"Confound it..." K'nahli growled to herself as she retreated towards K'mih, placing herself between her sister and the beast to serve as the best line of defence should the creature strike. K'yohko's call from afar was beyond reassuring. Despite the discomforting topic held not too long ago about the man, his presence was a welcomed relief to the blue-haired miqo'te who stood solid and defensive in protection of her little sister. The creature was much larger than regular sand worms and could easily withstand a number of strikes from an archer of her standard, even from close range.
K'yohko had wasted no time in coming to the trio's aid, though he was still too far off to strike the beast cleanly before it would launch itself at K'ile and toss him aside as if he were nothing.
"...tch" K'nahli grunted aggressively. She wanted to help, she wanted to subdue the beast and protect K'ile but.. she couldn't. K'mih was unarmed and she dared not risk aggravate the beast unless it were necessary. Her conscious screamed at her, tore at her from the inside.
-"Shoot! K'ile is in trouble!"- the voice of reason and moral resounded painfully within her skull. She couldn't just stand there and do nothing, and she had no intention to... but...
-"You would put his life at risk just in case K'mih gets hurt? She is not helpless!"-
Doubt quickly clouded her mind as her conscience urged her to help her brother. Why wouldn't her body follow?
-"NOW!"-
".................."
It was no use. She couldn't bring herself to take the initiative, she was too afraid to so much as call out for K'mih to run should it garner too much attention.
Suddenly, K'nahli's ears perked up straight as they picked up on that familiar, piercing sound of both wood and bone slicing through the air with kinetic intensity before hastily greeting it's target, puncturing cleanly through the thick hide of the colossal alpha that towered dauntingly before them. A magnificent spray of ruby escaped into the cerulean sky above, bathing and glistening beautifully in the sun's rays before softly cascading downwards, discipating partly into the wind while the remainder lightly stained the sun-baked, tangerine sands below.
K'nahli blinked twice in awe. It was almost scary how beautiful such a barbarous sight could appear to the beholder, though there was no time for her to remain but a spectator. In ignorance of her sister's sudden movement, K'nahli sought to utilize the chance that K'yohko had presented her. Now that the worm had turned its attention away from them, she quickly rearmed her weapon, targeting the back of the creature's skull with determined vehemence as another arrow soared cleanly from K'yohko's oaken bow into it's throat, causing it to gargle abhorrently as it choked on its own blood.
K'ile had quickly returned to his feet and had began charging towards their common target with an arrow in hand to serve as a replacement for his broken weapon. Studying his position closely from the corner of her eye, K'nahli furrowed her brow intently, her pupils constricting in absolute focus as she waited for the precise moment to release her arrow, choosing to delay it just enough so that K'ile would make contact at the same time it would only begin recoiling in pain from her shot.
It would give him ample time to assault it longer should it prove resilient in spite of its current condition.
K'yohko had wasted no time in coming to the trio's aid, though he was still too far off to strike the beast cleanly before it would launch itself at K'ile and toss him aside as if he were nothing.
"...tch" K'nahli grunted aggressively. She wanted to help, she wanted to subdue the beast and protect K'ile but.. she couldn't. K'mih was unarmed and she dared not risk aggravate the beast unless it were necessary. Her conscious screamed at her, tore at her from the inside.
-"Shoot! K'ile is in trouble!"- the voice of reason and moral resounded painfully within her skull. She couldn't just stand there and do nothing, and she had no intention to... but...
-"You would put his life at risk just in case K'mih gets hurt? She is not helpless!"-
Doubt quickly clouded her mind as her conscience urged her to help her brother. Why wouldn't her body follow?
-"NOW!"-
".................."
It was no use. She couldn't bring herself to take the initiative, she was too afraid to so much as call out for K'mih to run should it garner too much attention.
Suddenly, K'nahli's ears perked up straight as they picked up on that familiar, piercing sound of both wood and bone slicing through the air with kinetic intensity before hastily greeting it's target, puncturing cleanly through the thick hide of the colossal alpha that towered dauntingly before them. A magnificent spray of ruby escaped into the cerulean sky above, bathing and glistening beautifully in the sun's rays before softly cascading downwards, discipating partly into the wind while the remainder lightly stained the sun-baked, tangerine sands below.
K'nahli blinked twice in awe. It was almost scary how beautiful such a barbarous sight could appear to the beholder, though there was no time for her to remain but a spectator. In ignorance of her sister's sudden movement, K'nahli sought to utilize the chance that K'yohko had presented her. Now that the worm had turned its attention away from them, she quickly rearmed her weapon, targeting the back of the creature's skull with determined vehemence as another arrow soared cleanly from K'yohko's oaken bow into it's throat, causing it to gargle abhorrently as it choked on its own blood.
K'ile had quickly returned to his feet and had began charging towards their common target with an arrow in hand to serve as a replacement for his broken weapon. Studying his position closely from the corner of her eye, K'nahli furrowed her brow intently, her pupils constricting in absolute focus as she waited for the precise moment to release her arrow, choosing to delay it just enough so that K'ile would make contact at the same time it would only begin recoiling in pain from her shot.
It would give him ample time to assault it longer should it prove resilient in spite of its current condition.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
