You're Mine {Claiming post}

[Artemis»]

Artemis' ivory body gleamed as she made her way along Swamp Grove. Her triangular shaped harks were raised on either side of her head, acoustics cupping any faint noise that might come to them. Her large, round amber eyes were opened, looking around at the lovely scenery. Her paws hardly made a noise as she diligently placed them on the dirt. They left perfect heart shaped impressions behind. Her long alabaster banner hung down between her back hocks, swaying with the motion of the walk.

Her ivory fur fluttered softly in the breeze that whipped around the trees, causing them to rustle and sway. Above the sunlight peered out from behind a few fluffy white clouds. The sky would be a baby blue color, but lately its been cloudy. The ground was rather muddy and a bit of mud clung to her lovely fur. She paused a moment as her paw made a squelching sound in the mud. She frowned disgustedly, but kept moving. She was hoping to claim this land, in hopes of maybe starting a pack of her own. That was what she wanted most in her life. To start over, a new leaf. Artemis eventually found a pretty planted area, which was grassy and what was more, it was off the mud.

She planted her rump down and let her forelegs come aroudn to the front of her chest, keeping her upper body erect. She slowly tilted her head back and lout out a slight howl, before shouting loudly:

"I claim this land as my own!" she shouted in a high, clear tone. She returned her head to a normal posture and sat there, happy that her life was now taking a much more happier turn.

[Nocte]

"You'll have to earn it then," replied a smooth voice. Nocte stood a little ways from Artemis, watching the white wolf steadily through unblinking eyes of gold. She was caked with brown up her dark legs and a bit on her belly. Water was still dripping from her thick fur and it was obvious she’d had to swim to come this way. It was worth it to her though, since she’d had the element of surprise on the other female. Her ears were perked forward, listening for anything from the other.

Her tail was kept rigidly straight and hackles were raised half way on her back. She wasn’t going to attack, not yet, but it was obvious she didn’t like the other wolf being here. The breezes that wafted around them brought the scents of the swamp to her. The smell of rotting wood, of dirty water, of mud itself. Nocte smiled, surveying Artemis.
“Pardon me, but you don’t seem to be very at home here. Why claim a place such as this if the mud disgusts you so?”

As if to prove her point, Nocte took two steps forward which led her right into a patch of marsh. Her paws audibly sunk in with a squelch. Watching Artemis, she came a little closer. “Here’s what I’ll do, since I’m feeling generous,” Nocte was within a few feet from Artemis now. “Why don’t you turn tail and go back where you came from, and I won’t kill you.” Nocte’s eyes bored into Artemis with a cold detachment. Her jaws parted slightly revealing still white teeth. No, her fangs weren’t bared but she wanted the other to know on no uncertain terms that she was willing to take this past a nice conversation.

“Think of it as a favor, from me to you. If you stayed, all that pretty white fur might turn brown and how would you attract a mate then?” Nocte shook her fur so that she could get the water off. She shook hard enough to sling water in all directions. Now that she was close to Artemis, Nocte smiled again. It was easy to see which was the bigger wolf. Nocte weighed a good 170lbs. The lands she’d come from were extremely rich with game but like all big packs, sometimes members had to leave and so she had gone.

[Artemis»]

Artemis sensed the black female approaching and let her triangular shaped harks pin back against her head. She listened to her words and shook her head. Her tone was cold and blunt.

"Excuse me, but mud doesn't bother me at all. What gave you that idea?" she said coldly.

"I have no intention of earning this land. I claimed it. I might look smaller than you but I'm not," she said stiffly as her large amber orbs flashed dangerously. At this, Artemis pulled herself up onto all fours , right up to her full height. Artemis weighed about 175 pounds. While she looked thin and frail, she was completely the opposite. She knew a few tricks of the trade, fighting wise that is.

Her tail was held rigid behind her as she waited to see what this female would do. Her father had taught her to fight when she was only a pup. He taught her a few tricks of fighting, which, when used properly, could take down even a 200 pound wolf. Artemis' amber orbs were locked on the nicotine colored vixen before her.

For proof, Artemis made sure that her paws sank firmly into the mud. Clearly mud didn't bother her. Lately she didn't seem to care about what she looked like on the outside. She felt her nails digging into the ground. She lowered her head in a threatening manner and began speaking.

"So either you take your ass off the land, or prepare to meet your demise...its' your call choose wisely," She said coldly and kept her harks pinned back against her nape. Her fur bristled and stood on end. If it was a fight this wench wanted, it would be a fight she would get. Hands down. Artemis would never back down from a fight if its over something she wanted badly. She watched her and waited. A low warning growl had escaped her throat, very low and subtle, but enough so that the vixen could hear it and know that she meant business.

If she chose to just leave, Artemis would let her stay and have a home as long as she never tried anything like that again. Mutiny+Artemis=Not a good thing. Artemis didn't tolerate mutiny and would punish anyone for doing that. If she chose to fight, well, it would probably be the last thing she ever did.

[Nocte]

Nocte glared. “I hope you can fight better than you can speak,” she growled.
Under normal circumstances, Nocte might have been friendly with this wolf but not today. Today called for blood. Maybe not death, but blood at least. Nature was like that. It was survival of the fittest, of the strongest. Her survival depended on finding a pack but she didn’t plan to be anything other than an Alpha. This land had seemed ripe for the picking until she’d come across the scent of the wolf in front of her. That was a problem. A problem that would soon be eliminated.

She watched as Artemis lowered her head and growled. Nocte answered by keeping her head raised up. She would lower her head to no one. The hackles on her back were fully standing now so that she was bristled. Her lips peeled back from her mouth revealing a set of healthy looking teeth. Blazing yellow eyes stood out in stark contrast to the black on her face. So this was it then? It would be a fight. Fine. She would accommodate this wolf since the death wish was perfectly present.

Letting a savage growl rip out of her throat, she did not wait for Artemis to strike. Her powerful hindquarters launched her forward. Dirty water sprayed around her as she pressed forward. The intent was to get her mouth around whatever part of Artemis she was able and use her weight to push force the other to the ground.

[Artemis»]

Artemis let out a sarcastic snort and laugh and then watched as the female launched herself toward her. Artemis coolly stepped aside, allowing herself one dodge. Artemis snaked her head around and parted her jaws. She aimed for the most nearest limb, hoping her teeth would sink into the veins that ran along every limb. Her growls were loud and nearly maniacal. Though Artemis knew she was not invincible, but she was willing to teach this fae a lesson.

Artemis raised a hind leg and flicked out her nails, doing a mule kick across the other vixens shoulder, aiming to scratch it.

Clearly this female underestimated Artemis. She knew she would end up being wounded at some point but she had a strong will and that was something no majority of fighting or wounds could take away. Artemis would fight regardless of how wounded she would end up getting.

Artemis let out another savage growl and kept her ears pinned back against her head. Her amber orbs were ablaze with anger as she glared at the ebony wench fighting her.

"It's going to be your funeral," Artemis snarled enraged as she kept her lips pulled back, exposing white canines and incisors bared.

[Nocte]

Nocte thought of how unlikely it was that Artemis was able to suddenly just side step when she'd been so close but she would waste thoughts on that later. Landing hard and mostly on her forepaws, Nocte was barely able to keep her nose from going muzzle deep in mud. However, she was still young and more than able to bounce back. Pushing against the ground, which amazingly held, she whipped back around and snapped at Artemis's leg as it raked across her shoulder. However, because of the thickness of her fur, the claws were no good.

"Save your claws for dirt!" she howled with momentary amusement. What a silly thing to do! Kick? Nocte was able to keep her leg away from Artemis's mouth but only just. She reared up on her hind legs to miss another assault and ended up having to jump over the other wolf which was no easy task.

She wasted no time retaliating with words to Artemis. Nocte growled and aimed her mouth for Artemis's neck. Just getting her mouth around the other would do nothing, really, the fur was too thick for a cursory bite, but she hoped that if she did get the neck, her jaws would be powerful enough to get through to some skin.

[Artemis»]

Artemis knew that at some point this wench would end up being bitten. Artemis felt her jaws clamp around her throat and growled even louder, twisting her neck free of the grasp, even though she knew that there were several gouge marks now in her skin. Ruby colored blood stained her ivory fur and she snarled at the bitch.

"You're desctructable just keep that in mind,"Artemis snarled at her as she , even though she was in pain, lunged for the ebony female and parted her jaws, Artemis knew a vulnerable spot where her father had taught her and it was a trick that he'd done so many times.

Artemis ducked her head and parted her jaws, aiming for the delicate fur under the other she wolfs jowls. The object was simple. Lye on your back and flip the other opponent over. While it looked rather difficult it was rather easy because of the position of the jaws on the jowls. It caused weakness in the other opponent. If she wanted to, she could really dig her canines into the other wolfs throat, crushing the windpipe. But Artemis would do no such thing. This was a fight to teach a lesson and she wanted this land.

Artemis didn't go on to her back yet as she kept her jaws aimed for the delicate jowls. This way, if the other wench tried to do something, Artemis would be ready to attack again.

{OOC-OK. We both used dodges. Now Artemis is wounded. You need to put that Nocte gets woudned at some point. There will be one more attack for both of us then i think that should be good}

[Nocte]

(OOC: You don't want to RP out the whole fight? o.O)

Nocte watched as Artemis lunged toward her. She wasn't sure what kind of stunt the other was trying to pull but she knew enough to turn so that instead of her jowls, Artemis would get her shoulder instead. She felt teeth sink deep into the flesh there but she did not cry out. It was rare for dogs, or wolves, to cry out in pain. Whimper yes, but now was not the time for weakness. She could still taste the fur left in her mouth from Artemis's neck.

Crimson stained the opposing wolf's fur. That was a good sign although Nocte was bleeding too. You would just have to smell it rather than see it. That was the beauty of having black fur. You looked cleaner and a bit scarier, or so her sister always teased her. Having Artemis clamped to her shoulder, Nocte had her close. She craned her neck around so that her jaws would be at a nice position to grab Artemis's muscle in return. Getting the neck would be too hard from here.

[Artemis»]

{OOC=No because it gets too dragged out. This is the standard way of fighting on most RP sites anyway. And thats pretty much the entire fight two dodges and then 3 attacks. there isn't much more to rp out }

Artemis's fangs sank into Nocte's shoulder. She knew her own shoulder was vulnerable and felt Noctes own fangs sink into her shoulder. Artemis released Nocte's shoulder and then snapped her head around, aiming at last for her neck.

Artemis' ivory fur was already blood stained at this point. Though she was in pain, she didn't let on at all. The savage growls was still coming from her throat. Her tail was still rigid behind her. She silently thanked her father for teaching her the fighting skill and they did come in handy unfortunately. Though she doesn't like to fight, she will and fight tooth and nail if she had to. One thing her father and mother said about her was that she was a vicious fighter.

The wounds stung badly but she kept her jaws aiming for Nocte's neck. This would be the end of the fight once she did that. She was silently happy that she wounded her, but the fight would end now. It was actually giving Artemis excuses to let out some pent up anger, frustration, and sadness all in once. Mostly it was anger and irritation that was seeping through, but she didn't care.

She growled again.

[makario]

"Girls always have the best fights." The masculine chuckled. Padders crunched the ground beneath them, as he shifted to a more comfortable position. He had happened upon the lands merely moments ago, and the snarling had caught his attention. Whose attention wouldn't it grab? The nigrescent Makario stole upon the two fighting femmes, an amused grin stretching his fascade. Oh, joy. Two lovely ladies, fighting to own this piece of land. It was white against brown. Sky against Earth. Just lovely! Amusement was his mood for the next few tense moments, as the girls spoke to one another in harsh tones. What happened to harmony? Oh right, that was just an ideal enviroment. His left hind legs was bothering him again, the small tuffet of fur still missing from his ankle. Humans were the worst creatures that had been set upon this poor world. The masculine watched the little spat between the two, half wondering idly if it would soon be over. To be perfectly honest, he didn't think that the white femme would be the victor of this particular match. But guesses can be wrong. Getting off of his haunches, Makario stole into the fight grounds, hoping to get in on this fight. Though if the two decided to join forces against him, there might be trouble. But Makario loved trouble. The lanky black masculine surpressed a laugh, "Why the misunderstanding ladies? Surely...surely neither of you are fighting for my little spit of land here, are you?" He chuckled, waiting for their expressions. This would be very...very interesting.

ooc: sorry if I'm intruding, I can delete or move this post elsewhere if you like. BTW, Mak has no intention of fighting for the land. He's just sturring up trouble. =)

[Artemis»]

Its ok lol. Right now I need this fight to be judged! Its been almost a week or more

[.lithium__&&]

Artemis wins this fight, because Nocte hasn't been active since the very beginning of March. Both of you did a very good job. :'D

Artemis, can you please make a thread of pack rules/make up a pack name ASAP? =3

In 24 hours this thread will be moved.

[Artemis»]

Sure hun