When one of the rabbits was injured Gina quickly sprint into action, throwing a rock near them to scare the two from their little fare. All she was hoping that all goes according to plan as she readies her net waiting for the wounded one to flee towards her hiding place. And that the victor to retreat to Zat position. The event was the first ever adrenaline rushing moment for Gina as the thrill of the hunt starts to pump adrenaline towards her system making everything slower than what they seems.
A female Goblin named Luz. The girl seemed quite confident in her abilities. More so then some of the other goblins that still seemed to be wandering about in a daze or wandered off into the forest with little direction. “Worthy?” Gird gave the girl a smirk before rolling his eyes and turning back towards the forest. He began to walk away from her as she continued to speak. Honestly he wasn’t trying to be rude, he just was hungry.
After seeing her pick up her choice of a weapon he took another look at her. The cogs in his head turning as he thought for a moment. “Alright I guess we will see if we make a good team. But, we share everything. From kills to meat.” Still holding the club on his shoulder. “If we both put in effort for the kill no matter who gets the killing blow, we share. If you come with me I will assume you accept” he didn’t wait for an answer. He was too hungry to wait around any longer.
“Oh and my name is Gird.” He called out before walking into the brush and further away from the cave. The small well-traveled trails where helpful with moving through the brush for a little while. Eventually he did leave them for less traveled areas trying to make sure he could find his way back. Eventually walking through a part of the forest that didn’t have any paths, goblin or otherwise. After all he was here to explore, learn what if any plants where edible, and what the local wildlife was like. Even if it meant going hungry for a day, something he hoped to avoid.
When he saw Gina sprint into action Zats followed suit. He had just enough time to realize that his partner was focusing on the wounded rabbit to avoid crashing into her. Hoping that the other one was still disoriented he went after the victor, not slowing down to think cause that might give his prey time to react.
Fortunately he ended up behind the rabbit and thus away from the pointy end. Standing hunched over he brought his rock down as hard as he could, hoping to crush the animal's skull in one go.
Just as she thought Gird saw no reason to disagree, However Gird made sure to push out the terms of their alliances in advance in order to make sure there will no "misunderstandings" in the future. He then begins walking off without an answer which honestly surprises her. She then giggled lightly. "Wow, aren't you an assertive one." She remarks sounding impressed. "Very well." she said before making a short sprint to catch him with him. This goblin, "Gird" he is an interesting one; he may even be a threat to her plans of taking leadership from of this generation but still, there was much observing to be done so, for now, she let him lead the way.
The goblin then led her off the beaten path and into the unknown of the unknown a rather risky move, Luz, however, was unphased by this, after all, it gave her the chance to stay one step ahead of everyone else by undercovering the secrets before everyone else in their group, one of the way to take leadership is being more experience than the other person. But still, she hopes they come across something to kill for her stomach covets something to fill it and her body covets power to yield; and Luz prefers it if she can kill two birds with one stone to make the fruits of her labor all the sweeter.
The rabbits were already in a state of hyper-awareness because of their fight however when the rock landed they understood that they were being hunted and quickly decided to run they broke away from their territory battle to run and get away. They dashed in different directions and the wounded rabbit tried to get away but it was crippled after the strike the other rabbit landed on its hind legs. It never expected to get caught it thought it would die so when something dropped over its body it struggled and fought hard trying to get out. The other rabbit didn't expect that the goblin was waiting right behind it as the rock landed in its skull. It then started to stumble trying to run but its skull was cracked and soon it fell limp on the floor.
As they walked their path they soon found a large tree and at the bottom was a large hole which would be enough for a small creature to make their home. The only reason they were able to find out was that the horn of the rabbit was pointing out of the tree as a defensive measure. The bunny was an alpha and was able to lay claim to a home for himself and while they were able to see the alpha inside it was barely large enough to fit a small goblin. Lucky for them the alpha was sleeping so they had the element of surprise on their side...
Summary: Alpha sleeping in a tree, the hole is large enough to fit a small goblin
She leap up in joy as her plan worked like a charm. "ZAT WE DID IT!" She yelled out in joy as she holds the bag containing the captured bunny in her hands, tying the rocks together in order to prevent it from escaping and as its horn torn through the clothing, she quickly tied it together with the rocks immobilizing the rabbit inside. "There there I shall take care of you." She said as she raises the bag high enough for him to see her bounty. Not knowing if the rabbit is still alive or not as its blood continues to pour from its wound.
EXP: 4
Inventory: makeshift net
Acquired Skills:
capture= Allows the user an easier chance to capture creatures alive best used with certain weapons like nets.
Girds eyes scanned the forest ahead of them. This area wasn’t well traveled to him this did mean that where they were could be quite dangerous. He didn’t drop his guard or really talk to the female all that much. But when their path opened up and began to lead to a clearing the goblin slowed. Then he saw it. In the center of the clearing. A small flicker of movement and something that looked unnatural at the base of a large tree. A horn.
He stopped suddenly and dropped to one knee. He had no idea what it was doing. But, he did know it wasn’t moving much from where it was. He turned and motioned to Luz to come closer. For a moment he hesitated, not wanting to speak and possible give his position away he pointed to the dirt. Drawing an x for the tree and a circle for them. He pointed at himself and drew a line that dropped down and to the left of the x before moving back to it. Then pointing at the girl made another line going the opposite way around.
The goblin looked up at her to make sure she understood what he was showing her then pointed at the x once more. This time he pointed at himself and mimicked grabbing something with both hands and holding on to something like a branch or pulling up a root. He then pointed to her and her small club and made a swinging motion. Before he left his new ‘friend’ he simply mouthed one thing as quietly as he could, “go slow.” And with that Gird set off at a low crawl moving slowly through the brush with his club in hand to the left of the tree.
Luz continues to follow the goblin know as Gird. He then opens talks with her and she did not only talks with him she simply keep her eye peel for anything interesting or dangers as they walked. During the walk, she couldn't help but wonder if he was just that focus on the search or if he had secrets plans of his own. Sudden the group then spot a rather interesting looking tree, with a hole at the bottom of it that beacon curiosity.
Sticking out of it was a horn perhaps belonging to the creature the two have been sent to hit, such a lucky find. Gird then signal her to come close and begin informing her of a plan using drawing gestures. Luz understood the plan the very first time though felt it was interesting that he wants her to start the fight, though she didn't really know why. Other than that she nobbed at the plan with the same warm smile she usually wears and begins to crawl toward the opening of the tree.
She Then arrived at the right side of the tree with her branch in hand. She stood up as quietly and slowly as she could before taking the wooden Branch in both hands. Lucky the brown beast inside feel asleep near the front of the tree opening making it an easy target for a swing. She then held the thick branch behind her neck like a baseball bat. Assuming the beast is still asleep she then waited for a signal from Gird before swinging the branch right in the Horn Rabbit's face.
Day three continued While Zats was glad that they managed to both get what they wanted from their first trip outside, he hoped Gina's net aka his loincloth wouldn't get damaged to the point where it became useless. He also wasn't too happy with how he killed his rabbit, sure crushing it's skull worked but it required getting way too close the business end of the horned rabbit.
He had an idea on how to solve that problem, but had no idea if it was possible. He would ponder that in the cave, for now he dragged his kill behind him and looked for a relatively straight stick that was about twice as long as his arm.
"Yes we did. Do you want to go back to the cave or try and find more rabbits? Personally he preferred to go back but since they didn't know how lucky the others were in their hunt, it wasn't a bad idea to catch some more.
EXP: 4
Inventory:
Acquired Skills: crush allows the user to create a heavy strike best used with a blunt weapon.
Exploring the forest with Luz /// Morning // Day 3
It took him a few minutes to make his way towards the back of the tree through the brush. From here he would wait for his counterpart to get into position before moving forward. Keeping slow and watching both the tree and every foot step leading up to the tree. The last thing he wanted was for this creature to catch wind of their presence and either take off running or attack them. Once he reached the tree he again waited for the other goblin to get into a favorable position.
He couldn't see the body of the creature but, he could see the horn. He would be able to get a good hold on it with both hands. Upon seeing Luz he simply gave her a nod and reached down toward the horn. If Gird could get a hold of the horn with both hands, he would pull the rabbit up so Luz could get a better shot. Making sure to keep his grip whatever the cost even if it drug him away and to be wary of the point. To put it simply he didn't want it to retreat back into the hole where they would lose the advantage of numbers, and he didn't want it to run away either.
Gina happily made her way to Zat. “I want to find something for him or her?” She answers gesturing to its wounded and bleeding leg. “And something I want to hunt more of them just to be able to make something I’ve thought of.” She follows. “IT WOULD HELP ME CLIMB MY TREE!” She ends waiting for her partner’s answer. “And also I need to make something that can make me hide my body.” She says care freely unknowly emphasizing herself.
Since Zats did ask her what they should stay he saw no reason to disagree. "Yeah alright, just try not let my loincloth get damaged and while we are out here can you help me look for a long stick?" He hoped that whatever Gina wanted to make didn't require the horns of every rabbit they ended up bringing back home, but if it did they could probably figure things out.
"Thanks." Gina smiled as she expects his kill giving him a thumbs up for executing his part in the plan as she hoped for. "Do you want to eat it now?" She asks pointing at the carcass. "Its been a long day and I haven't eaten anything as of now, of course, I can still want if you want to." She continues quite embrarass because she though that she was being too pushy and asking him for too much since he did land the final blow to the creature.
Zats agreed that eating now was easier than carrying the carcass around and he was kinda hungry himself. "Yeah okay, I am pretty hungry He looked for away to get past it's hide before realizing the perfect tool came attached to the rabbit. After picking up another rock he began the horn close to the base, until it broke off. He then used it to poorly skin the dead animal. Once he was he tore off some the meat and began eating.
"Yeah." Gina said happy to finally get something to eat taking a piece of the rabbit and shoving it towards her mouth. Due to hunger or to her new form, Gina noticed that she could easily eat it raw, though it didn't taste that good and cooking it is clearly a better way of eating it, they just didn't have the time and the patience to do so.
By the time they were finish, they were able to finish off most of the rabbit eatable flesh. "Thank you for the food." She glady says to him. Now well fed and full she was able to think freely. As she goes to her pet cutting some of the loincloth, forming a small long bangang like cloth and tying it to the rabbits injuired leg, wrapping it tightly to its wounds to stop the bleeding.
"Want to make some tools?" She asks pointing at the bones of the rabbit.
He was surprised, the rabbit meat tasted a lot better than the catterpillars he had eaten so far. Before long he and Gina had devoured every edible part of carcass."I just want the horn, a stick and something to tie them together. What parts do you want?"
He looked around for a stick that was the right size while not being too thick and heavy. It took him a few seconds of searching but he found something he thought could make a nice spear. Ths stick was a bit shorter than he wanted but it would do.
"I'll get the bones then." She responds quite happy that the he didn't decide to get the bones. Grabbing a rock she bash the joints that still connecting the bone to the body. After a few strikes she was able to break the tip making a unaligned but, jagged edge that she could use to stab someone or something with. But, she didn't see it as a weapon but, a tool to help her in climbing her previous tree.
Though she fashion it to help her collect the other materials she needed. "Want to go to the river with me?" She asks him, wanting to collect more of what she needed for something that she wanted to make. "Nice." She said as she sees h partner's spear.
Zats gave his spear a few practice swings, while the stick was light enough to use easily, he wasn't too sure about the rabbit guts he used to tie the horn to it. Still they seemed to hold for now. He was curious what Gina wanted to make and was about to ask her when she suggested going to the river. He had to admit it was a good idea as he was a bit thirsty. "Sure, I can use a bit to drink." In order to familiarize himself a bit with the weapon he started thrusting his spear, making sure that it was impossible for him to accidentally hit his partner.
"Do you have the fur of the rabbit?" She said, gathering the bones of the rabbit, thinking that it could be useful for the group. "I was thinking of making clothes with it." She said as she grips the bones with her right arm and keeping the sharp bone in her left hand. She starts ahead, slowing down to make sure that Zat is with her. Hoping that they could see something useful on the way or the rabbits to get more experience.
"Hmmm... Zat what's you're goal?" She asks him to break the ice lowering it down to prevent potential prey from fleeing. "You know that I plan to climb my tree. " She follows as they try to find the river or a source of water.
Gina's idea aboyt making clothes out of the rabbit fur wasn't a bad one. In fact he had been thinking of the same thing, though it would probably have to be cleaned first. "Yeah I got it."
He made sure to stay behind Gina a few feet to avoid bumoing her if she suddenly stopped or something. Her sudeen question about his goal surprised him. so far he hadn't really though about it, in fact it woudln't shock him to hear that the same applied to the rest of her generation. "Don't know yet, I'm sure I will think of something though." he answered honestly seeing no reason to be embarresed over it.
After observing a number of fights, successful and otherwise, Arch decided that he was ready enough to do this. With or without a partner. But he still had to be careful. He walked about, hiding behind the bushes in hopes to find any wounded rabbit or at least, a pair of rabbits fighting.
As they moved to get into the position they noticed that the rabbit was not aware of them moving into position. The rabbit didn't move until it finally smelled goblins and more specifically one reaching towards its horn it quickly woke up and dashed out of the tree it noticed that the goblin had its grip on its horn firmly and wouldn't let go. What neither goblin accounted for was that they were fighting an alpha and as such, it was much more aggressive than the regular variety. It hopped around avoiding the goblin waiting for the opportunity to hit it with its stick. Instead, the rabbit hopped towards a tree and smashed the goblin against it in an attempt to get it off him.
Goblin Gird was tackled against a tree by the Alpha rabbit, bruising is formed and if not changed the rabbit will continue to force the goblin off of him
After they finished picking apart their kill they went to the river nearby. They could soon hear the sounds of water going down a babbling brook and were soon at the river. It wasn't particularly large and was little more than a stream but they were able to see fish following the current heading deeper into the forest. The area around the stream had a large number of smooth rocks barely reaching the size of the goblins two fingers so they were easily picked up. They were lucky and found no other rabbits or predatory animals if they so chose they could just try their hand at fishing.
He was soon able to find a rabbit alone and eating berries nearby clearly enjoying himself. The rabbit was unaware of the goblin that was stalking it allowing the goblin to find a way to attack it properly. The rabbit ate from the blue berries and made sure to avoid the yellow ones so even if they decided against killing the rabbit they could tell which berries weren't poisonous.
A lone rabbit distracted with his food was perfect. And he even found out what kind of berries might be already to eat. He tightly held his weapon, took in a deep breath quietly as he slowly approached the rabbit. He waited until it just started to eat a berry before swinging his branch of wood overhead at the rabbit. Hopefully this would knock it out.
Trying to make his first kill with Luz /// Morning // Day 3
He wasn’t expecting it. The sheer power behind such a creature. For a moment he had nearly lost his grip as it charged forward and out of the tree. He was keeping his hands full with making sure the point of the horn wasn’t pointing at him that he didn’t notice until it was too late that the bunny was pushing him toward the tree. The pain was certainly there for a moment but lost in the ensuing adrenalin rush.
Honestly he didn’t think hunting could be so crazy. Still, the goblin held his onto the horn. It didn’t look like his friend would be able to get a good hit on it at any time soon. That, and taking another hit like that would surely compromise any additional hunts he would have to go on. So in a moment of near desperation Goblin Gird slid his hand down to the base of the horn and through himself on the rabbit attempting to bite at its neck.
On paper Gird's plan sounded like it could have worked, but instead, the plan starts going south as the furry beast jump completely over her swing attack and start running and hopping around the battlefield with her "leader" hanging on for dear life. Her Leader then was them slammed into the tree by there pray, and yet Gird resolve was unfaltering. For his limbs still held around the beast despite that last attack.
It was for that reason Luz dared not give up, So she Sprint after it while Gird was trying to mount himself on the beast. Hopefully, Gird could Distract or slow down the beast well enough for Luz to able to move in close, If so Luz will attempt to predict the Beast next move and swing her branch where she predicts the beast's hind legs would be at when she swings her branch.
As gina sees the peaceful flow of the water for the first time, she quickly forgets her troubles as she dashes off to the water. Splashing into the water and taking a splashing into the water and finally taking a bath in what seems to be an eternity.
"Come Zat Join in." She said as she splashes the water at him, gesturing to him join her. This made the fishes flee in terror as she disrupts the flow of the stream. Seeing them go away, she tries to catch them but, only to fail, as she tries to catch them for fun.
While Gina seemed interested in playing in the water Zats started by drinking. After making sure he was upstream from her he sat down and used his hands as cups. After he had enough he wondered if there wasn't an easy to get water to the cave so that they could focus on just hunting when outside.
Before he could think about it too much, Gina asked him to join her and he decided that the two of them had earned some fun. He ran over to the shore close to her and cannon-balled into the river.
The cannonball displaced so much water, to the sides of the stream, the nearby plants, and most of all Gina thats right in front of him. She laugh as she returns the favor by splashes to him as he emerged from the water. "Take that!" She yells out scaring what little fish that remained.
When he realized he had scared the fish Zats was worried that he might have upset Gina but her laughing and splashing water at him proved that he didn't. "Oh no, please have mercy." The tone of his voice made it clear that he was joking. Smiling he began to splash water back at her.
She gladly replied in kind, blasting away a small wave at him, as she enjoyed the peace and blissful moment they shared. Forgetting their own goal and the reason they came to the stream at all. "No mercy!" She replied as she gets out of the stream and just like him cannonballed it to the water.
When Gina copied him and cannonballed as well Zats only barely manged to avoid getting hit by her. While part of him wanted to keep playing he was curious as to why she wanted to go the river and what she was trying to make.
"This is fun and all but I have to know what are you planning to make form those rabbit bones ans why did you want to come here?" He just hoped he didn't sound like he was trying to hurry and get back to "work."
"Oh right clothes." She said as she takes the rabbit's fur and starts to wash it in the water. "can you get me the rabbit?" She said as she gestures to her rabbit. "Can you also get me some leaves and something to tie with." She response again as she washes away the flith and the blood from the fur.
"Also Zat this is our special place so please don't let anyone find out." She said as washes it gently.
"Okay." Zats made his way back to shore and grabbed some leaves from nearby plants. When he thought he had enough he started looking for a strong vine.
Carefully, both because he didn't want to get hurt by the horn or for the fabric to get damaged , he picked it up. Making sure not to get it wet he carried the makeshif net to Gina in the river while holding the leaves and vine in his other hand.
She takes the sack and gently placed it near the sides of the stream. She quickly gently cut a small hole for its legged to pop out from the cloth. "Thanks Zat." She said as she washes the blood from the wound.She quickly took the leaf from him and started placing it on top of the wound. and takes the cut up long strips of cloth to tie the leaf around its wound.
Its was poorly attempted but, it was better than nothing. She then places the creature from the river with the washed rabbit fur. She then started gathering the pretty stones on the river bed.
Having no idea of what else he could do Zats watched the fish swim around, a bit away from where the two played in the water. After making sure it wasn't so far that he and Gina couldn't see or hear each other he wondered if he should try and catch some fish.
"Hey do you need my help with anything?"
She goes to him, seeing him not sure of what to do next, with a hint of carefree. "We just killed a rabbit, and caught one, so how about we relax and cool off for a minute, because after this. We're gonna be doing alot more." She said as she sat down as she watches nature takes its course, as the fish swam and the wind blow away the gentle land that surrounds the stream.
She smiled as she grabbed the rabbit and patting it slowly, the rabbit tries to move in protest but, fails as its horns is tightly held in place by the cloth. Seeing that it was futile, the rabbit stops letting her do her thing. She then gestures him to sit beside her.
Gina had a good point, they had earned some time to relax. Zats made his way to her and sat down. "I'm sure the other Goblins will be jealous of you for catching that rabbit."
Honestly he was a bit jealous himself and wondered if he would ever do that impressive. He wasn't gonna let that get him down and decided that one day in his own way he would do something that would impress everyone.
he laughs as she lightly punches his shoulder. "Stupid its our catch." She said as she continues to laugh."But, if you want to we could still hunt for rabbits." She suggests suggesting that she's finally recovered enough of her energy to start hunting.
Zats briefly wondered why Gina punched him but the fact that it didn't hurt and she laughed no doubt meant it was affectionate. He punched her back, while smiling.
He thought her suggestion over. While they already ate, catching another rabbit with Gina would allow him to try his spear in combat with the knowledge that when...if he messed up he had backup to get him out of trouble. "I'm down with that."
"Ok, then." She said dusting herself as she stand up. As she took the strong vine from him and extends her hand towards him urging him to go up. "Lets go hunt." She said as she gives him a smile waiting for him to grab hold of her hand.
When Zats noticed Gina's outstretched hand he nervously took it and spent some of the time they were looking for prey distracted due to wondering if she liked him and if so why.
Before leaving Gina took out the pretty rocks that she took from the stream. Forming her a small tree symbol in the ground. "This is now our place Zat and I hope it stays that way for so the following days to come." She says as she finally takes point as they search for rabbits for him to capture.
Summary
The duo played around the body of water.
Gina washed the rabbit fur and tried to clean the wound of the rabbit.
Gina claim the area as their special place as she left
They then wandered in search of a rabbit for at to capture.
EXP: 4
Inventory: Sharp Bone Strong vine Makeshift net (rabbit)
As the alpha kept hopping around trying to get the goblin off of it, it once again aimed to tackle a tree in an attempt to make the goblin release its horn. However, it wasn't expecting the goblin to bite down on its neck it gave a loud squeak noise as if a cry of pain as it became more erratic to force the goblin off the bad news was that it didn't even remember the other goblin that was trying to kill it and when it made its next hop the branch hit dead center in one of its powerful legs. It once again cried out in pain and was now limping and unable to use its speed to force the goblin still biting at its neck off of him. The goblin on top of it was able to draw blood so without the use of its leg, it dropped to the ground unable to flee clearly unable to fight back giving the goblins their first successful hunt.
When the goblin got behind the rabbit the rabbit didn't notice it until it was too late. The rabbit cried out as it quickly tried to dash away but the rabbit was dazed from the blow and unable to flee when it realized that it instead turned and faced the goblin as if ready to fight but it would only buy time till the rabbit felt recovered enough to run. If the goblin wanted to kill the rabbit for good it would need to strike the head once more or attack their hind legs.
The rabbit they captured tried to run when it was picked up but to no avail and it started to calm down when the goblin tried to give it first aid. It stopped fighting and relented to its fate. As they left the stream they traveled further into the woods until they found a tree trunk that was hollowed out by years of neglect. Inside the tree was a small family of horned rabbits only the female could be seen, the goblins could tell it was a female because if they looked at the rabbit they caught they would notice that females had skinner horns much like a needle while males horns were generally larger. Inside the tree, their would be 4 baby horned rabbits being taken care of by their mother. If they felt they could they would have a nice female to snack on but what they did with the babies were up to them.
Goblin Gina learned primitive first aid: with little knowledge the goblin has learned how to provide very basic medical care by cleaning and covering a wound.
'That hit didn't knock it out.' Goblin Arch did the closest thing to a frown as he stared at the rabbit, trying to think of what it'd try to do now. It didn't take long to notice how disoriented it was. Given that he was no longer hidden by brushes, all he did was to make a quick attempt in partly circling around the rabbit before he swinging his twig at the rabbits hindlegs, as that felt the simplest way to make sure it would be unable to run away.
Finally, the dam rabbit gave up, the final blow to its leg seemed to have put it out of commission. Gird was able to lift it up without too much resistance holding its back legs together with one hand. The goblin stared at the rabbit for a moment as the pain in the right side of his chest started again. He would have to be more careful next time, he just hoped the risk was worth the reward.
A slight wiggle in his hand brought him back from his thoughts. The bunny still had a little fight left in him but that was quickly dashed away when Goblin Gird let his anger get the best of him and slammed the rabbits head against the tree. The rabbit’s muscles tensed, a small squeak was heard and then slowly its body went limp. His anger would also be something to work on but for now his hunger was all he cared about.
Ripping into the fur at the rabbits neck with his fingers, Gird found it to be quite easy to pull the fur off the still warm rabbit. Successfully pulling the skin off the bunny he paused before going further looking toward his partner. “So that was intense. Good job though” he paused for a moment and smiled, “so your choice, you want the fur or the horn? Cuse we are splitting the meat.” Again he smiled, “we should check its home for anything useful as well.”
