Can you fill the silence

*Hati* · 02-01-2015, 08:37 PM

Hati Hróðvitnisson

As he rose once more Hati solidified his defenses. His weight was balanced evenly on his hind legs, his joints bent deeply to lower his center of gravity and his legs spread to widen his stance. His tail thrashed behind him at hip level for balance, his toes spread widely to give better surface area and his claws dug in for grip. His back was rounded to better balance over his legs, his shoulders hunched forward to keep his ruff bunched up and neck arched to keep his head in as balanced a position as he could manage given the awkwardness of his position. His chin he kept pulled in as close to his throat as he could to protect his throat. Hackles were raised, his ears pressed close to his skull and his eyes were narrowed.

Hati, contrary to popular belief and his own protestations, was not an idiot, but what happened next seemed to happen in such rapid succession he wasn't entirely sure they weren't simultaneous. Bass moved rapidly beneath him, shaking his head and in the process tearing gashes through the skin and fat of Hati's neck - though the close quarters and Hati's own movements thankfully did not allow Bass' teeth to reach major arteries the wounds sustained were still severe. His shoulder struck, not the soft muscle tissue and tendons in front of the shoulder but the hard part behind it, and he grunted in irritation as a bruise made itself felt along the front of his own right shoulder... mild, but still an unexpected annoyance. The white male pressed forward, and Hati released his bite on the other male's back to respond, narrowly missing having his nose smacked as Bass bucked beneath him. As it was Bass' back between the shoulder blades hit Hati's chin, driving the teeth together with a click and catching the left side of his lower lip on his canine... another minor irritation that Hati was really, really starting to resent.

As Bass pressed forward Hati released his claws' grip on the ground, allowing himself to slide back rather than trying to hold himself against the other male's push so as to not overbalance. As he did he sought to bring his forelegs forward to hook both paws behind Bass' elbows - his left paw attempting to reach around the back of Bass' right elbow and his right paw behind Bass' left elbow - in an attempt to jerk himself forward sharply, hoping to bring all his weight to bear against Bass' head, hoping if Bass attempted to keep his grip the contorted position and sharp movement would finally be enough to snap the male's neck and end it. (counter? sort of?)

Suddenly Bass' paw swept at Hati's right hind ankle and Hati lurched as he was forced to jerk his paw up as it was pulled forward toward Bass' chest, barely shifting his weight in time to his left hind leg, his one point of contact remaining on the ground to keep from being overbalanced entirely. Had he not already been hunched forward to shift his center of balance toward his chest he might not have been able to catch himself in time. As it was he wobbled, and a snarl of pure rage bellowed from him. Rather than just set the paw down nicely and politely and move on, he attempted to stamp it back down like a child throwing a tantrum, seeking to shift his weight back to that paw and send it crashing down upon Bass' left forepaw. As he did this (partly in an attempt to regain his balance with a grip on Bass and partly in pure, rabid fury) Hati aimed a fierce bite toward Bass' spine immediately behind his shoulders - lower jaw on the left side of Bass' back and upper canines seeking to dig under the right side - seeking to catch the spine itself between his teeth and sever the cord.

HATI vs BASS for RHYTHM

Round: 3/3

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