06-01-2025, 12:15 AM
Ricky stepped forward cautiously and slowly. His guns were in hand. Jacob was there, ready. There was something in here. That was clear, and Ricky agreed with Jacob; it was big. The tunnel began to narrow, forcing the pair into a single file line. Ricky didn’t like that. Bottle necks were not fun.
The pair had nowhere to go but forward, however, so they moved, keeping quiet. The sound of feeding was getting louder and the creature growled. The tunnel began to widen again, and Ricky found a place where he could get cover to peak into the next chamber.
A large creature, inhuman was hunched over a corpse. There was little left of it. It was tall and muscular, as it finished its meal, it threw the bones across the chamber. Bones cracked and shattered against the cave wall. The creature growled again, sniffing the air. Ricky wondered if it could even smell them over the stench of decaying flesh. But as it turned, Ricky caught sight of the unnaturally red hair on its back. He knew what it was now, even if he’d never fought one before.
”Strygza,” Ricky whispered to Jacob. ”Done feeding.”
Ricky pulled out a flash grenade and signaled to Jacob. His plan was to throw it, stun the the thing, and then they could head in and take it out. The flash bang would bring sudden light to the cave, blinding and/or stunning the creature. He felt surprise would be their ally here. He waited for confirmation of approval or other suggestions from the more experienced hunter.
[[OOC: If Jacob agrees, Ricky will throw the grenade - feel free to mod that.]]
The pair had nowhere to go but forward, however, so they moved, keeping quiet. The sound of feeding was getting louder and the creature growled. The tunnel began to widen again, and Ricky found a place where he could get cover to peak into the next chamber.
A large creature, inhuman was hunched over a corpse. There was little left of it. It was tall and muscular, as it finished its meal, it threw the bones across the chamber. Bones cracked and shattered against the cave wall. The creature growled again, sniffing the air. Ricky wondered if it could even smell them over the stench of decaying flesh. But as it turned, Ricky caught sight of the unnaturally red hair on its back. He knew what it was now, even if he’d never fought one before.
”Strygza,” Ricky whispered to Jacob. ”Done feeding.”
Ricky pulled out a flash grenade and signaled to Jacob. His plan was to throw it, stun the the thing, and then they could head in and take it out. The flash bang would bring sudden light to the cave, blinding and/or stunning the creature. He felt surprise would be their ally here. He waited for confirmation of approval or other suggestions from the more experienced hunter.
[[OOC: If Jacob agrees, Ricky will throw the grenade - feel free to mod that.]]