Avatar: {Hybrid and Alien]

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The night on Pandora was tense for the Anurai clan.

Even the beautiful bioluminescent lights that decorated the forest that surrounded the clan village did not comfort the na'vi. For they knew that the Ash clan na'vi were not to be trifled with, even with light. Layontsin's knew that like the rest of the clan, and that is what made her worry. Even the fiercest warriors she was with and was watching over had the slightest look of doubt in their faces. The light may give away the position of the Ash clan members, but there was no telling if they would manage to sneak up on them in a slow and unnoticeable manner until it was too late. That was the reason why Layontsin offered herself to be placed in front with the rest of the Anurai clan na'vi hunters, so that she may sense them come from afar. With her sensory quills, almost nothing escaped her surroundings in a vast area more than regular na'vi could sense with their eyes and ears. The key word being almost, because even the smallest of creatures like a viperwolf would rarely sneak past her senses and be near her before she realized it was there. That is what worried her, though she was confident that she could sense a na'vi from afar. Or, to be precise, a while group of enemy na'vi approaching the Anurai clan territory. Layontsin's territory.

The anthro thanator stood perched above on the trees, spear in hand and waiting as her quills and tail twitched in anticipation for what was about to come. Below her, the na'vi hunters she was accompanying laid low behind bushes and large leaves, with their spears and bows at the ready. Their eyes scanned the night forest that laid in front of them for any sign that other na'vi were approaching, ears twitching and rotating to pick up any sound that was not from the forest. Everything seemed peaceful for all of them while they vigilant at the direction where the Ash clan would in no doubt become from. The direction where their home land was. The assurance that there were several other hunters on the other sides of the Anurai clan village didn't quite calm Layontsin or her fellow hunters, as she heard some pairs speaking with each other. "Why would the Ash clan bother for a small group of skypeople? They went through the same thing like our clan, but acting like this to another clan? This is certainly not the way to see." one hunter whispered as they kept their eyes open. "I agree. And these skypeople? They have done nothing to us except help us. And, in my opinion, I quite like them. Especially the one with the dark skin." the other na'vi whispered to his partner. "Don't let the Ash clan hear you say that in front of them." the first one said with a chuckle. Layontsin was hearing their conversation, but was interrupted when her quills trembled as they detected something from far away.

Several of them, making their way towards Layontsin and the other na'vi.

Layontsin gave a low growling noise, letting the na'vi know that something was approaching them. The hunters heard her warning and immediately concentrated again in front of them, being vigilant to whatever came their way. Layontsin prepared to launch her spear, in warning fashion, at whatever or whoever came out into the open. The sounds of the forest continued to fill everyone's ears, and they did their best to make out which sounds belonged to other na'vi that weren't from their clan. And they soon heard it moments later. Footsteps, but they seemed to be too large to belong to a na'vi. Not only that, the ground beneath them began to shake just a little. This meant that something much more larger was approaching them, and fast. Realizing this, Layontsin bared her teeth and snarled, telling her fellow na'vi hunters to clear out of the way as something was approaching their position quickly. They obeyed her and gave yips to the other hunters that were on other side of the perimeter, warning to be at the ready and back up quickly. Just in time for Layontsin to spot the first of the other clan come out of the forest. They rode on direhorses, mounting them as they all approached them at speed that closed the gap between them and the Anurai clan na'vi. But the most worrying thing was not their speed of their mounts, or the number of na'vi that have started the invasion.