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Right shoulder successfully connects with its intended target upon the natural groove located between her adversary?s right-sided chest and right shoulder, and immediately a sense of sadistic pleasure encompasses her malevolent being with the presence of this minute victory. It, however, is short-lived as the russet pawn yet again escapes--unscathed--from covetous jaws, leaving the Elysius deity to clamp down upon nothing but air as the queen maneuvers towards Artemis? right and out of range from the brunt of the phantom?s brutal assault. Frustration surges through her veins as her jaws fall slack again, a raspy snarl vacating her throat to unknowingly drown out the gratifying crack! of ruptured bone as her right forepaw successfully slams down upon the outward toes of her adversary?s own right forepaw. The wraith hardly notices this miniscule victory, however, and simply moves her right forepaw away from her adversary?s own, grounding it firmly against the earth to quickly reinstate her balance upon all fours before proceeding with any further movement. The russet queen is too far from her proximities, so the phantom attempts to widely step to her own right with the intentions of forcing her right half and Sibelle?s right half to overlap yet again as it had multiple times throughout the duration of their fight ( with the point of her own right shoulder hopefully aligned with the leftwards [ sib?s left ] portion of Sibelle?s chest ), hoping to keep her enemy c l o s e. Mismatched metallic and violet gaze catches the abrupt gleam of threatening teeth as they strive for her muzzle, pallid skull pulling forward slightly so as to perpendicularly align her adversary?s jaws with the center of her own muzzle so that their jaws might form a perfect ?+.? Inexplicable pain radiates from her top jaw as her adversary clamps down upon it, the metallic tang of blood pouring into her mouth as Sibelle?s top teeth carve deep puncture wounds of approximately half an inch in depth into the bridge of her muzzle ( and away from the velveteen tip of her nose thanks to her skull?s forward movement ) and her bottom teeth etch moderate puncture wounds of about an eighth of an inch in depth that fester with blood upon the roof of her mouth; though adrenaline is such a delightful asset to brawling that the paladin is still not deterred from her battle even with such brutal injuries. No; all she can focus on is the convenient placement of her adversary?s mandible--placed between her own at last. The Elysius can t a s t e victory upon an eager tongue; she knows that the bottom jaw is the only part of the jaw that moves while biting, and that if Sibelle wanted to avoid her bite again, she would likely have to unhinge her jaws to do so--which would likely bring her lower jaw into Artemis? trap quicker. Thus, knowing that it is the only attack she can perform with Sibelle?s jaws wrapped about her top jaw, the phantom immediately seeks to have her mandible swing upward in an attempt to catch Sibelle?s lower jaw between her own clenched jaws for the third time, hoping to completely break the entirety of the jaw with the prospective force of her hopeful bite--top teeth seeking to pierce through her adversary?s tongue ( perhaps hindering the woman of her ability to fluently speak with potential puncture wounds to the oral appendage ), and lower jaw seeking to hook beneath the russet queen?s entire mandible--ruthlessly. Meanwhile, her adversary?s skull wrenches downward, though Artemis could only assume that such an action would likely bring Sibelle?s mandible into her grasp at a quicker rate, but it also causes the puncture wounds upon the roof of her mouth to deepen by about an eighth of an inch. Such would be injuries that would mar her porcelain features forever--the beauty of her countenance tainted by two facial injuries earned throughout this fight. The Elysius? attempted jaw attack does not come alone; no--it is accompanied by the potential disruption of her adversary?s balance. Left forepaw now seeks to leave the safety of the earth ( hopefully positioned towards the outside of Sibelle?s own right forepaw after her sideways movement ), balance shifting to her three grounded limbs as she attempts to wrap her left forepaw around the outside of Sibelle?s right front ankle, hoping to pull the right forelimb towards her in one fluid motion executed with the intentions of upsetting her opponent?s balance. Right shoulder simultaneously seeks to strike the leftwards portion of Sibelle?s chest, hoping that the potential combination of a forceful and attempted push forward and prospective pulling of Sibelle?s right forelimb might succeed in forcing her adversary to lose her balance completely. All the while, defenses remain in lockdown: eyes narrowed, ears pinned against her crown, hackles raised along the base of her neck and spine, abdomen tensed, tail streamlined with the remainder of her spinal cord, skull lowered over her breast, chin tucked against the curvature of her neck, jaws set agape ( while not biting ), lips peeled back to expose tainted incisors, shoulders rolled forward, neck scrunched, limbs spread equidistant apart and bent slightly at the knee to lower her center of gravity, weight distributed evenly among her grounded limbs, toes splayed, and nails grappling into the soil beneath her to maintain traction and balance. She hears the drums of war beat slower and s l o w e r; she knows that either she or her adversary will emerge from the fray, victorious, in a matter of moments--she only hopes it is the rightful queen. Artemis vs sibelle for arcanum round four of four attacks with sibelle's jaws wrapped perpendicularly around her upper jaw, this would place sib's mandible between art's jaws. thus, artemis attempts to bite into sib's mandible yet again, hoping to break the entirety of the jaw now and hoping to also puncture sibelle's tongue with the hopes of hindering her ability to fluently speak. after widely stepping to her own right, art attempts to hook her left forepaw around sib's right front ankle, hoping to pull it back towards herself in hopes of upsetting sib's balance. simultaneously attempting to strike the leftwards portion of sib's chest with her right shoulder. defenses eyes narrowed, ears pinned, hackles raised, abdomen tensed, tail out, skull lowered, chin tucked, jaws set agape, teeth exposed, shoulders rolled, neck scrunched, limbs spread evenly apart, limbs bent, weight evenly distributed among grounded limbs, toes splayed, nails gripping injuries ( r1: moderate bruising to leftwards chest ----- r2: shallow nick in between nostrils, light bruise to right shoulder, moderate lacerations extending from above right brow to center forehead ----- r3: heavy bruise to the natural groove located between the right side of her chest and right shoulder ) deep puncture wounds to bridge of muzzle, approx half an inch in depth; moderate puncture wounds to roof of mouth, approx a fourth of an inch in depth after sib wrenches her skull downward. notes sorry for the repetition of the jaw attack, but it's actually the only logical attack art could perform with sib holding onto her top jaw :p

Sibelle v Artemis for Arcanum Round 1 Sibelle: 8 for clarity- 8 for powerplaying. odd positioning of hind legs (-2), 10 for defenses. eyes narrowed, ears pinned, skull aligned, chin tucked, shoulders rolled, hackles raised, tail flagged, stomach tightened, limbs spread, toes spread, jaws agape, 6 for attack. right shoulder slamming into artemis's chest +2, teeth aiming for artemis's neck +3, left leg raising to artemis's neck +1 10 for injuries.First round Round one Sibelle Total: 42/50 Artemis: 9 for clarity- 8 for powerplaying. excessive counters (-2) 10 for defenses. ears pulled back, head lowered, eyes narrowed, abdomen tightened, tail as a rudder, limbs spread, limbs bent, weight evenly spread, toes and nails for traction, hackles raised, shoulders rolled, jaws agape, 5 for attack.bite to sibelle's jaw +3, pushing with her right shoulder +2 10 for injuries.First round Round one Artemis Total: 42/50 Round 2 Sibelle: 6 for clarity-which side of her lips did the attack land? (-1), how deep was the wound? (-1), which leg is trying to reach across her neck? (-1), where is the other leg positioned? (-1) 8 for powerplaying - moderate pp in attacking twice with jaws (-2) 10 for defenses. eyes narrowed, ears pinned, hackles raised, shoulders rolled, head aligned with spine, tail positioned for balance, limbs bent, toes splayed for traction, chin tucked, abdoman tightened, 7 for attack - shifting weight unto artemis's shoulder (+2), bite to Artemis's muzzle (+2), bute to Artemis's eyes (+3) 6 for injuries. bruised chest (-1), bruised armpit area (-1) bite to lips (-2) Round two Sibelle Total: 37/50 Artemis: 10 for clarity- 8 for powerplayingthe defenses head aligned with spine and shoulders rolled are put in sibelle's last post, so saying her neck is exposed is moderate pp -2 10 for defenses.eyes narrowed, ears pinned, abdomen tensed, skull lowered, tail out, limbs spread evenly, weight centered at front, toes splayed, shoulders rolled, neck scrunched, hackles raised, chin tucked 5 for attack. pushing with chest +2, bite to sibelle's neck +3 5 for injuries. minor bite to nose -2, bite to face -2, bruised shoulders -1 Round two Artemis Total: 38/50 Round 3 Sibelle: 9 for clarity- 4 for powerplaying.how severe is the wound to sibelle's shoulder? -2, movements were a bit too simultaneous to artemis's own -2, why isn't the damage from artemis's attack with her chest mentioned? -2 10 for defenses.legs bent, jaws parted, eyes narrowed, ears pinned, head level with spine, jaws tucked against throat, shoulders rolled, hackles raised, tail positioned for balance, abdoment tightened, limbs spread, toes spread, 5 for attack. push with shoulder +2, bite to artemis's neck +3 8 for injuries. moderate bite to shoulder -2, Round three Sibelle Total: 36/50 Artemis: 9 for clarity- 6 for powerplaying artemis attacked with her chest in her last post, it can't be her right shoulder instead, it also doesn't count as another attack -2, simultaneous counter movement when she couldn't have seen sibelle's movement until after she turned her head (it's even a reason she makes the movement in the post) -2 10 for defenses.eyes narrowed, ears pinned, abdomen tensed, tail level with spine, skull lowered, chin tucked, hackles raised, limbs spread evenly, weight evenly distributed,toes splayed, shoulders rolled, skull drawn back, jaws agape 5 for attack. bite to sibelle's jaw +3, attack to sibelle's toes +2, 7 for injuries. heavy bruising -3, Round three Artemis Total: 37/50 Round 4 Sibelle: 9 for clarity- 5 for powerplaying.how severe is the bruising to sibelle's chest? -2, sidestepping the attack would be impossible while the two are so close -3, 10 for defenses.eyes narrowed, ears pinned, head level with spine, chin tucked, shoulders rolled, hackles raised, tail acting as rudder, abdomen tightened, limbs squared and bent, toes splayed 3 for attack.bite to artemis's face +3 4 for injuries.bruising to chest (severe?) -3, broken toe -3 Round four Sibelle Total: 31/50 Artemis: 9 for clarity- 7 for powerplayingaction gives little room for opponent to respond -3 10 for defenses.eyes narrowed, ears pinned, hackles raised, abdomen tensed, tail out, skull lowered, chin tucked, jaws agape, shoulders rolled, neck scrunched, limbs splayed, toes splayed, 5 for attack.bite to sibelle's jaw +3, hooking with left forepaw +2 5 for injuries.deep puncture wound to muzzle -3, moderate puncture wounds in roof of mouth -2 Round four Artemis Total: 36/50 Totals: Sibelle: 146/200 Artemis: 153/200 And the winner is... Artemis! Sibelle must give up by either submitting, fleeing, or passing out. Damage: Sibelle damaged lower jaw and broken toe will take 2 ooc weeks to heal, possible damage to tongue that will heal in 1 ooc week, Artemis possible permanent scarring to muzzle, will take one ooc week to heal - By [Serendipity]

Jaws snapped down painfully on her lower jaw. The russet Queen would jerk her head back, feeling fangs scrape against her tongue, immediately drawing blood. Teeth clashed together, the tips off several of her back teeth breaking due to her head jerking back. "Enough!" Her reply was mildly muffled by the inability to move her jaw. Pain throbbed throwout her body, but the most prominent was in her jaw, the appendage would be sore of some time after this. Her left paw would lift, crossing slight across her chest to push back against her opponent. As soon as the pressure lightened on her lower jaw, the Queen would jerk back before the pale witch could change her mind. "The pack is yours, for now." Blood dripped from her jaws as lips curled back. Her body ached, adrenaline faded as the extent of her injuries her hard. She would turn away from her opponent. Despite her lost, the woman held her tall with dignity. There was a slight limp to her gait as she headed back towards her family. She would meet Maija's and Ekko's gaze briefly before walking past them. They were going to Covari. She needed to see Orchid. Verdant gaze would sweep across the battlefield, in search of Vi, but she was nowhere to be seen. The pale Queen had fallen, that much was evident. She would not halt, Vi was already onto her next mission, whatever it was, they would meet up later. Her crown remained high and dignified until she left the battlefield completely. Only when she was out of sight would her shoulders slump and her crown drop. Paws dragged, her limp becoming more evidently. She needed to rest and heal before she did anything more. But the one thing that she was certain of was she would be back. She would rob the pallid bitch of her new crown. All in due time. -exit- OOC: permission from aly to PP art releasing sib Speech,

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The fight was a bloody one indeed, she felt like she wanted to cover her scarred face but did not, could not. She watched in horror as her mistress was beaten and abused, but who threw just as many punches back. Ekko wished that she could help her kind mistress, but she was stuck on the side lines.

When it was finally all said and done, after Sibelle called it quits, she walked up to her and rested her small body against her, offering Sibelle something to lean on. She stood up as tall as she could, snarling at the winner of the battle. She knew that Sibelle would be back one day for this pack, she knew that she wasn't one to give up lightly. Her short tail lashed out behind her like an angered cat as she left with the russet one, trying to offer as much support as she could offer for her tiny body.

-exit Ekko with Sibelle-

Sadist incarnate --- the cacophonic crack! of ruptured bone is enough to send waves of euphoria surging through her interior, silver and violet eyes rolling in their sockets out of raw e c s t a s y, victory the sweetest taste upon her tongue. Her own blood intertwining with that of her adversary?s, the overwhelming sensation of adrenaline enough to dilute the severity of the puncture wounds to her snout as gluttonous incisors indulge in the metallic tang of GORE. Her russet adversary writhes -- a defeated worm, subservient to the battle prowess of the Elysius deity but the tyrant is merciful and relinquishes her covetous hold upon the pawn?s mandible-----however reluctantly. Pride swells within her breast at the recognition of success, battered chest cavity rapidly rising and falling with bated breath as she scrutinizes her fallen opponent through the eyes of a fledgling tyrant -- triumphant. Frayed lips, swathed in red, tweak with the manifestation of a wry grin as the fallen sovereign retreats from the arena and into the embrace of her inferiors ( undoubtedly spiteful ), defenses secured until the darkness consumes their haggard forms from view, clearly pronouncing the victorious from the defeated. Adorning the metaphorical crown she had seized through vigorous bloodshed, the tyrant turns to face her family, pride ever stagnant upon her marred countenance as she offers them the upward turn of velveteen lips. She had vowed to them their home, and it was a vow she had F U L F I L L E D. C O M E, let us go HOME.

Like a phantom he had lurked the battlefield, drawn in by her presence alone. Someone had called for her - craving what she had, what she was so very proud of. Meeting her once more, she had told him that she was a Queen now, as if she was not already a regal creature before, as if she had been changed by the title alone in his absence. He was not sure whether she wanted him, and he knew that she did not need him, and yet here he was, heart pounding as he struggled not to throw himself into the fight to aide in defending her crown.



Despite his belief in her, she did not come out the victor - the spoils would go to the challenger, and he would look upon her with hint of disdain. Although it was natural, things were fought for and taken and that was the way of things, his mind would always side with Sibelle's wants, and she wanted this crown. She defended it.



His gaze would follow her out of the arena, and with her gone, he no longer had a reason to be present. And so the monochrome lupine would take his leave.

-exit Aeron-