The Chance To Feel Alive

Kichi had been doing something one normally wouldn’t see, roughhousing with Torch.  Sure, it might seem right when he was the one chasing Torch but when the small fanged deer turned around to attack him so that they’d meet in a clash it was another matter. Kichi would get kicked, Torch would get tripped, and on and on the two went.  It was getting so Kichi had to be more careful not to play rougher than his deer could manage.  His little fawn had seemed a perfect size when they first met but Kichi had been shooting up in height far faster than Torch.

Torch fled from Kichi as the roughhousing turned into a game of chase.  Kichi was getting ready to lash out with his paw to trip up the deer when they came in sight of Realm and the snake.  Deer and wolf both stopped as they looked at the scene.  Kichi started slowly making his way over, coming up from behind towards the viper but pausing a few strides back.  “Hi Relm,” Kichi offered casually, watching as the snake twitched its head as if it thought to look at him but then chose to keep watching Relm.   Kichi looked back to Torch who started walking over by silent order.  Once more glancing back at Relm, “pretty sure this thing is one of the bad ones.”  Kichi wasn’t completely positive but he’d bet a fresh rabbit meal on it.

As Torch got closer Kichi tightened his posture and watched the snake’s back.  “Get ready, Torch is about to distract it.”  With that said the little deer lunged in to kick the ground near the viper so that it struck towards Torch who was already leaping away.  Kichi made a half lunge in aiming to bite at the snake but he only snapped at the air.  He hadn’t fought a snake before and he was hesitant while the snake was fast.  Hopefully, Relm was better.

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