'Til Death Do Us Part (Medusa x Newt)
06-25-2013, 02:14 PM
She had timed it perfectly. The woman had rose on her back legs, losing her balance, as she aimed to grab newt?s shoulders. She had pushed forward at the last possible second, positioning Medusa between her shoulder blades and her head was beneath the woman?s body. Her teeth had been open and ready to sink her fangs into the unprotected underbelly. Medusa would need her tail to be raised to hope for any sort of balance to occur and that would leave everything open. Yet, some how, the woman had attempted to back peddle. She had felt the movement and had attempted to push forward again; still unsure how her fangs could not have scored the soft underbelly she was aiming for. She wanted to maintain the closeness they were currently at and yet somehow, in mere seconds, and no time for her to react, medusa had managed to back peddle off her back. Sit on her but, and stand up to face her all in the same motion? She was utterly confused by this. She wasn?t slow by any means and the distance was simply impossible for such movements and yet she had managed to dodge a killing blow. What sorcery was aiding the woman to avoid every bite and blow?
Somehow in this confusion, while Medusa was sitting backwards, she had managed to score the shoulder in her jaws. Elongated jaws would grab and hold what ever she snatched. She would have held on as long as she could, followed the pull of medusa and continued forward on her to use her weight to her advantage. However, Medusa had found it easier for her to rip herself backwards. Newts bite, would be relentless with holding. Yes, the woman would trash herself backwards but the amount of flesh that would be torn off with that bite would have been crippling. Yet even still, medusa decided to rip away from newt, leaving a chunk of flesh in the dire wolves mouth. She wanted to savor the fist blood. The wounds she had inflicted on medusa had been minor with her slippery movements. Yet this wound would do damage far beyond the battlegrounds. As the woman back peddled again to give some distance between them, newt was unsure how she had found all this time for all these movements. Was time stopping around her? Was she blinded by her rage that she could not react in any manner? It was more than aggravating and she wanted nothing more then to put the woman on her ass and be done with this ridiculous fight.
Once more medusa had decided to stand upright and jump at newt. Was the woman mad? Hadn?t she just done that move? She was standing. Legs spread apart and holding her balance. Her tail was upright to help support that balance as she reacted. Her chin was tucked to protect her neck, the fur around her neck and shoulders was upright for added protection to her skin, her eyes were in slits to protect them and her ears were glued to her head. As medusa rose to attempt to strangle newt, newt put all her momentum in a forward assault. She allowed her body to rise as her back legs propelled her body forward. This would equal the force that medusa was using to push into her and hopefully overwhelm her with the 80 pound difference. She was aiming to grab the side of Medusas neck, rather then jugular, since the woman was smart enough to protect that vital area. She would feel medusas paws push into her chest but the added force of her own momentum would cancel that force out as it equaled it with her own greater force. Her jaws could aim to grab the neck and she would push her weight forward, to hit her paws in a mirrored motion of that of medusas, and attempt to pin the woman beneath her. The difference in strength and weight should be the advantage she needed to put the bitch in her place and stop all the excessive squirming and dodging.
Round: 3/4
Attacks: Since Medusa is yet again rising newt is also rising and lunging forwards to use her strength and weight to her advantage. She is meeting her head on and rather then going for a muzzle to muzzle attack she is aiming for the side of Medusas neck and mirroring her movements by pushing her paws out while simultaneously going for the side of her neck. Should she grab it then she would continue to push herself forward and use her weight to her advantage to pull the woman to the ground.
Damage: Nothing but minor toughs of fur missing from medusa grabbing at her shoulders from the protection of her hair, winter coat thickness and the forward assault that had countered the original attack.
Defenses: Her legs are parted for balance. Her tail is raised high to help keep her balance as she rises to meet medusa head on. Her ears are pinned for protection; Her eyes are in slits for protection, her fur is upright for added protection of her skin. Her chin is tucked slightly to protect her neck.
06-25-2013, 07:18 PM
06-27-2013, 05:34 PM
Ooc: to counter that statement I did in fact state where medusas paws were,
?She would feel medusas paws push into her chest but the added force of her own momentum would cancel that force out as it equaled it with her own greater force.? What I failed to mention was where the bite landed, but this wasn?t described in her next post only where her paws landed. This saying, it is all in interpreting the battle. Newt was rising at the same moment that medusa was rising. She is in fact 8 inches taller then her so the paws would not touch her jaws, they would hit her chest. With newts forward force she would counter that force of medusa. Newts head would be slightly taller then that of medusas. This is why she turned her head slightly to try and grab medusas neck. I wanted this clarified. However, the damage that she described will be discussed further in my post<.b>
Time, it was a fickle thing. In battle seconds were what mattered. Where one thought they could escape there was no actual way to escape. They needed more time. She had in fact timed everything as best as she could. She had moved at the same exact moment that medusa had moved. She had rose on her back legs to meet the woman head on. There was indeed an 8-inch height difference between the two and she was certain that should she meet her head on she would loom over the woman ever so slightly. She had ensured to lower her head to protect her neck as she had gone for the side of medusas neck. Rather then grab what she was seeking.
She managed to land her paws on medusas shoulders as the serpent shoved her paw straight at her mouth to hit the back of her throat. Her jaws had been open and her head had been bent to ensure the protection of her throat. The woman had pushed and turned her paw in her mouth, aiming to scratch the soft tissue inside. She had hit the gagging reflect with this newts mouth had begun to close automatically and her head push forward, at the same moment medusa was pushing down with her paw. This would push the woman back towards the ground to attempt to rid her of the paw that was gagging her. All the while her teeth were closing around the paw, a cough very slight opening of her jaws had allowed medusa to ripped her paw out of her mouth before further damage could be done. Blood filled her mouth as the claws caught her gums and tongue but with the automatic reaction of gagging the damage wasn?t enough to brutally harm her mouth. No, it was mere tears at her tongue and gums.
With this Medusa had fallen back. Newt was falling as well; the coke had made her buckle her back legs to allow her body to fall down towards the ground. She had hoped during the same moment that medusa had pushed her paw into her mouth to that she would attempt to garb the side of her neck. The paw had been unfortunate and thus had pushed her back towards the ground. Medusa had attempted to mimic her previous attack. As medusa lunged forward, slightly low to the ground, newt had touched the ground on her back paws, slightly in an almost sitting position but more so to ensure her legs would work like springs. She pushed her body forward, almost crouched, and allowed herself to be met almost head on but more at an angle by medusas forward assault.
She kept her tail level with her body to help keep her balance. Her ears still remained backwards to help keep them protected. Her legs were spread apart to balance her fall and at the same time maintain her balance with the forward motion of medusas attack. Though the woman was 80 pounds lighter she had still flung her full weight forward. If she hadn?t been careful that could push the behemoth off balance. Thankfully the wound in her shoulder and sprain would slow her down just enough for her to touch the ground and push down and out. Her own descend had slowed her forward momentum significantly. She would use her own weight to help keep her in place. But her forward thrust of her chest and downward motion was simultaneously done and thus not much momentum was thrown towards the serpent?s way.
She felt Fangs find the side of her chest, medusa had been aiming for her belly/ribs, and rather she had gotten the side of her chest/shoulder area. (This is assuming she is attempting to attack between newt?s legs in order to get to her belly) The fur was still thick from the on coming winter and her bulk was a form of protection though the area was not impenetrable. She felt fangs pushing into her flesh, though she was certain the amount of fur in her mouth would be discomforting and possibly gag her, and she felt the weight of medusa pushing into her. As well she felt the forward push of a paw. She pushed back against her legs to keep her balance and take the force that medusa was throwing her way. At the same time, she pulled her head towards the back of the woman?s neck. She was lower to the ground and now preoccupied with the flesh of her chest in her mouth. She was certain medusa wasn?t about to be lenient with her bite and would possibly thrash her head to pull and tug at the flesh. Or she could be mistaken and the woman would attempt to regroup release the flesh she had grabbed.
Regardless of hat reaction was to come of medusa scoring her chest she was aiming her head down and directly over the back of medusas neck/spine. She was attempting to bite down while the woman was distracted and grab a hold of the back of her neck, biting fiercely if she scored it, to either dislocate vertebrae or break her neck with the force of her bite. Being a dire wolf her jaws were slightly longer then that of her smaller cousin. If she did not break the neck she would hold onto it and shake towards the right. She would use the bulk of her weight, once the forward momentum was stopped, and pull her head and body towards the ground with medusa locked in her jaws should she score the hit.
Round: 4/4
Attacks: Once medusa has grabbed hold of Newts chest, newt is aiming to bite the back of medusa neck with as much force as her bite can muster. She is also attempting, if she is successful in grabbing that neck, then she is going to use all her strength in her neck/bite/forward motion to push medusa into the ground and hold her.
Damage: Damage to her gums and tongue from medusas claws attempting to scrape inside her mouth before her gag reflects kicked in and she began to close her mouth in reaction and cough. This caused some damage but not as significant as assumed. Once medusa lunged forward towards newts belly, she hit her chest/shoulder area. I am Unsure the depths of the damage until it is known how medusa reacts to catching this bite. Newt is pushing into it. So she is also achieving minor bruising around her chest from medusa slamming her weight into her, there is an 80 pound difference and newt is absorbing the momentum evenly in her body from her posture and bent legs.
Defenses: Her head is lowered to protect her neck. Her hair is raised for added defense. Her ears are back to protect them. Her tail is level with her body to maintain balance and her legs are buckled to also maintain balance. Her legs are evenly apart to help absorb the shock of the forward momentum of medusas attack.
07-01-2013, 03:17 PM
NEWT v MEDUSA for AMENTI Round 1
NEWT: 9/ 10 for clarity- i personally think it clutters up a fight to put in a plethora of "if fighter a does this, fighter b will do that" you can't really know how your opponent will react - what if they don't do any of the above? it's better to stick with a single move and let your opponent decide the rest. 8 / 10 for powerplaying. Deciding your opponent's placement for your opponent is powerplaying, even in the first round. 10 / 10 for defenses. weight evenly distributed, legs wide for balance, claws used for traction, tail level with body for balance, ears pinned, hackles raised, head lowered 4 / 10 for attack. a single attack to Medusa's neck, shoulder or thigh depending on her reaction. 10 / 10 for injuries.No injuries first round Round one NEWT Total: 41/50 MEDUSA: 10 / 10 for clarity- there seems to have been some confusion with this counter - but here is how I see it. this attack takes place while newt is moving forward (medusa repositioned herself and changed the angle of Newt's attack toward her, stopping before she lunged) and in reaction to her movement (whether she stops or keeps going with her lunge) 10 / 10 for powerplaying. Post contained no power playing. 10 / 10 for defenses. Muscles tensed, legs spread evenly, weight evenly distributed and on her toes, eyes narrowed, ears pinned back, jaws parted, chin tucked, shoulders rolled, head lowered, hackles raised, tail lashing for balance 5 / 10 for attack. attempting to pull Newt's head down with her paws, and bite into her neck 10 / 10 for injuries.First round Round one NAME Total: 45/50 Round 2
NEWT: 8 / 10 for clarity-i'm confused as to how she would reach Medusa's stomach. she would have to get under her chest and head and teeth which were aimed for her throat. 5 / 10 for powerplaying. you can not reposition your opponent. medusa's movement was placed during newt's movement forward, the only thing that places her so closely to newt was newt's own post. you also can not say she crept closer while she wasn't looking - it's up to muse whether medusa was paying close attention. you do not state why Medusa's attack missed, she's still snapping, why were no injuries taken? 8 / 10 for defenses. legs positioned balanced(how?), tail level with body, ears pinned, head level to protect neck, hackles raised 4 / 10 for attack. one attack aimed at medusa's stomach 10 / 10 for injuries. No injuries taken. Round two NEWT Total: 35/50 MEDUSA: 10 / 10 for clarity- a clear post. 7 / 10 for powerplaying. there is a lot of movement in this post, its unrealistic for medusa to shrink back suddenly, reposition herself for Newt's attack, jump back, and then attack again. 10 / 10 for defenses. eyes narrowed, ears pinned back, chin tucked, jaws parted, claws used for traction, weight positioned in her hind end, hackles raised, shoulders rolled, neck level with lowered body, tail tucked 7 / 10 for attack. two planned attacks, one aimed for Newt's mouth with her left paw, another with her jaws aimed for Newt's throat. 5 / 10 for injuries. bruising to chest, abrasions on hind legs, bite wound to shoulder Round two MEDUSA Total: 39/50 Round 3
NEWT: 9 / 10 for clarity- which side of Medusa's neck is being aimed for? 4 / 10 for powerplaying. you did not mention Medusa's attack to Newt's throat with her jaws at all. although you mentioned her paws hitting Medusa's chest and why they did little to no damage there, there was no reason for her paw not to end up in her mouth if she was moving forward for Medusa's neck. once again no injuries were taken. 10 / 10 for defenses. legs spread for balance, chin tucked, tail upright, hackles raised, eyes narrowed, ears pinned 5 / 10 for attack. biting at the side of Medusa's neck, attemtping to pull Merusa to the ground 10 / 10 for injuries. no injuries taken. Round three NEWT Total: 38/50 MEDUSA: 10 / 10 for clarity- a clear post. 7 / 10 for powerplaying.to remove her paw, then her jaws, and lower herself to Newt's stomach all while Newt is lunging at her is a lot of movement. 10 / 10 for defenses. three paws on the ground for balance, hackles raised, shoulders rolled, head aligned with spine, tail tucked, eyes narrowed, ears pinned, jaws parted 5 / 10 for attack. an attack with her jaws, and an attack with her injured paw. 7 / 10 for injuries. sprained left paw. Round three MEDUSA Total: 39/50 Round 4
NEWT: 9 / 10 for clarity- minor spelling and grammar errors. 10 / 10 for powerplaying. post contained no powerplaying. 8 / 10 for defenses. tail level for balance, ears pined, legs spread for balance, weight used for counterbalance (hackles were not mentioned outside of ooc) 5 / 10 for attack. one attack to Medusa's neck, attempting to push her down. 7 / 10 for injuries. damage to gums and tongue, bruising and bite to chest. Round four NEWT Total: 39/50 MEDUSA: 10 / 10 for clarity- a clear post. 7 / 10 for powerplaying. Newt mentioned Medusa's paw in her previous post and pushed against it - considering that, and that said paw is sprained, it wouldn't do much damage and can't be assumed to have left bruises. 10 / 10 for defenses. legs spread for balance, legs bent for balance, body lowered to ground, hackles raised, ears pinned, eyes narrowed, jaws parting, neck aligned with spine, shoulders rolled, neck scrunched 5 / 10 for attack. legs wrapped around Newt's neck, bite to newt's throat 6 / 10 for injuries. a bite to the back of her neck, grip attained by Newt to the side of her neck. Round four MEDUSA Total: 38/50 Totals:
NEWT: (153)160/200 + 7 for task (avenger). MEDUSA: 161/200 And the winner is...
MEDUSA! NEWT must give up by either submitting, fleeing, or passing out. Damage:
NEWT damage to tongue and gums will be painful, and possibly alter speech. this will take one ooc week to heal. MEDUSA- sprain to ankle, moderate injury to shoulder. this will take one ooc week to heal. - By [Serendipity]
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07-01-2013, 04:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-01-2013, 04:21 PM by Medusa i.)
OOC: ohhey xD The reason Medusa talks to Newt right after knocking her out is probs confusing, but when you asphyxiate someone like that without holding on for long, it only takes them a few seconds to come to.
07-04-2013, 07:10 AM
At the end of the fight the phantom fae watched horrified as her Queen lost. Shock and sadness laced through her prone being and for a long moment she was frozen in captive anxiety. Her Queen could not lose, not Newt, not her Newt. The larger dame was the phantoms best friend and she could not be crippled she could not be defeated. This could not come to pass! Ghost's long and limber bodice was propelling forward even before her brain gave the command. Zipping across the battlefield in a blanket of silver, she skidded to a halt mere inches from her fallen friend.
Her lips pulled up in a snarl, and her head lowered, baring her teeth at the bitch before her. The wretch who dare harm Ghosts only ally. Haunches raised, teeth barred and a steady snarl erupting from her larynx, her posture was entirely defensive, keeping Newt from this creatures line of sight. Ghost would protect her from further injury no matter what the cost and if she so much as drew a word against her, Ghost would be the first to challenge this bitch.