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CYCLE 120Current time: Apr 04 2025, 03:42 PM


Hidden Among Leaves IN The Forest
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After the rather unlucky expedition in Ursa, the scenery of Pegasus was like whiplash. He had been cleansed from Order now, but the infection had not left him completely unchanged. The thoughts he had surrounding the entire experience continued to swirl around in his mind, no matter what he did to try and push it away.

Pegasus had been chosen for his exploration today. It was not nearly as dangerous, no Order, no icy terrain, none of the things that made Ursa a possible death sentence for the unwary. But the lack of danger did not also lead to a lack of knowledge. There was always something to be learned, and it was now that he decided to further his skills in ranged combat. Namely, trying to snipe something both from a tree and in a tree. There was no shortage of lessers that resided in the forests of Pegasus that would fit this task. But it would mostly just be tree rabbits.
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V-Onyx-Three attempts Other ( Find a rabbit )
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It did not take long for his eyes to land upon a tree rabbit. It was not quite in the tallest of trees, but at a height that made it hard to hit due to the branch it was perched upon blocking much of it from view. The purple fur stood out among the emerald colored leaves, but it would not be wrong to have mistaken it as a trick of the light either. Would it be easier to hit if he was at a more equal height? Onyx-Three surveyed the branches, and couldn't come to a conclusion over whether they would be able to hold his weight. Better not to risk it for now. And who knew, perhaps it would be possible to shoot it from here? It would require a precision however that he did not know if he had.
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V-Onyx-Three attempts Physical Combat ( Shoot the rabbit )
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The arrow had barely left his bow before it collided with a tree branch, splintering it into pieces. The arrow itself was now stuck in a further cluster of leaves, and unretrievable from the ground. Onyx-Three checked his quiver. He had come armed with more arrows than usual, expecting that this may result in an increased amount of lost or broken arrows. But he was here to learn. This was not supposed to be easy. Onyx-Three hesitated for only a moment more before making up his mind in attempting to climb the tree to retrieve the arrow. Climbing skills were important, and something he did not have enough of.

Using his muscled tail for balance, he found it easier to climb up a tree than he had expected. In fact, this might've been his first time climbing a tree at all! Draco didn't exactly have trees. Climbing rocks were a quite different experience. Reaching out, they grasped the arrow firmly in their hand before leaping down, crouching to lessen the impact.
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By now, the rabbit had been alerted and was completely out of sight. Ah well, he had expected as much. Onyx-Three brushed off the leaves that had gotten caught in his fur, then cocked the same arrow that he had just retrieved back into his bow. Rabbits could still be killed through blunt force, as a piercing effect wasn't always needed. It was perfectly fine if the arrow was a bit dull. A quick check to make sure the feathers were still straight before he continued.

It seemed that the rabbit had warned the others of a predator's presence, as the forest seemed oddly silent and still. There was no more of the chirping that had been heard earlier. Hm, perhaps this was a good opportunity to try something else?
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It was just a thought at first, but the longer he gazed at the tree, the more his ideas turned to action. His eyes scouted out a path between branches. Footholds, points he would have to swing, or leap, or climb. Onyx-Three backed away from the tree, the path before him free of any obstacles to ensure a smooth running start. Then he burst forward, trying to run and leap at the last second to take hold of a branch.

Closer, closer, leap- and his hand grasped the branch of tree. This victory was short lived however, the combination of his momentum and weight breaking the entire branch clean off and sending him tumbling onto the ground.
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Rubbing his tail which had gotten bruised from the fall, they realized that maybe it hadn't been the best idea. Was it just overkill? There was no need to take such a big shortcut when it was possible to take it slowly but surely starting from the base. Riskier actions did not always result in better rewards. Sometimes, it just resulted in failure. Onyx-Three returned to the tree, and it was now that his four eyes could pick out the finer details of the trunk. The bark peeled away at some parts, forming ridges that could be used. Some parts were also rougher than others. It would offer more friction he knew, but also had a greater chance of splinters.

But it was through his careful planning and investigation that Onyx-Three had a better idea of what to do this time. And- failure. The branch broke away again.
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If there was one thing he knew, it was that learning did not come easy. But he really hadn't expected climbing to be this hard. Size really wasn't always an advantage. It allowed for more strength and power, but it seemed that it also made tasks that required lightness and precision (something that could not be brute-forced) more difficult. Was there a way to distribute weight perhaps? That way not too much would be focused upon one branch and it would reduce the chances of it breaking.
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V-Onyx-Three attempts Other ( Ain't gonna give up on this tree )
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As he reached up to grasp two branches at once, they bent under his weight, splinters of bark falling away and a few getting caught in his fur. He held his breath, almost as if even a slight disturbance of the air would push the wood towards breakage. It held. Onyx-Three was careful in pulling himself up, hands and feet finding grooves in the wood to pull himself up. His claws left deep scratches in the trunk that he used as leverage. It was really all quite a mess. But considering the meadow deer that lived in the area, it would not be unreasonable to think that it might have been the deer who could have caused this. Maybe. Or maybe lessers wouldn't think about it all too much and continue as normal.

Trying to stay behind a thick bough of leaves, he watched for any prey that might pass by.
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This was a rabbit of a different species than the one before had been, green in color rather than purple, and with less legs. Their hand reached back for the bow, but as their other hand released the branch to cock in an arrow, he felt himself begin to lose his balance. A hand shot out to grasp the branch, allowing him to steady his balance. It difficult just staying in the tree.

By now, part of the rabbit was out of view. He aimed for the leg, the only part that he could see clearly.
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As the arrow pierced the side of its leg, the rabbit was sent into a frenzy, darting off among the trees. It left a trail of blood behind. Onyx-Three leapt off the tree, crouching for a moment before running after the rabbit. The arrow had slowed it down a considerable amount, but it was still a faster species, and small enough that it could dart through spaces which he had to go around or over.

Leaves and branches tugged at his fur as he ran, though he eventually caught up to the rabbit, dealing the killing blow. Not bad. He wiped off the bloody arrow on a few leaves before returning it to the quiver.
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