the ghoul princess has never once bathed in her life, but now, beneath the baking rays of the sun, she has plunged into the icy depths of a lake. it sits private, encloistered by rocky hills and dried blackened trees. not a lot of life's here, aside from the blackbird flocks and a dozen or so vultures strewn across one side of the lake. when she comes out of the bath, wet and shivering with regret, she realizes that the birds are still fat as ever. she's old enough to try and capture one, but she needs to be careful and not go too far. still, now that she's properly dieudonne, no one can stop her. maman taught her and her siblings to take what they want in a smart way. this bird is no lion which means even if someone catches her they'll just think she's hungry. licking her lips, faustine lowers herself until her round belly's almost touching the snowy ground. there are not many places to hide, but she doesn't think that vultures are particularly smart.

ART BY RABBIT, CODE BY LARS

The distant reaches of the far-flung north were far less traveled than Amaryllis' warmer heartlands, thus, Radahn was often allowed to travel them more freely than he was its more populous territories. Despite the encroaching summer, the Freeze was always dusted with snow. Radahn had long grown tall enough to escape its banks, the warmth of summery winds keeping the snowpack relatively tamed. Yet, these lands remained barren and empty, herds left unbothered by groups of hunters, ancient walking paths left empty of scent.

Except for hers.

The memory of that day burned in his mind; a ritual interrupted by some cannibal-Queen who proclaimed herself a monster, the shadow of something far more terrifying nearly snapping him from the custody of the North. A scowl unfurled across his expression, his once-unfocused path suddenly turning, making his way toward her and the lake she lingered by. Upon the small crest of a hill he see her stalking a group of vultures, large winged beasts that had not quite noticed their stalker yet. But Radahn would make them.

His roar rumbled in his chest, but when he parted his mouth to expel it, a cublike yowl expelled from his lips, echoing off the sides of the cliffs that surrounded the Freeze. Shrill and un-adult as it was, it was enough to stir her prey, sending them into flight.

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@Faustine

drool collects in the corner of her mouth, though faustine has become very good at keeping them at bay. only when the vultures fly away does she allow spittle to fly everywhere as a growl of irritation comes forward. she was so, so close; all she needed was a jump and then she'd have a vulture for her meal.

however, it's not the empty spot where her prey stood that faustine's looking at. her dark red eyes settle upon the familiar form of the boy she tried to spook from before. she remembers that day clearly, for she had won her third battle against another cub. faustine's mouth twists into a scowl as she looks at @Radahn, fury and agitated by both what he did and her empty stomach.

you...!

she runs toward his front, paws larger than she is sinking into the icy snow as she spits and growls, once again the ghoul and crocodilian daughter. they are around the same size, though faustine can tell she's older. therefore, she will have the experience a baby like him wouldn't have. faustine attempts to punch him with her snout and chest, hoping it'll push him onto his back so his four legs can flail in the air like her beetles did before she squeezes their life out.

faustine vs @Radahn
for dominance
i ii iii
Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 17 + 5

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 4 + 7

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 14 + 15 + 6 + 7 + 12

code: cala | art: drifty

He did not doubt her power. She had beaten Lavender, after all; and though their larger brothers might have been a more competitive match, Radahn knew he stood little chance in the face of battle. But he was Godstouched, was he not? Did he not have the divine protection of the stars, of the sky? As her gaze fell upon he felt a shudder run up his spine, but his icy expression steeled in the wake of his creeping anxiety. You...! she howls, and Radahn's fur bristles, his forepaws parting in instinctive anticipation. Never had he shirked from tussling with his warrior-borne siblings, but even their weighty attacks had been held back, their claws sheathed.

Suddenly, she is hastening after him, and everything screams within him to turn and run. Slippery boy prince he is, he'd been able to scramble from the paws of Lachesis once. But this, he could not escape. Radahn instead freezes, bracing for her impact, counting the seconds it took until it happened—and then it did, all at once. His breath escapes his lungs as she surges into his chest, the brute force of her attack causing his grounded, clawed paws to skid in the dry earth below. Unable to regain his breath enough to cry out, Radahn's right paw instinctively surged upward, attempting to grapple onto the left side of @Faustine's neck. With claws unsheathed, he attempted mainly to grab and hold, to keep himself standing in the wake of her slam.

Radahn vs Faustine
for Dominance
i of iii

Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 10 + 9

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 5 + 18

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 14 + 9 + 12 + 8 + 7

faustine had not anticipated that @Radahn would not dodge. was it not the instinct of all animals, prey or not, to at least attempt to move from an attacker? when her chest collided with the boy's, all she could wonder was if he wasn't deft in body or mind. heavy bruising blossomed over faustine's own chest, as she breathed in and out in a rapid pace. good. good. let this boy's weakness be her victory. he would make an interesting mealopponent.

she allowed this boy the one chance to grab her, even if it hurts more than it should be. perhaps her youth still forced herself to be more tender in her flesh and skin, but faustine winced and felt her blood boiling beneath just as the prickly pain happened. then, she opened her jaws, yellowing teeth with its breath of putrid odor, and attempted to gouge her fangs into the boy's left cheek. her right paw attempted to strike the ankle of the boy's left leg.

faustine wanted him close, close enough that she could smell his natural scent and hear his heartbeat. oh, how it quickened, and how her own mimicked his.

faustine vs @Radahn
for dominance
i ii iii
Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 4 + 11

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 4 + 19

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 3 + 14 + 6 + 4 + 5

code: cala | art: drifty

He could feel the pinch of her heavy teeth against his cheek, causing his jaws to widen in shock, desperate to wrench himself free of her grasp and save what gangly and unkempt face he'd already had. Though he wrenched away from her teeth, he no doubt ended up causing further damage, leaving shallow but dragging teeth marks down his cheek before he could begin to wrench free of it.

Her right paw swept his left leg, almost causing it to crumple beneath him. But with forepaws still firmly attached to either side of her neck, he barely managed to hold on, though her nails had long begun to puncture the thin skin around his ankle. Ferocity welled deep in his chest, barely staving back the foreign pain; he attempted to dig his claws deeper into her neck, to gain a hold she could hopefully not shake.

Radahn vs Faustine
for Dominance
ii of iii

Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 12 + 17

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 7 + 9

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 14 + 19 + 6 + 5 + 8

this boy thrashed so much it just made faustine's work easier. for a moment, that savagery returned, swallowing what little ethics and reasoning. in its place was a deep dark hunger that coiled inside, tightening its grip on her. she was flushed with vigor, but half of her mind had lost itself within it. the boy held on, he didn't fall as faustine had hoped. her ears twitched, tail flailing against the air. faustine didn't know her nails had punctured - she didn't care. except that she felt something digging into her neck. the boy's own nails, unrelenting as she was. her back legs shook and her stomach growled, empty yet again. with the same paw that tried to fell radahn, faustine attempted to slam it against his left cheek. then, her jaws opened again as she angled her head and attempted to latch onto the flesh of the boy's cheek. this time, faustine wanted to eviscerate, to tear and rip until there were nothing but hanging pieces of flesh.

faustine vs @Radahn
for dominance
i ii iii
Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 15 + 12

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 6 + 16

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 5 + 8 + 9 + 4 + 18

code: cala | art: drifty

He felt the sting of her claws against his cheek before he noticed @Faustine swiped at all. Ill-prepared for battle as he was, he was determined to win still, keen on a battle he very well might win. Of all the losses he'd suffered against his brothers, Radahn was as aching for victory as he was for escape, and as much as he wished the Gods simply smite his enemies, he was not ignorant enough to believe he did not have to fight some of his battles. Yet, as time ached on, he grew more and more tired, and the ferocity with which the little cannibal queen fought was unlike the restraint of his siblings, despite their far more massive size.

Her sharp, kitten-like claws wrenched into his cheek, rending the flesh in a way that would take months to heal. Frustration knit in the upward turn of his brows, and rather than continuing to reinforce his grip on her neck, he instead turned his head toward where she clawed his cheek, hoping to catch her paw between his teeth and spare the flesh there from scarring permanently.

Radahn vs Faustine
for Dominance
iii of iii

Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 17 + 11

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 12 + 8

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 12 + 7 + 4 + 9 + 18

@Faustine VS. @Radahn FOR Dominance
— RESULTS —

Faustine Hits: 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 luck = 6
Faustine Dodges: 0 + 1 + 1 = 2

Radahn Hits: 0 + 2 + 2 + 2 luck = 6
Radahn Dodges: 1 + 0 + 1 = 2

Faustine Successful Hits: 4
Radahn Successful Hits: 4

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TIE-BREAKER

performed by @AbjectTerrier

Faustine Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 4 + 1

Faustine Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 5 + 14

Faustine Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 18 + 12 + 3 + 2 + 6

Radahn Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 15 + 13

Radahn Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 15 + 14

Radahn Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 4 + 1 + 15 + 6 + 18

@Faustine VS. @Radahn FOR Dominance
— RESULTS —

Faustine Hits: 0 + 1 luck = 1
Faustine Dodges: 1

Radahn Hits: 2 + 2 luck = 4
Radahn Dodges: 2

Faustine Successful Hits: -1
Radahn Successful Hits: 3

Radahn HAS WON THE CHALLENGE FOR Dominance!

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