It would be time for Arkay to put what little fight training he’d received to the test. Félicien knew better than to get cocky; Arkay was a capable young wolf. He had good blood running through his veins. Féli knew, if he lost, there would be no hard feelings. Only a sense of pride in the fact the young one had done so well. With that in mind Félicien would quickly do a double check on his defenses while Arkay prepared himself for the first attack.
First and foremost his legs were spread in a widened stance, weight evenly distributed across the limbs. His head had lowered to align with his spine, chin tipped forward to protect his throat, and his shoulders were rolled forward. Ears were pinned, eyes were narrowed his lips snarling. Tail remained tucked beneath his body and hackles were raised, claws biting into the soil in readiness. He was hoping for a good fight and was sure that Arkay would not disappoint him.
With five feet of distance between them Arkay didn’t have a lot to close before he’d be close. The handsome child {Arkay} would spring forth, veering slightly towards Félicien’s left and, picking up on this slight veer, Féli would attempt to displace the attacks Arkay had planned by side stepping to his own {Félicien’s} right. In doing so he hoped that any attempted attacks would be displaced enough to lessen the potential damage from them.
That was not to say that Félicien was merely going to stand there while Arkay attacked. When Arkay attempted his bite Félicien would make an attempt to counter that attack. His own head would tilt to the right, angling his own jaws upward on the left side as he attempted to catch Arkay’s bottom jaw within his own. Félicien’s top jaw would aim to hook around the bottom of Arkay’s bottom jaw whereas his {Féli} bottom jaw would aim to land across the open bottom jaw of his opponent. {Pending counter damage if successful from Arkay’s attempted bite.}
This was not to say Félicien could avoid or counter every attempt his cousin made. As he attempted his counter bite his cousin’s other attacks would land in succession. Arkay’s slam into his upper left shoulder would cause that front limb to take a step back in order to give into the impact. The force behind the blow was enough to cause some serious bruising to his shoulder. He was going to be sore after this fight for certain.
In addition to the slam Félicien would find himself being forced into keeping close quarters with his cousin in the fight. Arkay’s front legs would wrap around his neck in a sort of bear-hug and, seeing only one potential way out, Félicien would attempt his own move. Throwing about eighty percent of his weight into his rear legs he would dig his claws into the soil and attempt to slam into his cousin with all his might. Simultaneously he would move his right shoulder forward, hoping to dig the point of it painfully into the left armpit of his cousin. His main goal in pushing against the slightly taller male was to overpower Arkay and push him over. Whether his cousin fell backwards or to either side did not matter to Félicien so long as he managed to dislodge him.
Félicien versus Arkay for Dominance / Abaven Practice War
Round One of Two
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Shrike could feel his heart racing, a sense of excitement within him. At least for now he could pretend other things didn’t matter... Though he’d feel a deep sense of guilt for not finding Finch before this practice war later. Right now, however, his mind would be all on the task at hand. There was a spar to be done, and he would give nothing less than his very best for it.
As Tinaro readied his defenses Shrike would do the same. Head would lower to align with the spine, chin being tipped to protect his throat. Shoulders were rolled forward, neck scrunched, and hackles raised. Tail would tuck beneath his body, eyes would narrow, and ears would tip back against his skull. His limbs were spread, knees bent, and claws were digging into the soil. Shrike was ready and he was certain Tinaro would not disappoint him.
There was eight feet of distance between them, distance that Tinaro attempted to close swiftly. As he came forth, approaching Shrike head on, the smaller of the two males would ready himself. Shrike would attempt to step quickly to the left, throwing off where Tinaro’s attacks would land. Tinaro’s right shoulder, while it had been potentially crippling while aimed at Shrike’s throat, would now dig into the right center of Shrike’s forechest. Severe bruising would be the cost of impact. In addition to the sharp pain Shrike would have his breath knocked from him. The second part of the slam would hit as well, causing moderate bruising to his right shoulder.
There was also the matter of Tinaro’s bite to deal with. Shrike would tilt his own head to his left in order to attempt getting his head away from the bite that was coming for his face. He could not avoid it completely, however, and Shrike would feel another burst of pain as Tinaro’s upper canine’s sliced the area before his right ear and his lower canine’s scraped his jawbone. Moderate lacerations were left in the wake of the other male’s attack, though he would not gain a hold.
Now was the time for retaliation. Shrike would aim to dig his rear claws into the soil as he adjusted about seventy percent of his weight into his hind legs. He attempted to rear up and wrap his right foreleg around the left side of Tinaro’s neck across his shoulder. Shrike’s left foreleg would aim to land upon Tinaro’s right shoulder with the intent and attempt of digging his claws into the flesh of the taller male. He would also attempt to slam into the other with the attack with his chest, hopefully causing some bruising. In addition to this attack, Shrike would attempt to twist his head back towards his own right and snap his jaws down directly over Tinaro’s own muzzle. The upper jaw would potentially lay across the bridge of Tinaro’s muzzle in the middle whereas the bottom would potentially hook across the bottom to hopefully gain control of Tinaro’s head and prevent him any additional biting attacks. If the bite was successful then the result would have his head perpendicular with Tinaro’s with his gaze facing outward, rather than facing Tinaro directly.
Shrike versus Tinaro for Abaven Practice War Spar
Round One of Two
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