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Date Posted: 22:25:35 03/01/02 Fri
Author: Korats, Spirallas, demons, a Dragon-Snake, Raptors
Subject: And the battle begins in earnest...
In reply to: Korats, Heifias, Spirallas, Tahg- and Claw-demons, a Dragon-Snake, Raptors 's message, "Several miles away from the frantically running beings..." on 18:25:04 02/16/02 Sat

A savage kick from a powerful Raptor sends Redwood sprawling backwards, and as she springs up, she answers Granth in the Elder Tongue, assuming the male could figure it out. [Keep the Coin from them. We'll need it to get back.] Not bothering to say anything more, she launches herself into battle, snarling. "Anyanans would be better than Terolians," she laughs after ripping a demon's head off and sending the crushed skull rolling. After getting slammed backwards a few more times, she rolls upright and adds in Terolian, "Watch it. Raptors work together and if you don't keep moving, you'll be dead." In a lower aside to TFD, mumbling through shreds of flesh hanging from her bloody jaws, "You watch it too. These things are farther insane than I am." Abruptly grinning, she lunges for another beast.

Malf, the black male, fights valiantly, though it's plain that the Raptor's madness is overwhelming his senses. Snarling and hunching over, he backs off for a moment, trying to attack just one enemy, but two or three are always there, harrassing him, slashing at his hide as he dodges. Always barely does he keep his life from those wicked claws. Egnaro, nearly too fast to be seen, is only a tan blur whipping through the ranks of the enemy, rarely dealing with the more powerful Raptors, simply leaving a trail of dead demons and Spiralla in his wake. Parat, though she was careful to leave an escape route, finds herself cornered by five or six Raptors and literally being hacked apart. Screaming defiantly as furrows are torn in her lean form, blood spurting and spraying her attackers in crimson, the tan writhes. Malf, forced back and unable to assist, howls his rage as his friend is torn apart. Even Egnaro cannot reach her in time. Redwood bellows, lunging forward but forceably stopped.

Just before the final blow can be struck, a red bullet hurtles into the Raptors surrounding Parat, followed by a black arrow and then another red streak. Julo, Tasahk, and Jisz successfully fight back the tan's attackers, and snarling, the trio form a defensive line to protect Parat's limp, broken body. -Redwood! We're here! A Heifian pack follows, but other than that we're not getting any help.- Julo's impertinent voice rings out, and the Original rumbles a laugh. -Good to know, nephew. Now let's finish these frantes off and go hunt. I'm starved.- Laughing in his turn, the younger red springs forward willingly into battle, though Tasahk and Jisz have as many enemies as they can handle, defending the fallen tan. Egnaro's golden form flashes here and there, mostly protecting the Terolians from that fatal blow that Raptors tend to deal out when their opponent is looking the other way. Malf, backed into a corner, suddenly screams as the Dragon-Snake leader finally strikes, clamping gargantuan jaws around the male's body and crushing his torso. Limp and in shock, the black doesn't move as the D'Snake whips his diamond-shaped head side to side, breaking as many bones as he'd crushed and finally throwing the Korat forcefully into the fray. Redwood's leap carries her high and she catches Malf in midair, landing with his shattered form atop her thicker body. Shielding blows to her warrior with her own flesh, the red hauls him over to Tasahk and Jisz, sliding him off to crumple near Parat. -Now you've two to defend, and if it comes to such, take them out of here.- Her tone brooks no arguement from either powerful male or swift femme. With a vengeance now, Redwood throws herself into battle once more.

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Replies:

*fury* -- The Five Deaths, 22:40:26 03/01/02 Fri
- Re: *fury* -- Granth, 23:08:43 03/01/02 Fri
*stream* -- Taio, 15:23:32 03/04/02 Mon
- ^Finnaly...^ -- SF, 12:52:49 03/06/02 Wed
Yowl... -- Tiesha, 18:01:47 03/17/02 Sun