A "Boar"-ing Kind of Day [Boar Attack!]

[gracelyn]

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It could barely remember how long it had been wandering. Three sunrises? Five? All it knew was that it was in pain, and that the pain was immense. Unbearable. Never ending. Every step was painful, but it had survived for this long, and it sure as hell wasn't sure for it to all end. Survival - the basic primal instinct possessed by every living being, be it a tree learning to find room in the sunlight, or a predator and its hunt for prey. This particular wild boar was over 6 years of age, large, over 120 lbs. Known as an invasive species to the humans, a danger to the local animals. 

After being caught in a trap set by those humans for smaller prey, the boar now had an injured front right leg. While it was no longer dripping with fresh blood, the wound was quite obvious, exposed flesh open to the air. With its great weight, it was impossible for the boar to keep its injured leg out of the way, and so onwards it lumbered, pain in each step. It knew it had to keep moving. Its usual territory had not been a threat when it was healthy - the small predators such as foxes there knew to keep away from the huge beast. But now with an injury, its instincts told it to keep moving. Find a place to recover, where nothing would come in its way. 

It eventually slowed to a stop by a large junkyard, filled with human things that mixed together in a cloud of foul stench. Perfect. While its nose was sensitive to the smells, it was smart enough to realize that this would help mask its own odour. A break would be nice. But so would a meal. And meals were hard to come by while travelling ... 

[ooc ; pls let me know if you are okay with it injuring your cats, you can choose the degree of injury!]

[Yanpaii]

As Larkflight was searching for moss as he picked up a new scent. He wasn't sure what it was but he could smell blood, it was probably injured he thought. Larkflight slowly approached the direction of the beast, he may have been an elder but he was still capable of hunting and stalking.

As he was scurrying across the grass, he saw it. What looked like a big, brown ugly badger. He froze up in shock, deciding if he should creep away or alert camp. Larkflight observed the injured beast as he was mesmerized by its size. As he looked around he had suddenly realized that he'd traveled too far out of camp... he was done for..


{ooc: I don't mind Larkflight being injured, just not to the point of serious or death since he's a fairly new character :>}

[karambito]

Pouncefox

The golden-brown tom was in the carrion place this day. After encountering and hearing of rogues being in the area, he began to set new, fresh markers around the Mothclan territory piece. Instead of requesting a patrol like any normal warrior might, Pouncefox set out to do the job himself, his head high and proud as he was confident he could chase away these pesky rogues himself. As he finished marking, Pouncefox began to wander back towards camp, feeling accomplished but disappointed there was no fight, when he stopped, his nose twitching. Blood. The smell was fresh and that was when he spotted droplets of blood staining the green grass. Examining it eagerly, the warrior followed the trail to where the elder and boar were, Pouncefox gazed at the wild boar, mouth slightly agape. What in the sky was that!? His claws slid out then as he snarled at the odd, injured creature. He could easily chase it off, it looked like some type of badger and he wasn't afraid of no badgers!

[Yanpaii]

Larkflight spotted the tom in the distance, letting out a small mew to alert him that he was there. Larkflight slowly began to crawl towards the brown tom, who he'd identified as Pouncefox. The boar was visibly becoming more frustrated with its current status, lashing out at random objects.

Larkflight began to cross a few fox-lengths in front of it, holding his breath as he hoped the beast was stupid enough to ignore him or kind enough to let him go. His dusty-brown pelt blended in well with the muddy surface he was on, camouflaging him slightly as he prayed for his life.

[Miss Tactical]

Shadowstorm was on a long patrol with Eveningblaze. The muscled black tom look to the other, orange yellow eyes scanning. He had heard about the rogues roaming around, and had decided it would be best to be on the look out. Nothing was a worry to the tom really, but there were other cats in the clan he had to look after. "I'm telling you Eveningblaze, something is off...." Shadowstorm wasn't particularly fond of the battle scarred tom but that didn't mean he would patrol with him. Eveningblaze was an odd cat, he wasn't really quite sure what it was about him.

Eveningblaze gave a snort before looking at the large black tom. "Quiet as a mouse in the brush." His nose flared ever so slightly, as he picked up the scent of blood which was fresh, he narrowed his eyes, lifting a paw making sure he didn't step on
a thorn, then he scented fear. There was a loud snort, and heavy pawsteps. What in StarClan He padded closer to the carrion hill when his eyes set upon the craziest thing. His jaw slightly open. He saw Larkflight and pouncefox. "What in StarClan....."He didn't even know what to do, slightly awestruck. It was Shadowstorm leaping that drew him out of his trance. He watched as the tom attempted to leap on the creatures back, claws unsheathed.

Starclan let us survive... Eveningblaze let out a battle cry, claws unsheathed, the bigger you were the harder you fell right? The tom ran forward trying to knock the creature off it's feet.


(Eveningblaze can get hurt...
Shadowstorm can get severely hurt but not dead)

[gracelyn]

| Boar |

Food. Okay well, cats. It could identify these scents easily - in fact, the scent of cats was everywhere, much more so than where it had come from. There was a large group of cats somewhere. And some of those cats were nearby right now. Instead of dropping into a resting position, the boar tensed, lifting its heavy head into the air, dulled - but still intelligent - eyes surveying the area. It counted rather calmly. One. Two. There was a noticeable pause, a staredown as they surveyed each other. Then one of them snarled. Taking it as a challenge, the boar let out a piercing screech, surprisingly high pitched for something its size. An aggressive response, meant to mark the beginning of a confrontation. 

It paced, moving back and forth, but also gaining momentum, preparing to charge. As it began to lumber towards Pouncefox, a scent hit its nose - moments before a heavy weight landed on its back. Letting out a raged cry, it trashed its body in unpredictable movements, its heavy weight making it a hazard for anyone standing nearby, including the cat that was now trying to weave its way around the boar's feet. Trampled to death would not be out of the possibility should Eveningblaze be caught under the giant boar. The rage caused by the cat on its back wasn't necessarily due to pain than it was discomfort - its thick hide, hardened leather through years of living in hardship acted almost as an armour, and the boar barely registered the claws that dug into them. 

As it continued to work on throwing the weight off his back, its mind began working in overdrive. Luckily - though unbeknownst to the boar itself - its species was quite intelligent. Spotting a low hanging metal bar, he began charging towards it, knowing that it would be able to make it under that bar, but the cat on his back would likely be successfully dislodged. 

[ ooc; just to clarify, boar isn't invincible, just has rly thick hide that will eventually give way, but just imagine it to be like, much harder to claw / bite through compared to another cat or prey. also! i'm not gonna specifically target to injure cats yet, but feel free to respond to whatever the boars doing and describe your own injuries if needed! ]

[Yanpaii]

Larkflight made his way to the other cats, Pouncefox, Shadowstorm and... Eveningblaze! Just as the old tom spotted Eveningblaze he was attacking the boar, Larkflight didn't know what to do as his fighting skills weren't the best so he just stood aside Shadowstorm since he was the closest.

"What do we do?! Should I run back and alert camp?" the elder mewed in panic as he feared for his clanmate's life. His soft brown pelt bristled in fear as the boar charged around as Eveningblaze hung on for his life.

[Miss Tactical]

EVENINGBLAZE

Eveningblaze moved out of the way before the heavy boar could stomp on him. He sliced forward and noticed how his claws stuck, they didn't slice through. He growled in Frustration it was Larkflight's voice who turned his attention back. "Well don't just stand there!" He growled. Her narrowed his eyes at the tom before shaking his head. Useless... "Go get some warriors, get Brackenfall get...Elkpaw get someone who is useful." He huffed. He watched in horror as Shadowstorm was carried towards the metal bar. "Shadowstorm get down!" The tom mewed.


SHADOWSTORM

The Black tom dug his needle like claws into the back of the boar, what type of creature was this? It was like it did nothing! It was like he just scratched the surface. He hissed in frustration before he heard Eveningblaze's voice. He leaped down, The bar JUST missing him. He cursed under his breath. "It's going to take a lot more than just us to take this thing down...what in StarClan is this creature?" He looked to Larkflight, slightly panting. "Fight or get help." He mewed. Tail lashing he lunged forward, attempting to get to the boars hind legs.

[Yanpaii]

Larkflight stood in horror as his clanmate was charged around, "Should I return to camp and get help?" he mewed in panic. Larkflight slowly started backing away as he waiting for the cats to respond, there was obvious fear in his eyes. The elder didn't want to die to this beast, he wanted to die around his clanmates and friends!

[karambito]

Pouncefox

Ignoring Larkflight's panicked mews from behind him, the agile tom dodged the boar who almost stumbled straight into him, the large beast now stumbling towards the two other warriors who had joined in. Leaping forward as the boar was facing away from him, Pouncefox lashed out at his rear end, feeling claws rake the creature's hide, but it was so thick that he barely made much damage to it. Growling, Pouncefox took a step back alongside his clan mates, eyes narrowed with confusion. "This animal is crazy!" He exclaimed as it continued to thrash and stumble about around them. "Try and go for its face" Then the tom with his impulse to fight, leaped onto the boar's head, sinking all his claws into its flesh, attempting to....to stop it? Blind it? Pouncefox only knew that he had to attack it, but as the boar thrashed he began to loose footing.

(pounce can get injured but not killed pls)