As the battles began to commence, the big, scarred lady moved off to the side. It seemed that Natha had the same idea. The two older ladies sat beside one another, the wolf giving a low, rumbling growl of greeting. Resin's single golden eye fixed upon the fighters. As Natha was, she was mentally grading their performance. Seeing the areas where they might need more work and training. So far things were going well. She was a little surprised that more of the opposite side hadn't come to enter themselves in the fray, but not all packs could be expected to be as powerful as the Armada. The giantess gave her head a shake, thick layers of muscle and fur swaying with the action. Though she would gladly participate in battle, she was more than happy to remain apart. It all depended on how the dice were thrown. As she watched, the scarred brow above her missing eye lifted. Was that... a tea pot? "Speech"

And the winner is...

AZURE

AUREUS must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out, and is out of the raid. AZURE's has succeeded in the maim and he may go on to another fight. Totals: Aureus: 203.94 (35, 49, 47, 1- Adjusted to 56, 58.8, 47, 1.35) Azure: 317.38 (58, 36, 33, 74 - Adjusted to 107.3, 39.6, 33, 74)

Judged with by Tealah

TIED TO WHAT IS LATE, AIN'T YOU NOW

The tussled and fought when suddenly the youth beneath him rotated sharply and Aureus fell back, suddenly cut loose from his opponent. At first he wasn't aware that anything had gone seriously wrong. He was simply confused how he had a hold on his opponent and his opponent had had a hold on him, so had he suddenly been flung off? He was dimly aware that his right paw felt oddly wet and that was when it hit him that he was missing two of his toes. The suddenly realize brought nausea crashing over him as pain lanced through his head like lightning. He could barely think and swiftly sucumbbed to unconsciousness.

With a hiss and snarl Kali quickly put himself between the youth and Aureus, grabbing his wolfen friend by the scruff and dragging him off the battlefield.

-exit-

It was one of the most satisfying feelings in Azure's young life, his head wrenched hard and off came two toes of his opponent's paw. Unfortunately Aureus was then able to disengage seeing as that was the only hold Azure had on him. The man's companion stepped between the boy and his opponent and Azure snarled back at the cat. He was ready to keep going, to fight harder, but even he could see that it was over. "Coward!" The boy called after his departing form - Aureus had attacked him from behind, been punished for it and was running away with his tail between his legs. Good riddance. He straightened and stood, his head cocking a bit to the side where his ear had nearly been torn from his head. If another came for him, he'd be ready this time. "Speech" "Thinking" "You."

The howls of unknown wolves sounded in the night, causing the Abraxas woman to stop in he tracks as her hackles rose up in anger. Not long after did she hear Eligos and the others, and without a second thought she charged her way to meet the trespassers. Paws pounded the ground as the distant sound of fighting could be heard. She hadn't been close enough to be one of the first to get there, no. She'd been outside of the pack lands on a little excursion to collect some materials, but that was going to have to wait now. Her new honey badger companion followed her, somewhat keeping up with her but Ina needed to go faster. "Catch up when you can, I need to go on ahead." She stated before putting on more speed. As she finally broke through the trees, she slid to a halt as she looked at the scene before her. Another pack was intruding, and it caused her to feel incredibly angry. She had a feeling being among all these mortal packs was a bad idea, and she felt she was right. She caught sight of Eligos and the rest of the few fighters they had engaged in battle already, and the moment she spotted the closest target, she sounded a menacing growl and charged at him with the same speed she had previously been running at. Proserpina aimed to slam her body into the left side of her target, seeking to slam the point of her shoulder as hard as she could into his rib cage right behind his shoulder/elbowwith the hopes of both knocking him over along with knocking the wind out, or better yet, hopefully she'd managed to crack his ribs. With a vicious snarl, she struck forward with her teeth, seeking to bite and keep hold of the back of the males head at the base of his skull so she could yank his head back and gain control of him. Proserpina "Ghost" Abraxas vs Dunkan for Dominance Round: 1/2 Age: Over 1yr Size: Large Build: Medium Companion 1: Honey Badger, Female - Battle Skills: Expert Fighter & Intermediate Intellectual Specialty: N/A "Speak"

It was funny how the companions converged all at once. As Bast sought to bite Pyrrhic's leg, Pyrrhic's mandrill Benkos leaped in from the side and sought to intercept the bite by punching the cat in the nose which would, if he were successful, turn the cat's head before it could bite his companion. This didn't do much to save Pyrrhic's attempted leg swipe, however, as Sirius planted his feet and made the goal of unbalancing him that way impossible. He also shoved back into Pyrrhic's shove, which countered the godling's efforts there.

Pyrrhic allowed himself to more or less be shunted off to the side by Sirius' shove. If the taller man wasn't fast enough he'd find himself leaning into empty air as Pyrrhic sought to flow down Sirius' side, not quite touching him but certainly no more than a hair's width away. He kicked forward hard, seeking to slam his chest into Sirius' right knee. He hoped to strike it squarely which would likely buckle the joint and strain it. At the same time he sought to bite into Sirius' right hip.

Pyrrhic versus Sirius for Dominance
Round One of Two
Age: 1+
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Companion 1: Mandrill, Male - Battle
Skills: Expert Intellectual & Expert Fighter
Specialty: N/A

Dunkan observed as the fights rose across the battlefield,so this was how a real Raid looked like? He could feel the itch to sink his teeth on another wolf's body, what wat this? He'd never experiment such an emotion,well he wasnt known for being emotional or one who felt them in an intense way,he was neutral most of the time. His jaguar was ready fight along the wolf who placed his tail between his legs. Not because of being scared,just to protect his private parts. And as a large male went after Zee,he almost stepped in to help but there out of nowhere a female rushed up to he, quickly she lowered his neck and head,hackles rose and his legs bent and nails dug into the soil to help with his balance.He did his best to make himself a barrier for maybe make her crash against himself and maybe knock her air,he held his breath closing his mouth to try keeping his own air in his lungs.But the crash was so hard that some of it managed to escape and he felt sore in his rib cage. Then The female wolf saugh to bite on the back of his skull. Simultaneously,Urasa rushed to the female's backside and spreading his legs and paws the Jaguar attempted to dig his nails onto Pina's things. Dunkan would attempt to switch his head to his left hand to try to rip her away from his neck though he could feel a sharp pain on the region she bitten him, blood coming from what seemed to be a gash. Quickly he would attempt to turn his body and face to for A T shape with Pina at the top and quickly he would attempt to catch her snout between his jaws hopping to close it shut,at the same time placing a leg over her to help him have a firm hold. Wishing to keep her from bitting. Dunkan Sarcova vs Proserpina for dominance Round 1/2 Age: +1 Size: Large Build: Heavy Companion 1: Jaguar, Male - Battle Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Intellectual Specialty: N/A "Speak"

The cry of a vulture warned him of the ferocity in which an Aerie member fought his boy. The Warlord jerked his head violently to the side, in time to see the pale gold wolf attempt to rip his sons ear from its skull. With an angry growl, Sirius might perhaps have forgone his own fight and interceded. Pyrrhics chest slam brought him back to his senses, and he put his head back into his own fight. Thr next cry from Marshal told him that his son had avoided the blow, and was going for an equally vicious attack on his own. Good.

Sirius pivoted on his feet. He was accustomed to quick little wolves harrying his back feet these days. He met the bite aimed at his right hip with his own teeth. Elongated fangs intended to clash against his opponents maw. He would also flick his right paw forward, twisting so the blade popped free, and would attempt to hook his paw around the back of Pyrrhics front paw. At the same time, he wondered. Was this all the wolves Aerie had to throw at them?


Sirius Fatalis vs Pyrrhic for dominance
Round 2/2
Age: over 1
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Front leg bracers with knife
Defensive Battle Accessory: Back leg bracers
Companion 1: Black Vulture, Male - Battle - Boosted/oversized
Companion 2: Snow Leopard, Female - Battle - Boosted
*Companion 3: Spectacled bear, Female - Battle
Mutation 1: Cat claws - Offensive
Mutation 2: Fangs - Offensive
Skills: Master Fighter & Master Hunter
Specialty: Bloodletter

She had succeeded in slamming her target. She snarled with satisfaction when she connected with him, and she hoped this boy would think twice now after that. Before she had jumped into this fight, she had noted some of the opposition sat around watching. How cowardly and insecure did the Armada feel to want to pick on the smallest pack? Ina was aware her pack didn't have that many fighters, and for the ashen cowards to target them felt like an insult. If the Abraxas had the numbers like before, then she was sure the Armada rats wouldn't have even tried to face off against the Abraxas holdings. Ina's ears folded back and her tail tucked when she heard the sound of a large cat behind her. She snarled through the fur in her mouth as she prepared to take a hit, but just as luck would have it, her companion had finally made it and charged straight at the jaguar, the honey badger's long claws aiming to slice across the Jaguar's legs to both hurt and knock him down. Her opponent would manage to twist his head free from her grasp, but not without injury. The fur that clung to her teeth was ignored but the taste of blood was not. Dunkan tore away from her and repositioned himself. As he reached to bite at her muzzle as well as to place a foreleg over her, she quickly lowered her center of gravity, the front half of her body lowering to the ground almost as if she was doing a play bow and spun to face him, an angry snarl erupting from her throat as she then launched herself up, seeking to throw her shoulder into his throat this time and choke him out. His bite would grasp nothing but fur and do nothing more than pinch the skin on the side of her neck, and as she sought to choke him, her own jaws flung open as she aimed to catch his muzzle in her jaws this time. Proserpina "Ghost" Abraxas vs Dunkan for Dominance Round: 2/2 Age: over 1yr Size: Large Build: Medium Companion 1: Honey Badger, Female - Battle Skills: Expert Fighter & Intermediate Intellectual Specialty: N/A "Speak"

The call of unfamiliars sounded in the air, and Zagan knew it was anything but friendly. The small pack was being invaded, and as he raced as fast as he could to meet the intruders, he wasn't fast enough. By the time he arrived, the few fighters that Aerie had were already engaged and Zagan was eager to fight and protect his home. Fucking mortal cowards! He screamed in his head as he watched half the opposition practically sitting around. After seeing that, he knew they had chosen Aerie knowing full well that they didn't have the numbers to match. Was this how mortal wolves operated? Using cheap tricks to secure their wins? Pathetic. And that, of course, was the only impression he had of the Armada now. Pathetic fucking cowards.

He zeroed in on the closest opponent to him, a large purple boy that would soon feel his wrath. At this point, the dark youth didn't care if he won or lost. What mattered was hurting one of the cowards as much as he possibly could. At least...that's what he swore the Abraxas god was whispering in his ear. Zagan rushed the boy, aiming to come in at the youth's left hip as he sought to throw the point of his right shoulder into the soft part of Indigo's abdomen and wind him. Simultaneously, his left paw sought to hook Indy's left hind leg and drag it towards him while he also aimed to bite down on Indigo's tail and break it as viciously as he could. His own defenses were in place as he sought to hurt the boy, tail tucked, ears pinned, hackles up and everything else that came instinctively.

Zagan Abraxas vs Indigo for Maim (Tail removal)
Round: 1/?
Age: over 1yr
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Skills: Advanced Fighter & Beginner Hunter
Specialty: N/A

Dunkan tried to maintain his balance and ground and wasnt sure if the female felt the hit herself but he couldn't let that distract him from the fight.Being new to this wasnt an excuse to perform wrongly or like a fool,he wanted to give his best in his first Raid,and he couldn't lose,or not in a foolish way.He wanted to lose fighting at the best he and Urasa could.And there as the female attempted to slam her shoulder into his throat quickly he turned to make the side of his neck(Betten head and shoulder) be the one who could get the hit. Simultaneously he would attempt to launch himself into her own shoulder wanting to do so in with a lot of force to knock her off the balance or enough to attack next. Urasa felt claws on his own legs, and angrily he turned and would attempt to swipe his left paw with claws unsheltered into the creature's head, hoping to stun and claw him. She went for his snout mirroring his own previous attack.He managed to cause some stretched but that was a bad result for him,he wanted to cause heavy damage if he could. And there he lowered his body like a bend hoping to get himself below the female and wanting to take advantage of her only having three of the four legs in the ground.He would launch himself forward wanting to get under her,and if he could manage to go forward he wanted to make her fall into her. Dunkan Sarcova vs Proserpina for dominance Round 2/2 Age: +1 Size: Large Build: Heavy Companion 1: Jaguar, Male - Battle Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Intellectual Specialty: N/A "Speak"

If Iroh only knew his opponent carried the rank he coveted above all others the young man might have fought even harder. He tried to forget about the goals he’d had as a younger wolf, it just made him disappointed in the way life worked out. Thankfully Iroh was more focused on his fight than his broken childhood dreams. Tamsyn managed to get out of his way, his train like motion difficult to maneuver with quickness. He kept his eyes on her, and as she leaned in to grab at his elbow Iroh aimed to bring his iron pot down on her head with a heavy swing of his head. She’d regret it if she let her teeth sink into his flesh.

Iroh tried ot use his bulk to his advantage, keeping his eye on her as he prepared a swing for when she got too close to him. He wasn’t fast enough for a full on assault, not when she was so much smaller and agile on her feet than he was.

Iroh Abraxas vs Tamsyn for Dominance
Round 2 of 2
Age: 1+
Size: Extra large
Build: Heavy
Offensive Battle Accessory: Iron battle teapot
Companion 1: Mandrill, Female - Battle
Skills: Advanced Fighter & Intermediate Intellectual
Specialty: N/A

Eligos' lip lifted in a silent snarl as Zee spoke, as though trying to justify what they were doing with her insulting explanation. Fury crystallized in sharp-edged ice in his chest. Flanking him, Cypher and Kida stopped their fidgeting and went still, identically incredulous and hurt expressions on each of their still-puppyish faces. "That's bullying," Cypher said plaintively, a puppy-like sense of betrayal clear in his voice at the injustice. "I thought you were nice. Kida just gave an angry, screechy salvo of barks as though to deny the small alpha's words. Eligos laced his ears back and stared Zee down, not even bothering to hide his furious disgust. If that is what you think is going to happen from this," he snarled, "Then you are worse than a fool." But he wouldn't bother to debate further - whether she'd agreed or not, despite her nice-nice act she'd gone along with this. She was directly complicit into this dishonorable, cowardly debacle. Her explanation of their reasoning made it somehow worse than if Aerie had simply had something they desperately needed, rather than their overly prideful need to crush any theoretical future resistance.

She must have been equally certain of her inability to convince him of her righteousness, because she charged for him. Kida, with a furious roar that didn't sound like it could have come from that small body, leaped even as Zee moved, her fangs aimed overtop Zee's nose, attempting to grip the top of the muzzle and the nose itself and let her momentum carry her in front of the alpha in an attempt to jerk it to Zee's left. Eligos pivoted towards Zee's side behind Kida, dropping into a crouch and ducking his head as the toucan's claws scratched at his pinned ears, and as he brought his head back up and pushed upward and forward with his coiled limbs he sought to slam the sharpened ridge of his helmet on the underside of her chest, right behind her right elbow, attempting to lift her off her forelegs and throw her to her left side as well as allow the helmet's ridge to open a severe laceration there.


Eligos Abraxas vs Zeitgeist for Dominance (raid)
Round 1/2
Age: over 1 year
Size: Extra large
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Centurion Helmet
Defensive Battle Accessory: Leather Armor
Companion 1: Malinos, Male - Battle
Companion 2: Malinois, Female - Battle
Skills: Advanced Fighter & Beginner Intellectual
Specialty: N/A

And the winner is...

SIRIUS

PYRRHIC must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: Adjusted rolls: 69.3 1.1 48 16.8 PYRRHIC'S total is.. 162.24 Adjusted rolls: 36.55 86.9 22 91 SIRIUS' total is.. 331.03

And the winner is...

PROSERPINA

DUNKAN must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: Adjusted rolls: 48.3 24.15 44 31.9 PROSERPINA'S total is.. 178.02 Adjusted rolls: 6.6 71.5 78 5 DUNKAN'S total is.. 177.21

She had managed to offset her opponent caused him to lose his balance. She uttered a final warning snarl at him to stay down or else, and once he got the message she turned her attention to the other fighters. Aerie was outnumbered. But that didn't stop them from trying to protect what was theirs. Her eyes fell on Pyrrhic and his battle, her eyes narrowing as the opposing alpha seemed to secure a win against her cousin. With a snarl, she charged at Sirius, aiming to come at him from the side with her shoulder jutted out as she aimed to slam the point of her left shoulder into his right hind knee in an effort to strain and force it to buckle. Simultaneously, the Abraxas woman aimed to sweep his hind leg out from under him with her left forepaw to help pull that same right leg closer to her to further aid in the damage. And lastly, she aimed to bite and tear into that same thigh, further hoping to ruin the leg and take him out of the fight. Proserpina "Ghost" Abraxas vs Sirius for Dominance Round: 1/? Age: Over 1yr Size: Large Build: Medium Companion 1: Honey Badger, Female - Battle Skills: Expert Fighter & Intermediate Intellectual Specialty: N/A "Speak"

Marshal’s next call told him another wolf was going for another overly-violent attack on one of his children. He was furious, and fired up to interfere. These idiot Aerie wolves were taking this sparring practice as a chance to try all-out violence against his people. He had brought his Armada wolves here, and he would not stand for this. Infuriated, he began to move towards Indigo, when another wolf got in his way. He snarled at the white wolf in warning. If she didn’t move it, he was going to rain hell down upon her. Screw her, and screw the raid. He wasn’t going to stop until Indigo was safe. When her shoulder slammed into him - into his chest, because of his turned position, he would realise the only way out was through her. Fine. With a violent snarl he shoved his weight forward, into her. “If you rip off my child's tail, I will burn your house down!” he snarled at the top of his lungs to the fool-boy who dared hurt a child of the Warlord. He would follow that Aerie boy to the ends of the earth for his revenge, if he must. Moving his attention onto the female that interfered, he took the battle seriously. The shifted weight ensured she could not pull it out from under him. When she lowered her head, he raised his paw. She wanted to go for it? Well, she would find it very suddenly within the bounds of her face. Usually very careful of the damage his feline-like talons could do he rarely-to-never used them to their full capacity. Today, he would use them in an attempt to rip her skin asunder. He wished for nothing more than to leave his mark down her face, a match to his own born-markings across his eye. Let anyone who saw her, see what it meant to get between Sirius Fatalis, Warlord of the Ashen Armada, and his son. He was beyond mad at the high-handed, cruel attack used on his less-then-one year old child. "Speech" Sirius Fatalis vs Proserpina for maim (Scar down left eye in similar shape and form to his own eye marking) Round 1/2 Age: over 1 Size: Dire wolf Build: Medium Offensive Battle Accessory: Front leg bracers with knife Defensive Battle Accessory: Back leg bracers Companion 1: Black Vulture, Male - Battle - Boosted/oversized Companion 2: Snow Leopard, Female - Battle - Boosted *Companion 3: Spectacled bear, Female - Battle Mutation 1: Cat claws - Offensive Mutation 2: Fangs - Offensive Skills: Master Fighter & Master Hunter Specialty: Bloodletter

Natha wasn't terribly surprised by the violence with which Aerie fought. After all, this was a real raid. The raid between Winterfell and Abaven had been a practice raid, albeit a begrudging one. The raid between Ashen and the Armada was also a practice. Wolves rarely sought to maim each other during practice, but this was a form of glorified home invasion and so she didn't bat an eye when one of the Aerie wolves charged Azure. She'd fought a bear with the boy and felt confident in his skills. If he could handle a raging bear he could certainly handle whatever Aerie's warriors could dish out.

However, when one of Aerie's warriors dove for Indigo she got to her feet, hackles raised. She knew next to nothing of the boy. All she knew was that he was an aspiring healer. Her legs coiled beneath her as she debated getting involved. He had the advantage of size. At this age he was barely indistinguishable from an adult. There was also the unfortunate fact that this was part of the experience of battle. Scars would be obtained. Permanent marks made. They were here for the experience of a true raid and that was what they were getting. Though, if the Armada were raided, Natha certainly had no intention of just sitting on the side lines and she felt for the youth who were bearing the brunt of violent attacks. It would be one thing if they were after her or Resin but this was something else.

Natha was itching to get involved, but when she saw the determination on Indigo's face she made her decision and slowly sat back down. She should have faith in Indigo's abilities. She doubted Sirius would have allowed the boy to come if he were not skilled in the arts of battle. She kept her hind legs tucked beneath her, coiled and ready to spring, just in case. At any sign from the boy that he needed help she would spring into action and give these Aerie wolves what for, shredding them beneath her claws like tender winter rabbits.

Now... what was this? The call of an unfamiliar pack at their borders was enough to make Thalia's fur bristle uncomfortably. The sudden feeling of raw anger that washed over her took her by surprise - how dare someone come to challenge them here, in her home? Who did they think they were? Thalia wasted no time in meeting their attackers, not the least bit surprised to find that quite a few Aerie wolves had already showed up to fight off their attackers. No one seemed to be wasting any time to jump into the fray and defend themselves and their home, and Thalia was no different. She caught the tail end of what Eligos and his opponent had been saying, and it only helped stir up the inevitable rage that was swirling inside her chest.

Thalia didn't care who she challenged, but her gaze drifted to a female who was very much not a wolf. That was one of their pack? If she was a different wolf, she might've laughed, but instead she merely scrutinized her opponent before charging. Her lips peeled back and a snarl left her throat as she made to pummel her much larger weight straight into the feline's form. She had no idea how experienced she was, nor how her armor might prove advantageous in battle. Suddenly the Abraxas was blinded by rage, by a need to draw blood that she'd never quite experienced - she was known for keeping her emotions reigned in, for being unreadable, but now suddenly she felt everything spill out and overflow as she aimed her head for Natha's chest, hoping to slam her forehead into her head and cause her to lose her balance.

Thalia Abraxas vs Natha for Minor Maim - Torn left ear
Round 1 / ?
Age: Over 1 Year
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Intellectual
Specialty: N/A

Natha's sudden movement must've caught the attention of another of Aerie's warriors. A large, earthen-colored femme charged for her with the same violent intent she'd seen in the wolves that attacked Sirius' pups. The woman radiated blood lust and fury in the snarl that ripped from her throat. Aw shit. Well, Natha had wanted a fight and now she had one.

With her legs already coiled beneath her she leapt to her left, ears pinning tightly to her head as the larger wolf's head just missed slamming into her chest. Natha was quick to retaliate. Her upper body twisted in toward the wolf, her claws unsheathed as she sought to slash the claws of her right paw down the right side of the woman's face, seeking for her middle claws to land on either side of the woman's eye. She sought to tear flesh to the bone and temporarily blind her opponent with pain and blood. No one had ever tried to slam their head into her before and it was swiftly dawning on the feline that she was in a fight with a berserker. How much could she really rely on pain to slow her opponent?

Natha Críoch vs Thalia for (Minor Maim - Scarring of right side of face, over the eye)
Round 1/2
Age: Over 1
Size: Other species
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Spiked gauntlets
Defensive Battle Accessory: Spiked helmet
Companion 1: Bobcat, Male - Battle
Companion 2: Flying fox, Female - Battle
Skills: Master Navigator & Master Fighter
Specialty: Fleet-footed