Which is the True Beast

[Zahra]

Zahra's jump was successful. She landed on him and her claws dug into him deep enough for her to hang on and she bit into his neck. She only bit in deep enough to barely prick the skin. He roared so loud when she landed on her that she expected the same thing to happen again when she was able to actually bite him. Instead, he was actually standing still, which she knew wasn't a good thing for her. She felt his tail wrap around her throat. It was then that her teeth grabbed down harder in reflex, ripping a bit from the pull of the tail.

She grabbed for the tail, trying to get some space between the tail and throat. It worked, but not before he was pulling her off and getting ready to throw her. She knew if she really fought against this, she could hurt him worse. So, holding onto the tail, she kept a good grip on it while he tried to fling her off of him. He uncurled his tail, but she kept a tight hold on it. So, instead of her getting flung a few feet away, she held on and felt a pull from the force.

But, she was able to keep her grip on his tail, so she stayed close by. Her right arm was hurting from the pull, but it was nothing that she couldn't handle. She looked at him, grabbing another throwing knife with her left hand, and was ready to throw one at him again. This time, however, when he stood there, she noticed a change in his eyes and cocked her head to the right. What was going on with him? It was the weirdest thing she's ever seen. He looked normal in the eyes again.

She stood up, keeping her knife at the ready while he checked himself over and looked at her. He then said he was a true monster. "Not know about that. But, you otter. I 'member. You did earlier, you mark me. You know that? It what family did to mark part of family, that we belong." She then started yipping with a few barks. She was curious if he completely understood what she said. She took a few steps closer to him, still ready for anything. She wasn't going to let her guard down yet.

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[Qaletaqa]

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Qaletaqa stood and could feel the female's grip on his long tail which was something out of the ordinary for him. In truth Qaletaqa hadn't ever reacted well to other touching his tail it was nearly the same as when they would attempt to take his golden clothing. He could see though that the female was holding a weapon that could have only been what caused the wound on his shoulder. It was clear to the beast that he had attempted to hurt her and that she managed to survive long enough for his sanity to return.

It wasn't something that normally happened, but when it did hi sanity would be claimed again and no one had ever survived through two blank outs which meant that Qaletaqa needed to separate from the female as swiftly as he could. Yet as he looked at her it was as if he wasn't alone. He didn't understand it, but he didn't want to leave her yet knew that was the only way to save her. His body relaxed as he started to walk towards her.

It was then that the female began to speak again about how she didn't know if he was a monster or not. Yet she spoke about him being some kind of animal. Yet the word that she spoke had no meaning to Qaletaqa it was just as meaningless as so many other words that intelligent people spoke. As he reached the same length from her that he had been before which was little to no space between them at all Qaletaqa looked down at her face as she tried to explain that what he did was mark her when h licked her.

After she said something about families doing this she began to yip again in a manner that Qaletaqa couldn't interoperate. The only thing that Qaletaqa was able to think of at the moment was that the female was simply stunned and thinking to much. She wasn't going on her instincts like so many other beast yet that made her strangely more like him. Although right now Qaletaqa couldn't help, but go along with his instincts and once again licked her in the same location as before.

After a few licks on her forehead though Qaletaqa's sanity was claimed again. It seemed that he had used his time wrongly taking the path that would show his affection towards the female instead of saving her from himself. It seemed that even in the afterlife his soul was selfish and cursed. His eyes once again shifting into only a sign of feral thoughts. Qaletaqa's hands suddenly sprung up an would dig into the female's arms as the beast would bite down on her right shoulder.

Osen: 2/2d10

[Zahra]

She watched him walk closer to her. Zahra saw that his eyes were back to the way they were before, when she first came upon him in this field. She knew that using all those new words was like rambling, but she honestly didn't know how to feel around him. At first, he seemed like a nice enough beast. He talked with her and explained why he was so alone. But, then, there was that other side of him that she didn't even realize he had until he started to attack her.

The side of him that went completely feral and was based on instincts alone. She knew that she should've run away when he went crazy, but she felt a somewhat connection to this beast. He was the first of their kind that she had actually met when she was still new to this world. He was the first one to really come close to her like this. Most, she would admit, would just yell at her for stealing something. Though, when she traveled around to different parts of Rukongai, no one talked.

They all pretty much ignored her. It was lonely, and she thought that she would be content to be alone like that. It had worked for many years, but now she just wanted to belong. She missed what she had when she was alive, a family and support system that would help her through all of her issues. Though, her issues weren't many when she was alive, but they were there regardless. But now, with what he had done to her, no one had done that since she was living.

When he walked up close to her again, he bent down and started to lick her forehead again. The weirdest sensation passed over her until one stood out among all the others. Belonging. She now felt like she belonged to a group again, to a family. Even if it was a pack of two, that's how her parents were before her and her siblings came along. She looked up at him and she couldn't help but feel very close to him right now. But then, something changed.

She saw the change happen again, and thankfully, she had her knife still in her right hand. Once he grabbed onto her arms, she shoved the knife into his abdomen and pushed backwards, jumping away from him. She was able to push away due to her greater strength. She quickly grabbed another knife in her right hand, letting her instincts drive her next actions. She ducked back down in the grass. She needed to blend into the shadows, to make it harder for him to find her.

Combat Post 1/4

[Qaletaqa]

His claws had managed to dig right into her arms yet the female was fast enough to get a stab in on him. That small weapon that Qaletaqa had noticed while his sanity was intact had been used against him now to thrust through his fur and into his flesh. The female was stronger then Qaletaqa even in a state when he was nothing, but a feral beast. She had managed to break away from his hold and leap backwards. One thing that she might wish to have noticed was the fact that those wounds that she had inflicted upon him were hardly bleeding at all.

His fur was coated in his blood around the wounds that much was for sure yet the coat wasn't getting bigger. In fact Qaletaqa for whatever reason be it his body or his current state of being feral wasn't even reaction to his wounds. The only thing that had even occurred when he had been stabbed was him letting out in incredible roar that rivaled the last. As he roared the female slipped into hiding again within the grass using stealth to her advantage.

Qaletaqa started to swing with both of his arms through the grass his claws actually cutting down a rather good deal of it. It seemed that the beast was even farther away from sanity then the first time he had turned. He wasn't even sniffing the air to locate the female anymore he was just swinging randomly out of rage. The female was going to need to last long enough in stealth for her to take advantage of Qaletaqa's feral nature.

Osen: 1/2

[Zahra]

Zahra watched as the man roared again, even worse than the last time. It seemed like this time, he was way far into her rage, because she started to mow down the high grass that she was now using to hide from him. He wasn't even trying to use his senses to find her. She never knew of an animal that would go this completely crazy before. But, she had really only been around her family, and the two legged things animals, which she never counted towards that.

He was very angry, that much was certain, but while she was hiding, she noticed something. The wounds that she had inflicted on him did bleed, but only minor. She sniffed the air. Since he was so close to her now, with mowing down all the grass, she didn't really smell any blood in the air. It was weird. She saw the wounds she inflicted on him, but they weren't bleeding. She knew dealing blows like that on prey would wear them down to the point of ending them.

But, if he wasn't bleeding, it would mean that his energy wasn't getting sapped. It wasn't a good sign for her. It meant that he would be able to fight pretty much full force even if she threw all her knives at him. She knew that right now, since he couldn't even find her, the best thing to do would be to lay low. So, that's exactly what she did. She used her speed to follow behind the man, making sure not to get too close and get hit with his attacks. She really wanted to know why this happened to him.

[Qaletaqa]

Over and over again not even thinking of what was going on around him the feral beast continued to swing through the grass until nearly all the grass around him was flat or torn up and flung to the sides. The only thing on this beasts mind was rage and hunger. It would find the female beast and eat her down to the very bone. That was how anyone would see Qaletaqa at the moment however after a few moments of heavy breathing the beast stood upwards again just as before with his eyes returning to sanity.

Qaletaqa stood upright just as he had in all of the moments of sanity prior and looked around for the female. At first he was unable to find her and began to fear that he had killed her. However, the thought was quickly pushed from his mind due to the fact that he didn't taste blood and when he looked down at his paws only residue of the grass were on them and no signs of fur or blood. Qaletaqa then moved his tail slightly causing it to clash with something from behind him.

Immediately it clicked into his head that the female was behind him. Slowly Qaletaqa turned around and looked down at the female his eyes showing grief and sorrow at how unstable he was and how much danger he was putting her in by just being selfish and not wanting to leave her company. "Sorry I am. Me monster with no control." Qaletaqa looked down at his paws and was swallowed up in grief so much so that the thought of just running away now seemed far more appealing that simply revealing how weak he was to such an amazing female.

Osen: 0/2

[Zahra]

Zahra watched as he stopped completely what he was doing and stood up straight. She relaxed just a hair, waiting to see what would happen next. He then looked down at his paws and she knew what was happening. It seemed that he had gotten himself back under control. He started to look around and then she watched his tail start to move around. It was then that his tail hit her. Her tail was twitching, as well as her ears, waiting to see what would happen.

She grabbed his tail and he slowly started to turn around. Before she grabbed his tail, however, she flipped her throwing knife so the pointed end was pointing down towards the ground. She kept a hold of his tail while he turned around and she looked up at him. It seemed like he was sad over something. He said he had no control, but honestly, she figured that most animals didn't have control to begin with. He was trying to fight her, but to her, she treated it more like training.

"Beasts usually no control. Remind me of mating dance, prove worth." She just looked at him, holding his tail close to her. She knew among her kind, some of them would prove dominance to show that they were worthy for a mate and the strongest female picked the mate she wanted and they mated for life. This was an interesting way to show her how worthy he was. But, it made no difference to her. She was curious what he would say to something like that.

[Qaletaqa]

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The feeling of her fur n his tail was nearly as pleasant as her hands on his chest. It had been so long that he hadn't even been blessed with the gift of a soft touch that Qaletaqa had actually nearly forgotten how much sway it held over the emotions that he felt. This female was causing so much to surface from deep within him. Until he had just met her he would have done whatever he could to just stay away from nearly everything in order to make sure that his curse wouldn't effect others. Now it was as if he couldn't possible put distance between him and her.

Her touch was soft and gentle yet strong and he could tell just from her grip that she was far stronger physically then he was. She had a look of curiosity and question on her face that made Qaletaqa question both her nature and sanity. Why was she still so calm and why wasn't she running away like everyone else. On top of that this made it twice that he had lost control around her and she had lived. That made her the only entity to ever survive him.

Qaletaqa could see the knife in her hand yet also took notice that it was held in a position that was none aggressive at least for an animal. The female then spoke about how animals normally had no control over themselves which made Qaletaqa actually question what he knew as his curse. It was only for a moment, but what he had wasn't just feral instinct that he couldn't control it was a curse layed upon him for failing his little brother when he was alive something that he would carry for entirety.

Then the female continued to speak and spoke about how him going feral reminded her of mating dance. Qaletaqa held no knowledge of this though simply due to the fact that he wasn't an animal in the world of the living he was a human. It seemed that this female before him now was actually always an animal. Yet what animal she was he couldn't compare to those that he hunted when he was alive. The closest thing he could compare her to was a wolf yet she was different especially her fur and eyes.

As the female spoke about proving worth Qaletaqa moved in towards her again and licked her snout. He didn't know the sensation that was causing him to go against every fiber of reason that he possessed but for some reason that action seemed to be the only thing worth doing right then. After that Qaletaqa would proceed to lick her forehead again and then smile down at her as his arms moved around her waist. d10

[Zahra]

Zahra watched him take in everything. It seemed that he was confused about what she was actually saying. To her, that didn't make a lot of sense. Animals are supposed to know about these things. It was obvious to her that his clan didn't do their duty and teach him about things. It made her sad a little. It was never good when your family wouldn't teach you about every aspect of life. Well, almost every aspect of life. The rest you learned.

So, from what she was seeing, it looked like he had never held interest in another female to perform this before, or he hadn't done it very often and was out of practice. But, she had to give the man credit, all the raw power he showed when he lost himself was impressive. But, if she wasn't as strong as she was now, she easily wouldn't been taken out by him. It showed her how strong he actually was and how he would act around her.

But even then, it didn't bother her too much. It would definitely keep her on her toes. It made things exciting that he could just go crazy at the drop of a hat. She was thinking about it, still holding on to his tail when she noticed him looking down on her. She looked up at him, wondering what was actually running through his mind. But, she would find out soon enough. He bent back down again and she slightly tensed up, but this time it was unneeded.

He licked her snout. All of her thoughts just kinda stopped. It was the weirdest sensation for her. To go from her family doing this simple bonding every day to going without it for a very long time. And now, when she has gained two legs and can wander free, she runs into the same one that saved her those years ago, performing the same act that her family had done. She really didn't realize how long she had been wanting that kind of closeness.

After that, he started to lick her forehead again, smiling at her while moving his paws around her waist. She did the only thing that actually came to her mind. She nuzzled into his chest fur, enjoying the warmth from him. She then licked his chest. He was too tall to actually reach his face. She licked a few times, getting in his full scent and putting her scent on him. Then, she stopped for a minute and lightly nipped the skin she had licked.

[Qaletaqa]

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The soft brush of her fur against his own was one that Qaletaqa felt he might never be able to get from his mind. Why was everything so different with this one female though. He didn't understand what it was about her that made hi mind seem to go against the rules that he set for himself over the last century. If he had been told this would have happened to him before meeting her here today Qaletaqa would have just thought it impossible and dwelled in his sorrow alone.

Now though it seemed like he might not be alone any longer. This female for whatever reason not only held some kind of way to bring him joy from just her appearance, but was also able to survive his often blank out moments where he couldn't control himself. Qaletaqa truly was at a lose for thought about the matter it was something that he truly thought he'd never have again. He'd been dwelling in depress for over a century at his failure and now it seemed he might be given a second chance in this life.

It was then that he felt her face move against his chest which caused a chirp like sound to vent from Qaletaqa in surprise. It was actually rather embarrassing when he thought about it just because that sound had never escaped from his mouth prior. Moving his right hand out from around her waist Qaletaqa pulled the knife from hi torso causing a painful yip. It was then that the female nipped his chest as a result causing two reaction. The first was minor which was only Qaletaqa dropping the knife from his grasp and moving his arm back around the waist of he female.

The second reaction was actually more physical. The nipping of his chest had caused a chemical release of hormones mainly testosterone through his body. As a result Qaletaqa was lost in his animalistic instincts yet not in the way that h normally was from his curse. This time it was a mating instinct that overpowered his logical thought. Moving the female to the ground Qaletaqa continued to lick over her face and neck eventually leading to the mating of two beasts. d10

[Zahra]

Zahra nipped at his skin while he was removing the knife she forgot she still had in her hand. He moved a hand to remove it and then after her action, she heard her knife fall onto the ground. She watched it fall, remembering where it fell so she would get it later, but he put his arm back around her. She felt his grip tightening around her more and she looked up and saw a chance happen again. But this time, she knew what the look meant. She flicked her tail around while he bent down.

He started to lick on her face then neck. When they were on the ground, she returned the licking, adding in nips here and there to make it more interesting for her. After what felt like an eternity, she fell back on his chest, panting and sweating a little from the exertion that they had just done. She nuzzled against his now sweaty chest. After a few minutes, she sat up, with a knee on each side of his hips and just looked down at him.

There was something about this beast that just drew her to him. She didn't know if it was the fact that there was a lot of violence involved, making him anything but ordinary or the fact that he was a unique beast. No matter what though, she knew something for a fact now. It was something that was going to change her forever. She now had someone to live her life with, her mate. And, she was mated for life. She would always be with him.

But, honestly, she wouldn't have it any other way. This man would make her life interesting. She got off him and crawled up to his face. She breathed in his scent and whispered something into his ear. "Mate." Now, there was no way they could live apart. She could hold her own against him and that would suit her just fine. She would no longer be alone and she couldn't be any happier. She would wait until he woke up and then walk off together with him, going to her home in Rukongai.

[Takashi Kuchiki]

500 TP Qaletaqa (45 paragraphs + 50 tie bonus)
400 TP Zahra (35 paragraphs +50 tie bonus)

* Last few posts weren't counted due non-combat.