[align=center][div style="0px; width:450px; height:auto; text-align: justify; font-size: 8pt; line-height:13px; color:black;"]A thick dew claw tapped the ground in anticipation, the feeling of excitement permeating the air. She hadn't had a decent meal in a few days though the only thing that had been on her mind while she had been on her own was getting back to the pack, finding her sisters and becoming Alpha. But there had been a hitch in her mindset, something along her way had struck her and a fight had ensued. Now there was a gash along her chest that was inflamed and red. At times she had stopped to attempt to clean the would but she couldn't quite reach it from the angle in which it was sliced through her flesh so for much of the journey she had had to leave it to fester. Pain was not something the raptor was known for showing, pain meant weakness and weakness meant that there could be a shifting in the ranks. Though the youngest she did not want her position in the pack to falter, she would not be below Echo. A low chuff left the through of the female as she moved forward, large claws digging into the ground as she waited for a moment. Her head turned sharply to the side as malignant orange eyes focused on a herd of island deer. Food. Prey. It was easy to see that the utahraptor was hungry as her body lowered and she started to go forward. At first it was but a light jog, testing the waters to see if her form could hold up despite the wound.
Then it turned into an all out sprint with sickle like claws outstretched and forward. Her legs thudded against the ground at a high speed as she surged toward the herd of deer. Quickly she closed he gap between her and the herbivores letting out a scream that resounded through the jungle like area. They bolted and this intensified the excitement of the hunt through the raptor. Her body angled off to the side, speeding through the jungle as she sought out the weakest one of the herd. Though she was sure she could take down a stronger male one she did not want too much trouble with her meal and thus she decided on a doe that held a limp in her back leg. Instinct drove the beast and she kicked up the pace allowing a screech to heighten the herd's fear and drive them faster to leave the injured doe behind. Her thick form weaved in and out of trees before she suddenly leaped, large foot connecting to to the back of the doe and bowing her form against the ground. In an instant sharp teeth found purchase in the soft flesh of the doe's neck and with a harsh shake of her cranium a snapping sound lifted up into the air and her prey was dead. Curling her lips a bit she slowly moved her foot off her catch before sinking teeth into the belly, rending it open and tearing flesh from bone.
[member=1310]OWEN.[/member]
Then it turned into an all out sprint with sickle like claws outstretched and forward. Her legs thudded against the ground at a high speed as she surged toward the herd of deer. Quickly she closed he gap between her and the herbivores letting out a scream that resounded through the jungle like area. They bolted and this intensified the excitement of the hunt through the raptor. Her body angled off to the side, speeding through the jungle as she sought out the weakest one of the herd. Though she was sure she could take down a stronger male one she did not want too much trouble with her meal and thus she decided on a doe that held a limp in her back leg. Instinct drove the beast and she kicked up the pace allowing a screech to heighten the herd's fear and drive them faster to leave the injured doe behind. Her thick form weaved in and out of trees before she suddenly leaped, large foot connecting to to the back of the doe and bowing her form against the ground. In an instant sharp teeth found purchase in the soft flesh of the doe's neck and with a harsh shake of her cranium a snapping sound lifted up into the air and her prey was dead. Curling her lips a bit she slowly moved her foot off her catch before sinking teeth into the belly, rending it open and tearing flesh from bone.
[member=1310]OWEN.[/member]