Velociraptor

Rain had been freshly poured from the sky, and though it ceased the residue of moisture still clung to the air. Seren was laying in a patch of downed grass, near the shade of a tree and brush. She had made something of a den out of sticks and the smallest hole she cared to make near the base of the tree.

They had been stalking them for some time, keen on finding the right moment to strike. The want for food is always a constant, and the smell of something so fresh was sending his mind in a spiral. As soon as he saw the other pause, he launched himself out from his meager cover with a shriek.

Claws were extended and out, but he halted to then quickly circle around the other, looking for a spot to take a bite out of their flesh. He realized too quickly that the initial jumping out of hiding gave way to his position, and so a new one would be better. Hisses and tail wagging back and forth, anticipating the clash that was about to go down between them.

A curious sniff from one of the heads- the male. The female kept a sharp eye out, tapping a hooked talon against the ground. Her eyesight wasn't the best compared to her sibling's, but it was enough to spot the figure lurking in the grass. Both heads snapped towards it, each one barking out a warning.

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All senses were pointing towards a direction it knew was close by, and the sounds alerted him directly to where this one was. A growl from his chest, and the rustling of grass as thunderous padded feet came to a halt before the other. Black stripes on amber-tinted flesh, and the markings of the jungle, this velociraptor looked upon his prey.

Wide nostrils huffed out a puff of air, as if he could hardly believe what he was seeing, and the cold night could not contain the heat that he brought with him everywhere he went. This was no ordinary prey, nor any ordinary one of his kin. "Curious..." That voice rasped out in the language all their kind knew, and it was more ancient than any modern creature of this world. A talon tapped on the grass, and he began to slowly walk around them, eyeing those features of theirs. "...a stranger..."

It had been too long since she had seen another of her kind; far too long. The loss of her sisters left a sickeningly large hole in her heart as she wanders the wilds of this new world. Lost, confused, and angry at everything Charlie happened across in her endless search. 

That is up until this new scent passes her senses by. Catching the green lass by surprise and nearly knocking her off her feet. This was familiar! Different yes, but so very familiar that she couldn’t halt the sudden cry from an opened maw before taking off in search of the source.

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Seren’s head cocked back when she heard these new noises, and her eyes widened as it had gotten louder. So quickly did she duck her entire body down low to the ground, and hoped that whatever it was would be far from her. This was just supposed to be a hunt for easy prey, and her instincts were kicking in, wanting her to run. She managed to keep them at bay for a few seconds longer, until that form came into frame, and her nostrils caught wind of that scent as it was now closer. Her head perked back up, again, and she let out a small noise, a chirp of confusion. It was her hope that this one was not hostile, and she could see the beautiful coloration of green stripes from where she now stood; a mesmerizing sight.

Grass kicked up from where she had been stomping, and halted to get a bearing of all her surroundings. Things were off, somehow, as a chill ran through her spine. What this was, possibly the call of instincts, and her body temperature kept changing from cold to warm. Seren was trying to focus on anything, to see what may be going on. Nostrils flaring, inhaling the woods and plants all around, her tail swishing curiously side-to-side. There was another scent, and it had her chittering quietly to herself.

Talons continue to tap; a random rhythm and not every step he took while pacing around the other. His head was kept high and the feathers atop his head even higher in his continued display of aggression. Gaze wanders naught from the striped beast that very obviously looks him over.

The vivid adjustments of their pupils moments before the strike was Red’s only queue to their attack. A quick leap back and a sidestep to the right allows the raptor to narrowly miss being knocked over, however; he still gets hit. Their large form crashes into his side and making Red shriek in return before snapping teeth at Timber. 

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Timber felt a snap at his side, and instantly he tried to recover in order to get back at the fray of battle. His padded feet skidded on the dirt, and his tail swung wildly behind him, trying to balance himself out. The raptor could not believe the other was even trying to defend itself. He, himself, felt as though he were larger, more imposing, and strong enough to take down the other with ease. Though, that sort of arrogance is what had gotten many others before him killed, and he shrugged all that aside in order to focus on what was happening.

Within seconds, he tried to lunge again with just his upper body, taloned fingers slashing and his jaw snapping at the air. He needed to get a hold of any part of the other, and to sink his teeth in, whenever he could manage it. That, and the amount of testosterone kicking up into his system was making him feel like he were in overdrive. Another sensation was starting to stir in his gut, and it was similar to hunger.

Timber stared the other one down, hisses and growls deep within his throat and chest. The striped raptor looked absolutely livid, tail whipping this way and that as he assessed what was in front of him. This unknown foe, different looking to the other’s he had seen, and a scent that was making his blood boil.

Slowly, he circled around them, just as they did the same to him, and his pupils went to slivers as their sights zeroed in on the other. He felt all of the pent-up aggression coming to it’s crisp end, and it exploded out in a shriek as Timber flung himself towards the other raptor; large body and all pouncing to try and topple them.