Unnatural Beasties
10-14-2017, 12:33 PM
The bear was diseased - it had to be. Bears and wolves had a pretty antagonist relationship to begin with, but in the absence of resources to fight over Malleus had never had a problem with one. Disease, he decided, had to be the motivator here. Why else would it be so intent to come after him? The bear's glowing gaze followed every move he made. If he ran he was sure it would follow. And if he held his ground...
His father's voice was a soothing salve on his frayed nerves. The demigod's words lifted him up and filled his chest with pride; Amon wasn't disappointed in the position he found his son in. No, he took the situation in and simply reaffirmed the thing Malleus was so desperate to be: worthy. His father thought he was worthy of their name. It was a small thing said in good humor, but it mattered to him.
And then just as quickly as he was lifted, Malleus was cut down. The promise of a talk later - though deserved - wounded him. Was he not trustworthy? Did his father doubt his commitment?
The roar of the bear cut short the titan's fretting. Clearly he had more pressing problems to deal with. It was unfazed by the appearance of a second wolf and Amon's warning snarl only seemed to further aggravate the bear. "I think it wants a go at us," he rumbled dryly. No sooner were the words out of his mouth and the bear was on the move. It charged the pair, clearly zeroing in on Amon now since he was in the lead.
Well, that wouldn't do. Without a thought for his well being Malleus kicked off in a spray of grit to engage the bear. He knew better than to challenge it head on, so the titan moved in an arch around to the bear's left side. All that exposed skin would work to his benefit. In an instant he had a hold of the bear's left elbow. The titan thrashed, biting down as hard as he could, and then he flung himself away to avoid whatever retaliation was sure to follow if he didn't put some distance between them.
His father's voice was a soothing salve on his frayed nerves. The demigod's words lifted him up and filled his chest with pride; Amon wasn't disappointed in the position he found his son in. No, he took the situation in and simply reaffirmed the thing Malleus was so desperate to be: worthy. His father thought he was worthy of their name. It was a small thing said in good humor, but it mattered to him.
And then just as quickly as he was lifted, Malleus was cut down. The promise of a talk later - though deserved - wounded him. Was he not trustworthy? Did his father doubt his commitment?
The roar of the bear cut short the titan's fretting. Clearly he had more pressing problems to deal with. It was unfazed by the appearance of a second wolf and Amon's warning snarl only seemed to further aggravate the bear. "I think it wants a go at us," he rumbled dryly. No sooner were the words out of his mouth and the bear was on the move. It charged the pair, clearly zeroing in on Amon now since he was in the lead.
Well, that wouldn't do. Without a thought for his well being Malleus kicked off in a spray of grit to engage the bear. He knew better than to challenge it head on, so the titan moved in an arch around to the bear's left side. All that exposed skin would work to his benefit. In an instant he had a hold of the bear's left elbow. The titan thrashed, biting down as hard as he could, and then he flung himself away to avoid whatever retaliation was sure to follow if he didn't put some distance between them.