Mirai's first attempt at a match to test her skill level and prove herself had gone .... interestingly. Not bad. Mirai would certainly not say the experience was bad, in fact it was one of the more unique experiences the youth had so far.

But it had not done much to help her gauge how well she would do in fighting against her own species. So once more the young woman went to the pit and placed herself near the center.

Her thoughts cast back to her early youth and what her father had taught her about battle, and the more recent instances of watching (vicious) fights in her more recent home. Carefully the caramel hued girl set her defenses and assumed a battle ready stance before calling for someone to come and test her mettle.

Preferably another youth. But she was not afraid to fight anyone who might answer. Then again, stability was not really her bloodlines strong point.

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Mirai vs. ???
Dominance
Round 0 / 3
Hits: [roll=#d20]
Dodges: [roll=#d20]
Luck: [roll=#d20]

code by corvus

+10 Complete a fight
+10 Lose a fight/+20 - Win a fight
+20 Use a creative move in battle

she hears a call for a fight and magdalena is far too eager to answer. after beating the man who had stood against her at the prisoner escape and then her brother after that, the yearling had started to gain some confidence in herself and as such, had decided to find herself someone to tussle with this afternoon. work through some anger, maybe learn a new move or two, practice some of the ones she'd leraned already. though her chest tended to squeeze painfully when she overexerted herself still, magdalena had learned to work through ragged gasps in a last push to grasp victory now and had full faith in her ability to do so again.

finally arriving at the pit, she slips into the arena with a grim expression, black lips pressed into a thin line as she sizes up her opponent. magdalena lets out only a soft grunt of acknowledgement, taking on a defensive position about ten feet away from the other woman, enough room to give her time to react and a clear invitation for @Mirai to go first. with that, she waits.

magdalena vs @Mirai
for dominance
0 of iii
hits:
dodges:
luck:
_{BG — ART — CODE}

It was another yearling who responded this time. A smaller lioness. If Mirai was not so keen on hopefully dominating this test she might have taken time to fully investigate and indulge her curiosity.

Instead she was focused on the pending battle itself - and adrenaline was already urging the youth to go!go!GO!

Mirai would 'calmly' attempt to approach a few feet, a smile on he slightly parted jaws, defenses raised but working hard not to give off any clues what might be on her mind other wise.

After attempting to approach to about five feet apart Mirai would attempt to swipe her paw across the cold dirt and sand dusted ground, attempting to distract her opponent with a spray of substrate or cast towards the smaller feline's eyes.

With her other three paws still grounded Mirai would attempt to lung forward thrusting her body ahead using powerful hind quarters following the attempted swipe/dirt spray - and attempted to snap her jaws at the right side of the stranger's face, trying to slice into the flesh of the cheek slightly beneath the right eye.
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Mirai vs. @Magdalena
Dominance
Round 1 / 3
Hits:

Rolling 4d20: 18 + 3 + 7 + 14

Dodges:

Rolling 3d20: 5 + 12 + 15

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 13 + 11 + 9 + 3 + 8

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Double EXP
+10 Complete a fight
+10 Lose a fight / +20 - Win a fight

code by corvus

the girl advances towards her and magdalena's eyes bore into @Mirai's form. she may have seemed nonchalant but the yearling had called for a fight and magdalena has come fully expecting one. only a few more steps and magdalena decides that this girl has gotten too close without launching an attack, so she launches her own. hindlegs bunch in one quick motion, propelling the her towards the bronze yearling.

it is in the middle that they meet, the dirt and sand spraying somewhat into magdalena's mouth and nose due to her movement forward. the saliva within dries immediately as the starke girl snaps her jaw shut, the sand crunching unpleasantly between her teeth. her chin tucks as the two girls meet, aiming to slam the flat of her forehead into mirai's attacking jaws, hoping to smash the hard plate into mirai's sensitive muzzle. of course, not without injury to herself. sharp teeth cut hard and sharp into her skin, the blood dribbling down her face and mixing with the snot coming from magdalena's watering nose. the claws of her left forepaw aim to sink simultaneously into the lower portion of mirai's right foreleg, attempting to cut at the muscle and tendon just under the surface.

magdalena vs @Mirai
for dominance
i of iii
hits:

Rolling 3d20: 3 + 13 + 11

dodges:

Rolling 6d20: 8 + 18 + 15 + 6 + 10 + 9

luck:

Rolling 5d20: 4 + 16 + 14 + 7 + 12

_{BG — ART — CODE}

They meet in the middle, Mirai is uncertain if her dirt-spray is successful there is no time or distance to check! But she hopes it was! Mirai's nose stings fiercely as the front of her muzzle is unpleasantly impacted by her opponent's hard head - the blow causing her nose to start to run instantly. OW!

Before her poor nose and jaws can even stop throbbing and stinging Mirai attempts tuck her own chin slightly and to snap her jaws them shut down over her opponent's right ear and the flesh immediately surrounding it, trying to grab ahold of the flesh, muscle and skin flap.

Claws prick into the flesh of the front of Mirai's left front leg causing her to hiss as bloody lacerations are opened down the front of her limb. In response Mirai's right forepaw attempts to lift a short ways off the ground and attempts to snake forward and curve claws around the back of her opponent's left foreleg - attempting to hook into and slice the tendons located there.

She fights to keep her defenses in place, ears flat, eyes narrowed and so forth. Her tail however does lash a bit behind her in response to the pain and bubbling furry of battle!

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Mirai vs. @Magdalena
Dominance
Round 2 / 3
Hits:

Rolling 4d20: 10 + 17 + 3 + 20

Dodges:

Rolling 3d20: 16 + 2 + 1

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 18 + 12 + 8 + 9 + 14

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Double EXP
+10 Complete a fight
+10 Lose a fight / +20 - Win a fight

code by corvus

the dust and sand settles into her nose and it scrunches as magdalena's eyes begin to water. a sneeze. well, if it was going to happen then she might as well make it useful... right? magdalena reaches with both of her forelegs, claws aiming to sink into both of mirai's shoulders and trying to find a hold there just as magdalena's head pulls back in preparation. the movement of her head has mirai's teeth cutting deep through magdalena's right cheek, whereas mirai's right paw slices through magdalena's left foreleg mostly superficially. then she lets it loose - ACHOO! - attempting to sneeze right into mirai's face, hoping to momentarily blind the other girl with the spittle and snot that comes shooting out of her nose and mouth.

magdalena vs @Mirai
for dominance
ii of iii
hits:

Rolling 3d20: 9 + 20 + 11

dodges:

Rolling 6d20: 18 + 13 + 17 + 20 + 3 + 6

luck:

Rolling 5d20: 2 + 14 + 3 + 17 + 1

_{BG — ART — CODE}

Her nose was still stinging, eyes watered slightly, front most teeth ached dully and distantly. But none of these pains were enough to truly distract from the rush of adrenaline that accompanied hunts, threats, or in this case - battle.

Mirai move to attempt to place her previously lifted front limb to the earth for stability.

Claws land on both her shoulders and Mirai's legs bend just slightly at the joints to compensate for the sudden increase of weight now on her frame. Mirai attempted to lunge forward, attempting to force her opponent backwards.

Mirai's Jaws had scored her opponent's cheek, but now they attempt to seek a hold in the flesh of her opponent's neck, aiming for upper most right side a couple inches behind where the jaw joined the skull and neck.

She is surprised slightly when a giant sneeze hits part of her face and head. But committed to motion she follows through, thank the gods for eyes narrowed and already watering due to the last blow to her nose! And flattened ears. But still .... EWWWW WHAT THE HELL?!

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Mirai vs. @magdalen
Dominancea
Round 3 / 3

Rolling 4d20: 7 + 3 + 13 + 9

Hits:

Rolling 3d20: 10 + 16 + 15

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 9 + 19 + 13 + 6 + 14

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Double EXP
+10 Complete a fight
+10 Lose a fight / +20 - Win a fight

code by corvus

mirai's body is thrust forward and magdalena abandons her attack on the girl's shoulders, forelegs dropping back towards the ground for a more stable foundation once again. mirai's movement forces her to pull back a few steps to land safely on her feet, so she can see the yearling coming for her neck as it happens.

her hips swing quickly towards the left and with the new angle, mirai's jaws hit the top of magdalena's right shoulder instead. magdalena is quick to shove that same shoulder forward, attempting to push the boney point hard into the front of mirai's face, hoping to jar the yearling. with the sneeze finally cleared and the pressure leading up to it relieved, magdalena's jaws lunge forward too and attempt to close around the other girl's left ear.

magdalena vs @Mirai
for dominance
iii of iii
hits:

Rolling 3d20: 8 + 16 + 19

dodges:

Rolling 6d20: 5 + 18 + 11 + 4 + 15 + 16

luck:

Rolling 5d20: 18 + 13 + 19 + 17 + 15

_{BG — ART — CODE}

@Mirai VS. @Magdalena FOR DOMINANCE
— RESULTS —

Mirai Hits: 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 luck = 7
Mirai Dodges: 2 + 1 + 2 = 5

Magdalena Hits: 2 + 2 + 2 + 6 luck = 12
Magdalena Dodges: 2 + 4 + 4 = 10

Mirai Successful Hits: -3
Magdalena Successful Hits: 7

MAGDALENA HAS WON THE CHALLENGE FOR DOMINANCE!

The results of this fight cannot be acknowledged ICly until either both challengers have responded or 3 days have gone by — whichever comes first. Any posts breaking this rule will be removed.

within her iron grip there is victory again and magdalena can feel her weakness shedding with each one. her breath comes hard, chest rising and falling in a harsh motion to pull air in and push the exhaustion out. it was working... somewhat.

she backs away once the victory becomes apparent, not wanting to injure the other girl more than what was absolutely necessary to finish their fight. she was, after all, not a monster. as magdalena stands catching her breath, bi-colored eyes go from tunnel visioning on winning to the other yearling in front of her. "nice work," she starts. "sorry for sneezing on you." in magdalena's defense, @Mirai had been the one to spray sand up her nose, so it was only fair to sneeze it out on her too. the apologize is genuine one despite her thoughts and justification for it.

a few more minutes and magdalena could head home._{BG — ART — CODE}