tiptoe higher

The man had kindly introduced himself, which Ixionn hadn't thought of before. But it was too late to reply now. Before he knew it, Aki was rushing toward him head on. Ixionn's lips curled back into a slow snarl, letting out a startled gasp as the massive man clasped his jaws around the area between his shoulders and neck. Before he could react the large, multicolored beast lowered all his weight into the bite, and Ixionn felt almost helpless for a moment as Aki dug into his neck. But after thinking for the few seconds he could, the man decided on a counterattack.

While being pushed downward, Ixionn had become closer and closer to Aki's left foreleg. To be specific, down near the elbow joint. A sensitive area in which he had learned about as a young child. But from where he was positioned, he could not strike from the inside of his leg, only the outside. Ah, unfortunately. It would have worked out much better.

Nevertheless, while still being held by the neck, Ixionn lurched forward from his crouched position, angling his jaws to the left in attempt to wrap them around Aki's upper left forelimb. Around the elbow joint, that was his goal. At this point, if he were to get his jaws around the limb, he would attempt to bite down and shift his hindquarters to the right. This way, he could aim to push the man while still attached to his leg, hopefully forcing him to release his neck in the process.

round 1 of 3 for spar!

"Burn Baby Burn"