in death do we kill steal

In Rixixi ・ By pokeapache
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The evening air was cool and still but for the shape of a scattering creeping through the abandoned, forgotten burial grounds. Maybe once upon a time there had been an ixi to keep an eye on the tombstones, but judging by the thick layer of moss, grime, and cobweb that clung to the fragments of stone, it had been decades at least.

Kharma picked his way carefully through the cemetery, focused solely on his goal. His two companions kept up with him just fine, but only one of them remained stoic and silent through the mist.

"I don't remember signing up for the graveyard shift..." Noctua's teeth chattered as she blindly kept shoulder to shoulder with the leader of the hunting patrol.

"We need your eyes, Noc," Kharma grunted. "If anything happens to the rookie, I'll never hear the end of it. This thing is an ambush predator. If it spots us before we spot it, we'll be in hell."

A few eyes crept around the broken head stones, spreading out to cover as much ground as possible. Noctua's own, eyeless face, was scrunched up with concentration and uncertainty. "What exactly am I looking for?"

"Rookie," Kharma glanced back, "you ever seen a Graverobber?"

The Ringleader's dark gaze settled on the half-breed-- half Ketucari, half Rixixi. He didn't have a lot of experience with Ketucari, but the rookie's heavy build and sharp claws gave a good impression.

"I don't answer to rookie," came the soft spoken reply. "If you must, call me Iron."

"Iron, then," Kharma relented.

"The Graverobber came from the Beyond," Iron murmured. "A massive beast with thousands of tendrils and barbs, rumored to be feeding on the ancient deceased."

"You're looking for shifting earth," the Ringerleader went on to clarify, "or roots with thorns, especially ones that are moving. I expect radiation levels to be--"

There was a horrible sound that broke the quiet chatter with a multi-mouthed screech. Several octaves crashed through the air, rending the mist and causing Kharma's ears to lay flat. Noctua's eyes scattered, one bumping agonizingly right into a tombstone.

"Owch!" Noctua winced.

The source of the unholy sound was easy to pinpoint: a massive creature that Kharma was all too familiar with. If not for what was happening to the beast, Kharma would have turned the group around and dismissed the rumors and nothing more than a concerned citizen mistaking CssCzzCxx's habit for devouring everything in sight for a true Graverobber sighting.

The mutated, too many mouthed Rixixi, was slowly becoming engulfed in slowly rising, twisting, snagging violet vines. As the teeth-- and CCC had so many teeth-- tried to chew through the thick hide of the tendrils, the earth beneath it began to rise.

"Think we found our target," Iron hissed, breaking into a full on sprint through the graveyard toward CCC and the monster that it was being engulfed by.

"Rookie!" Kharma yowled after him. "-- Noctua, need you to give visuals, stay out of range-- ROOKIE!" The kid had a death wish. Kharma had to move, and quick. He was already racing forward, raising his claws to his teeth to let out a short, sharp whistle.

Iron Forged In A Thousand Fires brought down his rending claws on the tendrils that were holding the strange Rixixi hostage.

"Hang on, friend," the Ketixi barked over the growing noises of pain from both the Graverobber and CCC.

The moon overhead suddenly turned black, washing the graveyard in deep shadow.

Destiny did not make a sound as she dove. The Skydrake tore through the sky and slammed into the megafauna, rocking the earth-- and pseudo-earth-- underneath. Iron was nearly struck by her talons, twisting out of the way at the last moment.

"Rookie! Get back!" Kharma snarled. He knew how dangerous CssCzzCxx could be, especially when injured. "Noctua, report!"

"Its staggered! Cee's breaking free-- its--"

CCC burst free from the Graverobber's grip, raising one of its mangled, flesh-colored limbs to the sky, clutching a blade in its fist. The megafauna wheezed, tendrils thrashing to dislodge the assortment of creatures on top of it. A single, bulging eye stared from the center of these tendrils as Kharma's Skydrake pinned it down.

"NO!!"       "KILL!!"        "STEAL!!"

The mawed Rixixi howled with mouths that didn't even seem connected to lungs or vents, plunging the knife deep into the Graverobber's sole eye. There was an ear splitting screech as the soil trembled, before the tendrils fell.

As the silence of the night crept back over the group, it was Kharma who spoke over CCC's ragged breaths.

"What the hell."

pokeapache
in death do we kill steal
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In Rixixi ・ By pokeapacheContent Warning: violence

legendary hunting of the Graverobber for the seasonal raid :3c

 

Hunting Piece: (linked above)
Hunter: (linked below)
Prey type: Legendary Hunting - Graverobber
Bonuses:

CCC
> Kellas Cat- This companion adds a bonus +50 to Attack to its companion Rixixi in Hunting and Combat
 
 

Kharma

> Skydrake - Destiny  -  Skydrake: Death From Above: When Legendary Hunting, adds 15% Success chance to entire party. Retrieves one Rack of Ribs on a failed Legendary Hunt.

> Kellas Cat- This companion adds a bonus +50 to Attack to its companion Rixixi in Hunting and Combat
 
 

Noctua

> Kellas Cat - This companion adds a bonus +50 to Attack to its companion Rixixi in Hunting and Combat

 

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