black bear singing in the dead of night

Ignis · 05-23-2019, 09:18 AM

To say he was excited was a complete understatement. Ignis had never been to Auster before, and was more than happy to take the opportunity to go when Rhyme asked him. He knew his uncle wouldn't mind, but he had told him anyway at least so he'd know where he was at in the event something bad happened. But with all the training he was receiving from both Rhyme and his uncle, he felt like he had nothing to worry about. With eagerness he followed Rhyme and the pups away from Abaven, across the land bridge, and into the wild on the other side. The lands here were vastly different than what he was used to seeing, and there was nothing that didn't catch his attention. Even when Rhyme and his other kid split while he and Noir continued their venture, he felt a certain responsibility for the younger boy. Maybe if he showed he could be responsible, he could show everyone else he was capable of conquering anything! And that chance would come sooner than he thought.

He wasn't too far from Noir, maybe a few yards when he heard the rustling. At first, he thought it was Noir checking out the different berries that grew here, but then he caught an unfamiliar smell and furrowed his brow. Turning around, he spotted Noir staring at the underbrush ahead of him. Alarm bells didn't initially go off, not until a black bear came running out of the bushes and straight towards the boy. It took him a short moment to kick his ass into gear, and in the short moments that stood between him and the bear and the pup, he watched as Noir seemed to try and stand up to the predator, but as the black bear raised a paw to knock the boy out of its path, Ignis' heart dropped for a moment. "Watch out!"

To his panicked relief, however, Noir moved out of the way just in the nick of time as the bear swung. His own heart pounded in his chest, his adrenaline pumping, and as he caught Noir's gaze, he nodded. And that's when it happened. The protective instinct he felt over Noir, knowing he was his responsibility right now and the danger that the black bear presented to the boy. Ignis had never really been put into a situation that he could potentially control. When his sister had almost been coyote fodder, he had been too young to do anything. But now? He was a full grown mass of muscle and teeth. Not only that...but he felt something shift in his mind. Like a jolt of electricity and his brain rewiring. He barreled towards the black bear, teeth bared and a vicious snarl ringing in his ears.

It was very much unlike the time he fought the tiger, but at that time, it was Rhyme protecting him. And now, he was protecting Rhyme's kid. Feet pounded the ground, heart pounding in his ears as his vision seemed to turn red. As he neared the black bear, it turned to face him in an attempt to scare him with the same tactic it had just tried on Noir. Except Ignis wasn't phased, and instead, crashed his entire body into the bear and effortlessly knocked it onto its side. Snarling, he turned his head inward and clamped his teeth firmly on the bears left shoulder, the crimson boy shaking his head to jolt and rip the flesh as if the bear were nothing more than a chew toy. He felt completely fearless, and somewhere underneath...felt the thirst for blood rising up.

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Art by Naiterion

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