big guy ain't'cha
seasonal fight prompt
A strange smell reached him, one that was like and yet unlike a wolf. Not quite so close as a dog or coyote, nor quite so far as the maned wolves he'd seen on the southern continent, but... something wolf-like. He paused cautiously, glancing around for whatever strange creature it could be. Unbeknownst to him, though, he'd been moving past a birthing den with a new nursing mother within, a young female dire (extra dire on the side) wolf with a premature litter. The female's mate was young as well, and nervous with a responsibility beyond his years. They were alone, without a pack, and the presence of another predator near their young made them suspicious and paranoid. When Eligos paused with caution to look around, the male took that as furtive skulking, and leaped.
The only thing Eligos knew about any of this occurred all at once when a heavy weight crashed into him and sent him rolling, and he was suddenly in the midst of a snarling, slashing, rolling battle as he and his unknown assailant flailed and rolled in a heap through the frozen underbrush and heaped junk. Luck and his opponent's nervous inexperience saved him from immediate death in the jaws of another predator, but Eligos was shocked to find that the other creature was well larger than him despite his own unusual size, and was hard pressed to keep the snapping jaws from his own throat, let alone land a blow hard enough to drive off or kill it himself. He could only hope that either some good Samaritan happened to be in the area, or Kida and Cypher miraculously caught up to him today instead of tomorrow. Even as large as this wolf beast was, surely it would back down when confronted by more than one opponent. He just needed to hope to the Fallen God that someone happened along and was drawn in by the noise of the battle. He'd already had cause to be grateful he was wearing his armor, and the surface showed fresh scores where the wolf creature's teeth and dull claws had gouged at its surface.
Word Count: 529
His mother's homeland was strange. When he had crawled up to the Veteran's Plateau he had been met with a strange terrain. Wasn't it supposed to be warm now? From what he knew his mother had said that normally these months were filled with the beginnings of life. Yet with winter's grip remaining the loner had to make sure to keep him and his daughter fed. Being a single father wasn't easy - not to mention he saw his mother seldom often since he got here. She was getting old and he was worried for her, but his thoughts were interupted by a rather alarming sound.
Ahead of him his ears perked, the screaming exploded into the plateau in a flurry of dirt and sand. The dust suddeny settled and Pheonix could get a better look at the situation at hand. Two large... and an understatement of large, wolved were fighting. Although the more understandable height one was in a bit of a predicament. It seemed that they had stumbled upon a new nest with the large dire wolf being a paranoid new father. His fur bristled along his back, he couldn't let a stranger be killed over a mistake. After all they were both wolves - what made them thing they were a threat. Then again Pheonix didn't blame them.
With a second though Pheonix rushed forward, picking up speed depsite his small size. With Eligos being big and the other opponent even bigger Pheonix was not the tallest wolf out there. Quickly he tried to shove his weight into the massive wolves legs to knock it to the ground. His friend there had been lucky enough to be wearing armor, Pheonix was not leaving him at a horrible disadvantage. "Stop!" he snapped at the giant dire wolf. When Pheonix snapped that the wolf let out a growl, snapping forward it's massive teeth stopped inches from the young wolf's face. Pheonix's eyes widened as his tail lashed behind him he snapped back. Catching the nose of the beast before he quickly darted back - he was small enough with the speed.
"I think you're better off facing him head on than me." he chuckled lightly next to the large wolf. Hopefully his help was not unwelcome. "The names Pheonix, Pheonix Isokan. I'll help you." his ears pinned to the back of his head. Toes spreading in the junk underneath him. A growl ripped through him. If this dire wolf wanted a fight than that's what he would get. Neither of them were here to harm his family but Pheonix had a feeling that they needed to teach this uncouth beast some manners.
Word count: 440
Total: 969/1500
Pandora
Advanced Fighter (100)
Advanced Intellectual (85)
11 Years
Female
0
Dragon Mod
But now, she had returned to Boreas after several months - or a year or so? - she had lost track, honestly. And she wasn't heading straight to her family. She was forging her own path with her companion and the spirits that continued to whisper in her ear. As she trekked through the plateau that was littered with human artifacts, she heard the sudden snarling of others. Were she younger, she would have shown curiosity. But since she returned to Boreas, she noticed how the snow clung stubbornly to the lands and the massive creatures that were milling about. They certainly hadn't been around last time she was here, and she wondered what in the world was wrong enough to bring about a snowpocalypse complete with gargantuan creatures.
Bi-colored eyes turned upward as Bekh flew towards her, alerting her to the fact that there were two wolves squaring off with one of the larger ones. Although it wasn't really her business to meddle in, she couldn't help it. She wanted to see one of the creatures up close, and what better way than to introduce herself so suddenly? And with others, to boot.
With a smile curling her lips up, she altered her course and followed the owl in haste, and once she saw the back of the creature and the tussle with the others, she couldn't help but click her metal claws together before charging in. "Hello boys, mind if we crash your party?" She exclaimed as she motioned to her companion. The large owl swooped in towards the dire wolf's face, distracting the beast from the others while his mistress dove in for a nip to the hind leg. She was quite smaller than all three boys from what she could tell, and her speed could be distracting enough for one of them to get a good whack in, especially the handsome black and gold horned man. She was curious about him, but for the moment, she'd keep her focus on the big boy in her grip.
She could smell the pups and the other dire close by, so she figured this big guy was simply trying to protect his family. Still, maybe this would make him think twice about stranger danger.
WC: 575
Total: 1,544
But the dire had had enough. Outnumbered, the desperate young thing backed towards his den, crouching in front of it for his last stand. Eligos gestured for his unexpected companions to desist, and backed cautiously away himself. "I believe he's had enough. If we leave him be, he may leave us be." The hoarsely spoken words must have gotten through to the desperate new father, because he stood there, gave a grateful nod of his massive head, and disappeared into the den. Eligos ruefully massaged his pained throat, and turned to nod at his rescuers. "Thank you. It seems we share our world with odder and odder creatures, since the ice bridge froze in the north. I will need to keep a more cautious eye out next time."
WC: 406
Final WC: 1950