A matronly coydog whose gray fur bears white brindling bustles up to the fighters and looks them over. Her eyes fall on Basilia and Dragon, and she is quick to gather the pair of them together. "Come along dears," she coos to the two of them, and bundles them over to a circle of stones set into a ring in the ground. "All right then, sweeties, make sure you stay inside the ring, ok? If you step out I'll have to disqualify you, I'm afraid. I'll declare a winner when we are ready, but remember that its having fun that counts. Darling, you go ahead and go first," she adds to Dragon.

He didn't waste anytime when he arrived at the next ring for his next fight. Jaguar companions at his side, they waited until the coydog gathered them and stated the rules again. He didn't know he'd make it this far, but he here was and ready to fight again. Listening carefully to his opponents whereabouts, armored head lowered in preparation to attack. Once given the go ahead, Dragon charged forward and sought to come head on at Basilia, a rippling snarl emanating from his throat as he sought to slam the entirety of his chest into her own. His head tilted to his right and he aimed to slash his teeth down the right side of her face, seeking to lacerated and potentially scar her. Simultaneously, Kimahri came rushing in towards basilia's left side, leaping forward and aiming to slash her left shoulder with his claws in an effort to rip muscle and hinder her movements.

Dragon vs Basilia for Tournament Maim: facial scarring
Round: 1/2
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Offensive Accessory: N/A
Defensive Accessory: Dragon Armor
Companion 1: Kimahri (battle)
Companion 2: Shiva (battle)
Mutation: N/A
Disability: Complete Blindness
Fight Skill Level: Expert
Specialty: N/A

Basilia entered the ring and observed the competition, this was the last round so she couldn’t afford to underestimate her opponent. She saw two jaguars and knew that she’d have to be more mentally aware, they were probably one of the reasons he had made it so far. As she waited for the male to make the first move she set her defenses, ears flattened, teeth bared, face scrunched, tail tucked, and balance distributed. He made the move that seemed cliché at this point, running straight at the opponent. Basilia also ran straight at him with her chest presented, the hope was that the force used would cancel each other’s attack. Maybe she could even rattle his older bones. Her scrunched fur on her face prevented the male’s attack on the left side of her face from being too severe. Zabit seeing the jaguar’s movements swooped down from above to try and grab the cat’s neck fur and skin with her talons and pull them up and backwards away from Basilia, therefore lessening the attack or making it not connect at all. Basilia moved to place her right front paw on the male’s left front paw in order to use it as a launching point to spring towards the rear end of her opponent. She would push off to her right and open her jaws with her head tilted left to grab onto the male’s tail close to the base. Basilia vs Dragon for Tail docking Round: 1/2 Size:Large Build:Heavy Companion 1: Gyr Falcon-battle Fight Skill Level: Beginner Talk

The pair would clash chests, likely jarring the both of them for a moment. His impact wasn't as severe, however, due to his armor absorbing most of the shock. He would definitely feel a bruise later though. As Basilia aimed to launch past and towards his rear end, Dragon whirled around and snapped towards her own tail, seeking to grab hold and yank her backwards. Simultaneously, his hind leg that was closest to her face rose up and he aimed a hard kick towards he muzzle.

Kimahri, now distracted by their opponents bird stopped and turned around to swat the falcon away. However, Shiva was still around and she took the opportunity to strike. Racing in from behind the female, she launched herself at Basilia's back with the intention of landing squarely on her back, claws seeking to dig into her shoulders while jaws sought purchase on her skull just behind her ears in an effort to pull her head back and gain control.

Dragon vs Basilia for Tournament Maim: facial scarring
Round: 2/2
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Offensive Accessory: N/A
Defensive Accessory: Dragon Armor
Companion 1: Kimahri (battle)
Companion 2: Shiva (battle)
Mutation: N/A
Disability: Complete Blindness
Fight Skill Level: Expert
Specialty: N/A

As their chests clashed Basilia realized that she had forgotten to account for the armor he was wearing. Her push hadn’t been as successful as she had hoped. She might have some bone bruising there come morning. Her push off to the side was for the most part successful and she managed to grab the tail she was after. In the process though she ended up in a rather odd circle, the male had gotten ahold of her own tail. The kick he threw landed, but that only made Basilia’s grip on the tail tighten. Zabit released her grip on the Jaguar when they turned around to swat her away. She did however notice the other jaguar start to move, but was too preoccupied to do anything about it. The jaguar landed on Basilia’s back, but Zabit wasn’t able to focus enough to see anything else. Basilia vs Dragon for Tail docking Round: 2/2 Size:Large Build:Heavy Companion 1: Gyr Falcon-battle Fight Skill Level: Beginner Talk

And the winner is...

DRAGON

BASILIA must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. DRAGON's maim is successful. DRAGON wins the HARDCORE Tournament! Totals: Dragon: 244.73 Basilia: 164.7

The judge called an end to the fight and Dragon growled as his kick landed against her jaw. It was just enough to loosen her grip just enough for him to free his tail, and once again he had become the victor. He howled in triumph, both Jaguars adding their own roars of victory. He had fought long and hard in this tournament and by some miracle had emerged victorious! All of his training day in and day out had paid off, and he was proud of his efforts and his accomplishments. Once he caught his breath, he nodded to his opponent before exiting the ring. Now more confident than ever.

As the judge called the fight they placed her opponent as the winner. There was no way this was fair, a blind old man with two large cats? This was definitely rigged, she had won so much until now only to lose right at the end? This just wasn’t right. Basilia exited the ring with a low growl in the back of her throat and a scowl on her face. Zabit staying well away from her master. Despite being worn out Basilia had the aura the only an enraged woman could have. If wolves could roar she would, this world would have hell to pay. -exit Basilia- Talk