Starlight, Moonlight (P)

The white wolf of suna slept soundly, curled up into a tight ball with his tale obscuring his wolven face. He slept atop a flat-topped building, enjoying the small moments of peace his diseased mind would allow him. Back when he had to constantly fight his wolven side, he could never get any sleep. The fight would keep him awake constantly but now... now that he had disposed of that annoying little piece of humanity that had kept him chained down, Salzem was free to be... something natural again. It felt good, able to dream, able to wake up refreshed and ready to fulfill his duty as Packleader: kill those who would threaten his back. For now, that would mean Suna. He dreamed and dreamed often in this form, much to his delight. They were more of fantasies really. He often would dream that he was gutting the murderer of his friend (whom he couldn't remember the name of, much to his frustration). That was okay though. He didn't care much for names while he was within this body. Even asleep, his enhanced senses picked up movement nearby. His nose twitched and his eyes scrunched up, disturbed, but still closed. He snoozed a little while longer before not just movement, but a smell too... too smells coming this way. They weren't exactly strong smells, but who knows. They could be carrying weapons. Salzem opened his eyes, revealing glowing red orbs as he raised his head. Off in the distance, he noticed two shadowed figures hopping atop the roof towards him. Salzem's lips curled into a snarl at the sight of them. He was really starting to hate shadowy figures.

"Heheh... yeah..." He heard one of them say. He sounded like he was mid to late teens. Perhaps a chuunin or fresh Jounin, if that's how things work around here. He heard the voice of the other soon after the teen male had spoken.

"I know right?" the other spoke, sounding like a mid teenage girl. Probably also a chuunin. Go figure. The night he tries to get a decent rest, these ninja have to interrupt it. It seems to be a common theme in Salzem's life. He supposed he better just forget his frustration and just move so he didn't have to cross paths with them again. Salzem slowly got to his feet, scratching his neck tiredly and began to make his way to the edge of the roof before the girl gasped. Salzem turned his head in their direction, glowing eyes fixating on the two of them. They were standing at the opposite end of the roof, the girl holding a hand over her mouth and the guy, just staring. He could see them both clearly now. The girl had brown hair knotted nicely into a bun near the back of her head. She wore a typical heavy dark brown garb of Suna nin and had her headband around her neck like Salzem once held his. The male had black, short hair and blue, wide eyes. He, like the girl wore the typical brown Suna garb but wore his headband on his forehead like a typical ninja. They both stared at Salzem and he glared at them, growling in an attempt to scare them off. Much to Salzem's dismay, it snapped them out of their dazed state and forced them both into a fighting stance.

"A monster in the village!" The boy spoke far too loudly for Salzem's taste. "We have to drive it out." The girl nodded, clearly unnerved by Salzem's strange appearance. Well... at least he managed to scare one of them. Any disadvantage of theirs was an aid of his.

"R-right." The girl agreed, drawing a short, steel tanto that was apparently strapped to her waist. Despite her weapon, the boy struck first, slipping something over his hands before throwing a flurry of punches at Salzem's face and belly. He was able to dodge each one relatively easily, slipping back to dodge one downward punch. His fist cracked into the roof of the building and to Salzem's mild surprise, the brick cracked. That's when he glimpsed what the boy had placed over his fists. A sort of brass knuckles with lumps of steel stacked atop his knuckles. He smiled a drew back, the girl leaping over him and slashing downward, intent to flay Salzem's chest open. Instead, he swiped his claws in a backhand arc, causing the blade to deflect off and leave her hanging in the air. Salzem used his other hand to grab her by the throat and, as if bowling, threw her back towards her partner with a an angered roar. She slid back until she was caught by the boy, sliding until the very edge of the roof before steadying her. Salzem growled at them and backed up slowly in an attempt to show them he intended no harm but they either didn't take notice to his message or didn't care because they attacked again, together. Salzem ducked under and deflected sword slashes while parrying and countering fist blows. He was quickly running low on his patience, bad news for them and decided to go on the offensive. The boy threw another punch and Salzem caught his fist in his massive paw, making his hand look tiny compared to his . He grabbed his throat with his other hand, holding him a good 4 inches off the ground, simultaneously choking him out. The girl attempted to rush him, pointing her tonto level with the center of Salzem's belly. He turned, then tossed the boy at her, causing him to crash into her chest and the two of them rolling over each other. Salzem used the distraction to escape, jumping over the other side of the roof and disappearing into the many winding alleys.

(EXIT)
(WC:970)
Claiming 970 towards lycan regen and 4 stats