Daear: Survival of the Fittest

The blood around his wounds had completely dried over by the time he had finished the chore. The hot Barrens' sun beat down on Daear and the fresh corpse of a raptor. The golden grass around them was stained with crimson flecks reminiscent of the recent battle.It was a fierce struggle. The raptor had ambushed Daear on his journey back to the Crossroads and the fight only ended minutes ago. Daear winced slightly as his movements strained the bite wound on his shoulder from the raptor's initial attack. He frowned slightly as he looked back down at the corpse. The raptor's eyes were dull and lifeless now, nothing like the fury filled ones it possessed a short time ago. Daear folded the hide he had recently removed from the beast and gave it a place in the Kodo hide pack he wore. His glace fell over the raptor's now exposed muscle, bruised and damaged from the massive hammer Daear carried with him. He was disappointed the meat was now worthless and would be waste. What better way to repay a worthy opponent he thought as he lifted the pack onto his broad shoulders and looked back into the lifeless eyes. "You fought well friend. Know that you shall live on". The words seemed to carry in the hot plains breeze that now blew. He turned and walked away from the corpse toward his destination. His journey did not end here.