Enemies In The Night
Seasonal Bonus Prompt/Pack Event
Knight
Trophy Hunter
03-13-2021, 02:50 PM
Rudy had been sleeping. He worked hard earlier in the day with training and hunting but sleep was a serious thing also to have the energy to keep himself going. Rudy was a deep sleeper normally but this night something woke him up. The boy had always been one to trust his instincts but since when did his instincts tell him to wake up? They were supposed to wait till he was awake to tell him things. The young motley-colored male lay there for a moment puzzling over what to do. Rudy wanted to ignore his instincts and go back to sleep. However, he had never ignored his instincts before, and perhaps that was the only reason the hunter of trouble was still alive. The boy got up, shook himself awake, and stepped out from the den into the biting cold. Still, the urge to listen and seek out what bothered him was too much to refuse. There was pressure in the air that had nothing to do with natural weather. It was as if the world was holding its breathe, waiting for something to happen. Mom howled, a call to defend. Rudy ran towards the sound of her voice, scooping up Savage, the Tasmanian devil and as he left the castle ground he spotted the threat. Enemies that belonged in the dark, who appeared part of the night itself, or maybe that was his active imagination coming up with such an idea. Either way, others had beat Rudy to the fight but he would make sure to leave his mark. They were giants, beyond giants, and admittedly for the span of one heartbeat his paws slowed a stride but then his hesitation was gone. They were on Hallow lands, they were fighting his mom, brother, and the entire family that the pack was. They would either run and never return or they would die. Rudy spotted mom and Art but then he heard Reddy, his hawk, call out a warning, and Rudy jumped aside fast to just miss the cat-like creature that had tried to lunge in and surprise him. Rudy put the attention on the monster, surprised it had managed to sneak so close without his being aware. Rudy tried to go wide so he could attack from the side but the cat wasn’t going to let him. This was no bear and was perfectly agile, following to keep this a face-to-face fight. Catzilla was fast and a giant and from the vicious smile on its face as one who planned to enjoy killing its prey. Rudy was snarling, he was snarling before the thought he should snarl at it came out. How dare this cat creature smile as if the fight was already over. Savage was clinging to the boys back still and saying things that were surely extreme curses in its own language. A head-on clash with the cat would end badly and was only an option if there was no other choice, but what were his other choices. Rudy had thought Reddy would be great for a birds-eye view on things but now Reddy showed he had more uses. The bird dove down with all the speed gifted to the species and while its aim had been higher up the cat's head the animal had spotted it in time to look up. Its mouth came open in an attempt to bite and kill the foolish bird but instead, Reddy’s talons sunk into the top of its muzzle and a moment later the hawk flew away again. The cat might have wanted to get revenge on Reddy but it wouldn’t get the chance. The moment catzilla had looked up Rudy had used the opening to lunge in and bite at its throat, teeth squeezing to chimp down. He felt the jerk of the cat’s muzzle when Reddy slammed into it. Everything felt like it went into slow motion as his brain tried to soak in so much with each heart-pounding moment. Rudy had drawn blood that was flowing freely from the cat’s throat but he waited for a second too long to get the distance. He had hoped to take it down fast but there was just too much cat. As he darted away cat claws raked his along his haunches, the beautiful paler grey area growing darker. Adrenaline right now was helping the pain to go unnoticed. Catzilla hadn’t continued to lunge at him and instead was eyeing Rudy with a more critical gaze. It was injured and unsure if the fight was worth keeping up, but it was also angry. “Ok Savage,” the boy spoke softly to the devil on his back, “Just like we practiced, get ready.” The devil moved forward so that its front paws were now on top of Rudy’s head, his body weight pressed forward. Rudy did charge in, but only so far as to let the cat believe the fake. It leaned in also, one large paw coming out planning to slash into Rudy. Rudy dashed in and out to allow just enough time for the devil to leap off his head and onto the giant beast's head. The small vicious devil spun around to slash at an eye before the cat had a chance to shake its head sending the Tasmanian devil on a flight several feet to be buried in the snow. WC 900 "Rudyard"
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