The Trails of a Feral Shaman. Lesson One.

So this RP takes place once we ended up on the Island, and Kale snook off into the forest leaving the rest of the gang back at the cabin. However he does end up meeting with Rha, spending the night there and then.. THIS. (Warning, it is long. Read at your discretion)



Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Kale might be woken up by the warmth of the rising sun gleaming past the makeshift drapes made out of leaves, as well as the sweet scent of berries. They weren't there when he arrived to the camp, so Rha must've been busy, though now she appears to be asleep on a seemingly hastily made bed, beside the better one he's sleeping on.
Kale West lets out a signarture kitty yawn as he lifts his head to scan the perimeter, he feels good least to say, not being able to have gotten such good sleep in nearly two days. He gets up and stretches his back proceeding to do his routine morning stretches to limber up for the day, he occasionally glances toward Rha to make sure she hasnt awoken to sneak up on him like she usualy does..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He might notice a bowl of fresh berries as he gets up to do his stretches. Rha seems to be soundly asleep, her fuzzy tail slightly swaying on the bed.
Kale West finishes his stretches, now trying to keep an eye on both the berry bowl and Rha.. Though after the stretches he sits on the soft grass with the berry bowl in lap, looking down at its contents before starting to examine each berry, hoping that these were meant for eatting and not decoration..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The berries seem to be meant for eating, as Rha has taken care in removing any inedible parts. Their combined smell is quite appetizing.
Kale West starts to pick at each one individualy, eatting them to savor each unique flavor. Probably going to take sometime at this rate depending on how full and large the bowl is..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The bowl fits easily in his two hands: it is not much larger than a cereal bowl. The cool morning breeze blows over the camp, gently caressing his fur and causing the makeshift curtains to silently flutter. Rha seems to remain oblivious of all this, silently snoozing in the lean-to.
Kale West takes in a few berrys whilst enjoying the breeze, very comforted by this morning environment, once does Kale acctually get up to Rha's bed to look at her by leaning over her to see if she woke up before returning to the bowl just before the exit to the tent.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** She seems to be asleep still, her mouth in a tiny smile for whatever reason. Perhaps a nice dream.
Kale West nods with a quiet shrug and gets low to the ground on all fours before crawling towards his fruit bowl, laying on his belly while placing his chin playfull on the rim of the bowl, taking in one berry at a time once again.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Everything good eventually comes to an end- in this case, the berries are running out.
Kale West starts to slow down, now taking the time to acctually examine each and every remaining berry, its texture and general feel before consumeing it. Starting to appriciate what he is starting to lack.
Kale West has acctually not looked back to check up on Rha for these last few berrys.. way to focused on savoring these good bits of nutrients.. not having many meals often..
Kale West: // brb dinner xD Ill eat fast
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** A handful of berries sit in the bottom of the bowl, mostly blueish and reddish.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Rightio.
Kale West: // back
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Welcome.
Kale West examines the last handful eatting them to the end of the bowl, once they are all eatten he sticks his silly kitty nose into the bowl to sniff out anything left, licking out the juices that might remain.. Kale really doesnt get much food..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** His nose might be covered in the berry juices, coloring it purple.
Kale West pulls his head back out after draining the last bits of juice, sitting back upright and turning around to face where Rha should be sleeping, his tail neatly swivels around him so that he balances himself with his turn on his heels, if Rha is still in bed he moves forth towards the bed and places the bowl at the bedside.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** She's still sleeping there, having barely moved from her spot. The only noises she makes, are the quiet tuffing sounds of her light breathing.
Kale West trots around the bed every so often then curls up, trots again, sits, trots again.. repeats.. almost like a puppy who is waiting on it's master to wake up. Kale is basically checking to see if she is waking up, then waiting..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka shifts slightly at she fidges about her all the time, silently snorting as she changes the position she sleeps in.
Kale West would do his process for roughly half an hour, if this continues he lowers his ears and shrugs, turning around to face the tent exit and walking out normally, he rubs his eyes to examine the morning light.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** She doesn't seem to want to wake up, so he'd probably be let down. The morning light peeks and glitters past the trees ahead of him, filtered through the leaves. He might notice something peculiar missing from his pocket.
Kale West: // Oh.. Well isnt that grand..
Kale West pats down his pocket, finally noticeing a shift of wieght missing.. Cause there isnt much in his pockets other then the totem, he starts to glance around the ground.. maybe.. he dropped it!.. or.. its around the campsite. He scurrys about trying to retrace his steps.
Kale West mutters in a whisper to himself, "So much time spent.."
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** It doesn't seem like he dropped it anywhere around the camp.
Kale West has a mini panic attack as he stumbles back into the tent, tripping through the entrance and falling onto his backside as he does so, causeing the light rustle of gas as he.. "drops in"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Rha lets out a silent groan as he stumbles in, apparently noisily enough to disturb her.
Kale West glances up to her, then proceeds to scan the ground for the totem, unsure if she woke up, or nightmare..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The totem doesn't appear to be on the floor either.
Kale West sits on the ground seemingly defeated, his hands lay crumpled inbetween his legs, "What am I going to show Rha now..?" he whispers to himself, concerned that his shamanistic pupilship may be at risk
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** She continues to sleep lightly while he wallows in distress. She lets out a quiet sigh as she slightly shifts her position again, perhaps starting to stir by his constant fidgeting.
Kale West lifts his ears up and looks up, swishing his tail back and forth as she makes those minor visible movements, he starts to adjust hiself to get up slowly.
Kale West tries to keep as quiet as possible.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka seems to slowly wade back into sleep as he falls quiet again.
Kale West lets out another sigh and straightens up, going back towards the bedside to look down upon Rha, pocketing his hands.. (He also examines how covered up she is if there is a blanket)
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** There is no blanket, but she is well covered in her robe.
Kale West turns back towards his bed, trying to remeber if he had a blanket of not..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Apparently there's no blankets of any description.
Kale West nods again and looks back towards Rha, examineing what position she is sleeping in.. maybe she infact -is- having a nightmare, he runs his eyes up to her face to see the facial expression once more
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** She has her other hand below her head and she's a faint bit curled up, though it seems fairly likely to be normal. Her expression is quite neutral, though one might still make out the faintest of smile bestowed upon her features.
Kale West lowers his shoulders in defeat, turning around slowly disapointed that he no longer has his totem.. and after reuniteing with Rha too!.. He makes his way out of the tent ashamed once more, but this time passes through the campground without looking back and heads back for the large rock.. or.. atleast trying to retrace his steps there.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** It might seem to be a very difficult task to do, as he was most likely shaken, afraid, tired, exhausted and hungry by the time he even got to the camp, so he might find that he doesn't recall it all as clearly as one might hope to do.
Kale West would therefore wander off back into the unknown forest.. thinking he remebers for the first like.. 5 minutes, after roughly 10 minutes he finally notices he's gotten himself lost. Scanning the wilderness now to see what kind of environment he's gotten himself into.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He's surrounded with tall trees, thick bushes and quite a lot of undergrowth. It's unlikely there's really anything around where he is. His trails are also covered by the plants, so even backtracing might be tricky.
Kale West looks up towards the treeline, looking for guidance from the wind, "Show me.." he says in a rather calm voice waiting for a response.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Nothing too impressive seems to happen, but a faint breeze that rustles past the bushes.
Kale West lifts his hand to "catch" the wind, swiveling his hand through it before it dies off rather quickly, he smirks and chuckles aloud, "So Im lost then?" he questions the force.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He is only answered by the faint rustles of the leaves around him- perhaps less than he hoped to achieve.
Kale West nods and lifts his hands as if to calm a crowd, "Alright! Alright!.. I'll do it myself.." he says pocketing those hands shortly after and starting to wander off looking back towards the area he came from.. or.. he thinks he did, starting to walk that'a way!..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The bushes get thicker and the light gets slightly dimmer as he wanders into the random direction.
Kale West starts to walk this path hoping to find a clear path where he can find his bearings.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The sounds of the morning forest begin to slowly die down as he crawls even deeper into the thickening plantlife.
Kale West starts to slow his advance with the thickening life.. becoming considered with his sense of direction, turning off course.. "Maybe it was this way.."
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The bushes and trees don't seem to clear a bit as he wanders about. Soon, he might pick up a faint track after a while of fuzzing about.
Kale West probably wouldnt even get to the littlest bit of path, he starts to look for the thickest tree.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** A lot of them are relatively thick.
Kale West picks one he feels has the most lets just call it.. -positive energy- braceing his back against it, looking up towards the tree line and judging how tall this tree is.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** It is hard to hell how tall it exactly is, but it seems to be taller than the old inn of Surna.
Kale West flexs his fingers by twirling them a few times before gripping onto the trunk and starting his scale upwards to the canopy.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The tree proves to be sturdy and quite easy to climb for someone who knows how to do so
Kale West climbs up towards the top, trying to scan the forest as a whole to see what direction he should start heading.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The rest of the trees and branches block most of the visibility, which doesn't really help the matters.
Kale West growls to himself and slides down the trunk, he folds his hands and tightens his shoulders flustered, starting to walk towards where he think the camp might be.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He might notice a faint track once again. The bushes seem like someone or something had went through them.
Kale West follows the track or atleast what he thinks is this track, also.. if he happens to find a good block of wood he wants it.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** After a while of travelling, he seems to still be in the thicket. Surely he did not wander that far into it, did he?
Kale West: Im going in bloody circles..
Kale West films around 360 degrees, "Why doesa have to be so good at finding places like this..?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** It surely seems that he's going in circles. The bushes are awfully familiar looking by this point.
Kale West runs his hands through his hair, very concerned as the thoughts start to run in.. hes alone.. on an unknown island god's know where!.. no friends..
Kale West starts to speed walk in a direction, then is turns into a jog, slowly but surely he is sprinting through the forest moderately paniced.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Occasionally he might hear, or think that he hears some large animal nearby. The bushes do gradually get slightly thinner, but they're still barely navigable- even in a calm state of mind.
Kale West runs until he is finally sweating, ducking by some foilage to cover himself, wondering if he is being hunted by something..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Faint rustles can indeed be heard every now and again, though it's hard to make out how far exactly, or what is making the noise.
Kale West lays still, Rha was sleeping.. and it hasnt been that long.. could that be her?.. Kale raises his head over the foilage trying to pinpoint its position
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The rustling stops for a second, before it begins to come closer. It could be Rha, but it also could be anything else.
Kale West continues to scan the area, trying to atleast find the direction its coming from, his ears shoot up and his tail flickers upwards to show off his feeling off mixed worry and hostility.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The rustling approaches slowly but surely, being only meters away from his hideout.
Kale West stills himself for a second.. then starts to kneel.. "Hello?" he asks into the unkown
Kale West: // unknown**
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Luckily, a familiar, though apparently slightly grumpy voice answers to him. "Ya be runnin' away an' us be worre'd." she cusses quietly as she pulls the bushes slowly away to see him. She doesn't look outright angry, but quite annoyed.
Kale West lets out a visibily distressed breath, "But.. How did you find me?"
Kale West: // And I need to save logs I have to go Q.Q

Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Hmmmrmmh.
Peter Cyran: // Those marks make me think you want to!!
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Maybe, maybe.
Kale West has changed their name to Kale West.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka motions him to get out of the bushes with a brief breath she heaves out. "Us be followin' ya trail an' smell."
Kale West stands up completely now, brushing his shoulders off the stray leafs, his hair full of twigs and leaves, "I smell?"
Kale West: I thought I kept myself pretty groom'ed..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka picks some of the stray twigs and leaves and other stuff out of his hair. "Us not mean like dat."
Kale West twitches his eyes shut as she pulls out the loose bits, he grabs onto his wrist with one hand as she does so, "Oh.. Alright.. Im.."
Kale West: Sorry I got lost..
Kale West scans the woods, "The forest can be a really confusing place"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka lets out a low, soft sound, a little bit like gentle growling as she plucks a few more twigs out of his hair and turns around halfway. "Us 'ome in da forest."
Kale West runs his hands through his hair ones and pats his ears down after Rha turns, he moves up towards her side when she turns to face the forest, "How do you not ever get lost?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka lets out a soft chuckle and her expression brightens to her usual mix of a grin and smirk. "Us live in da forest fo' us life an' us be shaman an' us neva' 'lone. Dat way us neva' go lost."
Kale West: I think I understand..
Kale West leans around her side to look at her, "Thank you for the food by the way!"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka glances over to him and nods slightly. "Us be workin' late in da nig't ta get da fud an' bed fo' us."
Kale West leans back towards her side and clasps his hands by his stomach, he looks down towards her feet, "So.. you didnt sleep all night then?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : Us be sleepin' a bit, but...
Cpt.Moottorimarkka pauses as a little yawn escapes her. "... but dat."
Kale West starts to lower his ears, "I'm starting to think im more trouble then im worth.."
Kale West: First I loose my totem.. and now you don't get any sleep.
Kale West: Im a terrible student.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka stays silent for a moment before she reaches into her robes with a warm chuckle, and perhaps to his surprise, hands the totem to him. "Us be tryin' ta sleep, but dis be pokin' us. Us like dat, gud work."
Kale West takes the Totem into his hands and starts to lift his right ear at first, a confused smile on his facial expression and with that an akward looking ear sticking up while the other is lowered. His tail flickers for a brief moment.
Kale West: I thought I lost this!
Cpt.Moottorimarkka watches his expression with a wide, friendly grin. She tilts her head a little bit as she leans slightly to the side.
Kale West lifts both his ears onto their fully perked positions as his emotions change to those of happyness, he closes his eyes and starts to flicker this ears up and down as his tail wags happily.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka lets out a soft chuckle at this, slightly shaking her head amusedly.
Kale West finishes off his display of affection with a light purr as he runs up to give Rha a hug, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka is taken slightly off guard as he pounces in the hug. He wraps her arms in turn around him and pats him lightly, chuckling all the while. "Ya no needin' ta t'ank us."
Kale West pulls out of the hug, gripping his totem in one hand, "So.. now what?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka smiles to him brightly as she nods towards a direction and begins to walk ahead of him. "Us be goin' back ta' da camp, ya?"
Kale West: Yessss! Good idea.
Kale West pockets his totem and starts to prance in the wrong direction most likely, he turns around towards Rha, "Is it this way?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka stops briefly to take a long look at him, lightly tapping her foot against the ground.
Kale West: Guess not..
Kale West pounces back to her side, then straigtens up.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka turns back to face the barely visible path - if there is one to begin with - and walks along it with seemingly no trouble at all, leading him through the thicket until they come to a more recognizeable area with the stream.
Kale West follows her the whole way, finally meeting up with the stream he practically uses Rha as a median to keep the river and himself apart.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka walks up to the stream and kneels down before it with a soft sigh. She slowly pulls her hood off - a rare thing for her to do - and leans a bit closer to the water, scooping up some of the cool water to drink and to wash her face with.
Kale West keeps a couple feet off to the side of Rha away from the bank of the water.
Kale West scans around crossing his arms.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The sun has risen a bit and the forest is bathing in a little more light that filters through the leaves. The stream quietly flows by the two, as Rha hums silently to herself.
Kale West: So.. when do you teach me the way?
Kale West looks over towards Rha, after having stood there silent for a few minutes
Kale West: I've wanted to take over the Shaman title of my clan for some time now..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka rubs her face a little to dry herself off before she stands up again and pulls on the hood.
Kale West watches her stand up and pull the hood, waiting for a response from her he unfolds his own hands and waits patiently, his ears tilting to direct themselves towards her position, as if to listen.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : Us can do dat. Ya got da totem ready.
Kale West: Right now?
Kale West reaches into his pocket, taking out the totem to examine it once more for himself.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka takes a few steps to the tree that lies over the stream, forming a natural bridge. She hops on it and paces her way across the slightly mossy trunk.
Kale West looks up hearing the creeck of the log most likely or some sort of movement from the corner of his eye, "Hey! Wait up for me!" he says before scampering behind.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka hops off the trunk and glances back at him with a smirk, wondering if he'll stay on top of the log with his haste.
Kale West hops onto the log and was planning on speed walking across.. but the moss is rather slippery, however with much practice of living a catlike lifestyle balance is easily maintained.. he makes it across the log rather safely.
Kale West: // Of course.. inless the log starts to move itself ^_^
Kale West: // That would be rather unfortunate.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka chuckles softly as he makes it across without bumbling into the cool stream. She turns around again and begins to pace the remaining way to the camp.
Kale West follows her without question, gripping the totem in hand.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka pushes the bush out of the way as she steps into the campsite, where a warm campfire is softly crackling.
Kale West makes it into the campsite, sitting next to the fire remebering some -interesting- times they had before, the memory actually makes him break out into a light chuckle. "Heheh..."
Cpt.Moottorimarkka sits down beside the fire and stretches out a little bit.
Kale West holds back a louder laugh by covering his mouth and shaking his head, his eyes close slightly with the sudden motions.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka glances over to the chuckling catboy with a curious look. "What'cha be laffin' at?"
Kale West points towards the fire, "I just remebered a while back when we were new friends.. back when you should me the dream weed?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : Ah, dat.
Kale West nods with a large smile on his face, even trying to impersonate Rha with her accent, "Ya' dat night"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka nods to him slightly before gazing into the fire and exhaling a long, soft breath.
Kale West rotates his totem around in his hands and occasionally looks up towards Rha, then back to the fire, waiting as patiently as he can however it can be seen though his movements he may be anxious.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : Ya 'ave da totem an' us know dat ya 'ave 'eard da spirit o' ya tribe.
Kale West looks up towards Rha, seeing that she is speaking he directs his full attention towards her.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka nods at the fire slightly as she takes out a handful of herbs from her pouch. "Look in der. Be watchin' it an' lookin' fo som'tin'... primal inside o' ya."
Kale West grows more serious, growing apart from his usual happy self, "What is it?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka hushes at him silently as she throws the handful of herbs into the flames. The fire crackles more audibly for a brief moment, before a mist-like smoke begins to billow out. "Be lookin' at dat."
Kale West moves his gaze from Rha towards the fire, crossing his leggs as he places his hands onto his knees, peering into the misty fire.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The mist slowly envelops everything but the fire, the world around him turning hazy as he focuses into the dancing flames. Somehow, Rha's speech becomes far clearer than what it actually is. "Concentrate, Kale. Keep looking into the fire. Let go of your senses and look for something that is rooted deep inside of you."
Kale West blinks several times as the smoke goes into his eyes, his hand slips off one of his knees as he holds himself up with one hand on the ground now as he trys to keep his gaze focused into the fire, he breaths in the smoke, at first not bothering him but the constant smoke makes him start coughing a little.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : Don't lose your focus, Kale. Look into the fire, forget about everything else.
Kale West grunts as the smoke is extremely dense, unfolding his legs from underhim as he gets into a more comfortable position, he crouches infront of the fire and wipes his eyes once more before forcing his eyes open and breathing regularly.. the smoke is starting to not be bothersome, infact it is seeming to feel quite natural now.. in a stange way, his body breaths this strange new air.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** As he focuses into the fire, the world seems to fade away into the haze, all the noises dying down. The fire dances more wildly before him, Rha smiling to him behind the flames.
Kale West begins to sway his head side to side, his body follows after lightly, this motion causes him to fall forward onto his hands, now on his hands and knees as he stares into the fire more closely, his pupils slowly change into ones more similar to a feline.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The world shifts and changes around him, the flames spreading and consuming the camp and forest. Rha's speech seem to melt into feral whispers.
Kale West sqints his eyes into a glare, focusing his eyes towards the center of the spreading flames, hearing Rha's voice speak to him in a feral tone, he naturaly responds with the tounge of Animalia instictively, flicking his tail and twitching his ears in accordance to the tone of his growl or meowl (depending on how Rha's whispers sounded to him). He grits his fangs and digs his claws into the dirt as all this happens.
Kale West: // can gnolls speak animalia?
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The flames slowly settle into visions of him belonging into a pack of feral felines, hunting along with them, fighting and survival of the fittest.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ I imagine so. At least Shamans might be able to.
Kale West as a feral animal in his vision does what must be done, playing his role in the pack depending on what it may be. IBeing a part of a hunt, protecting the young or competing with the Alpha.. whatever it may be!
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Suddenly, the vision changes to a darker one. A large hyena or wolf-like creature appears from the mist and approaches his feral image. Some part of his brain might register, that it reminds of Rha quite a lot.
Kale West recoils at first, lowering himself down towards the ground and starting to crawl around in a 180 degree circle, a defencive reaction to a new animal in the area, inpecting it.. he lets out a questioning bark/growl in Animalia to ask in a "Friend or Foe?" manner.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The darker figure stands there, seemingly proud and unyielding. It seems to not care for his attempts to communicate, but the way it acts seems to mean that it will attempt to take over the territory of his pack.
Kale West dislikes this cocky behavior, as if he's been this animal for his life he lets out a warning growl agressively trying to push this intruder off the lands, the message he sends it "Get out or prepare for a fight"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Brb, grabbing something to eat.
Kale West: // Its worth the wait ^_^ go ahead
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Nom. Back.
Kale West: // weclome back
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The proud creature snaps its attention to the smaller feline. It growls and begins to charge towards him, sharp fangs bared, ready to tear out his throat.
Kale West: // how much bigger is this thing :<
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Not too much.
Kale West: // Alright, just checkin.
Kale West roars as it prepares for its charge, pivoting his hind legs as he does a quick dash a foot to the side to position himself correctly, the hieght differnceing in this creature causeing his natural thoughts to cause him to be slightly intimitated.. however he continues his defence, waiting for the creature to come into roughly 6 feet before making his leap towards it, his long fangs and claws flareing out in a show of feral fury as he aims to latch onto its side and bite towards its head, aiming for its snout or neck depending on how he lands.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka lets out a loud growl as the hit lands, though not as perfectly as he might've hoped for. The hyena-wolf alike creature continues its charge despite the attack. It makes a curve and charges at the feline creature again, huffing and snarling as it hastens its running to sprinting.
Kale West gets knocked down under the larger creature, he is trampled as the hyena-wolf turns around for a second attack, he gets up regardless of the aches he feels pushing them out of his head, he swivels his tail and back body and runs straight for the animal, trying a new stratagy of trying to keep behind it or at its side.. maybe its not as agile.. hopefully..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The creature slowls down to a jog as it watches the slightly smaller feline get up again. It lets out a loud, menacing growl at him, seemingly a bit more defensive now. As he tries to get up to its side or behind it, it promptly lunges at him, cutting the path off.
Kale West is taken back, so it is fast enough to counter.. he bobs his head side to side and swipes at its snout then jumps back and repeats, almost as if its toying with it however aiming to hurt it.
Kale West: // You know.. I hope this isnt Rha, and im not in a feral state which im attacking her :X
Kale West: // But that would be pretty damn awesome plot twist.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Who knows? :3
Kale West: // Ohhhh~
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The creature seems to be mostly annoyed by his swipes, most of which don't either do much against it or just plain miss. The creature lets out a guttural howl and swiftly pounces at him, aiming to bite down on his midsection and claw him.
Kale West is over taken by the larger create, though he tried to avoid it he could not simply from its size, he gets attacked by tries to place a bite on its upper leg or neck, useing his paws and claws to push up at the underside of the head and chest, as if to push it away.
Kale West: // creature*
Kale West: // but*
Kale West: // its dark, its hard to type right now :p
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The creature leaves a nasty, large gash in his side even after he manages to push the creature off, fresh blood dripping from its fangs.
Kale West winces and limps around for a a moment to regain his bearing.. he can't give up this is HIS LAND!.. he growls again but this time just charges the hyena-wolf straight up, with every step the wound hurting but he gives it his all, trying to cancel out the pain in his mind, he trys to tackle the creature back and bite at its back area if he does the initial attack properly.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** His head-on attack fails miserably, as the hyena-wolf rams up against him and bashes him aside, barking at him.
Kale West gets up, then colapses, getting up once more with shaky feet, taking a few moments to stabalize himself. He starts his circleing manuver once more trying to examine how he will attack this time..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The foreing attacker watches him closely, snarling at him as he circles about.
Kale West does a fake dash towards the hyena-wolf, seeing how it will turn, then prancing about to the right and repeating the fake dash, he hisses in Animalia as he holds back the pain from his wounds.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The hyena-wolf retaliates in the fake attempts to attack, snarling viciously at him.
Kale West waits for the Hyena-wolf to do one of the fake attacks (or so he thinks), when its at the point where it halts itself he wants to pounces against towards its upper head, trying to get on top of it, attacking at the top of its head (or aiming for that area)
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The hyena-wolf yelps as he manages to get on top of it. It snarls and begins to shake itself around furiously, trying to get rid of the feline on top of it.
Kale West claws at each side of its head, and aims to bite down on the back of its neck.. though with these shaky conditions it may be unlikely..
Kale West would be throttled about also
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The hyena-wolf continues to try to shake him off, growling and snarling.
Kale West hopefully leaves several bite marks on its head, though one of the shakes is strong enough to throw him off, he makes an attempt to hold on with one of his claws, trying to leave a nasty rip as he slides off.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The creature howls at the scratches and bites, staining its dark fur with some blood. The hyena-wolf hisses at him viciously and charges at him vengefully.
Kale West is unable to react fast enough by being just thrown off along with all of his wounds slowing him slightly, he is charged and knocked back sending him tumbling across the ground several times, he trys to scramble upwards but is now having a hard time standing..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The hyena-wolf slowly makes its way closer to the downed feline, snarling victoriously.
Kale West weakly starts to back up, in a limping manner of course, his tail lowered along with his ears, preserving his strength for a last defence should it come to it.. he cannot let down his pack..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The creature prepares for another attack, blood dripping from its fangs and some of the matted patches in its fur. It lunges at him again, sharp fangs aiming to taste his flesh again.
Kale West sees that he cannot waste energy in dodging this attack.. his limited amount left in him he invests it into a heroic pounce straight towards the hyena-wolf, aiming slightly towards its side as if to fling himself past its side but not quite.. he is aiming for a position that is a couple degrees off hitting it straight on, he is trying to hit it at an angle that maybe will send them both spinning out of control, and hopefully wound it enough to prevent it from harrasing his pack.. as for him.. well.. theres no time to think about that.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Before his or the hyena-wolf's attack hits, the time seems to slow down to a crawl, and then stop as bright flames burn the image away. Faint, familiar chuckling echoes in his mind, as he experiences a feeling of being a part of something stronger, greater. It lasts for but a moment as the flames birth another world, where the hyena-beasts run rampant across his pack's grounds. He is the only defence standing between his mate and offspring, as several of the creatures approach their cave.
Kale West takes the cubs into mouth and shuffles the young into the inner cave, placeing trust in the mate to hide the children to safty. He hops up onto a higher position on one of the rocks within the cave and waits at the choke point of the cave at the entrance.. he lets out a roar that echos out of the cave towards the creatures approaching.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The aggressive creatures lumber into the cave and snarl up at him. They outnumber him greatly - the best thing he can do, is to buy some time.
Kale West waits for one to approach within range before using his hind legs to push himself off his higher ledge to brutaly engage the first beast, trying to take it out with his temporary advantage of hieght and speed (for the moment)
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He manages to land quite well and tear at the first beast. It lets out a loud, pained growl and tries to shake him off and back away, while a second one swipes its claws at his back.
Kale West gets double teamed and swiped off, landing deeper in the cave, he roars again and starts to swipe at the group to keep them away, iusing rapid swipes to keep them from over whelming him (hopefully)
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** His swipes keep them at bay for the moment, though they slowly creep closer to him, starting to try to surround him.
Kale West has to think fast, his young are at stake here.. he starts to get angry and makes more agressive advances towards them, trying to show behavior of fearlessness in an attempt to intimidate.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** It seems to work to a degree, as they're forced to back off slightly due to his relentless swipes. However, one tries to lunge at him and tear at him with its claws, aiming at his front.
Kale West takes the hit and bounces back, useing this now shortened distance to push up against the hyena-wolf, trying to bash it back into the group with repeated paw smacks to its nose.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The beast growls aggressively at him, but is forced to retreat with some bleeding scratches. Despite the shortcoming on their part, they start to approach again, less intimidated by him, returning to their proud stance as they slowly close in.
Kale West tries to make sure they do not overwhelm him by number, he trys to split some of them off their advance by leaping to prevent them from making a wall like movement.
Kale West: // this whole "hold them off thing" really is depressing, but at the same time honorable :3
Kale West: // the thought of not being able to live through it, but giving the chance for other to live.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** One of the beasts seem to catch the whimper of his cubs. It begins to slowly approach the inner cave while the two others threaten him, slowly cutting his path narrower and narrower.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Do you like it so far?
Kale West: // Its super crazy sexy awesome.. Hell yeah!
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ :3
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ The best thing about it probably is that I had nothing planned out.
Kale West sees a weak spot in his defence, he jumps in front of the one moving towards the inner cave, trying to provoke it backwards.
Kale West: // I'd smoke Shaman herb all the time then xD
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The two others approach as he manages to stop the one from getting into the inner cavern. The three beasts continue to zero in on him, the angles of attack growing to practically nothing.
Kale West sees that there isnt much more he can do, as the proud father is lets out a belowing roar as he leaps into the fray, trying to attack at all three of the beasts at the same time.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The beasts and the cavern burst into a brighter, stronger fire as he leaps heroically at the beasts. Sounds of approval echo in his cloudy mind as the flames swirl and swivel, crafting yet another world, the flames settling into bushes and blurry figures before he again is one with the world, a feral feline. This time, he is out of the cave. He has escaped through the back door of the cavern with his two cubs, but his mate is dead, laying close by with her fur coated with blood, covered in bites and scratches. The beasts roam their former land and there is nothing to do anymore, but escape.
Kale West nudges at the mates body and shows what animalistic sadness he can, if there is a primal form of saying goodbye to the deseased he does it. Guideing the cubs out towards the fields away from this terrible place..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The beasts howl nearby. There is not much time to lead his offspring through the thicket, whom are still quite helpless.
Kale West does his best to lift the cubs to higher areas when nessisary, moving them along with his mouth and trying to keep low and out of sight.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Soon he hears the pleading calls of another cub, an injured one. There are beasts closing by and time for only a quick decision - to get his own cubs to safety, or to try and save another life while putting his own cubs at a greater risk?
Kale West shuffles the cubs up deeper, he looks back to judge the distance of how far away the cub might be.. is it truely worth it?
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The cub is a fair distance away and he might spot more of the beasts nearby. It might be enough to save the injured cub, but his own are at peril as the beasts track them.
Kale West lets out a sadened huff as his mate has already been slain to let them get out this far, he looks down towards his own cubs and pushes them along.. any other animal would do anything to save their children.. right?
Kale West: // that was a damn sad choice to make, I am depressed now.. shrug.. good RP though, emotionally attacking.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The frightened cries of the cub echo after him as it tries to desperately limp away from the slowly approaching beasts.
Kale West would cry if animals could, a child should never be killed.. no matter whos.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** His cubs slowly make their way across in relative safety. Will he forsake the injured cub?
Kale West: // Damn you Markka, Damn you!
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ ? :3
Kale West can't hold that feeling, he makes sure his cubs are moving in the correct direction and rushes to turn back for the injuryed cub!
Kale West: // As much as I hate to say this, I may have to get off due to parental units noticeing that im up.
Kale West: // Yet another cliff hanger :<
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Two beasts close in on the cub, but he makes it just barely in time to rescue the injured, young cub. More beasts approach his cubs whom slowly bumble across the meadow. It all seems brighter now, somehow.
Kale West snatches up the cub and dashes off back towards his young.. if theres hope left in this world for his kind, everything will be ok.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He makes it to his cubs who are luckily still uninjured. The beasts draw even closer, the cubs whining quietly as they try to escape with him.
Kale West looks for a save haven or temporary hide out they could dig themselves into.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He would spot a blurry figure a short distance away, standing on a small hill. A strong sense of belonging draws him closer.
Kale West starts to nuzzle the cubs into that direction, hoping they make it there in time, even at times lifting them and moving them faster.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** Eventually he is standing at the base of the small hill with the cubs. The beasts do not approach anymore, standing a distance away. The figure is oddly familiar, but still very blurry. The closer he gets to the top of the hill, the stronger sense of unity he experiences.
Kale West lowers his head, unsure what strange figure this may be, he makes sure to take the lead so that his cubs are not at stake, though keeping them at a safe distance to pounce back at a moments notice.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** As he comes closer, the world seems to become brighter, tranquil and far safer. The figure is very, very familiar but still hazy.
Kale West makes his way up to the figure, lifting his head once he is at it's feet, gazing up to see if he can see it's face, only glancing back once to see if the cubs are still there.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The figure turns around slowly - it seems as he stared into a mirror. It is the Kazuth form of himself and it smiles to him. The world around the hill turns back into flames. The sense of unity, feeling of belonging and strength seem to be out of this world.
Kale West stares up at his Kazuth self, how can it be him?.. he thinks to himself.. Ive been a feral cat all my life.. he continues to stare linking himself towards his humanoid form, as the flames grow big enough to consume the whole hill itself, the flames oddly enough do not break concentation or bring pain.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** As the hill and the world return to the fire, the two images of himself become more and more as one.
Kale West joins with himself, floating off into whatever next level of dream state there is.. a white space..?.. Or maybe back to the real world?
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** The world of flames becomes more and more distant as a familiar chuckle echoes in his mind once again. The real world slowly emerges from the haze and mist as his mind slowly clears.
Kale West keeps his eyes closed, making slow movements and trying to find out who's cackle that is, feeling around with his hands.. or claws.. trying to feel where he is.
Kale West growls out in Animalia, "What?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He would find himself laying on the dirt of the camp with Rha standing in front of him, staring down to him.
Kale West finally opens his eyes, looking down to examine his hands first (hopefully still hands), before riseing his eyes to look up towards Rha. He says nothing as he is somewhat disoriented at the moment.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : ** He would wake up from the stupor as his normal self, though his head would be buzzing quite badly. He would feel an odd warmth, a strength within, as if something had awakened.
Kale West lifts himself to a position on his shins, brushing down his chest and stopping over his mid section as if aknowledging that new presence, finally lifting himself up to a full standing position, though when he reaches that hieght he nearly falls, using Rha's shoulder to keep himself up. His other hand reaches to use his own knee as support.
Kale West: // How tall is Rha?
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ About 4'9
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ I think.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Hold on.
Kale West: // Oh, thats shorter then I though. Just cause I was wondering if he normally looks down to her or what not.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ 5'2
Kale West: // 5'9 here, is why I ask
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Mmk.
Kale West blinks his eyes several times, like someone coming out of a coma, he looks up towards the Sky to see what time it is.
Kale West: // whoops, did two turns. Its been your turn.
Kale West: // Also cause I think you deserve this..
Kale West: // MARKKA ACHIVMENT UNLOCKED
Kale West: // http://www.says-it.com/scripts/achievement-steam.pl?text1=Primal+Steps&text2=Take+on+a+student%2C+and+set+him+on+a+track+to+Feral+Shamanism.&emblem=animal-wolf&score=1&outof=1
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ :3
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ In fact, there was a catch with the injured cub and all.
Kale West: // What would have happened if I didnt go back :<
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ A different path.
Kale West: // Oh well isnt that grand
Kale West: // I would have had choices~
Cpt.Moottorimarkka lightly holds onto him with a grin. " 'Ow ya be feelin'?" she queries in her usual tone and accent.
Kale West simple blinks more rapidly now, pushing off Rha with the hand that he had on her shoulders he wobbles a bit as he tries to balance, "W-wha.. what ha.. happened?"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : Kale be wakin' up. Be mor' now.
Kale West is for what ever reason choking out these words, trying to get out of his animalistic thought process. "Was.. I sleep?" he says a bit shocked, placeing a hand on his neck to make sure that he doesnt have a wound there.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka gives him a reassuring stroke over his cheek, grinning to him. "Na, Kale not be sleepin'. Som'thin' in da Kale be wakin' up. Ya do gud der."
Kale West rubs the side of his neck, calming down as his speech starts to correct itself slowly, "Did Kale.. move in.. move while he was in the.. vision?.. Or did he stay by the fire?"
Kale West keeps his face still, somewhat assured by the hold of Rha's hand at his cheek. Kind of like a domesticated animal.. kinda..
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : Kale be movin' as us be t'inkin' ya gon' be.
Kale West clears his throught, "Going to be what..?" he says, happy to hear that his speech is returning, his ears start to raise, curious to what she is talking about.
Kale West is however still clearly coming back to himself, his dazed expression says most of it.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka continues to lightly stroke his cheek, again chuckling a little. "Us mean dat Kale be movin', an' us be t'inkin' dat Kale gon' mov'."
Kale West nods, with a blink, "I think I understand"
Kale West will continue to stand there so as long as Rha has her hand on his cheek, still coming to terms with his original body, and trying to adjust to his awakening.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka lightly pats his cheek, running her fingers across his cheek comfortingly. " 'Ow da Kale be feelin'?"
Kale West drops his shoulders slowly, "I feel.. like I am more.. but.. I don't think I understand it all just yet.. I am.. part of something greater"
Kale West: I feel pretty confused right now too.. my body doesnt feel like it did before.
Kale West manages a confused smile as he continues to stare at Rha, her hand keeping his attention to her.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka nods as he pats him lightly. "Ya be 'avin' time to get us'd to dat, ya?"
Kale West seems to have paused for a little longer then he wanted as if he is thinking deeply about something, then he nods once quickly snapping back to Rha's question, "-Eugh.. Yes!.. Yeah.. I'll need a little time"
Kale West: That is.. what you asked?
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ Oh, sorry! I was watching a demo of Duke Nukem by TotalBiscuit.
Kale West: // its all good
Cpt.Moottorimarkka nods a little to him as she changes the position of her hand from his cheek to his ear, lightly scratching the top of his head and stroking his ear.
Kale West almost melts his her hand, rolling his eyes back a little as he closes them letting out an encourageing purr, loosing his footing he practically passes out onto her as looses conciousness temporarly, then shakes his head rapidly rubbing his face groaning, "Oh!.. Sorry about that!!" he chuckles out, "It's.."
Cpt.Moottorimarkka holds around him as he lost it for the moment. She chuckles again, keeping up with the gentle petting. "Ya?"
Kale West opens his eyes again, smacking himself lightly on the cheek twice before commenting to her, "It just feels like I havent been myself for years.. I forgot what that felt like.."
Kale West smirks, "Feels good"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka grins a little as her fingers stroke over his ears and the top of his head. She continues to hold him up, though she obviously is quite tired.
Kale West pushes his head up against her hand, feeling renewed. The nuzzleing is alot harder then normal too, its like he has been away from other people for sometime. Like hes lacked it. "Ahh~hhh~ahhh~"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka continues to softly laugh at this in a friendly manner. "Ya be likin' dat, ya?"
Kale West responds with a mixed message, trying to say "Yes" but ends up purring at the same time, so it ends up sounding just like a jumbled word of some sort, "Mreeyysssehhh..."
Cpt.Moottorimarkka lets out a silent sigh as she tries to bring him closer to the lean-to. "Can Kale be standin' on 'is feet? Us be tired."
Kale West gets pulled into the lean-to, "I think it would be a good idea to lay down.. get my bearings"
Cpt.Moottorimarkka slowly lets go of him, to see if he'll stay up by himself.
Kale West wobbles once more but stands, he takes a few shaky steps towards the tent.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka enters the lean-to herself and lets out a quiet, exhausted sound as she lies down on her makeshift bed.
Kale West trudges to the bed and stares at it.. placing a hand on top of it and pressing on it before placeing the rest of his body on top of its surface, it takes several moments for him to adjust to it, but he ends up wadding up the blanket in a strange manner and sleeping on top of it, curled up.
Cpt.Moottorimarkka : [[ I suppose we can conclude the RP to this.
Kale West: // And so it was, his first primal steps into Shamanism.