A small mountain range known for its black colored rocks and mineral ore deposits. Many mining caves have been dug through the mountain but not all of these are safe. Bears and mountain lions guard the hills and many unsafe tunnels collapse without warning.
Her original trip into the mountains hadn't eased her endless thoughts. She'd remained up in the mountains afterwards, stalking through the territory and scaring off anything that might try to lay claim to their home. There were, of course, exceptions to the rule. Some predators she allowed to remain in the Kingdom, such as the massive Dire Bear that called the grandest of caves its home. Then there was the griffin that soared through the sky, ever watching the range of mountains. Enya did not fear these predators, but instead respected them. They were so rare, that she felt proud to house them in her Kingdom. There was no denying the strength that came with such ferocious beasts.
Yesterday evening, while stalking the lands, she'd picked up a scent trail. It was of some feline creature, her senses told her. This morning, she'd risen before the sun had. She was going to find this trespasser and chase them out for good. As she stalked, Enya's tongue flicked out rapidly as she scented the air for a fresh scent trail from the stranger. She returned to where she had originally found the tracks and inspected them closely. The stranger hadn't come back by it seemed. Luckily, little else had as well, leaving the tracks mostly undisturbed - easy to follow. Maybe it had caught her scent and thought better than sticking around.
She was going to find out, that was for sure. Her muzzle lifted into the air and through it rang a chilling howl from her muzzle. I'm coming for you! This is our land, and you're not allowed into it without permission!' Her warning bounced off the rocks around her and echoed for miles. Perhaps those all the way down at the lake could hear her call from up high on the mountainside. "Heed my warning" she murmured out loud, more to hear how dangerous she sounded than to speak to anyone in particular. She was in hunting mode, and she was not going to let her prey get away.
Enya followed the tracks until they came across a wide creek carving into the mountainside. From there, they seemed to have vanished. She checked the other side, checked the top and then checked towards the lower part of the creek, testing to see if it had followed it and walked out further up or down stream. No luck. Until... a gust of wind came across her, delivering the fresh scent of feline straight to her. She looked up, high above her. Suddenly a figure was falling down from the cliff edge above, far more lengths than she would have thought was safe to leap from as a wolf. Luckily, because of the height, it gave her time to dodge out of the way. The large saber cat landed with a heavy thump on the ground.
"He's after you, you know. There's a bounty on your head for tearing apart the Kingdom." The saber cat snarled, it's large fangs hanging dangerously from it's mouth. It had blended in perfectly to the landscape, colored like a snow leopard would be. Scars littered the large male's body. "You are to be returned to him to serve your purpose, whore"
Enya bristled her fur as she returned the snarl of the feline with her own. "You would have better luck surviving an encounter with our resident dire bear than taking me back to him." As the words came from her mouth, so did green tinted saliva. Her venom glands were activating once more after a terribly long dry spell. "Run. Turn and run if you value your life, stray. You better start now, because there is no mercy for those who make a threat to a Monarch's life."
Enya did not give him a chance to run. Nor did he choose to do so. The two of them both leapt at each other, the pair colliding and swinging around one another from the force of the impact. Enya's fangs reached and snapped to grab and tear flesh from the saber the same way that the saber's claws attempted to tear at her. The two landed across from one another once more, each in the position the other had been in a second ago. She looked to see if her blow had connected. The adrenaline coursing through her numbed any pain she may be feeling. 'He really sent a bounty hunter to come for me. Unbelievable! He really thinks I'll give him what he wants. Ha! I can't wait to deliver this bounty hunter's head to him as a message.' She knew he would stoop low, but she never knew he would stoop this low. 'What a flatterer'
Saber-Cat Stats
HP | A | Ch | C | Dec | Dex | M | P | S | Str
10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
Enya Attack: Dex Roll - Level 4
Success: Bites the saber's leg and tears open a wound -1HP
Failure: Bites at the saber's leg but misses
Saber-Cat Attack: Dex Roll - Level 3
Success: Slashes at Enya with claws while they clash -1HP
Failure: The claws hit Enya, but they glance off her scaled belly and chest
Character Diceroll 1: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Dexterity.
532 was added for Level 4.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
9 was added for B. Homeland Buff.
NPC Diceroll 1: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Dexterity.
570 was added for Level 3.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
It was the way her magic had pulsed through her, twisting her blue eye to gold. Made her see images of a pelt that belonged to a wolf that Ixora had long thought dead, killed by her own jaws. It was how the air breathed with a certain danger and how the images showed that blue scaled pelt torn and bloody that made her dig her paws in. Snarl at any creatures she passed when they got in her way as she raced over the black rocks. Her red pelt shining like a bloody beacon for those watching the mountainside.
Ixora had many things that she regretted in her life. A long list of actions that had shaped her existence and changed her path. On the very top of the list was how she had sunk her fangs into Enya's neck and used the magic she had been gifted to stop her heart. It was the thing that had haunted her every move and chased her in every dream. She had rarely stopped thinking about the event that had broken her even as magic larger than herself had thrown her across distant lands. Now here she was with her magic showing her that the wolf she had had thought gone from her life forever was in fact living and breathing.
Ixora would be damned if she let the lifeblood leave her once more.
Panting as she crested the top of the narrow ridge, she had been climbing she froze. I'm coming for you! This is our land, and you're not allowed into it without permission! The words rang in her ears, forced her already racing heart faster still. Tears dripped down her cheek as she stared out across the land before her. Her heart ached as much from regret as it did from elation. Her red form was motionless while her emotions writhed and chased themselves around her chest. Dark lines soaked into her cheeks as her tears continued to fall.
Suddenly her magic flared once more in warning and Ixora took off yet again. Dark rocks scattering as she slid and raced down the step decline. Jumping over large rocks and using her specter magic to traverse the harsher terrain and make the dangerous leaps that would have harmed her otherwise. Images of Enya bleeding spurring her on further, forced her already racing paws faster.
When she arrived, it was when the pair had already clashed, their last words to each other barely caught by Ixora over the sound of her heartbeat hammering in her ears. Not that it mattered to her what they had been discussing. All she saw was the blood that dripped down Enya's pelt.
It was all she needed to see.
Lips pulled back into a soundless snarl revealing sharp fangs as pale eyes narrowed. Her form was against the side of the slope that the saber had come from and it gave her the advantage, at least for the moment. She had no doubt that the red of her coat would soon catch the attention of the cat, making her advantage useless in seconds. Ixora planned to use that advantage as much as she could while she still had it.
Not making a sound she crouched low her muscles tensing beneath her red hued coat before she lunged, not even concerned about the fall. Jumping down over Enya in an attempt to grab the cat by the scruff. Trying to tear at the muscles that helped him move his neck and make it that much harder for him to lash out in turn against the two wolves with the overly large fangs that he had. She had no doubt that he could leave lasting and permanent damage if he managed to bite them.
It was only a split second before she landed that her shadow crossed over him. His gaze immediately raising and taking in her dropping form. His muscles bunching as he reacted to this new threat that was seconds from landing on him.
Ixora Attack
Success: Bites into the Saber's neck -1hp
Fail: Ix gets a mouthful of fur
Saber Retaliation
Success: Sees Ix fast enough to swipe at her shoulder (if ix fails she gets shoved off) -1hp
Fail: Doesn't react fast enough and misses
Character Diceroll 1: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Dexterity.
559 was added for Level 2.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
6 was deducted for C. Vagrant Penalty.
NPC Diceroll 1: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Perception.
503 was added for Level 1.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
The feline landed with a low growl gurgling dangerously towards Enya. He was displeased that this stupid wolf had managed to grab him. "Mercy! Ha! I don't need mercy from your Kingdom. It means nothing where you'll be going."
Enya scoffed at the feline, but kept herself braced. The scratches from his claws were starting to smart, she noticed, and she felt the blood drip from the wound. No matter. She'd happily spend a little bit of blood to taste the feline's in return. She was confident in her fighting abilities and understood sometimes you had to take a blow or two to get the job completed.
Suddenly there was a shadow flying from above, signaling something else leaping from a great height. Enya's gaze left the feline long enough to recognize a red-coated wolf falling from the sky. Not just any red-coated wolf. 'Ixora!' She didn't have time to think about how much of a coincidence the situation was. She didn't have time to process the fact that somehow Ixora had found her, or their paths had crossed somehow once again. Her heart hammered within her chest as she watched Ixora and the feline collide. She had landed on top of him, reducing the impact of hitting the ground, and quickly dug into the saber's neck with her fangs. She, however, also fell victim to the Saber's claws as it whirled and slashed at her.
Seeing the wound on Ixora broke Enya from her stun. 'No!' she screamed internally as externally a savage growl escaped her. She rushed forward, each step towards the saber cat covering the ground in a white frost. Enya collided with the saber cat again, this time remaining on the ground while she did so. She bit at the cat once more and aimed at it's front limbs, aiming to rip and tear. Her water element expanded, the ice under Enya reaching outwards towards the Sabre to spread beneath it before it reformed into spikes of ice ready for the saber cat to step on. Quickly realizing that Enya had a companion and was no longer alone, he snarled and tried to escape Ixora's grasp. He wasn't going to be able to fight both of these wolves. He was a smart bounty hunter, not a suicidal one. So, he tried to escape and run.
Enya: 7/8
Saber: 8/10
Enya:
Attack 1 - Strength
Success: Bite's the sabre's leg -1HP
Failure: Misses her bite, jaws snap shut on nothing
Attack 2 - Arcana
Success - Ice spikes exist beneath Saber Cat poking his feets for -1HP
Failure: Ice spikes are formed but are too soft to do anything
NPC Saber Cat
Roll 1 - Dexterity
Success - Escapes Ixora and successfully gains distance from her and Enya
Failure - Ixora's hold is too firm for him to escape
Roll 2 - Strength
Success - Uses it's strong climbing muscles to shake Ixora/Scale the cliff to get away
Failure - Cannot gain a good foothold to help gain distance
Character Diceroll 1: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
510 was added for Level 4.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
5 was added for B. Homeland Buff.
Character Diceroll 2: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Arcana.
551 was added for Level 3.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
10 was added for B. Homeland Buff.
NPC Diceroll 1: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Dexterity.
569 was added for Level 3.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
NPC Diceroll 2: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
569 was added for Level 5.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
Her jump through the air was brief but it had been long enough for the saber to look up and see her falling form. Long enough for him to to understand what was happening and to lash out in turn. Ixora had a second to brace before she felt his claws swipe through her coat, tear into flesh and likely add more scars to her already marked shoulder. It only fueled her need to make sure that her own strike hit its mark and when it did she felt a surge of viscous pleasure.
Sinking her fangs deep Ixora dug into his skin until there was no doubt that there would be lasting damage. Paws scrambled against his side and her claws scraped through his fur as she tried to keep her grip on him as best as she could. The wound was more likely to scar but she couldn't help but hope that it damaged his nerves and hindered him throughout his life.
His short life if she had anything to say about it.
The sound of motion caught her attention and Ixora felt more than saw Enya attack. The Sabre jerking at the pain of sharp teeth shredding into his legs. The sudden coolness and glittering spikes against the black stones was a sight to see even as she felt the feline stumble over them. His motions turned jerky and his sudden movements caused her to lose her grip, much to her disappointment. Jumping clear of him, she landed on the outer edge of the sharp spikes snarling even as the Sabre's pale form jumped onto the rocky mountainside.
Blood dripped down her leg as she stared at his retreating form. Her lips still pulled up into a snarl and ears pinned as she watched him ascend. Taking a step forward she tracked his motions.“Not so fast you flea bag.” She growled head lowered as her body paled with her Specter magic. Sinking into the dark stone she flowed through the dark stone, her magic singing in her veins. Using her senses she surged from the stone right as the Sabre crouched to make another jump to escape the two wolves that he had found himself fighting against. Jaws wide she snapped her jaws in an attempt to tear into his stomach, her body shoving forward as it materialized on the small ledge that he had been on.
He whirled on her his own jaws opening. Long sharp fangs aiming for her back as he tried to fend off the wolf that had suddenly appeared all but under his paws. His pale form and her red one a tangled mass of snapping jaws. Kicking dark rocks to roll down the side of the mountain.
Character Diceroll 1: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Perception.
558 was added for Level 2.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
5 was deducted for C. Vagrant Penalty.
Character Diceroll 2: Unuccessful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
479 was added for Level 3.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
8 was deducted for C. Vagrant Penalty.
NPC Diceroll 1: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Dexterity.
524 was added for Level 3.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
NPC Diceroll 2: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
575 was added for Level 5.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
As quickly as the satisfaction came to her as she ravaged the feline's limb it left her wanting for more. The assaulter had torn his leg out from her grasp and though he suffered as he crossed her frozen spikes, he was able to clamber up the side of the mountain escaping both herself and Ixora. Enya in that very moment was willing to let the feline escape. She figured let them see what she could do to her attackers. But then she thought of what might happened if he returned with her whereabouts. He could send a larger group this time to confront her.
Before she decided that letting him escape was a bad idea, Ixora was already on it. She had been focused on the she-wolf, staring at her instead of the feline, so she had seen her take on her spectral form, falling invisible and vanishing from sight right before her. Is that how she'd sneaked up on herself and the feline? How long had she been following her?
No. She didn't have time for questions right now. Enya leaped to pursue and chase. She leapt up the rocky terrain and with the momentum, reached to push and knock the feline over and to it's side - off of the very ledge that Ixora tumbled from below. "You're not getting away" she snarled as she closed the distance. "I've a message to send Him, and it involves your tongue." Then her teeth reached to grab at any part of the feline that she could reach, hoping to grab hold and this time, not let go.
Enya: 7/8
Sabre: 5/10
Enya:
Dexterity Level 4:
Success: Leaps at a great enough angle to shove the feline off the edge -1HP due to sharp stones
Failure: Leaps upwards, but fails to shove the feline. Falls back down -1HP due to sharp stones
Strength Level 4:
Success: Grabs kitty and holds on, either keeping him on the ledge or falling with her -1HP to kitty
Failure: Misses her grab.
Sabre:
Is simply trying to run away. If Enya fails to knock him down or grab him, Ixora has one last attempt to succeed on an attack before he escapes.
Character Diceroll 1: Unuccessful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Dexterity.
494 was added for Level 4.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
Character Diceroll 2: Successful Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
507 was added for Level 4.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
