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[sSR] Initation: Team PCNT
« on: August 12, 2022, 06:48:05 PM »
As the students had been lined up at the edge of the Beacon cliffs a tall and well-built figure approached the podium, Alban Inverno, the headmaster of Beacon. While he did not introduce himself the sense of authority emanating from his movements was enough to inform those who did not recognize him.

“Adaptation” he let the word hang in the air as silence fell on the students “is perhaps the most fundamental quality of those who survive in our profession. It is a trait that is rarely tested through education, whether at school or at home, and one you can no longer afford to be ignorant of." He spoke in a calm, dispassionate tone. "When you land in the forest, the first person you make eye contact with will be your partner for your time at Beacon. They will be your partner until you graduate, drop out, or die. We will not entertain any requests to alter partners. So, adapt.”

He gestured at the forest before continuing “Below us is the Emerald forest, for your initiation each pair is required to venture into the ruins within it, claim a jade relic and return to the cliff. There will be opposition along the way, and you will have to fight for your survival. We are monitoring you, but our instructors will not be in a position to intervene. Remember that huntsmen and huntresses are not simple exterminators of Grimm but protectors of the people, today you will only be protected by your peers.“

A slight tone of excitement could be heard in his voice as he concluded with “Prepare yourselves.”

Slowly the professor studied each student individually, some were focused on the forest, others meet his eyes, and just as his gaze moved to the next student the previous one was launched into the air.
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2022, 12:36:29 PM »
Cyrus was one of the latest to arrive at the initiation still recovering from a late night of last-minute training. This left the giant moving groggily as he stepped into position, azure wings loose and hanging open. As the headmaster gave his address Cyrus only half paid attention focusing instead more on his guitar. The simple but haunting G major and C sharp cords accompanied by Cyrus’s deep humming filled the air. As the music progressed Cyrus’ posture slowly improved so by the time he would be launched in the air he looked almost like a huntsman in training.

When Cyrus was finally launched in the air his guitar’s amp ramped up to full gear shredding the same cord progressions with the more traditional metal growl. This was just for the aesthetic however, just as his guitar’s amps powered up so it’s dust vents releasing Cyrus’ not-so-patented ‘fly dust,’ a combination of fire, gravity and air dust. This combined with Cyrus’ massive wings let him easily get clear of the pack of his fellow students and perhaps could have flown all the way to the ruins but in the end the giant decided to turn back.

He recalled the headmaster talking about partnering up and having to fight through the undergrowth to reclaim some sort of relic. Cyrus may have been willing to give up a chance to find a partner but he would never give up a chance to fight some Grimm. Continuing his increasing complex shred as Cyrus dove low the giant left an obvious path of scorching on his way through the canopy and undergrowth. Just for hitting the ground Cyrus tilted up ending his dive with one last cord, a summersault and a fire-wreathed pose worthy of an album cover.

Out of breath more from excitement than exhaustion Cyrus gulped down the forest air, finally feeling awake as he drew his two giant khopesh’s. The Peacock Faunus took a very direct path towards the ruins carving his way through trees or boulders or anything else in his path. This combined with Cyrus’ loud entrance meant the giant had definitely drawn unwanted attention, the wide grin on his face showed this was entirely on purpose.

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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2022, 02:04:37 PM »
A hooded girl swayed to and fro, movements smooth and deliberate with her weapon in hand, to some music that another student was playing. It might've been hard to tell what was going through the girl's mind, but the faint smirk on her face told the tale if one managed to catch it.

As Alban stepped up to the podium, Pyre ceased her dance and her eyes became intensely focused. She dug her weapon into the ground, material be damned, and listened intently to his speech. As it concluded and students started getting launched, Pyre starting shifting her feet awaiting for her turn. When their eyes met, she muttered "Showtime~" as the smirk reappeared on her face. She gave him a peppy salute before she found herself flying through the air. She closed her eyes, spread her arms, and let her senses overwhelm her consciousness for the time being.

Rounding of the apex of her flight, Pyre regained command. She quickly eyed the ruins placed her weapon beneath her feet. Her mouth briefly scrunched off to the side of her face and her eyes focused themselves onto the forest below. Pyre activated the flame thrust on her weapon and pointed almost straight down as if planning to play chicken with the ground. She found the clearest spot she could and altered her flight angle slightly before flipping her weapon to slow her descent for a landing. Pyre painted a circle of char as she spiraled above the ground to stabilize herself horizontally before disengaging the thrust and landing smack dab in the middle of her masterpiece.

Pyre looked around, a hand on her hip, and made sure there was no threat of a forest fire. Satisfied, she looked back toward the cliff to adjust her sense of direction before heading off in the opposite direction.

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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2022, 04:27:34 PM »
Nathan scratched at his beard - he'd once again been too lazy to shave that morning and the hairs weren't annoying enough yet, anyway. Glancing around, he took in the initiation venue's sights: Fellow students milling about noisily (one was playing... guitar?), professors eyeing them up, the Sun well above the horizon and occasionally obscured by clouds, the air fresh with the forest's night. A decent morning, all in all.

Crossing his arms when he arrived at his designated spot, he simply stared out at the forest sprawling beyond the cliff face, attempting to spot anything that could possibly be of significance. He only turned away when the headmaster began his speech. Which was mercifully brief and packed with all the necessary info; partner, ruin, relic, survive. The speech finished, he turned back towards the forest and concluded that there was nothing to glance from the vista. Nice tree cover though, he sure liked the colour.

Uncrossing his arms and bending his knees slightly in preparation for the incoming launch, he mentally reviewed his supply prep from earlier and concluded everything was in order. The students had quieted down now, save for the guitarist whose mellow melody turned to metal as it departed the ground, following him. The pads were activating closer and closer, until his turn came, at which time he was unceremoniously catapulted towards the Emerald Forest.

Barely managing to keep the position he wanted in mid-air, as he neared the inflexion point of his course, he fired Ergia for a few seconds to gain some ground. He had no idea where the ruins were, but they likely weren't that close to the cliff. After the aforementioned few seconds were up, he let his body spin forward until he was once again in a 'standing' position, then spun his arms to keep the rotation from continuing. As the canopy rushed towards him, he once again fired Ergia, slowing his descent to a speed he could easily absorb by rolling once he got to the ground, which he did.

Taking his weapon off its harness and into his hands, the staff's poles extended as he broke into a light jog heading forward, senses keen to any unusual noises. Yeah, starting the day by running in the golden-green shade of a cool forest was definitely nice.
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2022, 02:04:30 AM »
The headmaster's speech - at least she guessed it was the headmaster, given his authoritative attire and manner of speech - almost went completely unheard in Tina's ears, along with most of the background noise that the people around her were making. Only a dull, humming buzz in her ears remained as she stared at the wide, expansive Emerald Forest that seemed to go on forever and ever. The beauty of the lush, green forest canopy would surely have been appreciated by anyone... if only she wasn't on the verge of a panic attack.

Of course she knew what was coming. Find a partner, get the relic of the day, go home. It seemed simple enough in her imagination - until she saw the sheer number of potential candidates for Hunters in training, all with their unique quirky clothing and array of diverse, strange armaments - and her brain went Sorry, I'm not dealing with all this. Only the thought of being viewed as inadequately prepared stopped her from huddling up into a ball on the spot where she stood, on the edge of a towering cliff. If anyone gave her so much as a nudge, she would probably just topple over.

She got far more than a nudge as the launch pad under her feet triggered and she was rocketed into the air, limbs flailing and screaming in fear. Onlookers or even the closest student would probably be left wondering "What a strange bird" as Tina reached the apex of her flight and started plummeting.

At this point, the usual Hunter would pull some suitably epic piece of equipment out of their belt to break their fall or alter their velocity to a safe level, or just straight-up start flying with their flashy semblances to control the wind, etc etc. Her plan was far simpler, one borne out of necessity and lack of options: pray. Fortunately, the canopy was thick enough from years of unimpeded growth that Tina was basically guaranteed to not hit the ground instantly and turn into a meat puddle, but branches, leaves and vines didn't make a nice comfy mattress either, especially if you were travelling at high speeds like she was.

Without her Aura, she'd definitely have taken on some lasting damage - broken arm, twisted ankle, something along those lines. Instead, she fell out of a tree and landed on her butt, her clothing and hair adorned with a crown of disheveled leaves. Wincing and rubbing her rear, Tina shakily got to her feet and half-stumbled, half limped over to the nearest tree, using it as support before pulsing her Semblance to find the nearest moving human. Once she was sure it was actually a living, moving person and not some Grimm, she started heading in that direction, away from the cliff.
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2022, 02:34:00 AM »
Pyre hustled her way through the forest, twisting and turning effortlessly as she navigated through the brush. Eventually entering a small clearing, she paused and shifted her focus to her ears in an effort to hear if anyone else was nearby: she caught a hint of something straight ahead of her. Could it be another student? No, it didn't make sense. Pyre opened her eyes and readied her weapon.

Pyre waited with bated breath as whatever it was seemed to be approaching faster and faster. She tightened her grip on her weapon, preparing to swing at a moment notice. Suddenly, the bush in front of her burst sending a flurry of leaves and twigs. Pyre's eyes slammed shut to protect her eyes and she blindly swung for the fences only to catch a whole lotta air. Before her whiff could carry her around in a full circle, whatever it was trucked into Pyre and sent straight into a tree. She fell to the ground, and when her eyes finally regained their focus, she saw an Ursa standing where she once was.

A grin spread across her face as Pyre got back to her feet, weapon readied and ready to face the beast head-on.
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2022, 08:26:22 AM »
Cyrus casually made his way through the forest only occasionally peaking above the canopy to make sure he was on the right path towards the ruins. After one of the ascents Cyrus was met with a fierce growl as he landed. The giant turned to face the new threat and found a Boarbatusk who was digging out the ground in front of it in preparation for a charge. Cyrus roared with equal ferocity and met the charge with wings out stretched and thunderous speed.

The giant opened with a overhead strike but it bounced off the rapidly rotating bone plates. Luckily the force of the impact still pushed both Cyrus and the Grimm to the side changing what would have been a direct hit into a grazing one. The Boarbatusk continued on it's charge only managing to slow itself down by tangling up in a patch of dense undergrowth. Here Cyrus saw an opportunity to humiliate something that had so easily deflected on of his attacks, by activating his semblance and setting the undergrowth alight.

Confident Cyrus turned away thinking the fight already won but the growling of the Boarbatusk only got louder and more fierce and Grimm once again readied itself for a charge, only now covered in burning branches. The smell of smoke filled the air as well as the sound of battle near and far. Cyrus realized other students had encountered Grimm.

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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2022, 07:44:30 AM »
She didn't need her Semblance to realize that the Emerald Forest's more lethal inhabitants weren't very welcoming to the Hunters who had been launched headlong into its depths. All around Tina were the sounds of fighting, distant yet noticeable. Defiant shouting, steel clashing against claws and bone, unidentifiable Grimm growling. Despite the sun overhead, Tina shivered, her hands drifting towards and stroking the handles of her twin revolvers nestled snugly in their holsters. The familiar texture of the intricate engravings was reassuring, reminding her that she wasn't helpless in the face of danger and was more than capable of defending herself - by blowing their heads clean off, if need be.

Internally, she knew she wasn't actually in much danger. Unless she actively went in search of Grimm to fight, they were highly unlikely to get the jump on her thanks to her Semblance giving her tabs on everything that touched the ground. The only Grimm that would catch her off guard would be the flying types, and only Nevermore of a sufficiently grown size would pose any trouble for her solo - and those would be too large to approach without rustling the treetops. By that logic, she'd also be able to sense any Hunter that was headed in her direction too, which led to her next train of thought.

Eventually, she'd have to pair up as per the academy's rules. That gave her more anxiety than coming face to face with any Grimm in the forest, and it necessitated finding a partner before being able to claim a relic. The person she was originally headed towards had either moved out of range of her Semblance, or she'd lost his prints among the trees, Grimm or other Hunters. Without much other alternative, Tina sighed and kept moving at a steady pace. If she kept moving in the general direction of the ruins, she was bound to either find the relics or someone else eventually...
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2022, 01:58:09 AM »
Pyre and the Ursa charged one another, their first blows colliding with one another with such force that the recoil froze their bodies with each hit. As much as she wouldn't have minded a head-on duel with the beast, this was only the beginning of the mission and she couldn't waste too much time and energy here.

Pyre let off a soft hum as her feet lightened, and she continued to parry the Ursa's attacks until finally an opportunity opened up. Instead of taking the beast's blow head on, she danced under the attack and, using the momentum of its miss, she dug her feet into the ground and crashed her weapon into its side to send it flying into a nearby tree. The Ursa groaned and tried to shake off the hit, but before it could recover, something shot through its torso and impaled it to the tree. It let out a ghastly howl and frantically swiped at the object protruding from its body but to no avail, partly because the object was already deeply entrenched into the tree and party because the flames spewing out of the object was keeping it that way.

Off to the side of the flames, Pyre walked up to the Ursa and stopped just out of reach. It switched from swiping at her weapon to swiping at her, but it was hopeless. Pyre gave it a curious look before raising her right hand. After it moment, it was engulfed in a bright, purple flame. She put on a warm smile, and with her left hand, waved the beast goodbye. As her right hand met with one end of her weapon, the purple flame shot up the shaft and engulfed the entire weapon. The Ursa let out another cry, much more sickening than the first, as the flames scorched its innards. Soon enough, it fell silent and its body began to dissolve away.

Pyre retracted her semblance and disengaged the flames of her weapon which had left a gnarly trail of charred forest in its wake but not much more; at the very least, she was 2 of 2 for not burning down the forest. Her weapon popped out of the tree with ease, thankfully, as her semblance has turned the lining of the hole into char and ash.
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2022, 11:08:31 AM »
Smoke filled the air as the Boaratusk and Cyrus continued to clash. Luckily for the forest the Grimm didn't stay in one place long enough for it's flaming wreath to catch anywhere else. Unfortunately for Cyrus this was because the Grimm continued to charge and charge at Cyrus. Every time the pair met the same thing would happen, the bone plates and the speed the Boaratusk was rotating would protect the Grimm from the giant's downward strike.

Breathing hard Cyrus knew in his mind that a change of strategy would be best, divert his strike a quarter of a rotation or even an eighth and it would be behind the Boaratusk's armoured plating. Without such defense there was nothing such a Grimm could do to resist one of Cyrus' strikes. But the Peacock Faunus would not relent, seeing his overly boneheaded way of doing things as self styled challenge he has set himself. And Cyrus never backs down from a challenge.

Once again Cyrus and and Boaratusk clashed but this time Cyrus's rage had grown to the point he channeled some of his aura into the strike unintentionally. The giant's blades burned bright as it was enveloped in a red aura and with a final downward cross slash Cyrus broke through the Grimm's armour. It's only defense gone nothing prevented Cyrus from continuing to plunge his sword deeper and deeper into the grimm until finally cutting the beast in half.

Letting out a loud roar of victory Cyrus stretched out his wings and tossed the quickly dissolving body deeper into the forest only for it to smash through a tree revealing one of his fellow classmates behind. 

'Oh' The giant began before slightly composing himself. 'How is it going? Guess we are partners.'

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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2022, 07:20:55 AM »
Her radar kept filling up with blips, of Hunters and different species of Grimm both. The further Tina delved into the depths of the forest, the harder she found it to slip past the dots that danced in circles around each other, until their partner in combat disappeared off her radar. But since everyone seemed to be roughly heading in the same direction as her, it should be alright to -

"Eep!" she squeaked as the tree to the left of her exploded into splinters, jolting her out of her radar sense and back into reality. The rapidly dissolving body of the Boarbatusk was the answer to her first immediate question, but who could hurl an already sizable Grimm with enough force to completely smash through a tree?

Oh.

The giant's muscled body alone would have been enough to blot out the sun from where she stood, but if that weren't enough, from his back extended a pair of glittering wings that she thought she could just barely recognize as peacock plumage. Eyes in the center of each feather seemed to stare down at her imposingly, and coupled with the skull rings on his ears and hands, it was a miracle she didn't just run away as fast as she could. Tina couldn't even look up high enough to meet her to-be partner's eyes, such was the disparity between their height. She didn't even come up to his shoulders, for crying out loud! How was she expected to even talk to this person, let alone work with him for the entirety of her school years?

"H-hi..." Tina stammered, her voice barely louder than a murmur. She hoped her legs weren't trembling as she nervously glanced upwards, completely covered by the man's shadow. "Partners, huh? I, uh...p-pleased to meet you..." Her hands clasped together, but she was squeezing so hard her knuckles were white, completely unbeknownst to the girl.
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2022, 09:23:30 AM »
Cyrus chuckled softly to himself as he watched Tina trip over her words. He knew he cut an intimidating figure, he did it intentionally and that was even considering the now fully dissolved grimm which revealed the pair. For a moment Cyrus wore a cruel smile and cocked his head to the side thinking if he should play up the act more. It would be fun but he had a mission to complete and failure wasn't an option, there was always time for that kind of stuff later.

Cyrus sheathed both his weapons, drew his wings in close and started to slowly approach attempting to look slightly less intimidating without much success.

'Pleased to meet you to. My name is Cyrus. Cyrus Blaze.' Cyrus introduced himself as he kneeled in front of Tina hoping that the drop in his height would put the huntress in training at ease.

'And who is going to have to put up with me for the next couple of years?' Cyrus asked, smiling a little too hard and too wide.

'We should probably get moving, the Grimm are probably thicker deeper into the forest. Should be a good opportunity to test out our new partnership.' Cyrus finished by offering his hand to Tina to shake, still trying to keep his movements slow and steady to not startle Tina.

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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2022, 04:26:58 AM »
Tina gingerly accepted Cyrus's outstretched hand, painfully aware how small her dainty arm was compared to Cyrus's thick, bulky one. Now that she didn't have to stare upwards to make eye contact, her partner's unique features became more readily apparent. His choice of clothing did little to cover the mass of scars dotting his chest and arms, and his fire-red mohawk paired with the electric guitar - Wasn't he holding a pair of swords just now? - simply screamed rock star guitarist. Compared to such a noticeable, imposing presence, it only made her nondescript clothing, body and small handguns look even smaller.

"I-I'm Tîna Allan...um..." Now that she could meet Cyrus's eyes on a level gaze, she couldn't bring herself to. What should she talk about? What she could do? Maybe ask Cyrus about himself? "I, uh..." As per usual, faced with what was essentially a complete stranger, she was left grasping for anything to say. What she wouldn't give to be staring at a Scroll in ignorance instead...

Thankfully, Cyrus solved her dilemma by speaking up again. "O-oh, uh...sure, let's." While Cyrus was still kneeling, Tina closed her eyes and concentrated on her Semblance, her mind working to understand the blips on her underground radar. After a while, she turned and pointed to the right. "If you, um... wanna avoid fighting, there's enough space between anything that moves in that direction. It should allow us to go past without drawing attention." Swiveling left with her arm still extended, she continued, "But if you do want a tussle, there's a pretty sizable pack of Grimm over that way. About...two Ursa, and a group of Beowolves not far off - I think there's five? Six? They won't stop moving for me to count..." Tina's brow furrowed as she tried to make sense of the blur of dots blinking in and out of existence. Cyrus was right, the number of Grimm would only get larger further in, but that unfortunately meant her Semblance would start getting harder to understand. Cram enough entities in range and all she'd be good for would be acting as a proximity detector.

Eventually, she sighed and gave up, blinking the dots out of her eyes. "One more thing...there's a few people around as well. Maybe they're already paired up? We do still need another two..." Just the thought of having to interact with another two people made her wanna lie down and curl up. A giant and a waif...what a strange duo they made. "So...uh...u-up to you, Cyrus..."
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2022, 02:37:57 AM »
Occasional gunshots and the clanging of weapons faintly broke the otherwise calm air surrounding Pyre as she continued to progress towards the ruins--it was a shame that none seemed to be coming from straight ahead. She shrugged off the idea of an easy meet-up with other students and instead turned her thoughts back to the forest. Besides her encounter with the Ursa, Pyre has been in the clear for a good while now, but she wasn't sure if this was to be expected, especially with all the other commotion, or if she has just been lucky since then. And so, unsure of her exact circumstances, Pyre made sure to keep her weapon at the ready.

As she ventured further into the forest, the brush became more dense, the trees more plentiful, and Pyre more uneasy--she was slowly losing both her visibility and her mobility. The rhythm of her breathing was slightly off from before, and while she remained confident in herself, she knew that confidence could only do so much for her.

Pyre froze, a sudden rustling stopping her in her tracks. She turned towards the disturbance and readied herself to swing, but as soon as she did so, her ears started darting every which way around her. 2, 3, 4, 5, a few more than even that but too many to count now. Certainly too many to fight alone. Surrounded. Before Pyre could even mouth off a swear, a Beowolf lunged at her from behind. She quickly shifted her stance for a swing on the lunging Beowolf, but with her eyes and ears trying to keep track of the others, she couldn't put all her power into it as it would leave her too vulnerable.

Pyre hit the Beowolf with enough force to let out a nice thud and knock it to the side, but with the lack of oomph, it was only enough to briefly deter the beast, not kill it. One by one, the others charged at her through the brush, but with her managing the flow of her stances, she was able to respond to each one, albeit barely. With the initial wave done, Pyre quickly decided that's all they were getting. She brought her weapon down horizontally and pointed the tip ahead of her. Activating the trigger, a bellowing flame shot out, licking at the trees and foliage around Pyre as she did a nice little 360 sweep. The pack of Beowolves recoiled from the flames, and with that, Pyre switched off her weapon and booked it towards the nearest opening of the encirclement.

With the receding of the flames, the Beowolves quickly regrouped and began pursuing Pyre who was now, thanks to the chaotic fight, without a sense of direction. She fought for every inch of separation she could, even riding her weapon in short bursts whenever the forest cleared up just enough to do so. Unfortunately, those opportunities were few and far between. All Pyre needed was a good break in the canopy so she could make an escape. Or perhaps she'd run into other students so she could stand her ground. Flight or fight, it really didn't matter at this point. But with Pyre's luck so far, she was hoping for the latter as she was itching to return the favor.
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Re: [sSR] Initation: Team TBD
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2022, 11:15:55 AM »
Nathan had been jogging back towards where he came from for a couple minutes now, Ergia still in staff mode in his left hand. He thought he'd managed to get that massive Grimm off his tracks, but you never know. Besides, it was between him and his destination and unless he was planning on making a significant detour around it, which would increase the risk of encountering Grimm anyway, he might as well go back to the main pack for some backup.

Because he didn't run away due to being unable to deal with it; he just ran away because trying to risk and take down a large Grimm without backup was, primarily, really fucking dumb. There was nothing at risk here. He had no reason to endanger his life beyond what was the bare necessity.

Thankfully for him, this part of the forest seemed to mostly be old forest - dead leaves, earth, roots, the rare patch of ferns and a seemingly all-consuming mossy carpet was all that was along the ground, between large tree trunks that blocked the view a few dozen meters away. He would've probably laid down here if it wasn't for the probably omnipresent danger. Moss is comfy.

His musings of nature's beauty were interrupted by a series of barks approaching from his front, interspersed with the occasional gunshot. He slowed down from his jog but barely had time to come to a full stop before a black figure came out from behind a tree and slammed right into him, sending him - and possibly itself - careening backwards, into what was possibly the only depression in the landscape within several kilometres, a small stream running at its bottom.
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