Always A Reason For The Pain [INVADERS]

THE WOLVES WILL CHASE YOU IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT
Drunk and driven by a devil's hunger...

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The dire wolf didn't seem overly bothered by the blow that Harbringr had dealt. It twisted around to go after him and he dimly became aware of Izanami joining them as well as his son Áskell. His first instinct was to yell at his child to leave but Áskell was a yearling now and the truth was they were outnumbered and would need as many wolves as possible. Hari heard a screech and realized that Ari had joined the fight. The macaque had leapt on the dire wolf's back and grabbed it's ears, riding it like a bronco buster. The distraction gave Harbringr enough time to twist around and attack again. As he neared Ari grabbed the wolf's head and yanked it back revealing the dire's throat.

A moment later Harbringr had sunk his teeth into the beast's windpipe, clamping down sharply and crushing it. The dire thrashed violently, the resulting movement throwing the macaque from his back. However, in the dire's desperation to remove Harbringr it only ended up doing more damage to its own throat. Blood showered the snow and Harbringr held on as best he could, feeling his grip slipping with every thrash but knowing that every minute that passed would lead closer and closer to the dire wolf's death.