Sebastian grinned as he felt the she-wolf go tumbling over his back, the haphazard move working to his advantage despite his concerns. He was quick to twist to face her as she went tumbling in the dirt, wary of her pulling some sort of trick. When he saw her stumbling, struggling to get to her feet, he charged forward, leaping towards her in an attempt to pin Dezba to the ground.


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

tags: @Dezba
notes: Round: 5/5
Attempt: Pin her down
Defense:
Injuries: none

'cause i'm the big bad wolf

now let the games begin

Before she had a chance to turn around, Sebastian had tackled Dezba to the ground. She struggled under his weight as she felt the cave walls close in around her. No! This can't be happening! Her mind raced as she began to hyperventilate. She did not like this, she did not like being pushed down into the dirt. There, she was helpless, a weakling.

She refused to be such. Not again, not ever.

There was different look in the she-wolf's eyes, a look that one would only have in a fight or flight situation, and it burned, if not brighter, than her anger. Dezba gnashed her teeth, letting out a furious snarl, and she kicked her legs at Sebastian's belly. Her desperate, rage-fueled onslaught was relentless, but not enough to push the panther off. Dezba let out a frustrated cry, but she refused to give up, and gave Sebastian a hate-filled glare of defiance.

"Listen to me."
Thoughts...

TAG: // OOC:

@Sebastian
Round: 5/5
Attempt: Push Sebastian off
Defense: Thrashing
Injuries: none

Sebastian grinned as his attack landed. The she-wolf was suddenly pressed to the ground beneath his paws, and his tail lashed proudly. He'd done it! Finally he'd pinned Dezba down! He doubted he'd won, she'd landed the most attacks, but still he liked to think he'd put up a good fight. Hopefully he'd make Rift proud! He'd heard the puma out in the crowd earlier, and it made him excited to think he'd proven himself to his brother.

Suddenly a pair of paws lashed out at his stomach, and he grunted as the wind was knocked out of him. He glowered down at the wolf, only to be taken aback by the look in the Dezba's eyes. Something wasn't right, and it made his stomach twist.

The Puma was quick to jump away, not sure what to think. He lowered his head, ears flattening and tail whipping, as he tried to look non-threatening to the she-wolf.


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

tags: @dezba
notes:

Yuma "And we have a pin!" Wide red eyes stared down at the two combatants as the 'judge' handed out a ruling. He'd been watching with intensity at the two have at each other, just waiting for one of them to get mad, lose control, throw the match but win the battle. No doubt if the wolf had gotten the upper hand they might have been in for some real bloodsports but it was the cat that pulled out a victory in the end.

Tags: @Dezba @Sebastian

Character: Sebastian Age: +3 (3 Cycles) Magic Level: +3 (Pupil) ROUND 1 Attempt: +13 Penalties: -0 ROUND 2 Attempt: +7 Penalties: -0 ROUND 3 Attempt: +17 Penalties: -0 ROUND 4 Attempt: +18 Penalties: -0 ROUND 5 Attempt: +13 Penalties: -0 Total: 72

Character: Dezba Age: +4 (4 Cycles) Magic Level: +3 (Pupil) ROUND 1 Attempt: +16 Penalties: -0 ROUND 2 Attempt: +18 Penalties: -0 ROUND 3 Attempt: +11 Penalties: -0 ROUND 4 Attempt: +7 Penalties: -0 ROUND 5 Attempt: +5 Penalties: -0 Total: 62

WINNER: Sebastian

'cause i'm the big bad wolf

now let the games begin

As Sebastian released her, Dezba scrambled to her feet. The she-wolf looked crazed, like she wanted to mail everything in her sight. Her head snapped towards the aye-aye as he announced that the winner was Sebastian.

"Bullshit!" She spat. Dezba glared daggers at Yuma. She wanted to tear his throat out. Instead, the furious she-wolf turn her attention to Sebastian and stormed up to the panther, who had taken a submissive stance. "This isn't over, cat." She snarled, venom dripping from every word. Dezba attempted to intentionally push past him, as if to make it clear she held a vendetta against him. The she-wolf sulked out of the ring, not glancing back, and headed for the tunnels.

-Exit Dezba-

"Listen to me."
Thoughts...

TAG: @Sebastian // OOC:

Rift was overjoyed when the results were announced. He had watched the math with wide eyes, on the edge of his toes, cheering Sebastian on. Now, when it was announced that he had won, he couldn't contain himself. He pushed through the crowd, not caring about their loud calls ringing in his ear, and leaped into the ring. He ran up to sebastian, purring loudly. "Sebastian! I'm so proud of you! That was awesome!" On the inside, a small voice called that it wasn't, that his best friend shouldn't be fighting, and that his skills bode ill for their relationship, but Rift shoved it aside. This was Sebastian's moment.

@Sebastian

Seeing the she-wolf move to get to her feet, the puma took a few steps backwards for fear she'd continue the fight.

Thankfully, the aye-aye's voice drew both of their attention, and his eyes widened as he realized that he'd won. He grinned, and perked up, but upon hearing Dezba's shout, he stepped forward to intervene if it was needed.

Thankfully, the wolf settled for stomping off, pushing passed him. The puma grunted, taking a step back to regain his balance.

His attention was drawn by a disturbance in the crowd, and he grinned excitedly at his fellow puma. "Rift, did you see that!? I did it!" he grinned widely, tail lashing excitedly. The younger big cat stepped forward, butting his head against Rift's affectionately.


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

tags: @Rift
notes:

Rift did a small excited leap and gave Sebastian a quick lick when he bumped his head against his shoulder. "I did! I was watching the whole time! You were so great!" He glanced around and realized that they were still in the ring. There was probably another match coming soon. He flicked his tail and turned beckoning with his ear for Sebastian to follow. "Come on, we should go celebrate!" He bounded off towards the crowd, his tail wiggling with happiness. Despite having misgivings in the back of his mind, Rift was still proud of Sebastian and how much he had grown.

*exit


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

tags: @Sebastian
notes:

Even though Faelan was one of the judges, he had decided not to oversee this match. One of the contestants, Sebastian, was his friend, and he didn't feel like it was fair for him to have a say over it. He didn't tend to be unfair, but he'd want his friend to win, and not get hurt, so he'd probably show favoritism without even meaning to. Time soon showed his decision to be a wise one.

Even before the match started, when the wolf was just pacing around the ring waiting for Sebastian to enter, the lion had a strange feeling about her. There was an unsettling glint in her eyes. He tried to tell himself that he was just nervous for his friend, but the uneasy feeling Dezba gave him never really went away.

Much like Rift, the huge tawny lion watched most of the match tense and with his breath either held or coming out in gasps. His heart raced whenever Dezba pinned Sebastian down, and then soared whenever the puma kicked the wolf off. It seemed like the wolf was going to pin his friend again, but Sebastian was able to throw her off and then pin her down himself.

Faelan couldn't see the wolf's eyes anymore, but he noticed the way that Sebastian slunk off of her as the match was called. Cheers erupted all around him as Sebastian was named the winner, and he half-heartedly added his voice to them. Most of his attention was on the wolf as she snarled at Sebastian on her way out of the ring.
The uneasy feeling blossomed into actual concern at that, making Faelan push to his paws and start toward his friend. He watched Dezba disappear into the crowd on the other side of the ring, and for another Gembound to approach Sebastian. They were obviously familiar with one another, so the lion waited until the stranger had taken off before stepping into the ring himself.

Like a massive, golden-haired apparition, he slipped out of the shifting Gembounds and padded up to Sebastian. "Congratulations! You deserved the win, that was amazing!" Faelan grinned at Sebastian before looking over his shoulder to now disappeared wolf. "And don't worry about her. I'll talk to her," he said reassuringly before nodding a farewell to Sebastian.

As soon as Faelan had passed by the younger, darker feline, his brow furrowed and he set his course to where Dezba disappeared to. He knew what that snarl, and look meant now. He had seen hate and rage like that before. The encounter had given him his first scars, and he didn't intend for anything like that to happen to his friend. Sebastian was a good Gembound, with an open and understanding heart. No one would hurt him if Faelan could help it.

-exit-

@Sebastian

He'd done it! He still couldn't believe he'd won! Although the wolf didn't seem too happy, and he thought for a moment perhaps he should try to smoothe things over. But... why should he? After all, it wasn't his fault she took the loss so poorly.

His attention was drawn back to Rift when the tawny cat spoke, and he grinned. "I'm glad you watched!" after all, he did know that the plant-Gembound wasn't big on fighting. "Coming!" he laughed, and went to follow, only for his attention to be drawn by another, larger, tawny cat.

He turned, eyes widening in surprise when he saw Faelan. "Faelan! Thank you! I thought I heard you! Thanks for coming." As the lion mentioned the wolf, he looked over his shoulder again to look at where she'd disappeared off to. "I'd appreciate it." And then the lion was gone.

Looking around once more, Sebastian turned and followed Rift, a proud prance to his step.



[EXIT SEBASTIAN]
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"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags:
notes: