Hit it with your big purse
06-10-2015, 05:44 PM
OOC: Iko and I both agree that these two are facing one another head on and at a distance of eight feet.
The giant white cat didn't go unnoticed. His gravelly voice had sounded during the fight, claiming the next spot. ...Valentine didn't know if he could make it much farther than that particular spar. He'd do it of course. Mercy had fought a tiger. The King himself could claim no such feat. How many wolves had fought big cats? Win or lose, here was the perfect opportunity to earn some bragging rights. "If you don't mind it," he said to the lion, an amused smirk on his lips, "I'd rather take you on at the end. It's just a feeling, but I think you'll be my last." Alright, Esti. Her words made his smirk grow wider. "No maims, got it." Nonchalant, he shrugged and said, "Of course, I could always watch Ash until you're better." His smirk grew wicked. Of course he was teasing. Turning to face Esti head on, the brute began to set his defenses with practiced ease. His ears flattened and his eyes narrowed as his lips curled back and his brow furrowed to bunch the skin around his eyes. Valen's hackles lifted to stand rigid along his back and his head lowered and his tail rose to bring his spine into alignment. Beneath him, the brute's stance widened, his knees bent slightly and his toes splayed as his nails dug into the frozen gravel. "Whenever you're ready." Valentine needed no further encouragement. He kicked off suddenly in a spray of loose grit, his paws rising and falling rapidly as he attempted to quickly close the distance between himself and Esti. A split second before he began his attack, Valentine dodged to his right. His aim was to line the forward facing part of his left shoulder up with the left side of Esti's chest. Hoping to use it like a lance, the brute jutted his left shoulder forward and attempted to ram it into the space where Esti's left shoulder connected to her chest. He wanted to hit it hard enough to numb and temporarily weaken the limb. As he jutted his shoulder forward, Valentine also raised his left forefoot. He redistributed his weight immediately to compensate for this move. Reaching out, Valentine attempted to slam his left forefoot down on top of the innermost toes of Esti's left forefoot. He sought to pin her paw beneath his in the hopes of giving him some amount of control over her movements. To complete his round of attacks Valentine snapped his head to his left. Jaws flinging wide, he aimed to bite into the left side of Esti's neck behind and beneath her jawline.The brute sought to sink his upper teeth into the hollow behind her jawbone and directly beneath her left ear while hooking his lower teeth into the muscle below her jawbone and just to the left of her windpipe. Valentine sought a grip that would give him control of Esti's head and hopefully stifle her movements. VALENTINE versus ESTI for Round ONE of TWO |
NOTE: Valentine has a female striped skunk companion named Lefty. Unless stated otherwise assume she's present.