A pleasant day to kill

Kotori sat on a pleasantly green hill, the grass laden with morning due and the sky a brilliant clean blue with two large fluffy white clouds. Below, buffalo were grazing on the flatter portion of land.  He’d had plenty of food lately so there was no need to hunt nor was he foolish enough to attack a buffalo by himself.  However, he felt a peaceful presence at the moment.  Maybe he’d just been ready for a short break from his focused goal.

A scent behind causes Kotori to turn his head, standing up quickly as a snarl parts his muzzle.  The tiger had thought Kotori so distracted as not to notice its approach.  Kotori didn’t wait, he charged the tiger who showed a moment of surprise before roaring, raising up a front paw, mouth opening ready to make a fast meal of what it thought a foolish wolf by his charge.

Kotori circled wide to try and get around the cat but it was moving in time with him.  Kotori feined to continue circling to the right, hit the breaks, and ran past the cat, using his horns to slash its shoulder as he charges past, quickly spinning about to face the angry tiger.  The first point was Kotori’s.

"Kotori Fatalis"