Spooky Shadows
08-17-2019, 07:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-17-2019, 07:50 AM by Dominus I.)
Originally, the teen titan did not mean to wander into the dense forest South of the Maw. He wanted to avoid the pines as much as possible after his run-in with the grizzly to the North, yet somehow he always found himself ducking into their coverage for security. He knew why bears stuck to the pines, it was the same reason he did.. but sharing a space with them made his fur stand on end the deeper he ventured into the shared hunting grounds. He was becoming desperate for food, the last time he had managed to get a substantial meal being when he hunted with the coyote. He was growing, his metabolism giving him a sense of restlessness and an absolute need to hunt.
The sun was already setting, the forest was dark.. he disappeared as well as he wanted to, but his eyes and ears remained alert for absolutely everything within their range. Bears were actively hunting, preparing for hibernation- he knew that, and now he knew just how scary ending up face to face with one could be, but he needed the prey supply within the pines. Even a rabbit, or just... something.
Dominus was massive, allowing him to reach branches most birds might have deemed safe and out of the reach of a wolf or bear; he only just realized this as he noticed a raven's nest full of hatchlings just shy of being old enough to use their wings nested in one of the pines. Had their mother not just been returning for him to witness, he might not have ever noticed- but her timing could not have been more unfortunate for her. He pushed through the branches of the pine tree, trying to stretch his body out through the thickness of it as much as possible as his jaws reached for the nest. The mother abandoned it rather quickly and without thought, leaving just him and the hatchlings.
The behemoth's back paws reached for more leverage, finding themselves on top of some of the lower branches that were thick enough to withstand his weight without snapping. They repeated the act, finding higher and higher branches until finally, he could reach the nest. Without much tact, his canines snagged the twigs of the nest and sent the hatchlings tumbling down the branches. He ate them relatively quickly and with relative consideration for their suffering, but he could not afford to go without taking advantage of the easy snack.
Dominus has a black snake that stalks him. Unless mentioned already by me, it is welcomed to powerplay this snake and allow your character to notice it somewhere in your posts.
Dominus says bad words, he can also be very unstable. All Dominus' threads are mature.
08-17-2019, 07:55 AM
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08-17-2019, 08:34 AM
As most of the hatchlings fell within the tree's branches, the wolf was still snuffling through them for any last morsels of his meal. Not having to share his food with the snake usually in his company felt weird, but at the moment... he was thankful to have every bit for himself. The hatchlings did well to curb his hunger for the moment, so he was just about ready to pull himself from the tree completely when he heard the voice of another wolf.
The sudden noise startled him, causing his hackles to prickle along his mottled mantle. Piercing blue gaze found the wolf with the heterochromic eyes staring right at him and he paused, the shadows of something even further than the wolf catching his attention more than the wolf itself. As he realized the size and shape of the shadow, the rest of his hackles came to rise along the entirety of the giant's spine. His thick fur was absolutely bristled by the time his ears folded back, his inky lips parted from around the blue gums that framed his thick white teeth. Their pristine coloration could hint to the giant's truth, that he was young- but he doubted the other wolf would notice as it soon whipped around to face the same shadow.
The grizzly stepped forward through a break of light reaching into the pines, unveiling himself so that both wolves could take in the sight of it. It seemed smug about the fact that it had caught them unaware of its presence, which absolutely triggered Dominus' in itself. How dare he be comfortable enough to act so bold in the face of two wolves? He gave a quick glance to the other wolf, checking him for any disabilities that would prevent him from being of any use in a fight against the grizzly. He found none, in fact, he was pleasantly surprised by what muscle he could gauge that the wolf held. His attention returned to his target and he let a rolling growl rip through his throat. He was ready to fight if he needed to, and from the look of the bear- they would need to.
As the bear advanced toward the paler wolf, Dominus barreled forward and snapped his jaws- making the grizzly hesitate. Dominus wasn't equal to the mass of a bear, but he was nothing for a bear to sneeze at. Ignoring him was impossible for the grizzly, so Dominus would use that to his advantage and do his best to steal the attention of the bear away from the swifter wolf. He prayed only that the other wolf didn't take Dominus' brave act as an opportunity to flee and leave him with just the bear. He was too far into it to cancel his plan of action now that he realized he could be fucked, but his eyes became noticeably wider as the reality of the situation began to set in.
Continuing with his attempt to get the grizzly to face partially away from the piebald wolf, he began to move toward the stranger's right side. Dominus' head had already lowered to align with the rest of his spine, his tail had already flagged itself outward. He had set his defenses and walked with intentions of keeping his body level and his weight evenly distributed on bent knees. If the bear looked away from him, he would snap and threaten to attack at whatever side of the bear was visible to him. The bear seemed amused by this and charged the reckless teen wolf- forcing Dominus to shuffle backward and pray that he remembered the placement of the trees he was in front of so that he could avoid them. He wasn't sure how long he could manage to avoid the debris of the forest without getting caught as he backed up, so he prayed that the other wolf made some sort of distraction or attack with what was available to him sooner rather than later.
Dominus has a black snake that stalks him. Unless mentioned already by me, it is welcomed to powerplay this snake and allow your character to notice it somewhere in your posts.
Dominus says bad words, he can also be very unstable. All Dominus' threads are mature.
08-17-2019, 09:11 AM
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08-17-2019, 09:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-17-2019, 09:29 AM by Dominus I.)
Dominus was hoping that the piebald wolf would make an attack while the bear was preoccupied with him, and it seemed his hope had been placed in the right wolf. He heard the frustrated growl of the bear and watched as it spun behind him and tucked his ass closer to the ground. Clearly, the other wolf had made a fantastic choice- Dominus could smell and see the blood sprinkled across the forest floor beneath the bear's shuffling paws while it turned.
The same smug look the bear seemed to have on his face when he targetted the two wolves seemed to transfer to the teen's square muzzle now. Now that he did not have to flee for his life backward, he charged forward toward the scent of that blood. His top canines were aimed with precision, hoping to catch his upper left fang on at least some part of those already mangled testicles and bring them into contact with the inner part of the bears 'thigh' nearest to it.
He wanted to bite at the meatier portion of the bear's backside and dig for any sort of artery. He wasn't familiar with the parts of a bear that would make it bleed a bunch, but he hoped to find out. He made his bite as deep as possible, massive jaws clenching together as he pulled back and tried his best to do as much damage as possible with his attack. The bear quickly lowered itself so that its ass was completely safe against the ground and sat up, growling and spinning in place back to face Dominus.
While the bear was upright with its ass now protectively planted on the ground, it would attempt to smack the boy in the same fashion it had just done to the stranger, but Dominus' saw the repeated action coming and managed to feel the air of the heavy paw moving just out of reach of his face as he pulled himself back. Dominus wasn't sure how much the bear was bleeding, but the air was thick with the scent.
Dominus has a black snake that stalks him. Unless mentioned already by me, it is welcomed to powerplay this snake and allow your character to notice it somewhere in your posts.
Dominus says bad words, he can also be very unstable. All Dominus' threads are mature.
08-17-2019, 09:53 AM
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08-17-2019, 10:15 AM
As the bear fell onto it's back and exposed the complete underside of his body to the wolves, Dominus sprang into action knowing he needed to act quickly. His thick claws that were already embedded in the forest floor used their secure footing as leverage to close the distance between them within milliseconds. His teeth chose to seek out the flesh of the bear's inner thigh, as high up and with the least amount of fur as possible though he wasn't picky.
The behemoth wolf thrashed his head violently as he would tear into the inner portion of the bear's thigh, pinching together flesh with an incredibly wide range from what he grabbed with the initial bite. He felt his teeth fight to get past the thick of the bear's skin and muscle, and finally, he felt the flood of blood that he was aiming for. He'd managed to dig deep enough to open it as he wanted, and he assumed the bear would indeed die from such a wound... but how long would it take? The bear was furious, but awkwardly placed- by the time it tried to attack Dominus, Dominus had already backed off and reset his defenses while he readied himself to wait out the bear's end.
Weakened, the bear did its best to back off from the wolves after it rolled off of the wolf. With its heavily bleeding rump held protectively to the ground, the bear backed up toward the pines with a new fear for his life. This surprised Dominus, but he was thankful. With an attentive eye on the bear, he moved to the wolf that had been pinned beneath it.
Dominus has a black snake that stalks him. Unless mentioned already by me, it is welcomed to powerplay this snake and allow your character to notice it somewhere in your posts.
Dominus says bad words, he can also be very unstable. All Dominus' threads are mature.
08-22-2019, 08:21 PM
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08-26-2019, 07:13 PM
As Harb stood there regaining his strength after having nearly been crushed, Dominus let relief finally begin to melt away the tension he had been holding on to through-out the fight. His chest was finally allowed to heave as he no longer put his energy into controlling, and his limbs were allowed to loosen as he no longer held himself in a prepared stance.
He collapsed to the floor as he suddenly felt weak from his exertion, the effects of his adrenaline slowly subsiding. The stranger complimented him and a bloody smile was given in appreciation. Dominus wasn't used to being complimented, truth be told. He shook his head dismissively, not wanting to believe that statement. He knew he was still a novice, and that other.. more experienced fighters were out there... like his brother, Tyranis, for one. He wasn't given the chance to vocally deny the words of the stranger though as he was asked for his name.
Dominus has a black snake that stalks him. Unless mentioned already by me, it is welcomed to powerplay this snake and allow your character to notice it somewhere in your posts.
Dominus says bad words, he can also be very unstable. All Dominus' threads are mature.
08-27-2019, 07:24 PM
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