But for whom does the next bell toll?
08-06-2021, 11:42 PM
Patience was a virtue that the monster clothed in red was running painfully short on as he toyed around with the stolid brute. Something in Lücien's very being was saying that this needed to wrap up. The weather seemed to echo his own tension as the wind picked up and a few fat drops of rain began to splatter the ground with solid thwacks that would surely become a downpour. Dusty fur streaking into mud with every drop that landed on him, Lücien kept his eyes trained on the blue man before him. Sou's contempt was funny in a way, but neither of them were really getting anywhere. Assured of that fact when the bold words came forth, "Neither, there's nothing more you can do to break me" Lüc chuckled darkly. He wasn't positive if Sou's hate for him was entirely enough on it's own to warrant him remaining in a prolonged confrontation - after all, Sephira or Ignatius would have been trying to tear him apart on sight for certain - but the fact that he suspected at all that it wasn't meant that he needed to see what he could pry out of the icy man. Ignatius had been trouble because he had a woman and a pack to protect, but Sou? What did he have? Lücien had an idea but he was content to try force first anyway. It wasn't pretty but important work never was, was it? The quiet giant was unmoving as ever when Lücien resumed his arcing path around him once more, sussing out the best approach. Souzan had a good bit of height on Lücien, but he was also a lot softer like a big fucking pillow compared to Lücien's lean muscle. Darting in close he shot to Sou's right side, weight careening forward through a well aimed left shoulder to the connection of Sou's shoulder where it met his elbow joint while Lüc's jaws tore viciously into his red-marked face. There was some give in Souzan's leg immediately in response letting Lücien know he'd done some damage. With blood on his tongue and a thirst for more in his heart the slender wraith lept back while his opponent remained temporarily shocked, or so Lücien assumed. Whether or not his half brother was planning to retaliate didn't matter much to Lücien. If Sou thought he had something to prove or would protect whatever he was trying to by taking some hits he'd be wrong either way. The fool wasn't exactly one of the warriors of the family, and that meant he wasn't too prepared for what followed. With speed and agility being his strengths as well as a lengthy career in a war-torn homeland, Lücien thought himself the perfect wolf to make short work of the round-edged oaf who only offered him disgusted look and some teeth but no real retaliation even as he swept back to deliver another blow, this time throwing all his power into a precise blow to the flank with his right shoulder while digging his fangs into Sou's rump. Head shaking side to side he nearly smiled around the muscle he was digging into when more blood ran warm over his lips and down the now growling Souzan's leg. Finally pulling his paws from whatever invisible quicksand they must have been trapped in, the dire man moved to turn and retaliate, blood flying from his face with the quick turning movement and landing in the mud, a slightly crimson patch in a sea of desaturated earthy tones. Unfortunately for Sou he wasn't nearly as light on his feet as Lücien was and not only failed to grab a mouthful of Lüc's tail-fur but received the indignity of having his own tail latched onto near the base. It wasn't too elegant but Lücien did manage to steal a speed boost as Souzan's own movement toward him only pulled him away. Taking the chance to dig his teeth hard into the tail he was almost surprised at the dramatic flow of blood this particular bite earned him. Must have hit a vein? Ooh. In a few rotations of their death-dance the hulking blue beast managed to turn a lot redder and get a bit slower. When he stopped to change tactics though no time was wasted by Lücien who was swift as ever, leaping to Sou's left side and easily reaching under the giant to grab hold of his right front leg and drag it to the left. With his left leg already unstable from the earlier hit to the joint, Souzan came crashing down like a weighty sequoia. Good. Staring down at his similarly marked "sibling" with a grin, relishing the sight of his years-long quest to right the wrongs that had been done to him, he couldn't help but feel a little giddy. Ignatius lay prone at the bottom of the drop, crumpled and prone for a long while before he started to stir and groan as the pain of his landing hit him. Laughter bubbled up from Lücien's chest - oh it was so good to see the broken wolf below. Slinking down the rocky path to the ground below, he savored every second as he came to loom overtop the injured wolf. What a delightful sight. He couldn't wait to destroy this man. Huffing slightly as he stood over the fallen wolf, Lücien collected himself, haughtiness returning to his expression as the now pouring rain slicked down his fur against his skin. "Now give me something usef-" teeth digging into the right side of his face just by his lower jaw shook the rest of the sentence from his lips. Souzan made a last-ditch attempt to stop his attacker, cold hatred in the fire-and-ice gaze that met Lücien's single wide open orb. Jaws widening slightly and digging in harder, Sou took his turn to shake his opponent before Lücien reacted and pulled against the grip, his own jaws slashing less purposefully at Sou's face and connecting with it in wild bites. Sou grappled him with his arms, holding Lücien in place which caused Lüc to begin kicking hard at Sou's stomach to try and slash at it with his muddy claws. The pair rolled in a mess of muddy snarling fur, both becoming more desperate the longer the battle went on. Determination kept Souzan holding tight as long as possible, and his fierce grip might have kept Lücien there long enough to be smothered but blood loss weakened him with every passing second as he painted the ground red. Ultimately he slackened long enough for Lücien to break free and stagger away, but not before he was briefly drug back by one last snap of Souzan's jaws, clenching around Lücien's left hind paw and shredding the toes raw when the limb was yanked free. Lücien howled, "ARRG, you fucking BASTARD!" A shift of his weight to his front paws and a violent kick to Sou's face with the right hind was his retaliation before he lost balance and crumpled to the ground a few feet away. For fucks sake, when did the damn giant get the drive to go at him like that? Actually, none of this was supposed to go this way and it left him positively seething, the rage simmering in his gut a blazing wildfire as he glanced back toward Souzan. Pulling himself to his paws Lücien snarled, watching the now motionless muddy brown-blue lump with narrowed eyes. He was about to go inspect his 'sibling' when the sound of hurried paws splashing through the soupy mud and puddles caught his attention. Whirling in time to see one of the useful idiots he'd brought with him in his search for Kirsi. Before a greeting or a comment on the bloody scene strewn across the lifeless land could be offered Lücien barked, "What is it?" "We think we found where she is sir-" "Think, or know?" "er- know, sir, I can take you there, we found the scent." "Move your ass then." Not allowing time for the lackey to question him in any way, and with Souzan suddenly but a distant memory, he set off, shoving his messenger ahead of him. He'd have been but a muddied crimson patch on the horizon in a few minutes if it weren't for a second interruption as a blurr of motion cut in front of his path and a familiar form came to rest in a low crouch. "I didn't realize we were having a family reunion today, he mused, sneering at the other man while his companion had only a shocked expression to give in response to the new arrival. "Words" I just want revenge And a little bit more |