the journey calls
10-04-2015, 09:45 AM
He was not left to wait long. A boy a little older but no taller than he was bounced in, and he was quick to explain that he was going to go first so that Tornach didn't have to wonder what the... protocol was for this sort of thing. "I'm Tornach Adravendi," he offered in return, and nodded. "I will be ready."
He set his defenses as his mother had taught him, carefully going through the list in his head as the other boy set his. He centered his weight, legs bent slightly, with his toes spread and his claws digging into the dirt. His head and tail leveled out with his spine, tail ready to balance him, and his shoulders hunched forward. His hackles bristled all along his back - an odd feeling to do so when he wasn't angry - as his ears pressed back and his blue eyes narrowed. He tucked his chin down to protect his throat, which he hoped he wouldn't really need to do but it was a good habit.
When the other boy gleefully charged forward, Tor braced himself, turning his upper body just slightly to his right to bring his left shoulder forward in order to take the blow on the side of his left shoulder midway down, and winced at the shock as a moderate bruise formed where he was hit. Distracted by too many things at once, he didn't react fast enough to avoid Ashmedai's paw as it sought to pin his paw down, and he hissed through his teeth as the claws scraped minor welts down the front of his left foreleg before mashing his left paw down, minor bruising to develop there later.
He sought to intercept Ashmedai's bite before it could touch him, aiming a bite toward Ash's right cheek in an attempt to gain a grip on Ash's face with his lower teeth seeking to hook under the other boy's lower jaw and his upper fangs aiming for the meaty part of the cheek just below Ash's right eye. (COUNTER ALERT) He shifted his balance to his hindquarters, lifting his right forepaw he attempted to reach forward around the outside of Ash's left foreleg halfway down from his elbow in an attempt to hook the leg and jerk it toward Tor. Simultaneously he sought to shove sideways and up hard with the front and side of his left shoulder against the front point of Ash's right shoulder with the intention of toppling Ash over onto his left side.
TORNACH vs ASHMEDAI for SPAR
Round 1/2
He set his defenses as his mother had taught him, carefully going through the list in his head as the other boy set his. He centered his weight, legs bent slightly, with his toes spread and his claws digging into the dirt. His head and tail leveled out with his spine, tail ready to balance him, and his shoulders hunched forward. His hackles bristled all along his back - an odd feeling to do so when he wasn't angry - as his ears pressed back and his blue eyes narrowed. He tucked his chin down to protect his throat, which he hoped he wouldn't really need to do but it was a good habit.
When the other boy gleefully charged forward, Tor braced himself, turning his upper body just slightly to his right to bring his left shoulder forward in order to take the blow on the side of his left shoulder midway down, and winced at the shock as a moderate bruise formed where he was hit. Distracted by too many things at once, he didn't react fast enough to avoid Ashmedai's paw as it sought to pin his paw down, and he hissed through his teeth as the claws scraped minor welts down the front of his left foreleg before mashing his left paw down, minor bruising to develop there later.
He sought to intercept Ashmedai's bite before it could touch him, aiming a bite toward Ash's right cheek in an attempt to gain a grip on Ash's face with his lower teeth seeking to hook under the other boy's lower jaw and his upper fangs aiming for the meaty part of the cheek just below Ash's right eye. (COUNTER ALERT) He shifted his balance to his hindquarters, lifting his right forepaw he attempted to reach forward around the outside of Ash's left foreleg halfway down from his elbow in an attempt to hook the leg and jerk it toward Tor. Simultaneously he sought to shove sideways and up hard with the front and side of his left shoulder against the front point of Ash's right shoulder with the intention of toppling Ash over onto his left side.
TORNACH vs ASHMEDAI for SPAR
Round 1/2
This character is equally proficient in both English and Irish Gaelic