Smacking Around Trouble (Joint Training R)

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((Joint Training Thread between Umaroth, Zahra, and Qaletaqa. Intro is bleh))

It was only an hour after noon, and the small lakeside village was already bustling with activity. The village existing along side the massive lake in the Fifty-First Southern District of the Rukongai was sizeable, but still rather small compared to other sections. Housing around three hundred souls, each member of the community made sure to pull his or her weight in order to benefit both themselves and the town. It was one where community was strong, everyone knew each other, one where problems rarely showed their ugly heads.

Though being so far away from the Seireitei at the center of the Rukongai, the village did not have any worry of starvation. Being so close to the lake meant that there was an amazing supply of fresh land, just perfect for raising crops. So, the village became self sustaining, growing enough food to feed everyone in the village without worry. Though, despite the villages history of peace...sometimes trouble happened. It had happened earlier in the week, that a band of hooligans had made their way into the farming village and began causing trouble. Degenerates from one of the sixtieth districts of the Souther Rukongai, they believed that because sixty came after fifty that the village should have looked out for them, but when told that they could not simply have free lodging and food things got violent.

The men began causing trouble, breaking things and getting into fights. They stuck around for maybe a night or two, before seemingly being run off. Non of the villagers understood what had happened, a few having seen the thugs running away screaming. Only one person had an answer, a young girl barely older than eight. She told the village what had happened with a single sentence and a smile like sunlight on her face.

"Naga did it!"

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Was it that time already? A groan echoed in his throat as he slowly opened one of his eyes. The sight of dancing lake grass was the first thing he noticed, followed by the shining surface of the lake. The creature began to stir, freeing himself from the mud on the lake floor, stretching his back before simply floating. It was, apparently, still daylight, meaning it was best if Umaroth remained beneath the surface of the lake. He didn't quite enjoy being seen by the villagers, save for one in particular but regardless. The lizard kicked off from the lake bed, creating a cloud of disturbed sediment as he did so.

His head gently broke the surface, the top portion at least. Horns were the first thing to poke up into the air, followed by his feathers then nostrils. He opened his eyes, bright blue orbs gazing out across the smooth surface of the lake. It was a calm day up here. No wind, warmth raining down on him from the great ball of light in the sky, Umaroth was calm. He barely kicked his legs or tail as he simply floated, enjoying his time on the surface.

After spending a few moments simply floating, he began to consider submerging once again. It would be best if he went to find something to eat and before anyone saw him. But, it seemed that things were not going to go like they usually did. He heard it first, his ears picking up on irregular sounds coming from the shore. Curious, Umaroth began to approach, his head the only thing visible as he approached the shore at a steady pace. He was heading towards the village, where the sounds were coming from.

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"Alright! Nobody move and nobody else gets hurt!"

A crowd had formed around the waters edge, the villagers forming a ring around a group of individuals. The surrounded spirits wore clothing much different than the villagers, much rougher in appearance and covered in cuts and grime. They all appeared rough around the edges, obviously not from the village. In fact, two of the seven individuals being surrounded were the very ones who had caused trouble only two days ago. The same ones who had been chased off.

The situation wasn't pleasant right now. The newly arrived group of rough looking individuals each carried a weapon, most were either knives or katanas, but the biggest one of them all carried a large mace like weapon. One man, lanky in limbs and with a rat like face, held a woman against his body with a knife to her throat.

"Alright now everyone just calm down, and nobody else is gonna get hurt. Now see here, all we want is the damned thing that ran me and my boy off! Aint nobody else gonna get hurt if it shows up!"

What that man had just said sent murmurs along the crowd. They wanted Naga? Mao had been right, it had in fact been the Naga inside the lake that had driven the bandits off. Now here they were again, in greater numbers than before, wanting blood. Each of the men stood in the water a little, weapons pointed at the villagers. The rat man who held onto the hostage seemed to be the ring leader, the same man who had caused trouble. He began to look irritated, kicking the water a few times.

"Oy! Where the fuck is it? Why hasn't it shown up!"

"Maybe he would come if we cut up this beauty a little...get some blood in the water.."

"You bastards! You wouldn't!" Someone within the crowd shouted, the villagers raising their farm tools in preparation to attack.

"Now now see here! If any of you approach us then this bitch gets it, you hear!"

The bandit leader grabbed onto the woman's arm, holding it out straight and placing the knife to it. He began to chuckle as the woman screamed, the villagers shouting in defiance and beginning to move in. Suddenly, though, they stopped as a scream from the bandit side was heard...followed by a splash. The others turned, only to find one of their own missing.

"Garson? Where'd you go??"

Moments passed with complete silence from both ends, both groups too nervous to move. In the crowd, amongst the villagers, the young Mao stood there with a bright grin on her face. Only she knew what was going on. The bandit leader turned to face the lake, scanning the surface of the water for any signs of disturbance. Something had taken his man, something he did not plan to let get away. The silence was eerie, ominous. It was like the bandit had just been swallowed by the lake itself.

The water suddenly exploded, the body of a man being hurled through the air and back onto the shore. Panicked gasps erupted through the crowd as they beheld his body, both cloth and skin torn open by a series of four long slashes into his skin. They were deep, so deep they had cut right into the bone. The bandits were beginning to panic, save for their leader, whose eyes were locked on something. A dark tail had broken the surface, right before sliding back under the surface.

"It's here...come out you bastard!!"

[Zahra]

Zahra was walking around the Rukongai districts, exploring her surroundings. Since she found the caves, thanks to Arjaka, she was starting to get used to the caves. She told her mate to stay in the caves, while she went out to grab the things from the Rukongai district she was living at. It took her a few trips back and forth, but after about an hour, she was able to move everything from the district to the cave. When she left the district, after locking up the house, she saw some looks from the other people living there. She had no idea if they knew that she was finally leaving the district to live somewhere else or not, but she could almost see relief in their faces.

When she arrived back at the cave, she saw that her mate wasn't to be found. She sniffed the air, looking for him. It was pretty easy to be able to sense him. She sat down what she was carrying and walked back towards the end of the cave. She walked through the narrow passageway and found him back in the largest part of the cave. She remembered the first time they came to this area and her mate went crazy. It was big enough and sturdy enough to withstand his attacks, so since then, he has been spending most of his time in this area. She looked over to the area that hadn't been explored yet and noticed that in his spare time he blocked it off.

She looked up and yipped at him in greeting. She would walk up to him and lick him on the chest, nuzzling her face in his fur. After that, she left him to what he was doing. She then started to arrange what she had from the building. It really wasn't much, but unbeknownst to them, she took longer because she had stolen more valuables from her old neighbors, so she had a little bit more now. She rearranged things to her liking before she set out. She barked down the passageway, and since the passageway was narrow, she figured the sound would travel. "Zahra explore. Back later. Love mate." She then walked out and left.

Zahra then started to wander around the Rukongai districts. She started to roam around and just followed the shiny things that she saw. She had no idea how long she was walking, but by the time she had stole a few shiny objects, she found herself near a lake. She didn't even know that there was another lake here. She looked and cocked her head to the right side and just stared. She was learning new things everyday, it seems. She used some of the shadows around the area to stealthy go near this lake area. She moved as slow as she dared, stopping every now and then to make sure that no one was noticing her. Once she got to the lake area, she got confused.

She was hiding behind a building, and saw that the humans were fighting among themselves. But, she saw nothing out of the ordinary that they would be fighting over. She knew that she would understand if they were fighting over food, over shelter, over water or even over mates or partners. But, one had another one held against him with some kind of sharp thing, it looked like a claw to her. They started yelling over something that she didn't know about. She didn't know about it and it just didn't make sense to her. She would walk in and say something, but her curiosity was way too strong. She wanted to wait and see what happened next.

She heard a few words like 'Bastard,' 'beauty,' 'fuck' and a lot of other words that she kind of knew, but she didn't know them enough to put them in the right sequence. So, while she was trying to put all the random words that she could understand into something like a sentence, she saw a splash in the lake. She immediately stopped what she was doing and looked. When she saw a tail come out of the lake, she knew that it was an animal. She was just curious if it was like her. She dared to go closer, running towards the building closest to where she saw the splash and waited. If the animal came out again, she would talk. "I Zahra. You talk?"

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It seemed that the arrival of Naga had bolstered the villagers. The sight of what they once deemed as a deity coming to the protection of the town, although in only a small part, was enough to send a wave of terrific moral through the nervous souls. While the bandits were distracted they charged. The sound of shouting men startled the rat like man, causing him to let go of his hostage. She cried in freedom, quickly escaping into the water of all places. The rat leader shouted in anger, as he commanded his men to fight. Well, the fighting quickly started, but was clearly one sided. The man in charge of this rag tag bunch of misfits let out a yelp as he quickly began to flee, leaving his comrades to be dealt with by the enraged villagers.

Splashing through the water he dashed to the edge of the village, planning to turn around one of the buildings and use them as a wall between him and the souls he had angered. As he turned though, he came across something. A creature he hadn't ever seen before. A beast covered head to toe in fur. He cried out, leaping backwards and falling. His descent caused him to land in the water, deep enough that he was up to his shoulders. Coming across Zahra had frightened him to the point that he had soiled himself. But what he should have been afraid of was not the jackal but rather the creature hidden beneath the surface.

Umaroth was waiting in a deeper section of the lake along the shore, following the man as he fled through the shallows. Now that he had fallen, enough of his body was in the water that he could safely attack. Umaroth was...enraged to say the least. It wasn't that the villagers had been threatened that bothered him; instead it had been the commotion these intruders had caused. So the reptile lunged with one powerful kick, striking like a snake and closing his mouth down around the bandits arm. Umaroth heard the sudden scream, silenced less than a second later as he pulled the man beneath the water.

Underwater was his element. He was the king here. Umaroth pulled the man deeper into the depths, releasing his arm and using one clawed hand to pin the bandit against the lake floor. Bubbles escaped the panicking mans mouth as his precious oxygen escaped his body. He thrashed about, grasping onto Umaroth's arm and face, trying desperately to free himself. The reptile only watched. Bright blue eyes containing narrow pupils stared down at the drowning man. He felt no pity, no remorse. He only felt rage. Umaroth despised humans. He despised the creatures that chased him through the wilderness. The ones with the black fur and sharp sticks.

Umaroth snarled, raising his free hand and swinging it through the water. Sharp claws connected with soft flesh, ripping into the bandit's body. A red haze escaped the wounds, clouding Umaroths vision for a few moments. The thrashing began to end as the man's life escaped from both his mouth and wound. The reptile growled as he sunk his claws into the man's body once more, now dragging him upwards as he bolted for the surface. He wouldn't have this filth in his lake. Umaroth despised the taste of man flesh anyways. This hadn't been a kill for food, rather one of territorial defense. This man had harassed the lizard days before, and now he had paid for returning.

The water's surface exploded as both he and the corpse flew through the air. Umaroth landed on top of the bandits soaked body, growling at the man's face as if daring him to move. He was about to return to the water when he heard something, a voice. The angered lizards head snapped suddenly, blue eyes locking down on the hidden Jackal. But, he didn't lunge. Had it been another person, Umaroth might have lunged. But he didn't. He remained crouched there on top of the bandits' corpse, letting out a series of pausing growls at the creature. What was he looking at? He hadn't seen something like it before. It wasn't a Hollow. It wasn't a human. What was the reptile glaring at? It was black in color, covered head to toe in black fur. Long ears sat upon its head, something the lizard himself did not have. Umaroth did not respond with words, only he simply stared. Lips pulled back in a snarl, feathers standing straight up, he watched the jackal. He did not attack, he only watched.

[Zahra]

Zahra watched everything that unfolded. It was interesting, to say the least. It seemed that one group of souls was attacking another, for a reason lost on her. She assumed that the lady the one soul was holding was something of importance, like an alpha. It would make sense for all of them to go after this man for one person. Or, maybe she was related to the alpha in some way, like a sibling or mate. That would also make sense for everyone to get mad at. Her mind was still to animal to understand that this community considered itself like a family and if any one of them was in danger, the family would rise up to stop it.

Jackals, by their very nature, are pretty much loners. They only stay in small groups, mated pairs, loners or a family unit, staying away from other jackals and protecting their territory viciously. She could sniff the air and tell when the tide was changing and the bigger group was attacking the smaller group. It was pretty obvious to her who was going to win. In her experience, the bigger group always wins, and she was right. The bigger group quickly overtook the smaller, the one guy letting his captive go. She scrambled into the water while the others tried to fight the mob. The one she assumed was the leader left his group to run.

It was horrible. The alpha should never leave the pack behind. It was disgraceful. It was then that he ran by her and stopped. She flicked both of her ears at the sound and turned around. She stared at the man and showed her teeth. She definitely didn't like this alpha, that was for sure. But, he had fallen into the water, which would be his downfall. After just landing in the water, he just disappeared. Zahra stopped showing teeth and cocked her head to the right, clearly confused. She had no idea what had just happened, but she was very curious to find out what. With her ears flicking around to catch all the sounds and nose working overtime to catch all the smells, she inched forward.

Since she didn't know what was there, she was actually being fairly cautious. She could swim, but it wasn't her forte and she wasn't going to risk something stupid here with her mate not here to pull her out if she drowns. After a few seconds of closing the distance between the shore and herself, she saw the top of the water move. She instinctively started to back away quickly. It was a good thing that she did, because shortly after she noticed the water move, two figures burst out of the water. She was closer to where she started, but now she was halfway between her old spot and where the figures burst out. She noticed the one thing on top of what she could tell was a corpse.

He was snarling at it, obviously not happy with him either. He heard her say her name and just snapped up and stared at her. He was definitely showing aggression towards her, but he was just as confused as she was. She had never seen anything like him before. But, she needed to try to show him she didn't mean any harm. She could tell he was like her in a way, but still different. She cocked her head to the right, sniffing the air and flicking her ears around. Her tail twitched back and forth while she was deciding what to do. She slowly knelt down where she was, sitting on her feet and putting her hands on her legs, in full view of him.

She took a deep breath and when he started to growl, she yipped quietly. Only a few yips, but she hoped that they were good enough that it wouldn't send him over the edge and attack her. But, if he did charge her, she was close to her knives. It would be easy for her to grab one and throw it at him. She kept eye contact. She didn't want to appear weak, or else she would definitely be open for an attack. "I Zahra. Follow nose, found here. No threat. You?" She tried to tell him that she wasn't a threat to him. She was just trying to be friendly. She just hoped what she thought was good, he thought was good as well. She didn't really want to fight him if she didn't have to.

[Qaletaqa]

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Qaletaqa had been within the cave for the last few days trying to keep himself from hurting everything on the outside. He had lost control the last time that he had left the cave and it ended up with him killing a few stray animals and damaging a good portion of the few trees that were around here. When he was inside of the cave even when he lost his consciousness it seemed that his curse wasn't strong enough to break him free from this prison he called home. That was when the sound of his mate echoed through the cave.

Qaletaqa's ears perked up slightly and twitched for a few moments and then stopped when he turned and saw her walking through the narrow passage way inside of the living area. He loved Zahra and would do anything for her, but even her presence was something that brought fear to Qaletaqa. He wished for nothing to happen to her and her actually being with him was constantly putting her in damage. He could feel her body heat press against him and as she motioned her face against his chest he licked her forehead happily.

As she sorted through everything that she had brought back from the old apartment and the new stuff that she had stolen Qaletaqa thought over everything. He had a mate now and was happy with her, but that actually conflicted slightly with his ideals and plans to destroy the black robed people. He had to stop them and reclaim the wilds that they had stolen to form the ugly stronghold that constantly was a sign of disrespect to his own people. One day the beasts would overrun that ugly place and the furless would be cast aside not the furred.

He hadn't been able to train himself anymore out of fear that if he did he would rise far above Zahra in power and then eventually lose his control and ultimately kill her. Qaletaqa knew that the chances were in that favor if he were to develop himself further yet he always knew that there was no way he would be able to lead his fellow beasts against the furless with his current strength. The only thing he could think of was training with Zahra and make sure that she was always slightly more powerful then himself. However, his mate always enjoyed stealing more then training which left little time for his plan.

So as Zahra yipped and called out that she was going out to adventure Qaletaqa thought for a few more minutes. Ultimately he knew that he had to go with his instincts and train his mate to be safe against him yet also make sure that the two of them would eventually be able to bring down the furless sword wielding savages that claimed nature like an angry child stealing his toys back from their mother. So he left the cave in search for his mate. That had proven to be slightly more difficult then he had thought for she had already gotten a fairly good head start on him.

Qaletaqa searched for awhile and eventually picked up on the familiar scent and then tracked her down. It took him awhile before he had caught up to the location that Zahra was currently at, but eventually he started to hear the sounds of furless people and knew that his mate would be near by due to her feline like curiosity. He looked over the area and found her, but there was another beast as well. One that Qaletaqa had not encountered prior personality however he had fought a scale skin before and they weren't present.

Rushing to his mate Qaletaqa would suddenly be perched atop of the building that was now right behind Zahra. He had jumped up from the side and now was starring down at the scaled beast with the eyes of a true predator. Qaletaqa was leaning forwards with his legs back and his front paws at the edge of the building. His tail was on the surface of the building behind him swaying from side to side slightly. He could see the look of aggression on this scaled beast body and would not allow harm to come to his mate.

Qaletaqa just hoped that he could frighten the scaled creature away in time for him to return to the caves. He was from his point of view both protecting Zahra from this unknown beast yet at the same time placing her in damage once again by being near her in the open. At any moment he could lose control of himself and start attacking everything in the area. Qaletaqa began to growl at the scaled beast while his lips raised upwards revealing his large fangs. "You threaten mate . . you die." Qaletaqa made sure that he spoke as clear as he could while sending the message across that if the scaled beast wished to have conflict it would be with him not Zahra.

That was when everything went dark though and the sentient personality known as Qaletaqa was closed shut behind the doors of captivity. Only a moment or two after Qaletaqa had spoken and while he continued to growl his eyes slit revealing that his mind had gone feral once again. This time it seemed to have occurred nearly immediately which hadn't been the case yet it seemed that even the gods didn't pity such a soul as him. His paws clenched tightly on the edge of the building and actually were crushed into rubble that fell to the ground.

In the next moment Qaletaqa raised his head to the sky and let out a blood chilling roar that would cause even the mightiest of lions to turn tail and run in freight. He was lost once again and this time he was hunger. His feral eyes looked over the scaled beast and the growl this time was far more vicious and filled with rage. Qaletaqa's tail raised up higher now in sight as he the fur on his body began to prick upwards signally that it would only be another moment before he attacked.

Osen: 7/8 d10

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Umaroths snarls began to quiet down, though his eyes never once left the jackal. The fact that she was using words rather than actions was both a benefit and a downside. Her words interested the lizard, but he had trouble following their meanings and what not. Regardless his lips began to lower themselves back down over his teeth, though those feathers of his still hadn't lowered. Umaroth blinked, eyes softening for a moment as he lowered his gaze to the corpse he was standing on. He suddenly grabbed onto its neck with one of his clawed hands which was then followed by him lifting and smashing the corpse on the ground. Umaroth then turned his head towards Zahra, and then back the body. He was asking her, through actions, if she was with them. Umaroth growled at the body, finally letting go and crawling off. He crawled back so that his body was slightly in the water, and putting some distance between him and the jackal.

"Zahra...threat...no?" Umaroth managed to say after snapping his jaw a few times. Words were still a bother to him, only being able to understand a few of them. He actually didn't understand the word "threat" or "Zahra", simply parroting what she was saying a little and completely unaware he had asked her a question. The reptile crouched down in the water, eyes locked on the jackal. He wasn't sure why he hadn't just left, submerging himself and returning the depths. Maybe it was because he was curious, having never seen a creature quiet like her before. She wasn't Hollow, nor was she human. She was something...different.

The sudden movement above the jackal caught his attention, causing him to raise his head in response. Blue eyes locking down on the arrival of the new creature, Zahra would get to watch as Umaroth began to lift himself up from the water. That look he was giving her before, the one where he was beginning to relax, was now gone. The pupils in his eyes had narrowed down to intense slits, those feathers standing all the way up, lips pulled back to display a mouthful of a razor sharp teeth. An incredibly loud growl escaped from his body in response to Qaletapas threat.

The reptile blinked, though, when he noticed a sudden shift in the rodents' mannerisms. Before, he seemed only to be giving off an ignorable threat, but now Umaroth felt something different. The reptile snarled in response as the fur along the rodents body stood up. He suddenly roared, not only turning on Umaroths aggressive side but startling the villagers nearby. However, while Qaletaqas roar could no doubt cause fear in weaker beings...the reptile remained where he stood.

Was it trying to intimidate the reptile? How ridiculous. Something like this could ever hope to scare Umaroth? The rodent finished its roar, prompting the villagers to begin moving in their direction. Umaroth growled, eyes moving to the approaching sound of footsteps around the corner of the building. He snarled, eyes returning to the rodent perching itself on top of the building. Whatever, Umaroth could handle this. He stepped forward and screamed. His roar easily dwarfed the very one Qaletaqa released only a moment ago. Umaroths roar was louder, stronger, and contained far more ferocity than the berserking rodent could muster. Umaroths roar would pierce into Zahra and her mate's ears, filling them with a deep discomfort. A primal fear that they could not explain.

His tail slammed into the water, creating a massive wall of water that rained down on top of the reptile. The villagers halted their approach, hearing that second roar had caused a wave of panic through them. Umaroth snarled, his roar finished, tail slapping through the air as he glared up at the rodent on the roof. Zahra, perhaps, had less than an instant to do something before the reptiles tail swung through the air, smacking the corpse of the bandit at his feet. The body would fly into the air directly towards Qaletaqas perch. If it hit, well then they would both be hitting the ground. It was a warning. He was telling them both to leave. Now.

[Zahra]

Zahra watched the lizard man as he stopped growling at her and was starting to calm down. It seemed that what she was doing was actually working. She was thankful for that. She was hoping not to create conflict with this new beast and so far, so good. She could tell that he was still on guard and she was too. It would be stupid of her not to be, especially when she had no backup around here and she had no idea if the other people here would support the lizard or not. She was letting her ears flick around the area, making sure that no one was actually sneaking up on her. She also sniffed the air to try to smell anyone out.

He grabbed the body that was under him, staring at it. He then bashed it on the ground and looked to her then back at the corpse. She could tell that he was trying to ask if she was with this man or not. He then crawled off the body and put himself back in the water a little bit. He was obviously comfortable in the water, which is why he went back there. He then actually spoke, asking her if she was a threat. She could tell that it was hard for him and was thankful he was actually trying. Her staying calm actually worked out. She was trying to think up something more to say or do, but she tried to remain calm and not show any aggression.

It was then that she smelled something in the air and then heard something. Her right ear moved to face the noise while her other ear was still trying to move around and try to figure out if anything else was coming her way. She didn't hear anything else or smell anything else. But, the smell that she had caught was pretty familiar. She knew who it was and when she looked up at the top of the building, she was correct. Her mate was standing there, staring down the lizard. With the new addition, he definitely wasn't calm anymore. He returned to his super guarded form, showing teeth and growling at her mate.

He didn't like this male in his territory and she knew how territorial males can get. She then stood, arms by her side, ready to do what was needed to be done. She heard her mate say that if he threatened her, he would die. It was nice to hear him standing up for her, but she didn't know how strong this lizard was. He might be able to overpower him, so she stayed on guard, just in case something happened. But then, while looking at him, she saw him change into his feral side. He started to grab on so tightly, he was crumbling the roof. She glanced to the lizard. "Hold mate, no kill."

She didn't want to get into anymore detail about it yet, since it seemed that he couldn't really talk well either. She then turned to face her mate, jumping back a few feet to get a better look at him, waiting for him to make a move. It seemed like they were now in a roaring contest. They both were roaring pretty loudly and while her ears were still flicking around, she noticed people were starting to come over. Her tail twitched slightly from the nerves of what was going on. Thankfully, after the lizard roared, they seemed to run off, which was good. She stood her ground and would wait to see who would attack first. She pulled out two throwing knives, preparing herself to throw them.

[Qaletaqa]

The feral mind of the massive otter was one that sought after an end to hungry. He was nothing more then a wild animal right now without a conscious mind that could think above that of instinct and skill. As he had roared the beast watched as the lizard did the same and could hear that it was a far deal louder then his own. In the mind of an animal that was an issued challenge even more so then the fact that the lizard was still starring at him. The building could no longer holding up the vicious beast.

A building below Qaletaqa began to crack and crumble from his uncontrolled strength so Qaletaqa leaped down to the grass. He was actually down on all fours his eyes locked on the lizard as he moved from side to side his fangs revealed and his lips up in a snarl. That was when the sound of Zahra's voice was picked up by Qaletaqa and his gaze shifted to that of his mate. It was strange normally when he lost himself to his curse Qaletaqa would always go after Zahra.

The splashing of the lizards tail in the water had caught his attention along with the fact that the body of the man was now in the rubble of the building. Qaletaqa was not in a thinking state so such a display was just another way of issuing a challenge against him. The mind of the beast was just that now and the challenge was going to be addressed and then his mate would be as well.

Taking off at full speed Qaletaqa ran on all fours closing the distance faster then one might expect even with his speed. As he got a few feet away from the lizard Qaletaqa rose from his front paws and instead of striking forwards or biting like one might expect from a beast Qaletaqa spun when there was little time left to act. His incredible long tail would be raised up high and aimed to smack the lizard across the face. Whether that worked or not Qaletaqa was going to follow through and thrust his claws into the gut of the lizard.

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Strength - 170 Points
Speed - 200 Points (300)
Spiritual Pressure - 120 Points (160)
Reiatsu Strength - 10 Points (7)
Light Aura - 50 Points
Dark Aura - 50 Points
Instinct - 100 Points (75)
Senses - 100 Points (75)
Energy sensory - 0 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Skills: 15/15 SKP

[Intimidation] {2}
[Martial Arts: Street Fighting] {2}
[Strength of Will] {2}
[Battle Focus] {1}
[Pain Tolerance] {2}
[Bleeding Tolerance] {2}
[Damage Recovery] {2}
[Stealth] {1}
[Sex] {1}

[Zeich Yajuu]

+240 TP to each participant.