you’re gonna go far, kid (c)

Goldengale lifted her head a little higher, purring quietly at her apprentice’s words. He was right, of course. She could probably take down a whole pack of dogs by herself if she wanted to. Maybe even a big ol’ sharptooth, like what the elders used to tell stories of. That sounded like fun; she’d have to convince cats to let her go, though, and somehow she thought that Tall would literally sit on her before letting her go. Shame.

Alright. It was time to fight- er, spar! Spar. She needed to remember that this little spitfire was still just a lanky bag of bones, but he’d learn best if she didn’t hold back very much. Right? She’d learned to fight by fighting weasels, after all.

He was too obvious. Tensing before he sprung? Eyes locked on hers? Please, even she knew better than that. With a grin, she threw herself to the side, sheathed paws colliding momentarily with his shoulder. Goldengale skidded to a stop in the snow and whirled around to face him once more. “Good try, kid! See if you can throw me off balance- see, I’ll make it a little easier for ya.”

She lifted a paw close to her chest, shifting her position a little. Oh. Wow. This would make it much harder, wouldn’t it? “I’m sure you’ve play-fought- try to, like, pin me down or somethin? If I’m on three legs that’ll make it easier for ya.”

The adrenaline had yet to kick in, that wonderful rushing in her ears and pounding in her chest, but then again she had yet to strain her muscles, push herself to the utmost, lose herself in that ecstatic feeling of blood in her mouth and flesh under her claws-

Right. No claws. She needed to remember that.

Goldengale used Dodge and Fight, dealing 4 (5-1MR) damage and costing 7 stamina. Roll for counterattack was a success!

Goldengale
40/40 HP
93/100 SP (-7)

Galepaw
16/20 HP (-4)
53/60 SP

The member 'cocoa' has done the following action : Dice roll

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'Effect Dice' : 4

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Okay, the kid was smart.

If Goldengale had kept all four paws on the ground, she would’ve been able to tank the hit, but as it was, she went sprawling onto the ground, earning herself a mouthful of cold snow. Yuck. She spit it out with a face and rolled to the side, hopefully away from Galepaw’s next attack. Her heart wasn’t pounding in her ears this time, but that was okay. If she wanted her apprentice to be a cat worth sparring with, they’d have to get there in a more gradual manner. At least, that’s what she’d been told.

Goldengale is no longer stunned!

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Goldengale blinked at her apprentice, confused by his outburst. Maybe a better mentor would’ve taken the opportunity to firmly remind the young tom who, exactly, was the mentor here, but she was scant moons older than him and shied away from the idea of being an instructor rather than a friend. Alright then. He was a smart one, anyways; if he thought it was best for her to not hold back, she’d take his word on it. With a yawn and a stretch, she stood, shaking snow off her thick golden pelt, and let out a deep breath.

“Alright then, kiddo.”

She shoved every thought to the back of her mind, all her plans and considerations and every ounce of how can I make this fair for him, and sunk her claws into the snow. It took a moment to lose the mentor’s mindset she’d spent so long focusing on, but the moment her mind was empty she could hear it again. The battle-song. Beautiful and terrible, ancient and yet springing ever eternal, thrumming in her veins and trembling under her pelt, pounding in her ears as her heart kicked against her ribs like a wild animal.

The world shrunk to herself and her opponent. She sprung.

In one fluid motion, pelt shining gold in the sunlight like a mighty warrior of LionClan, she pounced on her opponent, eyes gleaming subtly red. Her paws collided with his shoulder in a mighty swipe, unbalancing him just enough for her to grab him roughly by the scruff and throw. Every single muscle in her body came into play as her sharp teeth loosed from his thick scruff, sending the younger cat hurtling through the air before he collided with the soft snow.

She leapt after him, fully intent on pursing her advantage. There was no blood in her mouth, but there did not need to be. It sung anyways, the battle-song, lacing her veins with adrenaline and urging her ever-onwards, hungry and terrible and overpowering. She loved it. It made her alive.

Goldengale used Snap and Swift Strike, dealing 13 damage and costing 17 stamina.

Goldengale
34 / 40 HP
74 / 100 SP (-17)

Galepaw
3 / 20 HP (-13)
38 / 60 SP

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The member 'uwubers' has done the following action : Dice roll

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'Effect Dice' : 1