you become what you hate

Ghoul’s jaw finds purchase where he had aimed. Clamping his jaw as tightly as he can onto Kotori’s neck, Ghoul refuses to let go. He can see that it hurts his opponent. The pained snarl he notices from the corner of his squinted eye gives him some satisfaction. Not enough though. What he wants is Kotori on the ground, but how does he accomplish that? Locked together, both unmoving forces as they push back against each other’s shoulders, Ghoul begins to formulate a plan.

Thankful for the release of Kotori’s teeth from the skin beneath his ear, he can feel a brush of air and rush of blood as Kotori moves his head. His own Loris settles back into the bunched up scruff of his fur to help provide protection from another attack to his neck. Being so close to Kotori, Ghoul could feel Kotori shift lower, balance recentering and allowing Ghoul to press a little harder.

Ghoul still refuses to release Kotori’s neck, continuing to clamp down through the bunched up scruff to try and slice through the muscle tissue. Though the blood fills his mouth from what damage he’s already done, he pays attention. Even with his ears pinned to his head and paws braced against the dirt, he feels Kotori shift again. As Kotori’s head lowers, it allows Ghoul to attempt the move he had been hoping for. Gain the upper hand, force his opponent to give up.

Finally releasing Kotori’s neck from his grip, Ghoul takes a split second to make sure his vulnerable areas are still protected. Eyes squinting, tail tucked, neck scruff bunched as his balance shifted toward the right in response to the movement of Kotori’s head lowering toward his left leg. As Kotori’s teeth aim to clamp down, Ghoul quickly moves his left leg. Swinging it out and up to the left side of Kotori’s body, he feels the scrape of teeth slicing through his skin. It’ll be superficial, nothing he hasn’t felt before. Ghoul aims to swing his leg over Kotori’s neck with the help of his arching spine, centering his own body and balance once his left paw touches back down. Since Kotori had lowered his body for a more evenly distributed weight and balance, it gave Ghoul more room to try and get on top of his opponent.

Once his left paw is firmly planted back on the ground, Ghoul attempts to bite down onto Kotori’s spine, roughly halfway down. In the next moment, Ghoul notices the cat rushing up to his right front leg. Feline teeth sink into his right front leg, but due to the thickness of his leg, Ghoul does nothing but grunt out of frustration from the lacerations. Did she really think herself strong enough to unbalance him? In the meantime, the two falconets perched in a nearby tree finally decided that it was their turn to assist. Swooping in from the sky, the male falconet attempts to grab ahold of Kotori’s left heel with his talons and the female falconet attempts to grab ahold of Kotori’s right heel with her talons with the intent to tear tendons.

GHOUL vs KOTORI for VALTA (Pack Challenge)
Height 40"
Build Heavy
Round 2/2