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 Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:04 am
Boudica was hunting.
It was a dangerous hunt, and if she wasn't utterly silent her prey might turn and strike her down. The great serpent rustled through the grass, so far unaware of her advance. The goddess crouched to leap, muscles bunching under dark fur...
And exploded out of the grasses, wings spread wide as she headed straight for daddy's tail.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:25 am
 He -had- been relaxing, enjoying an all too rare moment of quiet. Little fuzz balls, they were driving him nuts! He was never going to get used to this, quite honestly he didn't -want- to. What the hell had he been thinking?! The arguing, the fighting, the WHINING, oh god the whining, didn't they ever shut up?
But they were -his-. His to mold, to teach, to train, to turn into mighty warriors to be let loose on the world. Oh yes, an evil grin spread across his maw at the thought. They would be a force to be feared...even if he had to -kill- them first.
A faint chuckle to himself, tail twitching with his thoughts--
"YOW!"
The great beast snarled, reeling around to glare at whoever had just sunk their tiny little fangs into his tail!
Oh, it was his daughter, Boudica. His expression softened, at least one of them showed some ambition...
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:40 am
Attention caught by the yelp-snarl, Boudica sank her claws in juussst to make sure her prey wouldn't go anywhere before grinning up at Tanaka. "Hiii daddy, whatcha doin? Gonna show us more stuff?"
She seemed perfectly oblivious to the fact that the 'prey' was, in fact, his tail.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:59 am
Tanaka bit back a growl, his tail lashing in his daughter's grasp, almost as if he thought he could fling her off, or at least snatch it from her sharp little claws. Oww, that hurts!
Surely she could not be that oblivious. How could she -not- know that the thing she was BITING was attached to his butt?! Sharp little cub teeth, let go, let go, let go!
"Maybe, if you let go of my tail first."
He reached out with one paw, intended to pick her up by the scruff, hoping to pull her away from his tail. Of course, knowing his luck with the fuzz balls, she'd probably just bite down harder.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:14 am
Hmm...now Boudica was caught in quite the dilemma. Teach the 'tail' trying to lash about in her grip just who was boss, or let go of it and learn more fighting-stuff?
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With a growl and a final 'that'll teach you!' chomp, she reluctantly released his tail, each claw clinging for a moment as though she might change her mind at any second. Then the paw started to come down onto her scruff, and she had a new opponent.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:41 am
His free paw curled, talons sinking into the grassy earth, arrrggg! STOP BITING MY TAIL! That is not a toy, it is MY TAIL! It does not come off! That's it, he was going to start laying on his tail from now!
Ah! Free at last! His tail jerked away from the cub's grasp, now held over his back and (hopefully) out of her reach. Snort, his tail was covered in little bite marks and scratches, a hint of red staining white fur. Grrr...little runt, do that again and I'll...growl at you again. Hmph!
And then she was after his paw, a paw that dwarfed her little cub body, ow, sharp cub claws! Damn she was a vicious little thing, not that he could object to that. Yes, she would make a great warrior, and he would teach her well. Now if he could just get her to stop attacking -him-.
Whether he picked her up, or just herded her, he was going to make sure she was sitting right in front of him, where he could keep a close eye on her least she decide to go chomping on his tail again.
"What do you want to learn?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:47 pm
Both opponents denied her for now, Boudica sat back on her haunches so she could better look up at the massive god that was her father. She didn't mean to pick on him, but her siblings (most of them, anyways) were too easy, and they whined. Especially Luci, gods forbid she mess up his precious hair. How could she become a fighter if she couldn't practice on anyone?
It took a moment of thinking, but with her brothers in mind it didn't take long. "How to get past a mane!"
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:48 pm
Tanaka raised a brow, eying his daughter suspiciously. He wasn't sure he liked where she was going with this. As if it wasn't bad enough with her going after his tail, the last thing he needed was her going after his -neck- as well. He was going to have to get a muzzle for that one...
"You cannot go through a mane, trying will only leave you frustrated and with a mouth full of fur."
A lesson he had learned himself all too well. At least armor could be removed or knocked off, a mane not so much.
"In battle it is unwise to waste your energy on useless attacks, nor can you afford to leave yourself vulnerable to counterattack. Instead you must learn to strike your opponent where he is most vulnerable, to destroy him despite the mane he thinks protects him."
As he spoke he raised a paw, indicating toward his daughter's eyes, behind her ear, the soft underbelly.
Oh like he was going to show her on -himself-, yeah, so not going to happen. Like hell he was going to show her where to attack him, that was the last thing he needed. Not that he had ever had a full mane himself...oh this lesson was going to come back to bite him wasn't it, literally.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:09 pm
Boudica frowned right back up at her father, crimson eyes flashing indignantly. She was behaving! ...Kind of...for now...not doing anything that needed THAT look, anyways!
Hmph.
Eyes...ears...stomach...weak points to remember. But why? "Those are weaker than other parts?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:31 pm
Yes, she was behaving, for now, the key there being 'for now'.
"In some case, but more importantly they are the shortest path to what is, and the most crippling."
When a mane protected the neck, behind the ear was the easiest way to reach the vital jugular; a well placed slash and powerful slash across the gut could spill the opponents innards and destroy those soft organs not protected by the rib cage. Taking an opponent's eyes made him much less threatening (the eyes were a particular favorite target of his).
"Disable your opponent, even for a moment, and you buy yourself a valuable opportunity to finish him off. And the screaming is a bonus."
Ah yes, the screaming. A wicked grin crossed his maw, as if remember some past victim he had mercilessly eviscerated. And then he had snapped back to the moment, remember who he was speaking to.
"Don't get any bright ideas of using this on your brothers."
Bickering, fighting, that he would tolerate. Not matter how much it annoyed him, it would in the end make them stronger. But outright trying to kill each other would not be allowed.
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:55 am
Shortest, most crippling path to weak parts. Disable those, and you can destroy. Eyes narrowed slightly, Boudica was silent for a long moment as her young mind processed this information. As for screaming...she wasn't sure what that was all about. Maybe she'd try it sometime, and see if she could find out what daddy liked so much about it.
Back to earth, with a scowl. "Even without claws?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:26 am
Tanaka paused, watching his daughter as if he were debating that one. Finally, after a moment, he shook his head. No, best not to give her any ideas there.
"Not even without claws."
No doubt his daughter must have looked very pitiful and sulky right about then. And maybe, just maybe, such a look might have melted even the god of conflict's cold dark heart. Okay, maybe not, but at the very least he did not want to discourage his little monster or see her disappointed (if for no other reason than to spare his poor abused tail).
"But maybe I'll bring you back something you can practice on."
Like a nice juicy antelope all vulnerable and ready for the fangs of a young warrior. Of course he would break it's legs first, then sit watching gleefully as it screamed in torment and agony while the little beast let loose all that vicious energy of hers.
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:49 am
The scowl deepened, while taking on a distinctly pouty air, and Boudica did indeed look quite pitiful and sulky, with just a hint of rebellion thrown in. Not that she'd really rebel against her father--he was far, far bigger, and far, far scarier, and then she wouldn't have anyone to learn fighting-stuff from! She could think about it, though.
And then such thoughts were scattered and blown to the four winds, as the young goddess perked up with a joyous expression. "Really? I can practice without worrying about hurting it?" Oh, it would be so fun not to hold back!
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:19 pm
Tanaka could not help but laugh, that cold dark laughter that was surely sending every prey beast within fifty miles running for their lives. Beware beasts of the savannah, the hunter will come for you...with his vicious little offspring. (YOU ARE ALL DOOMED!)
"Only if you dare to hold back."
His expression had turned serious only for a moment before that dark grin returned. She was so excitable it was almost cute (not that his sense of 'cute' was what anyone else would have called cute). Oh yes, she she could tear into whatever beast he brought home without mercy, digging in her claws and talons to her hearts content, only earning his disapproval if she did not tear it to shreds.
"But next time, pounce your mother's tail instead."
And leave his alone damn it.
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:51 pm
A moment of confusion, a tilt of the little goddess' head. Why would she hold back? A prey beast was not her siblings, or her mother, or her father. A prey beast lived to die, to feed herself and anyone else who was hungry. If she got in some practice beforehand...momma didn't have to know she played with her food.
As for that tail...giving it a calculating look, she slowly nodded assent. It didn't count if she pretended it was a vicious beast, after all!
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