wears down my bones but they're not broken
It was usually Aisha who would instigate conversation among them, but even she was quiet now. There was an eerie quiet in the caves, the sizzling of lava and subtle crackling of stone permeated, but there wasn't much to be seen. Still, she was focused on it all, taking it in, scouring for threats and committing the tunnels to memory.
And all remained quiet until the voice of another rang through, echoing off the walls. Deimos's torchlight swung about, breaking through the darkness. Aisha's feline gaze caught the movement beyond his light's reach, the ruffling of feathers. Gore crows then, the large back avians and their mocking calls. The call to be ready rumbled through the cavern as Aisha shifted fully into the leopard, digging her claws into the ground before pouncing into the darkness.
The first crow was plucked out of the sky, brought down under her weight, and delivered a strike that sent blood splattering against the wall. The other that'd aimed for her took this time to dive down, it's beak snagging Aisha's shoulder and ripping at some of the flesh there. She snarled at the pain, snapping her head away from the first kill to face the other crow, which had swooped back up to mock from above, "Meat! Meat!" it screeched as it circled just out of reach.
And all remained quiet until the voice of another rang through, echoing off the walls. Deimos's torchlight swung about, breaking through the darkness. Aisha's feline gaze caught the movement beyond his light's reach, the ruffling of feathers. Gore crows then, the large back avians and their mocking calls. The call to be ready rumbled through the cavern as Aisha shifted fully into the leopard, digging her claws into the ground before pouncing into the darkness.
The first crow was plucked out of the sky, brought down under her weight, and delivered a strike that sent blood splattering against the wall. The other that'd aimed for her took this time to dive down, it's beak snagging Aisha's shoulder and ripping at some of the flesh there. She snarled at the pain, snapping her head away from the first kill to face the other crow, which had swooped back up to mock from above, "Meat! Meat!" it screeched as it circled just out of reach.
AISHA
