Welcome to the Circus

His face stung and blood rolled down his cheeks, enough to make Levi wince a little as he wondered what the hell that guys problem was. He didn't even have enough time to truly process it all before his ears perked, non blood covered eye snapping to a white and black shape approaching. Teeth bared, laughing as though this whole farce was the funniest thing he'd seen. Levi didn't quite see the humour in it, nor did he appreciate being targeted. Once could maybe be explained but one after the other? Tsking beneath his breath, he turned, tail lashing as the spines along his hackles raised. It took a lot to get under his skin, to actually tick him off and every step the Habari took raised the bar higher and higher. Pushed him into a frame of mind that wasn't so familiar to the yearling, the sort that made him dig deep and give it his all.

With a deep snarl, Levi dipped to the side, easily dodging the attempted grab at his paw. He knew what the stranger had wanted to do, saw the intent in his manic eyes, shining bright and silvery. Ready to be sliced in two.

Levi offered no warning, no space to submit or take it back as he lunged forth. Closing the gap between them as he arched up a paw and tensed his tendons tight, carving a jagged line from his forehead, through his left eye and down to the cheek below. He felt the softness of his eyeball, the squeeze and give, before he wretched his claw loose, doing as much damage on the way out as possible. Making the own scratch to his face seem like an itch in comparison, barely even worth noticing.

If nothing else his aim was better this time, even with the bleeding face. Funny how well he performed when he put his mind to it.

Satisfied, Levi simply put space between them to admire his work. Not bad. Job done.