree attitude had turned aggressive much like he was feeling, though he was sure he beat her in that area by a landslide. "You think it's funny, do you?" He sized up the little punk, the yearling standing at his full height as his elongated fingers dug into the earth. Teeth began to bare and flashed in the light as his gaze zeroed in on her, the anger and malice unhidden. "Do you know what I think is funny?" He growled, a rumbling, unkind sound bubbling in his throat. "Punishment." He sneered. He didn't give her any more warning than that before he struck. The horned devil launched himself towards her, a forepaw reaching out in an attempt to grab her and pin her to the ground. If she thought things were funny before, then maybe she'd think twice the next time. "Speak"

Delphi would stand her ground! No big mean guy would scare her! Ok, maybe a little bit... But she was fierce! She wouldn't let herself be bullied! Even as her eyes widened at the sight of him bristling, she growled back in response. Her ears flattened, her lips pulled up, and she puffed out her chest. "Yes, I do!" She was adamant that what she had done had been funny and harmless! What was this guy's problem? How did he not find it funny? Her brows knit together as fear is quickly building in her. Maybe she had gone a little far... This guy was not turning out to be nice like the other one... The pup would have no chance to respond. As soon as the word punishment was released into the air, all she saw was the looming figure of the yearling lunging for her. She tried her best to run. Turning quickly, her paws scrabbled for the ground. Unfortunately, it was too soft. Her toes barely sunk into the dirt. She falls and her chin hits the ground as she feels his elongated toes grab ahold of her. A scream leaves her lips as she turns to try and bite at his paws. "Let me go!" Delphi screams as her bi-colored eyes begin to water.

TW: Violence, gore, kid on kid violence, idk just covering bases

He saw the fear in her eyes. And honestly? He wanted to see more of it. It sent a ripple down his spine, that sneer of his growing darker. The darkness in his eyes even more evident than before. He didn't care who she was. Didn't care that she was so tiny compared to him. Didn't care that he was about to hurt her. All the bullshit he had to deal with from his dad...all the anger he felt had reached its boiling point, and it was finally exploding like an over-boiled tea kettle. He managed to pin her down, her paws scrambling for escape but getting her nowhere. She was a child. But technically, so was he. He had just never had the chance to really be one. Was it jealousy? Some part of his subconscious that was triggered by this kids happy go lucky nature? A part of him that just wanted to...crush that smile on her face? Who knows. "Let me go!" She screams, he could see the terror on her face. Her teeth catch his paw, causing him to snarl as he briefly yanks it away and then backhands her out of reflex. Leaning in close, he hisses, "You're going to pay for that!" Did he feel bad about any of this? Not a bit. He lets her go for just a moment as he quickly shifts himself enough to where he can reach her tail. "Let's play a game of tug of war, whaddya say!?" With that, he reached for the girls tail, teeth wrapping around the appendage where he then violently shook his head, to do as much damage as he possibly could. "Speak"

Her teeth catch his paw for a moment. For a split second as he pulls away, she believes she can evade him. Until his paw comes careening back toward her face. Spit flies as her eyes squeeze shut and her face goes whipping to the side. Tears are spilling down her cheeks now as her lips tremble. There is no more courage in her as she begins to cower beneath his towering form. His hissing words are lost on her deaf ears as she tries to scramble away. Ears flattened, paws moving and digging into the dirt, cries whining in her throat. All she manages to understand is tug of war before she feels the piercing pain. Her tail. No, not her tail. A sob leaves her as she feels him yank her backward. Pulling forward, trying to get out of his grasp, Delphi starts to scream. “Please! Let me go!” The words are garbled but she manages to get them out. All she wants is to run home. “I’m sorry!” Delphi is shrieking by this point as she continues to try and escape his wrath.

It was too late for sorries. The damage was already being done. He whips his head back and forth, jaws biting down on the appendage over and over and over. With his pulling, and her pulling trying to get away, he felt the bones of her tail breaking and with one last crushing bite and tug, part of her tail came with him. He stepped back, blood dripping from his mouth as he grips the piece of her that he had just stolen. He stares at her scrambling, whimpering form for a few moments as the weight of what he just did suddenly falls on him. Did he feel bad? All of a sudden he wasn't sure. Did he regret it? Well it was too late for that, wasn't it? The damage was done. He had just tortured a child for being a child. The whispers at the back of his mind that he swore he heard during the moment suddenly went quiet. "Go." He says, before glancing around him. Did anyone see that? Didn't seem like it...it was just the two of them. He looks at her one more time, ears folding back. He needed to get out of here. Needed to get away from her. "Your actions have consequences. Don't fucking do that to me again." He states. Sure, the consequence far outweighed her action of tripping him up...but for some reason, he couldn't stop it. Turning away from the mess that was made, he hurries away from the scene of the crime. -exit?- "Speak"