The First Battle

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His claws met the flesh of Owl's leg and the saber grinned wickedly at his success. However what he hadn't been expected was for the girl to buck, kicking wildly and nailing him right in the jaw. A loud yip of surprise left the cat and he was forced to let go, back trailing quickly to rub at the soreness that was left. Brows knitted together as the coagulated mess that was the kid's blood pretty much slid off his claws. A disgusted expression soon crossed his features.

Gross. He thought to himself before his attention quickly whipped back to the ghoul.

His muzzle wrinkled showing off his teeth ready to lunge at her again before Hikaru came out of nowhere causing the saber to nearly leap out of his own spotted pelt. "¡joder! ¡ avisa a un sabre la próxima vez!" He cursed angrily. His green eyes narrowed as Hikaru pointed the blade at Owl. His ears held to the sides of his head. "What? What do you want kid, I was just getting ready to deal with this little-" He paused, as the dust began to settle he quickly noticed their 'brave' leader was no longer among them. "¿Qué mierda?" He whispered almost breathlessly. "Where the hell's Aladdin?"

[Kula]

Kula may have been many things, but kind she was not. Cruelty was much more satisfying when dealing with one's enemies. So as she watched Kopa's expression shift from determination to fear she couldn't help the pleased smirk from spreading across her maw. Yes, yes. You've just about got it, haven't you? Dark lips drew back from sharpened canines in a harsh mockery of glee. She could watch the realization play through her cousin's mind as clear as though she felt it herself. Fear, anger, rage. The desolation of one who'd lost something truly precious. Or someone, as it was.


Rage lent speed to Kopa's blow, and with Kula's distraction speed meant power. Blood bloomed as a flower does in spring, and with it came the song of a scream. The lioness reared back, scrambling backwards with eyes clenched tight. Her left eye disappeared quickly in a wash of dripping blood, spurting from four horizontal stripes that bridged from the corner of her eye to her muzzle. "NHGAAH!! You -- HOW DARE YOU!!"

Enraged by pain Kula was of no mind to even tease about Simba's death. With a roar she leapt at Kopa, snarling and snapping at his throat while her claws reached to seize and hold his shoulders so that she might get a good grip with her fangs.

[Owl]

Owl’s brows knit, spotting the human. If she had been a were- of the canine variety, she might have concerned herself if that blade was silver; but she wasn’t, and she didn’t.

“Why don’t they ever listen?” she commented tartly.

Her tail lashed in annoyance again. The pain from her hind legs forbid her from having any desire to dance around trying to dodge. Luckily, the creature of the night had plenty of tricks up her sleeve.

The red close to her slitted pupil glimmered as she suddenly took a great gaping breath in. She held it for a second before exhaling a massive ploom of thick black air which quickly spread out to fill the area like billows of smoke. The air was harmless, save perhaps the strong reek of death it carried, but hopelessly obscured vision of anything that wasn’t only a few feet away. Much like a squid’s ink, it served as a distraction and as cover.

“You’re lucky my dad isn’t here; he’d be so pissed,” Owl said, her resonating voice further away, deep in the blackness.

[Hikaru]

"Gone," Hikaru shot back at Rafael just loud enough he could hear, but not loud enough that the enemy they were facing might over hear. That was the reason why she couldn't just shout to Rafael the problem when she went to him. Startling him had been unavoidable but necessary.

"He was-"

“Why don’t they ever listen?”

Hikaru's words were cut off as the blue creature exhaled a dark blinding smoke. Hikaru threw one arm over her nose and mouth and jumped back a few feet. The action wouldn't make much of a difference if the gas was poisonous, but it was the best she could do. She couldn't get to any of her smoke gear packed onto her person.

She adjusted, trying to keep her back towards Rafael, counting on him to protect it while she fruitlessly kept her eyes out in the smoke for any attacks, "That's what I came to report to you..."

Her jaw tightened, she didn't want to give more details until she knew that their enemy couldn't overhear and spread the information. Knowledge that the Freedom Fighters were directionless would be utterly devastating to their forces.

[Kopa]

Kopa staggered back as Kula's blows hit him hard. He let out a gasp and fell on his back.He saw her jump atop of him and try and hit him, but Kopa was ready and moved his head. He then made a kick for her head. Just because he couldn't and wouldn't kill her didn't mean he would hurt her.

He was NOT gonna run from this fight. He wouldn't. He snarled with anger. "Again, why do you have my father's fur around your neck?" he growled, his stance firm. His blue eyes glared at her.

[Kula]

Kula's paws struck earth instead of flesh, but she was quick to turn upon the red-maned male. Her single unharmed eye gleamed wide with pain and fury, looking almost painful as the lioness seemed to be trying to hold it open enough to make up for her lack of sight in her left eye. Spitting and snarling Kula lashed out again, though pain dulled her senses and caused her to swing wide in a miss. When Kopa's back paws came up they landed a blow square to her jaw, clapping the lioness' muzzle shut with a dreadful clack and whipping her head back. Thouroughly stunned now Kula fell to her back, forepaws slightly splayed across her chest as she blinked blearily at the sky. It took a moment for her mind to return.

Rolling to her side Kula struggled to rise. The single green eye locked upon Kopa, daring him to come closer with a narrowed gaze. "BECAUSE HE'S DEAD AND MINE, DUMBASS!! LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE!"

With that bout of eloquence Kula lunged yet again. Strategy was now forgotten in lieu of mindless slashing, a beserker in a rage. Effective? Not really.

[Kopa]

Kula's reply stunned him, enough so that she managed to land a series of blows at him. He yelped and staggered. The pain from her claws made him disoriented. His paws shook. He was getting exhausted and knew he wouldn't last for much longer. The blows that Kula had landed on him started to burn with pain. He held in a scream. He took a few unstable steps back.

[Mystic]

Mystic felt the breath knocked out of her when Shere Khan bowled her over, the two scrabbling in the dust striped bodies tumbling one over the other as each tried to get the upper hand.

Eventually they landed with a thud, Khan having her pinned. She saw his paw swing at her face and tried to move out of the way, but with him holding her down, she couldn't move much, and the sharp sting of claws swiping into the flesh across her nose and down her cheek was imminent.
She let out a loud yowl of pain, blood quickly turning her white fur red. She pushed at his stomach with her back legs, trying to knock him off balance, while swiping at his shoulders and muzzle with her front paws, trying to keep him from swiping or biting any more than he already had.

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Eyes widened as Hikaru confirmed that Aladdin was gone, and he felt the tension build throughout his strong form. "That damn bastard!" He bellowed in disgust. He would kill that coward himself if Jasper didn't do it first! His claws dug deep into the dry dust under paw while his muzzle crinkled into an infuriated snarl.

“Why don’t they ever listen?”

Shit, the ghoul! He had forgotten for a moment about her, his green hues quickly focusing back on her while his body ready itself to spring forward. Yet before he could even fathom the thought of doing so a plum of black smoke was forced out of the girl's body and Rafael found himself quickly back reeling against Hikaru. His back against hers while his brows knitted together tightly. Each breath he took felt more and more like a struggle, perhaps it was due to the panic coursing through his mind. He would need to remember this move for his next encounter with Owl.

But for now? Now they needed to run. "We need to get out of here, and now." He growled lowly to Hikaru.

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His claws hit the mark he had sought across Mystic's face. A small flicker of satisfaction graced across his golden gaze but he didn't stop to enjoy the damage he made. Mystic's paws flew upward kicking at his stomach while her forepaws tried to yet again assault his face and shoulders. Needle sharp daggers tore at his shoulders sending him into another fury of anger, this one more crazed than the last.

His huge paw collided across the female's face with a thud, sure to knock the wits from her before his jaws snapped at the fur and muscle along her chest. He could have gone for her throat, that would have been it but he was more interested in venting his anger on her. Teeth dug deep into what he could grab, his feet moving to give him better balance before he violently shook his head back and forth shaking the smaller tiger like a rag doll.

His claws also dug into whatever he could grab. Mystic was now his chew toy and he'd tear into her as much as he pleased.