The Days Together [Joint Training / R / NDE]

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Yet another morning in the Rukongai. Even in the early hours of the day the roads were bustling. One would be surprised at just how busy such a small village of one hundred spirits could be. Men and women bouncing between buildings, children laughing and playing in the road with balls, and a few small dogs yapping and running around. With the recent success in farming the spirits saw, a influx of coin and prosperity hit the village like a tidal wave. They grew simple things, like grain and rice, and did business with the Seireitei in exchange for gold. With the sudden prosperity there was a influx of new spirits, who also happened to be skilled in farming, who began to make their own homes in the District. New houses and faces seemingly appeared overnight. Life was going especially well for the spirits. Very well. Some even began to move deeper into the Rukongai, for the safety. But those that lived in the village since the beginning, unlike the new spirits, offered their thanks not to the Shinigami, but the totem of what lived in the lake whose shores they lived on.

How did this sudden growth in the human population affect the other inhabitants of the district though? Well, in truth, it didn't. There was a unspoken rule between them. The humans stayed on their shore, and left the other shores alone. Well, they kind of had to. Lake Altaga in the Southern 51st District, was essentially the border between the Wilderness and Rukongai. The northern shore was where the humans lived. The western and eastern shores were marshlands and swamps, uninhabitable by spirits and terrible farm land. The south, though, was where the true Wilderness was. Lake Altaga was home to the deity that the villagers revered, but these days he was not seen much by the human spirits. He had relocated himself, primarily, to the southern side of the lake. It was not done in spite of the humans. It was done because, well, he now had other responsibilities.

The southern forests did not possess the noise of the northern shores town. It was quiet compared to the humans. The sounds of nature were not polluted by the sounds of talking humans. Chirping birds, mating calls, falling trees, woodpeckers, bugs, the occasional scream of a Hollow, were the sort of things you heard on that side. The villagers dared not cross the lake to that side. They had barely an understanding of what existed on the furthest shores of the lake. Rumors of walking monsters, dens of Hollows, witches and warlocks, and many other rumors. They believed that the single island on the lake was what protected them from what would cross the waters and kill them all. Well, not the island itself but the being they called Naga that lived on it. It was true, in a way, though.

While most of the further districts in the Rukongai were often in danger of being attacked by Hollows, this particular town did not have that bad luck. They were protected by something. They themselves weren't actually being protected, it was just that they so happened to be on the positive receiving end of the creature defending Lake Altaga, its territory. The being called Naga was very real. But he wasn't seen much these days though. He was most often seen by the village children, since they were the ones who didn't often scream their heads off and grab something to beat the curious reptile away with. But when the children said they stopped seeing Naga, there was worry in some of the inhabitants that the guardian deity had vanished again. But he wasn't gone. No. Not at all.

On the southern shore, deep within the forest, the sound of trampling hooves filled the air and rocked the earth. A small herd of young deer, about seven of them, stampeded through the forest in a panicked rush. Their horns still freshly growing, it was obvious that these were juvenile deer. But what were they running from? Running through brush, trampling roots, scaling small hills, the deer just did not stop. Crying out they suddenly turned left, as if spooked by something, and began heading into a part of the forest that the trees were not so thick in. Snarling a few meters behind them, a black scaled beast burst out from the underbrush and pursued them from a safe distance. Snapping jaws, intense blue eyes, and feathers standing up atop his head, Umaroth was actively hunting. He was normally a lazy reptile, eating fish and turtles and deer that weren't paying attention when they drank from his lake...but recent events caused him to change tactics a little.

He'd been stalking this herd for the past hour now. Only when everything was ready did he lunge, scaring them and driving them out of the thicker forest. He had little trouble keeping pace with them, and even would snap at the rears of the ones falling behind due to exhaustion to get them spooked and running harder. What was he doing? Umaroth could have easily taken one by now, or honestly all of them considering how gluttonous he was, so what was he waiting for? Darting left and right he herded the deer further through the woods, before he noticed the break in the tree line ahead. Now was the time. Suddenly dashing forward, a clawed hand shot forward and ripped into the rear of the slowest deer. Yanked back as if made of bubbles, the large mammal was swung backwards and thrown against the trunk of a rather large tree. The impact killed it instantly.

His own prey secured, Umaroth turned to look at the herd fleeing from him out into the open field. Despite a few short breaths, Umaroth inhaled deeply and let out a deep, guttural, roar that easily dwarfed the sound of the stampeding, terrified, deer. Why did Umaroth suddenly roar though? Well that easy. He was letting out a signal. He wasn't the only one hunting after all. He wanted to see how they would do now that he lead the deer to where his pack was lying in wait.

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{Stats and Skills}
Strength - 315 = 504 Points

Speed - 250 = 400 Points

Spiritual Pressure - 200 = 150 Points

Reiatsu Strength - 50 Points

Light Aura - 60 Points

Dark Aura - 40 Points

Instinct - 150 Points

Senses - 150 Points

Energy sensory - 0 Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Total SP: 1115 Points


[Martial Arts: Street-Fighting] {2}

[Battle Analysis] {2}

[Pain Tolerance] {2}

[Strength of Will] {2}

[Intimidation] {2}

[Anti-Stealth] {2}

[Charisma / Leadership] {2}

[Acrobatics] {1}

Skill Points: 15 / 15

[Nesr]

Morning. She hadn't woken up this early in the morning for quite some time. But, she was happier than she had been in awhile. She was finally around with someone else like her. She had been alone for the entire time that she spent in this weird place. All of the people that she had met always tried to avoid her or run away from her or the one time she went into that Other place where only one person saw her, ran from her and fought with her.

That was definitely an INTERESTING place that she didn't really want to go back to unless she was with someone else. But, with this new lizard man, Naga, it was different. He was the first Beast-Clan that she had met, someone else that was like her. Different looking but still similar enough. He didn't run away from her but actually talked to her and taught her about the fish in the pond and other things around here.

So, once Naga wanted her to join the group he was forming, she agreed almost immediately, after a little misunderstanding. Or, was it not a misunderstanding and she was dismissing it for no reason? She blushed again slightly, but pushed the thought aside. There was something important that they were doing today. They were going out on a huge hunt for deer. It would be a challenge.

She had never went after something so large before, so it was rather exciting. In the days since she had accepted, she started to move all of her belongings to this area. It took over a day to move everything, but now she was a little more spread out, and had room to grow. She was looking in front of the mirror, priming herself before their little get together. She made sure that she was shining before she left.

At the appointed time, she lightly followed where Naga was going. She saw the herd and followed them over the treetops as best she could. Naga was doing a good job of herding them off into the forest. She could tell that some of them were running low on energy, but it didn't matter. She watched as Naga grappled with one of them, ripping into the rear of the animal while the rest of the herd moved on.

When he roared, Nesr moved swiftly over the herd, watching to see what would happen. She would every now and then land in a tree and screech loudly, making them run. She would also hide in bushes and slash out at them, running along side them every once in awhile. She wasn't used to running along the ground, so she kept to the air as best she could. Once they reached another clearing, she knew that it was her time to strike.

She swooped down and aimed for the smallest deer in the herd. With her talons outstretched, she would grab onto the back of one of them and try pulling them up into the air. She was strong so she was able to lift them slightly. Once over a thick amount of trees, she would drop the deer from about ten feet in the air, helping her kill it off. She would land quickly and jump on it, checking to see if it was dead. If it was, she would caw/squawk loudly in the air to signal that she was done.

[Lisa Ko]

There was no Hive. The old Hive was gone. No noise from the old nest that gave orders or a presence to linger there anymore. The old nest was no more. All that remained was the now. Before arriving Lisa remained alone, isolated from the humans, black cloaked beings, and from other individuals that may have been like her. The seclusion from all those around her made it easier for the insectoid to really understand...... that all she knew was gone. Or at least, she was no longer in the world that she recognized. Not only that she herself was entirely different, but the world around her was as well. Talking about these things with the Naga made it clear. But seeing that there were more Naga around made it all the more sense.

Lisa couldn't say for certain that she was very fond of forming a new Hive, but it was something. A reason. A purpose. A soldier like her wasn't made to think. Creating and populating wasn't something that her role required, so she wouldn't change her style of thinking for a bit. All that was required was to scout, fight, and eat. That was her job. Protecting the Hive and securing its overall dominance in the area. All other life forms were a potential danger if they did nothing for the environment. Beyond that, everything was a threat. At first, she thought that the "other" Beastclan member was a threat. Still think it is. But after somewhat of a brief introduction, there was nothing left to say. Lisa kept an eye out for it. After all, bugs and birds don't do well together given their own history in the Human World. In other words, she didn't like "it."

Regardless, "it" was part of the Hive too. So Lisa would play nice, for now. The day went on until the darkness came. Lisa wasn't a night Insectoid. Hard to see, no warmth to really target and land on, and it is cold too. Lisa didn't like the night time at all. So in such cases she used the time to hibernate. To sleep dofus. It's at this time that she didn't really see much of herself as a girl really. There was no reason to. Male or female, it didn't matter in a Hive. All that mattered was the Queen. The Queen and the Hive. That was all Lisa needed to know in order to live. In this case however, there was no Queen, only a Hive. So, she would use her strength to secure the Hive. And that meant collecting food.

Naga was the one that brought her to the new Hive, so it was from him that she received orders from. At least some form of direction to go with. That was the reason why she was up in the morning with the pair. She followed and acted accordingly to her station. She didn't need to shave, to clean up as much, or to make sure that her appearance was suitable. She didn't see herself like Naga and Nesr did with themselves. Her mentality hadn't reached that point yet. All she knew was the foreign noise that entered their territory. A noise that was loud, and sounded in the many. Intruders?

Lisa kept herself up high, clinging to the thick brush of the trees for both cover and as a vantage point. She watched for a bit to see what the pair was really doing. Their reason for why was still beyond her. Something about food maybe? She didn't see it. But if the large mammal group below had to be killed, then so be it. The Naga went up first, tackling his own down into complete submission. Then he cried out. A warning? A signal? Maybe help? Lisa didn't know, thus she took to the air. Wings fluttering chaotically behind to push herself away from her position. Only then did she have a good sight on the other Beastclan member. Nesr came down quickly. Gripping one of the herd with her talons to parachute it up into the air. Only then did it fall to be finished off.

But why only one at a time? Were they too weak? Were the creatures strong? Lisa didn't know, nor did she care. For the safety of the Hive she had to kill the intruders that posed a threat. Down the Hornet fell, her pairs of wings fluttering rapidly to control the speed of her descent. Normally she would wait for a larger clearing before engaging the intruders, but she was use to such tight spaces. Unlike birds, Lisa's wings were on her back instead of her arms. Her swinging body weight helped to lure and direct herself to somewhere as she needed. That the easy part. The difficulty in this task was targeting a moving object through the spaces between the trees that were moving just as fast as she was, if not faster.

These intruders were a bit sloppy in formation. As the two others were picked off their positioning became rather frantic. They seemed to be stumbling over each other to try and be the first in line. The sudden shift in their formation made it harder for Lisa to really get a grasp on them. The trees proved to be difficult to maneuver around in such chaotic manner. Her shoulder bumped into a few trees, which made her descent a bit woozy. But alass, it was thankfully the herd's blundering movements that allowed one of them to fall a bit behind the others. This was the opportunity that Lisa needed to latch onto it. The deer thrust itself frantically to toss the girl off its backside, but her grip had already been set.

Her talons dug into its neck and hide. Her four appendages made it all the more easier to balance herself on a moving object, while the remaing two arms, the spear tips, to pierce into the creature. A single thrust caused the Deer to cry out, bumping into a larger Deer up front. The two came crashing into a tree ahead of them, downing them all. Lisa's grip tore the fur from her target, wounding it enough to have it remain still on the floor. But the other was definitely angry. This one was bigger than her target. A bit bigger than Lisa as she tossed herself back onto her front side, crawling on all fours to face her foe.

Unlike her target, this one had stingers protruding from the sides of its head. They were freakin' huge. Multiple stingers attached to the others, almost forming a large pincer, inching towards her. The girl's inner jaw revealed themselves to the Deer, gnawing against one another to cause a rattling effect to be heard. Her wings fluttered aggressively at the Deer. Lisa didn't like the intruder. She was pissed. The Deer's hoove brushed dirt behind it. It kicked about in defense of her target. Lisa rattled back even more at its display of a taunt. Lisa was a soldier, and backing down against a foe was not in her job description.

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{Stats and Skillz}

Strength - [100]*50 = [150]

Speed - [100]*25 = [125]

Spiritual Pressure – [100]/2 = [50]

Reiatsu Strength – [50]/2 = [25]

Light Aura - [50]

Dark Aura - [50]

Instinct - [100]

Senses - [100]

Energy sensory - [0] Points

Healing Expertise - [50] Points


Total SP: [600] points


Skills

1. Battle Skill: Intimidation [1]

2. Battle Skill: Pain Tolerance [1]

3. Mental Skill: Lack of Fear [1]

4. Mental Skill: Learning [1]

5. Battle Skill: Strength of Will [1]

6. Battle Skill: Bleeding Tolerance [1]

SKP: 6/15

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The reptile snorted softly. With his own kill confirmed he had fallen back from the herd and simply watched them scurry off into the open field. That had been the plan the entire time. Umaroth was to lead the herd of prey out into the open field so his winged companions could make their own kills. A simple strategy that had mostly relied on Umaroth being able to effectively herd the deer. But he'd done his part. He even had his meal. Everything else was on Nesr and Lisa. They would go hungry if they couldn't acquire their meals. Umaroth may have shown them kindness, but he was not the type to coddle either of them. The world was harsh. You needed to fight to survive. You needed to be stronger than your prey and predator. You needed to be faster both physically and mentally. Umaroth needed them, and himself, to get stronger to survive what was in this crazy world.

His tail flicked for a moment as he watched to see what his pack would do. Nesr was the first spotted. Descending from the sky like a true bird of prey her talons found their mark in the back of her chosen prey. The reptile noted that she had chosen the smallest of the remaining deer. Why had she done that, he wondered. Was it natural instinct taking hold? Predators would target the weakest members of their prey in order to minimize the chances of failure or them themselves getting hurt. Was it because she wouldn't have been able to fly without picking that one in particular? Umaroth was still relatively new to hunting. While he possessed the natural instincts for it, who he was as a Beast-Clan allowed him to rely not on hunting, but being an ambush predator.

When he was hungry he would either snap up any fish that was foolish enough to come close to those teeth, or he'd be waiting by the waters edge for parched animals coming to drink. He was an ambush predator, and he didn't often chase down prey like he was now. He was still learning. Watching Nesr was filling his head with brand new thoughts, ideas, and realizations. Watching her rise high into the sky with her prey, he watched as she let go of the squirming doe and allowed gravity to finish it off for her. An interesting solution. He snorted for a moment. Unlike Nesr he didn't have access to his own hunting advantages right now. The sky was always available to her...while the depths weren't. But seeing that Nesr had secured her meal he wondered how was the other one doing?

He scanned around, finally spotting the herd of remaining deer once again. And harassing them was Lisa herself. The hornet Beast-clanswoman fluttered about in the air, seemingly picking her target, before lunging and latching herself to her chosen target. Unlike Umaroth and Nesr, she displayed a heightened aggression that could have actually rivaled the reptiles. Her spear like arms forced themselves into the body of the deer, bringing it down when they slammed into a tree. Hrm. It wasn't a question that, out of the three, Lisa was currently the weakest. Nesr was impressively developed, while Lisa was still a good few levels beneath the other two. Umaroth was wanting to rectify that. Bringing Lisa to meet Nesr was...something. Whether it was her general distrust in anything that wasn't Umaroth, or a rivalry between the species, it hadn't exactly been a good first impression.

But with words of encouragement from Umaroth that Nesr wasn't going to eat her, and that he'd personally protect Lisa if Nesr so tried, things seemed to be settling down. Nesr had already made herself comfortable , so now Umaroth needed to work on helping Lisa both adjust to her new surroundings and develop. She needed to get stronger, or else she risked being left behind by Umaroth and Nesr. The law of the wild...the weak got left behind. And while Umaroth understood and would obey that law, he was not fine with the idea of simply abandoning the Beast-Clanswoman he had promised a new life and meaning to. He promised her they would make a hive for creatures like themselves, a place where Beasts could belong. Lisa was his soldier, and he wasn't going to see her simply left behind.

That was why he did not budge when he saw the next turn of events. Lisa, during her attack, had caused one of the young bulls to become rather enraged. The animal, that Umaroth always took for cowardly, turned around and challenged her. His blue eyes narrowed as his feathers began to rise a little bit. He had to forcefully hold himself back from jumping in. If Lisa couldn't bring down something as simple as a deer, then how would she ever hope to stand against things such as the Masked Beasts or...those. For a brief moment Umaroth felt anger as he thought back to what he and the feline Beast had together fought against. He was still missing a few of the scales from where that monsters blows had opened his body.

Creatures like those were why Umaroth had decided to want to join together with others. While there had been other reasons, such as seeing the success Ajraka had with her own crew, the term "Safety in numbers" was a rather prominent reason why he wanted to form a pack. Umaroth needed Lisa to get stronger. He needed her to develop. She was the most infantile out of them. The baby of the group. Umaroth could not coddle her. He could help her, guide her, direct her yes, but he could not help her with taking down prey. If something far, far, stronger than her were to suddenly appear...then yes he would jump in. It was his duty, after all, to protect his pack. But against this stag? No. This was her fight. If she couldn't beat a deer then what hope was there for her in this world? If she lost she'd go hungry, at least until she found another source of food. Umaroth would not share his with her, and would have most likely forbid Nesr from sharing with her either. It might have been cruel...but so was the world.

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{Deer Stats}



Strength - 125 Points

Speed - 150 Points

Instinct - 125 Points

Senses - 150 Points

Watch out for deer ticks

[Nesr]

The bug girl seemed odd. Nesr contemplated this while landing on the deer she just killed. She was introduced to the bug woman, Lisa, and immediately she felt like this woman was wary of her. But why should she? First of all, Nesr hadn't even tried to do anything against her and wouldn't even try to do anything against her. So, that was just weird first of all. She cocked her head to the right side and thought about it.

Was it because she was a bug and she was a bird? She didn't feel too much power from her, not like from her and Naga. When they were introduced, she barely recognized her and then moved on, pretty much ignoring her. It didn't bother her too much, but it was rather irritating when she saw the sideways glances towards her and the look on her face was like a grimace. She obviously didn't know her birds very well.

First off, birds of prey, like herself, didn't go after something as small as bugs. They preferred to go after bigger prey, like small mammals and fish. It's why she went after rabbits on almost every occasion except for coming to this area. Now, she hunted down more fish than smaller mammals because it's a lot easier for her. Only the lower rung birds, like robins and pigeons, would go after bugs like her.

Second off, she wouldn't go after someone that Naga wanted to join their new little group. She respected his choice for her joining, but she will now have to keep an eye on this hornet. If she causes her issues, however, she'll voice it before jumping on her. Naga made it clear if Nesr did anything like that towards Lisa, Naga would jump in and stop her from doing anything. This insect is clearly paranoid.

So, she looked down at her kill, laying there while her feet were on the deer. Her stomach grumbled slightly, so she started to dig in. She rended the outside flesh so she could get to the nice juicy insides of the deer as quickly as possible. Once she did, she started to eat. She hadn't tried to get deer before but it was SO TASTY! She ate for about five minutes before looking up into the sky again.

She saw the wings of the hornet before she dove down into the forest. Well, she hoped that she had some luck taking down one of the deer. Thinking on what she might do to actually fight the deer made her think of her just stinging them to submission, which she guessed could work. After about a minute of thinking, she went back into the deer, eating as much as she could. Once she was done eating, she would lean back against a tree and sigh in contentment. It was very good eating.

[Lisa Ko]

The Deer lowered its head in an aggressive manner. So did Lisa. The two of them mirrored the other in terms of ferociousness. The Deer kicking dirt behind itself. Lisa rattling the pincers that made up her inner jaw out in front. Both were ready to tussle with each other. The first one had been injured and resting itself on the floor, while the other prepared to fight for the pair. But nevertheless, Lisa's cause was more important. To defend the Hive and to insure its safety from all those that would go against it. She must make the Hive safe. She must protect the Hive. And if that meant taking on those that were much bigger than herself, then so be it.

The Deer stampeded. Charging forward in a crazed rush with its horns jerking upward. Lisa reacted instinctively, taking up to the sky to keep away from the mammal's strong points. Just keeping herself above her target Lisa too flight to latch onto the closest tree. The bark splinters with her nails snapping on and off the tree's surface. Like a hunter the Deer remained steady down below, reeving up its horns, ready to plunge into the Beast girl's body. Lisa dropped down below. Its horns thrust up high at her. The twin pairs of arms gripped the series of thorns that tried to pierce her. The beast shook, twisted, and tossed itself from side to side. It had a better foundation than that of Lisa. It was still on the ground, while Lisa in the air.

Despite having aerial advantage, the lack of strength was what had Lisa on the ropes. She wasn't strong as Nesr was, being capable of lifting the Deer off the ground. All she was capable of was twisting her own body in the air as the beast lean further into its hind legs. That was the moment that she needed. Pushing further into its hind legs caused the Deer to lose its balance. That off set gave the Hornet the leverage that was needed to topple the mammal. Falling back the Deer was brought down. Still kicking about, its body flailed against the dirt. Tossing and turning its body wrestled with the girl's grip on its antlers, trying to keep it pinned. The intruder was troublesome.

Her firm changed when Lisa flopped herself over the creature to pin its body down. This motion gave her the appropriate advantage to plunge her stinger into the hind of the Deer. The large horn pierced directly into the thick layer of skin several times. Not just that, but the last remaining arms dug into the creature's chest in resonance with her stinger. Never before did she bring down a foe such as this. Before she only relied on using her stinger and jaws to do the damage, or the finishing blow, but now she had other options. Her claws, arms, jaws, stinger, all of them were weapons that she could use. And just as instinctial as it was during her time as a mere bug, Lisa went as far is decapitating the large animal. Gnawing away at its neck, Lisa's powerful jaws ripped and retracted back and forth. They worked as scissors and as a saw blade would.

Never before did she know what it meant to do such a thing. A new way to kill the Hive's enemies. And also........ A new taste that she didn't have before. It was warm. It was filling. And there was plenty of it. And still, there was more to receive, she thought as such when looking at the other fallen Deer that she wounded earlier. She was hungry.

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Pride. That's what Umaroth felt as he watched Lisa conquer her first challenge after joining him. Lisa did not have the speed or strength that he or Nesr possessed. She was the weakest of the three. She still had so much room to grow. It was why he chose for Lisa to face the young buck alone. It was a trial that she needed to accomplish. She needed to learn how to use the weapons her body gave her. And after watching Lisa best the mammal, he could not deny the feelings of pride and satisfaction he felt. Her methods were brutal. Ferocious. Feral. Was it due to her nature or lack of overwhelming strength? Umaroth and Nesr killed their own meals quickly and effortlessly. Lisa, without needing to, went ahead and decapitated the buck with nothing more than her mouth. The reptile took note that her mouth was far more dangerous than perhaps even his own or Nesrs beak.

His footsteps were drown out by the sound of the carcass he drug as he approached Lisa from behind. When her attention was given to him, the reptile stared down at her with those intense blue eyes of his. She was bloody. There was something about her that interested him when she was covered in blood. It was fitting for her. She was a natural born fighter. A soldier. Seeing her standing over the corpses of others, covered in the grim and filth of battle, was fitting for her. "Do you know why we went after them?" Umaroth suddenly asked her. He'd noticed that Lisa had been getting a little better with speaking. She was at least improving with being able to understand him. "They were not enemies. They were food. We kill to eat. Or we kill what threatens us." Umaroth explained, motioning at the first deer she brought down at the first part and the buck she decapitated when he brought up the second.

"Eat. Eat as if it will be the last time. Eat. You've earned it." Umaroth concluded, before taking his own carcass and dragging it closer to where Nesr was lounging. She was done already? How fast could she eat? Tossing his carcass down between them, the Naga grabbed one of the does back legs, lifted it, planted his foot into the torso, and with a simple pull ripped the leg clean off. Biting into the thigh with the ease of a humans cake he ripped out a sizeable chunk of meat and skin. Nesr would probably notice that Umaroth didn't much chew. He only ripped out enough meat to swallow near whole. Taking a few hearty bites of venison, his blue eyes locked onto Nesr. "Lisa does not bother you, does she?" Umaroth suddenly asked.

He asked because he was aware that Lisa, herself, was tense around Nesr. While he'd done what he could to alleviate the situation between them, the reptile needed to do his job as their "leader" and make sure there was no growing tension between them. He needed them to work together as a pack should. Especially Nesr. At her current level Lisa was...replaceable. The idea of getting rid of Lisa did not sit well with Umaroth, let that be clear, but if it came between her or Nesr he'd chose the bird every time. But there was another reason he was bringing this up with Nesr. While watching Lisa fight the deer, an idea had come to mind. Taking more bites out of his leg of venison until he hit bone, his snout all bloodied now, he gave Nesr plenty of time to speak.

"I want Nesr to..." What was the term...what was the term...what was it humans said "-take her under her wing. Lisa is weaker than us...but she is more like Nesr than she is like me. You both can fly, while I am stuck to the land. Would Nesr be bothered with teaching Lisa how to better use her wings to hunt? I think it will be good if she can hunt as well as Nesr does." Umaroth explained, referencing how effective Nesr had been using gravity as her tool. There was always the chance that Lisa would surprise them both, and hopefully even teach them both a lesson or two. But Nesr was better suited to helping improve Lisa than Umaroth was. He could play his part, yes, but he could not fly. And if the two spent more time together there was always the chance that Lisa would become more relaxed around Nesr which would be its own payoff. "This is not an order. It is a request. Think on it. I will not be upset if you say no." Umaroth said once again, before returning to his meal.

Alright, so at this point we can skip ahead a few days if ya'll want to help Lisa get stronker or we can do something else.

[Nesr]

Nesr was content to lay and rest near the deer she just killed. She hadn't killed anything that big in such a long time. She was staring up at the sky, resting before she went into it again. She had eaten her deer rather quickly, maybe a little bit too quickly for her taste. It wasn't until she heard the dragging sounds that snapped her away from the open sky and towards the noise that was coming closer.

It turned out to be Naga. He threw his carcass down between them and she scooted her carcass closer to her. She had the belly completely open and mostly gone, not going after the legs yet. She watched him rip a leg off and start to chew on it. Thinking that it was also a good idea, she stood up, putting a taloned foot on her carcass before she too ripped the leg off. After that, she started to rip off chunks of meat to eat.

She watched him eat and he pretty much just ripped and swallowed. It was large amounts of meat, much larger than she could swallow on her own. It was fairly impressive, but she would never tell him that to his face. She was ripping off some meat when Naga asked her how she thought of the bug woman Lisa. That made Nesr start to think about her more, especially from the first time that she had met the lady till now.

The look on her face on the first day. Naga had brought Lisa around while Nesr was getting her nest ready to live near this lake now. She did miss being close to the cave where it was relatively quiet. Now, she was close to a village of souls and near a lake. It was taking her much longer than she thought to move all of her awesome, gold laden items from there to this new location.

He introduced them and Lisa just gave her a stink eye. Nesr had no idea why in the hell this woman disliked her so much. She would've been more friendly, but she thought that if she moved in her direction, she could rear back and hit her with something. It kinda rubbed her the wrong way. She looked towards Naga. "Lisa does not bother, but Nesr think Lisa not like her. Nesr doesn't know why Lisa not like her. Lisa weird."

Naga began to speak to her again. She listened while ripping more meat off of her kill. It seemed that Naga wanted her to train the bug woman Lisa. Nesr's eyes widened slighty. Train her?!?! She immediately figured that she would try to sting her to death if she even came near her. But, Naga did have a point. "Nesr could try, but Lisa might not like. How should train her though? Never done before." She cocked her head to the side, thinking on how this would work.

[Lisa Ko]

The intruders were dead, though some of the others escaped. But it didn't matter, the Hive was safe. That was all that mattered. It didn't matter who came to assault the hive, Lisa would have defended it at all costs. Though, to be honest, she did love the thrill of it. In some sense, it did more than give her a sense of purpose again. What it did provide to her was a challenge. For a soldier to be occupied with the steadiness of an average life, life itself becomes dull, meaningless. Senseless. All of her training and fighting experience, her entire existence meant that she would be meaningless. More or less, little did the Beast girl know that it was her natural instinct to follow through. Like really, what else was there to do. Lisa had forgotten herself. She was digging into her meal when she needed permission to do so. What the Hell was she thinking?

The Hornet followed as to what she was use to, hauling the pair of carcasses back to the small group ahead of her. For her to kill and at times bring some food back was natural. She didn't eat until instructed from her leader. On a daily basis, she was with the group that ate last. And although she was hesitant with the bird, Lisa knew to respect the chain of command in the Hive. As such, *POOT* Lisa set the two bodies before the pair, kneeling down as she did so. Lisa in all honesty did not know anything else but to rely on her instincts on how to socialize. Never did she have to follow on her own decisions, let alone follow others that didn't look like her at all. Everything was still completely new to her.

She didn't touch the carcasses once she remembered her place among the group. She was still fresh from the wild, just as she was wild herself. Teamwork was something that she use to, but in terms of working with Naga and Nesr, completely different species, she.... was at a loss for words. If she could really speak as well as them. Once the bodies were delivered Lisa took to the trees. Her place wasn't to be beside them, but maintain a look out. A warrior Hornet never remained in the same place as those with other groups, especially if they were above her own station. Lisa knew this fact, and based on how they were interacting before her arrival, the Naga seemed to be that of a leader. Possibly a Queen, err..... probably? But seeing the bird, Nesr, being close to the Naga, then she would be considered more as a Nurse, or attendant. So second in command.

Lisa couldn't remain unless ordered to. So, she latched herself to the trees, gnawing on the bark. It wasn't good as.......as the material that she bit into earlier, but it was something. Her head gawked at the surrounding tree lines. Looking for the slightest bit of moment. Talons pulling back, the Hornet bounced from one tree to the next, repeating the same actions a few times. But, there was some odd sensation developing her in bowels. Something that she didn't really feel before. Lisa actually never felt anything like it before. It grumbled loudly. A bit painful at that. Both jaws, exterior and interior, grew moist. What the Hell? What the Hell kind of dew was it? Lisa didn't know. The only thing she thought about was the two bodies that she brought to the two earlier. Her head twitched. Maybe she was feeling sick. That was probably it.

OOC> I don't mind it, hue.

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Umaroth snorted. Why did Nesr ask him how to train Lisa when he just asked her to train her himself. If the reptile had an actual idea how to help make the bug girl stronger he'd probably be doing it himself. But that wouldn't serve the purpose of strengthening the twos relationship. Though he could also benefit from strengthening his own with the two females. A light grumble escaped his throat as he looked out to where Lisa was, pondering what Nesr asked him. Well it was obvious why Lisa had an initial dislike of Nesr. But Umaroth needed to think up a way for the two to train and grow together. He watched as Lisa brought her two kills over and gave them to the two higher ranking beasts, the reptile watching curiously as Lisa fluttered off to the trees. Umaroth was beginning to realize that were was a bigger communication barrier than just words.

He and Nesr were similar. They had similar forms of body language. They acted similarly. It was very easy to communicate with Nesr, even without using words. But Lisa was different. She was alien. She was going to take a lot of work, Umaroth gathered. Was he like this when he was at her stage? He barely remembered when he was as feral as Lisa was. Granted, Umaroth was no human. He was still very much a wild animal. But he'd recently begun desiring to be around others. He was acquiring social longings. But he didn't ever recall being as...different as Lisa was. When she was gone, leaving Nesr and him all alone, the reptile let out a sigh. "I am not sure. I will think of something." the reptile replied, returning to his own meal. He wasn't going to touch what Lisa brought them. Like it or not they were hers.

"Lisa! Eat!" Umaroth shouted when he was done with his, motioning to the corpses she left for them. Looking at Nesr, he began to walk in the direction of their lake. If the eagle chose to follow, the two would leave Lisa to do whatever the hell it was she wanted to do. Hopefully that would be to eat her deer. She'd need the meat. As he walked, Umaroth tossed his head to the side to crack his neck. His mind had now shifted to a different set of thoughts. "Nesr. Do you think we should find safer place to sleep?" Umaroth suddenly asked her, and for a good reason. Right now they didn't exactly live in any singular spot. They lived close to the lake, close enough that that was where the reptile slept at night. Nesr and Lisa stuck to the woods. But Umaroth began wondering if a central place for them all would be a good idea or not. Nesr had already expressed she didn't wish to sleep on the island after all.

As they walked through the woods, something caught the reptiles eye. His attention shifted to a tree as they passed it. He noticed something in the bark. A few lines, three, dug into the park as if something had dug its fingers in as they passed. He didn't think much on it, but seeing it now...Umaroth could have sworn he'd seen something like that before. Narrowing those blue eyes, the reptile turned his attention back ahead. Something didn't feel right for a second. Enough so that Umaroth stopped and looked back in the direction they had been coming from. "Hrm.." He growled, unable to shake the uneasy feeling he'd just gotten after seeing that mark in the tree.

But when he turned around, those blue eyes widened. The reptile had turned around at just the right moment to catch sight of the leg slamming itself right into him. A horizontal kick, aimed right at his head, that he was barely able to respond with even with his strength and speed. Those scaled arms raised themselves, but the impact still sounded like a gun being fired. The reptile was sent flying backwards from the force behind the creatures kick. Sent through the air, Umaroth hit the ground hard and tumbeled backwards through fallen leaves and pine straw until he came a dust creating stop upon slamming into a fallen and rotting tree trunk. Just what the hell kicked him??

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The reptile was momentarily stunned. He hit his head on the log. He was seeing stars. But what had attacked him? Nesr would be the one to see it. It was unlike anything like herself or Umaroth. The thing stood over nine feet tall. Taller than Umaroth. Large emotionless eyes simply stared at her as it turned its head towards her. What was shocking was how human looking the dark skinned thing was. But it was clearly no human. It was obviously not a human. The creature slowly began to walk towards Nesr, still needing to cover a good few feet before it was in range to attack her. The antenna on its head flickered. It made no apparent aggressive response towards Nesr, despite having just assaulted Umaroth. But where had it come from? The answer, if one of them noticed, was stupidly obvious. The ground was covered in pine straw and fallen leaves and branches. Looking where they had come from, they'd find a hole in the ground that had been covered up by all that debris. They had walked right past its lair and didn't even notice.

The insect would simply stare at Nesr, approaching her, until it finally lunged. It exploded with speed as it lunged at her. Once it reached ten feet it simply lunged, exploding forward with its insane speed. This insect that looked unsettlingly human was attacking Nesr now. There was no mistaking it for what it was. It was a Beast-Clan, just like Nesr, Umaroth, and Lisa. Its right arm was in motion, aiming to score a direct hit on Nesr's chest and do as much damage to her as it could possibly do in this one attack.

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{Roaches Stats and Skills}
1000 SP Fighter V1
Strength: 300 (450)
Speed: 300 (450)
Sppr: 100
RS: 40 (30)
Instincts: 200
Senses: 60
Energy Sensory: 0
Healing Expertise: 0


Learning: 2
Calm Mind: 2
Analyzing: 2
Imitation: 2
Focused Eye: 2
Anti-Stealth: 2
Lack of Fear: 2
Pain Tolerance: 2
Damage Recovery: 2
Battle Analysis: 2

[Nesr]

Nesr sat, thinking on what to do with this request with Naga sitting close by. He spoke up and said that he didn't know it would actually work and that he would think of something. She nodded her head in agreement while slightly chewing on some of her kill. She noticed movement out of her peripheral vision and snapped her head in that direction, still on a bit of a high from the hunt that they were involved. It was just Lisa.

She relaxed slightly, watching her as she carried two bodies towards them. Had she finished eating already? If she did, that was a lot of leftover food. She left the bodies at their feet and she took off into the trees. What the hell was her problem? She looked at the bodies, to the trees and then back to the dead bodies. Cocking her head to the side, wondering why she would leave good meat here for them when they ate already.

Going back to her own carcass, she gnawed on it for a bit and noticed Naga getting up. She got up when he did and he stared at her eyes. He definitely wanted her to do as he did from that stare alone, so when he left the carcasses, she left as well. She walked silently behind him, well at least was trying to. She never really walked that much on the ground, her talons making it hard for her to do so. After awhile, she decided to slightly hover over the ground and glide along with him.

He asked her if they needed to find a safe place to sleep. She tapped the top of her staff to her beak in thought. She never liked the prospect of sleeping on the hard ground; she had already said that much. So, she lived in a tree close to the lake that was within view of Naga's island. One reason for that was that she could be nearby when she was needed and she could keep an eye on the beast that wanted to start something like a family. The lizard was interesting to say the least.

Before she could really voice any kind of opinion, she thought she noticed movement. Not moving her head, she was looking right and left of her to try to see what it was. She barely saw Naga look at a tree bark before he started to walk again. But then he growled, something obviously off with the surroundings. Nesr immediately tightened her hold on her staff and her feathers started to raise, showing that she was ready for a fight.

Well, maybe not as ready as she thought she would be. When Naga turned around, she only saw the impact. She turned only a few seconds after him, but it was long enough to see a leg connect with him. The sound from the impact was so loud, she immediately flew up out of arm's length from the noise and suddenness of it. She squawked loudly and tried to shake her head clear of the slight ringing she was hearing, since she was right next to him when it happened.

Looking for Naga, she saw him near a fallen tree. She flew over to him and hovered above him, lightly poking him in the chest with her staff. She saw the thing that hit him and had no idea what in the hell it was supposed to be. It was the freakiest and weirdest thing she had seen so far after meeting Naga. It was tall, much taller than they were, and looked more human than anything else she had seen, outside a human. But, the big eyes gave away that it wasn't human. What the heck? Was it Beast-Clan as well?

Where the heck did this weird thing come from? Since she was staring at it, she started to notice that where they were standing, there was a lot of straw among the fallen leaves of the forest. Was this entire area this thing's home? They must've invaded on its territory without even realizing that they were doing it. It started to walk towards her, staring at her with his weird eyes. She cawed loudly, screaming, "LISA! HERE! NOW!" She had a feeling everyone would be needed to take down this thing.

She stared at it, wondering why it wasn't saying anything. She started to fly slightly backwards, trying to keep it away from the injured Naga. It was walking faster than she thought and before she had the time to try to fly faster away from this thing, it lunged forward at her. When she noticed the movement forward, she immediately flapped her wings hard and flew up into the sky. She went as high as the treeline to get out of the way of this weird thing. Flapping up this high, she hoped Naga was okay.

[Lisa Ko]

The order had been given, that was all that the Soldier needed in order to respond as such. A craving she had never felt before took hold of her body. Like pheromones manipulating the very nature of herself Lisa didn't believe in restraint. The urge to pounce immediately on the dead carcasses that she brought over to the fellow Clansmen. She was hungry. A craving that she never felt before since her time with the Hive. She ate on a daily basis, but usually on the time schedule that the Hive set up for her. If anything, it was more routine. That was the reason why Lisa was so uptight when it came to eating or being around others. Mostly when she knows that they have been together longer than her. So seniority took hold of Lisa.

Having a sense of self was completely new to the Hornet. She was a soldier after all. Breaking such a habit would be difficult, but doable. Though, she had to admit, satisfying the urge to eat was all the more wonderful. After passing the fuzzy parts of the skin, Lisa managed to peel away the layers of muscle to get into the soft tissue below. The concept of eating muscle was still particularly new to her in eating, so she stuck with what she knew. The flow of the red fluids added some strange flavor to the substance, something she never had before. It was thick, heavy, and plenty to go around. Her jagged inner jaws made short work of the flesh as it was grounded between the scissor like blades. Every rotation of peeling, gnawing, grinding, and swallowing filled the once empty stomach with new forms of nourishment. This new form of food was somewhat... intoxicating. New.

Lisa was really enjoying the new tastes that her new body had provided her with. It wasn't no sugar or honey. Definitely not other bugs or Queen's nectar, but definitely a good change of pace when it came to substance. This new sensation of feeding and eating kept the girl's thoughts focused on what she was tending to, never realizing her surroundings until she heard the loud crack in the air. A sound that she hadn't heard before shook the woman to her core, a sound she wasn't familiar with. And what she wasn't familiar with she thought of as something to be cautious of, and when it came to that, it usually meant danger. That danger posed a significant threat, and that threat had to be eliminated. For such a threat meant that it endangered the Hive, and based on things appeared, the threat was real.

It didn't take Lisa long to scamper back onto her feet, taking the high rise as she clawed her way up the closest tree. Nails snapping away the layers of bark and wood until she was able to see what was going on. Something large. Something larger than the Naga and the bird lady. The shape and form made it seem bigger than what she thought it really was. Its nature was different, but stood similar as to Naga and Nesr. Very similar in fact. However, that wasn' the only thing that was similar, its scent was too. Then she heard it, an order, "LISA! HERE! NOW!" Not even two seconds had past before the Hornet snapped from one tree to the next.

Bark and wood splintered from each landing as her talons plucked on and off the stern surfaces. She got closer and closer to a find a much clearer picture to the situation. The Naga was on the ground, hurt. Nesr was fleeing as the gray giant snapped up at her. The large bulking mass was trying to hurt the Hive. This thing was trying to hurt the King and Queen of the Hive. Lisa knew better how to put two and two together. This thing was really hurting the Hive that Lisa was suppose to protect. She didn't care about the broken twigs and leaves that was already on the ground. She didn't think that far nor thought it was logical. When the Hornets put up their Hive, then it was because they were going to stay. And Lisa had no thoughts of relocating any time soon.

The trees soared past the Hornet's body. Appendages peeled back and talons curled, Lisa snapped her limbs into position as she descended upon the large mass. The resonating flutter of her wings made a little too much noise to call it a stealth tactic, but she used the opportunity of the creature's lost focus to strike. Its focus was keen on Nesr, but that was no matter. Lisa was clearly angered by the monster's actions, let alone its existence near the Hive. It was her duty to protect them, no matter the cost. That was the purpose that Lisa was instilled with from the moment that she was born. So, she did what came naturally. Fighting.

Unfortunately, she was green in this new form of hers, and to what lurked in the wilds of the new world. To her own surprise she didn't make contact with the bulking mass. She was caught in mid air. Her entire waist line completely vanished in the mass' grip. Fingers coiled around her waist line as her halves struggled to slip out. Her spiked exoskeleton wailed about, clawing, stabbing at its massive arm, and wings fluttering to pull her large body away. Her legs couldn't even reach the ground, and much of her efforts wouldn't do much against it as kept its arm extended away from its main body. Attempting to pry the fingers away from her waist, her four arms dug into the creature's wrist as the third pair of arms began to pierce through the layers of muscle that made up its forearms. The lances continuously thrust themselves into the arm until the monster decided to act.

The air was forced out of her body. Her sides were being crushed bit by bit by the pressure of its grip, all to rid the Hornet from causing it further pain. The girl cried out as her previous actions were now focused on solely prying its grip from her. From there she could feel the dirt at her back, she was pinned to the floor as thin streams of blood began to seep. That, and Lisa's own burning rage that began to boil over. Something about it was very similar to that of those she faced before in her previous life. Was it an insect in some manner? If it was, then the natural pheromones would be what the bug girl caught whiff of. Nothing good came about two hostile insects meeting one another.

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Within that grip did Lisa have a chance? The monster had, even though by surprise, managed to get the drop on the King of her Hive. While the hornets bravery and desire to protect her Hive was comendable, it didn't make up for the vast distance between her own strength and this creatures. Though it barely had Senses better than an average humans, its reaction speed was something off of the charts. It had heard the battle charge of the hornet, and responded in a most appropriate manner. When she had gotten close enough it chose instead to react offensively than defensively. That arm lashed out at such crazy speeds that Lisa barely had the time to react. Large fingers wrapped themselves around her waist, gripping her like a vice. With its grip locked the hornet had no chance to escape.

But that didn't mean she wouldn't fight. A pale green colored blood stuck to her sharpened limbs as each one penetrated into its forearm. But no matter how many wounds she made, the facial expression of the creature never changed. Those wide lidless eyes simply stared at her with no emotion what so ever. Even with all the damage being done to its arm, it simply didn't seem to care. Those fingers began to tighten around the female, aiming to crush both her body and her life. Nesr, atop the tree line, wasn't close enough to get to Lisa in time before the insect like humanoid would finish her off. It began to raise its other hand, aiming to remove her head from her neck with one single swipe. That was when Lisa cried out in pain, and her King cried out in rage.

His roar was like an explosion going off. Any other noise was toned out as the sound of her Kings rage reached everything's ears. The debris of his landing exploded away from the impact zone as he launched himself at the roach like a torpedo to its target. The roach, its attention suddenly turning from Lisa, still expressed no worry when it saw the reptile barreling towards it. Those scaled lips peeled back revealing that mouthful of teeth. Those feathers standing completely up. Those eyes burning with a hatred and fury that only a prehistoric beast like himself could muster. The King was angry. The King was furious. This thing threatened his pack. This thing threatened his home. This thing threatened his pack!

Umaroth slammed into the roach causing it to release Lisa from the shock. From the force of Umaroths impact, the roach was sent tumbling along with the reptile a good couple meters away. The two rolled atop one another until Umaroth got his leg beneath the roaches body. Pressing those clawed talons into the roach, the reptile kicked with all his might to send the roach tumbling further away. Rolling to his feet, Umaroth pursued. As the roach began getting to its feet, Umaroths fist slammed itself into its cheek. The explosion of the force blew away anything loose around them, causing the roaches head to bounce off the ground once before a upwards kick into its chin sent it facing the sky.

Cracks had formed along the areas that Umaroth had hit. Unlike with Lisa who used her limbs as piercing weapons, Umaroth used his fits to batter and club. Stabbing and cutting was much more effective than pummeling. The roach staggered backwards as Umaroth pressed the assault, aiming to smash its head in with a horizontal swing. It ducked, the reptiles arm swinging through empty air, before uppercutting Umaroth and slamming that jaw shut. He saw stars for a moment before feeling the intense pain of being punched in the gut. But it didn't end there. A series of blows suddenly struck him, from punches to kicks, sending him scuttling backwards.

Despite the damage Lisa and Umaroth had done, still no reflection of pain was on this things face. Clenching his fists together, Umaroth snarled as he regained his balance. Suddenly pain. Umaroth had, for a moment, lost sight of the roach. Just like the other one before, it used that technique. It used that technique that let it move fast. The technique called Shunpo. Umaroth had a knee digging into his chest that sent him flying backwards. Slamming his claws into the earth to slow him down, the reptile coughed. When he breathed it hurt. When he breathed he felt flicking liquid. He coughed again, this time a few droplets of reflective crimson splattering the leaves it landed on. Shit. Umaroth growled, raising his head to face the insect that was now simply walking towards him.

[Nesr]

Nesr saw Lisa strike and the weird insect man was able to quickly grab her. It looked as though the thing was trying to squeeze the life out of her, which angered Nesr. She felt all of her feathers stand on end as she saw what happened. She was lifting her staff up to strike the insect in the arm to try to release her, but before she got the chance to do anything, she heard Naga roar loudly. She jumped slightly, never actually hearing him roar before. It was...impressive.

He sprang into action and she saw all the debris fly away from him as he moved like a fish in water, flying towards the enemy with killing intent. The insect saw him coming towards him and did nothing. Nothing! What the heck? She figured that the insect would have some kind of reaction, but it didn't. It also didn't react to Lisa's sharp arms striking into its arms. This didn't seem normal to Nesr at all.

But, Naga hit him square in the chest. They tumbled along the ground and Naga kicked him even farther away. Nesr held up her golden staff, following the body's movement. Once the insect got up, Naga attacked, punching him in the face and then he hit Naga in the face, which seemed to stun him enough to hit him with more punches and Naga was sent backwards. Nesr's feathers stood straighter and when she saw blood, that was it.

She flew up high into the sky while Naga was recovering. Then, she flew as fast as she can towards the insect. She aimed towards the cracks on the insect. She would fly in and hit that cracked spot with her golden staff, staying off the ground. She would then try to hit him all over his body with staff hits, staying off the ground and flying all around this insect to try to do any kind of damage on it. She wanted to end this quickly so they could get Naga some help.

[Lisa Ko]

Her sides felt like glass. Pieces were displaced by the level of pressure and force that had been applied to her hips. She couldn't move her legs at all. Not that they were the ones hurting, though the fact that her hips were the ones that helped her move around. She couldn't do much in terms of running when suffering such an injury. The utter shock that she had to endure put her on her ass and had her crawling around in a dazz, like a damn worm. The Beast girl wrestled with herself to motion. Clawing at the ground beneath, Lisa managed with what she could. A soldier who was wounded, and somewhat paralyzed, a disgraceful display for one if there ever was one.

Around her she could make out the blurred out visions. The background noise was all over the place. The dust refused to settle as the Beasts had their way with one another. The gnashing of staffs, fists, and beast like appendages quickly fired at one another. All that Lisa could hear were the sounds of rapid pops continuously devastate her hearing. Every attempt to focus her gaze only ended in failure. She was rushing her recovery so she may re-enter to fray once again. But seeing that her insides were nearly turned to mush, she was asking for a bit much. Still, despite the pain, despite the lack of proper breathing, Lisa continued to stagger on her limbs, as she crawled to where the noise was coming from.

Her antennas figged and twitched as the air around her shifted. The familiar presence that the Naga gave off was only but a moment. A moment telling her enough that it was fighting. Not only that, but the heavy flapping of wings suggested that the bird woman, Nesr, was there too. The two were fighting while Lisa remained on ground, nearly powerless to do anything to help. The only good that came from her time recovering was that of her eye sight clearing. A bit foggy as it was before, she was at least capable of forming proper shapes. The rattling of the jaw was that of anger and distaste. She may have been injured, but not out of the fight. Which was why she plunged herself into the fray of the trio.

Her own efforts wouldn't do much to really put her on pair of the others. Their ability to stand and run around gave them some leverage in dealing some hurt onto the ugly lookin' bug. All the more reason why Lisa's next move was that onto the creature's legs. While distracted, the Hornet girl lunged herself, propelling the limp body forward into the Roach's legs. As its back was turned the girl's talons clawed into the beast's thigh, dragging downwards as it followed the curves of its muscular build. Her talons were lined with the same exo-skeleton material as much of her body was made. That same material that her lancers consisted of; that began punching through the base of its spine.

She could hear the bird overhead as she dug into its cracking body. However, the beating of the wings slowly faded further and further away; the Roach slowly turned its attention away from it towards her. She had to act quickly, deal as much damage as possible. For that reason, her head was already digging in further into the holes that she made into its hid. Jaws scissoring through the soft bits of flesh and muscle, almost burrowing into the creature altogether. Sadly, only her head made it in before feeling that familiar grasp around her torso. Lisa gasped, cried out in pain as the bit of pressure sent waves of pain through her whole body. What was Lisa to do with a broken hip section? She could only buy some time while the pair would use the little moments she was able to buy to strike back.

It began to pull at her. Her grip lessening every moment that went buy. Bit by bit, the Hornet's claws lost their grip, as she was being pulled away to be left shrieking, and gasping for air.