On Earth as it is in Heaven [CHALLENGE]

Thankfully, Hannibal's attack purchased but not as much as he hoped. As the smaller male moved up and to the right his form hit Archon's throat to cause a bit of choking but that was just about it. He had hoped for a bit more due to the angle and sheer power put into the lurch. But, there was literally no time to dwell on short comings. The fight moved on at a fast pace.

Archon went in for another attack as his grip of Hannibal's upper back had been faltered. The larger male's right forepaw lifted and aimed to hook and pull the albino's towards him (Archon.) Archon's forepaw made purchase at the back of Hannibal's right lower foreleg just under the knee. The movement caused the smaller male stumble forward but due to the swiping motion he was able to recover by digging his front left paw as well as two back paws into the earth for stability. The pain flowing through the smaller male's front left leg was intense and the limb trembled but he clenches his jaws in order to power through it. Hannibal tugged his front right paw backward and down in order to place it back down on the ground rather quickly to reduce any more balance issues. There was a tiny twinge of pain where Archon's paw made contact with Hannibal's leg but what really brought forth pain was the amount of pressure he had to put on his left leg in order to catch himself. But, as all this happened Archon was also aiming another bite in Hannibal's direction. Due to the two attacks happening simultaneously and Hannibal had stumbled down and slightly forward in result of Archon's paw swipe the location of the larger male's bite was a bit different then originally intended. Archon managed to get a grip on the right side of Hannibal's upper neck region. About four inches behind the albino's right ear. The purchase brought forth a moderate twinge of harsh pain with a generous amount of blood. At this point Hannibal's back and neck were covered in blood and it was not looking good for the much smaller Wolf. On top of all this Archon was pressing his chest into Hannibal's own which would cause bruising and call for the smaller male to put even more pressure on his injured limb. Hannibal continued to dig his paws into the earth and also attempted to apply pressure back to power against the shoves.

Once regaining balance Hannibal took a mere second to re-evaluate his defenses. As said previously paws were dug into the earth and weight was distributed between each one with less emphasis on his injured limb. His legs were pretty evenly spread with pads flexed to grip the earth. Knees and elbows bent to lower his hurting form to the earth. Eyes narrowed, lips curled upward, ears flattened, and head tucked down to protect his throat. Hackles raised despite the horrible bites and tail was flagged out to align with his spine. Hannibal's head was also lowered to align with his spine. Last but not least his breathing was steady for focus and to keep his body in-tune with the fight.

As it were Hannibal and Archon were pretty head to head with Archon's attention directly mostly at Hannibal's right side. Their chests were together and Archon had a grip with fangs upon Hannibal's upper right neck region. Things were not looking bright for the underdog but he would try his best. it was a fight for his freedom after-all.

Hannibal prepared for his own assault by using the height difference to his advantage. The smaller male had access to a lot of Archon's under bits which were rather tender and sensitive flesh. Hannibal quickly moved to open his own jaws wide and angle his head to his left. Hannibal's head shot down and slightly to the left. The albino aimed a bite at the right frontal region of Archons chest were his right humorous bone and shoulder blade would meet, essentially at Archon's right portion of Pectoralis muscles. Hannibal's upper jaw attempted to meet purchase where the right humorous and right shoulder blade would meet as his lower jaw aimed to connect a few inches below. Simultaneously, Hannibal attempted to further press into Archon by stepping forward with his two back paws and digging them into the earth. He leaned into both his attempt of a bite and the contact Archon had made with Hannibal's own chest. Despite the height difference the smaller male was hoping to push his opponent back or perhaps even slip on some Bear muck that may have fallen from Tyranis.

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