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Date Posted: 19:42:57 05/23/02 Thu
Author: Korat, Kihin
Subject: Had to...

"You asked for it, you accursed new-bred frante," a Korat snarled as he lunged at a slimmer, longer-legged quadruped. The Kihin dodged the black's vicious attack and ducked her head out of the way of his blade, scrambling backwards gracefully before pouncing on a boulder and staring down at the snarling Korat. "Then let's settle this, Korat, Lavanian to Lavanian," she spits, drawing her lips back to reveal teeth as intimidating as the Korat's. "Hah! You furry mockery of a Chitter, you have no chance against me!" returns the black, glossy fur bristling and black claws a shadow against his nightdark pelt. The Kihin snorts. "We'll see about that."

Now, you must understand something. This black was Of Ana's Line, a powerful warrior in his own right - young, strong, and experienced in the ways of his violent planet. But he had one fatal flaw in his crystalline mind... he tended to underestimate his opponent. This opponent, this Kihin female, well. She was younger, comparably, to the Korat, but also highly intelligent and just as aggressive. She had fought Korats before, and lived through it. Her strength was in surprise, and in this fight, it would serve her well.

Kihin Giki, meet Korat Jezori.

Giki snarled and met Jezori's upwards leap full-force, crashing down and briefly tangling with the male before she sprang free. In a sudden shudder, all her long, silky grey fur shedded, revealing all her claws and ridges and blades fully. The Korat had no time to recover from his surprise as she lunged, unsheathing foreclaws of over four inches and gashing the black's muscular shoulder. Blades clanged and clashed violently, jaws snapped and tore, and forelegs grappled as hind legs staggered and bulged with the effort of keeping their heaving torsos upright.

A half hour later, the pale grey Kihin and the black Korat stared at each other, panting, limbs shaking from the effort of simply standing, a few meters apart. Both were stained crimson, deep gashes in their hides seeping blood, chunks of short fur gone and a few minor bones cracked, those mostly the Kihin's longer ones. Simultaneously, the two young adults collapsed, Giki managing a semi-graceful landing with limbs furled under her, ridges pressed against her spine in a clear feeling of defeat, and Jezori simply sprawling out and barely keeping his head up, hide convulsively twitching and sending scarlet droplets into the air. Heavy breathing and frantic heartbeats were all the sounds for a while, until the Kihin spoke.

"Good battle, Korat."
"Aye. Good battle."

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