[center][color=#816C90][sup][SUP][color=#807B84]_______________________________________________[/color][/SUP][/sup][suP][i] There once was a woman who lived a life so strange it had to be true [/i][/suP][sup][SUP][color=#807B84]_______________________________________________[/color][/SUP][/sup] [img]https://i.imgur.com/aB6HrnE.gif[/img] [sup][SUB][color=#807B84]___________________________________________________________________________[/color][/SUB][/sup][sub][b] J Ä G E R B O M B [/b][/sub][sup][SUB][color=#807B84]__________________________________________________________________________[/color][/SUB][/sup][/color][/center][color=#816C90][indent][sub][B]Location:[/B] [COLOR=SILVER][I]Tír na nÓg[/I] - [I]Milk Street[/I][/COLOR][/sub][sup][right][b]Post #2.32:[/b] [COLOR=SILVER][I]Instincts[/I][/COLOR][/right][/sup][/indent][/color][sub][hr][/sub][INDENT][color=#816C90][sub][B]Interaction(s):[/B] [COLOR=SILVER][I]None[/I][/COLOR][/sub][SUP][RIGHT][b]Previously:[/b] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4827609][COLOR=SILVER][I]A Bite To Eat[/I][/COLOR][/url][/right][/SUP][/color] [COLOR=#816C90]𐤉[/COLOR] [color=#807B84][B][sub][i]That is the ultimate power, to stare death in the face and be unafraid.[/i][/sub][/B][/color] [INDENT]Ducking at the last possible second, Ellara felt the creature’s hot breath on her face, as she narrowly avoid the snapping of its extended jaws. A pair of leathery wings extended from its back, flapping as they guided the creature upwards into the night sky. Rolling away from where she had previously stood, Ellara could feel her heart pounding in her chest, threatening to leap into her throat and out of her mouth at any second as her mind raced trying to decide what to do next. [i][color=#61516c]Feel, don’t think. You were made for this, use your instincts.[/color][/i] For the first time, Ellara didn’t mind having someone else’s voice inside her head. In that moment, her father’s words were oddly calming as she took a deep breath, steadying herself as she stood. In the last twenty four hours, she had learned a lot about herself, primarily having come to the realization that she was a [i]Jäger[/i], something not quite human. How was it, that Kayla had put it? [i][color=#ff0000] Hunter, but a special type.[/color][/i] Looking towards the sky as the winged creature circled her, Ellara had to admit to herself, if there were more creatures like this in the world, it was a good thing there were special kinds of hunters capable of taking them down. Now if only she had a weapon to do just that. Across the rear parking lot, the truck belonging to Ellara’s Uncle caught her eye as she remembered the contents of her father’s trunk. Looking towards the sky again, Ellara moved away from the door as she booked it across the parking lot, jumping as she lifted her knees to her chest and landed on the tailgate before rolling under the cover. Opening the trunk, she scrambled for the first gun she could get her hands on, her outstretched fingers taking a hold of a leather holster before she exited the vehicle. Grabbing the grip of the gun, Ellara’s eyes went wide as the weapon was pulled out of the holster. Never before had she seen anything like it, as the weapon unfolded, snapping together in her hands. From the hip sized holster, she had drawn a folding-full sized shotgun. Mounted on the end of the barrel was a cruel looking axe head, unfamiliar symbols etched into the metal. The weapon felt familiar in her hands, as if she had held it before. From behind her, the flapping of wings drew closer as Ellara cocked the pump action weapon, and spun around before delivering a blast to the chest of the creature. It shrieked in pain as its chest was pumped full of what Ellara assumed to be lead but given the contents of the chest, she couldn’t be sure the gun was firing standard buckshot. [color=#816c90]“How’d you [i]fuckin’[/i] like that, you ugly [i]motherfucker[/i]!”[/color] Ellara roared as she cocked the weapon again, and fired at the flailing creature. Pumping the weapon for a third time, Ellara pulled the trigger, only this time nothing happened. [color=#816c90]“[i]Fuck[/i].”[/color] She muttered as the creature let out a cry of anguish that turned to rage, its wings beginning to flap as it charged towards Ellara. Thinking on her feet, Ellara’s eyes darted to the axe head on the end of the barrel as she moved to the side at the last minute, shifting her hands as she swung the weapon as hard as she could. The creature hit the ground hard as an arc of blood splattered through the air. Beside Ellara, a dismembered wing flopped onto the ground, the nerves still causing the flip to flap as it moved about on the asphalt beneath her feet. Fighting back the feeling to vomit, Ellara turned towards the creature as it tried to crawl away from her, speaking as it raised a hand. [color=#999999]“N-no, no kill!”[/color] It screamed as Ellara lifted the axe to strike only to hesitate as she saw the fear in the creature’s eyes. Her hesitation was enough as the fear on its face immediately evaporated, turning into a snarl as the agile creature suddenly sprung forward. Claws and teeth were outstretched towards Ellara as the Jäger closed her eyes and swung. A loud thud rang in Ellara’s ears followed by a second, quieter thud as she opened her eyes to see the decapitated body of the Aswang laying at her feet. Behind her, its head rolled across the parking lot, face still warped into a smile as it came to a stop beside the dumpster. Letting out a heavy sigh, Ellara looked around at the mess surrounding her before speaking aloud. [color=#816c90]“How the [i]fuck[/i] do I clean this up?”[/color][/INDENT][/INDENT]