Things escalate in the blink of an eye and Sybil is left watching as @Ludivine whirls onto @Haider, slashing down the same grooves of his face that the previous woman had carved. The Amazonian stands unmoving, silent as she watches the new Queen brutally rip the boy's flesh apart, but like a trainwreck Sybil cannot tear her gaze away. The woman is turning her attention onto her then, addressing her. Good— you can start with this one then. She motions towards @Haider and Sybil dips her head, "Yes my Queen." Oh how easy it is to fall back into that role she once played years ago, in a land far from here. She moves from @Kireena ♞'s side to approach the injured yearling, leaning down to offer him some spare leaves to press against his mouth. "Hold those in place. I have more supplies at my den to stop the bleeding properly but until then, these will have to do." She says to him, pushing the leaves towards him and not giving him the option of rejecting her help. She stood large and imposing alongside him, her gaze travelling back to the current fight at hand, trying her best to ignore Kireena's retreating form through the forestry.

ART & CODE BY DAWN, CODE MODIFIED BY CALA

@Léontine VS. @Levana FOR major maim
— FIGHT TIMERS UNPAUSED —

This fight is now unpaused.

ooc. AbjectTerrier okay'd me editing to add table c:

levana's head swings wildly side-to-side and her claws seem to glance off of the former firnen's face, her eye safe. again. fury pulses through her and abruptly rips her head to her right, prying her fangs from the flesh of her opponent. this will, undoubtedly, rip her own flesh from the side of her neck, unless levana releases her hold. léontine is, however, willing to wrench flesh and plenty of fur away the other woman in able to make another attack at her face. while levana's claws dig into léontine's shoulder and hook deep, the dieudonné is shuddering from fatigue, from the pain of flesh pulling from her neck ( even as the adrenaline keeps her standing, keeps her from truly feeling it yet ). with her weight on her haunches, she flings both forepaws up as she simultaneously swings her wide-open, bloodied jaws at her opponent's face. she attempts to dig both sets of claws into the sides of levana's face, near her cheeks, and dig her fangs deeply into her eye - or perhaps the bridge of her nose, or elsewhere, if the danatan is swift enough.

léontine v @Levana
for major maim ( eye removal )
3/4
Hits:

Rolling 4d20: 17 + 9 + 10 + 11

Dodges:

Rolling 3d20: 4 + 8 + 10

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 8 + 9 + 1 + 12 + 16

EXECUTION FANTASY

The feeling of flesh giving way to the other lionesses teeth cause Levana to attempt to grit her teeth deeper into the woman, but not without letting out a muffled cry of pain, she closes her eyes as it's made clear the woman is trying her best to gouge them out, this does not mean she does not feel the others claws dig deep into her Muzzle, close to her eyes. The former firnen lioness attempts to rip downward with the claws that had dug into Leontines shoulder. If she did not win today, she atleast wanted to leave as much damage on the woman as she could.


Through fur and blood she panted, her tongue feels blood rush across it and she groan, whether it was the other lions or her own from Leontines claws locked into her face, she could not tell.

@leontine vs. @Levana
Major maim
Round 3 / 4
Hits:

Rolling 4d20: 2 + 8 + 17 + 4

Dodges:

Rolling 4d20: 17 + 3 + 1 + 16

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 3 + 7 + 12 + 2 + 11

as exhaustion drags at her, some bit of léontine wonders ( for the first time ) if this had been a brilliant idea after all. how many fights had she been in, in a matter of days? six? ten? she doesn't really know; only that her wounds have been stacking up and up and up and fatigue is dragging at her quicker than she'd previously believed possible.

her attacks have slowed and levana is fresh-faced and quicker, dodging to the side so that leo's claws dig into her muzzle, shy of her intended attack on her eyes. frustration surges and she bellows her annoyance into the other's face, just as levana drags her limb down so that she cuts deep, deep furrows into her shoulder and across the front of her chest. blood pumps with her heightened blood pressure and she rips her own claws down, attempting to shred levana's muzzle while also tipping her head down. simultaneously, her open jaws will once again attempt to slam into her left eye and seize the organ straight from the fast-talker's skull.

léontine v @Levana
for major maim ( eye removal )
4/4
Hits:

Rolling 4d20: 8 + 14 + 1 + 9

Dodges:

Rolling 3d20: 12 + 7 + 9

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 6 + 5 + 14 + 9 + 11

EXECUTION FANTASY

The other lioness bellows in her face and Levana snarls through fur, she feels adrenalin surge through her and attempts to be down even harder, wanting to render flesh and fur away from the other. Blood spurts and pours from the wounds on her shredded Muzzle, coating her teeth and face in a gory display. She attempts to jerk away from the woman so that she may go through with the tearing of flesh, but before she can move fas enough she feels teeth slam just under her eye socket, the cracking bone is what she hears from the orbital socket, causing her to yell out through her clamped teeth.

@leontine vs. @Levana
Major maim
Round 4 / 4
Hits:

Rolling 4d20: 12 + 1 + 18 + 4

Dodges:

Rolling 4d20: 3 + 15 + 6 + 16

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 17 + 5 + 2 + 20 + 18

It happens quickly, and yet gradually. @Ryker falls short of his life, but Apollinaire doesnt blink twice in worry of their ally's life. He only flicks and ear toward the Wolfbron Queen, searching the air for her command. If he is told to aid Ryker, he will. If not, then he will stand and watch the man die while saliva fills his mouth & hunger reigns ravenous.

@Ludivine gives the man the grace Louve had given her. He wonders if she realizes that simple truth. Grace? Perhaps he would not call it that way. Where he came from, tradition dictated that mercy would not be given out, no matter what. Louve should've slain the woman. Perhaps then, she would not be felling their ally, would not be looming around them for possible vengeance. He knew Dieudonne women - they were savage and ruthless, and their words meant little. Only blood and flesh rang true.

In the same breath, she takes one Firnen child, one of which the other sister had ravaged. @Levana seeks @Amara's support, but Apollinaire's gaze falls on @Gauthier, who openly celebrates the rise of his... ally?

Or is this the glint of mad desire in his eyes? Or worse - amour? Oh! But he knew too well the curse of loving the she-wolf. She could as easily howl to you, then turn around and sink her teeth into your flesh so she may tear you to shreds. And we will enjoy every second of it, won't we, mon ami? @Léontine charges for Levana, and he feels muscle tense beneath his mocha furs, the electricity of the two women fighting so close making his hairs stand on edge.

@Amara had intended for them to leave, but the situation seems to escalate further. The Dieudonne General simply watches with eyes like sharp knives and twice as intelligent, measuring every next possible move. Every path he may take in the future. Will he have a chance to bleed & taste blood today? The battles around him dictated he must, and yet he was bound by duty. Always.

@Gauthier is claimed outrightly, propped on a throne beside @Ludivine. A thorphy as much as Apollinaire was, or perhaps he thought himself free? There is no freedom once snared by the wolf. Men like them must be cunning and merciless. "Do note you are now officially trespassing." The newly crowned Firnen Queen warns. He does not flick an ear, a stone gargoyle that took orders only from two women, and Ludivine was not one of them. And never will be.

@Gauthier speaks from the side of his lover. Words meant for Apollinaire and Amara. "Are you not pleased for your cousins?" The madman's lips twitched in a sudden warm smile. "Are they undeserving of felicitations?" "Certainly, mon ami," his french tones slithered in the air above them as he called out in return. "We are famille, are we not?" His head cocked to the side, the question metaphorical and yet very much demanding to find an answer upon their faces. "Félicitations will be offered when you come zho Wolfbron for a grand celebration. I am certain our Matriarch will welcome you." An empasis on our. Louve had defeated Ludivine - spared her even! - and now she was their Matriarch as much as his. If Ludivine had won, he would be serving her. But anyone would know he was not offering them any congratulations save for an invitation. Instead, they would need only read between the lines; Come to Wolfbron, bend the knee to your Matriarch. Then you will have your congratulations.

He was positive that the trio would not take his invitation. He didn't expect that, although it would be the smart thing to do. The line between the trio and the Dieudonne was blurry, in the General's eyes. He intended to establish it now rather than later. To bring back the news to Louve without any questionmarks about their standing.

Their flashing teeth and dark stares only excited him. He could only imagine how one of his blood may taste.

@Léontine VS. @Levana FOR Major Maim
— RESULTS —

Léontine Hits: 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 4 luck = 11
Léontine Dodges: 0* + 2 + 0 + 1 = 3

Levana Hits: 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 4 luck = 12
Levana Dodges: 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 9

*Léo’s R1 Dodge tally was adjusted to account for fatigue

Léontine Successful Hits: 2
Levana Successful Hits: 9

Levana HAS WON THE CHALLENGE FOR Major Maim!

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WOUNDED ROLL

performed on discord by @AbjectTerrier

Léontine is automatically WOUNDED for losing!

Levana Wounded Roll: 5

Levana is WOUNDED!

Profiles will be adjusted to reflect the wounded rolls, which, if received, reduce the character’s hits and dodges by -1 for an standardized amount of time. Any wounded rolls received from this fight are considered healed as of November 5th, 2023, and are logged in the wounded log. Once healed, post in Trade & Dice Updates to have your dice returned to normal.

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(Minor pp okay'd by Spu)

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The lionesses teeth slam into just under Levanas eye, and the former Firnen queen snarls, finally letting go of the woman's neck so that she may shake the claws from her Muzzle, a loud roar escapes Levana as she thinks of the home she's lost, her son being held as prisoner, of her children's home being lost, she would then surge forward to tackle the maroon bitch, claws pressing deep into her shoulder as the piebald lioness glares down with a venomous fury.


""Beszélj szart, üss. Jobb?"" Talk shit, get hit. Right?

The Danatanian raises a paw, claws out, and reaches down into the mouth of Leontine, gripping the pink appendage inside her maw and with a quick yank after digging her claws deep into the fleshy tongue, did she reel back with the lionesses tongue in her paw. Finally she steps back and spits on the woman, snarling at the new Rainforest leaders before turning her attention to Haider, venomous gaze softening as she limps over. She lowers her head to gently press against his, ""I'll be back, I promise."" She whispers softly into his ear, noticing his new injury, but knowing when enough was enough, she drops the tongue at his feet and gives a smirk, ""Nézd, most kié az utolsó szó."" look who's got the last word now

Finally after pressing a kiss to Haiders temple does she move to exit Firnen to trail after Rainhart and her husband.

/Exits

OOC: Permission given by Spu to post before Leo. Permission also given by Sava for the minor PP.

She is true to her word, and her promise leaves the boy without any other words to say. @Kireena ♞, too, apparently sees the folly in her bravado and chooses instead to wander off, leaving @Sybil behind to care for the melanistic child. Ludivine observes with quiet serenity, a true lord over her domain — but her attention is drawn to those that still lurk in the shadows. Her gaze meets @Apollinaire's unflinchingly — why wouldn't it, considering he was a mere dog beneath her according to their family's laws. Ah, but he chooses instead to run his mouth like the arrogant mongrel that he is, and it causes the newly crowned queen to laugh.

“Aussi arrogant que je m'en souvienne,” As arrogant as I remember, she muses mostly to herself, even if the words are loud enough to be heard by those before her. “Non, I do not believe we'll be doing that,” she croons in response to his invitation — nay, his demand. How righteous of him.

“Besides — la seule reine que je sers, c'est moi,” the only queen I serve is me. Apollinaire wanted a line drawn in the sand? Well, she was happy to do it for him. She sneers at the cannibal crowd before she turns her back to them, no longer interested in further deliberations; they could skulk in the shadows for all she cared, they just couldn't complain if she sent them back to Wolfbron without their heads. Perhaps she should wander over there and tell their Matriarch to get her dogs off other people's lawns — some might not be so friendly to trespassers.

She turns just in time to witness the outcome to her sister's fight. There is no flicker of emotion on her face as she watches the removal of @Léontine's tongue. There is, perhaps, simply resignation. Her sister craved too much, hungered for everything, and she sought too large a piece when wounded. She didn't know her limitations. Of course a fire burns in her stomach as she watches @Levana so proudly — so stupidly — wander over to her son to deliver the prize. She would die for her sister, after all. But it was merely more fuel to add to a certain fire.

“What a cruel, cruel mother you have,” she laughs — sneers. For what other reaction could she possibly have? “She saw what happened to you but accepts no blame, cries no tears — she smiles, instead.” She draws closer to @Haider once more, a haunting figure above the broken and bloody boy's body. A devil on his shoulder, whispering words of loathing and despair. “She continues to mock those that hold you captive, allowing blood to stain her ego before she runs off to leave you behind... With a prize, I see.” A curl of her lip, the malice clear in her glittering eyes. “Are those the actions of someone that wants to keep you alive?” Or is she more concerned about herself?

A flash of her paw, wicked claws slicing through the air to grip the underside of the boy's jawline and draw him up. Closer, ever so close to her bloodied maw.

“Do you know what I could do to you?”

“An eye for an eye.”
Her words are clear. Poison, dripping from forked tongue — saliva frothing from jaws that gape wide, crimson with gore and blood. Oh, does she hunger for it. What her sister now lacks could easily be stolen as revenge from the ex-Queen's son instead. Perhaps she could send it to Levana like a beautiful little gift? A message; a warning. Whatever you take from us, we'll take from your son. She draws ever so close, breath hot with the scent of blood. No longer just his father's — his own, as well.

“But I will grant mercy, just this once.”

Mercy. It was a laughable concept. She had been given mercy before and it had caused her nothing but agony. He, too, would realize her mercy was anything but.

“I will not have you die on me today — that would spoil all the fun,” she hums wickedly, a flash of her fangs to accompany her words. “So rest up. My sister might not be so forgiving herself.” Her threat complete, she pushes him aside and leaves him to be tended by their new healer, choosing instead to turn towards her defeated sister. Ah, but even in defeat, she was still a warrior. She would return with a vengeance — and Ludivine would be happy to help her with her revenge.

“Come, my heiress,” she whispers softly, lovingly, “let's get you cleaned up.” She drags herself along the side of @Gauthier once more, teasing him — promising, him? — as she heads deeper into Firnen Rainforest. To explore her new home and leave the carnage in her wake.

exeunt Ludivine