Ravensblood Forest walking with giants

The phantom's jaws snapped on empty air as the doe fled, but his strike had been well-timed and purposefully short of her hocks allowing him to recover quickly. A powerful push of his back legs kept him close to her tail, nipping occasionally at her flanks to drive her further into the trap. All was going well on his end. Now, he just had to wait for Mictec's move.

As if on cue, Nox' head snapped up as a piercing squeal announced the arrival of the huntress, and he watched in awful fascination as she just about flew to collide with the deer like a mountain cat's ambush. The stench of blood was thick in the air as he ducked, careful to avoid a flailing hoof, and began to circle in search of an opening.

Mictec had secured the jugular, but the doe - to her credit - had managed to stay upright for now. That would soon change, as Nox lunged for her hind leg and felt his teeth sink satisfyingly into the sinewy flesh there. Red dripped from his chin, digging his paws into the cold earth as he tugged hard. Almost immediately, his efforts were rewarded as she staggered and collapsed onto her side, leaving her underside exposed for Mictec to bestow the final blow.