Post by Mance Emerson Hart on Jul 24, 2013 15:49:55 GMT -5
The woods were peaceful, quiet and dark. Yet he knew soon they would be full of screams, even now he could sense their fear and panic as the prey had been giving a head's start. Humans were so simple minded, to think that they can run away and not be caught. Or if they stood and fought, that they would survive. They would never survive for they are weak and there time was coming to an end. Still, that didn't take away the thrill from the Hunt, however, he decided to sit this one out and allow the rest to have fun. It wasn't a break from tradition, it was something else that bothered Mance Hart of the Pride. Even in the fast territory that Beacon Hill's reserve seemed to give them and the endless amount of cover and woods, they were not alone.
Someone else was stalking through the woods that night, cutting across the territory while a full moon hung over head. He had a feeling that he knew what it was too, although Mance wouldn't make assumptions. Assumptions could leave you dead. So while the rest of the Pride was off with the Hunt, the shifter was roaming on his own and even more importantly, still in his human form. Some might consider it foolish, to be alone but Mance saw no threat in it. He could handle himself and he could handle a rouge on his own. There was a reason why he is the Alpha of his Pride.
The further he went, the quieter it grew. Not even the insects seemed to be making a sound. But then, just like that, he heard it. A snap and the rush that followed. Something came out from no where, trying to catch him off guard and Mance could not help but to wonder for a split second if the thing thought it was simply human as it slammed into him. A snarl escaped him and the beast at the same as he managed to stay up right, "You're a long way from a pack," he commented now, glaring at werewolf. A lone wolf, something of a rarity. It didn't speak for a moment and Mance wondered if it was because it was a dumb animal, "That's because I'm following one. The Alpha pack."
The statement didn't make much sense, not in werewolf lore or what he knew of it. There was only one Alpha per a werewolf and the rest were betas. Like this one. Yet the statement made it seem like the pack was nothing but Alphas. A mere myth that he heard in the undergrounds of the world, "Well, your following days are done," he snarled, the threat blatantly obvious in his voice and causing a spark to flare up in the other. Mance's bones snapped right there, automatically reconstructing themselves to take away the human form. His muscles stretched and grew, as some sort of hybrid flailed on the ground in pain, mid transformation. As the amber grew in his eyes, over taking the cerulean pigment, Mance watched as the werewolf charged for him.
Right as it was upon him though, he lashed out, swinging his paw and extended claws right into the face of the beast, uprooting it from it's feet as the Siberian tiger followed through, rolling his weight into it and up onto all forms, scrambling after the werewolf. Mance took a leap, pinning it down, "You lie! There is no Alpha pack." he snarled, tendrils of saliva dripping from his mouth as he stared yet in the eyes of the werewolf, there were no lies to be seen, "Oh, there is, and I mean to join their ranks!" and just like that, it managed to slip free and Mance was met with a retaliation of claws to the face. It caught him off guard, and there was nothing that bothered the shifter more than something cutting into his skin and fur.
He side stepped a little, trying to clean his face from the claws and that was all the werewolf needed to lunge at him. Mance felt the arms wrap around his hulking more and slowly start to crush him, pulling in his one leg into his chest. There was a loud snap, something had broken and yet already, he could feel his body and DNA working to heal the source. But that didn't take away from the fact that Mance felt hobbled, trying to free himself with only three legs as he could feel his shoulder and rib cage start to shutter a little bit. Another snarl escaped the tiger, backpeddling just a little and throwing his weight into his attacker to twist around and it was all that he needed.
Mance saw the opening and he took it, his jaws clamping down on the part where the neck and shoulder met. His teeth sunk in with force just as a roar of pain escaped the werewolf. The copper taste filled his mouth before he tore. There was sickening sound as flesh and muscle were ripped with a sheer amount of force, blood spelling out as the grip of him was released. Mance jumped away, still keeping his weight off his right front leg as the werewolf feel, bleeding out and gasping for breath on the forest ground. Amber eyes did nothing but watch it die before he spat the fleshy chuck out of his mouth. There was a wet thud as it fell and hit the ground. Mance still stared, thinking about the short conversation before calling out, "Nikki. Are you near?"
Tag: Nikki Hart --- Word Count: 928 ---
Notes: Before you ask, that gif was a lucky find XD and yayyy, first thread. I figured they just commicate telepathically like the werewolfies in twilight and other movies.
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