you become what you hate

Kotori’s left shoulder connects with Ghoul’s own left shoulder, but the pale wolf had shifted it to the right so that it minimized the effect Kotori had desired.  Kotori’s muscles strain against Ghoul’s weight to keep the two wolves locked in place.  His toes spread out and his claws pressed into the dirt to help keep himself stabilized.  Kotori had the short-lived satisfaction of his teeth biting into the other wolf's neck and tasting blood.

Even as he sunk his teeth in a strange-looking primate was grabbing at his squinted eyelid.  As the lori grabbed at Kotori’s eyelid and yanked it, the lid flew down as much by the pressure forced on it as that instinctive reaction to protect the eye.  While there was no true damage, it still had the large drawback of momentarily limiting Kotori's sight and the shock diverted his attention from Ghoul’s more dangerous attack.

Due to the lori’s attack, Kotori released his hold of Ghoul’s neck, pulling his head back closer to his body, the scruff of his neck bunching up.  This instinctive reaction offered a measure of protection as Ghoul’s teeth clamped down onto his neck just above the shoulders.  Kotori’s lips pulled back in a pained snarl.  The damage was moderate, but fortunately, the loose skin bunched up on his neck meant Ghoul’s fangs scratched along the muscle lining instead of penetrating deep.

Kotori kept his toes spread to help absorb the shock of Ghoul’s weight and his tail remained even with his body to help balance in any tight turns.  Kotori’s ears lay flat against his skull and his eyes again open to slits for protection. Kotori had his body lowered slightly to allow more flexibility in his joints.  

If Kotori tried to break Ghoul’s grip it might cause further injury, so instead he keeps the neck loose, giving in to the pressure so that his neck lowers. Ghoul’s body shifts as the pale wolf tries to be shoulder to shoulder with Kotori and he doesn’t resist the motion. Kotori takes what advantage he can and since his head is already lowered he tries to bite at Ghoul’s left leg, midway down.  Kotori’s goal was to bite through the extensor carpi muscle and crack the radius bone.

Splash, the snow leopard, had been patiently waiting behind Kotori when the fight had started, watching for her opening.  As Ghoul got Kotori’s neck in his mouth, the cat ran towards the pair.  Splash ran towards Ghoul’s right side so that her chest would be lined up with the side of his right leg. She would attempt to sink her teeth into the extensor carpi muscle, midway down the leg with the intent to tug it to the side and hopefully break his balance.

Kotori vs Ghoul for Pack Challenge
Height 42"
Build Medium
Round 2/2

"Kotori"