chasing the gold [c]

The member 'kiikko' has done the following action : Dice roll

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'Effect Dice' : 5

Blazefang stiffened at her apprentice’s cry. She sprung into action, her paws practically flying over the moor. Her heart skipped a beat at what she saw. So many WindClan lives had been lost to foxes in her time, including Sleepypaw’s own half-brother! Blazefang couldn’t let this happen. Without even a thought, she threw herself beneath the fox, flipping over to dig all her claws into the creature’s belly.

She almost had it. She almost succeeded, but instead found herself getting kicked it the belly. She’d failed Sleepypaw.

Blazefang attempted a Belly Rake and failed, taking 5 damage and using 25 stamina!

Fox
60/60 hp
165 /180 sp

Sleepypaw stunned 2 turn(s)
10/20 hp
60/60 sp

Blazefang
45/50 HP
95/120 SP

The member 'Nerd' has done the following action : Dice roll

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'Effect Dice' : 3

(normal posting order will resume after predator defeated) (timing is a bit weird on this one lol, I’m just hand waving the whole ‘the weasel was my first predator fought thing’)

Russetpaw was trekking slowly through the tall moor-grass when she heard the scream.

Her heart pounded and fur bristled as she threw herself into motion, every single muscle going into overdrive as she pelted over the moor, paws flying and dread sinking into her soul. Sleepypaw. She crested a rise- there, a fox- the- she-

She didn’t think. She just ran.

The short apprentice collided with the much larger, furred beast, claws and teeth sinking into its back. Although her weight wasn’t much, she had run down a rise to cannon into the fox, and the added power was just enough to enable her to pin it. Sharp claws scored down the fox’s sides, glistening fangs sunk into its pelt. She wasn’t going to lose Sleepypaw. Not like she’d lost Ryepaw, and Sleeps had been there for her then, and who would be there for her if she lost Sleepypaw?

With the ferocity of cornered prey, the red-pelted apprentice continued to hold the fox down, heart hammering. “Sleeps! Come on!” she yowled, finding her voice amidst a spark of irritation. Blazefang wasn’t helping- how could she expect Russetpaw to pin the fox all on her own?!? “Please!” her voice cracked… she just had to focus on what she was doing, and what she was doing was straining every muscle to the utmost. This was the- this was what she should be doing. Stopping it from hurting more cats. She- she couldn’t let it hurt Sleeps. She hadn’t been able to do anything for Rye- she just- she had to help- she couldn’t-

She banished every thought from her mind and just. Held. On.

Russetpaw used Leap and Hold, lasting for two turns for some reason. Look. She’s a strong lil’ kitty. It deals 6 damage and costs 15 stamina.

Fox
54/60 hp (-6)
165 /180 sp

Sleepypaw
10/20 hp
60/60 sp

Blazefang
45/50 HP
95/120 SP

Russ
20/20 HP
45/60 SP (-15)

The member 'Cocoa' has done the following action : Dice roll

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'Effect Dice' : 6

Shadepaw stiffened as the fear scent washed over her. Her head snapped up, ears pinned back when her Clanmates started to yell. The sound of a scuffle was unmistakable. Leaving her rabbit the dark-furred tabby launched herself up the rise. Russetpaw looked like a stubborn burr clinging onto the creature’s massive shoulders. But seeing Sleepypaw dangling from its dripping jaws made her blood run cold. She couldn’t hear anything except the thunder of her heart. Russtpaw had it distracted, and she would not waste the older molly’s effort.

With a snarl that is downright meancing the apprentice sprung at the fox, teeth bared and eyes flashing. Her claws glint, cruel and sharp as she raked them down the beast’s face, unafraid of a strike. It would have to drop Sleepypaw to get at her with its yellowing teeth. She hoped it did, hoped it lashed out with teeth and heavy paws, just so she could beat it back into whatever nightmarish den it had crawled from. Russetpaw's yowls made her breath catch, heavy and tight in her lungs. She would fight herself to bone and blood to ease some of that strangled pain, no questions asked. The fox's breath smelled rancid this close, but Shadepaw only growled, hoping to catch the beast somewhere soft and vulnerable. Every muscle was flexed and focused, her blood pounded down her veins, potent and stinging.

"Don't worry, I won't let you have all the fun." She mewed at Russetpaw, and in the middle of the heaving growling beast and the sharp tang of blood, she flashed her friend a smile, all sharp white fangs and violent intent. "We'll be alright."Her voice was steel, certain, and surprisingly gentle given the circumstances. She drew herself up, ears flat and fur bristled, and snarled with all the ferocity of a coming storm. She was just an apprentice, her battle moves were not sharpened, her forms often came too quick and too clumsy, but she knew violence. She knew in some ancient part of her how to make her claws cruel and her teeth devastating. It was only natural to throw herself wholeheartedly into the heat and blood to protect her clanmates. Everything ugly and unclean in her settled to flatline. The world was still. There was only the kick of adrenaline in her veins, the blazing eyes of the fox, Sleepypaw’s prone body dangling from its jaws. Only her own teeth, her own claws, aching for another swipe. She was tall and fierce and fast, with fangs that snapped and claws that sunk easily into skin. She was so used to fear and uncertainty, things like this were becoming commonplace. She stared the beast in the face, unafraid, with its blood dripping hot and sharp off her claws.

Shadepaw used front paw strike on Fox

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Fox
48/60 hp (-6)
165 /180 sp

Sleepypaw
10/20 hp
60/60 sp

Blazefang
45/50 HP
95/120 SP

Russetpaw
20/20 HP
45/60 SP

Shadepaw
20/20 HP
53/60 SP

Silverwing curled up in the grasses, hoping to hide herself further from any cat that might come by on accident. She would face them another time, just not no- Huh? The apprentice's cry pierced the warrior's ears, and she was on her paws instantly, bolting in the direction of the cry. As she broke through the tall grass, Silverwing took in the fight in front of her. Blazefang was on the floor, Russetpaw was pinning a fox, Shadepaw had started to attack, and in the fox's mouth... Silverwing's fur bristled at the sight of the apprentice in the beast's jaws, her paws propelling her forward into the fight. No words were exchanged as Silverwing began her assault, the fury in seeing Sleepypaw's limp form blacking out anything in her mind other than thoughts of violence. Claws dug into the fox's flank, tearing their way down its side, sending blood pouring out of the wound as her claws pulled away. She wasn't done yet, Silverwing lunged for the fox's neck. Her teeth latched on, and she started to pull in an attempt to rip the thing's throat out. Killing it wasn't enough, it had dared to hurt Sleepypaw, she wouldn't stop until it was unrecognizable as an animal, she wouldn't stop until it it had been thoroughly destroyed.

Silverwing has joined the battle!
Silverwing used Front Paw Strike and Swift Strike, Dealing 15 (7+8) HP and costing 17 (10+7) SP

Fox:
33/60 hp (-15)
165 /180 sp

Sleepypaw:
10/20 hp
60/60 sp

Blazefang:
45/50 HP
95/120 SP

Russetpaw:
20/20 HP
45/60 SP

Shadepaw:
20/20 HP
53/60 SP

Silverwing:
50/50 HP
103/120 SP (-17)

The member 'kiikko' has done the following action : Dice roll

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'Effect Dice' : 4