This might not have been the best idea, all things considered, but he was doing it anyway. He'd started taking part in hunts within the Rainforest, but what he really wanted to be doing was learning how to fight. He needed to learn how to fight. It was the Rike way. He didn't know if it was the Devorre way, but he was sure Gauthier would approve of his learning. The patriarch certainly had his fair share of scars, after all. Knowing his odds were greatly improved if he could, you know, see his opponent, Everick opted to head out to the pit as the moon was rising into the sky as opposed to the sun. He'd never been there before, and it took him a bit to find it, but eventually he could track the scent of old blood. He paused on the precipice, looking down into the arena where he would have his first lesson, and slowly smirked. This would be fun, he thought. He couldn't imagine any other way it could be.

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Sevasti arrived with something rooted in her mind, she was here to taste blood, to sharpen her skills. With her mother gone she needed to get strong and fast so she was able to defend herself better. After her defeat when she was just short of a year of age she had left the battle field with rage and a newly found determination to make herself a menace, to be the one to punish, to abuse of the weak and not her.

She stood there in the Pit. Wondering how to start..

For now she simply sharpened her claws in a nearby pebble while her yellow eyes evaluated the surroundings. Nothing so far. Just herself. But little she knew there was someone else in there she couldn't see.

@Everick

+5 Take care of your weapons

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Oh look, there was some chick down there. Now, typically he wouldn't even have considered her a possibility as an opponent, but beggars couldn't be choosers at this time of night. So he sighed inwardly and made his way down to the bottom of the pit, clearing his throat expectantly. He wasn't going to beg her for a fight, if that was what she wanted, and if she wasn't there for a fight then he thought she should GTFO and let the boys do their thing. Though he did briefly wonder if his sister knew how to fight, at least to defend herself. He'd hate to have to watch over her forever, but he would if he had to. They were blood, after all, and he'd have a few choice words and claws for anyone who thought they could mess with the Rike women. At least he and the other yearling were the same size, give or take, by the look of things. That made it slightly more fair for her. @Sevasti

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After finishing with sharpening her claws, she looked around licking her lips. "Now what?" She asked herself as she wondered what else she should be doing, but as if it was an answer to her internal question, she spotted a boy not much older than she was decending upon the pit, and ther right towards her. How sweet.

How long had it been since she tasted blood? Quite a bit, and she was always eager to get into fights even against strangers.

Looking for a fight or not she wasnt going to let this chance pass. So without warning, she rushed towards him, going at his right side. Ears pinned as she aimed to slam her left shoulder againts his own aiming to knock him over or cause a distraction for them aiming to sink her jaws into the upper side of his shoulder.


Sevasti vs @Everick
for dominance
Round 1 or 3
Hits:

Rolling 4d20: 4 + 3 + 12 + 14

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 15 + 2

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 6 + 2 + 11 + 15 + 5

+5 Maintain your weapons (sharpen claws or care for teeth)

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Finally! She turned and spotted him, and wasted no time in charging him. His ears slicked back, a feral grin crossing his features as he braced himself for impact. It still hurt, bruising his shoulder and causing him to take a step to the left to brace himself. Her teeth sank into his shoulder and for the first time he felt what it was like to be in a fight. To have his skin ripped open. Immediately, red began to stain his ivory fur. He shifted his weight back to his right side, lifting his front left paw and bringing it around in an attempt to sink his claws into her shoulder in return. The pain was a new thing to him, but he didn't mind it. He refused to allow her to see that it hurt. She wasn't worthy of that. Never would be, in his mind. Everick vs. @Sevasti for Dominance Round 1 / 3 Hits: Rolling 4d20: 13 + 15 + 9 + 11 Dodges: Rolling 2d20: 7 + 6 Luck: Rolling 5d20: 13 + 9 + 19 + 4 + 17

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@Everick VS. @Sevasti FOR Dominance
— DEFAULT —

Due to Sevasti not posting in time, this fight has defaulted.

Everick 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.

Her claws sank into him, earning her the honor of being the first to blood him and make him feel pain. And in the end he attempted to push her back and away while he extricated himself from her, letting her leave her claw marks on him. He offered a slight huff as he turned away, not condemnation but also not approval. It was, at least, an acknowledgement of her existence and what she had done. But, he still felt himself to be the superior being. How couldn't he be? No one had proven otherwise to him, after all. One day, someone would, and oh how the mighty would fall and how much it would hurt when that happened. But one day was not that day. -exit Everick-

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