Steel and claw

Amidst their grappling and tugging, Arotrias felt gravity shift as Deimos pushed his weight into the momentum, and with a well timed pull, Artorias came off his paws. The two dire wolves wound up collapsing on top of one another on the ground, but Deimos had landed on top and rose above him, effectively subduing the other alpha. Artorias grunted and yielded, disappointed in his own performance, but acquiesced to their bargain. "A deal's a deal. Well fought." Shit. Well, no use pouting over it. That's just how life went.

Gwynevere was over to him in an instant, offering him an energy boosting tonic which he accepted gladly. He grimaced against the earthy flavors of the herbs, but hey, at least he felt revitalized enough to keep fighting! And not a moment too soon, for as soon as he was on his paws, Art felt the heavy weight of another wolf landing on his back. His legs strained against the sudden weight on him, muscles taut and flexing while he glared up over his shoulder—and gawked in shock at the monochrome brute atop of him almost like he were mounting the Lord of Cinder. "Chimera?!" He was alive! More than alive, the brute looked healthy and ready to fight!

Art grinned, but wasn't given much time to take in this fantastic realization as his friend-now-foe lunged for his neck. Artorias felt the bite of those serrated shark teeth in the thick fold of his scruff, drawing a teeth-gritted growl from the azure brute. They latched onto his flesh, stinging as they cut, but the thicker skin helped negate much of the tearing. Was this what Aliana had to deal with all the time? Not willing to be subdued so quickly after just getting up, Artorias used the advantage of Chimera only having two paws on the ground and two around his waist to throw all his weight to the side, aiming to bring both brutes toppling to the ground where he might be able to dislodge the other wolf's jaws in the impact and reverse the grapple.

Artorias vs Chimera for Dominance
Round 1/1
Age: 1+ years
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Balanced
Offensive Battle Accessory: Damascus steel sword
Defensive Battle Accessory: Reinforced leather cuirass
Companion 1: Common raven, Male - Flying - Boosted
Companion 2: Silver cross fox - Battle - Boosted
*Companion 3: Common raven, Female - Flying
Mutation 1: Stronger teeth and jaws - Offensive
Mutation 2: Thicker fur - Defensive
Mutation 3: Enhanced vision - Perception
Skills: Master Fighter & Master Navigator
Specialty: Knight

"Artorias Carpathius"