Snap!
The jaws shut at the point Ruudi stood a moment ago, closing on each other loudly... but the target of the bite was already gone. The wolf was about to hit the ground when a red blur slammed into it's abdomen, making its large body shoot back and hit the trees.
Thoom
The trees that caught the wolf shook violently, shedding their leaves while they moved back and forth to reduce the impact.
"Being small has a lot of perks, don't you think so my dear prey?"
Ruudi appeared infront of the fallen wolf, mocking it's failure. The wolf opened its maw, but not to speak.
Snap
The Jaws closed on air, the teeth clashing with each other as Ruudi stood just beyond its reach. As the wolf shakily got onto its feet, Ruudi dissapeared with a red blur.
"You know, I always wondered on how could wolves bigger than a car just zip around in the woods. " Ruudi's voice seemed to be coming from everywhere.
"Don't the trees block your way?" Up
"Doesn't your feet get stuck in bushes ?" Left
"Do you always hit your heads in lower branches?, can you actually see the way you are running?"
Behind and right?
The wolf's head whipped around as it tried to locate the source of the sound. The smell of cheap perfume was everywhere, the high alcohol stinging it's nose as it tried to catch a trail.
"But look at me.."
'My side!' The wolf thought, and immediately tried to turn its head, only to feel a blinding pain at its side.
Bang
The giant wolf was thrown towards another tree from a monstrous blow that shattered its ribs. Ignoring the pain, it looked up to see the 'thing' standing where it had stood a moment ago, casually flexing his shoulder, as if he was getting ready for a workout..
".....I'm so small" He ,looked with amusement at the wolf. "Like, I'm Sooo... sooo small compared to you. But when talking about strength..."
He dissapeared from the spot he stood before reappearing behind the wolf's tail, blood covered his limbs like boots and gloves.
He grabbed the tail with such strength, the wolf let out a yelp in pain. The grin never seem to leave his face,"....I'm stronger.. " He threw up the wolf, making it move almost five meters up to the air before it came to a stop.
The voice came from below." When comparing speed...."
The wolf's eyes searched rapidly and found the 'thing' crouching parallel to the ground against a tree bark. Seeing the wolf's attention, the grin grew wider before he left off, almost dissapearing in speed and kicking the wolf's vulnerable midsection with the moment of a speeding truck. And it said "...I'm still faster.."
The wolf crashed onto the ground, hard and cries and whimpers rose from it's vocal cords. But the wolf quickly shut it's maw. It had no pack to call for help. It was alone, with his enemy.
But it didn't get time to stand up, as Ruudi once again appeared kicking it away. Blood began to cover more and more of his body, covering him in it's pulsing crimson coating.
"..I'm smarter"
Bang
Another kick to the sides.
"More durable"
Another kick.
"Deadlier"
A stomp crushed the wolf's hind leg, making it yelp.
"In other words....." Ruudi walked to the wolf's maw, before clamping it down to earth with his blood coated arm. He moved his face so the wolf could see it clearly. Blood worked its way onto his face as if it was growing on his skin, with vein like tendrils marking his entire face like a spider net while his black eyes with Ruby red pupils peered at the depths of the wolf's eyes.
"I ... am the predator here... And .....YOU.... are my prey"
The wolf saw the man draw his hand back..... and then..
Slash
The world began bleeding.
Ruudi looked at the blinded wolf with satisfaction before putting away the claws. His annoyance at the lowly creature trying to prey on him was already washed off. With blood..yes, but still, Ruudi felt better with that off his chest.
"Well... aren't you going to kill it?" Artalis questioned, bored. It had seen and done more brutal things, so the violence didn't even manage to rouse a single emotion in her.
'Huh... wonder what it takes to make her suprised?'
Ruudi bent down to poke the muscles only to withdraw his head back in a flash as the maw shut where his head had been.
Ruudi gave another kick, this one knocking the canines out as well as disfiguring the wolf's jaws. Blood and saliva mixed with soil as the once majestic shifter laid on the ground, struggling to hold back it's pitiful whimpers. But the light never left its eyes.
"I think I get why you prefer this one over others" Artalis finally replied; " don't mistake , i still think that you are sick in the head, but yeah. This one's definitely special."
"Yeah. Almost too special" Ruudi replied as he closed in on it.
'Growl'
The wolf grumbled when Ruudi kicked it once more for a good measure.
"Oi you, ....i know you can inderstand me." Ruudi said as he gave it a light tap on its head. The thing growled, but that was it, it was barely even conscious at the moment.
"Blink once if you don't agree and blink twice if you do. " Seeing no reply, Ruudi insisted, "and you better take this seriously, because I have a preposition that might just perk up your interest."
Still no response making sighed. This wouldn't do. He wanted it, so badly so. But this thing was too stubborn. Or it might just be the concussion settling in.
"What are you-"
Artalis's question was cut short as Ruudi pierced his hand through the shifter's chest, straight through the rib, before grasping it's heart, and taking control of its blood.
The wolf's eyes widened, almost popping out of its sockets, as it slowly turned its head down downwards. It tried to move , only to feel a paralysis settling in. It looked at Ruudi in his eyes, making him smile.
"Finally got your attention, didn't I. You got what i said earlier right? So Ill only ask one question." Ruudi leaned down, bringing his face to it's own. "Do you want to live, or do you want to die?"