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One day a patrol found the traces of a giant (cougar) near the camp which put the tribe into an alarmed state. No one was allowed outside of camp without at least one Claw Guard. Than the day came for the tribe to finally chase off the giant and of course Fang volunteered for a patrol to find the beast. He was sent out together with Gentle Rock where Bird Stalks and Pond when Ice Melts to find it and wait until the reinforcement came. Even though the most of the patrol was spent arguing with Ice, they found the giant in the end. It looked exactly like the creature out of the elders nightmare stories, it's paws larger than their heads. The creature was as big as at least three Claw Guards, if not bigger. It had killed a goat and called out in a horrid tongue "C o m e.... O u t."

The three cats stayed in their hiding place, while having to see with horror four more giants coming out of the thicket around them. They were smaller than the other giant, maybe as big as To-Be's. They had a mother and her four kits on their territory and they knew they had to get rid of them. Waiting in hiding without making a sound, they were able to keep the beast in sight until the reinforcement came. When their plan was ready, the attack began.

The Prey Hunters ran out of their hiding places, picking up one kit after another and running away from the mother with them. Fang was the first of the Claw Guards to break out of the thicket and start the attack on the mother. With the giant distracted he managed it to leap onto the giant's face and claw himself in her right eye. He was quickly shaken off of her again, but the damage was already done. He had blinded her in one eye. When he landed elegantly back on his paws, he saw that behind him Ice was still struggling to get a grip on the last kit and stayed were he was to defend the Prey Hunter if necessary. The Claw Guards had the giant surrounded now, Faded Moon At Daybreak had managed to jump onto the back of the beast, holding tight on it's nape.

Though it seemed that Ice had still not managed to get a grip of the giant's kit, which was now running towards it's mother. Lake That Laps At Shore tried to start an attack on the kit, when the giant hit her and threw her to the ground. Laying there defenseless and still in reach of the creature's claws. Fang knew what he had to do and stopped further attacks on the giant to stand between her and the giant, waiting for her to catch her breath again. When she was able to stand up and fight again, the scared tom wanted to join back in again as well, but than it happened. Faster than he could react.

Rock had came out of his hiding place to help Ice with the kit, still running around near it's mother. While Ice could still escape the jaws of the beast, Rock wasn't so lucky. It's jaws closed around the tom's leg and threw it's head around and sent Rock flying. The tom's body crashed right into Fang, taking away his breath and knocking him to the ground with the other. Before Fang could realize what happened and get back up again, he could feel a heavy weight on his back and large claws sinking into his back. He let out a yowl of pain before he bit down any other sounds. The giant got him, sank it's claws deep in Fang's back and pinned him to the ground. He was cowered in blood. Blood from the giant, blood from Rock and his own blood that was now running down his back.

His back burned and he felt the terrible wetness. The shock of it all was almost enough to knock him unconscious. His vision was going hazy. Fang could see a trail of red before him. Was this it? The long walk? This path of red through the grass? He almost gave in to the surrounding darkness. Almost. But than he heard his name being called. Almost muffled and far away. He heard a voice in the back of his mind and it made him breathe. Made him struggle and move.

"The long walk awaits us all. But not today. Not today."

Meanwhile, the Claw Guards were fighting now even more intense. Moon managing to attack the giant's left eye, blinding it now on both eyes. The giant kit ran away, Ice let it go to help Rock up and out of the giants reach. But whatever happened the giant didn't seemed to let go of Fangs body underneath it's gigantic paw.

Fang tried to push against the giant's paw holding him down, tried to get away. But even if he managed to lift his body of the ground a little bit, the pain was too much and he broke down again. He didn't knew how it happened, didn't knew that the honking of Ice had distracted the giant. But the paw lifted off of him, he was finally able to breath again.

The giant was confused now, without being able to see anything it called out again with it's horrid voice. And an answer came, the kit Ice let go was still alive. And in favor of her kit, the mother let off of the tribe cats, disappearing in the mountains.

The Prey Hunters who had successfully grabbed the other three giant kits came back, their muzzles bloodied. They saw what happened, saw the heavily injured bodies of Rock and Fang. Both had to be carried back to camp and stay in the healing hut for many days. The new scars on Fangs back where now a reminder of this giant, still out in the mountains. Did it die of the wounds, or was it still alive?

Description

One day a patrol found the traces of a giant (cougar) near the camp which put the tribe into an alarmed state. No one was allowed outside of camp without at least one Claw Guard. Than the day came for the tribe to finally chase off the giant and of course Fang volunteered for a patrol to find the beast. He was sent out together with Gentle Rock where Bird Stalks and Pond when Ice Melts to find it and wait until the reinforcement came. Even though the most of the patrol was spent arguing with Ice, they found the giant in the end. It looked exactly like the creature out of the elders nightmare stories, it's paws larger than their heads. The creature was as big as at least three Claw Guards, if not bigger. It had killed a goat and called out in a horrid tongue "C o m e.... O u t."

The three cats stayed in their hiding place, while having to see with horror four more giants coming out of the thicket around them. They were smaller than the other giant, maybe as big as To-Be's. They had a mother and her four kits on their territory and they knew they had to get rid of them. Waiting in hiding without making a sound, they were able to keep the beast in sight until the reinforcement came. When their plan was ready, the attack began.

The Prey Hunters ran out of their hiding places, picking up one kit after another and running away from the mother with them. Fang was the first of the Claw Guards to break out of the thicket and start the attack on the mother. With the giant distracted he managed it to leap onto the giant's face and claw himself in her right eye. He was quickly shaken off of her again, but the damage was already done. He had blinded her in one eye. When he landed elegantly back on his paws, he saw that behind him Ice was still struggling to get a grip on the last kit and stayed were he was to defend the Prey Hunter if necessary. The Claw Guards had the giant surrounded now, Faded Moon At Daybreak had managed to jump onto the back of the beast, holding tight on it's nape.

Though it seemed that Ice had still not managed to get a grip of the giant's kit, which was now running towards it's mother. Lake That Laps At Shore tried to start an attack on the kit, when the giant hit her and threw her to the ground. Laying there defenseless and still in reach of the creature's claws. Fang knew what he had to do and stopped further attacks on the giant to stand between her and the giant, waiting for her to catch her breath again. When she was able to stand up and fight again, the scared tom wanted to join back in again as well, but than it happened. Faster than he could react.

Rock had came out of his hiding place to help Ice with the kit, still running around near it's mother. While Ice could still escape the jaws of the beast, Rock wasn't so lucky. It's jaws closed around the tom's leg and threw it's head around and sent Rock flying. The tom's body crashed right into Fang, taking away his breath and knocking him to the ground with the other. Before Fang could realize what happened and get back up again, he could feel a heavy weight on his back and large claws sinking into his back. He let out a yowl of pain before he bit down any other sounds. The giant got him, sank it's claws deep in Fang's back and pinned him to the ground. He was cowered in blood. Blood from the giant, blood from Rock and his own blood that was now running down his back.

His back burned and he felt the terrible wetness. The shock of it all was almost enough to knock him unconscious. His vision was going hazy. Fang could see a trail of red before him. Was this it? The long walk? This path of red through the grass? He almost gave in to the surrounding darkness. Almost. But than he heard his name being called. Almost muffled and far away. He heard a voice in the back of his mind and it made him breathe. Made him struggle and move.

"The long walk awaits us all. But not today. Not today."

Meanwhile, the Claw Guards were fighting now even more intense. Moon managing to attack the giant's left eye, blinding it now on both eyes. The giant kit ran away, Ice let it go to help Rock up and out of the giants reach. But whatever happened the giant didn't seemed to let go of Fangs body underneath it's gigantic paw.

Fang tried to push against the giant's paw holding him down, tried to get away. But even if he managed to lift his body of the ground a little bit, the pain was too much and he broke down again. He didn't knew how it happened, didn't knew that the honking of Ice had distracted the giant. But the paw lifted off of him, he was finally able to breath again.

The giant was confused now, without being able to see anything it called out again with it's horrid voice. And an answer came, the kit Ice let go was still alive. And in favor of her kit, the mother let off of the tribe cats, disappearing in the mountains.

The Prey Hunters who had successfully grabbed the other three giant kits came back, their muzzles bloodied. They saw what happened, saw the heavily injured bodies of Rock and Fang. Both had to be carried back to camp and stay in the healing hut for many days. The new scars on Fangs back where now a reminder of this giant, still out in the mountains. Did it die of the wounds, or was it still alive?