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Track type: DRY





This is, OOCly, our first race! So this is going to be somewhat special! Instead of the STANDARD prize set for a rnadom race, I'll be rehoming an SoA as the FIRST prize!



This is Binzari! She will be the grand prize! The winner MAY change her name if they see fit, but they cannot remove her from the pride! She must stay in the Makono-epesi! I think I had her seer rolled when I first got her forever ago... But I can't remember. I DO remember who colored her - She was colored by Ameh!

Second prize will be 100k and third prize will be 50k!

If the event happens that Dark Star wins, it'll proceed from there down the line of who all comes next... Since it'd be weird for me to win something I'm rehoming XD

But what of the fact we don't have 8 cheetahs? We only have FIVE participating! In post 5, each person roll a number 1-5! If we have any ties past first place... Well, you both/all won that prize, and congratulations!

All of her diligent training was about to pay off. Or so she hoped. Cloud Turbulance crouched with her paws lightly kneeding the ground under her. She would run her best and that was all that mattered. She would love to bring Mavi a win, but knew the lioness would be proud of her no matter what. The cheetahess tensed her back legs as the king brought the horn up. Not yet. Not yet. Go!

Her mind cried to her body which responded with a burst of speed. She tuned as much out as she could. The crowds, the heat, the dust. The other racers as much as she could without crashing or tripping over someone. She couldn't let them distract her from running. Cloud Turbulance stretched herself out to her full length.

Of course, he was in this to win. Or try to. Storm Cat already had some promising history, but unfortunately was yet to attain the title he wanted the most. And it just wouldn't do to wait for the Grand Races, he'd grow sloppy! Besides, odds were these would be the same cheetah he'd eventually go up against for such a title. It amused him that all his competitors were females. Not because it changed anything, but it was a rather funny coincidence.

Once the race started, he went with his usual strategy, giving enough impulse to put himself ahead early on, but not making an attempt to keep up that pace for long. Cheetah were built for speed, not stamina, and that meant he had to be extra careful with ho he spent his energy. Fortunately, having a bit of experience meant he was reasonably good at that, and it would take a while longer for him to actually feel his body wearing out... hopefully, anyways.

He dedicated some attention to his opponents as he ran, particularly Dark Star, who currently ran beside him. Of course he mostly focused on the finish line, which at the moment still seemed sort of far away...

When she turned a bend, Dark Star got her first look at the cheetah beside her. Not only the only champion in the race, but the only MALE. She'd seen how fast males ran - They often won against females. So for him to be a champion on top of being male, that was a double whammy of any one of the girls needing to beat him.

She could hear her heart pounding in her ears, feel her blood course through her veins. It was a weird sensation, really, to know this was all going on as she detached herself mentally. Her paws and body moved on instinct for the moment, as her toes dug into the dirt while she ran around the bend.

She heard coughing among the cheetah's further back and smiled slightly. It would be hard for the stragglers to place. But now was not the time to gloat, she needed to focus and keep her head in the game. If she didn't the billowing cloud of dust might get the better of her. She kept her eyes on the track, and tried to keep track of her closest competitors from the corner of her eye. She'd heard of races where cheetah's had collided and removed several runners from the race altogether. She was not going to make any silly mistakes today.

Now that he had already put himself towards the front, Storm Cat was preoccupied with staying there, without pushing himself too hard... or letting anyone get far ahead.

He was only up against a few cheetah, which meant, at least, there probably wouldn't be too much getting stuck anywhere. Being boxed in was the worst possible position, and Storm Cat always paid attention to his competitors to make sure that didn't happen. So when Cloud Turbulance began to speed up, he didn't rush to keep up, but made sure he was running at least as fast as, if not faster than her. He tried to always be in either the first or second position.

A few of the others were trying to break away from the group, so Lucky Break increased her speed too. She did not want to be left behind. The playing field usually thinned out somewhat at this stage of a race. Any cheetah that wasn't in good racing shape would start to lag behind, and the strongest ones would increase the pace to try to shake them off more quickly.

She didn't want to be the one running in front and setting the pace since it took more effort to be in the lead. No, it was better to run close behind and then steal the victory from the exhausted cheetah in the lead. Well, in theory at least. For now she was content to let someone else set the pace and pull the crowd of racing cheetah's.

((might be scarce around christmas and new years))

He knew it was a bad thing to let anyone distance themselves from the group by pulling ahead. Aside from himself, of course. And it was also fine when someone fell behind. But that wasn't what Dark Star was doing. Pulling ahead like that could tire a cheetah out, but also simply put them in a more comfortable position if they managed not to slow down. As such, become harder to pass.

The only remedy for this, then, was to pull right ahead with her. While Storm Cat made no attempt to pass her just yet, he made the effort of staying on her heels, at the very least.