Cerberus's anxious body appeared restless and spooked as he shook his head and nodded sporadically to the wispy traces of black smoke in the distance. The strange canines were returning, and judging by the ferocity of the previous pack, they were probably hungry.
Their presence in the killing fields stumped Law (granted, is not too hard to do), as he tried to make sense of it all. Why were these creatures inhabiting his desert? They are definitely not native on these harsh climates, and their hunter, pack mentality differentiated from the other scavenging inhabitants of this unforgiving terrain. The smell of soot and sulfur filled the group's nostrils while the wolves were running in the distance. it went without saying they were far too close for comfort. Law's eyes were frantically scanning their rapidly approaching enemy, and with a grunt he raised his pistols to eye level.
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They are coming in fast guys! Let's not wait for them to start the party!"
With a small whistle, Law softly kicked Cerberus'es side to move him forward. Law immediately began to open fire with his beloved firearms blindly into the pack. howls of pain were heard as only a small number of the feral assailants violently stumbled into the desert sand. The bullet shells, hot like fire, fell to the ground like rain, but the vicious monsters descended upon Law far too quickly for him to react appropriately.
The dreaded sounds of empty chambers rang in Law's ears. While cursing profusely, Law reached inside a small pocket in his duster coat and pulled two small rings of ammunition containing six rounds grouped tightly together in a circle. Measured to be the precise distance apart from each other, they were formatted to slide easily in and out of the chamber of Law's pistols. They were custom made to make reloading Burning Law and Cleansing Thunder fast and efficient, but in this case Law was not fast enough for the draw. The animals were upon him before he could blink, nipping at Cerberus'es hoofs.
Cerberus bucked wildly in a fit of fear. Despite Law's best efforts to calm his steed, Cerberus was far too spooked to be settled. During the bucking and jumping, one of the creatures managed to leap into the air and collided into Law, knocking him off his horse and onto the unforgiving ground.
His ammo rings roughly 10 meters ahead of him, Law quickly leaped to his feet with weapons drawn. Burning Law's red tinge caught the desert sun just right as the dog that knocked the outlaw to the ground now stared him down with a hungry look swimming in his eyes. Without any bullets, his guns were useless. The rest of his munition was with Cerberus, who was currently spooked the hell out.
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Take a rest friends," Law said as he quickly holstered his weapons to his side. Without a moment of hesitation, Law crouched down in a low fighting stance with his feet parallel to his shoulders. He unsheathed the black, SEAL SOG combat knife strapped to his back. Law waved it around lightly at small angles to prepare himself for the upcoming fight. The dog like creature was now being joined by other hungry dogs who shot black smog from their nostrils. Their numbers were increasing, and by the way they were baring their teeth, Law could tell they had not eaten in awhile. This was major bad news for the group.
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Alright you ugly muts," Law muttered. "
Let's see if all dogs do actually go to heaven." One of the creatures leaped and knocked law to the ground. While the creature was on top of the outlaw, it snapped its teeth viciously aiming for his prey's throat as saliva was dripping on Law's forehead. Law quickly slid the knife into the lower second and third rib of the monster and twisted, separating part of the rib cage and severing vital organs. With a long and painful whelp, the dog fell lifeless and started to rapidly decay into the same black smoke that they once emanated.
Right as Law jumped to his feet, another assailant came to take its predecessor's place. a gleam of light from the ammo rings caught Law's attention as the canines started to gather in closer. One jumped head on towards the outlaw, but as soon as Law committed a swing towards the creature's skull the dog vanished into the signature black smog and manifested once more behind him. Glancing behind him only for a second, Law shouted several more words of curse as he made a dive roll towards the ammo rings. One of the foul beasts grabbed his pants leg with its vicious teeth and started to drag Law backwards in the sand away from his munition. After hurling sand in the creature's eyes to temporarily incapacitate it, Law managed to stretch his arm out and grab one of the rings and quickly insert the ammo into Burning Law. Within a second, the dog who had a hold on Law's ankle had his skull shattered into fragments by a bullet.
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You stupid mother ! Try playing fetch with that you mother son of a packing piece of !"