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 Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:57 pm
 The bright red male sucked in a breath as he stood on top of a sand dune examining the area around him. His startling blue eyes skirted across the sands waiting, anticipating. Finally he could stand still no longer he exhaled as started to walk forward. He was tired of waiting for the female to meet him.
He would seek her out.
It was his sister who had introduce her to him but it was her determination that had caught his interest. She was determined to join them as a full fledged member of the Firekin. At first he was skeptical, if only for the fact that he knew of his sister's secret motive.
He had not forgotten the words the black cat had told him. Nor had he missed the sly grin that decorated Fia's maw. But he had seen the look in the red cat's green eyes. He had seen the fire within.
He was here for her to prove herself.
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:12 pm
 Just as the red male had begun to move across the sands the red female's form moved over the horizon. "Stay where you are," she called to the male a smile dancing on her lips. She was amused when he frowned at her, obviously not pleased that she had just told him what to do.
"What I mean to say is, remain where you are please. You've already met me halfway, no need to go further than that," she told him with a slight tilt of her head. She quickened her pace as he slowed his. "I have to thank you," she began coming to stop. "For giving me the opportunity to beat you," she was grinning.
He didn't seem amused and her smile faded. "Best not waste any more time," she stated ready for the duel to commence.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
2!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:14 pm
Move One: Bide
Xipil was unamused by the female's choice of words. She was an outsider, one who was welcome to try and gain entrance but an outsider none the less. She shouldn't be speaking the way she was to him. "I would consider your word choice wisely," he warned pressing his lips into a frown. "May I remind you that you are an outsider still and until you win your pride membership I would hold your tongue."
His blue eyes scanned over her form carefully as his muscles tensed as he flexed his claws. He did not know this female well, he was unsure of she acted or what she was capable and that was dangerous.
He would bide his time and study her, allow her to act before he moved. He had to be careful. It would do no good to to be reckless.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
2!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:15 pm
Move One: Bide
Mii'ah let out a small sigh and shook her head letting her black bangs fall in to her eyes giving her the appearance of being vulnerable. It was a ploy to get him to think that she was weak and inexperienced. She was far from being weak, she had spent quite a bit of time preparing herself for her arrival in the firekin lands. She was however inexperienced, the lack of competition around her hindered her when it came to experience.
She watched him watch her and she arched a brow. She wasn't sure what he was doing. But he was biding his time, trying to figure her out. Well if that was his game she was going to do it too. She'd watch him too.
She wasn't going to lose.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
3!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:16 pm
Move Two: Hit
He could tell by her minor hesitation that she was unsure of herself. No, not unsure of herself but unsure of what to do. She had confidence, he had to give her that, but this was her first real duel. He was more experienced than she was, he had grown up among warriors while she had lived a cushy life in the pridelands. He had every advantage over her.
He found a smirk spreading across his lips as he suddenly darted forward and slammed his body in to her knocking her backward. It happened before she could even blink. His large body mass almost knocked her over but when he backed away he saw that she was still standing.
How annoying.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
1!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:17 pm
Move Two: Miss
When he dashed forward she thought she had been ready, she sidestepped quickly but her attempt at dodging him failed. She hadn't reacted fast enough. If this was a more serious fight she could have easily lost her life. If they had been in the rocky terrain that littered the pridelands she could have easily been knocked over the edge by brute force alone.
She had to be quicker, she needed to react sooner.
She struggled against his weight desperately trying to push him back as he moved to topple her over. It was all she could do to remain standing. Suddenly the pressure of his body was no longer against hers. She could see that he was studying her again, waiting, calculating as if this was some stupid equation that he could solve without a second thought.
She was not a ragdoll that would be tossed away! She snarled and lunged teeth nipping at his throat.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
2!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:17 pm
Move Three: Bide
He was prepared for what happened next and moved accordingly as she leapt at him and made a feeble attempt at biting his neck. He jumped backward just as she moved forward and watched as she slammed in to the ground. He shook his head once as if he was pitying her.
His blue eyes narrowed as he moved in a circle around her waiting for her to pick herself back up. Already a plan was forming in the male's strategic mind. He suspected that she would attack again, angry that she had missed the first time.
Until then he simply had to wait and be patient. He needed to be ready to roll out of the way if necessary and do what it took to win. Losing to an outsider once had already bruised his ego. He would not let it happen again.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
1!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:18 pm
Move Three: Miss
The red female could not believe she had missed! He had baited her into attacking him and she had bought the bait! She pressed her lips together and let out a low growl. She would not let him get the best of her. Just because he had gotten the better of her this time did not mean that he would do it again.
And there he was, watching her so coolly, waiting for her to make the next move. Or to not make the next move, to see if she’d wait for him. Either way she knew she didn’t like either idea. She flexed her claws and raked a paw through the sand.
He needed to take her seriously goddamn it! It wasn’t a game and he certainly was treating it as such. It was a game of cat and mouse where she was the mouse desperately trying to fight back to the cat’s amusement.
She lifted herself up off the ground, still bitter that he had so easily dodged her. She lowered her head and ran straight at him aiming to ram him over. Too bad he sidestepped her again. Damn.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
1!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:20 pm
Move Four: Miss
Xipil grinned almost devilishly, something he rarely did but he was enjoying himself. For once he didn’t have to be so serious, which though the feeling was foreign it was pleasant. Mii’ah was taking the duel very, very seriously. Almost too seriously and he found it laughable for unknown reasons.
Perhaps it was because the male was usually the super serious one, it was hardly every the other way around. He didn’t see her as a threat, a fact that certainly infuriated her, which probably made this duel that much easier. She an easy read which left him with more time to emotionally taunt here where in other battles he would be ever calculating in hopes of finding the best way to end it quickly.
He had already landed a hit on her and she had already failed to return it. He shook his head as she attempted to slam herself in to him as he had done. He easily moved out of her way, she wasn’t as quick as he was. In a counterattack he halfheartedly swiped at her butt as she darted past him.
He missed as she was already halfway past him when he had even begun his attack and his paw just hit air. Whoops.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
3!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:21 pm
Move Four: Hit
There were no words to describe just how frustrated Xipil was making her. He wasn’t even trying anymore! He was simply toying with her, making fun of her now! She wasn’t going to stand for it any longer. Yes, she wasn’t exactly doing well but it was her first real fight! The last time she had ever fought someone had been when she was a cub and it was strictly play-fighting.
“Take me seriously!” she snarled at him flipping around and advancing toward him. She didn’t give him the chance to back away before she swiped at his face with her claws extended leaving a set of scratches across his cheeks. She backed up afterward aware that she had given him what he needed to take things seriously again.
She was proud that she had finally smacked him like she had been trying the entire time. Now she was worried about how he would retaliate.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
3!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:23 pm
Move Five: HIT!
Summary: 2, 3, 2, 1, 3 = 11 (win!)
His head followed the direction of her paw as it came in contact with his cheek. He whipped his head back quickly once they were no longer in contact with each other. His face stung, but it was to be expected. She had used her claws after all.
He rolled his head back as if to remove stiffness in his neck before moving towards her. Now that she had succeeded in landing a hit what was she going to do? He could tell that she was worried about what he might do in return. It was no matter, she should be worried.
Xipil was a force to be reckoned with.
"You must prove yourself to me before I will take you seriously,' he stated coolly. "You have yet to do that," he told her just as he lunged at her effectively tackling her to the ground. "If you want my respect prove it to me!" He growled towering above her.
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Nuxaz generated a random number between
1 and 3 ...
3!
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:24 pm
Move Five: HIT!
Summary: 2, 1, 1, 3, 3 = 10 (loss)
She hissed at him as his body collided with hers and she went flying into the sand. She lay there on her back glaring up at him as he stood over her. He was doing her a favor by dueling with her but she wanted nothing more than to spit in his face. He was making fun of her! He had been making fun of her this entire time and she was sick and tired of it.
She gritted her teeth together before lifting both of her forepaws and pressing them against his chest in a hard shove, it sent him stumbling backwards a few feet giving her just enough space to get back on to her feet.
"I don't want your respect," she snarled advancing on him. "Who wants respect from a lion who won't take them seriously because they're an outsider who wants a home?" she yelled. "Certainly not me, so you can take your respect and shove it!"
She leapt at him, surprising both of them when she tackled him into the ground and basically slapped him across the face on the other side, this time leaving deeper cuts across the bridge of his nose.
She was thrown back when he shoved her off of him but she didn't care. She proved herself, at least to her and it didn't matter what he thought. "Screw you, I'm done here," she spat.
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:07 pm
Xipil was back on his feet once he had gotten her away from him. His nose hurt but he didn't care, he wasn't going to let some stupid rogue get the better of him. "Big talk for someone who can't back themselves up," he replied sharply irritated that she had hit him not once but twice in a row. He hadn't anticipated on her knocking him over.
Screw you, I'm done
His ears flattened against his skull at the words and for the first time in his life, Xipil was confused. Done with what? The duel they were having now? Or with the Firekin? Or him?
He didn't get to ask her because by the time he thought to say anything she was gone. He had won but he felt hollow inside at the victory.
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