Although plenty of strange features and mutations ran in his family line, Katsu had only inherited his father's bulk. He should have been more prepared for Ember's claws, but alas, the adrenaline roared in his ears and drowned out his thoughts. Kat saw her writhe and turn beneath his weight but still felt confident that he would come out on top. Even when she rolled like an alligator and flung out her paws towards him, claws outstretched, he didn't understand what was coming for him until he felt the sharp sting of her claws rending his flesh. His skin parted like paper beneath Ember's feline claws, leaving harsh red lines trailing down beneath his eye and skipping across his cheek and muzzle. When he pulled back, furious, he felt the skin there tug as her claws caught and he grunted in pain, but bore it.
Of course, he had underestimated her. Far above, his green pheasant let out an eerie loud call across the bay, as if trying to encourage him not to give up. Katsu shook his head back and forth, splattering Ember and the sand beneath her with his blood. He loosened his hold for just a moment to change his grip, shifting his paw closest to her hips back a few inches and attempting to splay his other paw up by her shoulders. If he succeeded, he'd have her pinned beneath him like a struggling doe he was just about to take a big, delicious bite out of.
Katsurō vs Ember for Dominance
Round 2/2
Age: Over 1 yr
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Heavy
Companion 1: Japanese Pheasant - flying
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Expert Hunter
