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[Stryker]

[align=center][div style="width: 60%; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; font-family: georgia;"]☣ — An electric shock traveled throughout his body, going from the tip of his tail and through his spine. Stryker felt himself stagger backwards, similar to when Esklav electrocuted him earlier for his actions with their former slave. He thought he knew better. It seemed not. Still, the lion pursued his prey and rounded on Goldenluxury. A low growl rumbled out from the back of his throat. That was not the end of her attacks though, as her harpy was following her sentient leader's orders.

Harpy talons grazed at his cheek, digging deep into his flesh and causing a most likely prominent scar. With an outreached paw, Stryker aimed to grab at the harpy by it's leg and then proceed to drag it to the ground. If successful, he would then take his free hand and slam it into the bird's humulus bone. This would render the wing useless. There was a small possibility of having it heal. He hoped there was virtually no chance for the miscreant to gain the power of flight again.

With that finished and the harpy possibly rendered useless, he would continue trailing over towards the much smaller female. "You've got no one to protect you now," he taunted. Blood seeped into his mouth, causing him to gargle as he spoke. "Now let's proceed without any interruptions..." Mental manipulation attempted to seep into Goldenluxury's mind and cause her motor cortex to fail, making her unable to process voluntary movement. She would get into a shocked state. Even so, Broca's area would still have control over her speech and the amygdala could show fear. While the cerebellum was still activated, her coordination would be off. Goldenluxury would only act on instinct and fear. After all, who wanted an emotionless corpse for a victim?

Hoping she succumbed to his hypnotization, the male continued. "I'll be taking you back to our clan," came his warning."You deserve to be put down for your actions against one of our loyal members." Stryker wanted to evoke a reaction out of the female in hopes that she realized her actions were faulty and rather messy. Rightful justice needed to be served. While he did enjoy the occasional violence for the rebellious thrill he craved, the lion saw Goldenluxury's actions to be ruthless and fueled by a deep anger that possibly matched her parents own. "We're simply trading a life for another."