=o,o= I wanna go die now. -- The Middle of Nowhere

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Date Posted: 19:11:50 02/08/03 Sat
Author: Korat, Larenyx
Subject: =o,o= I wanna go die now.

Atumi loped silently, miles into the depths of Lavana's jungles. The air was stifling and smothered in heat, temperatures upwards of 110F. The black was as moody as the shimmering winds, lips permanently twisted into a snarl and blade on a hair-trigger. Ebon claws dug mercilessly into thick, loamy soil, tossing pawfuls of it as he moved with more force than was graceful. Teal eyes that normally shone only faintly were sending out thick rays of tinted light, pupils consumed in the watery hue. For once, though, the powerful Korat was not listening to the input of his senses, and thus the sudden appearance of a creature in his path was unexpected.

Atumi snarled, cracking his tailblade over his shoulder in a clear gesture - get out of my way or suffer my wrath. The snow-furred beast echoed the vicious sound, lips curling and emphasizing the blood-red slashmarks on its cheekbones, revealing rows of scarlet-tainted teeth. The pure white fur darkened to a pale grey at the end of the tail, where pelt disappeared and was replaced with tough, leathery hide. Lusterless black claws dug into fertile soil, a scarlet crest fluffed and expanded aggressively, and slowly, deliberately, the Larenyx lowered its torso to scream out a challenge.

The Korat male wasted no time in lunging forward, teal light spraying from his eyes as power collected naturally in his lithe form, throwing a watery tinge to his pale grey blade and pitchblack pelt. But a whipcrack near his muzzle slid him to a halt; the creature hadn't moved, but now stood proudly. Atumi fought his way free of the battle rage submersing his mind and understood.

"My name is Atumi Exilic. I am a Koratian warrior and pack second to the mighty red Shula."

"My name is Kilit:tyra jin Renla:shun. I am a Larenyxian warrior and renegade. I wish to die."

The black blinked at such a blatant statement, but focused enough that he recognized the brightness of respect glowing in those amber orbs. She knew full well who he was, and she sought him out to die. Silky ears flattened and he dipped his sleek muzzle in a slow, accepting nod; he needed to kill something, and she needed death. A fair trade. But at least he would give her his respect in turn.

"Well-met, Kilit:tyra."

"And you, Atumi:jhrenk."

The unfamiliar title caught the Korat's attention, but in the next moment, the Larenyx moved, and he was immersed in his rage once more. A burning teal aura surrounded Atumi's supple frame as he erupted forwards, blade arcing to strike and give the stranger a swift and honorable death. But when it whipped downwards at a speed to rival a tan's...

She was gone.

Kilit:tyra did not plan to sell her soul cheaply. Her five-foot frame moving with lightning speed, she dodged the male's strike and rebounded from a nearby tree trunk, landing behind and to Atumi's left before flinging her long tail forward, whipcracking it--

Atumi felt a shattering and sudden ripping pain lay itself in a straight line along his right flank, curling around his chest and the tip digging into his left shoulder with startling force. He turned in time to see the Larenyx retract her tail behind her rump, and was shocked to feel how deeply the bladeless appendage had cut into his muscles. But without faltering, the male began to heal, and, eyes a-glow, let forth a blast of pure energy from his jaws.

Kilit:tyra was stunned by the sight of raw power hurtling towards her and with a powerful leap, dodged it, tucking her tail out of the way as the bolt seared past under her and decimated a twenty-foot-thick tree. Golden eyes widening slightly, she caught herself on a handy branch and, digging her claws into it, paused and slapped the trunk with her tail. Energy flowed into her form, not nearly as much as the Korat had gathered but--

Atumi moved swiftly, sensing the collection of energy building in the Larenyx's bipedal frame. His wound healed, he launched himself full-force and caught Kilit:tyre off-guard, slamming her against the trunk and sinking his teeth into her long, sinuous neck. Without any warning, pain consumed him and he was forced to release her, shoving off and landing raggedly on the ground, panting and trying to shake the paralyzing agony from his trembling form.

The white's serpentine tongue slipped out and she licked the blood that poured from her wounds; they were nasty, but not fatal. The running current of power that she was hooked into had protected her life, and for that she was mildly irate. Releasing her tailtip from the crushed bark, she snarled, slightly woozy from the sudden blood loss. But without much hesitation, she flung herself at the downed Korat, claws extended and jaws gaping--

Atumi dodged.

Kilit:tyre's whiptail cracked, drawing a fresh and deep line of scarlet across an ebony chest.

And Atumi's tailblade severed the tip of her tail.

The Larenyx sucked in a quick breath, more from shock than actual pain. She'd lost the last foot of her fifteen-foot tail, the most dangerous part. A slow-motion scream erupted from her throat and the white threw herself forward, thumbclaws slashing for the Korat's face and tail swinging around for another assault.

Atumi grinned, and accepted the lunge with a pretense of falling back in panicked haste. As he ducked her foreclaws and felt her tail slice into his haunch, the black's neck unlocked with a muscle spasm and his muzzle rocketed forward, clamping onto the Larenyx's upper forearm. His eyes increased their luminosity as energy surged from his jaws, ripping through the white's body and returning the pain of electrocution that he had just experienced. But he did not let go, and continued pouring energy into her thrashing form.

Kilit:tyre let out a primordial scream from the depths of her being as agony consumed her. Her tail whipped uncontrollably against Atumi's left flank and haunch, her foreclaws groped blindly in the air, and it was all she could do to stay upright and not collapse from the inconceivable pain. Another scream, and another, but the energy that she had gathered sustained her life for the precious few moments that she needed. Swiveling her long snout, she ripped a thin furrow across Atumi's neck, then snaked her muzzle down to, in turn, sink her fangs into the Korat's foreleg. And she pushed the tree-energy that remained in her quivering body through her jaws and into his form.

It was Atumi's turn to nearly howl his pain, despite his grip on flesh. His entire left flank, haunch, and shoulder was tattered into stringy, bloody rags by the incessant tail-whipping, but the flood of energy multiplied the pain by a hundredfold. And then, a strange feeling of molasses consumed him, dulling his senses and electrifying his wounds, weakening his grip on the white's limb--

Kilit:tyre knew the poison had begun to work when she felt the ruthless jaws of the black lessen the pressure on her forearm. But energy still surged from Korat to Larenyx, and until it stopped, she was helpless to do more--

POISON! Atumi's mind enflamed at such tactics, and with a muffled roar his tail swung forward and plunged the blade between the biped's shoulders; at the same time, a final wave of blinding energy was sent through his jaws. Then, feeling his limbs begin to crumple with his own dead weight, a powerful strike with the flat of his blade knocked the Larenyx away from him. He fell--

Kilit:tyre hit the ground hard and, to her own surprise, could not rise. The energy had crippled her, and the wound so recently received had barely missed her heart and lungs, barely missed her spine. But the poison could not have ruined the Korat's aim that much...

The teal haze surrounding his form flickered out and vanished as Atumi's muzzle smacked against the fertile soil. Unable to resist the pain and paralyzation, he surrendered to it, and his eyes closed unwillingly on the sight of the gore-covered white...

Kilit:tyre shivered convulsively, but found herself unable to even heal. Exhausted and badly wounded, the Larenyx tried to return Atumi's steady gaze, but blackness enveloped her before it took him as well...

Deep within the jungles of Lavana, a Korat and a Larenyx, mortal enemies by race, lay crumpled in mutilated balls of flesh, blood pouring from their wounds and minds wandering the darkness of unconsciousness. Their healing systems unable to work, due to energy-exhaustion, both of them would surely die within ten minutes, unknowing of their opponent's similar demise...

But an immense wave of pain and power gripped each body simultaneously, forcing their bodies to health and restoring enough life-force to let them survive. Twin snap-shot healings.

And they slept on.

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