You Will Remember Your Last Goodbye

His back talons tore into the earth to brake him as he realized she'd started to run. His first attempt at pouncing her had only been slightly unsuccessful as he felt her weight beneath his heavy left forepaw. He did his best not to crush her as she started to move around, getting herself into a position where she could begin to gnaw on his leg. He didn't apply enough pressure to stop her from rolling, so he felt her body move around underneath his toes and then pressed his foot right into the downward curve of her ribcage, in the middle of her chest. Tiny teeth began to make scratches along his ankle right where she'd hoped to land them and he growled out, "Think, girl. Is fighting really your best decision right now?" His teeth clicked together at the end of each syllable as he stressed his words out through his growl. He ignored the pain of her insistant gnawing and continued on.

His hackles were standing at full attention now, spread out all down his spine in his frustration as his ears remained pinned backward. His eyes were still narrowed but the muscles of his face pulled together even tighter as he prepared to bring it even closer to those tiny daggers that were her teeth. His weight redistributed, leaning more-so on to his right to make up for the lack of pressure he wanted to put down on her fragile body. All of his toes splayed out, talons digging into the earth on all but his left forepaw- and those dug daringly into the fur and flesh between her tiny ribs. He aimed to keep her pinned there, unable to move or do anything other than gnawing on his leg but he had a lesson to teach her.

His tail flagged out as he lowered his head, chin still tucked in close to his body and teeth still volatile and apart from each other. His jowls split wider, mouth opening big enough that it could fit around her whole head if he wanted to. His tongue coiled to the back of his jaws to protect itself as he brought his mouth down closer to her. With his weight pressed down into her chest, he carefully positioned his top fangs and aimed them to come down on the top of her skull, while his bottom ones aimed to hook under the base of her jaw, a counter to her scratching at his ankle.

Hoping his hold on her skull was successfully lodged, he dug his teeth in just well enough to grip on and tensed the muscles of his jaws, neck, and back while he simultaneously moved his left forepaw off of her chest. He would aim to lift her head up from his own leg, forcing her to stop her attack- and then continue to force her to move with him as he began to take several steps backward. One rough shake and her fragile life could be taken from her. The devil within knew of this, and those red eyes narrowed even more as he pressed into his bite just a little harder. He wouldn't give in, but it was so tempting when she challenged him.

Elias vs Viper for Slave Claim
Round 2/2
Heiight: 42"
Build: Medium