((They are at Winn Park, which is at the corner of P street and 27th street.))
((They are at Winn Park, which is at the corner of P street and 27th street.))
There it was. His target. It tried to flee but it was no match for Casey's speed. He lunged to bite into the prey, trying to bring it down so he could kill it. His rage at its wrongness drove him.
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Casey rips into the girl's calf, tearing out a large chunk of flesh. She falls forward, screaming in pain, and almost immediately begins scrambling away from him. Her boyfriend, hearing the scream, spins around, but fear keeps him from running to help her.
~Matthew Greene~((Urhan)) Matthew hears the howl while patrolling his territory, and begins running toward its source. If he had any doubt about the source of the howl, the screams remove it. Another nuzusul? And from the sounds of it, not as lucky as the last few. He puts on an extra burst of speed as he races toward the park.
((Casey and Steve have one combat round before Matthew joins. Also, at the beginning of each of his actions, Casey reflexively shifts to a different form of your choosing.))
Steve jerks as he hears the woman scream. " damn one here of all places? luna must be really loseing it these days." He jumps to his feet and takes off toward the scene. As he reachs the sidewalk his body instantly shifts to urhan and he races for the nuzulu. As he reachs the wolf and the mauled he tightens up his shoulders and prepars to ram the wolf off the girl.
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The movement of the prey's mate caught Casey's eye and he turned to growl a warning to stay away when suddenly another force rammed into him from the side. Casey yiped. He tumbled and rolled, getting back onto all fours as fast as he could.
Another predator. In his throat a deep growled came forth.
This was his prey, he wasn't going to let another claim it. He continued to growl, circling the new arrival. How dare he interfere with Casey's purpose. The prey was wrong and needed to be killed. He rushed past the new wolf after the prey that was trying to get away. More than chasing off the new wolf, the prey could not get away. If he couldn't kill it with this attack he'd drive off the new wolf then.
He bit into the prey, shaking it's struggeling form, and dragging it as much as he could away from the other wolf.
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As the wolf zooms past steve he looks to the girl's boyfriend then back to the wolf. this was getting out of hand fast. He wasnt trying to fight the wolf but this couldnt be allowed to continue much longer, it was attracting to much attention already. He ran up to the wolf again tries to bite down on the wolf's snout to make him release the girl again.
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In his aggression, Casey takes on the massive Gauru form. Blood sprays everywhere from her new wound, and her body goes limp. She's still breathing shallowly, but things aren't looking good for her.
The brutality with which his girlfriend is cut down combined with the full effects of lunacy proves too much for the man. He turns and runs, sobbing the whole way.
~Matthew Greene~
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Matthew runs toward the combatants, shifting to Urshul mid-stride. Too slow, as I had feared. I need to get him under control now. He ignores the fleeing man for now, instead pouncing Casey. He fails to achieve any sort of hold, however.
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Another wolf appears from the shadows but Casey sees it coming and dodges the attack. However, two wolves is not something he is sure he can defend his kill against. He backs up dragging the limp body with him. He again shifts, this time becoming smaller in the face of two foes. He digs his claws into the meat as he pulls it across the ground, backing up from the other two.
He speaks in an ancient and instinctual way but the words of First Speech are clear enough "My kill. The prey is wrong. It is my kill."
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Steve shifts back to his hishu form and steps back. " Damn to late. Wonder how shes gonna take it." he turns and walks away back toward his bench. " I dont want your kill. keep it. Learn to control it pup or itll ruin you."
Matthew writes Casey's statement off as luna-induced madness, although given her state, it's unlikely to matter. I have to stop him before someone else dies. Why does luna treat her children so? Matthew turns and leaps again, this time managing to achieve a hold on the Nuzusul.
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