Rithe (catching)

[Meds]

::The buck bugles again, this time in pain rather than rage. Rithe has bitten into his upper shoulder, making it, if not impossible, very difficult to run away. Because he is now cornered and injured, the buck spins and charges forward a step to hit Rithe with his antlers. The antlers catch her under the shoulders and stomach, and with his powerful neck the buck lifts and throws her. One antler punctures her chest, and she is thrown a few feet back.::

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Rithe landed, and hard, too. She felt pain in her chest and stood up shakily. She stood up, whining in pain. 'ow.' She stared up at the buck, rage filling her eyes. She wanted to finish it, but the pain made it impossible. She closed her eyes, and waited.  She lifted her head high, as if challenging the buck. She swerved to the right, picking up immense speed, despite the pain in her chest. Once she was of the far right of the buck, she lunged yet again. Her teeth bared, paws outstretched like she wanted a hug, but a deadly one.

[Meds]

::The buck could, by now, anticipate that Rithe was going to lunge. Bucks lunge at each other in fighting, and so the buck's muscle memory is well tuned to this sort of attack, especially since Rithe had lunged at him twice before. Instead of turning to face her head on, he merely swivels his head again and uses her own momentum against her, catching her in his antlers and tossing her up and over him. Rithe lands in a heap, unhurt, but the buck quickly limp-runs over and begins to trample her with powerful front hooves.

This hunt is not going well for Rithe. A male deer with late spring antlers that are whole, even though he fought for females in the fall, is almost positively one of the strongest specimen in the area. If Rithe does not get out from under his hooves, she will die. If she does get out from under his hooves, she will have to go to White Magic for healing.

((I love the way you did this hunt, but try to mix up your attacks next time. You used a lot of variety with distraction and luring techniques, but the bulk of your attacks were lunges. The buck got used to them—uh oh! xD Don't be discouraged though. White Magic will heal Rithe right up and she can hunt again soon!))

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Rithe yelped in fear as she landed, only to feel hooves slamming into her. Turning on her back, she kicked up with all paws, front and back. But she also used that to slip from under his hooves and stand up behind him, panting. 'I will be back, I can surely promise you that...' She made a semi circle around the buck and limped away. She stopped every now and then with a deadly glint in her eyes. She looked at the deer once more, before limping away into the grasslands. She knew she had to find a place to get healed.


((Yeah, I noticed that He'd know she'd attack via lunging. I did that to emphasize that she hunted smaller prey and she lunged at them. She's a noob at hunting large prey like a buck, but She'll learn!))