keep up and reach out
11-21-2016, 08:07 AM
It took him some time to reach the bank, and as he did he could see Aki snapping toward the mother as she shuffled around in a panic. She seemed to speed up at the sound of those jaws, however, though Elias was apparently taking his time to shake out the water this time while he watched on. Finally, he bolted forward now that he was a bit lighter though he still felt the rolling water moving down each of his limbs. He didn't let it distract him and although he knew the smaller one was running away he wanted to scare this one back into the jaws of Aki to ensure they got at least one. The younger tapir would be reluctant to go too far away from it's mother and Elias' hoped it would find a place near by to hide where he could pluck it out from later.
He rushed forward and snapped his own jaws in the air in front of the mother's face, forcing her to either halt or risk running right into them and she stopped just as he expected. Assuming that was enough for Aki to take care of the rest, Elias turned his face quickly to his right in the direction that the younger tapir was running off in. Deciding not to give it a chance to get out of eye-sight, Elias ran right through the surrounding ferns of the river and aimed to get on the other's heels as quickly as possible. They were surprisingly fast for their awkward body stature, he found himself thinking, though no match for the long limbs of the tall wolf and he closed the distance quite quickly.
His ears swiveled to listen to what was happening behind him and around him while his eyes remained locked on his target. When he was close enough, he would leap forward with his neck outstretched and his jaws opened wide. He aimed to bring them down on the tapir's backside, though he quickly discovered just how thick of a hide they had as his teeth struggled to penetrate. He snorted out and decided to retract his bite and try again with more initial force, panting out as he lowered his body and ran to get closer. Finally he was close enough so that he wouldn't be stretching out so much to reach it and he swooped his skull downward, latching his teeth onto the poor thing's backside with incredible forced that broke it's skin instantly and filled his mouth with the thick taste of blood. Elias stopped running and shook the young tapir back a few paces while his heavy forepaws came up to latch onto it's body and hold it against the ground. He let go of it's backside and traded his bite for one on it's neck. Teeth sunk in for the kill and he held it still all the while, though his eyes eagerly flashed back to the path behind him that he'd made to see if he could witness Aki's victory as well.
Disclaimer: Elias suffers from schizophrenia and occasionally has violent outbursts.
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