SHADOWS START TO SING

                              the insipid conjectures of the monochromatic youth to her left fall upon deaf ears; surely if the deity possessed even the slightest iota of trepidation towards this pack’s “wrath,” she would not have lingered within the midst of the unimposing trio. alas, the elysius remains wholly unperturbed by such unfavorable odds, a wicked smirk yet stagnant upon frayed lips even as she glimpses the babe’s [warja’s] abrupt charge from her left-sided peripherals. such cowardice is predictable to the tyrant queen, yet as the intoxicating aroma of her carmine beauty filters through velvet nostrils -- accompanied with the familiar cacophony of stampeding paws coming in from behind her -- the deity’s amusement piques. undoubtedly, her lurking consort sought to aid her in the inevitable annihilation of this meager pack; they would defeat the trio together and operate as an effective unit { or so the arrogant elysius believes } -- like they should. though, of course, since fiamette desires to intercede the monochromatic youth before she is able to impact artemis, the elysius remains temporarily unscathed of warja’s previously attempted assaults [refer to notes].

and the elysius’ defensive stance is solid, unwavering to the best of her own ability: limbs spaced equidistant apart and bent slightly at the joints to lower her center of gravity, weight evenly distributed among her grounded limbs, toes splayed, and blackened nails biting into the earth to retain traction. shoulders are rolled forward and her neck remains scrunched to safeguard her jugular in layers of excess flesh and fat, skull lowered slightly over her breast and aligned with the notches of her spine where her hackles are dutifully raised. slavering jaws are gaping, lips unfurled before ravenous incisors that urge for usage and her chin is tucked precariously to the curvature of her neck. mismatched eyes are narrowed and glazed with malevolent intent, triangular ears sewn against the slopes of her crown while her abdominal muscles tense and her tail tucks, unmoving from her vulnerable stomach. none shall be granted leeway to her precious cargo today -- lest they sought a union with an early grave.

the source of the elysius’ focus [rune] manages to evade the brunt of her attempted assault, right shoulder blade impacting the exterior of her adversary’s right-sided jaw as opposed to her intended target betwixt his jaws, causing mild irritation to surge through her vindictive psyche as she inflicts minimal damage to the king. similarly, her adversary eludes her ruthless attempt to gouge his right eye as his skull abruptly lowers and tips downward to present her with the broad surface of his crown, her own jaws immediately clenching shut to abandon their first failed offense. and as her opponent seeks to forcibly lift his skull in an attempt to strike his exposed cranium against her jaws, so the elysius straightens her own jaws { having previously rotated her skull to her own right }, allowing for her skull to tilt backwards in the slightest to redirect his attack to the area underneath her chin. pain courses through the area directly beneath her chin { and along the underside of her lower jaw } as the king’s skull successfully impacts the center portion of it, moderate bruising immediately flaring from the epicenter of the collision as a dull ache in her mandible grows prominent. yet a cocktail of adrenaline and fury forces the elysius to strive for savage retaliation, a guttural snarl reverberating within the depths of her larynx.

and as her left forepaw slams down upon the outermost digits of her opponent’s right forepaw, the deity does not seek to remove her left forepaw from his partially-captured right forepaw. rather, the toes upon her left forepaw clench as she attempts to forcibly pivot her left forepaw slightly to her own right, seeking to not only apply further pressure to the ensnared toes of his right forepaw in an attempt to break them and grind them into the dirt, but dually seeking to slice through the connective “webbing” tissues of his toes with her nails -- overall striving to render his right forepaw useless. in synchronicity with this attempted assault to the king’s right forepaw, the elysius’ jaws yet unhinge with murderous intent, striving to extend towards the pinned right ear of her adversary { likely exposed due to the tilt of rune’s skull to his own left } where ruthless incisors will attempt to grapple the center portion of the ear in hopes of prying it from his skull. she aspires to see the king BLEED, after all, having been -- thus far -- denied such a gory privilege throughout the duration of their battle.

meanwhile, her opponent’s left forelimb manages to strike the exact center portion of her right forelimb in a peculiar kicking motion, mild bruising immediately blossoming from the point of impact along the front of her forelimb. vengeful as she, the deity thus seeks to utilize the jagged point of her right shoulder blade in a second assault, attempting to align it with the bottom portion of the natural groove located between rune’s left shoulder and leftwards chest where she will attempt to shunt her right shoulder blade with the prospective { and hopeful } force to damage the connective tissues or moderately bruise the area. she does not care how victory is achieved, but she aspires towards it -- aspires to liquidate this king so that she may aide her carmine beauty in eliminating his subservients.


ARTEMIS & FIAMETTE vs RUNE, WARJA, & AKEMI
TWO of TWO

attacks -- attempting to apply further pressure to the ensnared toes of rune's right forepaw, hoping to break the toes and slice through the connective webbing tissues of his toes in hopes of rendering the paw useless in their fight. simultaneously attempting to pierce through the exact center of rune's pinned right ear with her incisors in hopes of prying it from his skull. attempting to shunt her right shoulder blade into the bottom portion of the natural groove located between rune's left shoulder and leftwards chest, striving to damage the connective tissues or moderately bruise the area.

injuries -- [ first round: light bruising to exact center of chest. ] moderate bruising to the underside of her lower jaw, light bruising to the exact center portion of the front of her right forelimb.

notes -- in reference to warja's attacks, i actually can't respond to them yet until it is known whether or not fiamette's attacks would prove successful, since she aimed to intercede warja before she reached artemis + whether or not warja intended to continue her attacks if fiamette is attacking her. since i can't make assumptions on these, that damage can only be pending. also! it was confirmed by mouse that rune was attempting to "kick" artemis' right forelimb.