Enya hadn't really been sure of how she expected Caedwyn would react to her antics. She was glad that he found it funny, glancing over at him briefly to grin at his stifled laughter as she completed her show. There she stood ready and prepared, her legs coiled and set to spring into action should the bear emerge from the cave. And yet no bear came out to rival her taunts. Caedwyn had whispered to her and she had shook her head no. Soon enough, he stepped up to her and she snickered at him as he took in a whiff and made a face.
Caedwyn mused around some, stepping closer to the cave entrance to peer inside and Enya followed along with him, watching their flanks and shadows so they couldn't be ambushed. While he stepped up to the boulder, she lingered back. 'Finders keepers' he claimed, locking eyes with her and grinning as he... lifted his leg and pissed on the rock outside the entrance. Her fart had certainly one thing, but locking eyes with her and dead ass peeing was quite another all together. She almost felt... challenged? by the action as he did it? Well, she supposed that was the point, wasn't it? To challenge the bear? Despite knowing this, it took everything she had to resist the urge to squat and pee herself. The temptation for a literal peeing match was high, but she resisted.
Probably because before she could react, a sudden crashing sound erupted around them, specifically around Caedwyn. Enya startled at the sudden action on top of them, surprised that an attack had come from the trees and not from the cave. Her flatulence had been wasted! She twisted and turned and prepared herself for a blow, watching instead as the bear fell to the ground, stood on it's hind legs and slashed at Caedwyn. He hadn't been quite fast enough and the bear's surprise attack landed. Springing into action, Enya darted forward towards the bear, her limber legs coiling to spring up into action while the bear was distracted with Caedwyn. She dove up at the bear as she sprang, reaching forward with her teeth to try and grab at the bear's shoulder as it stood. She knew she wouldn't be heavy enough to have any hope in knocking over the bear, so instead her tactic was to try and rip skin quickly before springing away out of the bear's reach.
Enya: 8/8
Attack: Bites at the bear's neck while it stands
Success: Rips through the skin of the bear to start bleeding it for -1HP
Failure: Bites at the bear's neck but the bear's fur/skin is too tough to tear through
Dodge: Springs off the bear to avoid a counterattack
Success: Uses the bear as a springboard and jumps out of attack range
Failure: Springs off the bear, but she can't get a good jump and lands within range of the bear
Crack! The sound of a branches snapping drew Caedwyn's attention just as a loud, heavy thud landed on the ground behind him, but his reaction wasn't quick enough. Just as his mind recognized the shape of the bear towering over him, a blurry paw swiped at him. He tried to move but his movements felt like they were in slow motion. Long sharp bear-claws slashed into his neck, throwing him backward into the boulders that formed the entrance of the cave. His head was spinning and he swore he was seeing stars as his vision blacked out for a moment before coming again in a blurry haze. He couldn't remember falling but as his vision started to clear, he found himself on the ground and the scent of blood and musky bear-scent filled his nose. He lifted his head and turned back toward where the bear had been, to see Enya jumping up and biting at it's neck.
There was a bear. His mind was murky still. There's a bear. THERE'S A BEAR. He blinked a couple times, still watching as Enya jumped away with agile grace. A bear! It had gotten the drop on them. He'd been too busy trying to entertain Enya with his antics that he'd been careless, reckless even. And now instead of having a plan of surprise, they were both on the defensive and he'd already been knocked down. Damnit. He pushed his legs beneath him, scrambling to his feet before jumping away from the bear to get a better position.
"Damnit. He growled, baring his teeth toward the beast. "Well there goes our plan." He scoffed angrily. more at himself than toward Enya, though his voice was definitely loud enough for her to hear. He could feel his anger welling up inside him, burning in his chest hotter and hotter. He was furious that the bear had surprised him like that. Furious that he'd been so careless and furious that he'd been embarrassed like that in front of Enya. His rage burned. He could feel it coursing through him, through his veins like hot fire. Even the pads of his feet felt hot and his breath seemed to steam in the cool mountain air as he stared down the bear. Fuck this bear. He might have been satisfied with scaring it off before, but now he wanted it dead. He wanted it's pelt as a trophy and its skull as revenge.
Caedwyn pulled at his magic. He wanted this bear to die. He wanted to suck the life right out of it and watch it wither and die. As he let his rage consume him, his magic ebbed forth. A wicked, cold magic the moved down his legs - momentarily cooling the heat that had risen in him - out through the ground and toward the bear. The small plants and weeds around him began to wither and shrivel into dark brown and black husks. The tree behind the bear started to drop a million brownish-red needles as the smaller branches dried up and cracked away. His eyes remained locked onto the bear.
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Health: 7/8
Attack: Uses Void magic to suck the life out of the bear (intense cold feeling / decay)
Success: -1HP to bear
Fail: no effect but plants in surrounding area die
His paw landed true, catching the flesh of the brown wolf's neck and throwing him backward. But just as quickly as the first wolf was pushed down, the other was at the bears neck. He swiped blindly at her maroon body but somehow couldn't hit her as his steps shuffled backward. He could feel the sharp fangs of the wolf pierce and rip at his neck before she released and jumped away. Blood dripped to the ground and he turned his head slightly, lifting his paw to the injury on his neck to check the severity of the injury. It wasn't immediately life threatening, but a prolonged fight would certainly cause it to bleed more profusely.
While he was checking his injury, he had missed the brown wolf regaining his footing and slinking away. The bears dark eyes finally looked up at the pair of filthy wolves. He was going to teach them a lesson. But something was biting at his feet, at his bones, as his nerves. It was like a million icy needles, like freezing to death in winter or that tingly biting feeling when your limb 'fell asleep'. It hurt. It hurt! Poison. It must have been poison from that little female wolf. It must have been! She had bit his neck and injected some sort of poison!
He let out an enraged, painful roar, slamming his front legs down on the ground before charging forward toward the pair of wolves (though slightly more toward the female). The female was obviously the biggest threat. The brown one was injured. She had already bitten and poisoned him (or so he though). He needed to take care of her first! Running toward her, he charged forward and opened his large jaws, attempting to bite at anything he could grab.
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ooc. The bear swipes at Enya while she is biting but can't land a hit due to her dodge roll.
Health: 18/20 Revising health cause we gave bear too much: 8/10
Attack: 5
Dodge: 3
Special: 1
Enya wasn't sure what condition Caedwyn had ended up in after the initial swipe. She didn't have time to wonder. Her goal was to distract the beast from Caedwyn to give him time to (hopefully) recover. Her spring had proved true and her fangs found a fold of skin and ripped the flesh, inciting a roar from the predator. Just as quickly as she had bolted up to the beast and leapt up, she sprung back and away, dancing out of it's reach. As she turned her back briefly on the bear, her teal eyes searched the area. There she saw Caedwyn getting back to his feet. The odor of blood filled her nostrils and tainted her sensitive tongue. She knew what she sensed was the bear's blood fresh on her own muzzle, but she couldn't help but wonder how bad Caedyn's injury was. She had witnessed him get smacked by the brute, but hadn't watched for long enough to see the resulting injury. 'He can handle himself' she reminded herself as she heard him growl out his frustration. 'He doesn't need me worrying over him. That won't help either of us. I have to focus. Stay focused, Enya!'
She whirled around to face the bear once more, watching with her peripherals the foliage dry up and the tree behind the beast drop it's needles. Was Caedwyn once again pulling at her magic? And yet, as she watched within the seconds that went by, she realized that she did not see any water rising from the wilting foliage. Whatever he had done, it seemed to have pissed the bear off good. He roared and stomped a heavy paw on the ground, then charged. Enya tried to spring away, but she was too slow. She had made the biggest mistake: underestimated her opponent. Now she paid the price.
Small as she was, the bear's large long muzzle easily found it's grasp around her waist. Enya cried out in pain as she felt it's teeth close on her hips. She turned to snap at the bear's limbs, to keep it from reaching up and slashing her open. Her instincts to save herself pulled at her Will. They reacted to the first thing she saw once her eyes began to glow. She saw the bear, so she became a bear. The shift was almost instantaneously as her figure morphed from the red-tinted wolf to a large bear equal to the size of the one she and Caedwyn fought. Unlike the other bear, her pelt maintained it's coloration, though her scales were gone. Instead of a glittering underside, she wore heavy thick fur. Her scars and notched ear remained, giving Caedwyn easy opportunity to tell her apart from the enemy. With her shift complete and her hips bleeding, she turned to the bear who had been forced to release it's grip on her and let out a deafening roar of defiance. Fuck this bear indeed.
Enya: 8/8
Attack: While shifting, the sudden change causes the bear's jaw to stretch abnormally wide. Severity of injury (if applicable) is up to NPC player.
Success: Bear is injured for -1HP
Failure: Bear let go in time to not be inured.
Special: Shifts into a bear the size of the one they are fighting. Enya retains her colors and markings loosely, but loses her scales.
Success: Gains +1 attack to be used for 1 turn
Failure: Receives no bonus for shifting.
50/50 Rolling for the damage to the bear first ...
Successful: Bear's jaw gets a LOT of damage (-3hp).
Unsuccessful: Bear's jaw gets a little damage (-1hp).
Result: Unsuccessful -1HP
NPC
As the bear's jaw took hold of the purple female, suddenly her form changed. His jaw stretched painfully and there was a distinct "pop" noise before he managed to pull away from her. Before his eyes, her shape changed into something familiar: another bear! Was this some sort of trick? Yes. Yes it was a trick. She was trying to fool him but he knew it was the wolf. Yet, his jaw stung painfully and when he closed it, it made a popping and cracking noise with each movement and a sharp shooting pain went from his jaw down into his neck. He let out an angry, pained yowl and stumbled backwards a few steps. How dare this wolf try to trick him! He'd have to act fast though. These wolves had already poisoned him (or so he thought) and now his jaw hurt terribly. His eyes darted between the 'bear' and the brown wolf. He wanted to teach them a lesson, but now that the female had taken on this larger form, he wasn't sure she would be an easier target.
No, he'd need to go after the brown wolf now. Making a decision, the bear charged forward again toward the brown wolf (Caedwyn). He roared angrily and began swiping his paws out in front of him in a desperate, uncontrolled movement. His long claws slashed out at the end of his paws, cutting at any flesh they might find. He was going to make them pay!
--- Speech.
Attack Roll:
Attack: Swipes claws at Caedwyn to slice somewhere -1HP
Fail: Misses
