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eldritch stardust rolled 5 4-sided dice:
1, 3, 1, 2, 1
Total: 8 (5-20)
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 Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:46 am
Breathing deeply, Rokh carefully stretched out, feeling every muscle fiber acting as it should. This was good. Very good. These challenges has become almost enjoyable and it wasn't nearly as much fun if he wasn't in the best possible shape.
His voices kept insisting that this was the place he needed to be, and until they said otherwise, well. Rokh supposed that eh would just keep challenging until he gained entrance to the pride.
Approaching the lions who kept watch, the black maned lion was looking for one particular face. And when he saw it, a huge grin appeared on his face.
"Well, I've come back, sir," he called cheerfully.Lithiasaur WELP. Rokh is a useless throw rug. XD;;;
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Lithiasaur rolled 5 4-sided dice:
2, 1, 1, 1, 2
Total: 7 (5-20)
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:48 am
Ulfric grinned at that, nodding his head in greeting.
"That you have," he said, surprised but pleased by the tenacity of the young lion. He had been hoping to see Rokh again, as their fights had been very interesting so far, and he knew that no one else would be right to welcome this one into the pride. It was a matter of honor at this point, and it was Ulfric's duty to see him become a member of the vikings.
"I imagine I know why you're here," he grinned, digging his claws into the earth a few times before he crouched down and then charged at the challenger. They knew by now how this worked, and he did not doubt that Rokh would be on his guard and ready for the fight.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:04 am
"I imagine you do, sir," he said respectfully, leg muscles already tensing and ready to spring by the time Ulfric charged. Forcing himself to hold still for as long as possible, Rokh finally leapt aside when the other lion got close enough and swiped out with his claws as he jumped. It was nothing but an annoyance attack and he knew it. But, by this time, each knew that the other was a close match.
Simple, brute strength wasn't enough. Ulfric had been fighting far longer than him. Rokh felt that in this case, speed and forcing his wits to work would serve him better.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:49 am
Ulfric was glad to see that Rokh had learned from their last encounters. He was responding not just to an attack, but to Ulfric's attack, specifically, and that was good for him.
Not so good for Ulfric, but it worked.
He growled and moved to follow after Rokh as he was side stepped, not minding the swipe that landed, charging forward again to take another clawed swipe at Rokh's side. He was going to push the other to the limit if he could, and make sure he fought back as hard as he could.
This had to be the battle.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:44 am
Too slow! Rokh growled as Ulfric's claws raked his side. Still, he managed to hop back a step and rear up, swiping out with his own claws. Mostly, they were feints to give himself some room to maneuver. Mostly.
Still moving backwards, Rokh considered his options. He really didn't want to be tackled and driven into the hard ground again. He also didn't want to become cornered. Ulfric's size and weight would destroy him in such an instance.
I am going to have to take a risk, he thought.
Lowering his head, he bulled forward. If I can just startle him long enough to give me a little breathing room...
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:19 am
Ulfric was not afraid of attacks, but the feints were keeping him on his toes, and he kept an eye on the other lion as he positioned himself for another attack. The other was getting used to the way Ulfric liked to tackle and throw his weight around.
Ulfric, on the other hand, was not used to anyone using the same tactic.
"Urgh?"
He pulled back as Rokh charged at him, suddenly thrown off balance by the strange movement, and caught off guard for half a moment. It was long enough to leave Rokh an opening, at the very least. Ulfric had to back pedal, walking backwards on two paws to get some space, but obviously it was not the most graceful or tactical of retreats.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:32 am
Got you, Rokh thought with satisfaction as Ulfic reared and tried to back away. Then, before he could let himself feel too smug about surprising the other lion, Rokh followed after the other lion, wanting to keep him off balance. Moving quickly, he snapped his teeth at Ulfric's hind legs before rearing up onto his own hind legs to sweep out his paws. He'd aimed for Ulfric's nose, remembering how a similar swipe from his opponent during his first challenge had made it so hard to breathe.
Not that he wanted to see Ulfric brought low. He simply wanted to win.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:09 pm
Ulfric did not have enough time to compensate for the attack, growling and lowering himself down but not fast enough to get back to his four feet in time to launch his own counter attack. He snarled, but it was mostly just out of vanity and in the hopes that Rokh could still be easily intimidated.
No such luck, the other lion followed through with his attack and managed to bit Ulfric's leg and smack him right on the face in quick enough succession to keep Ulfric from responding in time. He fell backwards with that, grunting as he hit the ground and rolling quickly.
He huffed and tried to clear his head, but the hit to the nose had stunned him, and he felt he could not put too much weight on his back leg because of the bite. He growled and turned to keep fighting, but realized it would not be worth it for him to do so: he would just hurt himself more than he needed to, and the other had already won.
"Well played this time, my friend," he said, huffing as he spoke, his nose aching. He shook his head and managed to speak more evenly the second time. "Welcome to the Stormborn."
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:18 pm
Wincing as Ulfric hit the ground, Rokh circled slowly, not wanting to see the other badly injured, but also wary of the possibility of a trick. He watched as Ulfric rolled and tried to stand. Saw the favoring of the hind leg.
He began to steel himself to attack one last time, only to have Ulfric call the match. Blinking in surprised pleasure, he bowed to the other lion before hurrying over and offering Ulfric his shoulder and side to lean upon.
"My thanks, friend." he murmured. "Will you allow me the honor of escorting such a canny and brave warrior to where-ever it is you can go to get your wounds tended?"
There was a look in his dark eyes that clearly said he'd take no argument. He might have won the match, but Ulfric deserved whatever honor could be given as well. It was as simple as that.Lithiasaur Last post is all yours, darlin' dear!
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:26 pm
Ulfric shook his head, smirking a bit and taking a breath. Perhaps he had a few too many fights in quick succession, but he was never a lion to back down from a challenge, and he was glad he had fought as hard as he could against a worthy opponent. It took a few tries, but they finally managed to make a viking out of him.
And that made him worthy in Ulfric's eyes, as he had to fight hard to join, as well.
"I will be fine, and tend to my own wounds at my den, but I will show you around the pride, and take you where you need to go." He nodded his head, limping a little, but he was too proud to really let that slow him. He was thankfully pretty familiar with tending to his injuries, as he got into a lot of fights.
"I think you will fit in well here, friend."
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