Tyrex Calls Claim...

[Chloe]

[glow=red,2,300]Tyrex sniffs the air of this strange new place. He likes it here, with its beautiful landscape and clear blue waters. This place smells of his old home and it looks like paradise. Tyrex looks into the sea. He sees his reflection on the blue waters. With a fiery look in his eye, he cries:

"I, Tyrex, hereby claim this land as my own! I will rule it as my grandfather did once to an ancient land. I place my hoof down, and here is where it shall rest. This land is my own, and I will rule it with an iron-hoof!"

He rears and lets out a battle cry that only his grandfather could do. He looks around, glaring for any trespassers that dare put their hoof here.[/glow]

[Lex]

[glow=brown,2,300]Completley ignoring Tyrex's cry, Dharma canters
into his land and begins to gallop into the sea.
When Tyrex sees this, he runs after her.
"This is my land! You have no right to be here! Get out."
"No! I don't consider any land to be 'owned.'
I stay where I stay and I'd advise you to do the same."
She began to graze as Tyrex begins to get frustrated.
She looks back at the stallion. She narrows her eyes
and gives out the high whoop of a mad zebra. He pins
his ears at her...[/glow]

[Chloe]

[glow=red,2,300]Tyrex is absolutely enraged by this mare's entrance into his land. He feels a belonging to it, and he feels as if this mare is intruding upon it. 'Mare, you have no right to be here! You may not think I own this land, but I am its tyrant. You're charm or beauty will not stop me!' Tyrex shouts at the careless looking mare. He glares at her defiantly, and stomps his hoof with an attitude.[/glow]

[Lex]

[glow=brown,2,300]Dharma sees this as a chance to proove him wrong. She completely changes the mood of the two by trotting around him multiple times to show she's interested. She looks at him with her beautiful dark eyes. She hops and runs into his territory. He can't do anything but follow her as she gallops. She halts and he continues running. She laughs at him and hides behind a bush.
This enrages Tyrex and he rears up. Dharma slowly peruses the perimeter, unseen by Tyrex. Once she is behind him, she pushes him forward from the back. She laughs ecstatically...[/glow]

[Evil Crazed Monkey]

[glow=red,2,300]

{Never give up}

Halfmoon galloped along the rough trail, the thorn bushes ripping her hide. The twisted roots tripped her, but the sound of the mad stallion's hooves drove her on. Her powerful hindquarters churned up the dust, showing the path she was heading along. Her orbs scanned the tril for atleast an opening. Just about an hour ago, she had wandered into the light terras. The stallion, figuring out her dark origins, was chasing her far into the dark terras. A glow of dim light sone ahead of her, answering her prayers. Not noticing that the pounding behind her had stopped, she kept thundering along to the end of the rough trail. As she came straight to the trails end, she tripped over a high root.

{Because your hopes and dreams}

Halfmoon tumbled noisily through the underbrush. Suddenly, she hit something with a sickening thud. She shakily got up and looked at what she had hit. It was the lead stallion. I am so sorry great leader, I was running away from..."The stallion signaled for her to stop.

{Might be just around the corner.}

The great stallion looked down at her, his orbs scanning her scarred, stocky frame. She was unlike other thoroughbreds. Instead of that graceful, powerful frame with long lanky legs most had, she was small and stocky. She was well muscled from her years of running, and her short legs looked funny on her body. Sure, she may not be the most beautiful horse, but atleast she was strong. Her body shook, wondering what this stallion would do to her. She looked up this hazy figure, and shook her head, trying to clear her image. Her lenses scanned for the stallion's reaction, worried that he would banish her from this beach.[/glow]

[Lex]

[glow=brown,2,300]Dharma galloped past the stocky mare that had just entered Tyrex's domain.
She skidded to a stop and about-faced.
She looked at the mare and saw Tyrex in
the distance coming for her. Dharma ran up
behind the mare as she pinned her ears back.
When Tyrex finally met up with her, he
stopped and saw the other mare. He was enraged
that yet another mare had intruded
upon his territory. He lept up in the air
and pawed the ground furiously. Dharma
laughed to herself at this. How could such a
"dangerous" stallion be mad that two mares
entered his domain? She would think that he would
be ecstatic! She walked around him and nuzzled his
withers just to make him mad...[/glow]

[Chloe]

[glow=red,2,300]His wild heart beating, he reared up at the two mares who had entered his own territory. Tyrex had just settled here and was angry that these two mares had invaded upon his land already. Realizing as this was his chance to create his own herd of mares, he pawed the ground calmly, showing them that his anger had passed. Both mares relaxed and came closer. This was one thing Tyrex was not going to admit. He held his head high as he whinnied wildly. He glared at them for a solid moent, and then his eyes softened.
"Ello, me loves. I apologize for my rudeness towards you both. But of course, I must ask what you two lovely ladies are doing here in my domain. I be Tyrex, tyrant of this here realm that you see before you. What be your lovely names?"
He stoodback and waited for a reply.[/glow]

[Lex]

[glow=brown,2,300]"Well, my name's Dharma, and
if you're just going to change auras
like that on me so fast I'm not so
sure I want to be a part of your herd.
I thought I was just being a nuisance,"
Dharma declared as she turned to
depart from this beautiful land. She
turned to the stallion and winked her
eye. She changed her mind and just
began to graze. She waited for his
reply to woo her back to his herd...[/glow]

[Evil Crazed Monkey]

[glow=red,2,300]Halfmoon stared terrified at this towering stallion, too scared to speak a word. Her orbs shifted nervously, thinking this stallion would chase her off, just like the other. He must know I'm a rogue.she thought. She shivered slightly as a freezing sensation went down her spine. She finally mustered up the courage to speak.

"Uh...my name is, uh...Halfmoon." she said quietly. "I um..just ended up here..." She knew that was a lie, but she did not want to admit her terrible origins to this stallion. Her orbs shifted to the other mare, who was grazing quietly. How can she be so calm?Halfmoon thought. She shook her head and looked back up the stallion. She had heard terrible things about Filth, the tyrant of the Ruins from Navy. Was he just another him?

The sensation came back, this time from fear. If he was another Filth, he would take her origins for granted and do terrible things to her. Maybe she would be better off at Loner's Peak, where her ancestors and once set foot, calling their terrible cries. She did not know why she was scared of this stallion, being the descendant of some of the greatest rogues on Earth. She shook her head and stood up, staring the stallion in the eye. She then said in the most firm voice she could muster up, "I do not join the herds of Filth's likleyness. He does terrible things to others and so shall you." Her glare pierced his, as she waited for his response. [/glow]

[Chloe]

[glow=red,2,300]Sensing the mare's fear, he went closer to her and nuzzled her neck softly to show that he wasn't a threat.

'Me love, why are you so scared? I be only a ruler, not a torturer. Halfmoon, I like that name... why are you scared as we stand close to the hour of twilight? Why are you scared, my love?"

He turned to the other mare and held his head high as he said to her politely.

'Miss Dahrma, if you please. I do not woo, nor am I charmed by your wits. I'm merely asking you to join my herd. This has nothing to do with smarts and charm, it is merely a request."

Frustrated by talking to the two mares, and his heart beating softly, he walked over to the frightened mare, and stood by her side.

"Dear, I know of your fear. You are scared I am like Filth. Well, my love, I am nothing like him. He may be a coldhearted scoundrel, but I am much softer than that. If you wish to leave me, you are free to do so. But, know this. My heart beats for you, and I will most definately see you again."

Tyrex stood by and waited for the mare's reply. He looked over at Dharma, hoping she would stay as well...[/glow]

[Evil Crazed Monkey]

[glow=red,2,300]Halfmoon knew she would never belong in the herds of dark. Even if this brute was not another Filth, she knew she still didn't belong. She knew, that she belonged at Cresent Valley. A minx by the name of San Haruba had offered her a position there. The herd of which she had created was ruled by mares, and she knew that there she would be protected from Filth. If she stayed in these Dark Terras, Filth would most likely steal her from the brute who was being so kind. She bowed her head to the tyrant before her. "I am sorry gentle brute, but my heart and my soul belong in the Cresent Valley. Here, I shall be raided by dark stallions. There, mares rule the land, and no brute has ever even challenged the mares properly. Once again, I am sorry."

With that, she slowly turned away from the brute. Gentle as he was, she knew she must be in a land protetected from tyrants like Filth. She glanced at the other mare then continued to trot towards the rugged trail from where she had come. She turned and took one last glance at the beach. She then spun on her stocky haunches and galloped along, through the thorns and the roots, never to be seen in Chesnee Beach again...[/glow]

[Lex]

[glow=brown,2,300]"Well Tyrex, that went well," Dharma
nickered. She knew that the mare
would be back, like it or not. In her heart,
she wanted this brute, but she could not
show it. She must stand as an individual
and hold her ground. Nonetheless, she stayed.
"I accept your offer of becoming the first mare
of a new herd." She approached him and laid
back her ears. She could take care of
herself, but loved the companionship of a
herd. Small or large, (in this case tiny,) herds
were her dream. She wanted to be looked
upon as a strong individual. In a herd, she
could do this. She could protect the foals from
danger, flaunt her amazing endurance, and
best of all, have the stallion of her dreams!
This would be perfect!
She looked at him with dark, glossy eyes and
whinnied. She snapped at his poll and
retreated back to grazing.
Dharma looked at her surroundings and
thought to herself, I think I'll like it here...[/glow]

[Chloe]

[glow=red,2,300]Tyrex laid back his ears as well, looking the mare up and down. A good start for my herd, he thought happily. However, he looked up in despair as the other mare who he had wasted his kindness on was walking away into the twilight, her head hung low. Tyrex shook his head in shame. It seemed that now he would be judged for his alliance, not his heart or soul. Happiness of a great herd faded away into his forsaken memory. But, nonetheless, he turned to Dharma, a new glisten in his eyes, and a new determination in his heart.

"My dear, I must be off now, but I shall return. Trust me, I shall be back soon, me love. Watch out for brutes like Filth!" he exclaimed.

Tyrex galloped on after the mare exiting his territory. He blew past her, and could see her staring at him sadly through the corner of his eye. He chuckled to himself. He had lost one mare, but he would soon have many more![/glow]

[Lex]

[glow=brown,2,300]At this, Dharma sighed. She pinned
her ears and hung her head. That
was her chance, and now it was gone.
The sun shone bright behind her and the
rustle of forest animals made her alert.
She would stay here and protect the
land that Tyrex abandoned. When he
returned, she would gladly give it back.
Unfortunately, he would most-likely
come back bearing many mares, which
she did not want to think about. Her
thoughts clouded her conscience as
she stood still, not moving a muscle,
not even blinking. Once she realized
what had happened, she shook her
head, sighed, and walked to a tree
to sleep. She stood under the lowest
branch, and drifted away from the
outside world ever so slowly and
gently, her brown and black mane
swaying slightly in the cool breeze...[/glow]

[Chloe]

[glow=red,2,300]Tyrex came back to the beach, empty handed and no mares by his side. Exhausted from his rounds, he laid down by the water and nibbled on a shrub, savoring it's grassy taste. He gazed about from his spot on the beach. Being a fierce ruler, Tyrex stood up again. Thinking it would be refreshing, Tyrex leaped into the water playfully, his happiness taking over his body. He called Dharma to join him in his banter in the water. Tyrex continued playing for a while in the blue waters...[/glow]