[Eastern Zahryssar — Forest Near Sah'qir — Morning]
The crimson orc smiled, and the moment it did, every instinct inside Iru screamed.
RUN.
The eagle's wings moved instantly; a powerful gust exploded around him as he attempted to ascend higher into the skies but suddenly—
THUD!!!
The crimson orc slammed against the cave wall violently, and the entire mountain shook. Iru's eyes widened, because the creature—that grotesque monstrous thing—had jumped.
Far too high and far too fast.
CRAAASSSHHHH!!!
Its elongated arm slammed toward him midair. Iru twisted sharply and barely. The claws missed his chest by inches, but the sheer force behind the attack tore through several golden feathers, which scattered violently across the forest winds.
"…what kind of monster—?!"
The eagle shot upward desperately faster and higher now. Trying to create distance, but beneath him, the crimson orcs had begun moving too.
