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Hotaru · 01-09-2012, 01:36 PM

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OOC: Ethereal Eclipse, Hotaru is in lupus form. Word Count: 503

Blood rushed through her veins as the wind whipped past her ears and the ground pounded below her paws. It's cold hard surface giving way to the weight of the wolf as her padded paws flew across the ground. Turn...now. She veered sharply as she remembered the location of the Ethereal Eclipse's most annoying tree. At least it was annoying in her mind. This tree was always right in the middle of her path and had grown a large dent on its side to due the grey wolf smacking into it so many times. But the pain was worth it, she knew where the tree was and could easily avoid it.

Up ahead, was a wonderful rabbit and it was following the path just beautifully. Hotaru could smell the hare, it's body releasing a multitude of enticing smells that were easy for the wolf to follow through the darkness. She continued to run, relying on memory, scent, and hearing to keep her from running into things. Suddenly a leafy smell became incredibly strong and pain shot through her cheek and sides, like being lashed by a whip, as the branches of a bush beat against her sides. She couldn't avoid all the obstacles, but at least she had come out relatively unharmed. Hotaru slowed down a little, her caution getting the better of her.

Still the she-wolf ran, her lupus form flying through the forest. Fawkes could be heard overhead, his wings beating against the wind and his cries directing Hotaru to her pray. They worked well, a seamless team that dived through the forest. Hotaru knew the forest, she had spent hours running through it and memorizing the trails. She was running out of time, soon the rabbit would be lost. Hotaru sped up again, but didn't dare to run at her maximum speed. That was still beyond the grey wolf. A warning cry issued from Fawkes, but it wasn't needed.

The grey wolf slid to a stop, her canine form stopping just short a den that the hare had dived into just moments before. Her nose searched the mouth of the den, trying to locate how deep the pray was. With quick steps, she began to dig. The dirt was hard and compact. In several places it was frozen, making it very difficult to dig. Even the wolf's massive claws could not penetrate the dirt in an efficient manner. Again, she stuck her nose into the den, and her ears searched for any sounds. The rabbit must have retreated farther into the hole.

A howl of frustration escaped her lips. Even after all of her preparation, all of her memorization, all of her work, she still couldn't catch a rabbit. It should be simple, easy in fact. Rabbits were fast, but they were easy pray. Yet Hotaru still couldn't catch one. She began to pace back and forth, her frustration building. Fawkes alighted into a nearby tree, his large form shaking the branches and causing the tree to groan in protest.

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