Knocking over the colt only seemed to produce more problems - those flailing limbs making too easy of targets of the warg and its face. With a strong hit one hoof smashes into the lower jaw and the bone there fractured in an explosion of pain that causes the warg to scream and Mesec to woop for joy even considering the pain - the jaw could be healed but he was proud of Zero for fighting back. Blood gushed freely from this new wound, spilling out of the warg’s mouth and pooling in the loose joint that now hung unnaturally from the bottom of its mouth. It’s long tongue spilled out, hanging in a grotesque mockery of a smile as the warg moved away, pacing in quick angry movements to regain its composure.

This should not be an actual fight. This should be a slaughter, with the cripple boy the won who bled into the ground.

Mesec didn’t care about the pain, didn’t care what damage he was taking to his own body, so long as Zero survived. But he still wasn’t in control of the body, no matter how much he wrestled and fought, so he had to sit back in horror as the warg refused to give up. Bits of flesh that Lucius had dug out from its neck flopped with each movement and its tongue continued to loll, dripping blood onto the forest floor as its silver eyes continued to burn.

One weapon had been taken out, but that hardly meant this was over.

Instead of attacking right away, launching itself yet again at the colt, the warg drew the shadows around its body - clawing at those last bits of night that clung in the dawn forest - and disappeared from the spot it was in. A flash of a moment later, and it had reappeared several metres away, off behind the tree that Zero had crashed into. It slunk in the shadows, eyes never leaving its prey as it paced a few steps before disappearing again - reappearing in another spot in the forest - back closer to where this fight had begun.

“Zeeeeeerrrooo”

The name was butchered and choked out through blood that splattered the forest floor with the effort, a terrible hoarse voice but it is Mesec’s voice all the same. The voice of a friend.

This magic game only further drained the warg’s energy but it was rewarded by the anger of Mesec, the demigod grew furious at these taunts but his anger only provided more fuel for the warg to continue with its plan. It fed off of Mesec's hatred, all of the negative emotions boiling within the pathetic hybrid for the last four years - it had so much to use to keep this shift going, to keep it strong and dangerous. Barely a moment passed when Mesec wasn't tormented by one thought or another and that gave rise to it, to this terrible creature.

And now that it had control, it did not want to let go.

Instead of teleporting forward, the warg drew the shadows toward it so that it became invisible. The clock was ticking, it wouldn't be able to use this magic for long, but it was enough to charge across the ground towards Zero. Enough to only let the shadows fall back when it was springing with claws outstretched, spitting blood through that slack jaw as it snarled. It wasn't picky - its claws would tear happily into the flesh of neck or wing. Time to end this battle with the little nothing.


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5th attack
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used the following magic to be a dick before attacking:
:: [ Magic: Dark (U) | able to teleport through shadow and shroud himself in it to disappear ]
:: [ Restrictions | May be used to evade an attack or travel quickly across the battlefield and can turn invisible for 20 seconds at a time ]

Following Chark's example and just gonna list injuries for our clarity
- shallow cut and bruise on right cheek
- bruised hip
- bruised ribs
- cuts and pieces of flesh/fur hanging off neck
- broken jaw