[Round 1] Tatyana vs Onawa

[Syrius Lionwing]

He was probably a little too old to be entering the fighting tournament of the Ela’wadiyi, but something had encouraged him to do so this year. His new mate hadn’t encouraged him to, but he had decided to do it any way. He wanted to impress her. He really wanted to impress her, so as the pairings were announced the silver male with the teal tattoos stepped forward and waited quietly for his opponent.

He hoped he would win this, he hoped that his age would be an advantage and he hoped that Samira was watching and she wouldn’t be too disappointed if he failed at the first hurdle.

Taking a breath he stood ready to fight.

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[- Mynsed -]

Onawa sucked in a deep, excited breath. She had nerves that were vibrating through her; it was her first Sky Festival! At least, her first time being in a tournament. It was exciting, electrifying; nerve-wrecking. Bouncing on her feet, she looked around. She may have gotten to their rendezvous spot a little too late. She wondered who she would be fighting. What clan would they be in? She was always excited to meet others from different clans; almost exciting as rogue. She was able to catch glimpses of the new additions to their pride but was too worked up over the aspect of finally joining the competition to get a good look.

She spotted her opponent and grinned widely. He looked tough. Nerves ran through her, which pumped up her excitement even more. ”Hi!” she greeted, a little bit too enthusiastically.

Syrius Lionwing

 

[Syrius Lionwing]

Tatyana gave a nod. He hadn’t really expected to be pitted against a female. Still, he was pretty excited to take his shot, hopefully he could impress his lady with his prowess, if he had any prowess?

He chuckled to himself and prepared himself for an attack, he would make a move first and hopefully he would succeed in striking his opponent. He had after all never really fought, he’d never needed to but he wanted to try here, try and see what the fates had planned for him today.

Unfortunately it seemed that luck was against him as when he went to leap he found his paws lacking in traction and his initial leap found him missing the female by miles. Well, he had a chance to make up for early mistakes.

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[- Mynsed -]

He moved first; he was fast. Wincing, she stumbled back several steps, waiting for the impact. But… he seemed to have messed up his footing and missed her by a long shot. Relief washed through her, followed by thrill; this was exciting! The blood was pumping through her now at a rapid pace, making her almost jittery. She never thought a friendly fight could be so great!

It was her turn, though. Taking advantage of his blunder, she pounced at him, shoving into him roughly to knock him away. Her paw ended up striking, getting a successful hit on the male. She was doing good so far!

Syrius Lionwing

 

[Syrius Lionwing]

- Mynsed -

Tatyana really didn’t expect the shove but when it came his paws gripped at the ground and he turned quickly to intercept the female landing a firm smack on her rump as she flew past. He turned quickly so that he could face his opponent once again.

A part of his mind drifted, wondering if his mate was watching, he also, sort of wondered, if his mother was watching, he hadn’t seen her for a while and when this bout was over he would need to seek her out and tell her about his new life in the new tribe. Shaking his head he turned his attention back to the battle, he really had to pay attention or he was going to lose this fight before he even started properly.  

[- Mynsed -]

”Yeowch!” she cried out, flitting a few steps away before turning quickly. He had gotten her and, to be honest, she hadn’t expected to hurt like that. Of course, she wasn’t much of a fighter usually so pain other than the few bumps and bruises was very unknown to her. Regardless of the slight sting, however, a grin quickly came in place. He wasn’t pulling punches, so to speak. Great. So if she won, it would have been a fair match.

Smirking, she lunged at him, swatting at his face. She was able to land one hit, fortunately. What a stroke of luck with her lack of technique.

Syrius Lionwing

 

[Syrius Lionwing]

- Mynsed -

The sting to his cheek was no laughing matter, he was certainly glad this fight was in good sport, he could’nt actually imagine fighting in a real battle, though he guessed if it came to it he knew how to defend himself.

She was close enough that he could return the blow she had handed him though he aimed for her shoulder instead of her face hoping to catch her hard enough to wind her and end this battle. He honestly didn’t expect this’d fight to be so much fun, perhaps he would try again next year, perhaps.  

[- Mynsed -]

The hit to her shoulder stunned her and, as she tried to return the hit, she realized the slight soreness that was being developed made her mess up. Gasping, she stumbled past him, trying to catch her balance. Oh, how embarrassing, unable to keep on her own four paws. A soft laugh escaped her in a rush of breath and she wheeled around to face him, knowing she shouldn’t drop her guard.

If she lost this fight, there was always next year. She kept telling herself this, though the idea of losing so early on was threatening to bum her out. No, everyone must be feeling this way, she reminded herself, forcing herself to concentrate.

Syrius Lionwing

 

[Syrius Lionwing]

- Mynsed -

As she stumbled past him, he thought maybe this might be his chance to finish it, but her drunken footing seemed to be affecting him. He took one too many steps backwards trying to distance himself and found himself lacking footing, his strike missed by miles.

Setting himself up on a more steady footing the silver male stood still for a moment catching his breath, he really was too old for this, he chuckled quietly to himself, it wasn’t over yet, he had to keep going until the final strike.  

[- Mynsed -]

Oh gods, this was ridiculously fun! Onawa couldn’t help herself; she was panting but had just enough breath to start snickering over the ridiculousness. ”W-We keep missing,” she wheezed in laughter, before going at him again. Of course, she was still giggling her tail off and ended up missing him again. Oh, this was too much fun! And too hilarious! Onawa wanted to collapse on the ground in laughter. Tears were blurring up her vision from laughing so much. ”This is fun!” she gasped out between giggles, trying to rein in her laughs. She needed to focus, focus. Oh gods, this was great.

Syrius Lionwing

 

[Syrius Lionwing]

Tatyana chuckles quietly propping the younger female up he nods his head. “I am afraid I will have to yield here young lady. I don’t think I can build up enough muster to strike another blow.”

The silver male bowed his head lightly “Good luck with the rest of the tournament, I shall be rooting for you.” He smiled lightly and taking a deep breath he gets too his paws, he really was too old for this, though perhaps next year he would do some training and try again, maybe, possibly, time would tell.

He glanced backwards one more time before leaving the arena, he hoped he had made at least a slightly good impression even if he had been eliminated in the first round.  

[- Mynsed -]

Did she hear right? Or did she mishear over her own giggles. He… yielded? Her laughter stopped, eyes blown wide in shock. She won her first tournament round? Could it have been possible? Suddenly, a large grin stretched across her face and she hopped. ”Whoohoo!” she shouted to the sky, excited. Of course, she couldn’t forget about her dueling companion.

Once more looking at him, grin still wide, she lifted a paw to wave. ”That was a lot of fun! I hope we can meet up again some time!” she hollered, eyes bright with thrill and exhilaration. The Sky Ceremony really was too fun!

Syrius Lionwing