The Hollowheart hit the young female Kuhna at full force with a blow that seemed to have an intent to kill. The blow knocked Auri, being as small and light as she was already, clean off of her paws, slamming her frame heavily into the stone building behind her so that she fell in a crumpled heap before the crack through which Magia had escaped. As she fell, she could not hold the agony she was in, and let out a sharp cry of pain, blood flowing freely from the slashmarks in her side, her snowy fur slowly becoming pink, then red as the flow stained her pristine coat. Winded and severely injured, she was unable to move, her little body bent, splayed on the cobblestone. Her chest fluttered with uneven, shallow breaths, her eyes closed and her tail twitching feebly.
Seeing her only friend on the brink of death, Galatea let a deafening, infuriated screech of pure fury rip from her jaws, pupil-less eyes blazing with the scorching flame of anger as she reared platinum wings thrashing at the air in a flurry of impassioned movement. How dare that filthy beast lay a claw on Auri! How dare he! Now thoroughly worked up into a frenzy, the bright Hollowheart, threw herself at the dark Hollowheart, her anger now unmatched, even by his want for the Black Mage. Auri was the only creature in Evelon who understood her, cared about her, and now this worthless beast was going to take her away. The Hollowheart now no longer cared about her life as she tore at her enemy, lusting for revenge. One of the most dangerous creatures in the world is that which is about to lose everything she ever had in her life, for no longer does she care about what the consequences of her actions may be, as long as she can hurt the offending beast as much as humanely possible. She heard Si'altha's battlecry behind her, and without turning, roared a warning to her.
"Leave him! He's mine!" This was not only because she wanted the chance to take the Hollowheart down herself, but also for the Penticorn's safety. Interfering in a battle between leviathans such as Hollowhearts was not good for smaller creatures, since they could easily be crushed or seriously injured if caught in the cross-fire.
Seeing her only friend on the brink of death, Galatea let a deafening, infuriated screech of pure fury rip from her jaws, pupil-less eyes blazing with the scorching flame of anger as she reared platinum wings thrashing at the air in a flurry of impassioned movement. How dare that filthy beast lay a claw on Auri! How dare he! Now thoroughly worked up into a frenzy, the bright Hollowheart, threw herself at the dark Hollowheart, her anger now unmatched, even by his want for the Black Mage. Auri was the only creature in Evelon who understood her, cared about her, and now this worthless beast was going to take her away. The Hollowheart now no longer cared about her life as she tore at her enemy, lusting for revenge. One of the most dangerous creatures in the world is that which is about to lose everything she ever had in her life, for no longer does she care about what the consequences of her actions may be, as long as she can hurt the offending beast as much as humanely possible. She heard Si'altha's battlecry behind her, and without turning, roared a warning to her.
"Leave him! He's mine!" This was not only because she wanted the chance to take the Hollowheart down herself, but also for the Penticorn's safety. Interfering in a battle between leviathans such as Hollowhearts was not good for smaller creatures, since they could easily be crushed or seriously injured if caught in the cross-fire.