Twelve Hunters

You stepped out of the clan's cave to the sounds of several howls from the predators nearby. You smiled to yourself, these creatures were acting like hunters and would be easy pickings. However, you were not an easy prey, as you had learned in that very cave. You, the last remaining hunter among your clan, stood there in front of the cave entrance facing off against your opponents. They charged toward you, you standing their, ready for the fight.

One by one and two by two the beasts continued to come, grunting and focusing all of their attention on you. You were a big target and the predators would not lay down and wait for you to take your time. There were 2 wolves, 1 saber tooth tiger, 1 bear and 3 others you could not identify. It was a good start for the newcomers, but decided you would show them why you were the last standing.

The first to come was a large bear that tried to maul you. You quickly jumped to one side and noticed your clumsiness, you were used to running into things as your eyesight was very poor. The bear extended his arms and claws at you some more, but you were able to keep out of the way of it's paws. You were quickly began to feel tired, but knew the bear would eventually tire out. The bear backed off and hoped it was just an early scare.

The next attack came from the saber tooth tiger. He quickly jumped from a rock and tried to pounce on you. With your quicker reflexes you were able to backpedal and avoid the tiger. The tiger, now exhausted from its earlier attack took a moment to catch its breath. You had no intention of letting that happen and moved in with a kick to its face. The saber tooth tiger reeled back, but was still not ready to give up the fight. The tiger felt the bloodied nose and stumbled backward.

The third and fourth attackers were two wolves. They looked much shorter than they really were. One approached slowly while the other snuck up behind. Suddenly the wolf that was behind you lunged forward to bite your tail but you quickly jumped out of the way. You turned around and kicked the wolf with your powerful legs sending it flying into the other wolf. They both rolled back and tried to recover. You had injured your leg kicking the wolf and it was not liking of the pain. You then extended a kick toward the wolves and allowed them to move out of the way.

The second group of predators were a little more elegant. The bear had already attacked and it was now the tiger's turn. You made eye contact with the tiger as he approached. He was much bigger than the bears, but he was younger and inexperienced. His claws were not as large as the others, but his attack was just as powerful as the bear's. The tiger pounced with all of his might, swiping and swiping at you. You fell to the ground, quickly pushing your body back up with all of your strength, causing the tiger to pounce and miss you.

You quickly got up and staggered on one leg and the tiger began to stalk. He was getting reinforcements too, a wolf was also charging forward to join the fight. The tiger took another jump and clawed at you again. You held your ground and several more slashes. Now it was the wolf's turn to pounce, he leaped and grabbed at you with all of his might. However it was still his first time getting close to you. Also he was smaller than the others, so he quickly recoiled and backed off.

The saber tooth tiger finally caught up, still a little tired. He circled around you and now you were both facing out into the clearing. The tiger began to circle around you and you stepped around to face him. The tiger came back toward you and suddenly you grabbed his arm and kicked off the ground. While the tiger was trying to regain his balance you made a powerful leap and punched the tiger squarely in the face. The tiger was shocked and hit his head on the rock behind him.

The bear had run halfway to the clearing, but followed the tiger's slow progress. He was quick and still came toward you, but this time he did not bother to swipe his paws at you. You turned and saw the bear, eyes filled with hatred, charging head on. You quickly thrust out with your right arm, slamming the bear's nose into your shoulder. Now the bear's charge was stopped and he was reduced to wrestling you to the ground. His paws clawed at you and you used all of your strength to turn him and throw him into a tree. After that, the bear backed down.

The other predators watched the ongoing fight in the clearing and decided to wait for their turn. They decided to make the wait more fun and started playing a game of tag around you. One would tag the other, then jump over you and try to get to you from behind. You had to be quick to avoid their claws. This made the fight that much easier and you were able to stay on your feet longer. You moved to one side of the clearing to avoid the claws and pounced at them. Grabbing a wolf behind a leg you threw him into the other wolves. One by one they fell to the ground. Finally the wolf you had thrown threw you over him to the ground. Then he was upon you. This was not good, the other predators attacked the wolf. They were not going to risk the fight. The wolf used you as a shield and you tried to stand your ground. The tiger slammed its paw into your back causing you to fall forward with the wolf on top of you. Somehow you were able to push the wolf off of you and grab the tiger's leg.

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