Here she was again, angry, alone, starved from torment. Starved from victory, from pain, and from blood. And now her shoulder hurt, still recovering from the snake's bite. It had seemed so long ago and the loss was still a thorn in her heart. She needed to fix that.

Why she had chosen Eridanus was unknown to her. Perhaps she associated so much plant life with weakness. Perhaps she thought of bugs and bugs were easy to squash. She didn't know, but she was here now and here was where she would find her next victim, whether it be gembound or plant, she didn't care.

She was so angry. Angry at her weakness, angry at the snake, angry at everything! Why did she feel so empty? Blood and violence filled her, yet so few opportunities arose. With her emotions bubbling to the surface, she honked loudly as she released them through her feathers, manifesting in glowing, spindly bat wings. In a sudden spout of rage, she leaped forward and began to tear out ferns and vines and grasses and tear them to pieces. Anything in front of her, plant or flower or fungus was soon torn to shreds. She didn't know why she was doing this, nor did she know why she was angry, but it definitely felt better to do this.


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Hear my honk.
Why are you listening to my thoughts? Get out of my head!

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Rift was sleeping soundly in his makeshift den - just a small area in the hollow of three roots. It hadn't been the most comfortable place when he found it, but a quick spell and some moss collecting later and he had a springy, soft bed to sleep on. And boy was it comfortable.

After his nice nap, his consciousness slowly started to flood back. He gave a huge yawn as he awoke, the fresh, free air of Eridanus entering his lungs. He stepped outside, squinting in the sudden light. This cave was even more stunning with the lights back on. Whoever had done it, whether it was Kera or some other gembound, he was happy that it had happened.

He happily nuzzled the friends growing near his tree, letting their sweet aroma entire his nostrils. The perfect thing to wake up to.

Until he caught a strange sound coming from not far away. He swiveled his ears to hear it better and then froze. It sounded like tearing and ripping. There was only one thing around that could be making that noise.

Rift jumped into action, flying forwards in the direction of the noise. Whoever was doing that had to stop! They couldn't kill life like that! Images of his fight with Ritonai flashed through his head and he cringed. No, he couldn't get into another fight. Not like that. He hoped that there would be a peaceful option this time.

He skidded to a halt as he found the perpetrator. A goose, with strange, glowing wings, tearing out plant and flower with its sharp, furious beak. He blinked. Hadn't Kera mentioned a goose at some point? It would be strange if this was the same goose, but it didn't matter. He had to stop it.

He lunged forward, trying to knock the goose away, but ended up catching on some branches. He quickly untangled himself before he stepped in between the goose and the innocent plants.

"What do you think you're doing?!"

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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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Blackberry didn't notice the cougar until he was standing in front of her, blocking the way to her next flowering plant. Hissing loudly, she glared at him, her eyes nearly bulging with anger. How dare this cat invade her space? How dare he stop her? How dare he think that he could stop her?

Without hesitation, she lunged her head forward, her beak snapping, aiming for his nose. This was familiar, just as she had done with Kera so long ago. An action that incurred a fight. There was a rush of excitement. Perhaps this would instigate her long sought fight, as it had the first time. However, she ended up missing her mark and instead crunched down on a touch branch leaning down from a nearby tree. She cringed at how tough and solid it was and the embarrassment of missing such a close target.


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Hear my honk.
Why are you listening to my thoughts? Get out of my head!

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Rift watched with surprise as the goose snapped its beak forward, closing down inches from his face. At first, he was relieved that it had missed, but then realized that it had latched onto the tree just next to them. Angry that the goose would mock his love for the plants, he tried to shove it away, but ended up just brushing its feathers. Hissing, he back away, his trail lashing with frustration. He didn't want to start a fight with this goose, but that's where it seemed it was heading. He desperately tried to hold onto the hope that he could resolve this with peace.

"I'll ask again. What are you doing? Why are you destroying life?" He didn't understand what this goose was doing. He didn't understand why it wouldn't talk to him. He wondered if it was a lesser gembound and incapable of speech. Then again, a lesser gembound wouldn't have been tearing plants for no reason. They also would be smarter then to face a cougar.

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Thoughts look like this.

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Blackberry staggered a bit as his paw swiped across her feathers, but she didn't move. She realized that, despite completely missing him, he had become even more agitated. So he cared about plants? Boo-hoo. Plants can't think. If he was in love with them, he could join them.

Yes, this was a good opportunity. She had gotten him riled. She had gotten him angry. And now she would bury him to be with his stupid green friends. With a loud honk, she tore herself away from the tree and screamed at Rift, "SHUT UP!" She opened her blood red wings and leaped forward, her beak snapping wildly and her wings ready to pummel.

She fell upon the cat with more ferocity then she had ever felt before. She wanted to make him bleed, tear him to pieces. She didn't care if he didn't fight back, she would destroy him!


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Hear my honk.
Why are you listening to my thoughts? Get out of my head!

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Rift watched with horror as the goose came flying at him with a terrifying looking beak and wings that looked stronger then he realized. With a terrified yelp, he scrambled away, trying to escape the goose's wrath. He barely managed to avoid its deadly attack, though he did take a few hits from its wings. As soon as he was in a spot that the goose couldn't reach him, he turned around, more shocked then anything. What the heck was going on? Why was he being attacked?

"What do you think you're doing?! What did I do?!" His tail touched the plants around him, trying to reach for their comfort. He felt a little better as his tail brushed one of the leaves, but he still had a very angry and out of control goose to deal with. He couldn't leave it either, or else it would destroy the plants. What else could he do?

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Blackberry didn't care that she had gotten a few hits in. Her last attack should have put him in the ground. He was quick, though, quicker then she wanted. Angry, she turned and flew at him again, determined to sink her teeth into his pelt.

"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!!!!"

She wasn't even thinking anymore. Everything she saw was red. She was angrier, but at what? At this cat? Yes. At this cat. He needed to be destroyed. For what reason? She didn't care. All that mattered is that she did everything she could to destroy him.

She couldn't stop.

She was so empty.

However, she got caught on a wall of hanging vines she had not seen before. Infuriated, she landed and immediately tore them from the tree and flung them away, fuming. She proceeded to rip out more plants in her fury, her emotions and actions completely gone out of control.


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Hear my honk.
Why are you listening to my thoughts? Get out of my head!

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Rift prepared himself for the goose's attack as she came flying at him, but she obviously didn't notice the vines he thought she would avoid. He breathed a sigh of relief that her attack had been halted, but then tense as she tore them away and began attacking the plants again.

He had to stop her. He had to do something. This isn't like with Ritonai, he told himself, She didn't mean to kill the moss. But this goose...if I don't do something, she would probably tear up the whole forest!

That settled it. He would do anything for his friends, even jump into another battle. Growling low, he crouched back and then lunged forward, running for the goose, his claws unsheathed. As he got close, he lunged forward, aiming to knock her out of the way.

Round: 1
Attempt: knock her away (scratching her too)
Defense:
Injuries: old scars and burn marks


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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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Blackberry ceased her tearing as she heard the steady thump of pawsteps. By the time she had turned to hiss at the oncoming cat, he was already on top of her. With a grunt, she was thrown away from the plants, feeling the claws of the cougar tearing into her feathers, opening the old scars. She lunged her head forward in response, aiming for his nearby throat.

Round: 1
Attempt: bite his throat
Defense:
Injuries: scratches on her chest, healing shoulder wound



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Hear my honk.
Why are you listening to my thoughts? Get out of my head!

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As the goose's teeth came close, he realized that it was aiming for his neck. It was trying to finish the fight off in one shot. With a loud squeak, he felt its teeth latch onto the delicate skin. Instinct shot through his body and he violently tried to rip his head away.

Round: 2
Attempt: rip away from her bite
Defense:
Injuries: old scars and burn marks


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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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