Winter shot away as the goose's hold loosened before quickly turning around. Now they were flying towards her again, so she quickly spun to evade the whirlwind of angry bird. Once she was behind her, she struck again towards the goose's back, praying that, this time, her aim was true.

Round: 8
Attempt: venomous bite
Defense: n/a
Injuries: torn scales around her neck, minor bruising

When I speak.

When I think.

When the snake's fangs sunk into her back, Blackberry screamed. There was a lot more pain this time and her heart began to race as she realized that the snake's venom had finally entered her system. Angry that she hadn't been able to get away, she whipped around, trying to catch the snake one more time with her wings.

Round: 9/9
Attempt: smack with her wings
Defense: n/a
Injuries: Minor scaring on chest, small bite, torn webbing, has received a venomous bite


"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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Winter smiled with satisfaction as the venom left her fangs and entered the goose's body. Finally, she had managed to strike her. However, her victory was short lived as the goose's wing came flying at her side. It struck her with a great force and she was flung away, smacking into the side of the wall. She gasped as a sharp rock stabbed into her body as she fell to the floor, all the breath knocked out of her. Angry, she tried to strike out again, barely even knowing where the goose was at this point. She just had to hurt it more, make it feel more pain.

Round: 9/9
Attempt: venomous bite
Defense: n/a
Injuries: torn scales around her neck, minor bruising, a rock stabbed in her back

When I speak.

When I think.

Character: Blackberry Age: +1 (1 Cycle) Magic Level: +1 (Fledgling) ROUND 1 Attempt: +6 Penalties: -0 ROUND 2 Attempt: +18 Penalties: -0 ROUND 3 Attempt: +15 Penalties: -0 ROUND 4 Attempt: +16 Penalties: -0 ROUND 5 Attempt: +3 Penalties: -0 ROUND 6 Attempt: +1 Penalties: -0 ROUND 7 Attempt: +17 Penalties: -0 ROUND 8 Attempt: +5 Penalties: -0 ROUND 9 Attempt: +20 Penalties: -0 Total: 103

Character: Winter Age: +1 (1 Cycle) Magic Level: +1 (Fledgling) ROUND 1 Attempt: +13 Penalties: -0 ROUND 2 Attempt: +17 Penalties: -0 ROUND 3 Attempt: +18 Penalties: -0 ROUND 4 Attempt: +9 Penalties: -0 ROUND 5 Attempt: +13 Penalties: -0 ROUND 6 Attempt: +5 Penalties: -0 ROUND 7 Attempt: +8 Penalties: -0 ROUND 8 Attempt: +17 Penalties: -0 ROUND 9 Attempt: +16 Penalties: -0 Total: 118

WINNER: Winter

Blackberry reeled back as the second bite sunk into her shoulder. With a screech, she staggered away, her wings beating senselessly, trying to throw back the snake should she come any closer. After she got far enough away, she stopped. The bites were the snake had injected her venom were starting to get very painful. And her head was starting to spin a little bit. She had no idea what the venom was going to do to her, nor did she know how to cure it.

Everything was starting to hurt. Her muscles were getting weak and she was starting to get a little drowsy. She slumped to the ground, unable to stand anymore before glaring up at the snake. How dare she bite her, and twice! How dare she defeat her! Her! A snake! A tiny little thing!

"What have you done to me?!" She croaked, her body starting to shiver.


"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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Winter felt her teeth digging into soft flesh once again, but she barely registered it in her frenzy. However, once she realized that the warm body of her opponent was gone, she stopped moving, the stone in her side pure agony. Everything was hazy with pain, everything hurt. There was blood now covering her small body, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been, since the sharp rock was still there, staunching most of the blood flow.

She dimly heard the goose speaking and she looked up. It was in pain too, a different kind of pain. It was her venom doing its work. She had never seen her venom act before. The goose seemed like it was getting woozy. She wondered what it was experiencing. At the same time, it frightened her.

"I-I don't know. I've never bitten anyone before." And then, without thinking, she added, "How do you feel?"

When I speak.

When I think.

"How do I feel? How do I feel?! What kind of question is that, you mindless log! How dare you...ask me......that......"

Blackberry was going to continue her ranting and raving, but then she was getting so tired. She barely had the energy to honk anymore. Her thoughts were getting hazy and, all of a sudden, the air was getting thinner. She was struggling to breath. She was barely staying conscious. She looked at the snake again, her eyes wide.

There was nothing in her brain except fear, fear of death. Fear of what was going to happen to her. Nothing registered anymore in her brain except the fact that there was a gembound there. The battle was forgotten, her wounds forgotten. She needed to live, she needed to breath. "H-h-hel...p...m..e..." she choked, her voice quiet and constricted.


"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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Winter was horrified as the goose fell and started to convulse and choke. She had no idea...no idea her venom could do this. What had she done? She started to shake and backed away from the goose. She needed to help, right? She needed to run up to its side and do everything she could. But, hadn't the goose just been her enemy? Shouldn't she rejoice that she had both defeated her foe and put it this close to death?

She didn't know what to think. All she could do was stare at the goose as they gasped for breath. "I'm sorry..." she whispered, "I don't know how to heal you..." And that was the truth. She had no idea how. And even if she did, she wondered if she would even have time to save the goose. It didn't look too good.

When I speak.

When I think.

Blackberry stared at the snake. As time continued to pass, sense started to return to her head. The initial shock of the breathing issue was wearing off. It wasn't getting any worse, so she wasn't dying. She wasn't going to choke to death, yet it was still painful and stressful nonetheless.

But it was also infuriating. To see the weakness in the snake. To see the weakness in herself. Calling for help like a ridiculous child, and to the one who had just been her enemy! To the one that had just dared to defeat her!

She hissed low, which ended up being a gasping sputtering noise that wasn't very intimidating. So, instead, she glared at the snake. "More like won't help," she gasped, angrily. "You're a snake. That's what you do, isn't it?" She gave a violent hack as her throat continued to restrict and her muscles spammed. "Bite gembounds and watch as they writhe in front of you? Go on, tell me that you're not enjoying this?"

She knew that the snake didn't enjoy watching her in pain, but she was so full of spite towards it that she needed one last thing to hurt. She needed to snake to leave in more pain then she was now, but perhaps not physical pain. Blackberry wanted to hurt the snake so much for doing this to her.


"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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She couldn't take this anymore. She needed to leave. The goose's words had crushed her. She felt her spirit shatter as the bird taunted her one last time. She knew, she knew that it was her intention to hurt her, even while she was in so much pain, but she couldn't help but be sensitive to its comments.

She looked away and slithered off, not knowing at all where she was going, not knowing at all where she would go. She ignored the pain in her back as she left, she ignored the trail of blood she was leaving behind. The goose could not follow her. She would go somewhere else, somewhere where the goose was not. And what she would do then, she didn't know.

*exit*

When I speak.

When I think.