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Post by Narifia on Dec 13, 2007 19:13:17 GMT -5
The sneaky one wormed away, but not fast enough to escape being partially clawed in the back. Noting that he'd at least wounded her, if not as much as he would have liked, he took the chance to run clear of the fight for a few moments as he yelped out his pain.
'Stupid dolt,' the Khan thought, as she took another blow to the face. One more blow, and she finally let go her grip. She backed away for just a second, knowing now that this lioness was no wimp in battle. After a solitary second she leapt again, aiming for Shetani's neck but missing as the lioness moved. Instead, her teeth found the flesh of Shetani's back.
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Post by Kai on Dec 13, 2007 19:23:52 GMT -5
Shetani tried to control her breathing, for she knew it was essential to stay calm in a fight. If her heart rate sped up too fast, her heart would pump blood faster and the wound on her underside would surely be her doom. She let our another roar as the Khan sunk her fangs in to her back. She made a mighty leap, a leap with a dual purpose. She was trying to throw the female hyena off her back, but at the same time she was hoping to land on the male that hadn't run away. If she could pin him in her claws, she could keep him in front of herself. He could be used as a shield in case the one with the raked back fancied another try.
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Post by Narifia on Dec 13, 2007 19:34:12 GMT -5
The Khan held fast, but as Shetani leaped she lost her footing and her grip loosened. The Khan finally fell off as Shetani landed on the last male. He yelped and let go of her paw, and struggled while yelping helplessly in Shetani's grip.
The Khan struggled back to her feet, snarling furiously. She certainly couldn't give up yet. As the hyena with the raked back indeed tried to get back into the fight, the Khan cleverly allowed him to serve as a distraction. She retreated into the darkness of the Graveyard, taking shelter in a random pile of bone to await the perfect opportunity...
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Post by Kai on Dec 13, 2007 19:41:42 GMT -5
Shetani felt relief as the Khan released her grip. Her back and her underside were now both dripping blood that stained her fur. She was going to make them pay for every drop. She assumed she had defeated the leader, which gave her more confidence. Shetani dug her claws into the male under her paws. She shot a glare at the returning male. If looks could kill, she would have won the fight then and there.
"Come closer and he dies." She dug her claws deeper to accentuate her point. She didn't like to kill, but they had given her no choice. She only hoped these fellows had even a shred of sympathy for eachother.
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Post by Narifia on Dec 13, 2007 19:48:39 GMT -5
The helpless male looked to his comrade pleadingly, but his pleading eyes soon filled with horror at the raked one's response...
"So what?" the raked one growled, then leaped at Shetani once more, aiming to get a good whack at her face.
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Post by Kai on Dec 13, 2007 20:11:04 GMT -5
Shetani tensed, she was surprised at the callousness of this male. She began to feel the effects of her wounds. She could fight through the pain, but she was bleeding quite badly. A snarl rumbled deep in her throat, as if preparing to deliver the killing blow to the pinned male. But it never came. She tossed him away, engaging the raked one. As he tried to take a swipe at her, she opened her muzzle wide to enclose his paw in her teeth.
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Post by Narifia on Dec 13, 2007 20:28:22 GMT -5
Shetani got more than his paw, she got his whole foreleg. The raked one yowled in pain and fought desperately to get away, biting at her face and clawing with his free paws.
The tossed hyena landed with a thud on the ground, and shuddered as he opted just to watch the rest of the fight.
Now that Shetani was preoccupied, the Khan chose this moment to once again leap into the fight. With a terrible snarl, she aimed for Shetani's flank.
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Post by Kai on Dec 13, 2007 20:47:52 GMT -5
Shetani closed her teeth on his foreleg, using the hyena's momentum against him and pushing him to the ground. She shut one eye against his blows. Her hatred for him seemed to give her immunity to his flailing limb, though more blood began to pour from the cuts on her face. In one swift movement, she released his leg, and went for his throat. It was finished for this male. She shot a quick look at the hyena she had spared. A look to make him think about what he had done to her, and what she had done for him. The pain was beginning to get to her, and she could sense the weakness due to blood loss and exhaustion creeping into her body like a virus. This is when the Khan hit, and with a snarl, she turned to lash out at her attacker.
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Post by Narifia on Dec 13, 2007 21:09:56 GMT -5
The Khan took advantage of Shetani's exhaustion, and fought furiously with the little bit of renewed strength she'd gotten from her bit of a rest. She evaded Shetani's attack and tore at the flesh of her flank, ripping away and leaping out of Shetani's reach. She went in again, this time aiming at the throat...
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Post by Kai on Dec 13, 2007 21:21:59 GMT -5
Shetani let out a pained snarl The fight was not going in her favor. And she was so close to the border. It was infuriating. She clawed at the hyena as she leapt away, out of claws reach only to leap back in again. Shetani tried to duck and bolt foreward. She hoped to deliver a blow to her chest with her teeth and knock the wind out of her.
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Post by Narifia on Dec 20, 2007 21:47:15 GMT -5
The Khan was a little too quick for that one, she shied away to the side and abandoned her aim to the throat. Instead, she went for a riskier move. She moved around behind Shetani and attempted to rip further at the belly...
But the Khan never made it. Instead, she was intercepted by the last remaining male, the one that Shetani had spared. He knocked her away, and now the Khan's attention and wrath was upon her comrade. The male strategically drew the fight away from Shetani.
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Post by Kai on Dec 20, 2007 22:02:00 GMT -5
Shetani watched, pleased that saving the strange male had not been in vain. The members of this enemy clan did have at least one member with integrity. The Khan was probably furious with the male for turning on her, she seemed well distracted. Shetani knew this was a golden opportunity to strike. She seized the moment, leaping on the distracted female hyena and went for the back of her neck.
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Post by Narifia on Dec 20, 2007 22:07:01 GMT -5
The Khan howled in surprise, rage, and fear. She snarled and tried to fight, but Shetani's grip was steel. The male who had repaid Shetani's kindness stepped back, knowing that the fight was over now, and Shetani deserved to be the one to deliver the final blow. He swaggered a bit as he watched, he too was quite injured from the fight, but not near as bad as poor Shetani.
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Post by Kai on Dec 20, 2007 22:29:06 GMT -5
Shetani sunk her teeth in until her opponent ceased movement. Breathing heavily, she still refused to let go for a moment even when it was quite impossible for the Khan to be alive after so much damage to the back of her neck and head. But now her energy was quite spent. Her limbs shook slightly, and things were becoming blurry. She looked at the male hyena, the only survivor of the attack on her.
"Better get lost." She said to him. "I don't think you wanna stick around here. The battle was pretty noisy. It was bound to attract attention." She was forcing herself to speak at a normal volume. Her body was getting weaker by the second.
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Post by Narifia on Dec 29, 2007 15:19:28 GMT -5
The male looked conflicted. He let out a small whine as he kept looking from Shetani to his dead comrades, and his dead Khan. 'All my fault...' he kept thinking, 'but what we were doing was wrong...'
Finally, he shook the thoughts away and focused on what Shetani had said. He nodded, then slowly spoke, his voice strained in pain and conflict, "Where are you headed? Obviously, you would not have come through here on a joy run. Speak quickly; you are right. Others will be here soon."
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