Bond over Blood

It seemed he only needed to give the word. For weeks before he'd found Shiba, Mikko had been in unimaginable pain, littered with festering flesh wounds, a vacant eye socket, a broken wrist, and a shattered heart. He'd been a living, breathing corpse. And in the years before that, it seemed he'd always borne some sort of new cut, scrape, or bruise. This was the first time in a long time that Mikko merely existed without pain, and for the most part, it came as a great relief...but there was something nostalgic, something familiar, about even the thought of feeling a fresh sting to his hide.

As the other beast postured before him, so did Mikko return the gesture, widening his stance and gripping the volcanic ground with blunt claws. His head lowered and tail raised, both in tandem working to straighten his spine and make his throat less accessible. Ears flattened against a battered skull, and his gaze--even the absent half--narrowed. Finally, at the last moment, his lips pulled back into a seasoned, vicious snarl, and his shoulders drew forward to bring forward any loose skin as an added layer of protection to his front.

Mikko's good eye spotted Eraithus darting to the side, and he quickly followed suit, whipping his head to the left with open jaws in hopes of catching a mouthful of the other male's left shoulder before it could entirely pass him by. However, as he did so, he felt a sudden, sharp pain shoot up his left forelimb as well as a tearing pain through his left side near his elbow. The combined assault upon his leg nearly made it buckle, but Mikko tried to use this to his advantage, allowing himself to falter toward Eraithus in an attempt to throw the blue male off-balance with his heavier weight--and to put more weight into his own initial bite, if he'd managed to make purchase at all.

Mikko Romanov vs Eraithus Zanthus for Minor Maim (Torn ear)
Round 1/3
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Skills: Novice Fighter & Beginner Intellectual
Specialty: N/A

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