Her single win during the raid had filled Maki with a burning desire for more adrenaline, more tension! In hindsight, the fact she'd won at all was a near miracle. Perhaps she was starting to perfect the art of wild flailing, though she didn't remember it quite like that. Her expression had been stern, intense, lips curling back in a serious grimace, shoulders set and muscles coiled like a spring. None of her characters would have had any problem doing what needed to be done. but her reality never quite lined up to what she imagined. It was all so easy and smooth, and fighting in real life just wasn't. She lingered on the battlefield, had decided this time would be different! That her limbs would move the way she wanted them to, that she'd be an ass kicking, no nonsense protagonist for once.

ooc: set before she’s claimed by Chimera Traversing across the rolling hills adorned in blood, Nimue couldn’t decide if she was feeling anxiety or an adrenaline rush. Truthfully, they felt similar to her- the pounding of her heart in her ears, the quivering of her limbs, the palpitations making her heart feel like it was in her throat. Being in such a war-torn area easily brought on both emotions for her. It reminded her of her past, and the loss of her loved ones; but it also presented an opportunity to unsheathe her tooth and claw and satiate some of the rage that roared inside of her. Either way, she would need to find some outlet, or she would grow mad. The hardened expression on her face unyielding as she scoured the clearings for something, anything to silence her mind. And then she saw her- a monochromatic silhouette standing in the distance, strolling carelessly, as if they were not standing on the deathbeds of fallen warriors. Nimue clenched her jaw, ears folding and pelt bristling as she picked up her pace. Jogging forward until it morphed into a lope, and then a surge of her tiny legs. “You gotta problem!?” She calls out, closing in on the girl, who is far larger than herself. But that didn’t matter. This girl wanted to fight right? Why else would she be lingering around in such a desolate place? And well, Nimue was going to give her one. Regardless of how the girl responded, she wouldn’t change her course. Attempting to charge straight into Maki’s proximity, jaws splayed and aimed for her front right leg, where it connected to her chest. She wanted to bite down, hard- to taste this girl's blood in her mouth, and see what she was made of. ”Speech”

Nimue vs Maki for Dominance
Round 1/2
Age: >1 year
Size: Extra small
Build: Light
Skills: Novice Fighter & Beginner Intellectual
Specialty: N/A

Did Maki have a what? Huh? She blinked, barely registering what the stranger said before she was already steps away, teeth bared like she fully intended to take a bite out of her. And a proper one too, not the playful nips Maki and her siblings used to exchange when they were smaller. She made an undignified oop noise, clearly taken by surprise and needed a moment to even process what she wanted to do. In her stories fight scenes were always seamless, the protagonist just knew how to fight, made it look so stylish too, at least to her minds eye.

But in reality? Maki was a lot of things, but a talented fighter? All the fights she'd won were happy accidents, really, her skill not even a factor to be taken into consideration.

Hoping to…well, not have her connecting tissue between her leg and chest chomped into, she raised her limb and with a thoughtless swish, hoped, maybe reckoned it could give her a donk on the head. The stranger was very short and at a donkable height for sure.

Maki vs Nimue for dominance
Round 1/2
Age: over 1
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Light
Companion 1: Variegated Fancy Rat, Female, Battle
Mutation 1: Antelope horns (Offensive)
Skills: Advanced Fighter & Expert Intellectual

Of course, her opponent wasn’t going to stand there and let herself get attacked- if she did, Nimue would have thought she was a moron. Maybe it was out of reflex, because Maki didn’t try to bite her or anything- but the cowgirl started to move, raising her limb away from Nimue’s grasp and bonking her on the head with her elbow. It wasn’t hard enough to cause any real damage, it was irritating more than anything. Which earned another growl from the tiny girl, who was already pivoting the moment her paws touched the ground again. Twisting, Nimue moved to realign herself with the girl, before shooting off on her hind limbs again. Launching herself up, jaws opened and snapping at her again- trying to grab anything she could around her right shoulder area. ”Speech”

Nimue vs Maki for Dominance
Round 2/2
Age: >1 year
Size: Extra small
Build: Light
Skills: Novice Fighter & Beginner Intellectual
Specialty: N/A

Maki's attacker was fast, real quick to recover and made to latch her teeth down on the loose fur of her shoulder. A pained hiss passed her lips, not in the cool way she imagined it in her mind. Her characters always grinned and bared the pain, put on a show of a brave face, but Maki? Her expression smooshed in obvious distress, because it really did hurt! Tears even pricked at the corners of her eyes, her own teeth baring in reflex as she whipped her head around to bite at Nimue's ear in retaliation, More of a knee-jerk than anything else, just to make the pain stop.

Maki vs Nimue for dominance
Round 2/2
Age: over 1
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Light
Companion 1: Variegated Fancy Rat, Female, Battle
Mutation 1: Antelope horns (Offensive)
Skills: Advanced Fighter & Expert Intellectual

And the winner is...

MAKI

NIMUE must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: NIMUE: Attack Roll: 53 Defense Roll: 84 Agility Roll: 7 Perception Roll: 76 Total: 220 Attack[53] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 53.00 Defense[84] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 84.00 Agility[7] + 15% Bonus[1.05]: 8.05 Perception[76] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 76.00 Total[221.05] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 221.05 MAKI: Attack Roll: 86 Defense Roll: 41 Agility Roll: 88 Perception Roll: 65 Total: 280 Attack[86] + 30% Bonus[25.80]: 111.80 Defense[41] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 41.00 Agility[88] + 5% Bonus[4.40]: 92.40 Perception[65] + 20% Bonus[13.00]: 78.00 Total[323.20] + 15% Bonus[48.48]: 371.68

Biting the monochrome girl’s shoulder, Nimue felt a sense of pride wash over her. Maybe she was going to win this one! But then, the girl bit her on the ear, hard which earned a high-pitched snarl from Nimue. Releasing her hold, she stumbled back to dislodge them, panting and struggling to catch her breath. Their fight had been short, but it was tiresome. And Nimue had enough, because now she knew, this girl wasn’t the easiest opponent to try and win against. She’d lost yet again. Glaring daggers at the girl, she issued a piercing look of disdain before turning and fleeing into the battlefield. She wanted to sulk about this alone. -exit- ”Speech”