Skorpios
The ground beneath her feet rumbled violently, causing Norilain to stumble around for several seconds “Holy shit...” She said, looking to her feet-- it shook again. Without wasting another moment of time, the woman dove to her right to safe ground. The dried dirt at her feet was cracking, and pushing up as if something were digging out of it.
There were a few moments of calm silence, Nora dared not move, trying desperately not to piss off whatever it was that had hunted her down. “Damn, Aelirin!” She hissed, blaming her brother for not being there, even if this wasn't in the slightest his fault. The ground cracked again! A low, terrifying hiss came from beneath the earth. Laina's eyes went wide as she was hit, something sending her through the air, only to tumble to a stop several feet away!
“Oh, fuck” The woman groaned, pushing herself from the dried soil and shook her head just enough to get her bearings. When she opened her eyes, Norilain saw something she had never hoped to see in her life. Actually, it was something that her and Aelirin avoided at all times. Thrashing about in front of her was a massive, angry scorpid, with eyes trained right on her.
“Alright, fucker, calm down.” Norilain slowly circled to the side, eyes never leaving the beast-- then he lashed out. Her first instinct was to dodge the tail, leaping from its path, leaving the creature's stinger to plant itself in the dirt. Nora took this as an opportunity to strike. Pulling the ax from her side, Laina charged forward, pulling herself onto the beast's back, where she was tossed around like a ragdoll and sent flying once more.
The Scorprid eyed the woman, hissing violently as he measured his prey. Laina glared daggers right back at him, her ax held firmly. “Come on then, try me!” Both creatures, elf and scorpid, charged forward, meeting in the middle. The scorpid's armored tail was met with the sharpened edge of Norilain's ax, neither tool able to push passed the other. It was only by the massive size difference that the scorpid was able to out play the elf in their game.
Norilain rolled once more, still bringing herself back to her feet. She refused to surrender, refused to give her life up so easily. The scorpid's tail bled, but he to refused to give in. Norilain had came to HIS land, HIS hunting grounds-- he WOULD defend it.
Their fighting would go on for what felt like an eternity, neither party wanting to give in. However, a time came that both of them were far too tired to continue in such heated, violent combat. Dirtied, bloodied, and bruised, Norilain pushed herself toward the scorpid, whom was now trying to dig into the ground and take his temporary retreat. Laina knew that if he was allowed to escape, the beast would only kill her later. If a move were to be made, it had to be made NOW.
The elf through herself on the scorpid's back once more, her ax burying itself deep in his shell, right above his head. This blow would not kill the beast, no, it would give Norilain CONTROL of him. No matter which way she pulled the ax, the scorpid was forced to follow, or face the alternative of having his head cut from his body.
The beast fought for his freedom, tossing the woman into the air, striking at her with his tail, but he could not shake this crazy, determined elf from his back. Norilain found her leverage, found her power over the beast and continued to fight for her own life. She could have killed the creature, but who was she to do such a thing? He was simply defending his home, doing what his nature told him to do, and he fought so hard-- he deserved to live.
It would take hours of endless of struggle before the scorpid finally gave in and realized that Norilain was going nowhere. Both creatures were tired, and so they collapsed upon the ground, no fight left in either of them. It was then that Norilain noticed her new “friend” had lost a lot of blood, and his life dwindled in the hands of the Fates. Today was not his day to die, not if the elf had any say in it.
Cradling his head, Nora began to gently stroke the softer tissue between the scorpid's head and back, her hand blessed by the Light-- healing his wounds. Still tired after the long battle, the scorpid slipped from consciousness, taking a long sleep. Laina soon joined him, curling herself around the beast's neck..
When the sun raised that morning, Norilain found that her companion had gone, left her there in the soil. Not really shocked by this, the elf took off back to the safety of her tiny oasis. To her surprised, she felt that same rumbling under her feet as before, but this time it only moved when she did, inching forward with each step she took. This continued for several days, everywhere she went, there was something following her under the earth.
A day came that the curiosity finally got the best of Norilain, and she began to dig at the soil with her ax, tearing it up to discover what sat underneath. After digging several inches under the surface, Nora found the head of the scorpid she had fought, his face still scarred from her ax. There was a moment of silence and exchanged glances, neither creature sure of how to react to this situation. Laina moved on, leaving the scorpid to do as he pleased, but completely unsure why.
It wasn't until weeks later, when Laina was attacked by a pack of hyenas that she discovered why the scorpid had been following her. The massive beast lunged from the desert, tossing hyenas left and right, ripping them apart with his pincers, and impaling them on his stinger. They both exchanged glances once more, Norilain and her stalker. A smile settled on her face as she spoke only one word to the beast “Skorpios” The name she would call him from that day on.
Despite his bitterness, fighting so hard only to kill the elf, Norilain had not only spared Skorpios, but she had saved his life, healing his wounds and allowing him to live freely. Being one of the wiser creatures on Azeroth, Skorpios realized what had happened, and chose to defend this woman rather than continue to try and kill her.
Showing respect and kindness toward this wild beast saved not only the life of Skorpios, but Norilain's as well. If she had not healed the scorpid, he would not have came back to save her from those hyenas, leaving both of them to be consumed by the desert. Instead of inflicting senseless death upon one another, both creatures went on to survive, thrive, and live in harmony together. Their bond was deep, they had saved one another, and many times followed after that. Life long companions brought together by pure instinct. End.