Most animals are protected by conservation laws, except vermin and maybe a few other animals. If you look at Lions and Wolves, they mainly hunt to survive in order to get food to live from, but I'm sure they probably have 'fun' doing that as well.
I'd probably compare Paramites to Wolves, since they aren't deadly on their own, but if theres more than one you're in trouble
When I've finished my university work and exams, I plan on writing a few more fanfics. I've also been talking to some friends about some Oddworld Flash Game ideas... so anything is possible!
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Chapter 18: Hunting Problems
Silpher and Lara went to find some food. They spotted some Paramites nearby. There were only about four or five of them. The hybrids walked silently up to some Paramites and then attacked. Two of the paramites fell to the ground, the others hissed and ran forward but Silpher and Lara kicked them, they remained on the ground. "Come on, let's take these back to camp". Silpher and Lara dragged two Paramites each, Lara saw one small Paramite stood nearby, shivering and looking at Silpher with a confused expression. Silpher looked back at the young Paramite, with a sad expression. He walked back to camp, a cold feeling in his heart.
Meanwhile, the other pack were having more serious problems. Lorn and Karn had been looking for some food, but they had problems trying to catch their prey. The Paramites were too close to the main nest for them to make a successful attack. They walked a bit further. Karn spotted some Elums, "Over there! Elums!". Lorn looked towards where Karn had pointed. "Ah, no good... Look at the landscape around them... it's way too flat and bare for any ambush attack". Karn shrugged, "You're right, so what now?". Lorn sighed, "We need to go back to camp and think of something else".
Bron and Dogol were surprised to see Lorn and Karn empty-handed. Bron looked at Lorn, "Is everything alright?". Lorn nodded, "We're fine, but hunting is going to be a problem in this area. There aren't any small packs we can pick on... We'll have to come up with another plan to get food". The group remained quiet for a while, Tulia raised her hand. "Perhaps I can gather some fruit from nearby, just in case we can't get any meat?". Lorn nodded, "That's a good idea... You'd better take Dogol with you in case you see a Scrab".
As Tulia and Dogol walked away, the rest of the group were still trying to come up with a plan. Bron walked forward, "Can we spread out and find alternative food sources?". Magnus agreed, "We need to find some other food sources, let's split up in pairs and look for some".
Lorn and Bron walked along the river, trying to find some animals nearby which were drinking the water. They walked for a few minutes, but couldn't see any animals at all. Lorn shook his head, "Something's wrong, why are there no animals anywhere nearby?". Bron shrugged, "Come on, let's go back".
Magnus and Inna were looking in some dense woodlands, trying to see any animals nearby. They managed to find another Paramite nest, but this one was still quite densely populated. Magnus looked towards Inna, "What if I set fire to a few of them? To confuse them a bit?". Inna nodded, "That might work, try it". Magnus held out his arm in front of him, unleashing a ball of fire towards the Paramite nest. The Paramites began hissing and running around, trying to get away from the nest as it started to burn. Inna looked towards Magnus, "Alright it's working, let's go". Inna managed to knock one of the Paramites to the ground. Magnus found two other Paramites and used his fire to subdue them. Inna kicked another Paramite, she dragged the two bodies over to Magnus. "Okay, let's go back to camp with this". Magnus nodded and headed back to camp.
Karn was keeping a lookout around the camp. He spotted a bee-hive a few minutes walk away from the camp. He walked up to the hive and wondered, "What would Lorn do?". He looked around for something to use, he saw a large rock nearby. He threw the rock at the hive. Knowing that the bees would begin swarming, he ran towards the river and dived in. The bees went around the surrounding area to try and find what attacked their hive, but they couldn't go into the water. Eventually they flew away into the distance to find a new nest. Karn went out of the water, and went to the hive. He had managed to hit part of the hive, but there was another section which was relatively intact. He picked up the honey and headed back to camp.
The hybrids were reunited. Tulia and Dogol came back to camp with lots of berries and a few wild plants. Karn placed the honey he found on the wooden table. Magnus and Inna placed the meat onto the table as well. Lorn smiled, "We have hunted successfully despite the harsh conditions nearby, I think we've done a good job today". The hybrids nodded and began eating their food. Bron had a concerned look on his face, "I still don't get why there were no animals near the water... anyone have any ideas?". They all shook their heads, Lorn looked at Bron, "Maybe the animals could sense the storm on the way? Anyway, let's eat this and recover our strength".