Healing through fighting

Artorias made contact with Rudy, but it was far from the full frontal bludgeoning he'd been gunning for. Rudy had managed to (somewhat) sidestep him, their shoulders clipping instead and staggering Rudy. Artorias turned to face off with his brother again—which turned out to be the wrong move to make. As soon as he did, he saw Rudyard's jaws coming for him, sharp fangs snapping down and raking over the skin of his cheek. Artorias grunted and backpedaled to put a couple feet of space between them. Warmth and wetness dampened his fur, and when he pushed a testing paw to his cheek, he found dribbles of fresh blood left behind by Rudy's teeth. Artorias fixed Rudyard with his burning amber gaze, eyes narrowed while he focused on his opponent. Rudy wasn't playing anymore, and neither would he.

The two wolves circled one another for a tense moment. Then Artorias saw his mottled opponent draw a paw back and swipe at the ground. After his battle with Oxx and the snowball that had been his undoing, Art had learned to keep a close eye on all of his opponent's moves—especially ones that affected the environment. When Rudy kicked up a spray of dirt his way, Artorias turned his head and closed his eyes, feeling the debris glance harmlessly off of his face, then faced his brother with a snarl. Rudy was already coming at him, but Artorias was going to remind Rudy that being bigger didn't mean you weren't agile as well.

Artorias timed a backwards step as Rudy lunged for his neck, feeling his brother's jaws pass harmlessly by. The dire brute then took the opening and close quarters with his brother to reply in kind, lunging with sharp teeth and powerful jaws to try and grab Rudy at the soft point of skin where his neck and shoulder met. At the same time, Artorias brought his paw up to swing for Rudy's face, using strength and claws to hopefully hit and disorient his opponent. With teeth and claws in play now, if any of his attacks landed, Rudy could likely count on blood being drawn in turn.

Artorias vs Rudyard for Spar rematch
Round 2/2
Age: 1+ years
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Damascus steel sword
Defensive Battle Accessory: Reinforced leather cuirass
Companion 1: Common raven, Male - Flying
Companion 2: Silver cross fox - Battle - Boosted
Mutation 1: Stronger teeth and jaws - Offensive
Mutation 2: Thicker fur - Defensive
Skills: Master Fighter & Master Navigator
Specialty: Weaponsmaster

"Artorias" | "Carpathian" | "Corbin" | "Argent"