get in our belly

Kaizen shot his brother a sour look, but before he could even try to leap up and reach on his own Jiro had done just that. Leaping high into the air, using the rune stone as a lean on as his teeth snapped. And even then it wasn't enough. Rearing up onto his hind legs, Kaizen tried to use his eagle talons to hook onto the side and hoist himself up, but that was a lot easier said than done. He was small and scrawny, hadn't even started to fill out let alone gain enough strength in his limbs to be able to lift himself up like that. Didn't stop him from trying though, not that the jungle fowl seemed all that concerned about it. Safe on high on their perch.

That was at least until Shinrei appeared on the scene with stick in mouth, more than ready to knock the chicken off of its pedestal and then some. Kaizen watched with wide eyes as the chicken got booped off of the rock, its wings flapping as it struggled to slow its descent. Rushing  into action, Kaizen dashed after the chicken, circling one of the smaller rune stones as it ran around the corner, ducking and weaving, turning on a dime and using its smaller size to its full advantage.

Embarrassment flushed through his system, how hard should catching a bird really be? And yet here he was, his paws kicking at the dirt, skittering and slowing as he pursued the creature. Maybe it was more experienced than he'd first assumed, after all it had lived this long without being eaten, that couldn't all be down to luck, right?

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