Orphan to Orphan
Ricin
Juggernaut
11-13-2021, 02:22 PM
Kichi turned his head as a voice split the air. A scared child calling for help. Kichi didn’t move for a second as some part of his mind wavered. Decision made he leaped down from his rock, “wait here,” he quickly told Torch as he ran to where the voice had come from. Darkness and fog were no concern to Kichi. The scent came first, movement in the fog, and then as he neared the actual shapes took on color and a more formed shape.
Kichi wouldn’t have given care if it was an adult in trouble but this had been a child's voice. Lost in memories of his own childhood and what he lost had caused him to feel a need to save another child from whatever. The kid was young and as far as Kichi could tell no sign of help coming, certainly not in time.
Kichi was still eager for a fight and there was no hesitation as he ran to the cougar who was too focused on its potential meal. Kichi shoved himself into the cat, sinking his teeth right into the top of its neck, using the force of his charge to help shove the cat off balance. Clearly, the sickness was also dulling it and the cat stumbled down so that its swipe of a paw hit empty air. It attempted to bite Kichi’s neck and he let go, snarling at the oozey animal.
The cougar got up but hesitated in its attack uncertain. Kichi’s bottled-up anger split a grin of pleasure on his face, and he moved for a harsh shove back into the cat, hunching up his shoulders to the neck as he saw cat claws coming at him. The claws did cut but again it was sick and Kichi pushed his weight into his side so that it lost balance and the claws only glanced.
The cat got back up and attempted to run away realizing it was outmatched with its current situation. Oh hell no, Kichi wanted a fight. Kichi ran behind, jumped up with his front legs on top and grabbed the neck again, and thrashed.
More blows were exchanged, the cougar focusing on trying to get away and Kichi focusing on causing it pain and dealing damage. Eventually the cougar was down and Kichi bit into the underside of its neck, killing the already weakened animal. Kichi stood over the corpse for a moment and finally acknowledged the fight was over.
Turning away from the dead corpse he walked back towards the pup, “You alright?” Kichi’s voice was gruff no animosity at the boy. “Shouldn’t be out roaming alone. Plenty of sick animals looking for easy food.”
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Kichi wouldn’t have given care if it was an adult in trouble but this had been a child's voice. Lost in memories of his own childhood and what he lost had caused him to feel a need to save another child from whatever. The kid was young and as far as Kichi could tell no sign of help coming, certainly not in time.
Kichi was still eager for a fight and there was no hesitation as he ran to the cougar who was too focused on its potential meal. Kichi shoved himself into the cat, sinking his teeth right into the top of its neck, using the force of his charge to help shove the cat off balance. Clearly, the sickness was also dulling it and the cat stumbled down so that its swipe of a paw hit empty air. It attempted to bite Kichi’s neck and he let go, snarling at the oozey animal.
The cougar got up but hesitated in its attack uncertain. Kichi’s bottled-up anger split a grin of pleasure on his face, and he moved for a harsh shove back into the cat, hunching up his shoulders to the neck as he saw cat claws coming at him. The claws did cut but again it was sick and Kichi pushed his weight into his side so that it lost balance and the claws only glanced.
The cat got back up and attempted to run away realizing it was outmatched with its current situation. Oh hell no, Kichi wanted a fight. Kichi ran behind, jumped up with his front legs on top and grabbed the neck again, and thrashed.
More blows were exchanged, the cougar focusing on trying to get away and Kichi focusing on causing it pain and dealing damage. Eventually the cougar was down and Kichi bit into the underside of its neck, killing the already weakened animal. Kichi stood over the corpse for a moment and finally acknowledged the fight was over.
Turning away from the dead corpse he walked back towards the pup, “You alright?” Kichi’s voice was gruff no animosity at the boy. “Shouldn’t be out roaming alone. Plenty of sick animals looking for easy food.”