One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives

Azure · 09-14-2022, 01:21 PM

From Grimshaw's flanks the two land companions were intercepted, each forced to turn to acknowledge their own combats and abandon their attempts to harry and harass the wolf opponent. From the sky his bat was interrupted for the first time in the creature's long life with him, and Azure made a mental note to finally equip it with the wing blades he'd meant to so long ago.

Distraction free, the wolves met chest to shoulder in an explosion of growls. Azure felt his fangs lace through the flesh upon the man's neck and moved to finish the combination attack with a grapple, his forepaw lifting from the ground with the intent to throw over the man's broad shoulders. The positioning of his head made visibility poor however, and as his left paw came up, a sharp and seering pain shot through the wide pad. The bite brought the movement of that limb to a halt, his toes flexing instinctively against the pain to try and curve his claws inward into the lower half of his attacker's muzzle (though truthfully he could not anticipate it working when he was feeling blindly.)

The paw was sensitive, the pain enough to fog his mind and bring from clenched teeth a bubbling snarl. Without his most easily utilised and practised with mutation, Azure was forced to change tactics. He would have to attempt to make use of the strength of the man's jaws to continue. With one weight-bearing limb held in the air, he knew his only chance to complete his attack was to force Grimshaw's head and neck to bear his weight to regain mobility, and push into the bite. Even if the man held fast to his paw, Azure could use the strength as a sort of stepping stone to take the weight off his right limb and allow it to move. If Grimshaw would release, well, he had mobility back anyways. Throwing his weight into the puncturing teeth would, unfortunately, deepen the injury significantly - but it was not Azure's first maim and the prospect of a fourth serious injury was not enough to make him concede.

Shifting his weight to his left side, he aimed to throw his right limb over the man's left shoulder, releasing his bite to make room. While normally making a habit of utilizing his bear paws in this sort of attack, he would have less raw strength and less leverage with one paw contained and with only one to pull with. Instead, he sought to draw his body very close, pushing his limb and elbow spur past Grimshaw's back, and then recoiling the arm backwards while bending it to attempt to drive the point of the spur into the space beside the spine. As he applied pressure with his elbow, he aimed to pull with his mangled paw (whether the grip upon the muzzle landed or not) the same way, hoping to find Grimshaw on the ground and bring about the end of the fight.

Azure vs Grimshaw for Minor Maim (Neck scarring)
Round 2/2
Age: over 1 year
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Bracers with knife
Defensive Battle Accessory: Condor body armor
Companion 1: Large flying fox, Male - Battle - Boosted
Companion 2: Clouded leopard, Female - Battle
*Companion 3: Fisher, Male - Battle
Mutation 1: Saber fangs - Offensive
Mutation 2: Bear paws - Offensive
Mutation 3: Bone spurs - Offensive
Skills: Master Fighter & Master Hunter
Specialty: Bloodletter

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One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives

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Azure