11-21-2019, 12:40 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]/tw for the following:
-blood throughout
-loss of a tooth in paragraph 6
-suffocation from paragraph 9 onwards
-graphic death by cave-in in paragraph 11 (italicized)
Rin had heard rumors of a “Halls of Hiraeth,” rumors that had been confirmed by Romanempire. It was time she went to check them out, formally introduce herself, and perhaps communicate with their leader about Romanempire’s nature. Elysium, she’d decided, would be fine for a day or so as long as she hurried there and back.
She had fletched new arrows after the Pitt battle. Though they still weren’t as precisely-crafted as the arrows she’d found at the Huntress’ site, her skills were improving- these arrows would fly faster and more smoothly than her previous batch, for sure. While she had no desire to get in a fight, she had to be ready just in case.
The breeze blew softly, and at that moment it occurred to Rin that despite the setting sun, she couldn’t hear so much as a cricket’s chirp.
Loud, rapid footsteps thundered behind her. She had only a moment to glance behind her, see a six-foot-six wall of muscle barreling directly towards her, and jump out of the way- the rhinoceros’ horn passing by inches away from her face. In the blink of an eye, the gray, rubbery skin became spotted fur, and her attacker spiraled and lunged at her. Eyes wide, Rin jumped over him as he passed by, then turned and fired an arrow at him.
His form shifted, his skin thickening into what looked like rubber, claws growing from his elongating limbs- as the arrow struck his skin, only piercing shallowly, he whipped his head around and swiped at her. His heavy paw struck right underneath her jaw, pain bursting in the lower half of her mouth.
With a yelp, she slashed at him in turn, but her claws barely even broke his skin. He jumped back, and as he shifted back into the form of a rhino, Rin realized there was something in her mouth. Turning her head slightly, she spat it out- a small ivory object falling into the grass, stained with blood.
The rhino charged for her once more, and once more she rolled to the side. Yanking another arrow out of her quiver, she flung it at the rhino. The tip buried itself in his shoulder, but he barely seemed to notice, skidding to a stop.
Taking another arrow, Rin approached cautiously to get a closer shot. The attacker’s fur turned a dark brown, his shape contorting into that of a bear. The bear shook out the arrow, then turned and gave a bellowing roar in her direction. A blast of flames rose from the ground beneath him as he reared up, and she barely had time to fire- the arrow flying harmlessly past his head- before he landed with another burst of fire, forcing her to jump back.
Out of the flames, he emerged in his leopard form and slammed her against a tree, his paws pinning her neck and chest against the bark. Writhing, Rin struck out with her claws, but he pressed harder, crushing her windpipe and ribs. She tried to inhale sharply, but the breath wouldn’t come. Collapse, crashed, surrounded, wheezed, pouring-
She could barely register the leopard’s smirk with her hazy eyes. “I am the Warrior,” she heard him speak, somewhere beyond her perception. “Do you remember how you wronged us?” Rocks, stalactites, boulders, stones- “Do you remember running out of breath the first time?”
The rocks crashed down around her, surrounding her- within moments, she was buried, the jagged edges of stalactites and boulders and broken bones digging into her flesh, tearing up her insides. She wheezed, tried to cry out, but as crimson liquid seeped from her lips, the oxygen wouldn’t come. No sound left her, nothing but her own blood pouring out upon the stones. All she could think was pain, all she could hear was pain, just pain and agony and was this what she deserved she was going to die she would die and be left alone again-
She clawed for purchase, empty breaths- empty rise, empty fall- in vain. She could feel the familiar pricking, burning pain behind her eyes, she could taste the blood in her mouth, but she could not think. She could only see, in the center of her darkening vision, his smile.
“Your crusade ends here.”
[member=8815]EIRNY[/member]
-blood throughout
-loss of a tooth in paragraph 6
-suffocation from paragraph 9 onwards
-graphic death by cave-in in paragraph 11 (italicized)
Rin had heard rumors of a “Halls of Hiraeth,” rumors that had been confirmed by Romanempire. It was time she went to check them out, formally introduce herself, and perhaps communicate with their leader about Romanempire’s nature. Elysium, she’d decided, would be fine for a day or so as long as she hurried there and back.
She had fletched new arrows after the Pitt battle. Though they still weren’t as precisely-crafted as the arrows she’d found at the Huntress’ site, her skills were improving- these arrows would fly faster and more smoothly than her previous batch, for sure. While she had no desire to get in a fight, she had to be ready just in case.
The breeze blew softly, and at that moment it occurred to Rin that despite the setting sun, she couldn’t hear so much as a cricket’s chirp.
Loud, rapid footsteps thundered behind her. She had only a moment to glance behind her, see a six-foot-six wall of muscle barreling directly towards her, and jump out of the way- the rhinoceros’ horn passing by inches away from her face. In the blink of an eye, the gray, rubbery skin became spotted fur, and her attacker spiraled and lunged at her. Eyes wide, Rin jumped over him as he passed by, then turned and fired an arrow at him.
His form shifted, his skin thickening into what looked like rubber, claws growing from his elongating limbs- as the arrow struck his skin, only piercing shallowly, he whipped his head around and swiped at her. His heavy paw struck right underneath her jaw, pain bursting in the lower half of her mouth.
With a yelp, she slashed at him in turn, but her claws barely even broke his skin. He jumped back, and as he shifted back into the form of a rhino, Rin realized there was something in her mouth. Turning her head slightly, she spat it out- a small ivory object falling into the grass, stained with blood.
The rhino charged for her once more, and once more she rolled to the side. Yanking another arrow out of her quiver, she flung it at the rhino. The tip buried itself in his shoulder, but he barely seemed to notice, skidding to a stop.
Taking another arrow, Rin approached cautiously to get a closer shot. The attacker’s fur turned a dark brown, his shape contorting into that of a bear. The bear shook out the arrow, then turned and gave a bellowing roar in her direction. A blast of flames rose from the ground beneath him as he reared up, and she barely had time to fire- the arrow flying harmlessly past his head- before he landed with another burst of fire, forcing her to jump back.
Out of the flames, he emerged in his leopard form and slammed her against a tree, his paws pinning her neck and chest against the bark. Writhing, Rin struck out with her claws, but he pressed harder, crushing her windpipe and ribs. She tried to inhale sharply, but the breath wouldn’t come. Collapse, crashed, surrounded, wheezed, pouring-
She could barely register the leopard’s smirk with her hazy eyes. “I am the Warrior,” she heard him speak, somewhere beyond her perception. “Do you remember how you wronged us?” Rocks, stalactites, boulders, stones- “Do you remember running out of breath the first time?”
The rocks crashed down around her, surrounding her- within moments, she was buried, the jagged edges of stalactites and boulders and broken bones digging into her flesh, tearing up her insides. She wheezed, tried to cry out, but as crimson liquid seeped from her lips, the oxygen wouldn’t come. No sound left her, nothing but her own blood pouring out upon the stones. All she could think was pain, all she could hear was pain, just pain and agony and was this what she deserved she was going to die she would die and be left alone again-
She clawed for purchase, empty breaths- empty rise, empty fall- in vain. She could feel the familiar pricking, burning pain behind her eyes, she could taste the blood in her mouth, but she could not think. She could only see, in the center of her darkening vision, his smile.
“Your crusade ends here.”
[member=8815]EIRNY[/member]
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