Fight or Flight

[InsaneTruth]

Shanai dashed to tackle to cat aiming to wrap her arms around its shoulder and throat to stop it from biting her and to keep it's claws at bay. She was lucky she wore her armor surely the weight of her and the armour would be to her advantage a falling building the last of her worries she had survived worse.


Kat nodded and sheilding the newborn ran with Sage.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz brought up his arm and only slid a couple of inches when the claws hit him. He barely budged, and the claws didn't break his arm. Hell, they didn't even break his skin. The cat probably would have felt like he was trying to attack the very foundations of the earth.


"My turn."


His other hand grabbed one of the talons and started to pull


"I don't think you need these claws, do you?"


Estenheim shook his head briefly to clear it before releasing Rhea from his grip


"That is some sound advice. It doesn't look like the building is going to stop that creature anyway if it really wanted to get in."

 

[Ricia]

The cat was suddenly bowled over by Shania from it's side, slamming it to the ground. She flailed trying to get up before Sanz grabbed his claws and started to pull on it's claw. It yelled in a bit of strained pain.


Roen's tail knocked over the other end of the building, making the rest of it slowly start to fall in on itself. Rhea just made a run for the dragon, leaving Estenheim to follow her.


When Sage and Kat made it back to the battle ground, the baby let out a cry when it heard it's mother cry. The creature stopped dead in it's struggles, it's neck craned behind them, "My child!"


"Ah yes... your child. That is what I thought." Sage put her hands out and suddenly a scythe appeared. She swung it till the blade pressed to the kittens belly. She tried not to scare Kat, but hte kitten did sequel itself, "Look here. We are going to stay as long as we want... and well... if you can't let us, then i'll just have to start killing some children." Sage was almost bluffing. She would kill the baby...but then Kat would be very upset with her. He had a few more morals that she herself were missing.


"Don't hurt him!" The creature said when the baby started to cry. She was still pinned between Shania and Sanz.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Of course Shania let go attacking a child was something she would never condone in fact she would put Sage down for it. If she hurts the Kitten Shania would make sure she killed Sage as retribution. She got up and glared at Sanz she didn't condone torture either. Oh he would not like her she had a feeling nobody would and she didn't really care.


KAt was shocked he almost jumped away holding the baby Sage should know better he kills people for less.

 

[Ixidor92]

"So, we've learned two things today Mr. Kitty. One: Fighting us is very bad for your health, and is not recommended under the best of circumstances. Two: you have something you do not wish to see harmed, so getting on our bad side would be very unwise."


It was a bluff of course. Sanz only fought things that could adequately fight back. If that kitten over their had one hair on its head hurt, he would personally flail anyone responsible. As if in recognition of this, he let go of the creature's paw, leaving only Shania on top of it.


Estenheim dashed out of the building faster than his physique would have suggested


"Good lord, everyone here is half-crazy. Myself included of course."

 

[Ricia]

The cat got up as soon as it was cleared, it slinked around hissing at Sage and Kat. Sage pulled the weapon from the kitten. "I want your word that we can stay here as long as we want. If you don't give me your word.. well as you see, either i'll kill it... or you'll die, then these cute little kittens will be without anyone to look after them." Sage gently caressed the kittens head.


The creature hissed and roared again before speaking, "Fine! Just give me my child... I'll leave... but if I find out you touched my other children i'll kill all of you!"


"Put it down Kat and lets back away." Sage ordered the elf.


Rhea gasped when they did get out, she almost didn't hear Estenheim. Sage was holding a baby captive. Roen was growling deeply, ready to charge back into combat if he had to.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Kat let out a held breath and with tenderness set the kitten down and backed away. The elf moved slowly as to not startle anyone he was not as good with frontal assaults.


Shania brushed herself off she just looked agitated there was an aura of pure leave me alone emitting from her one so thick it was almost visable as black strands of power.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz entrenched his heels deeper in the ground, but nothing else. He wasn't ruling out the possibility of a surprise attack, though he kept his death glare trained on the creature in front of him.


Estenheim blinked a couple of times and walked up slowly behind Rhea


"Looks like things escalated pretty quickly . . ."

 

[Ricia]

The creature slinked up and grabbed the crying kit before turning and running away and between the buildings again.


"PHEW!" Sage said out loud when it was finally done. "Haha! I'm a genius. I knew that would work!" Sage said before looking to Kat, "Don't look like that! Do you really think I would have hurt the kitten? I told you at the beginning we were just gunna blackmail it. And look! It totally worked!" The scythe in Sage's hands just poofed away as fast as it came.


"Oh.. so he was just bluffing." Rhea said, nodding almost absentmindedly to Estenheim."Yeah... Well.. not our shelter is kind of toast..." Rhea pointed out. The building was smashed on both sides.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"You... you could of just dangled the poor thing!" KAt said "poor kitten," he felt so bad for the kitten like he really felt like running after the adults and hugging them till they exploded from pure love.


"We are leaving," Shania said sharply "get what we can and we leave before nightfall." she left no room for argument. "I do not want to be hunted like a rat,"

 

[Ixidor92]

"And go where Miss 'know-it-all'?"


Sanz turned his glare that had been directed at the cat-creature to Shania


"We've just proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that we come out on top if that thing attacks us. Perhaps there is another, safer, location. But until we have more information we could be heading off into a dragon's den for all we know. No offense--"


He muttered the last statement in Roen's general direction


Estenheim let out a bold laugh at Rhea's statement


"Come now, new shelter can be built or found, but once a life is snuffed out there is no calling it back. Let us focus that everyone got through this mess alive yes?"

 

[Ricia]

Roen didn't really take offense, though he thought it was great Sanz saw that as the more dangerous as the two options. He turned and started to walk more to Sanz and Shania, Rhea following behind him talking to Estenheim as if he were following too. "I guess.. regardless, this place is dangerous... staying in the open is not a good idea... Finding another place deeper in the city can be a bad idea too with the creature running around with a nest full of babies."


Sage huffed at Kat and turned, "Fine.. whatever. I wasn't going to hurt." To Sage, she just saved the cat from being killed from everyone else. Kat should be more thankful. But if he wanted to be upset at her fine... Sage started to walk to Sanz and Shania, though they were starting to get heated, "Relax, I just threatened the thing. There are too many of us to actually get to it. I think we are fine for the rest of the day. Really."

 

[InsaneTruth]

Sage's relax came far to late as Shania aimed and threw a punch at Sanz's left cheek. She was heated she was the one who knew Kai and what could be in store and the importance of leaving this place. By the gods she'd make someone listen. Shania had a strong punch, she had been known to shatter rocks in times of aggression. Being part demon made that possible without breaking every bone in her hand.


Kat was already over it by the time the kitten was safe. He gave Sage a smile "I know, just scared me putting a blade out like that, no warning youknow?" he laughed it off and skipped a bit to dance around her but stopped when he saw Shania flat out punch Sanz.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz slid several feet back from the impact. He was very glad he hadn't let his defenses drop just yet, or that probably would have shattered his skull. As it stood, his jaw felt a bit sore from the impact.


"Ow."


The red-haired man nonchalantly rubbed where he had been hit and looked Shania in the eyes


"You didn't strike me as the type to start throwing fists when someone questions you."


"Well then, good Sir Roen, might you offer us a birds-eye view of the area? It would probably be most helpful in--"


Estenheim stopped himself when the impact happened, eyes going wide at the exchange between the two.

 

[Ricia]

Rhea jumped and ran over the to group, while Sage took several steps back, despite Kat dancing around her. Rhea then stood in front of Shania and between Sanz, "Please stop! Fighting among ourselves is only going to be worse for us. Unnecessary injury and tension!" Rhea put her hand out in front of Shania. She then turned to look at Sanz. He didn't look like he was injured... thank the gods. "We are all really tense... but can we please spare the tension and the name calling? It doesn't help anyone or thing."


Roen leaned down a bit, almost like he was waiting for Shania to lash out at Rhea as well.


"I'm not opposed to beating each other up, I just don't want to be beat up." Sage said putting her hands up.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Shania's hand hurt the impact was a solid one. "We go, because unlike you I know what and who we are dealing with," she growled but made no move against Rhea. "I know staying put is more danger then moving and that if we approach anything I can't handle then we are f^cked anyway,"


KAt looked Shania was mad her stance her glare her aura all of it screamed anger and hatred perhaps she was not a fan of Kai for more reasons then relation or she really disliked Sanz one of the two.

 

[Ixidor92]

"So you're going to attempt to kill anyone who disagrees with what you say?"


Sanz kept his gaze trained on Shania


"Because that blow would have blown a normal human's head clean off."


Estenheim waved his arms frantically


"Beg pardon, but can the pissing contest wait until we are somewhere relatively safe? I would prefer as many doors, walls, or preferably continents between us and that thing as possible."

 

[Ricia]

Rhea stayed where she was between Sanz and Shania. She didn't think Shania was that strong, but apparently she possibly had the strength to kill a human. Which means she could easily kill her.


Sage sighed lightly and stuck her hands in her pockets and waited to see what would happen.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I didn't hit you that hard, I saw you deflect the cat want me to hit harder? I'll use my dominent hand," She bristled up.


"Sad thing is miss scary lady is right. Staying put is worse then going out you know? and besides not like we don't got water and fire and I for one am a decent hunter, being an elf," he pulled on his ears to show the point off. "and Sage is mighty good with camp fire stories if we is all super good he might even cook for us!"

 

[Ixidor92]

"You can't kill me. I'm simply asking if you would do so to anyone else here."


The tension between the two seemed to dissolve, literally, when enough water to constitute its own standing body dumped on both of them. Estenheim was standing back with his arms behind his head.


"Are we cooled off now? I say we listen to the elf boy and the nice lady who has a dragon for a friend. Especially seeing as they haven't tried to kill anyone yet no?"


He gave a grin and started to march off in a random direction

 

[Ricia]

Sage made a face when Estenheim dumped water over the two people fighting. She felt a cold shiver run up her spine. "Ew.." Sage mumbled.


Rhea sighed before rushing off to Roen, "Hold on! Let me get a look at the area and then we can make plans of moving or not.." Rhea looked up to the sky a moment, "It's almost noon I think.." With that Roen lifted her up with a claw onto the saddle on his back. Rhea pulled the goggles off before putting them back on and situated them onto her face over her glasses. Roen then spread his wings and started to flap them till he lifted off into the sky.


When Rhea got high enough, she pulled out a note book and started to draw out a map. There was a large temple in the north... jungle that eventually lead to what looked like a mountain range to the east. The south actually lead to a dead end ocean and to the west seemed like a canyon.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Shania was about to yell when she was drenched in water she blinked a few times shocked then looked at Sanz he was wet to she opened her mouth to talk but all her agression had melted and she began to laugh "geeze i look like a drowned dog... you don't look much better kid," she laughed her eyes were softer and her aura less menacing. "I don't kill. Just so you know, I gage my opponants strength before attacking... hey water sprite hold up," she said when the water mage went to walk off she looked to Rhea and nodded arial veiw wasn't a bad thing after all the human had a good head on her.


Kat looked at Sage but his focus was on Shania who's attitude did a complete 180.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz blinked a couple of times before he comprehended what had happened. He let out a slow breath and started to wring out his ponytail.


"That's good to know."


"Oro?"


Estenheim turned his head to look at Shania as she dashed after him


"You called madame?"

 

[Ricia]

Wow... what a flip for Shania. She also felt a bit of danger. If Shania found out her connection to Kai she might get it. Sanz seemed like he just kept a calm demenier the whole time. "You ok uh..." Sage paused and thought for a moment for his name, "Sanz....y?" Sage asked before offering a hand for him to get up.


"Alright Roen, lets scout a bit." Rhea said before folding the book shut and tucking it in her pocket. With that, Roen dived lightly and flew back up, glinding away from everyone.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Gods bless I do not own a brothel, my names Shania. I like it to be used no title or flittery thing like that," Shania hated her birth right almost as much as the people who killed her mother and cast her into the world alone. She seemed to be drying pretty fast her fire making it possible though it of course didn't much care for getting drenched.


Kat smiled and chuckled "Sanzy.... thats sort of cute... come to think of it you are pretty cute Sanzy, do you fancy boys?" Kat asked bl;untly in fact the question sounded so innocent said in a carefree sing song like way. However Kat and innocent were not words that often mixed well.