[This world has become dangerous. Oda made a vow a long time ago to never take another human life, but a rabid dog is a rabid dog; these wolves are unlike any animal he's ever seen.
[He can't think too hard. Somnius, thus far, has not been a place where he's had to worry too much about life and death, but with danger present, he jumps into action, second nature. It's a damn good thing he got those pistols as soon as he arrived, or he'd be in deep shit; of course, he wouldn't have done anything else.
[Oda knows his way around a gun - this is an understatement. For as long as he can remember, they've only been extensions of his own two hands. He can hit any target from any angle - running, jumping, midair, flat on his back.
[With Flawless on his side, too, he has no reason to worry.
[He seeks out the wolves himself. He'll save those that can't fight for themselves before they ever have to.
[The pack descends from all sides. Oda takes one out to the right with a shot through the skull, then fires to the left -
he's taken by the ankle from behind, sharp pain giving pause - a wolf to the left latches onto his neck--
[No good - the wolf to the right is taken out through the skull, he sends himself backward through the air and takes out the wolf behind, shot between the eyes--
success.
[Next, a wolf on either side of him. He aims and fires, arms spread out--
wrong angle - a wolf takes either arm--
[No good. He aims and fires, crossing his arms, firing a shot into each wolf's heart--
got it.
[Four out of six. One lunges at him from the front - he kicks it in the chest--
no.
[Shoots it through the chest--
teeth wedged in flesh - wrong.
[Bashes its head with his pistol--
deterred - a shot fired - dead on the ground.
[One more. It begins bounding away in a new direction. Oda aims his gun - fires as the wolf leaps--
it dodges away to the left - a bullet pierces Takuto Maruki's forehead, splattering his brains throughout the trees.
[Oda sucks in his breath, shakes his head - watches. The wolf dodges, rears, leaps at Maruki, just as Oda saw; he fires two shots into its legs, sending it to the ground, writhing, crawling.
[Calmly, he approaches it and fires two clean shots through its head.]
cw: gun violence, gore; wildcard - PAN FIRST
[He can't think too hard. Somnius, thus far, has not been a place where he's had to worry too much about life and death, but with danger present, he jumps into action, second nature. It's a damn good thing he got those pistols as soon as he arrived, or he'd be in deep shit; of course, he wouldn't have done anything else.
[Oda knows his way around a gun - this is an understatement. For as long as he can remember, they've only been extensions of his own two hands. He can hit any target from any angle - running, jumping, midair, flat on his back.
[With Flawless on his side, too, he has no reason to worry.
[He seeks out the wolves himself. He'll save those that can't fight for themselves before they ever have to.
[The pack descends from all sides. Oda takes one out to the right with a shot through the skull, then fires to the left -
he's taken by the ankle from behind, sharp pain giving pause - a wolf to the left latches onto his neck--
[No good - the wolf to the right is taken out through the skull, he sends himself backward through the air and takes out the wolf behind, shot between the eyes--
success.
[Next, a wolf on either side of him. He aims and fires, arms spread out--
wrong angle - a wolf takes either arm--
[No good. He aims and fires, crossing his arms, firing a shot into each wolf's heart--
got it.
[Four out of six. One lunges at him from the front - he kicks it in the chest--
no.
[Shoots it through the chest--
teeth wedged in flesh - wrong.
[Bashes its head with his pistol--
deterred - a shot fired - dead on the ground.
[One more. It begins bounding away in a new direction. Oda aims his gun - fires as the wolf leaps--
it dodges away to the left - a bullet pierces Takuto Maruki's forehead, splattering his brains throughout the trees.
[Oda sucks in his breath, shakes his head - watches. The wolf dodges, rears, leaps at Maruki, just as Oda saw; he fires two shots into its legs, sending it to the ground, writhing, crawling.
[Calmly, he approaches it and fires two clean shots through its head.]
Sorry about that...
[What's he apologizing for?]