Dance with the devil
Alaric vs Atreyu for dominance
Bigs trotted alongside the dire woman, his high steps proud with a slight prance. His mohawk of fur ruffled in the wind as they walked, on their way to the Boneyard. From what all the wolves had to say, it sounded like a great place to blow off some steam. This rage at the world needed to go somewhere, but no simple fight would do. Atreyu wanted something bloody, something to show herself that she could fight back against the evils of the world. So, Atreyu made her way there with her knife gripped in her mouth, her pink spiked collar in place, and her little companion at her side.
Upon arriving, Atreyu immediately understands why they called it the Boneyard. Some of them were complete skeletons that lay here and there, but more frequent were those that had been dropped by scavengers. She picked her way carefully through what she could only assume was a graveyard, Bigs taking the same care to navigate on a smaller scale. Suddenly, there was a familiar voice carried on a howl, followed by not one but two other voices. The trio sang a song of battle, and Atreyu was more than happy to oblige. Cat-like paws carried her in the direction of his voice before she even knew she was moving, ready as she would ever be for battle. Perhaps the physical pain could lessen the emotional turmoil that jeopardized her sanity. She comes up to stand a respectable distance away, maybe about ten feet away from him, looking his dogs over before letting her holographic gaze land squarely on the fiery orange of his eyes.
"Remember me?" She asked, setting her galaxy blade on her paws, Bigs looking between the two massive dogs with a happy smile on his face. Bigs loved fights almost as much as he loved food, and he began to whine in his excitement. Adrenaline began to surge in both dog and dire wolf as they could feel the battle about to begin, a smirk coming to Atreyu's lips. This was going to be fun!
'Thinking.' || "Talking." || 'Hearing.'
Her companion, Bigs, is assumed to be with her unless otherwise mentioned. As her betrothed, Azriel is allowed in any of her threads, regardless of tag or label. |
When she got close enough to here, Alaric spoke. "Unfortunately, I do remember you." He told her with a firm nod of his head. He glanced over to Cinder and Maul, who were staring at the small dog with looks of confusion and some excitement. They'd never seen a dog so small nor look the way it did. "I take it your....companion, will be joining this fight. If so, I'm sure Maul and Cinder will have no problem accompanying me." He told the woman. He was all business now, serious. He would save any harsh words and sarcasm for after the fight, when the dust settles and there was a winner.
Alaric leaned over and whispered in Maul's cropped ears. It was loud enough that only the cane corsos could hear his words. "Cinder will focus on the rat. You will help me disarm that brat." He told his companion, who simply wagged his tail to show he understood. Alaric smirked and pulled his maws away from the dog's ear and turned his attention back to Atreyu. He was already focusing on his defenses, readying his stance for better balance by slightly widening it. He tucked his chin over his vitals to protect them. His hackles raised along his spine. His hellfire eyes were set locked on Atreyu. "Your move." He spat, a slight smirk forming on his maws.
Keeping her tail parallel to the ground for balance, Atreyu flexed her claws to feel the dirt beneath them. She had more than one weapon in her arsenal and she was ready to prove herself. Her mother would have told her it wasn't about the victory, only that she learned from the encounter. A tear formed in her beautiful eyes, but she quickly blinked it away. 'Your move,' he said, spitting the words at her with a smirk. Atreyu nodded, glancing between the trio before lunging forward with her blade in her mouth, hook pointed toward Alaric. Once she got close enough to him, she would aim a swipe of her galaxy blade at his left foreleg. Bigs rushed forward in the direction of Maul, aiming his teeth at the massive dog's right foreleg in hopes of taking a bite then dashing away at top speed to circle around them.
Atreyu vs Alaric for Dominance
Round 1/3
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Balanced
Offensive Battle Accessory: Five inch long hawksbill blade
Defensive Battle Accessory: collar with spikes
Companion 1: Chinese Crested mix, Male - Battle
Mutation 1: Retractable claws - Offensive
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Healer
Her companion, Bigs, is assumed to be with her unless otherwise mentioned. As her betrothed, Azriel is allowed in any of her threads, regardless of tag or label. |
Maul would charge forwards and veer right. The large cane corsos would splay his maws open and attempt to plunge his maws into the ribcage of the spotted wolf named Atreyu.
Cinder had charged forwards and taken the blow from Bigs with a nasty little bite to the forearm to prevent Maul from being targeted. Cinder's slate maws would open wide and attempt to snag the little dog by the tail completely and pull it back towards him before Bigs could run away completely. He would reach out with one of massive paws and also attempt to simultaneously slam it down on the small dog while his maws reached for the tail if possible.
Alaric vs Atreyu for dominance
Round 1/3
Age: Over one year
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Companion 1: Cane Corso, Male - Battle
Companion 2: Cane Corso, Male - Battle
Skills: Expert Fighter & Beginner Hunter
Specialty: none
Atreyu felt his hot breath on her leg and moved to pull away, feeling the sharp pinch of teeth barely missing getting a chunk of her leg. Her forward momentum helped her to avoid the worst of those teeth, only receiving a pinch and now missing some fur. While Alaric snapped at her, his dog was moving to barrel into her side with his mouth open wide, a blow she couldn't avoid. The cane corso's teeth scraped down her side as she veered slightly right, closer to Alaric, not wanting to lose her target. Ignoring the pain of those long teeth marks, Atreyu bared her teeth on a growl and swiped her blade at Maul, hoping to drive him back, not truly attack him.
Immediately after she felt the pinch of Alaric's teeth, Atreyu kicked out her right hind limb, her claws on her hind foot out as she did so. She aimed to kick Alaric in his muzzle, her true target the male's nose. The cat-like woman didn't want to break his nose, just make him see stars for a moment. Meanwhile, Bigs moved around Cinder as fast as he could. His hopes were to get to the cane corso's face and latch onto the left side of his muzzle on those droopy lips. Bigs aimed to whip his head back and forth, hopefully leaving a tear on the lip of Cinder. Atreyu kept a sharp eye on the trio, but she was not infallible. She had survived worse than this, and she would continue surviving.
Atreyu vs Alaric for Dominance
Round 2/3
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Balanced
Offensive Battle Accessory: Five-inch long hawksbill blade
Defensive Battle Accessory: collar with spikes
Companion 1: Chinese Crested mix, Male - Battle
Mutation 1: Retractable claws - Offensive
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Healer
Her companion, Bigs, is assumed to be with her unless otherwise mentioned. As her betrothed, Azriel is allowed in any of her threads, regardless of tag or label. |
Maul would back away as he saw the blade swiping for his face. He let out a small let as the blade slice down his cheek and left a semi deep gash. Blood poured from the wound and the cane corsos snarled defiantly. Maul would open his maws again and aim for the lower part of the woman's scruff, where the collar had not covered. He was attempting to latch onto the area and maul it severely.
Cinder was ready for the little dog this time. Bigs was coming straight for his maws and he would wait til the little one was close enough to almost grab a chunk of his lips before Cinder opened his grey maws. The slate cane corso would then attempt to scoop the little dog up by the neck, his much more massive maws open to securely reach it if possible.
Alaric vs Atreyu for dominance
Round 2/3
Age: Over one year
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Companion 1: Cane Corso, Male - Battle
Companion 2: Cane Corso, Male - Battle
Skills: Expert Fighter & Beginner Hunter
Specialty: none
There was only a split second where she saw her opportunity for retaliation, as Maul came at her next, aiming for her scruff. Rolling her shoulders forward and scrunching her neck, she veered away from his jaws at the last moment. Still, she ended up losing a bit of skin and fur, the stinging burn of the wound causing her to yip and snarl at the same time. Twisting sharply to her right and aiming her blade for the back of Alaric's leg hoping for a shallow cut there. She didn't wish to maim him, only show him who was boss. Gathering herself, she moved to distance herself from the trio.
Bigs skidded to a halt as he saw the giant dog's maw coming for him, ducking down quickly at the last second and rolling onto his back to kick up his back legs against the lower mandible of the dog. He wanted Cinder to chomp down on his own tongue. Atreyu took a moment to see how the little warrior was handling himself before returning her focus to the white and black brute before her. Splaying her legs out a bit for balance and holding her tail out behind her, Atreyu readied herself for the next onslaught.
Atreyu vs Alaric for Dominance
Round 3/3
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Balanced
Offensive Battle Accessory: Five-inch long hawksbill blade
Defensive Battle Accessory: collar with spikes
Companion 1: Chinese Crested mix, Male - Battle
Mutation 1: Retractable claws - Offensive
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Healer
Her companion, Bigs, is assumed to be with her unless otherwise mentioned. As her betrothed, Azriel is allowed in any of her threads, regardless of tag or label. |
Maul felt the fur and flesh give way to his maws and promptly spat it out. Maul would follow Atreyu, hot on her trail. The cane corso would charge her from behind this time, attempting to secure his maws on the lower back of the female wolf. He would attempt to maul the area viciously if he was successful in latching on.
Cinder had little time to react before Bigs had rolled onto his back and kicked up his bottom jaw. His fangs clashed violently and his tongue was bitten into. The slate colored cane corsos let out hell of pain. He raised a massive paw and attempted to pin down the little dog before it could run away from reach completely.
Alaric vs Atreyu for dominance
Round 3/3
Age: Over one year
Size: Large
Build: Heavy
Companion 1: Cane Corso, Male - Battle
Companion 2: Cane Corso, Male - Battle
Skills: Expert Fighter & Beginner Hunter
Specialty: none
ALARIC | ATREYU must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: ATREYU: Attack Roll: 54 Defense Roll: 3 Agility Roll: 74 Perception Roll: 89 Total: 220 Attack[54] + 45% Bonus[24.30]: 78.30 Defense[3] + 10% Bonus[0.30]: 3.30 Agility[74] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 74.00 Perception[89] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 89.00 Total[244.60] + 10% Bonus[24.46]: 269.06 ALARIC Attack Roll: 1 Critical fail! Defense Roll: 82 Agility Roll: 94 Perception Roll: 92 Total: 269 Attack[1] + 20% Bonus[0.20]: 1.20 Defense[82] + 10% Bonus[8.20]: 90.20 Agility[94] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 94.00 Perception[92] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 92.00 Total[277.40] + 20% Bonus[55.48]: 332.88 |
Atreyu was satisfied with any wound she left on Alaric, though she needed more practice with her blade. A shallow cut appeared on Alaric's foreleg, and Atreyu gave him a little smirk. She saw his paw raise up and tried to backpedal away, but she wasn't quite fast enough. The wound she received wouldn't be enough to scar, but there were small wells of blood that popped up on her forehead and muzzle where his claws had scraped harshly against her skin. Turning her head to the side in pain, her holographic eyes wide, Atreyu barely caught the cane corso named Maul coming up from behind her.
Just as he went to attack her, Atreyu wheeled around and rolled onto her back, barely avoiding the vicious mauling the dog aimed for.
Her companion, Bigs, is assumed to be with her unless otherwise mentioned. As her betrothed, Azriel is allowed in any of her threads, regardless of tag or label. |
“You are the worst kind of good because you're not even great.” He spat at her cruelly, he would nod to Maul to encircle the she wolf so she couldn't just take off so soon. Alaric had some choice words for her before she scurried off to lick her wounds. “You think there are wolves worse than me?” He waited for a moment but not enough for Atreyu to answer. “Well, there are. Far worse.” He told her and he was correct. There were much less merciful wolves. Much more sadistic and torturous than he. Underneath his cold and prideful exterior, Alaric was not the worst of the worst.
“Stand up.” He spat at her again, although a little less cruelly this time. He noticed the large gash on Maul’s cheek, and rage consumed him. Yet he was calm externally. “You owe somebody an apology.” He stepped back, nodding to his companions again. Cinder released the small dog in his grip and Maul stepped back away from the she wolf. He would wait until Atreyu apologized to Maul before continuing.
His venomous words were spat at her and caused her black ears to slide back on her head. She huffed at him,
She knew there was worse than him, she had seen it firsthand. The absolute destruction of her home and family was proof that there was worse out there than him. The screams still haunted her, the utter agony and dismay she had witnessed was enough to know that he could have been a true monster. This fight with him proved to her that he was no monster, maybe just misunderstood. He only confirmed what she already knew. She was beautiful, not stupid. Her experience in the world only taught her that she needed more experience.
Atreyu didn't realize she was still on the ground when he told her to stand up, making her laugh a bit at herself. Demanding an apology for his hound's face, Atreyu arched a brow and tilted her head cutely. Looking at Maul, Atreyu really did feel some pity for the dog. He was only doing as he was told, and she had only meant to make a shallow cut.
Her companion, Bigs, is assumed to be with her unless otherwise mentioned. As her betrothed, Azriel is allowed in any of her threads, regardless of tag or label. |
Atreyu watched as her words seemed to bring a small smile to Alaric's face, an approving grin for her. There was an odd sense of accomplishment, though she wasn't sure why. Did she want Alaric's approval? Perhaps, she didn't have many allies in this place. Maul barked his appreciation, the sound bringing a wide grin to her features. The conflict that arose in Alaric's hellfire gaze spoke of inner turmoil, something she had not meant to cause in him. She supposed it was not an easy question for him to answer, judging by the back and forth that took place on his face. Something won over in his mind, his expression changing to one of determination.
When he focused back on her, she could see something burning in his eyes, a moment later and he cleared his throat to say he would help her. It was all she could do to keep herself from leaping around like an excited pup. She was a queen, she reminded herself. He nodded his head to her, adding his condition to their lessons.
-exit Atreyu <3-
Her companion, Bigs, is assumed to be with her unless otherwise mentioned. As her betrothed, Azriel is allowed in any of her threads, regardless of tag or label. |
-Exit Alaric-
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