User blog:SupremeInferno/WWYD Response 2

You are walking up the mountain path when you hear the sounds of a fight. It's not long before you're nearly bowled over by a hellhound that is frantically fleeing from something. It has some nasty looking cuts on its face and hands.

You inquisitively turn your head around the corner ahead to find a black harpy's face ten inches from your own, which happens to be giving you a death glare. Looking past her, you realize you must have taken a wrong turn: this path leads straight to the black harpy's nest, where there are three eggs lying. She cracks her knuckles, and when she speaks her words carry a hiss not unlike what a cobra might make before it sinks its fangs into some would-be predator. "You have five seconds to explain why you were headed towards my nest, and I won't accept 'I took the wrong path'."

What Do You Do?

I glance back at the nest, and then return my sights to the pissed off Black Harpy. "Oh shit, my bad. Believe me, I didn't know you lived-" I was ready to apologize and move on, but I do a double-take and look at the nest again. I immediately recognized the man sitting with the eggs. "Oh shit, hold on a minute! Hey, over here you son of a gun!" I shout to get his attention.

The man looks up and sees me. His eyes widen and a cheerful grin formed on his face. "Well I'll be damned!" He immediately stands up and walks towards me. I grin and walk past the Black Harpy. The guy and I exchange a lengthy hand-shake, one that showed we had known each other for a long time. "Ray, I haven't seen you for over a month! Where the heck have you been?"

"You know how it is," I respond with a casual shrug. "I'm a guy who can't stick to one town for too long. Now, Scott, I'd ask you the same question, but it's obvious what happened with you." I hold out a fist for a fist bump. "Congrats on finding a wife, and also on the three kids." Scott and I bump fists.

The Black Harpy had calmed down and walked over. Her expression went from pissed to curious. Scott walks over to his wife, puts an arm around her, and gestures to me. "Don't worry about this guy. He's cool. This is the Ray I've been telling you about for a while. We've only known each other for months now, but we're close friends."

The curious look the Black Harpy had quickly changes to shock. She leans in to whisper to her husband. "Wait, you mean...that Ray? The...?" Scott nods to confirm. The Black Harpy is silent as she slowly turns her head to look at me. She immediately bows respectfully. "I apologize for treating you the way I did! Had I known you and my husband were such good friends, I wouldn't have acted so harshly."

I hold up a hand. "Don't sweat it," I respond. "It's only natural for a mother to want to protect her family." This made the Black Harpy stand up and sigh in relief.

Scott gestures to his wife. "Ray, this is my loving and very protective wife, Laerena. We meet just a couple days after you left town. You can imagine it was a sudden encounter. One minute I'm checking the mail, and then the next thing I know a Black Harpy's got my in her talons and we're flying away. I was honestly scared at first, ready to piss myself, . Laerena is the best thing to have ever happened to me." That comment made Laerena blush and lean into her husband. Scott puts a hand on Laerena's head and began to pet her. "So, Ray, how about we do some catching up? I bet you've got an interesting story or two to share."

I walk over to a tree stump and take a seat. "Yeah, I can stick around for a while. Today's a day off from work for me, and I don't have a busy schedule or anything." Suddenly, my calm demeanor switches to a more serious mood when I feel a change in the temperature. "Hold that thought." I firmly grip the stump and push off the ground. I flip myself upside down and kick above and slightly behind me with both legs, blocking the downward swing of a sword. I loosen my grip on the stump and release a burst of wind to propel me into the air. I kick the blade away while narrowly dodging a straight kick aimed at my torso. In the span of a second, I rotate in mid-air, tuck one leg in, and put an open hand behind me. Releasing a jet of flames, I turn an ordinary diving kick into a high-speed diving kick. My opponent dodged by jumping back, letting me continue and strike the ground. The force of the impact was enough to break into the rocky terrain, sending chunk and pieces flying upward.

I quickly stop releasing flames and untuck my other leg, standing and facing my opponent. Laerena had already gone into mama bear mode and was at her nest, shielding her eggs with her wings. Scott quickly joins her and the two look at me and the fourth person. "Going for a sneak attack when you think my guard is down is an impressive tactic," I commend my assailant as I remove my foot from the ground, "but you have a poor choice in time and location. I was hoping to spend some time with one of my best friends."

"You think I give a damn about that?" The assailant responds in a hot-blooded tone. A Salamander had attacked me, but a noticable trait about her is the violently burning flames on her tail, which burned with intense lust and desire. She points her sword at me. "I don't care how long it takes! I will make you mine!"

I don't take my eyes off the Salamander. "Scott, Laerena, I'd like for you to meet Flannery. Long story short: we fought, I beat her, the next day she proclaims her love for me, I decline, and now she's persistently pursuing me. This happened nearly a month ago, and ever since she's taken every opportunity to fight me." I crack my knuckles and neck, but place my left hand in my pocket while keeping my right hand out. "Sasha, you know I'm all for fighting you and I enjoy seeing you grow; however, I'd rather we take this elsewhere. Let's not get a family caught in the cross-fire."

"Yeah, if you two could please do this somewhere else, that'd be much appreciated!" Laerena shouted to the two of us.

I glance to Scott just for a second and go back to looking at Flannery. "Sorry about this, Scott. I was looking forward to catching up with you, but you know how it is."

<p style="font-weight:normal;">Scott looked at the Salamander and back at me. "It's fine. Just do what you have to do and be sure to visit when you're done with her, okay?"

<p style="font-weight:normal;">Flannery grins. "Lead the way. You know I'll follow you." I turn behind me and run off, heading down the mountain. Flannery is quick to follow me. We quickly go off the path and disappear from sight, and not a minute later the sounds of a hard battle can be heard. The sounds get further and further away as Flannery and I continue heading down the mountain.