M  O  R  D  E  C  A  I

i will be the power in this vast and empty world
i will ride under no banners but my vengeance will unfurl

Megaera's screams made Mordecai's ears flatten completely against her neck, but she was relentless in her use of magic until she could no longer keep hold and control it. It had done exactly what she had wanted it to do and that gave Mordecai enough time to charge and set her second plan of attack in motion. Her teeth closed on Megaera's neck and she tried to shove the other mare's head toward the ground. The girl did not expect her mother to allow herself to be taken down so easily, so when Megaera began to fight back the girl was not surprised. It was the violence with which she twisted her head to shake Mordecai off that was unexpected. A growl rumbled in Mordecai's chest as she struggled to keep her hold on her mother, but her teeth were not meant for biting and holding on. Megaera wrenched her neck out of Mordecai's grasp and the force of  that accompanied with the girl trying to hold on made her teeth snap together. It sent of jolt of pain through her teeth into her jaw that manifested itself in an ache and, somewhere in the back of her mind, she was aware that the ache in her teeth and jaw would not allow her to bite as hard as she might want to later.

Mordecai's head was still down as she'd been trying to force her mother's head down when she'd managed to slip from her grasp and she was distracted by the sudden, sharp pain in her teeth that she momentarily forgot about Megaera's potential attack. It wasn't until she felt the other mare's teeth close on that tender spot behind her ears that she was suddenly jerked back into the reality of battle. An angry squeal slipped past Mordecai's lips and she jerked her head up at the same time that Megaera was beginning to lift herself into a rear. Her mother's sudden added height was beneficial to her, but not to the girl that was trying to escape her grasp. Add to that the hooves that beat against her chest and she knew that she'd fucked up. She'd have to chalk it up to a lesson learned; don't let a moment of pain distract you from the fight or else there will be more pain immediately following.

Not being one to take a beating lying down, Mordecai began to fight back. She twisted her head to try and break free of her mother's grasp when the idea struck her like one of her mother's hooves and made her pause for a moment as she contemplated it. She grunted as another hoof struck her promising of yet another bruise and more sore, aching muscles that would serve as reminders of how she'd let herself be caught. She remembered how the first time she used her magic against Megaera how it had made her stiffen and freeze as the acid ran throughout her body and how beneficial it had been. She figured that it would be worth another try and she began to call on the magic that she wielded proudly, but this time she was not intent on her mother's blood against her. She was trying to focus on Megaera's muscles and whatever fluid would be building there as they fought.

The muscles in her hindquarters bunched and it was quiet sudden after pausing in her struggle and attempting to use her magic that the girl moved. Her forelegs folded, her hooves tucked against her chest as she threw herself forward with the intent of using her own weight and Megaera's against her. She hoped that the combined weight would take Megaera off balance and send her toppling over and down to the ground. She also hoped that if her mother went down she could keep moving and kick sand into her face to not only put some distance between them, but to give herself time to come up with another plan of attack and, ideally, hinder Megaera's sight.



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Word Count: 671
Attack: 2/3

Meg gets her head free and the force of it causes Mordecai to hurt her teeth/jaw, which distracts her. Her distraction allows Meg to bite down on her neck. She takes the hooves against her chest. She tries to use her magic against Meg again, but this time she targets the lactic acid in Meg's muscles. She then throws herself forward to try to knock Meg to the ground since she reared up. If that works she plans on running past her and kicking sand in her face as she goes.