He had expected some protest from Tsubaki about him keeping up, but didn't have the ability to pay it any mind for having to deal with the beast. Whatever protests she had were short though as she and Sora left as ordered, running for the forest.
Once they were out of sight, he felt some relief for more than one reason. Not only were they safer from the birds, there wasn't any chance of either getting caught up in the cross fire. He could do as he needed now.
His feet dug hard into the group as he struggled to take more control over the branch and which way it went. For now he had the thing grounded, but he couldn't just let go and expect it wouldn't be able to fly again. If nothing else, he wanted at least one of them down for the night. With the bird's constant flailing, it wasn't until it raised its wings on an attempt to fly that Kurogane was able to do more than retain his footing.
"Like hell!" he snorted and, taking his chance, put all his weight into shoving the branch towards the bus. Balance lost under the shift, the Aquila's wings dropped back, claws scratching the ground for some friction. A talon dug into the concrete just before the rest of the hulking bird crashed against the bus side. Some windows shattered inwards as the bus itself rocked but didn't tip. And whether the bird was only stunned or worse didn't matter from then on. That was good enough.
Kurogane only needed a few moments to wretch the branch from the Aquila's wing and stake it through the feathers in both the middle and end. That was all he could manage before both wings started flapping again, and it was all he needed. One damaged wing would keep it from flying and away from them. He backed off quickly then, leaving the branch stuck in the tip of the Aquila's wing as he disappeared into the forest. He'd get another.
/shows off why she doesn't NPC monsters...
Once they were out of sight, he felt some relief for more than one reason. Not only were they safer from the birds, there wasn't any chance of either getting caught up in the cross fire. He could do as he needed now.
His feet dug hard into the group as he struggled to take more control over the branch and which way it went. For now he had the thing grounded, but he couldn't just let go and expect it wouldn't be able to fly again. If nothing else, he wanted at least one of them down for the night. With the bird's constant flailing, it wasn't until it raised its wings on an attempt to fly that Kurogane was able to do more than retain his footing.
"Like hell!" he snorted and, taking his chance, put all his weight into shoving the branch towards the bus. Balance lost under the shift, the Aquila's wings dropped back, claws scratching the ground for some friction. A talon dug into the concrete just before the rest of the hulking bird crashed against the bus side. Some windows shattered inwards as the bus itself rocked but didn't tip. And whether the bird was only stunned or worse didn't matter from then on. That was good enough.
Kurogane only needed a few moments to wretch the branch from the Aquila's wing and stake it through the feathers in both the middle and end. That was all he could manage before both wings started flapping again, and it was all he needed. One damaged wing would keep it from flying and away from them. He backed off quickly then, leaving the branch stuck in the tip of the Aquila's wing as he disappeared into the forest. He'd get another.