ooc: Rambling post again apparently, sorry! There is a marker for the start of the fight for ease of reading/judging
Obey? Still good luck with that one, and he dared to harm one of his children, to force them to bend to his likely ridiculous whims then he would have Soliloquy to deal with. There had been times he'd been a little rougher with the boy than either of his siblings, though never had he outright sought to cause him any real damage, more a shock to the system than anything. Caesar would bring up such moments now, declaring how horribly his parents treated him. That moment of pride had faded now, lies or not to run around screaming such things appeared to go entirely against Soliloquy's previous statement.
"Enough." Soliloquy told the boy sternly. "This is happening, now go and sit with your mother" He hoped his son listened even just this once. To disregard the order now would only make everything now that much worse. It would surely make it appear to these two strangers that there was no loyalty here at all, weaken Soliloquy's previous statement even more. More important than his own pride though was needing to know his son was safe. Soliloquy couldn't be dealing with worrying where Caesar was, fearing if he'd slipped into the fight somehow.
If circumstances could have been different he would have followed Caesar that morning rather than Colette, prevented his son from running into this man, prevented this threat to their family from ever having occurred. Time couldn't be changed though, and now he had to fight. Caesar may have thought himself tough, able to take on an adult and perhaps he could, though Soliloquy knew deep in his heart that he would always step up to help his children. He may not had been a model father but apparently was a better one than he'd previously ever imagined.
Soliloquy would watch the boy for a moment longer but gaze would soon return to Valentine once more. Of course his mother had her own wills and wishes, though to attack Isolde or Caesar would be downright cowardly of her. One clearly not a fighter and the other a child. She wasn't attacking, though he could hear her speaking, having taken Caesar's words literally. There was already one challenge going on for the boy, hopefully Cataleya would at the very least abide by her son's own wishes and not go behind his back to make a challenge of her own. He would fight her too though if he had to. They were his family, what happened to them was his decision.
Whatever happened it was very apparent that the time for talking was over. Words had never been Soliloquy's favourites though, they were Scorpion's forte a skill that Soliloquy couldn't hope to develop anywhere near his brother's talents. This would be his first real fight though, a reason to battle for something and hopefully he had retained all his brother had taught him and more there.
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He would adjust his position now as Valentine moved to close the distance between them. His stance would widen for better balance, legs bending slightly, toes splaying and claws for now gripping against the earth. His muzzle would title forwards slightly, protecting that delicate throat as best as he could. There was tension building in his muscles and he sought to release that, to relax them. Fluid movements would be better here than brute strength, the giant arse before him clearly would be stronger. He wouldn't prevent adrenaline from doing it's job though, those hackles most certainly risen now. His ears would pin back against his skull and eyes would narrow to protect them both from any attacks. Face wrinkled now, twisted into a snarl. If Caesar had thought for a moment he had seen his father looking mean and angry before he certainly had been mistaken, this was the appearance now of a man that meant business.
"Your move."
How very courteous of him. Soliloquy wouldn't waste a single moment in letting the man change his mind. The gap was certainly too large right now, he couldn't reach and his moves could be too easily read. He would spring into action to correct that issue, charging in a straight line forwards aiming to close the distance between them. At the last moment his legs would propel him upwards, jumping to give himself enough height to that he was able to try launch himself towards Valentine's right shoulder, hoping to strike the lower part of the joint with the upper part of his left shoulder with the intent to dislocate it and using the leap to put his entire bodyweight behind the attack.
As he settled upon the ground, his legs would bend slightly to soften the landing. His left paw would stamp down in an attempt to bruise the toes on Valentine's right paw before settling upon the ground. Soliloquy then sought to stabilise his balance, paws finding their grip upon the earth again. Soliloquy's jaws were already trying to find their mark as well, seeking to make contact with, grip and tear the soft flesh to the lower right side of Valentine's neck.
VALENTINE vs SOLILOQUY
FAMILY'S FREEDOM
ROUND 1 of ? |
