out with the old

These filthy mutts had no semblance of unity - Usagi's thought echoed that of Hattori's as he narrowly missed a hound's ravenous, and he offered a grateful glance to Tenshi as she tossed it with a sweep of her antlers. Askell was on his other side, facing off with a large Irish Wolfhound that was approaching him. Usagi's eyes flashed as the wolfhound suddenly charged, teeth flashing in an uncontrollable fury. The hohei would quickly dash in front of the Taicho, using his sword to block the hound's bloodthirsty pursuit. It worked - the wiry creature snarled as blood beaded its pelt from the blade's impact, shaking it off and retreating. Usagi scoffed at it through the hilt of his sword, the snarl on his snout wrinkling intensely. These feral dogs..they were all cowards. Only attacking if it seemed an easy fight, only to scamper away when the koi wolves actually coordinated their attacks. He suspected it wouldn't take much longer for them to establish a claim on this land.

Still, the fight wasn't over yet. A pointer-looking hound snapped its jaws at Usagi's companions, his Akita snarling and holding its ground, his antlered cat spitting and hissing. Usagi wasted no time in deftly swiping his sword at the offender, but before he could aim for a more definitive swipe, another mutt tried to sink its jaws into his hind leg. Unable to whip around with the pointer still attempting to dodge his blade, the hohei jabbed out a furious donkey kick at the mutt, hearing it yelp and whimper as he ran off, tail between its legs.

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