All I Ever Wanted (Day 2 Dustin vs. Lizard)

Sabor: The Pitfall Lizard

Sabor had always wanted a mate. However, the male, although ferocious if necessary, was normally a docile kind of lizard; perhaps this deviated from the norm, but he always found that violence was not the best policy - no violence meant that he'd survive another day, even if he was driven off of his territory or lost some prey to another, stronger, more arrogant lizard. Sure, it meant that he was not particularly popular among many of the eligible females, but he was sure that eventually, he would find a gal who would appreciate his logic and optimism, and perhaps they would have a life together. A life filled with running away from others, yes. But it would be a life nonetheless, and he looked forward to the days when he could bring back prey for another.

And he had found one - a particularly ugly pitfall lizard, but she had a good heart, and he could sense that. And when their eyes met it seemed to be magic, for at that moment they knew that they were destined to be together. Or at least, he liked to think of it that way. Food became more plentiful with two of them hunting, and Sheeta's quick thinking and particularly scary nature had been able to drive off some of the more terrified lizards, and soon the two had a modest territory for themselves. Soon, Sheeta had laid her eggs - they were nestled among the grass, hidden by the hot blades, protected by the ever-ominous female. Therefore, the food hunting was left up to Sabor; Sheeta was too nervous to wander too far away from her eggs, which were only days away from hatching now, and since the two had built their residence in a slightly prey-free [and therefore, somewhat predator free] area, food required a not-so-long journey to the edge of their territory.

So on this particularly hot day, Sabor had wandered out to the edge and was just about to pounce on some delicious looking food when he heard a noise. The lizard quickly scurried into the dense grass, watching as a strange organism seemed to be talking to itself. He could not discern the gender of this animal, not was he able to figure out why he was here. He had never seen this kind of predator/prey before, and the curious lizard stayed put, watching the tribute yell into the blue sky. And then suddenly the eyes locked onto his, and a deep searing pain was felt on the side of his face. The lizard didn't know what he had done to deserve such a fate - he had just been watching the monster, and now he had gone and infuriated it. What if it found Sheeta and destroyed her, as well as the eggs? He couldn't let that happen. As much of a wimp that Sabor was, protecting the family was a the forefront of his mind.

He hissed as loudly as he could, and pounced, teeth bared to bite the human wherever possible.

[attacks Dustin with knife [teeth]]

[dice=200+2000]

[2181 | Shallow Cut on Left Hip | 3.5 damage | Poisonous]

Sabor: The Pitfall Lizard

Bite, hiss, intimidate, don't back down, protect Sheeta, protect the children - you can you need to you must.

Sabor lept back after biting the monster's appendage - he would surely die, even if slowly, by the poison that had been inserted into the Lizard's teeth. By the time day rose again, its heart would stop, and perhaps that would protect Sheeta and the unborn lizards from destruction via this monster. True, there might be others lurking in the distance, wanting to attack to invade to drive out, but hopefully that wouldn't happen. The muttations wandering around the african arena were strong, and they would be able to drive them all out eventually.

But now, Sabor only thought about the sharp smack of a long rope against his leg. It hurt a bit, but not as much as the previous wound, which was still gushing with vital liquids and would surely kill him if the other survived. Sheeta would have been able to hold her own against this thing, but Sheeta was not here - Sabor was, and even though blood gushed down his face and onto the dirt, he knew that he would be the hero today. This creature would not last another night, and even if he perished, it would all be for the greater good. Sheeta would have the children, and they would grow up and the lineage would survive.

They might not be able to wander together in the sunset, catching prey and casually giving it to their young ones, raising innumerable amounts of young lizards who raced around and got into fights and became tougher and stronger than even Sabor [which of course, was not a particularly difficult task, but nonetheless it would occur, and he would be proud]. But if he killed this thing right here, right now, the dream could be half-fufilled. They'd live, and that was the important part.

[attacks Dustin with knife [teeth]]

[dice=200+2000]

[2188 | Severed Finger on Right Hand | 8.5 damage]

Sabor: The Pitfall Lizard

His nose hurt - it was probably the most life threatening wound he had recieved in this attack, second to the cut on his face of course. But all of a sudden the creature began to shout loudly, babbling endlessly and scaring the living daylights of Sabor, who felt as if he should just run away while he had the chance. Yet if he were to do so, the family would be in jeopardy until the monster finally succumbed to the poison, which would take until the darkness fell. That couldn't happen - nonono. Sabor had to attack now, and fast. So willing himself to make more attacks, he lunged forwards.

[attacks Dustin with knife [teeth]]

[dice=200+2000]

[2196 | Deep Gash on Right Forearm | 8.0 damage]

Sabor: The Pitfall Lizard

Was it okay to attack something that looked as if it would die on its own accord? The thing was babbling endlessly, maybe even louder than before. Sabor simply didn't know what to do - would it be better to let the monster die from the poison, or would it be best to just kill it now, so it wouldn't need to be in pain? Sabor was a particularly peculiar Lizard, but he didn't think with things such as morals or anything of that sort. Rather, he would be calculating the best option, and killing the creature before it got to Sheeta in a fit of rage was the best option.

Pounce, bite.

[attacks Dustin with knife [teeth]]

[dice=200+2000]

[2091 | Shallow Cut on Right Hip | 3.5 damage]

Sabor: The Pitfall Lizard

Almost there - the monster was close to falling, and Sabor knew that this was his moment. Soon, he'd be able to go rushing home to Sheeta, telling her all about the big bad creature that he had defeated all by himself. Perhaps she'd be happy for him - most likely she would just be angry over the fact that he had brought home little prey again, but Sabor knew that this was a personal victory. He had proved to himself that he was tough - he could prove everyone else as well, but only if provoked of course. No use losing your life over bragging. His foot was hit, but he barely noticed it. All that was in his mind was that he was going for the kill.

[attacks Dustin with knife [teeth]]

[dice=200+2000]

[2157 | Block | 0.0 damage]

Sabor: The Pitfall Lizard

If lizards had curse words, Sabor would have been uttering one as he completely missed his golden opportunity. He had it in the bag! He could have defeated it, maybe even brought scraps of it back to Sheeta, although then again it could be poisonous. Eyes narrowed once more, and the lizard dashed forwards as the monster missed, leaping forwards, teeth and claws bared to attack. This was his true golden opportunity, and if he missed then he was a very very very uncoordinated and all-around pathetic lizard. And a part of that was already true, but Sabor didn't want to prove that to himself - it'd be horrible for his self esteem.

[attacks Dustin with knife [teeth]]

[dice=200+2000]

[2072 | Miss | 0.0 damage]

Sabor: The Pitfall Lizard

The frustrated Lizard missed again, and proceeded to be thrown to the ground, landing with a particularly large THWUMP. Immediately, he sprang back up and hissed extremely loudly, in a rather terrible attempt to seem more threatening than he actually ways. Then again, he did not look extremely threatening in the first place, but he was about to finally kill this monster. So perhaps looks aren't always what they seem. He sprang forwards again, teeth ready to kill. Or seriously maim - that would work too.

[attacks Dustin with knife [teeth]]

[dice=200+2000]

[2126 | Shallow Cut on Right Calf | 3.5 damage]