"You could push some people around here, you could flex a muscle and thrive here."

"You bow down surrounded by your fears."

Kespie flew above. The eerie setting sun blazing orange across the large bird of preys white feathers. It was obviois the snowy owl was hovering above Eraithus. The man didnt say a word really, he was trying to ignore the blood roaring in his ears. His body flexed, the energy from Medusa pack and perhaps his own rage fueled the strange hypnotic state he was entering. What for. Blood.

"If I win you stop your searching for my family." he noted the earth underneath the male shifting to face the white bitch. She was hazy maybe, he wasnt thinking about Recluse or anything else. Let her take an ear, take an eye. Eraithus tried not to laugh at it. His antlers were a spectacle. Hanging on the warriors shoulders. He couldnt help it, Eraithus lowered his head to align with his shoulders. A grin painted his face. "Lets make it Good Medusa!" he laughed. Boy if he lost hed have a lot of explaining to do. He loved to fight what could he say. Honestly he was happy he had an excuse to motivate him. Cruel. Was not nornally the word attached to him.

True to her word as usual, Medusa escorted Eraithus to the battlefield as promised, so he could fight for his freedom and that of the little runts he claimed as his. She didn't care one way or another who they were, they belonged to her pack until they were released or their freedom fought for, and he'd been hiding them from the get-go. If he lost today, he would be subject to the knowledge of losing, and then....well she hadn't thought that far ahead yet. Or she had but was still deciding what to do with him once this was done. Though once Eraithus spoke after she had placed herself about ten feet in front of him, she giggled at his demand. "Medusa will not look for them if you win their freedom. But if Eraithus loses his fight, and their fights...then he is in no position to demand. Your pack kept Medusa as a slave for a long time. Even though she did a lot of work, Habari didn't care. So Medusa doesn't care what happens to Habari wolves."Was she wasting her breath with them at this point? Yeah, more than likely. She didn't care about the relationship between Eraithus and Recluse. Or their horndoggery. Or anything other than giving them a taste of their own medicine. "If Eraithus loses, then he will be punished. And Medusa will find them." She said simply. "Let's make it good Medusa!" She cocked a brow, unsure what he meant by that. She didn't like him. Not one bit. She didn't trust him. Never did. She had all of one training session with him in Habari, and he had lost that fight with her and Ghoul. Like Recluse, he was all talk. She dropped the skull down over her head and rolled her shoulders beneath the wolf skeleton that she wore. Her companions moved to either side of her, while her newest one circled above, waiting for carnage. Her sharpened claws tipped into the soil, carving it. Let's make it good, eh? Sure thing. Dual-toned gaze assessed him for a moment, and then without another word, she kicked off. Medusa charged forward, seeking to close the distance between them before stepping off to her left in an effort to line up the point of her right shoulder with the socket of his, seeking to slam hers straight into his joint where it connected to his body in an attempt to dislocate it early in the fight. Simultaneously, her head rotated towards him, jaws splayed open as she sought to grab his right ear to rip it off his head. Medusa vs Eraithus for Denying freedom/Dominance Round: 1/? Age: Over 1yr Size: Extra large Build: Light Offensive Battle Accessory: Sharpened claw covers Defensive Battle Accessory: Wolf skeleton Companion 1: Wolverine, Female - Battle Companion 2: Cougar, Female - Battle *Companion 3: Lesser yellow-headed vulture, Male - Battle Skills: Master Fighter & Master Hunter Specialty: Weaponsmaster "Medusa"

This might have been selfish, but he sure as hell thought he had an iron clad reason behind it. When the adrenaline had kicked in the man had already been ready and excited for oncoming attack.

His eyes focused on her. His ears back against his skull. The shifting opponent took her stride to the left. Eraithus stepped to his right from his back legs. Her shoulder crashed before its mark leaving bruising. Eraithus attempted to swing his shoulders hoping his weapon caught her. Medusa bight caught on his right cheek ripping fur he attempted to spread his toes to keep himself from being toppled. His jaws opened aiming at the bridge of her nose. Kespie flew overhead, only a soft cry from the bird as she watched the fight.

Eraithus vs Medusa for freedom
Round 1/2
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Large
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Antler chestpiece
Companion 1: Snowy Owl, Female - Battle
Skills: Beginner Intellectual & Expert Fighter

He didn't move a whole lot, but when he did, it was just enough that she wouldn't get the chance of dislocating his shoulder, but at least she still made contact to leave bruising in her wake. Her bite caught his cheek, but evidently it didn't stay long so she began to readjust, hips swinging away from him so they were at a rough T (or something like that idfk). When he turned(?) his shoulders towards her to try and get her with his antler piece, Medusa hadn't slowed enough for him to make enough contact. Antlers clattered against bone as her own armor deflected it, and when Eraithus tried to bite her muzzle, Medusa offered a wild grin before she instinctively lowered her head and thrust forward, seeking to slam her wolf skull piece into Eraithus in an attempt to headbutt him straight in the mouth. If she were lucky (and him unlucky), he'd chip a tooth, or even maybe lose one or two entirely. While she tried to headbutt, her right foreleg shot forward (other three limbs grounding her), and aimed to hook Eraithus' forepaw with her sharpened claws, looking to both unbalance and deal damage to him. Medusa vs Eraithus for Denying Freedom/Dominance Round: 2/2 Age: Over 1yr Size: Extra large Build: Light Offensive Battle Accessory: Sharpened claw covers Defensive Battle Accessory: Wolf skeleton Companion 1: Wolverine, Female - Battle Companion 2: Cougar, Female - Battle *Companion 3: Lesser yellow-headed vulture, Male - Battle Skills: Master Fighter & Master Hunter Specialty: Weaponsmaster "Medusa"

Eraithus hadnt thought about her armor. Not that he was thinking of much right now. She was larger than him but hed taken a titan down before. She was surprisingly fast, Eraithus barely had any time, attempting to tuck in his chin aiming to shift his neck to the right. She collided with the antler piece on his left shoulder, her amor bruising him underneath. He attempted to step to his right aiming to meet her with a T angle. Her claws scratched over his right wrist drawing blood however her hook seemed to have missed its hold.

Kespie shot down from the sky then. Her claws extended attempting to pierce them into Medusas right leg. Eraithus opened his jaws aiming lower this time, he attempted to bite down on her right foreleg his antlers following him. His right shoulder aimed to push into the left side of his oponent body.

Eraithus vs Medusa for freedom
Round 2/2
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Large
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Antler chestpiece
Companion 1: Snowy Owl, Female - Battle
Skills: Beginner Intellectual & Expert Fighter

And the winner is...

MEDUSA

ERAITHUS must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: MEDUSA Attack Roll: 90 Defense Roll: 85 Agility Roll: 69 Perception Roll: 14 Total: 258 Attack[90] + 85% Bonus[76.50]: 166.50 Defense[85] + 15% Bonus[12.75]: 97.75 Agility[69] + 5% Bonus[3.45]: 72.45 Perception[14] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 14.00 Total[350.70] + 25% Bonus[87.67]: 438.38 ERAITHUS Attack Roll: 74 Defense Roll: 11 Agility Roll: 49 Perception Roll: 92 Total: 226 Attack[74] + 25% Bonus[18.50]: 92.50 Defense[11] + 5% Bonus[0.55]: 11.55 Agility[49] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 49.00 Perception[92] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 92.00 Total[245.05] + 20% Bonus[49.01]: 294.06

She expected a better, more vicious fight. At least, she definitely expected more from someone trying to win his freedom and that of his claimed kids. But alas, she was as disappointed with him as she had been with Recluse. Safe to say they were a perfect match for each other! He tried to get one over on her, but despite Medusa's height, she was too quick with her leggy and slim body. He was heavier than her, sure, but what she lacked in weight, she made up for in speed. And speed along with her wild, more vicious fighting had earned her the win here. Her sharpened claws connected with his foreleg though she had failed to hook it, which was fine. At least he had a nice little cut to remember her by. She was more focused on him than anything and hadn't noticed his little companion swooping in for a hit. Luckily for her, her own companions were vigilant and her new vulture friend had moved to intercept, seeking to knock the smaller owl out of the air. To secure her win and give him a memento of who he was dealing with, Medusa sought to quickly rise and rake her sharpened claws across the side of his muzzle in an attempt to leave some nasty scars in her wake there (ok'd by kurt) before pushing off and away from him as he started to pass out. Well, she supposed that was that. "Medusa is going to assume Eraithus won't be fighting again for a while." She looked down on his battered form. Welp, time to start hunting down the runaways! -exit and drags Eraithus with her I guess lol- "Medusa"