Dying Moon

Sees hunter/hinker boots, and growls.(You know there really is either hunter or hiker boots in Slough creek.)

//OoC;; Kane, this isn't a chat. Try to keep to one post instead of double posting, and write all your info in there. It makes it easier for us to keep up. A lot neater too.\\

Rune wagged his tail at Ashen's coming. He let out a small park, showing his excitement for the hunt. He drew to Kodiaks right flank, ready to go. "After you Kodiak" he said to his leader.

Rune managed to catch out of the corner of his eye, Ace, and his accident. Ouch was all Rune though. "Glad you could make it sleepy head" Rune said jokeing, happy to see another pack member joining them. Rune looked at his pack mates then looked back toward Ace. Reffering to Ace's wake up call, he asked,seriously "Are you ok?".

Kane was also pretty excired about the hunt, blood rushing through his veins faster and faster,he was ready to hunt! He started sniffing the air,excitedly.

Kodiak couldn't help but grin at the pack's excitment. It made him feel good when his packmates were happy. He laughed a bit when he noticed Klutches about ready to burst with adrenilne.
"Alright, alright, let's go!" Kodiak said, howling the go at the end while brekaing into a sprint toward Oxbow.

Kodiak embraced the wind rushing into his face, closing his eyes for a few moments to indulge in the feeling, then opening them up again to view what was in front of him. He could see ravens flying above them, obviously hoping to munch on the leftover scraps of the elk they would kill. His strong, powerful legs moved in a constant and loud rythm, pounding into the earth at full force. Adreniline and instinct slowly started taking over Kodiak, allowing him to dodge trees and obstacles without even thinking about it or realizing he was doing so. He could hear elk hooves nearby, and knew they were getting close.

Sniffs the air and scents elk, looks around and barks silently,"Elk Herd!" Padds closer to elk.

Rune started out as a sprint, saveing his energy for the hunt. His feet pounded the hard earth as he flew across it. As the smell of the elk inched closer, his instincts took over as he started running faster, easily catching up with his leader. He took Kodiak's left flank as he kept in rhythm with the alpha.

Elk scents reach nostrils and he gets more excited and tense, happily running.

The scent of elk hit Runes nostrils as he ran. He became even more excited. It became difficult, for he had to keep pace with his leader and pack mates. As the trees passed by him in a blur, Rune's happy, joyful self, was replaced by a skilled and powerful hunter as the pack grew ever so closer to the herd.

Kane's Thoughts raced, a fresh kill, the fun of chasing the herd, and the friendship of the pack. He was ready to hunt.

The scent of elk blasted into Kodiak's nose within seconds, forcing Kodiak to hold back a snarl at the mouth watering scent. After a few more moments of running, he could see them a little ways away. His eyes instinctively scanned the three elk herds that were gathered around the waters of Oxbow. As Kodiak's eyes fixed on a weak cow in one of the herds, another scent filled his nostrils and made him bare his teeth. He could smell the scent of the Crying Symphony Pack. It was not stale, but not brand new either. They had been at Oxbow about an hour or so ago though, Kodiak knew that. Out of all the pack that Kodiak had to put up with, it was the Crying Symphony pack that came in a close second to the Serpent's Eye Pack. Crying Symphony was brutal and vicious, and they took whatever excuse they could get to pick a fight with Sera Serenade. But the Serpent's Eye Pack beat them out because of their false thinking that they owned the left waters of Slough Creek and the small lake by Canyon Cliffs. This was untrue, but Sera Serenade and Serpent's Eye were constantly at each other's throats because of this issue. The Shrill Echoed Pack however was never much of a problem, since they were the most peaceful out of the others. They rarely caused any trouble, and were easy to get along with for the most part.

Kodiak brought his attention back to the elk, deciding that the Crying Symphony Pack would not be an issue at the moment since the scent was not too fresh. He wiped the snarl off his face, fixing his eyes on the cow he had seen earlier. He then sped for it, and this is when the elk herds finally noticed the pack making their way toward them. Kodiak watched as elk scattered around Oxbow, trying to get away from the incoming pack. Kodiak weaved through many elk until he finally leaped onto the cows back at full force, knocking the cow down onto the ground because fo Kodiak's size and strength. The cow elk fell with a harsh thud, letting out a moan and steruggling to get back up while Kodiak dug his fangs into it's shoulder. Kodiak then jumped back off, the cow elk standing up again with a slight limp. It tried to run away in many directions to only have its escape route blocked by Kodiak's massive body and bloodthirsty gaze. Kodiak snarled viciously at the cow elk, tensing up and getting ready to strike again.

//OoC;; Guys, I'm having some trouble keeping up with this thread, time-wise IRL. lol Lots of stuff going on this week, and this probably wont happen often but I'm gona drop out here. Please act as if a loner howled at the boarders and since they were already on the tail of the elk, Kodiak sent Ashen to meet him to see what he wanted. Sorry all. >< Promise I'll be more active soon, I'm just having a bit of a rough time between school, softball, drivers ed, and now work. I just got a job! =D Anyways, the end of my rambling. Ashen has left the thread.\\

Kane scented The Other Pack's scent but he ignored it. He kept his eyes on the weak cow.

Rune let out a snarl, the other pack's scents filling his nostrils. He quickley let that thought out of his mind as Kodiak went for the elk. He waited till there was space to attack, seeing there were 5 wolves attacking the cow. He saw an opportunity to have his turn as Ace steeped back to let his pack mates have a shot.

Rune tensed up as he sprang for the cow. A snarl escaped his throut as he landed on the cow. He tore at the stomach, biteing where he could.

Kodiak lunged at the cow elk again, crunching his powerful jaws around it's neck and body checking it to the ground once again. He saw Rune attacking the cow's stomach, and took a mental note to be careful if the elk started to stand up again to make sure it did not step on Rune. Kodiak dodged the cow's teeth as it attempted to nip his ear as it lay helpless on the ground. Kodiak went for the cow's throat again, using his hind legs to rake the area where it's heart was while lunging. He tore off a clump of skin from the neck, hearing a bone chilling bellow come from the cow. Blood covered Kodiaks muzzle as he spat the skin out and watched in horror as the cow started to get up, knowing that if it did it would kick Rune. But to Kodiak's relief, the cow elk fell mid-standing up, and it body lay lifeless on the blood stained grass. Kodiak snorted at the fallen elk once, then glanced over at Rune to make sure he was okay, panting tiredly as the adreniline rush slowly eased away.

Rune was to preoccupied to reliaze that the cow started to get up. He reliazed the cows movements as he slid off the elk, and then as he watched it drop to the ground, lifeless. Rune started to pant. He looked around at his pack mates. He grined, seeing of their job well done.

Rune got up and shook his fur out. He padded in a small circle, seeing as his energy was still there. He looked up to the sky, seeing some birds already crowded around the tree, waiting for their free meal. He smelled a few coyotes too, letting out a warning bark in the direction of the scent.

He turned his attention back on the pack. He sat down and waited for the first bite to be taken by the Sera Serenade's leader, Kodiak.

Kane waited too, he was hungry but he knew to let Kodiak eat.

Kodiak smiled slightly when he found out Rune was okay and was not damaged at all. He padded over to the cow, taking a quick glance around seeing that the herd had all fled into the woods. He turned his attention back to the fallen cow elk, and leaned over to take a bite out of it. The fresh meat and warm blood tingled his tastebuds, making him start to eat faster. After eating for a few seconds, he pulled off a leg and dragged it a metre ot two away from the elk to allow the others to have their share. He lied down beside the leg, occasionaly taking a bite out of it. He could still smell the scent of the Crying Symphony Pack lingering through the air, but managed to ignore it enough so that his nose only twitched slightly at the smell. Kodiak felt like strolling around the waters by Canyon Cliffs, but he wasn't sure if he felt like possibly dealing with the Serpent's Eye Pack if he ran into them. The left side of Slough Creek around Canyon Cliffs was Kodiak's favorite place in all of the Slough Creek Region, He chose the Little Butte as his territory only because it was on higher ground, provided more protection, and was close to both water and hunting spots. Plus it was pretty central of the Slough Creek Region. Another factor that made Kodiak choose Little Butte over the left rivers of Slough Creek and Canyon Creek was because the Serpent's Eye Pack was established before Kodiak had migrated to the Slough Creek Region, and the two territories would have been much too close together.