Tracking through the woods, on a one-snake open path... -- Dark Woods

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Date Posted: 21:05:21 07/21/03 Mon
Author: Onaru and Cadoc
Subject: Tracking through the woods, on a one-snake open path...

A golden beast sprints recklessly through the shadow-infested forest, five tails streaming behind him like his own set of flags. A loud hiss erupts ahead of him, a massive serpent rising threateningly from its den, but Onaru simply ignores it. When it strikes out, fangs gleaming poison-tipped, twin foretails whip and the barbed spearpoints sink deep within the scaled flesh, ripping out as the Aluben continues his gallop past the creature. Acidic blood now marking his path, the warrior jerks around a sudden turn, pausing as he enters a slight clearing. A rotting carcass nearby catches his attention, and he notices the obvious laser-gun wound that killed it.

"They were here."

Cadoc rolls her eyes again as she catches up, lean form easily able to keep pace with the Aluben. However, she refrains from any sarcastic commentary as Onaru begins circling the clearing, desperate to pick up the trail again. After a moment, the Kotak lowers her muzzle to the rich earth and sniffs. "Something else was here," she mutters to herself, ears flattening. "A Tokathe. And something else, very large." The winged Lavanian eyeballs the canopy next, judging her airspace before she erupts into flight, draconic wings beating powerfully to send her zipping upwards. As she clears the treetops, a lone grey feather catches her eye, caught among the highest branches. With a fanged grin, she dives back down and makes a quick landing.

"They flew. Where, I don't know, and with these air currents there's no way to track their scents."

Onaru glances at the Lavanian, fixing his pale gaze on her slowly. "There must be a way to find them," he growls, more to himself than to her. Cadoc rolls her eyes and gestures with a scorpion-like tail, "Let the assassin handle it. He seems special enough to do so," she ends in a sneer.

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Replies:

^_^ Gladly! -- Jaedo, 22:07:00 07/21/03 Mon
- Hmmph. -- Onaru and Cadoc, 22:20:28 07/21/03 Mon
  - *cough* -- Jaedo, 23:04:38 07/21/03 Mon
    - *snort* -- Onaru and Cadoc, 09:33:50 07/22/03 Tue