- Nov 1, 2023
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*+:。.。 It's as if he was born for this.
At least, that's what the arrogant youth tells himself just before heavy paws slam down on his head and shove his face into the water.
Bubbles stream from his mouth as he struggles against the hold, rage and fear combining together to empty his mind of all reasonable thought. Despite the very perilous predicament he's in, with every second counting down painfully quickly towards his demise, Asphodelpaw can't help but reflect bitterly on how utterly humiliating this is. It had been bad enough that he'd been driven from his home and then forced to sequester in another clan with his tail between his legs, but now he's not only failing to get his vengeance but he's losing by being drowned in his clan's - his birthplace's - namesake! He hopes he'll at least be given a warrior name when he dies, though he doubts it'll be an honorable one. Asphodelriver, named for the pathetic way he died...
AGH!
Finally Asphodelpaw, in the nick of time and at the climactic peak of his rushing adrenaline, finds enough purchase against the slippery rocks to shove himself backward. The rogue slips back, crying out with as much anger as Asp before the skinnier boy is upon them. He bats at their face and chest with wild claws, but dizzy and unfocused he doesn't land any particularly strong blows.
Still, it's a wonder when he draws blood. Warm against his river-soaked paws, Asphodel is left awe-struck and...even more dizzy than before. This doesn't feel the same as fish blood. And all at once it strikes Asphodelpaw what he's doing - what he could end up doing. His mind unhelpfully supplies the memory of Cicadastar's body, what it truly means to take someone's life.
And just like that, paws shove at his chest, knocking him right back into the river. The cold water thankfully is enough to snap him out of his momentary shock, but unfortunately, the effect is nullified by the fact that he'd not allowed back up. Weakly, Asphodelpaw tries batting again at the cat, but this time with his back against the pebbles instead of on his stomach, there's no way for him to push himself back up.
//Open for assistance ;W; tl;dr Asp got the tables turned on him and is the one being held down underwater </3
At least, that's what the arrogant youth tells himself just before heavy paws slam down on his head and shove his face into the water.
Bubbles stream from his mouth as he struggles against the hold, rage and fear combining together to empty his mind of all reasonable thought. Despite the very perilous predicament he's in, with every second counting down painfully quickly towards his demise, Asphodelpaw can't help but reflect bitterly on how utterly humiliating this is. It had been bad enough that he'd been driven from his home and then forced to sequester in another clan with his tail between his legs, but now he's not only failing to get his vengeance but he's losing by being drowned in his clan's - his birthplace's - namesake! He hopes he'll at least be given a warrior name when he dies, though he doubts it'll be an honorable one. Asphodelriver, named for the pathetic way he died...
AGH!
Finally Asphodelpaw, in the nick of time and at the climactic peak of his rushing adrenaline, finds enough purchase against the slippery rocks to shove himself backward. The rogue slips back, crying out with as much anger as Asp before the skinnier boy is upon them. He bats at their face and chest with wild claws, but dizzy and unfocused he doesn't land any particularly strong blows.
Still, it's a wonder when he draws blood. Warm against his river-soaked paws, Asphodel is left awe-struck and...even more dizzy than before. This doesn't feel the same as fish blood. And all at once it strikes Asphodelpaw what he's doing - what he could end up doing. His mind unhelpfully supplies the memory of Cicadastar's body, what it truly means to take someone's life.
And just like that, paws shove at his chest, knocking him right back into the river. The cold water thankfully is enough to snap him out of his momentary shock, but unfortunately, the effect is nullified by the fact that he'd not allowed back up. Weakly, Asphodelpaw tries batting again at the cat, but this time with his back against the pebbles instead of on his stomach, there's no way for him to push himself back up.
//Open for assistance ;W; tl;dr Asp got the tables turned on him and is the one being held down underwater </3