Asimona stepped onto the wrestling field, stretching her wings and flexing her claws. The last time she had been here had been a long time ago. It had been unfortunately disappointing, with most of her competitors dropping out of the competition before the fight. She'd managed to win second place and she wondered if she would have such good fortune again. She was not hoping for it, but she would do her best.

She stood tall and proud, looking over the audience, wondering if her children had seen fit to join her now. Wyvern, surely, would be here. The little one had insisted on coming with her, although the other two she wasn't sure. Wyvern had wanted to join, but there was no way that she was going to let her wrestle with anyone. What if there was another bear? What if there was some bloodthirsty monster that accidentally hurt her? No, she wasn't going to risk it.

She turned herself back to where her competitor would be appearing, wondering who it was going to be this time.

"Can you hear their voice?"
"Find the one who'll guide you."
To the limits of your choice.

tags: @Jayberry
notes:

Glory had made sure to get there early this time so that the competitors did not start the fight without him and he, thankfully, was there on time. The dragon he had met some time ago was already there and he gave her a nod of acknowledgement. He had forgotten that she was in here this time.

He stood on top of the judge's panel, looking down at the ring and he puffed himself out brilliantly. "Welcome, one and all, to the Olympics Wrestling competition! In today's matchup, we have the dragon Asimona!" He opened his wing and waved it in Asimona's direction. "And her competitor will be the wolf, Jay-" Only when he began to say the name did he realize who was coming out. Who, exactly it was. "J-Jayberry?!" He did not gesture this time, only glared at the place where the wolf would appear. If this was any other time, he'd instantly fly forward and attack the fucking wolf but he needed to keep cool. He was a judge, not some guard. He shook his head. It wasn't his business but he would't be letting the wolf leave after the olympics were over.

"Um," he continued, a little awkwardly, "well, there's Jayberry. If I see any claws and teeth, you'll feel my flames. Again," he said the last part a little more quietly, but he rolled over it without skipping a beat. "I'll be watching carefully. Whenever you are ready, begin!" There was no fire from him this time. He needed to keep both eyes on the wolf.

The wolf was up for a good, old fashioned spar.

It was rather disappointing that she couldn't use her teeth, but that was fine. It had been ages since she had sparred with one of her siblings--her eyes flashed at the thought of poor, poor Elderberry, and dear Huckleberry--and she longed to stretch her limbs, test her mettle without the risk of maiming or death.

As she approached the ring, she couldn't help but to falter at a voice that she hadn't heard in Cycles, the Golden Eagle with the striking Gem that had heavily scarred her crowing out loudly. But she couldn't turn back now, so she trotted forward, inclining her head to him, and then to her opponent. "You have nothing to fear from me-" she sought the bird's name, 'What was his name?' but they had been rather occupied and so she didn't think she knew it, and eventually decided on "Eagle."

Turning her attention, then, to the Dragon, she stood tall (although nothing compared to them), offering them her best kindly smile, and a wagging tail. "Your move--Asimona, wasn't it?"

@Asimona

Long body slinked slowly forward. Her movements were slowed partly due to the awkward body nature had given her; weirdly webbed and knotted front legs with lankier back longs along with her lengthy tail and neck. Despite being 3 cycles and nearly grown, in her eyes, walking was still a task that took much effort and a full run was nearly impossible at this point. However, only partly was nature the cause for her slowed actions. Abeni was a meek and quieter child. The idea of fighting, even in a fun way as a competition, unnerved her. But it was her momma competing and she just had to be there to cheer her on! Momma would probably be disappointed in her if she didn’t appear. She couldn’t stand the idea of Momma being disappointed in her!

So slowly and hesitantly Abeni had made her way to the competition. Despite her sluggishness, she had made it to the area just before the fight was suppose to start. Long head lifted as she spotted her mother, scales glistening in the light in a way Abeni could only dream of. Momma looked so majestic there!

Then her head swirled and saw the dark wolf. She was so scary looking in comparison! She wasn’t like Momma at all! Abeni’s long fur twitched with nervousness, hoping that her mother would be okay. But Momma had insisted that it was all in good fun.

“Go Momma! You can do it!” She cried out as cheerfully as she could muster.

Tag: @Asimona @Jayberry @Glory

Asimona stared at the wolf with surprise. She knew her, but she couldn't place where she had seen her before. It was a long time ago, surely. But it wasn't until Glory said her name did she know who she was facing. "Berry" was her name. Blackberry and Blueberry's daughter. She closed her eyes as anger threatened to overtake her. Last year fighting without hurting had been easy, but now...

Her claw had never regrown. One of her talons was still broken and probably some trophy of that wretched goose. She flexed it as she thought about it and she tried to calm herself. If she got too angry, if she got too emotional, then she would come and make her make a mistake. She couldn't make a mistake.

She opened her eyes and growled at Jayberry, but her anger was under control now. This was a competition not a real fight. "Yes," she hissed, just loud enough for Jayberry to hear, "my name is Asimona. Know this, Jayberry - if we were not under strict rules to shed no blood, I would tear you apart right here and now and freeze the remains so you would be frozen in agony forever. Nothing will excuse what your family has done."

Just as she straightened up, she heard the sound of Abeni cheering from the crowds and she glanced over. The little hybrid's black face peeking out at her and she lifted her wing a little bit. She smiled before turning to the wolf. She bunched her muscles, strengthened by a controlled rage and her daughter's cheering, and lunged forward, arms extended, but claws pulled back so they would not scratch her. She would knock her over with her palms, as hard as she could.

"Can you hear their voice?"
"Find the one who'll guide you."
To the limits of your choice.

tags: @Jayberry
notes:

Round: 1/5
Attempt: Knock her over with her palms
Defense: none
Injuries: none

This was... not good.

The wolf shifted, twitching her ears and flicking her tail. She would have to be careful, she had no allies here. If the Dragon 'slipped', it wouldn't be unlikely for the judge to turn a blind eye, she feared.

The Dragon's words were a threatening growl, and the black wolf smirked, returning "Of course," turning to look at the young one calling out 'Momma!' She flashed her teeth in a smirk, although some part of her hurt that none of her family had come to see her fight.

If it had been any of them, she would have been there in a heartbeat, danger be damned.

And then there was a paw slamming into her side - the Dragon was much bigger than her, this was hardly a fair pairing - and her breath left her in a woosh, ribs creaking and complaining as she found herself flung onto her side. Stunned, she could do nothing more than than kick out with her legs, attempting to take out one of the Dragon's legs.


Round: 1/5
Attempt: Kick her leg out from under her
Defense: none
Injuries: Hurt ribs

@Asimona

Asimona's palm hit Jayberry's side and she was flung away, stunned against the ground. She had caught the smirk Jayberry had thrown to her daughter and it enraged her. She was not allowed to look at her daughter. She was not allowed to smile at her in such a way. Not her, whose teeth were surely stained with blood.

She didn't hesitate, seeing the wolf on the ground. She leaped forward, her claws out this time, although her aim was not to scratch her skin, but merely grab at her shoulders so she could push her weight down, keep the wolf on the ground. Don't let her get up and attack.

"Can you hear their voice?"
"Find the one who'll guide you."
To the limits of your choice.

tags: @Jayberry
notes:

Round: 2/5
Attempt: pin her down
Defense: none
Injuries: none

The wolf twisted, attempting to get her paws beneath her, but wasn't quite fast enough. She found herself pinned beneath white, taloned paws that could easily shred her if the Dragon wished, and wondered briefly if this was how her prey felt. But the thought was gone as fast as it came, and she focused again on Asimona.

Her muscles were coiled, and she arched off the ground, attempting to knock the Dragon away or, at least, knock her off balance so she would have a fighting chance.

Round: 2/5
Attempt: knock her off!
Defense: none
Injuries: aching ribs

@Asimona

Abeni watched wide-eyed as the fight stared. To be honest, it was terrifying to her. Her long neck arched back onto itself as she attempted to shrink as small as possible. But she was determined to watch the fight through. She just had to support her mother! Even though the wolf was scary, the way it smiled at her. The hybrid didn’t understand why, but the smile seemed scary, not at all like when her momma smiled at her.

Then her momma was rushing forward and pinning the wolf down. It was amazing and for a moment, all sense of fear was lost. Her mother was like this amazing heroine, taking the villain down. A spark of pride filled her to know she was of her stone, her life force, her lineage. Even a smile appeared on her face, the moonstone canine shimmering in the light.

“Yeah Momma! You get that big bad wolfie!”

As the wolf fought back, Asimona found herself struggling to get a grip on the wolf. She was lashing out too much and knocking her claws away. She frowned and dove towards her legs this time, trying to use one of her feet to pin them to the ground. She heard the voice of her daughter again ringing out from the stands and she smiled again. She'd win this, then. She wanted to impress her.

"Can you hear their voice?"
"Find the one who'll guide you."
To the limits of your choice.

tags: @Jayberry
notes:

Round: 3/5
Attempt: pin her legs down
Defense: none
Injuries: none