the taste of blood

The sun already left the sky as Dulce was wandering at the research of some Legion member to chase, accompanied by Amor mediae, Vyeo, Sanguinem Aurantiaco, Legacy and Magicae Lunae. All took really seriously the mission their highlord gave to them: fight against the traitors and defeat the lowlord hannibal. So far they had been lucky. Or maybe not, depending how they saw things, they had meet no one. Amor and Sangre started to show some signs of impatience, their eyes searching a little nervously in the surrounding. They needed action ! Magicae rolled the eyes, a little annoyed by her behavior. She wasn’t as much in hurry to fight as them, and shook her long horns to show her disapproval. However she said nothing. The chief of the little team was Dulce, and as long as the desert mare would say nothing, Legacy didn’t got the right to complain. Vyeo was following in silence, more patient than her friends.

All could have continue that way if, all a sudden, the ground right under Dulce’s hooves didn’t started to tremble, then to move. What was it! A white gleam of a bare tooth, the growl of a beast, and before have the time to say or do anything, an horrible ghoul was standing in front of them, threatening them of its long teeth. “What is that horror!” whined Magicae, who didn’t expected such creature. Amor and Sangre frowned, disgusted, but they finally got the action they wanted, and didn’t got the idea to complain! Legacy and vyeo got nothing to say, as surprised as the other by the apparition, but already ready to fight against it. Dulce, who stepped back to avoid the creature, showed her teeth, ready to chase the monster away. “Out of my way!”

Of course the ghoul didn’t listened, and laughed softly, scoffed sound escaping with difficulty its throat. Shaking its long mane, showing its long horns, the creature was ready to fight the little group who dared disturb it, not impressed by the superiority of the warriors. Raising the head to the birthing moon, just showing in the sky, the ghoul cried loudly, making shiver Dulce, Vyeo, Sangre, Amor, legacy and Magicae. Everyone was ready to fight thought, and already horns were pointing towards the horrible animal with courage, ready to destroy it until only ashes remain on the ground. But the ghoul was ready too, and it wasn’t a weak creature. The group was facing the monster, hearts beating at all speed, still a little under the surprise. Already Amor and Sangre ran on the sides, to try to take the creature by surprise, while Dulce was still facing it. Legacy , magicae and Vyeo didn’t really knew what to do, and hesitated a little behind

The ghoul attacked first. At the mare surprise it choose to try to catch the champagne mare at its right, forcing Sangre to jump away from the nasty teeth, but it opened a possibility to Amor who threw himself forward, trying to plant his teeth in the animal throat. It worked, and for few second the stallion could feel the gross taste of the monster’s blood on his mouth. He didn’t lightened his grip  but the ghoul reared, shaking its whole body until Amor was forced to abandon, for now. Dulce wasn’t waiting quietly. As the creature was occupied by Amor, she ran on it, digging her long fangs in its neck, trying as well to defeat it. Their courage seemed finally wake up Vyeo, Magicae and Legacy, who charged as well, Sangre searching the best angle to attack.

The cursed ballator started to wonder if it didn’t made an error by attacking that group. It was surrounded, and didn’t had any opening. The grip on his neck by Dulce was strong, as was the new bite of Amor, and Magicae was attacking his sides as well. Vyeo, trying to help as she could, was on the other side, the tail of the ghoul in the mouth, pulling on it to try to put it down. With Legacy Sangre was biting the shoulders and front leg of the animal, who couldn’t move at all anymore. A weird sound escaped its throat as the creature realised its end was close. Still fighting with the energy of despair, it made Dulce, Vyeo,  Amor, Legacy, Magicae and Sangre have hard time to keep their grip on it, the nasty smell of the corrupted blood filling the air and its taste their mouth. But they were furious. In the name of Aether, they couldn’t let any of these creatures alive!

And then, finally the animal fell down.

Still wriggling on the ground its teeth and hooves were still a threat, and Vyeo took a kick in the back legs that let her limping a little, as Dulce was losing some hair of her magnificent mane under the bite of their enemi. However, the desert mare wasn’t ready to abandon. Until its last breath she kept the throat of the ghoul in her firm grip, refusing to let go the creature until it stop to move. A little step behind the rest of the group watched her too, glad at that moment to be on the side of the furry! The ghoul had not even the shadow of a chance!

Once she was sure the ghoul wouldn’t be a threat anymore, Dulce finally released her prey and joined the rest of the group at her turn. They didn’t really looked really disturbed by the dark red and gross blood tainting her fluffy mane, after all they were covered by blood, theirs and the ghoul’s! The taste in their mouth was still horrible thought, and no one would have spit on a little prey, a rabbit or anything else, to put under the fangs at that moment! Sadly the area was empty, probably because of the ghoul’s presence, so Dulce, Amor, Vyeo, Sangre, Legacy and Magica continued their path, hoping to not fall on another ghoul again. They weren’t so difficult to beat, but damn, their taste was so nasty !