Calm (HUNT)

The forest was unusually quiet, the howling winds from the sea were still. The typhoon forest was silent and calm, no bird sang, nothing stirred. Tray barely breathed as he silently walked through the forest, ghosting from shadow to shadow like a midnight spirit. He was one with the land his green coat of many shades breaking up his form, allowing him to vanish, even the most careful observer would have had a hard time picking his lithe form out from the rest of the forest. He was a master of stealth, one minute he would be by your side, the next he would be gone only to appear again in front of you an amused grin upon his face. He had separated from the rest to track down the beast, for a good ten minutes he had been stealthily following the beast as it hunted now he was circling around he had found the area where the Chimera had killed it’s prey the blood trail was still fresh, now he was carefully approaching the site where it had settled down to eat. Settled underneath a low hanging bow of a tree in the shadows, quickly becoming apart of the bush behind him. His bright green eyes took in the scene before him narrowing in displeasure.

The two heads of the beast were down, its eagle talons digging into the flesh as it ripped the body of the deer apart. The jackal head lifted as the bobcat head continued eating, its orange eyes looking directly at Tray. The young man did not move even though every instinct said run, he knew that if he did he’d be seen. He trusted completely in his cloak and as usual it didn’t let him down as the beast’s eyes moved on before ducking down to tear another large piece of flesh away devouring it in one gulp. It creature ruffled it’s eagle wings, protruding from the back of its lion lower half was the upper part of a poisonous serpent its head waving back and forth in lazy circles. Silent hisses of pleasure escaped its mouth as it scent the air with its tonuge not once picking up Tray’s scent from downwind. Tray waited several more seconds to allow the beast to grow comfortable before he silently slipped away.

Returning to the group Tray seemingly appeared out of nowhere a happy smile upon his face. “I’ve found the Chimera.” He said, dropping into a crouched position the bow and quiver upon his back shifting. “it’s about 60 or so meters from here, tit‘s a powerful creature.” He proceeded to tell them about the chimera and it‘s recent kill. When he was finished he looked up at them. “So,” placing his elbows on his legs his hand hanging limply. “-what’s the plan?” He was all for the group hunt, although he was rather annoyed that Jacob had come along, the boy was untrained, unskilled in the way of the hunt he only hoped that he didn’t give himself and everyone else away with his unskilled foot steps. H trusted that Avenra could be quiet, she was his sister after and would have the basic skills of stealth at her aid. He was unsure of Aurelia and so he waited to judge her place among the skill level later.

He waited for the others to talk and suggest ideas as he himself thought. “The land where the creature is hold up is position here,” He began, drawing in the dirt. “-the chimera is near a rise in the land, it is a cliff and because of the trees it won’t be able to fly over it. However we can still see it from that area, we could position an archer up there to fire from there to help cover use when it tries to attack someone who is bellow. I can hit the snake head, we’d want to get rid of it first since it is so poisonous if we get bit by it I am afraid we wouldn’t survive. If we can keep it pinned against the cliff face and from getting to more open ground where it can take to the skies we may have a chance at killing it.” he looked at Jacob wondering how useful Jacob would be, he knew he could throw a knife with surprising accuracy, if he couldn’t hit the snake head then maybe he or Aurelia could. They would have to careful while fighting close quarters with three heads it’d have a farther range of vision then they.

Avena had swords while everyone else had long range weapons, he was perfectly fine with going in close quarters with her he would trust Jacob and Aurelia to back them up from afar and keep the beast pinned while they attacked with blades. It would certainly be an interesting hunt. He smiled at the thought, he always loved a challenge and would honor the creature once it was slain through various things. He once again waited silently he was apart of the team so that meant they all had to give input. The chimera would be occupied with his meal for a long time, it would devour all of it fur, bone, everything would be gone before it would leave to hunt again.

He listened as the other added in their own opinions, Jacob's idea although the sensible was rough and lacked complete thought. If one was to lay out a plan he had to look at all the angles and try to cover as many holes as possible to avoid problems. Although they all seemed in agreement that the tail should be taken out first Jacob had overlooked the fact that the snake had a it's own pair of eyes and one could not easily get behind it unless they were trained exceptionally well. he had already gotten behind it once and could have put an arrow in the snake head then, but then he would have been all alone contending with the beast's superior strength and sense of smell. He said nothing however seeing as Avena had already pointed out the flaws. "His plan is similar to Aurelia and my own, he has a few things to learn but at least he is taking the time to think. With more experience he will make a good hunter and planner." Tray said coolly directing a friendly smile toward Jacob. he was the most unsuited for this venture, the green horn and so many would doubt his abilities.

But Tray had seen the teen's skill with his knives and knew that he could handle himself in a fight, this added experience would aid him and help him to learn and developed the skills need to survive. It would also help the others gain his trust, they all had to pull their own weight and he knew that everyone would do all they could, they just needed to prove it to each other. "We all have to learn, like you said Jacob we will make the tail our first priority, Aurelia and I will keep the beast pinned from the ridge, we both have enough arrows to last us a good while, time is the key the longer we fight with this beast the more chance it will have to escape. We will want to hit it fast and hard at first, don't give it a chance to react and we will have a better chance of survival. If that doesn't work then we will proceed to wear it down, even the most hardy of monsters cannot survive many injuries or massive blood loss. "

He met each person's gaze, held it for a few second then moved on. "Aurelia I will allow you the honor of hitting the snake head, the instant this is done the beast's attention will be on us attack the instant the arrow hits Jacob you cover Avena down bellow, come at it from two different angles keep it guessing when it focuses on one person the other attacks. We'll work as a pack, keep in mind that it still will have two heads, talons, claws, and wings, all of these will be used against you. Moon and I will add addition cover, be safe and come out of this alive." He summarized the plan, meeting each person's gaze once more when he was lining out their part in the battle plan all the while drawing in the dirt. He knew that he was placing a lot of pressure on Aurelia the snake's head was never still, it's movements were jerking an unpredictable. He had full confidence that he could hit it having taken out similar but smaller prey before, if Aurelia needed the backup he could put an arrow in the snake's head a split second after her arrow missed, however he had faith she could handle it after al she was confident with that bow of her's so he might as well give her a chance to prove that such confidence was well founded.

They would only have one shot at this, once it knew it was under attack the beast would not sit still, they could not allow it to get into the open and use the space and the sky to its advantage. "Is everyone clear on what their job is?" he waited for them to answer before standing, shrugging off the bow the familiar weapon slid easily into his hand. "Get into your positions, Avena to the right flank, Jacob take the left Aurelia come with me. And everyone, good luck." he gave Avena one final look his clear blue eyes begging her to be careful and watch Jacob before vanishing into the woods making sure he kept himself visible enough to allow Aurelia to follow without alerting the Chimera to their presence. He soon arrived atop the cliff and took up his position. they had the perfect view of the Chimera as it continued to rip into its kill, crimson stained the ground and its pelt it was almost finished with its meal they would have to move quickly. Subconsciously he quietly removed an arrow from the quiver and knocked it, if necessary he could draw and fire in a mind boggling pace all the while retaining his deadly accuracy with his skills he could take out as many men as he had arrows in less then a minute. He was an efficient killing machine a hated talent that had helped him become the leader of his pirate clan.

-OOC-

The beast will now appear, everyone get into position then have them attack in the same post the Chimera will then enter the game and attack. Remember to stay in posting order:

Tray
Aurelia
Jacob
Avena
Chimera

We have 2 weeks exactly to finish this thread!

He keen eyes watched Aurelia's first arrow from their peripheral vision, and the instant it launched toward the chimera he new that its aim was true. He no longer watched as the woman fired hearing the twang of the bow as she sent another arrow after the first. The chimera's blood chilling scream told him that she had hit her mark and his eyes caught Avena moving in for a attack. Picking up on her charge the chimera dodged, but it had failed to avoid Avena's second blow and lost its tail. Another scream caused Tray's ears to ring but he paid the discomfort no mind. Tray's heart nearly stopped when the monster turned in Avena, for a less experienced bowman this would have caused them to freeze up, but not Tray. With an action  that came to him as easily and naturally as breathing he drew aimed and fired, drew aim then fired, within a split second he had sent a small volley of arrows from his side of the cliff toward the beast. With horror her watched it move, it was fast as it attacked her time and again. The twanging of their bows alerted the monster to their attack and it dodged most of the arrows missed as they imbedded themselves in the ground where it stood, not one came near Avena. He noted the arrow with black and green fletching, his arrow, sticking out of the back of its neck, another one of Aurelia's had hit its flank.

Even with these wounds the beast was not done as it searched for someone to attack, unfortunately its eyes fell on Jacob as Tray guessed they would. The kid seemed to attract trouble like a moth to a flame or a bad cold that never seemed to go away. Before the beast charged arrows were once again in the air, his first pierced the ear on the jackal's head in an attempt to distract it as Aurelia's hit its wing. Tray selected a heavier tipped arrow, one designed for piercing and breaking bone, knocked it, and launched it toward the wing straight for the joint. The jackel had not paid their attack any mind, so furious was it that it ignored the pain, bent on exacting its revenge upon the boy bellow. This time Tray did not feel fear, Avena was down their and he knew that she would protect him, all he had to do was continue attacking from above. With a deadly calmness and procession born from years of combat and hunting Tray once again draw an fired, careful to keep track of both people down bellow. He didn't want to hit his allies. Seeing the area where the blood stained the creature's flanks Tray sent arrows hissing towards its flanks, each one destined for a different spot on its rump and back legs. Like Avena he wanted to disable to giant beast and prevent it from trying to attack or escape as it surely would with so many overwhelming attacks being launched at it.