hungry, hungry hippos

Ezekiel attacks the massive behemoth of a creature, drawing its attention away from the ones that are already landing bites. Suddenly, his sister is beside him, her shit-eating grin and teasing words pulling a scoff from him as he dodges sideways, quickly retorting, “Me? Savior? Nah, more like the guy who saw a problem and wanted to deal with it before it reached our borders.” A half smirk is given as he dives forward, snapping at the hippo’s face as it lowers its head to try and bite at one of the attacking wolves.

Luckily, or unluckily depending on which side of this equation you are on, Zeke’s teeth find purchase in the face of the creature and his jaws close around the left eye socket of the beast. With a quick snap of his jaws, the hippo is down one eye and it bellows in pain and rage as he dances away, shifting toward El so that his side can brush lightly against hers and he whispers, “You better stay safe or I will kick your ass all the way home.” His voice is low, growly, and completely serious as he offers her a warning before he is forced to dive away from her side by the irate and injured beast.



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