The claws are out
His attacks had been somewhat successful, he hadn't scored the lions jaw as much as he'd hoped, but it was something at least. It was then that an unexpected movement lurched towards his face, his eyes closing just barely as claws scored across his face. Moderately severe lacerations opened up upon his face, blood welling up from his new wounds that would be sure to leave visible scars later when they healed. Luckily, he had moved back in the nick of time to save his sight, the cats claws scoring the top left of his brow down to beneath his his right eye. An audible snarl ripped from his throat, his eyes opening slightly to see the cat pushing towards him. Blood threatened to blind the man but he'd shake his head vigorously, blood spattering all over. The dog retreated only slightly by a step as he recovered from the painful surprise of Hyder's attack, as he ensured his defenses remained in place. Ears pinned, hackles raised, his tail tucked this time, knees bending, toes spread, claws digging into the ground for traction, scruff bunched, head lowered over his throat, his weight distributed evenly, his shoulders rolled forward to protect his throat, and his maw opened wide as he sought to counter Hyder's next attack.
He strove to charge beneath Hyder, Sin's size smaller then Hyder which may or may not prove a slight advantage as Sin sought to duck beneath Hyder's oncoming left paw. He felt the heavy blow upon the middle of his back as opposed to his head, heavy bruising would result from it, but it was a small price to pay. Head swiveling to his own right, he sought to strike Hyder's underbelly with his gaping mouth, to rip into the softer underbelly, to cause pain and hopefully attain a solid grip and shake. To cause bleeding and any damage he could, though he wasn't seeking to entirely disembowel the creature even though he would have liked to. He would be mostly under the cat now, and if Hyder so chose to belly flop or lie on top of him, then he probably could...*cough*
Due to his own forward movement, Hyder's right paw would be felt slicing down his rump, leaving possible moderate to severe lacerations there which would tear fur and flesh, blood and pain welling from the wound but it wouldn't stop him. Sin would swing his body towards his own right then, to bring his hind end out of the line of attack from Hyder's most potent weapons. The cats left canine clipping Sin's left side by his upper thigh as he swung his body away from the gaping mouth. A moderate cut would be made, possibly scarring later but for now, only blood would break free as fur was also clipped away. This was the most amusing fight Sin had been in, asides from the first encounter he had with a large cat years ago in which he had reigned victorious. But this kitty had mad skillz, and Sin was proud to have this one as his opponent.
His weight redistributed to accommodate his positioning, toes splaying out once more as he lifted his left paw to claw down Hyder's left hind leg this time, to create a feeling of annoyance and perhaps some welts, scratches, missing fur, or whatever he could manage. His three grounded legs were set equidistant apart for this, and he was ready to move again should the cat decide it did want to sit on him. |
