[FIN] Out of the Good, Out of the Evil ( Riot and Nikita)

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Riot had stayed up most of the night, watching Nikita as she slept. It was as if she was the most entrancing thing in the world.

Though as time passed, sleep reluctantly fell asleep. His head, slowly dropped back. Paws slipped free from Nikita and dangled free in the air at the hinges. Maw opened partly as a soft breathy rattle left the open gap between his teeth.

Once lively tail, remained relaxed on the ground as Riot had remained compleatly unmoved in his sleep.

As Nikita woke, The mountain still slumbered.  

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Nikita slowly tilted her head upward to see what condition Riot was in. Though, the deepness in each breath he drew was a good clue to what he was doing at the moment. Sleeping like a rock.

Carefully her limbs stretched out, rattling her entire frame before she pulled back to curl back into how she was when she woke.

Hmn... Well, he would very likely be hungry when he awoke. And considering the prey he had caught the other day, he may need something extra. Nikita knew she would have far more luck than he did. She was the Fire Ghost after all.

Very carefully, mustering all the stealth she could in her arsenal, she slid from Riot's frame. Without thinking much on the repercussions, she quietly slipped from the rock-camp to hunt. Nikita only glanced the small embers still winking from within their fire pit. She could fix that when she got back...

As she fully stepped into the dim morning light of the forest her ears already tuned into where there may be a sizable pray. It needed to be something very big...

(5+ for a successful hunt)

 

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Riot's paw twitched, and face flexed and wiggled as Nikita slipped from his body. The mountain was still vary much alseep.

As Nikita shifted fully from him a soft kitten like Coe left Riot with every little shift-but he remained asleep. Just like when he was a cub, he slept heavy like a rock. It was a combination of hunger, fatigue and contentment...

Unadmittly, he hadn't ate vary well since he had found Nikita. For a list of reasons why...but perhaps that would change sometime soon.

A snort of a rattle left the Tathill, as front paws jarred faintly in sleep.  

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It wasn't long before Nikita picked up a strong scent of pray. Everything here was damp, and their scents dulled, everything but these wonderful herds of deer. There was one close by. Let the games begin! Ghost mode engaged.

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It took Nikita longer to drag the carcases back than it did to take down each one. In fact, the large creature was almost impossible for her to drag back. It's thick meaty frame could hardly be drug through the muddy forest floor. The thing was taller and wider than Nikita's slender frame. Nikita had to leave the smaller pray where it was while moving this thing back to camp. Riot came first. And anyone out and about would want to poach this kill first. The small thing was not much of a loss...

But oh was it heavy! Nikita had it by it's thick fatty neck as she pulled the creature backwards in small steps. She had already broken its neck and tore out its throat, it wouldn't go anywhere. How much wiser would it have been to 'guide it' this way and kill it by their rocky fort? Easier than draging it inch by inch back to Riot. It felt as if it was taking twice the energy to bring it back than it had to bring the beast down!

Common! Almost there!! Nikita grunted and doubled her efforts in getting this massive behemoth back. Her claws gripped at the earth as she pressed on. One this was back she could retrieve the smaller thing. That one she could carry easily...

( +7 to get it back )

 

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As the sound of Nikita return, with a heavy bounty, Riot's closest ear flicked and rose. Turning toward the noise, suddenly both ears bouced up as the Tahtill suddenly work to the relizaation he had fallen asleep. Blue eyes widem and head lifted from the ground. Lifting his head, Riot's whole body shifted and with a flop he landed on his side.

Fat head turned to look dazily up at the large thing, being dragged by Nikita. Eyes widened even more with surpise. Front paws pushed back as Riot lifted himself to a sit on his hunches.

Whoa!

"Wow." Was all that left Riot as he looked at the bounty that was Nikita's kill and the effort she used to bring it to him. Needless to say, his little kill was embressing....

Picking himself up on his paws, Riot moved over to the large beast. On it's other side, Riot teeth gripped it's pelt. Pulling, Riot backed up to help Nikita bring it to their make shift 'den'.  

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Nikita was glad of the help when suddenly the heavy bahemuth cooperated in moving easily acorss the muddy floor. Riot's woa also did well to cause Nikita to inwardly swell with a bit of pride. She was used to praise for a kill, but not so kindly. However, she was also trained to not outwardly show such pride. It hadto all be concealed within.

Once the giant carcas was in an ideal location, Nikita released its worn and pulled scruff with a huff.

"... this is for you." Nikita declared with a proud breath. "I had to leave mine behind... I will be right back."

Her tail flicked upward briefly in a wide "C" before lowereing in preperation for her sprint. The smaller carcas was -much- easier to be carried. In fact, she could pick it up without it scraping against the ground.

Though, as she lifted a paw to begin her sprint, she turned her head over her shoulder to look at Riot.

"... d-did you need me to skin that? So it would be easier for you to get to the meat..." She offered, not thinking much into what he might think about it. And miraculously without digging up negative emotions tied with what she had tried to do to Riot upon their first meeting.  

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The heavy kill was almost bothersome for Riot to carry with help from Nikita. To Imagine she was doing this all by herself! If the kill wasn't impressive by its self.

"For me? Arn-" Riot started to question as he looked about the meal then back up at Nikita. His maw cleaned up the drool and blood that rested on it.

Wait-another one?

"You're kidding?!" He exasperated in amazement. He blurted out a impressed laugh. What!? Talk about humbling, looking back at the meat-he doubt he would be able to even eat this all by himself.

Ears flicked back as he watched Nikita start to take off for her meal, as she turned head back-ears perked back up. Riot's own tail 'c'ed and a questioning trill came from him.

"Oh, no-I got it." Riot told her, walking around the meal, he didn't even think to skin the thing, but the fur could be some use. Impressed gaze, inspected the meal with great reguard.

Wow.  

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Nikita offered Riot a smile, a half panted one as the effort to drag his meal acorss the woods was a taxing one, before she turned attantion back to the path. She felt more prideful now than she ever had. It was refreshing to see these unspoke signs of approval.

Within a blink she took off back down the now obvious path (thank you large behemoth carcas) to retrieve her much smaller and easier to carry meal.

This one wasn't far off. Just down the path a little ways away from where she had managed to take down the behemuth.

Her stride was slowed from a sprint to a quick trot while she sniffed out where she lad left the meal. Crimson eyes scanned the area back and forth until she recognized the thick brush it had been left under. It's dark brown coat made it look like a thick trunk among the leaves.

Ears perked forward as she approached the brush. Her maw was already watering. Something about dragging a heavy lump a long distance just made one realize how hungry they were.

Before snatching the creature's long neck in her maw she glanced around the area once more. (The strange creature was asleep at the edge of the lake... it had been the first time Nikita ha seen a bird anywhere but the trees or sky) Despite the long neck, it's wide rounded body still did not drag on the ground if Nikita held her head up. It's red-spattered wings were only half unfolded and also not a hinderance while she made her much slower return to the 'rock camp'.  

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Sitting at the lump of meat, Riot lifted up his left paw and unshifted his claws. In skillful provision, he used the gutted opening left by Nikita as a starting point. Bob and him had figured out this 'skinning' as well, but to skin something this large. He could barely lifted it with his thoughts, or so he thought-before he changed it was difficult-but now, it would be easy. Hooking his claw under the skin and fur, after tracing and freeing lines at the hoves neck and tail. Riot parted the fur from the creature carefully.

As the pelt was free, Riot spread it out on the top of their Rock den. Looking at the naked creature, Riot released a soft breath.

"Thank you." Left the Earthkin in a soft whisper. He didn't want any part of the creature to go to waste, not something like this.

Tail moved and shifted around him as we waited for Nikita to return. He would wait to eat, so she wouldn't have to eat alone. That and Riot had to admit, it was pretty fascinating watching her eat...

She was a amazing huntress and deserved company for her hard work.

 

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It wasn't long before Nikita came trotting back with her meal swaying back and forth from her maw. Her head held high so that the meal wouldn't be drudged through the very muddy forest floor.

As she approached her eyes widened a bit to see the whole bahemuth had been skinned. Did he lift the whole fur by himself?! It must have been so heavy.

Nikita paused just before the skinned carcas and just looked at the handy work. The bones of that creature could easily be used to fortify their fort,,, if they stayed there. Or maybe personal decor? She didn't care to remember what Morning Star had done with the bones when they were done.

With a huff she shook her head. And scanned for where Riot was.

 

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Riot hadn't ventured anywhere but sat on his hunches waiting for his friend return with her own meal.

Tail shifted mildly back and forth as he looked at the huge meal before him. Still he didn't know if he would be able to eat all of it by himself. His stomach growled to contest the thought. It seemed to think it could finish it all by its self. Riot was still vary much getting use to the up keep of his size.

Ears perked and shifted as he heard Nikita return. Looking over the carcuss, Riot's brow quarked at the small meal in her maw.

"Really?" The Tahtil questioned. "That's gonna fill you up?" The B'alam teased with a grin.  

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Nikita tilted her head to the side at Riot's comment about her own meal. Rather his reaction. She shrugged her shoulders before dropping her meal atop one of the smaller rocks near the mouth of the cave.

"I don't have as much to fill up as you." Nikita half hummed half huffed.

She leaned down and delicately plucked some of the longer feathers delicately in her mouth. Once she had a good, and very careful, mouthful she turned her head toward Riot and 'puffed' the plume of feathers at his nose.

Her tail flicked up into a "c" while she waited patiently for the 'retaliation' that she had come to expect from the cub Riot. Did he still do that?

"Is that going to be enough for your big head?" She lifted her head with a smile.
 

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"Yeah, well..." Riot spoke, looking his glance back at his meal. "It's not like you had a lot to eat-" the Tahtil, spoke only to flinch as a puff of feathers Plummed at his face. His maw wrinkled, as if he was going to be hit with a rock or something. Riot's breath halted and a wild cub like retaliation flicked across his gaze as he opened it.

His tail flicked, and the mountain started to rise forward on his hunches at her. Front paws lifted from the earth. It was only a distraction as in an instant the pelt on their rock hut flew off the roof and moved to land on top of the Nahtil.

Retaliation.

"I suppose it might do..." Riot stated, turning his head his maw stretched in a grin."...for a week or two."
 

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Nikita swiped more feathers from her bird before leaping out of the way of the incoming pelt and toward Riot. It was as if the motions were all in a single movement. Gracefully she managed to avoid being covered by the pelt. Than, as her hind legs landed square on the earth, she puffed more feathers toward Riot's face at point blank.

"It looks big enough to me." She declared simply.

Her tail flicked upaward once again. The featery thing she caught was now covered by the pelt, but Nikita diodn't think much on it. A little skin never really hurt anything. Still, she couldn't help but prod at the event.

"You covered my meal... How am I supposed to get to it now?"  

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"Ah-ga" Left riot as his 'attack' missed, and he was rewarded with more feathers. His paw reached up and he swatted them out of his face.

"I think, you are more then capable to figure that out." Riot smirked, almost daring her to try. After all, she was still determined to get what she wanted. That much about her didn't change one bit.

Stealing over the pelt and meal, Riot's tree branch of a tail whipped and rose in a challenging arch. Both front paws guarded over the pelt as his head lowered playfully to Nikita's level. His hunches, rose above his head as large front paws gripped and pulled at the earth.

Wild and bright blue eyes watches Nikita carefully. A untamed smirk rested on his maw.