Chapter Four: Redclaw Respect
Coal colored eyes fluttered open, dawn breaking their state of mind. The Angel had awaken and began to stretch his limbs, popping noises echoing through the hut he slept in. The hound scanned throughout to find his signature sunglasses perched on a nearby desk.
Grabbing them, he walked out the hut and began to take in the fresh air and scenery...Though all he could see was more huts and a large amount of sand for miles. Damien wasn't one for horrible scenery but it was whatever for him at the moment. He saw the black jackal leader, Lia walking with a young wolf before the wolf departed from her side. Seeing this as an opportunity to talk to her, he ran up to her side before extending his hand.
"Well good morning Lia, I must say that you look absolutely stunning today." Damien stated, the jackal turning her attention to the golden dog and she took his hand, shaking it.
"It seems to me that you had a good night's sleep Damien...even though I know you're sucking up to me right to get some 'sugar'," Lia using the word sugar lightly, "it's not going to work because I'm not interested."
"Sorry girl but I can't help but stare and comment about how beautiful you are." his whole gaze just on Lia's figure.
"Sorry Mr. Angels but I can't help but ignore your compliments." Lia said, her amber eyes not looking at the golden hound.
Damien and Lia continued to walk forward until the golden dog got an idea which rarely ever happens when it comes to him. A smirk plastered upon his lips which confused the female while Damien knew exactly how to win.
This is more easy than the regents tests I used to take...god, those were hard! I had to drop out of school because of those things...and the brother Darius being a pain in the side. Well, I'll just propose a bet to this girl and I'll do something that I know she'll lose at if we do go at it.
"Hey Lia, how about I propose a bet to ya?" Damien asked gaining the jackal's attention once again.
"Well it seems that you've caught my attention you impudent fool, what kind of bet do you propose?" Lia asked, Damien's smirk just growing wider.
"I challenge you to a fight, one on one and if I win, I get a kiss from you lovely." Damien proposed but Lia put a finger on his lips.
"But if I win...I'll just tell you after I win because I know I'll win this." Lia stated, Damien's cocky grin appearing.
"We'll see about that girl." Damien stated as the two went into the middle of the desert where the golden hound fought his older brother. The ruins still remained even after Damien's little incident with his powers. Lia snapped her neck and got ready to fight with the Angel.
"Hope you're ready to lose." Damien said.
"Sorry but losing isn't an option when it comes to you Damien." Lia replied, the two cracking their knuckles.
Damien charged forward, the sand kicking up at his feet, the golden dog enveloping his claw with black and purple energy. The black jackal sighed, the golden hound swiping while Lia back flipped to dodge the attack. Already predicting this, Damien jumped upwards, slamming his foot into the female's temple. Lia softly landed on her feet, shooting forward at the descending Damien.
Using a pillar, she ricocheted to gain some sort of momentum, right above the golden hound. The Angel smirked, his claws once again shrouded by the black and purple energy. Once Lia got near him, Damien slashed upwards, each slash causing serious damage. Lia fell down to the floor but she wasn't going to be defeated that easily.
The black jackal dashed at her opponent suddenly looking like a black bullet of energy. She jumped, the momentum aiding her to lash out a powerful kick, Damien using his forearm to block the attack. Slightly surprised, the dog used this temporary distraction to lash out an upwards kick that sent the jackal flying upwards.
Another combo was going to be created, Damien jumping upwards and jabbing his knee into her back. Wrapping his arms around her waist, Damien was hurdling towards the ground, the Primary Lotus connecting as Lia groaned in again and Damien taking recoil damage but the combo wasn't done yet. Damien's hand was still grasping the female's leg, spinning in place and he sent the Redclaw Tribe leader flying into the sand.
"I'm going to call that my Angel Lotus Throw. Nice name to me." Damien commented.
Lia spat out a small amount of the ground like substance before rolling to dodge a purple stab of Damien's Nightshade Claw. The dog tried to take out his claw, unable to free it before Lia smashed her fist into his fist, Damien rolling along the floor.
Quickly getting back to his feet, the Angel sprayed purple and black flames from his hands, the flames shooting forward like a group of snakes slithering towards their prey. The jackal sidestepped the attack, her feet carrying her forward towards Damien.
Rolling into a ball, Lia propelled herself forward until the point where she was at least 2 feet away from the dog. In one swift motion, Lia sprung upwards, her feet connecting with Damien's jaw and the dog flying upwards with the jackal.
Taking a page from Damien's book, Lia began to stomp all over Damien's chest and face like a flight of stairs before one final stomp sent Damien crashing like a meteor, a crater summoning itself in his wake.
Crimson liquid escaped Damien's mouth, slightly running down his chin, the hound wiping it on the back of his hand. Damien smirked at his opponent who slightly returned his gesture but the two knew this was a battle and they weren't going to let up on each other now.
Charging forward, their fists flared outwards, clashing upon each other. In a battle of reflexes, Lia unleashed a sweep kick that Damien back flipped to avoid, he then propelled forward once his feet touched ground. The golden hero jumped and began to spin in mid-air, black and purple energy surrounding him and making him look like a missile.
His attack collided with Lia, the jackal trying to block it with all of her might until she broke Damien's attempts all together. Sparkles rained down on the dog and entranced him, Lia giving him an uppercut. Damien hit the floor with a soft thud, looking at Lia who took something out from her cloak. It was a gauntlet with three steel claws protruding from one end of it.
"Now what...would that be?" Damien weakly asked, his breaths slightly ragged from the fighting.
"This is my Tri-Claw, a family heirloom that's been in the Redclaw bloodline for centuries. I was given this when I became the leader of my tribe. Let's see how you fair against me now Angels." Lia stated.
Damien, being a bit too weak to make a first move, watched Lia jumping towards him, her Tri-Claw ahead of her shooting forward. The Angel saw her twist and spin in mid-air, gain velocity and momentum. The jackal dived downwards, the Tri-Claw going to plunge into Damien's stomach but the dog crawled backwards, Lia colliding with the ground as if she were a rocket that had crashed.
Damien saw that her weapon had caused her to get stuck much like he did with his claw. He flared out two roundhouse kicks, one knocking the claw out of the ground and the other almost grazing along Lia's head. The dog then smashed his foot down almost catching Lia again, the jackal flipping and twisting into a contortionist like position.
Then the jackal sent one foot flying ahead, Damien grabbing it easily and was unaware of a possible counter. Shifting all her weight into her right leg, Lia brought up her other leg to knock Damien in the back of the head silly, letting go of the jackal's other leg. Shaking the attack off, Damien regained his senses to see Lia sending her fist towards his temple. Damien grabbed it quickly and flipped behind her, trying to get her in a locking hold, Lia only smirked at this action.
"What's so funny jackal?" Damien asked.
"Oh yeah, that reminds me of something Damien...I'm triple jointed meaning I can twist my body into different contortionist and flexible positions." Lia explained, Damien smirking this time.
"Oh, I'll get you into different positions alright..." A perverted smile glued onto his face while Lia's showed disgust.
The black jackal flipped the dog onto his back, flying above him with a fist prepared. Damien quickly recovered to dodge the fist and shot out one of his own, Lia spreading her legs out and then closing them to capture Damien's arm in a lock.
He tried to force his arm out but his attempts were futile. With one swift motion, Lia flipped Damien onto his back and got back on her feet. Lashing out one of her own kicks, Lia connected with his stomach, more blood spewing from his mouth but it wasn't too much.
The female grabbed the male by his chest fur, raising him up to eye level. Damien elbowed her hand, forcing her to release her hold. Damien back flipped a few feet to gain enough distance for another combo, running forward with his opponent ready to attack at any moment.
Damien got near her, Lia tried to grab him but was unsuccessful, Damien sliding under her legs and getting a nice 'view'. Quickly grabbing her legs while sliding, Damien made her fall flat on her face. Lia got up and met a giant knee to the face, flying upwards a bit.
This looked like another combo in the making, Damien walking up her body and flipping off her face as if she were a wall of some sort. To end off the combo, Damien grabbed her legs and smashed her entire body into the floor, calling this combo the Staircase Masher.
The dog turned towards the pillars nearby and got a clever idea, Damien running towards the architecture with Lia on his tail. Damien quickly jumped onto one of the pillars, Lia jumped and tried to stab her Tri-Claw into Damien's stomach again.
The hound flipped and grabbed another one right across the precious one he had been on. Lia attempted another stab but missed again, Damien currently hugging a pillar that was being held by the two they had been on.
With one final battle cry, Lia flew towards the dog who let go of the pillar, quickly running away from the ruins. Lia questioned what he had done that for, her answer coming soon, cracks and snapping noises echoing through the desert.
Well I see what he had done now...he planned to get me caught in a trap of pillars or get me crushed by them but not being strong enough to break the pillars by himself, he made use my Tri-Claw to do his dirty work for him and I surprisingly fell for it. He's good, I'll admit but I'm not going to let him win now.
The pillars suddenly fell from the top pillar's weight, the broken one being unable to support it. Lia tried to free herself from the pillar but to no avail. The jackal was finally able to release herself, the pillars beginning to collide with each other. She rebounded off the pillar, landing on another one and flipping onto another broken piece of marble.
The Redclaw Tribe leader jumped upwards once again, using her hand like a mini springboard to propel herself towards a small opening. Twisting into a small missile shape, Lia was able to free herself from the 'obstacle course' Damien set her up for.
Gazing ahead, she saw Damien coming towards her, a sphere of purple and black in the palm of his hand. Lia put her forearms in front of her, somehow knowing the impact was going to be brutal. The dog smirked, the attack suddenly dissipating in mid-flight and he tackled her to the ground, pinning her arms down so she couldn't escape.
"It seems that I win Lia but that was pretty much expected of me. Well good fight." Damien stated, grabbing Lia's hand and picking the female off the ground. A smirk sneaked onto her face once again catching Damien by surprise. "What you smiling about?"
Lia then kicked Damien in his 'crown jewels' following it up with a kick to the face, ending Damien off.
"Rule 1 in a battle: Never let your guard down until the battle is truly over. It seems that I win..." Lia said with Damien giving her thumbs up.
"So what did you want if you win?" Damien asked with Lia walking up to him.
"Oh, just to kick you in your crown jewels and since I won..." Lia kicked him in his 'crown jewels' once again, groans of pain escaping Damien's mouth.
It reached night time and the Redclaw Tribe with Damien slept peacefully, not worried about anything but they did have something to worry about, just not knowing it. In a far and distant part of the desert, a group of scorpions were gathered around a giant campfire, their leader stepping up to the fire but he was different from his comrades.
This figure was a brown coyote with bits of beige fur on the tips of his ears and the stripes that ran along his arms and back. His muzzle was a dirty brown color and his eyes were a dark forest green. His chest fur was a dirty beige and it was swirled into the shape of a cinnamon roll. As for what he wore, the coyote wore beige hiking boots and tattered khaki pants.
"My tribesmen, I have finally made a plan to end the Redclaw Tribe once and for all. At dawn we shall attack and ambush them, they won't be ready or strong enough to fight back thus giving us a secure victory." the coyote explained as the scorpions cheered but the coyote shot them a glare to shut them up. "When we reach their territory at dawn, we shall cause my name and won't give them the satisfaction of any last words...do you know why?? I know you don't...we shall cause my name I tell you, for my name is?!!!"
"CARNAGE!!!!"
"And we are?!!!!"
"THE BLACKHEART TRIBE!!!"
To be continued...
A/N: Well this was just awesome, hoped you liked the fight between Damien and Lia. That was one hell of a battle, it just kept going back and forth but Lia won in the end and it seems that the Redclaw Tribe has another group to look out for. I hope you stay tuned and review this chapter because I want lots of feedback. Other than that, see ya!
