DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?
Newt?s paw hadn?t made contact with the harlot at all; thus why not even a claw scratch was taken. Medusa had been moving away from Newt?s attacks and had pulled out of range. The bite on her shoulder, however, was certainly heavier than the harlot would have desired. It would scar a big patch of rough flesh that would heal unsightly, should she live. The harlot was too focused in the moment to concern herself with vanity for now; all she allowed was a tactical plan, and thoughts of bloodlust and pain combined. Stheno continued to circle, a nervous creature above anything else. The wolverine was a good warrior, certainly no match for wolves, but she would know where to come in if the time ever came.
Right leg managed to touch the ground, as Newt did not offer any attack upon the limb and thus it was able to restore the harlot?s balance to full force. She checked that her defenses stayed in place; legs spread evenly apart, limbs bent, toes spread, claws biting into the soil, weight evenly distributed, shoulders rolled, head lowered to align with her spine, neck scrunched, tail lashing out behind her for better balance, chin tucked, jaws parted whenever they did not manage to grasp onto flesh, eyes narrowed and ears pinned back. Her muscles were tense enough to prepare to fight, but loose enough to allow flexibility.
Newt turned towards her, and as Medusa had been pushing forwards with her legs at the time, she was unable to stop her forward momentum. Unfortunately for Newt, the harlot?s right shoulder was the one that was injured, not the left. Nonetheless, the collision left moderate bruising upon the midnight mistress?s left shoulder, bruising that would have been worse had there been more distance between them. The harlot would growl with the pain, but her adrenaline was protecting her from the worst of it for now. Alas, Medusa had never tried to distance herself from Newt; instead she?d merely pivoted, attempting to get a different side of her body. The collision was enough to send the woman sliding back a few inches, claws serving to catch her traction a bit. As soon as she?d felt the touch of pain her hips started to pivot to her own left once more, jaws releasing from Newt?s flesh, which they had managed to contact with the repositioning. Alas, she sought to withdraw, head moving back and up with her positioning.
She noticed Newt?s jaws coming for her neck, and immediately she would try to act. Medusa had been pivoting to her own left, and she hoped that at this point she would be at an angle (not close to perpendicular, but enough to move the right side of her neck away Newt?s jaws), jaws parting. Medusa was shorter than Newt, and thus for the woman to get access to her neck in the way she?d intended, Newt would have had to lower her head to Medusa?s height. As the harlot moved she sought to raised her neck, head adjusting in an attempt to bite around the woman?s top jaw. Her teeth wanted to dig into the leathery nose, hoping that her jaws would stop the woman?s powerful attempt (COUNTER, DAMAGE PENDING). She wanted to hook her teeth into the leathery button, to grip into it, for immediately following her jaw attempt she stepped back abruptly. Regardless of if Newt moved forwards or back (once more uncertain what to specify as Newt?s jaws didn?t land at all in this post, but they might in the next so xD), Medusa would not be in a position where she?d be easily tugged to the ground. Her balance defenses had been secured.
Her left paw would raise, weight redistributing evenly upon the remaining three limbs as if to compensate for any remaining off points in her balance, and turn so that the claws were to Medusa?s right, hoping to strike the back of Newt?s lower right front leg. Her intention being to knock the woman off balance. Her body stepped back at the same time, jaws hoping to have obtained a grip on Newt?s nose, hoping that she?d be able to rip the leathery button right off. It was then that Stheno would see fit to join in, the wolverine attempting to rush at Newt?s front left. The creature sought to grasp the giantess?s lower front left limb from behind, her body striking forward, powerful jaws parting and hoping to crush into bone and vein and tendon, seeking to crush what she could. Immediately the creature stepped backwards, hoping that it would be able to pull Newt?s left paw backwards as Medusa tried to knock the giantess?s right paw forwards, hopefully putting the woman in a vulnerable position.
Her wounds ached, but this fight was taking place in a matter of moments. So far it had not been very long; Medusa would tire eventually, that was certain, but for now she was alert. For now she had energy. She?d meet fatigue eventually, undoubtedly, but the harlot would not even dare to feel its whisper against it skin now, when adrenaline coursed through her veins and made her feel as if she was truly invincible. Oh, she knew she was not, but the feeling was intoxicating.
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ATTACKS: attempted to counter Newt?s jaw attack by gripping into the top of her snout (the nose particularly), and seeking to step backwards so as to rip the black button off. Attempting to knock her left paw into Newt?s front right paw. Stheno is attempting to bite into Newt?s lower left front leg and pull back, both attacks attempting to make Newt fall over.
INJURIES: missing chunk of flesh and skin on front of right shoulder (bleeding heavily), moderate bruising to left shoulder, damage pending to neck (or whatever area Newt?s jaws do land on)
DEFENSES: legs spread equally apart, balance evenly distributed, limbs bent, body lowered for a better center of gravity, tail lashing out behind her, hackles raised, shoulders rolled, neck scrunched, head lowered to align with her body, chin tucked, jaws parted, claws digging slightly into the soil, eyes narrowed and ears pinned back.
OOC: I believe there was some confusion with lefts and rights. Medusa was to Newt?s right, so if Newt moved to her own left, she?d move away from Medusa. Nonetheless, I just assumed it was a typo and went on as if Newt turned right, so I hope this is okay! [: I also wasn?t 100 percent clear on Newt?s attacks, but I decided to go ahead and get this post up anyways because it had been waiting for so long, but I did my best with it!