mud and muck ;; kratos

[Nile <3]

The long grasses tugged at her silver fur, wanting to pull her down into the mud and muck of the marsh she was trotting through at a steady pace. The clouds covered the sun, giving the swamp the appearance of a place where a nightmare would happen. Small amounts off fog drifted about in the early morning and added onto the eeriness of the setting. It was still rather early, but the area was lovely to visit this time of day. Not too hot, though kindly chilled to the point of pleasantness. It did grow considerably warmer during the later areas of the day, however, which was not something she could complain about.

Beside her, as odd as one would find it, was a massive green snake, reaching nearly 40 feet long. He slithered about beside her, silently moving through the wiry grasses and muddy waters. Both of their golden eyes glinted in the dimness, searching for anything that would provide them interest for the day. The pairing had taken a rather nice liking to the swamp. The climate was perfect, at least close enough to the jungle-like conditions that the snake was supposed to live in, and it provided plenty of food for them to eat. Specifically speaking, the snake beside her needed the fish and birds that lived in this area to get what he really needed. Mentally, the pair debated on making this their home, should it remain unclaimed by a pack.

"I really do love thissss placcce, Nile. It ssssuitsss usss well."

"Indeed, Tezca." Between the two of them, the Daemon was more talkative.

Mud was caked to the female's legs, as well as a few strings of grass. After a few minutes of walking in this stuff, it wasn't too difficult to walk through. Tezcacoatl paused, lifting his head slightly at a movement ahead of him. Nile paused as well and she saw what he did. Several feet in front of them was a jackalope. The wolf remained still as the anaconda slithered forward, poising himself in his general attack position. Silence was the snake's main strength in hunting. Whatever his prey was, it didn't ever see him coming. Adding onto the effect was the grasses surrounding them, giving him rather excellent camouflage, aside from the bright golden irises that he beheld, just like his wolf friend.

Tezcacoatl became still for a moment, then propelled his body forward at the jackalope. The creature didn't have the chance to scream as the Daemon clenched his teeth around it's throat and broke its neck. While it still breathed, he constricted it, suffocating it until its heart stopped. Curled around the tiny body, he removed his jaws from it, then grasped each of the horns on its head. He snapped it off and tossed it aside, doing the same with the other one. The last thing he wanted was to have those things scraping his insides as the creature went down his stomach. Once finished with that half of it, he glanced at the silver female.

"Would you care for ssssome?"

Nile merely shook her head. "I can catch my own breakfast today."

Tezcacoatl seemed to shrug lightly before turning to devour the jackalope in his grasp. His jaw unhinged as he forced it all the way down his throat. Nile watched as the shape of the creature began to move slowly down his body. It would take awhile to actually reach his stomach, giving her time to get her own food. Nile turned slightly and padded off a few feet to search for her own food.

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