Teeth snapped at his tail and Chimera spun, jaws open wide. Dogs. Mutts. Curs. A whole slew of them. Some almost rivaled the dire boy in size. Almost. What were these mangy beasts thinking? They obviously had a death wish. Well, consider Chimera a fairy fucking godfather, because their wish was about to be granted.

The black, white and slate brute had been patrolling Ashen lands when the acrid stench of mutt struck his speckled nares. Of course he had to follow the scent. Had to make sure that the lesser beasts wouldn't be a threat to Siren. He'd followed them towards the Armada. Since Ashen was on good terms with the other pack and Chimera had given his word to Venom to be a good little boy, he continued to follow. They had been waiting for him.

Lunging forward, rows of serrated shark teeth sank into the face of one of the largest dogs. It squealed as its vision was ripped from it. The pained sounds brought the other dogs forward and the giant brute was forced to spin as they circled him. They circled, but not too close. Not unless his back was too them. Only then did they get in little nips and bites. It was terribly annoying. Dogs were such cowards. Soon they would be dead cowards.

The fire marked wolf prowled the territory of the Shrine, his steps bringing him close to the river when the sound of growling alerted him. The scent of an Ashen wolf lingered in the air, though he struggled to recall the wolf it was attached to. Quick to jump to the aid of a pack mate, he sprinted through the stream, a spray of water soaking his legs as he powered through, skirting around the Armada and making his way to the woods.

There, he found a familiar dual-toned wolf facing down a pack of mangly, wild dogs. He leaped forward, snarling at a dog that had begun to creep on Chimera’s flank. He lunged and god a bite of flesh and muzzle, before the squealing dog pulled itself from his grasp. By then, Lament had placed himself at Chimera’s rear, guarding his flank.

"Speech"

Maybe he was just blessed with good luck, but every time that this happened, someone soon came to act as backup. This time it was some strange man spattered with red, yellow and orange. Why did wolves have to look so weird? Why couldn't they just be normal like him and Siren? There wasn't much more time to muse over it for another dog found its balls and came at him.

A mangy, short furred dog with floppy ears and big jowls bit into Chimeras hip. The tri-color brute spun, jaws opening wide before sinking into one of those ears. Giving his head a shake, the rows of serrated teeth in his mouth made short work of the soft tissue and it came away in his mouth. The dog yelped spun and abandoned its pack. Spitting the ear onto the ground, the bloody young man smiled. Who was next?

It quickly became clear that Chimera wasn’t about to be anyone's helpless victim. He tore into any dog that came near him with enthusiasm. Lament could understand the thrill, he was never fond of packs of scavengers. They were vicious, nasty creatures that posed a threat to any in the pack.

The next dog that lunged towards him, he smacked with a paw, knocking it off balance before snaking his head forward and getting a grip at the base of its neck. He held on hard, biting off its airways as it let out one gasping yip, before struggling silently in his grasp. A flailing paw clipped him on the side of his head, and he dug in deeper, his elongated fangs piercing skin as he yanked at the dog. Pulling it the ground, he held it there as its death throes caused it to convulse. Another dog, perhaps thinking to rescue its comrade, or get Lament well he was distracted, pounced. It grabbed a mouthful of Lament’s armpit fur, and Lament bit down harder on the first dog. It gasped, and fell still, and Lament turned, bucking once to loosen the dogs grip before swiping a paw at its side. It held on to him tightly, and his front paw slipped in slick blood from the throat of his first victom.


"Speech"

Well, he guessed he couldn't leave his backup hanging. As Lament dispatched one dog, another bit into what looked like his elbow? It was a funny angle. Either way, Chimera to the rescue. Lowering his head, he slammed into the dog that had bitten his pack mate like a battering ram. The dog released its hold as the air was forcibly expelled from its lungs. One more shift of footing and Chi had his jaws around the stunned mutts throat. It never regained the breath that it had lost.

The rest of the dogs, sufficiently scared, began to disperse. Some ran full out, tails tucked. Chimera leaped after them, snapping his jaws loudly and releasing a guttural snarl. Let this be a lesson to them never to show their flea bitten faces near here ever again. If they did, they would receive more of the same.

A weight knocked into the dog hanging onto him, and Lament almost lost his balance himself. He fought to righten himself, but even as he did so, he made a swipe at the dog that had attacked him. Knocking its paw out from under it. Chimera had his fangs around its throat, and as it lost its balance, it fell harder on the Ashen wolfs teeth.

As Chimera finished that wolf off, he stood over his ally, and ensured no other dogs decided to take their shot. He growled, and the last of the dogs hanging nearby fled, running tails between their legs away from the wolves as fast as they could. He looked to Chimera and made a polite bow over one paw, appreciate of the assist “You fight like a demon, it was good to fight at your side” he said politely, and meant it.


"Speech"

The black and white giant was still licking the blood from his lips when the other man approached. The compliment was a pleasing one at least. He responded with no more than a rumble from his barrel chest. It seemed that every day brought more muscle to his large frame. Every day he grew a little larger. A little more fit. And, surprisingly, a little more striped? He'd been somewhat startled when the slate colored song had begun to show on his hips and spine. Siren assured him that it was dashing, so he wasn't complaining.

Now that the fight was over there was little reason to stick around. With his foes sufficiently vanquished, iiiit was time to head back to his island and have his sweet sister tend to his wounds. With nothing more than a nod, Chimera turned and moved back towards Ashen lands.