halcyon days

12-27-2020, 12:24 AM - Word count:

Knight of Ignis Empire

Played by Rico

His silver-blue eyes remained on the serpent as Salvador was momentarily spellbound by an unpleasant mix of fascination and reluctance, until the growl of his companion pulled him out of the haze. He glanced at the blue-toned lion, pointed ears flicked towards him as he listened with growing unease to his instructions. Distraction he could do just fine, after all, the snake had already spied them so how hard would it be to mess that part up? But going for the kill? For a moment the masked lion was swallowed by dismay and insecurity and would have voiced his objections aloud had Matthias not uttered what he supposed was intended as reassurance. I knew guys who used to hunt snakes for their venom. It was not a reassurance, not at all, and Salvador’s wild gaze flitted back to the coiled, watching serpent as his companion departed to enact phase one of his plan.

Having missed the opportunity to speak up, Salvador had no choice but to continue – had he been less principled he might’ve just abandoned this quest completely – and so he slunk towards the reptile. His approach was not direct and his steps were no longer quiet, but his scaled quarry remained in his peripheral as he moved forward. Trailing vines and leaves brushed his shoulders and spine as he wandered from the path, and he tried to make just enough noise to keep the snake focused on him without spooking him altogether. Salvador halfway hoped the thing would be spooked anyway, preferably straight into the jaws of his hunting companion, but he would not have it be said that he didn’t try his best. So he continued his gimmick as he waited with baited breath for Matthias to make his move.

12-30-2020, 01:36 AM - Word count:

Matthias,

Lion of Prideless

Played by KittyKookiez

It was moments like these that stirred something different in him. It was different than the flush of warmth he felt whenever he lay with a woman, or the blissful happiness he felt when he had not a care in the world, playing and running with the children of whoever he was hanging out with at the time. This feeling, was exhilarating. A rush of blood that coursed throughout his veins, made his pelt prickle with anticipation. There is a new brightness to his orange eyes, as if they were alight with a flame. He knew full well the danger of hunting such a creature, heard the stories of how serpents like it would sneak into the dens of unsuspecting creatures at night and strangle them in their sleep. Yet that was what made it all the more exciting, and he sheathed and unsheathed his claws in wait as Salvador kept the slithering creature distracted. It raised his head at the mane-less lion, as if sizing him up, and creeped toward his friend ever so slowly. It was only when about half of its body remained on the branches still did Matthias leap forward, jaws finding purchase amongst the scaly flesh of the predator-become prey, and yanking him away from the other.

Immediately, the creature hisses in defiance, head jerking around to see Matthias and enact a counterattack, but Matthias refused to let it. He kept jerking the tail farther away, keeping distance between the head of the serpent and himself, and held on tight as he waited for Sal to make the final blow. All the while, it was hissing and spitting, ready to bite and spring upon his perpetrator, if only it could get a moment to focus.