1 Protecting the West [Mission] Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:54 am
Sabaku Genzai
D-rank
There was an old maxim that had survived for several centuries, not just because of how serious it was but because of how catchy it was as well. "tunnels snakes rule". It might have once belonged to a gang, but it was now better known as a warning to those who would be stupid enough to walk into a Tunnel Snake's territory without being extremely careful about where to put your feet. The fact of the matter was, like it or not, the tunnel snakes had been on the list of deadly animals for a long time now, because that was what they were. They were extremely dangerous, and were known to take out entire groups of travelers within five minutes and then disappear not to be seen again until it was hungry and needed it's next meal. It was this reason that the village had paid someone to take care of them the moment they found out about their infestation.
Tunnels snake, around as intelligent as dolphins, were an apex predator that was more technically classed as a parasite because of how they bred. See, the Tunnel snakes have four things that make them deadly. the first thing that they have in their factor is the fact that they are armed to the teeth, with razor sharp fangs that could pierce human flesh and bone without any real effort and giant scythes on large arm-like protrusions that jotted out of their shoulders like a fifth and sixth limb that could slice through someone like they were butter. Secondly, they were able to sense people from the vibrations they made along the ground, since as they lived under the ground they were blind as a bat, relying on vibrations to do everything. Thirdly, as previously said, they lived underground so people found it extremely hard to track them down, whether that was to kill them for being a threat or for killing them as prey.
This had allowed them to evolve beyond what any normal animal could. finally, they were extremely cunning, their predator instincts were beyond that of a normal animal, they were almost on the same level as humans, except they were capable of no higher thought. When it came to tracking, killing and eating they were brilliant, but anything else was completely foreign to them. they appeared to have no knowledge about chakra, which was one of their biggest Achilles' heels. The second thing was that they were blind, and since they only worked off of vibrations that worked brilliantly in the favor of an intelligent predator. What was even luckier was that the one that was haunting this area was not fully grown yet, and was instead a juvenile. Not that they weren't a threat even when not mature, but they were less of a threat certainly.
So, flying low over the area that they had been warned about, Horus came to a stop mid-air. His body was flying above the ground, his talon-tipped claws not even brushing the ground for fear of giving away their location. On his back, Gen wove his handsigns, summoning clones that fell onto the ground. They were close enough that they didn't end up hurt from the fall, but there was now so many of them that the tunnel snake could likely not avoid this clear chance. Moving away as rapidly as they could before swinging around and watching, Horus and Gen could see the ground shaking underneath the clones' feet.
It was, perhaps, fortunate that the clones didn't have a survival impulse like actual humans did otherwise this plan wouldn't work. See, since they weren't quite as developed as the mature tunnel snake was, the adolescent took a longer amount of time to get to the surface, and had to dig away at the ground above it. It was this that was causing the vibrations, and was allowing them to know that the plan was working. The clones stood there willingly, knowing they couldn't do anything until he was on the surface. Besides, they would be killed so quickly that they wouldn't even feel it, and it certainly wasn't as if they were actually alive, this was their purpose in life, making sure that the caster was able to keep himself safe.
When the ground had finally been cut through, Gen saw the ugly thing for the first time. He didn't know why someone had thought to name it a snake, apart from the fact that it was covered in scales. this thing looked more like a giant dinosaur than anything else. He took note of how quickly and voraciously the snake had jumped out of the ground, tearing through the clones like paper mache. He was amazed... this thing really deserved it's title as apex predator, didn't it? Before he could finish his meal, Horus' wings shot out, sending a large gust that began to rocket towards their target. Of course, unable to see the vibration as they felt through the ground, it was unable to sense it until it was too late. Though, today was even worse for the poor bastard.
Pushing his hands forward so that he didn't risk hitting Horus' neck, gen's palms lit up with a pair of strong suiton blasts, the water shooting into the miniature tornadoes and turning them into cyclones. Because of the fact that they moved as fast as one another, the effect was increased exponentially, the wind hitting the snake the same moment the wind tunnels did. Tearing through the skin and leaving major marks, he burned the entire front of the snake off. It was only a first degree burn, but it was more than enough. See, the snake moved through the ground by dragging itself through it, so now that it's hard outer layer was off, doing that would rub off the skin until there was nothing left. It would basically tear itself to pieces. It was a cruel death, but it was the one that the thing had deserved for attacking innocent people. Still... all it had wanted was a meal, and he had to respect that basically. All things wanted to survive, it was the way the world worked.
1034/1000 -Mission Completed-
Tunnels snake, around as intelligent as dolphins, were an apex predator that was more technically classed as a parasite because of how they bred. See, the Tunnel snakes have four things that make them deadly. the first thing that they have in their factor is the fact that they are armed to the teeth, with razor sharp fangs that could pierce human flesh and bone without any real effort and giant scythes on large arm-like protrusions that jotted out of their shoulders like a fifth and sixth limb that could slice through someone like they were butter. Secondly, they were able to sense people from the vibrations they made along the ground, since as they lived under the ground they were blind as a bat, relying on vibrations to do everything. Thirdly, as previously said, they lived underground so people found it extremely hard to track them down, whether that was to kill them for being a threat or for killing them as prey.
This had allowed them to evolve beyond what any normal animal could. finally, they were extremely cunning, their predator instincts were beyond that of a normal animal, they were almost on the same level as humans, except they were capable of no higher thought. When it came to tracking, killing and eating they were brilliant, but anything else was completely foreign to them. they appeared to have no knowledge about chakra, which was one of their biggest Achilles' heels. The second thing was that they were blind, and since they only worked off of vibrations that worked brilliantly in the favor of an intelligent predator. What was even luckier was that the one that was haunting this area was not fully grown yet, and was instead a juvenile. Not that they weren't a threat even when not mature, but they were less of a threat certainly.
So, flying low over the area that they had been warned about, Horus came to a stop mid-air. His body was flying above the ground, his talon-tipped claws not even brushing the ground for fear of giving away their location. On his back, Gen wove his handsigns, summoning clones that fell onto the ground. They were close enough that they didn't end up hurt from the fall, but there was now so many of them that the tunnel snake could likely not avoid this clear chance. Moving away as rapidly as they could before swinging around and watching, Horus and Gen could see the ground shaking underneath the clones' feet.
It was, perhaps, fortunate that the clones didn't have a survival impulse like actual humans did otherwise this plan wouldn't work. See, since they weren't quite as developed as the mature tunnel snake was, the adolescent took a longer amount of time to get to the surface, and had to dig away at the ground above it. It was this that was causing the vibrations, and was allowing them to know that the plan was working. The clones stood there willingly, knowing they couldn't do anything until he was on the surface. Besides, they would be killed so quickly that they wouldn't even feel it, and it certainly wasn't as if they were actually alive, this was their purpose in life, making sure that the caster was able to keep himself safe.
When the ground had finally been cut through, Gen saw the ugly thing for the first time. He didn't know why someone had thought to name it a snake, apart from the fact that it was covered in scales. this thing looked more like a giant dinosaur than anything else. He took note of how quickly and voraciously the snake had jumped out of the ground, tearing through the clones like paper mache. He was amazed... this thing really deserved it's title as apex predator, didn't it? Before he could finish his meal, Horus' wings shot out, sending a large gust that began to rocket towards their target. Of course, unable to see the vibration as they felt through the ground, it was unable to sense it until it was too late. Though, today was even worse for the poor bastard.
Pushing his hands forward so that he didn't risk hitting Horus' neck, gen's palms lit up with a pair of strong suiton blasts, the water shooting into the miniature tornadoes and turning them into cyclones. Because of the fact that they moved as fast as one another, the effect was increased exponentially, the wind hitting the snake the same moment the wind tunnels did. Tearing through the skin and leaving major marks, he burned the entire front of the snake off. It was only a first degree burn, but it was more than enough. See, the snake moved through the ground by dragging itself through it, so now that it's hard outer layer was off, doing that would rub off the skin until there was nothing left. It would basically tear itself to pieces. It was a cruel death, but it was the one that the thing had deserved for attacking innocent people. Still... all it had wanted was a meal, and he had to respect that basically. All things wanted to survive, it was the way the world worked.
1034/1000 -Mission Completed-