Onwards and Upwards [Challenge]
08-14-2016, 05:36 AM
Tension was thick in the air, though it was no less than Peregrine expected. Obviously there was a lot at stake. Many wolves had shown up in quite a short time, drawn by the promise of violence. She hoped she'd be able to give them a good show. For those who questioned her, for those from Myriad who sat there with a frustrated, even accusatory look in their eye, she might have smiled. Were they really so fucking stupid? If they were following an alpha worth his mettle surely they wouldn't be so concerned, and certainly his own members would not have come to cheer her on, even if it was only one or two. Could they not understand that word travels fast and that reputation meant everything when you sat in a seat of power? She might have given them a good old laugh if she weren't... Well, occupied. Her opponent met her attack with a charge on his own, though it would not seem to make it as far as he wished. With such a small space between them her grapple had fallen into place just beyond his shoulders in short enough time that his collision with her clavicle was somewhat mitigated. Though it winded her a bit, she doubted she would walk away with much more than mild bruising. She took a quick attack of opportunity once she realized that her crushing bite had fallen off target, landing farther back on his skull that she intended, closer to his left ear than his left eye and inflicting only moderate damage. Her jaws would lunge forward yet again, this time attempting to latch clamp down upon his ear, to twist and pull while she tightened the grip of her forearms, hoping to pin his head to her chest for a brief moment seeing as he had so generously placed it there, so that he could not bite anything else. However, once she felt the titan begin to shift again she decided it would be wise to release her grip and collect herself, as opposed to being bowled over and overpowered. His strength was surely superior to hers, best not to let that get out of hand. She loosened the grip of her forepaws from around his neck, putting almost all of her weight onto her hind paws and attempting to slide her forelimbs down and around his neck while maintaining contact so that she could shove off from Rivaxorus' chest, hoping and aiming specifically for his own clavicle in return. He then turned his head to his own right and lashed outwards in an attempted bite, but as she was positioned on his left side and now moving slightly backwards in relation to him it would have no effect. She took this time to fall back onto all four paws and spent only a second resetting her defenses. She ensured that her limbs were spaced evenly apart and bent them slightly so that her center of gravity would be lowered, giving her a more stable stance. Her claws bit into the earth, a steady foundation for wherever she chose to go next. Each joint in her legs was loose, knowing she may have to spring out of his path at any moment, and she kept the muscles of her abdomen coiled and ready to ensure that same goal could be easily achieved. Her ears remained flat atop her skull, her eyes squinted shut and her jaw loosened, eager to snap shut around whatever body part he saw fit to offer her. She aligned her neck, spine and tail once more. Her hackles were still raised up but she once again rolled her shoulders and forced forward the loose skin of her neck in case he decided to have another go at it. When he charged forward she would sidestep to her own right, hoping to keep her positioning on his left side and hoping as well that the nimble mobility her smaller stature provided would be enough to keep her one step ahead of him. She would twist her head to the left and aim a bite at his left flank, her top jaw hoping to find purchase in the muscle of his shoulder while her bottom jaws would hopefully catch in the space beneath his armpit and give her a more secure grip of the limb. Her goal was to sink her fangs deep into the flesh, to rip into it, to tear it away from the bone. After all, what good was all this size and strength if the man was crippled? ROUND 2/3 PEREGRINE vs RIVAXORUS for MYRIAD "Tsiry" |
