<hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/gH5eFer.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>Name:</strong> Auro Rencroft (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=286197.msg14086670#msg14086670)<br/><strong>Aura:</strong> Gold 3/3.<br/><strong>Charge:</strong> 0/10<br/><strong>Time/Date:</strong> Day 1 - Morning. <br/><strong>Location:</strong> Searching the Forest<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong> Kakariki, OPEN <strong>Mention:</strong> N/A</span><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> He could understand Kari's frustrations. Not only was he a Faunus, but he was a carnivorous lizard. He liked to hunt. He liked to see his prey. He liked to have the evidence that he made a clean kill. With Grimm it was just...<em>nothing</em>. A bad smell in the air if there was enough smoke, but aside from that no way to tell they'd even been there in the first place...maybe if you had some war wounds. He didn't. Neither did his partner. They'd torn through these things like they weren't even worth their time, as clearly they weren't. <br/><br/>Auro extended his senses and was satisfied that they were okay for the moment as he walked over to her. "Fine and dandy. At least I'm stretched out now." His tail waved back and forth behind him, but he kept it relatively calm. Together they went off, and after a bit of walking, they found a path. When she asked where it lead, he crossed his arms over his chest. "Well trails don't get made on accident. Not any that are this obviously artificial. Could be an artifact. Could be a trap. Either way, we both know we're gonna check it out. <br/><br/>Might as well get it over with and see if we got lucky or not." Auro's eyes would narrow into dimly glowing slits when he took notice that the further down the trail they went, they quieter it got. In a forest, quiet was never good. Animals didn't avoid areas for no reason, and while several reasons for why the silence and golden circle over an alter popped into his head, even the good ones weren't great. Sure it could be one of the artifacts they were after...but it also could've been a trap with a Grimm waiting in it. Well, there was no way to tell but to get right up on it, and if it was an artifact, there was no way he and Kari would pass it by.<br/><br/> The object in question turned out to be a playing card. A very ornate King of Spades. This was obviously one of the artifacts they were after, which meant all they had to do was get to the finish line and they'd be in the clear. When Kari held it out for him, he took it gingerly in his fingers, looking it over and slowly smiling at her. "I think we just took a big step to clearing this." Only, this started to feel like a video game to him. The ground rumbled and the leaves and grass around them all started to vibrate and shake and fall. What was big enough and nearby enough that...that. <br/><br/>Auro gulped down anxiety as the grass began to move unaturally around them. It was like it was alive, or covering something that was. Then he saw white, and black, and both were very large. He knew what they were up against. "Taijitu!" His warning was clear and concise, and he was sure Kari could see the head of the snake behind him as well as he could see the one behind her. It struck then, moving fast despite it's size; thankfully, it wasn't fast enough. Running just past Karakiri, Auro roared, baring his fangs and reaching out to grab two of the white head's teeth and hold it there. At the same time, his tail lashed out, the appendage cracking like a whip as it shattered the sound barrier and aimed at the lower jaw of the black head. He hoped it would give Kari just a bit more time to react. He'd hate to see his partner munched on because he didn't warn her in time.<br/><br/>His feet dug into the forest underneath, and his muscles bulged against the titanic strength of the King Taijitu. Despite being dwarfed by the serpent; Auro didn't budge and held one of the heads at bay. It snapped at him, trying to force it's jaws shut, but it only fueled Auro's stubborness, and he simply refused to let it's mouth close. "Distract the other one, then I'll hit this one. If we attack both heads at the same time, maybe we can confuse it!" As soon as Kari made a move, he'd start his own attack. Hopefully between the two of them, they could take this thing down.<br/></span><br/>