Caves, this wasn't going well.

Jayberry's teeth itched, and she longed to sink them into the white Dragon, to tear away at her scales until she could get to her soft flesh. But that would get her quickly attacked, and she still had scars from her last encounter with the damned bird.

She growled in frustration as her legs were pinned down, too, claustrophobia beginning to set in. The Dragon's pup - what was a child Dragon called, anyways? - and she shook off the curious thought, she had no time for curiosity. Didn't have the brain capacity, for it, either.

And so she grunted, arching up and attempting to hit her hard head against the Dragon's leg. It wasn't the strongest move, but considering that she didn't have anything else free, she could only hope that it would do something.

@Asimona

Asimona felt something bump against the inside of her arm, causing it to move away just a little bit. She frowned. This was annoying. Why couldn't they just announce her the winner already? She thought it was a little bit unfair that she, a huge dragon, was fighting this speck of a wolf. But no matter, the judges had made a decision.

She didn't have enough arms to hold down all of Jayberry, so she released the wolf's front legs only to plant her her claws on either side and rest her entire body on top of the wolf. She didn't release her entire weight, only enough that it would pin her down without actually crushing her. Her wings were held a little away from her body to keep herself balanced.

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

tags: @Jayberry
notes:

Round: 4/5
Attempt: lightly sit on her
Defense: none
Injuries: none

Her head rattled as it struck against the Dragon's leg, and her teeth clattered together from the force of the blow. 'Shit, that hurt!' she couldn't help but to think, laying still for a moment, stunned.

She wheezed as she found herself laid down on by the dragon - thankfully she wasn't crushed, but it was a close thing. Her ribs protested, and her head throbbed, and there was little more that she could do than to thrash, mentally cursing this unfair pairing.

Round: 4/5
Attempt: flail and hit whatever she can
Defense: none
Injuries: aching ribs, throbbing head

@Asimona

Beneath her weight, which she was very careful to keep as minimal as possible so that she didn't actually injure the wolf, nor make it too difficult for her to breath, she felt Jayberry begin to batter at her. Perhaps a smaller creature would have been thrown off or at least moved but with Asimona's size, it was like she was throwing pebbles at her thick hide and just bouncing right off.

She continued to sit there, waiting for the wolf to either do something or for the fight to end. She thought back to the last wrestling competition. She'd been smaller then and had found her opponents much more challenging. Now, though, it was just laughable.

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

tags: @Jayberry
notes:

Round: 5/5
Attempt: continue to hold her
Defense: none
Injuries: none

The she-wolf continued to thrash, grunting beneath the Dragon's weight. She was able to breathe, thankfully, but it was still a heavy weight above her, and not terribly comfortable. A growl rumbled in her chest, a frustrated sound, and her teeth itched, but she was no fool.

So she had to settle for thrashing, wishing that she had wings, like Huckleberry, that she could batter the Dragon with, or a beak, like her daughter (oh, she was so worried about her!), that she could prod the Dragon with. But for now all she could do was flail, feeling like a fool.

Round: 5/5
Attempt: flail and hit whatever she can
Defense: none
Injuries: aching ribs, throbbing head

@Asimona

Character: Asimona Age: +15 (15 Cycles) Magic Level: +5 (Master) ROUND 1 Attempt: +20 starting strong I see Penalties: - ROUND 2 Attempt: +10 Penalties: - ROUND 3 Attempt: +17 Penalties: - ROUND 4 Attempt: +8 Penalties: - ROUND 5 Attempt: +10 Penalties: - Total: 85

Character: Jayberry Age: +12 (12 Cycles) Magic Level: +1 (Fledgling) ROUND 1 Attempt: +2 Penalties: - ROUND 2 Attempt: +13 Penalties: - ROUND 3 Attempt: +13 Penalties: - ROUND 4 Attempt: +12 Penalties: - ROUND 5 Attempt: +17 Penalties: - Total: 70

WINNER: Asimona

@Glory

This was... quite an unfair match-up --- who made these? --- as it had turned out. The dragon, Asimona, was far bigger and far heftier than the black wolf. Understandably so, there was little damage done to the former and the latter had restrained herself from doing any harmful actions unlike the other 'berry in the contest.

Once enough time seemed to have passed and the fight would go nowhere, really, with the dragon plopped firmly atop Jayberry, Azizos gave a deep, bellowing roar. "This match is complete," he called, descending from the judging position, away from his fellow Glory. Approaching the contestants, he eyed each one and stamped a hoof Asimona's way. "The dragon, Asimona, has won in this contest and will proceed. Jayberry will continue to do battle, but without a chance for placement."

It was a clean one, at least.

@Jayberry @Asimona

Abeni watched, growing more eager. Perhaps in a fairer fight, it would have been terrifying to see her mother do battle. This match was providing the opposite effect on the young dragon. The wolf had been very scary and without much effort Abeni was able to watch her Momma tackle and win against it. The odd hybrid couldn’t help but be wide eyed and enthusiastic about the battle.

She sat back on her hind legs, flailing her front legs happily. “Yeah, yeah, yeah!” Abeni was practically squealing in joy. This battle reassured her that her Momma was unstoppable. Nothing could harm her when Momma was around. Awkward tail began to wag even at the fight.

When the winner was announced, Abeni really did give a loud squeal of delight with a bit of laughter at the end. “Yay, Momma! You did it! You beat the big back wolfie!” Abeni wanted to rush over to nuzzle her Momma in congratulations. But that would require going much too close to the wolfie and that was out of the question. Still, she cheered from the edge as much as she could until it felt like her lil’ body might burst from excitement.

Jayberry's struggling were getting harder and harder to hold and, eventually, Asimona just gave up, releasing her hold and standing back to her full size, stepping away from the wolf. Just in time, too, as the judge announced the contest completed.

She raised her head proudly when he announced her name and when her daughter started cheering for her. She saw her standing at the edge of the ground and ran over to her in only a couple of a leaps, nuzzling her back. "Thank you! I did beat her!" It was sometimes lost on her that Abeni was fully grown and still acting like a child, but she wasn't all too ready to see the children growing up. They were still her babies.

However, just as she was leaving, she glanced back at the wolf, her gaze hardening. Her eyes snapped to Glory and the two exchanged a meaningful glance. They needed to keep an eye on her.

*exit

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

tags:
notes:

The wolf was finally let up, and she stretched out, wheezing as she caught her breath. That had hurt, and she took a moment to check for any cracked ribs. No, none, but probably bruised. She hauled herself to her paws, shaking herself off as she listened to the judge announce her failure.

The Dragon's child, she found, reminded her of Huckleberry. They were childish, despite being fully grown. But where she found it frustrating, yet endearing, in her brother, in the Dragon's child it was merely annoying. So she snorted, shaking her head, offering Asimona an "Good battle." before stalking away, taking a moment to glance back at Asimona and Albeni.

Her gaze softened, expression becoming longing. She wanted that--wanted that with Yewberry. But she had messed it up; they both had. And Yewberry was gone, now.

=Exit=