Let us Dance

As Aerndís attacked Cataleya would rear, her left foreleg draping across Aern's shoulders and pulling the dueling pair that much closer together.  In one respect it was a relief in that it would make Aern's exposed throat harder to get to due to the proximity but on the other paw it meant that Cataleya now had leverage over her and that was never a good thing.  It also caused Aern's left forepaw to miss and instead land solidly on the ground.  Quickly she tightened her defenses, preparing for the retaliating assault knowing full well she was too close now to move away unscathed.  Eyes remained narrowed and ears pinned, hackles stayed laced down her back as her head and tail aligned with her spine as best she could, chin tucking just slightly.  Shoulders rolling forward and neck scrunching back.  Her legs shifted equidistant apart and her weight spread evenly across the limbs which coiled slightly to lower her center of gravity.  Toes splayed, claws dug sharply into the earth.  Aern's shoulder attack also fails to land as intended, instead causing only a light bruise to appear on her opponents lower chest.  The impact causes a light bruise to form as well on the top center of Aern's right shoulder.

Aern's efforts were at least rewarded as fangs pierced flesh and blood stained her tongue.  Her jaw attack did not land behind the the corner of Cat's jaw as she intended but instead it  collided with the center of Cat's left-sided neck equidistant between the skull and shoulders.  It wasn't the purchase she sought but it wasn't a terrible one either.  The carotid artery ran through the neck at this location, the largest artery in the neck that was also responsible for bringing blood to the brain and unlike the jugular it was closer to the surface.  As soon as her jaws seized flesh Aerndís attempted to shake her head violently back and forth, seeking to tear as much flesh as possible to increase the severity of the wound, sever muscle and ligaments and maybe get to the point where she could put enough pressure on the carotid artery to cause her opponent to pass out.

Fangs seize the center of Aern's scruff.  Cat's jaws landing as intended her upper jaw to the right of Aern's spine and her lower jaw to the left, sinking through fur, skin and fat but it does not halt Aern's ambitious attempt to increase the damage to her hold on Cataleya and will likely cause Aern's scruff to tear and cause moderate damage as Cat's fangs would almost certainly tear into muscle [damage kind of pending depending on if Aern is successful shaking her head].  Pain would fuel her lust for violence but Cataleya was not yet through with the gladiatrix.  Cat's left forearm would force more weight onto Aern's shoulders as the woman pushed forward, the front face of her chest slamming into the front face of Aern's chest.  The close proximity however only causes light bruising to blossom.  They were of nearly equal size and build.  Aern's core tightened, her toes and claws digging into the earth, legs tense as she holds her ground and prepares to return the favor.  Cat's right paw smacks into the top center of  Aern's muzzle, causing claws to rake across the bridge of her nose leaving welts and the bronze woman growls.  The Queen was relentless in her assault but now she was balanced on her hind legs and Aern saw the opportunity to return the favor.  

As claws rake her muzzle Aern immediately responds.  Four grounded, tensed legs uncoil in a burst of power as the gladiatrix attempts to push forward, to ram the front face of her chest back into the front face of cat's chest hoping to use the power of four legs pushing against the ground to topple Cataleya over backwards.  Balance is the prize her the proximity still unlikely to cause any significant damage to her opponents chest.





"Speech"

Aern vs Cataleya for Spar
Rd. 2 of 2

ooc:  Good Fight!  <3