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He needed to get himself back into the swing of things. Just because he was a loner now, didn't mean he couldn't take care of himself. He needed to keep track of eating and drinking, which came pretty natural to him...but cleaning and often keeping up with his fighting skill, those were things he'd sway on. Which was ironic, because today he decided to do both of those things. After washing in a nearby lake and drying off, Ixionn had decided it'd be nice to stretch his muscles and spar again. But he'd probably fail, considering it had been awhile since his last spar. The large boy arrived at an open area in which gave him and his anonymous opponent plenty of room to spar in, without running into a tree or something. He glanced over his shoulder slowly, eyeing anything that lie behind him, before letting out a sigh and seating himself. Hopefully this spar would be friendly, and nothing serious like a force claim. He was completely out of practice, and he was sure he'd get an elephant of an opponent. Large, dangerous...eck. Either way, whether he won or lost, he'd be okay. Besides...a small spar won't kill him. Ixionn groaned and threw his head up, summoning anyone who would be interested in a spar with him. "Burn Baby Burn" |
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Ixionn wasn't alone for long. When the foreign aroma hit him, he whipped his head around, only to see a massive stranger. He was mostly made up of grey tones, but shades of maroon were also topped along his ears, legs, tail, etc. But the most interesting part about this stranger was his tusks, that seemed to stretch downward from the lower jaw. Ixionn's throat swelled, and he felt his muscles grow stiff. It was only until the man spoke to him, in a strong, foreign accent, did he relax. "I do indeed," He responded, attempting to equal out their height difference by raising his head, but it hardly worked. Ixionn snorted and stood to his paws. He'd start readying himself, but the stranger was welcome to make the first move. "and you, my friend, may start this fight." He finished, sending the man a weak smile before stepping back and beginning to slide into his defense posture. First things first. He bent his knees, distributing weight to each of his four paws in order to maintain balance where he stood. His head and his tail moved to align with his spine, however, his tail was ready to shoot downward at any moment. The man tucked his chin to protect his throat, rolling his shoulders to bunch the fur around the neck and blade area. It was only then that he outstretched his toes into the dirt, tightened his abdomen, widened his stance just a bit more, pinned his ears to his head, and rose his hackles. Narrowing his eyes toward the multicolored stranger, he nodded slowly, signaling to him that he may start whenever he was ready. "Burn Baby Burn" |
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The man had kindly introduced himself, which Ixionn hadn't thought of before. But it was too late to reply now. Before he knew it, Aki was rushing toward him head on. Ixionn's lips curled back into a slow snarl, letting out a startled gasp as the massive man clasped his jaws around the area between his shoulders and neck. Before he could react the large, multicolored beast lowered all his weight into the bite, and Ixionn felt almost helpless for a moment as Aki dug into his neck. But after thinking for the few seconds he could, the man decided on a counterattack. While being pushed downward, Ixionn had become closer and closer to Aki's left foreleg. To be specific, down near the elbow joint. A sensitive area in which he had learned about as a young child. But from where he was positioned, he could not strike from the inside of his leg, only the outside. Ah, unfortunately. It would have worked out much better. Nevertheless, while still being held by the neck, Ixionn lurched forward from his crouched position, angling his jaws to the left in attempt to wrap them around Aki's upper left forelimb. Around the elbow joint, that was his goal. At this point, if he were to get his jaws around the limb, he would attempt to bite down and shift his hindquarters to the right. This way, he could aim to push the man while still attached to his leg, hopefully forcing him to release his neck in the process. round 1 of 3 for spar! "Burn Baby Burn" |
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AKI! Due to Ixionn not posting in the allotted time the fight has been defaulted in Aki's favor. Ixionn must now give up by either submitting, fleeing or passing out.