Sorn bowed his head as he started to walk away with Genta by his side. He wasn't very happy at the moment. He knows he saw something weird out there, but hardly anyone believed him, and worse, he got into trouble with the alpha alimon. Not a very good thing to have happened to him. The adolescent let his feathers drop over the side of his long neck and his pace was slow for an alimon.
Genta kept her head held up high, as though she was very proud of something. She didn't like Sorn too much, but she didn't hate him either. She liked him enough to protect him if necessary. She just wished that Sorn had obeyed orders like he was supposed to. That would have kept him out of hot water.
Sorn stopped before he entered the tunnels. "Genta..." He turned towards his "babysitter". "Why didn't anyone believe me?"
Genta was a bit surprised by this question. "Well...I..."
They were cut off by a large black male behind them. He was black on his left side and very dark gray on the other side. His eyes were red against a white background and his claws were white. "Because nobody believes in fairy tales!" The male scoffed, his evil-looking red eyes staring darkly at the pair. "Especially from some no-good teenager who wanders off mindlessly while the rest of us are working!"
Genta growled softly. She couldn't believe that this arrogant male was insulting the young lad. She was about to take on the black alimon when Sorn stepped up between them, baring his own teeth. His feathers were erect now, pupils narrowed to a small dot, a sign of rage.
"Bring it on, Nocuta..." He hissed through his sharp teeth.
"Bring it, shorty!" Nocuta responded, getting ready to lunge his half black, half dark gray body at the younger alimon. Sorn leapt into the air first however. Nocuta was caught off-guard as the yellow alimon slammed into him, knocking him onto his back, pinning him down. "Nice try for a rookie!" Nocuta snapped as he wrapped his tail around Sorn's own, and pulled him off. Nocuta got onto his feet. "Now my turn!"
He wrapped his paws around Sorn's body and pulled him to the ground. He wrapped his jaws around the teen's neck, but didn't bite down. The two males were fighting as if over a female, so they were holding back on using their claws and teeth. Instead, they used sheer muscle power to try and make the other one submit in a wrestling contest.
Sorn struggled under Nocuta's body, legs kicking wildly as he tried to free himself from under Nocuta's weight and power. But he had to be careful not to cut himself with the black alimon's teeth.
Genta watched in horror as the two males clashed as if fighting for rights for a mate. She almost felt as if they were fighting over her, but she knew this was mistaken. She and Sorn didn't get along, and Nocuta wasn't the type to search for a mate anytime soon.
"Feeling weak yet?" Nocuta hissed as he kept Sorn's struggling body in check.
"Not...yet..." Sorn was able to get one of his hind legs underneath the stomach of his opponent, and kicked with enough force to knock the wind out of him. Slightly and momentarily dazed, Nocuta was knocked to the ground as Sorn sprang back up again and pinned the black and dark gray alimon down once more. "How's that for a rookie?"
As soon as Nocuta caught his breath, he smirked. "Not bad, kid...not bad. But not good enough!" He knocked Sorn to the ground again, but this time, someone interrupted their wrestling.
"Nocuta! Sorn! What are you two doing?!" From the shadows emerged an enormous alimon, larger than Nocuta. The alimon was a midnight blue with white paws, white irises against a blue background. Claws remained white as well. He glared at the two with anger and disappointment in such behavior. "I would have expected better from you two."
Nocuta growled softly. "All right..." The black male dashed off without another word.
The large alimon, named Musha, set his sights on Sorn. "And Sorn, don't let him get to you." Sorn nodded as the large male turned and walked away.
Genta walked up to him. "That was pretty impressive." She managed to say.
"You think so?" Sorn asked, looking hopeful.
"Yeah..for someone who hasn't had much experience fighting." She responded. "Now come on." She said, gesturing the male to follow her. "Let's go to your den."
