D: Gadane Dhatri vs Chapa Chochokpi

[MangoMeow]

Chapa gave a wide yawn as he sat, waiting, for the match to start. High above him, he could spot the familiar form of his vulture companion, and he snorted as he recalled his earlier attempts at getting her "opinion" on the competition. Vita had remained tight-lipped about it and had only given him an amused, playful look before taking to the sky. Clearly, he would get no help from her in this.

Oh well, her visions would probably count as cheating anyway... or at least, that's what he decided to tell himself.

Shaking his head, the bright-colored lion perked up as he noticed his opponent approaching. It was time to see how he'd do in the Sky Ceremony -- time to see if he could live up to what his father did the year previous.

Ecavi

 

[MangoMeow]

Move: Hit!
Count: 1/3 hits

He hadn't been expecting that first strike, and Chapa let out an "oof!" as he was hit, stumbling back a few steps but managing to stay relatively on his feet. Good thing too, because he didn't want to go down that easily.

He lowered himself down into a crouch in the hopes of solidifying his center of gravity a bit more. It seemed like they were equally matched so far, so he'd have to keep on his toes if he wanted to get the upper paw.

With narrowed eyes, he whipped his paw around and landed a hit as well.

Ecavi

 

[MangoMeow]

Move: Hit
Count: 2/3 hits

This time, he had braced himself a little better for the hit, having seen the paw coming but knowing that he wouldn't be getting out of the way soon enough. Instead, he decided to try something... a little different.

Chapa let out a grunt as he swung in and outright headbutted the other male. It maybe wasn't the most graceful thing he had ever done, and he was sure that he was going to regret the crick in his neck later, but for now, he was hoping that it would give him an edge.

Assuming he didn't lose his balance and end up being the one pinned instead anyway.

Ecavi

 

[MangoMeow]

Move: Hit and a win!
Count: 3/3 hits

Honestly, that headbutt had been a gamble, and one that only sometimes worked whenever he or his siblings tried it in mock fights, but it worked now. Perhaps it was due to this being a new opponent, or maybe he'd just gotten lucky. Either way, his tackle had paid off, and Chapa was quick to seize the moment.

Pushing himself up, he threw out his paws and landed them squarely atop the other lion in a pin. Now he just needed to hold on and hopefully keep his grip on the other until they gave in.

Trying to keep his weight as centered as he could, Chapa grunted as he held on tight.

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[MangoMeow]

Chapa's ear flicked up as the other lion stopped struggling and sighed, conceding defeat. He won.... He won! Well, the first round, but it was still an accomplishment to him!

Moving himself off of Gadane, he smiled and helped nudge the male back to his feet. "I think it was pretty evenly matched though." What did one say after winning a duel like this? He actually wasn't sure. So instead he just nodded and said, "Good fight!"

Hopefully he would do just as well in the next round too.

Ecavi

Fin~