Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20151229011006/@comment-25924729-20160115075248

(I wasn'y planning for it to have poison, but now that you mentioned it, seems like a good idea. I'll edit Eddie's page soon.)

They walked single file by Dawn's suggestion. "Army tactics." she said. Kinaver took the lead, slashing aside foiliage and clearing the path. Zhu-li was second, because she insisted on staying close to Amilanthior, in third place where it was safest in case they were attacked. Making an injured man work would only slow the formation down.

Dawn took the rear. Normally, as the group's de facto Shielder she'd be in the lead ready to block enemy fire. But in this case, they were expecting attack from behind. Dawn kept looking back as they walked, gritting her teeth in annoyance. They knew they were being hunted. Hell, the thing was so bold it was practically WALKING right behind them, not even trying to hide!

Once or twice, she spotted the thing. A brief flash of red in the undergrowth that retreated when it was spotted. Sneaky bastard. Dawn wanted to turn around and start blasting, but Zhu-li stopped her. "It's not hunting for food, It just wants us off it's territory. Our best shot is to keep walking until it finally thinks we're far enough away."

It took every ounce of self restraint she had to obey that advice. Dawn definitely didn't like being threatened and not doing anything about it.

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The forest eventually gave way to an expanse of tall grass. Waist high, with the occasional Al'Mi'Raj popping from hiding, then running away from the convoy. To Zhu-li's releif, the stalker Grimm didn't follow once they passed the treeline. 

''A stealth hunter? T''here was no cover on the open field, is that why it gave up? Or was it just planning a different strategy. It chilled her to think of a monster with that level of intelligence.

Destination: Half a mile due north. CATSAI informed her, while in turn she eagerly relayed the news to the group. "Just ahead. Right past that... giant.... beowulf pack....." she trailed off.

''Why are there so many? ''she wondered. Then did a double take on her companions. ''A scaredy cat, a ragaholic, an emo and a bully victim. ''They were a walking beacon of negative emotion. No suprise that the Grimm came running for them like starving kids at a buffet line. She looked back at the forest suspiciously,'' Did that thing herd us here? Into a trap? ''

"Coming through!" Dawn pushed her aside and planted her shield in the ground, before it split in four and produced a gun barrel. As the pack charged, Titaness roared death. Mowing a path clean through the mass of black bodies.

Then the pack split in half and renewed the assault. As powerful as Dawn was, she could only handle one directional seige. "Watch my ass!" she shouted, and Zhu-li moved to guard her flank.