The sensation of picking up the she-wolf with his antlers was incredibly satisfying. He felt...empowered somehow by this action. He was a large creature, and had used his size to his advantage in the majority of his spars, by knocking into his opponents and sending them staggering. Yet actually lifting her, was a magnificent feeling. Although this was only a spar, Gaucho could still feel the itch in the back of his brain, telling him how easy it would be in that moment to completely crush the life out of her. To perhaps cage her under his rack and beat her senseless with his hooves. For a primitive creature like Gaucho, the idea of killing someone was utterly consuming. Of snuffing their life out, of watching their hot blood running until finally it would run no more...It was a sensual feeling, warming his belly and causing a stirring in his loins just thinking about it. As his hoof connected with hers, he felt the sensation increase. At the beginning of the spar he had anticipated how hard it would be to strike her with his hooves, and he had been right. The connection between their flesh was made that much more satisfying by her speed and agility.

Had Gaucho been aware that one of the tines of his antler had in fact gashed Ayaka, he may have pulled back slightly. Gaucho was not one to throw a spar simply to see if his opponent was alright, but nor did the brute typically maim and injury senselessly. As the antlers did not grow from his head, all he felt was the impact of her body against the rack, rather than any specific point piercing her flesh. As she howled out in pain, a primal grin etched across his features, though given the downwards position of his head, he was unable to see the true pain in her eyes, or see her begin to favor her wounded leg.

With his head still mostly lowered, his reaction time was not as quick as it could have been, as she moved from nurturing her wounded paw, to running under his belly. As she moved around him, beginning to run under his stomach, he hopped into the air, extending all four legs straight off the ground, and beating his wings to try and increase the distance. From a standstill, the only ‘airtime’ he managed to achieve was possibly lifting himself an additional inch or two off of the ground, but it meant the difference between having her teeth tear off his flesh, or merely gouge him. Managing the latter of the two, Gaucho felt Ayaka’s teeth graze his soft underbelly, brutally scratching and causing instant blood-blister track marks where her teeth had been. Emitting a sharp squeal of anger, having never been bitten on his stomach before, he whirled around in time to see her reddish body leaping towards the right side of his neck. Driven by instinct and the knowledge that he was far bigger and could easily counter her momentum, Gaucho pushed himself forwards, raising his right shoulder to try and impact her as she struck his neck. Raising his muzzle high into the air to avoid her claws or teeth from doing any damage to his eyes, he hurtled his outstretched right wing towards her body, hoping to knock into her shoulder and causing her to fall from him. He could feel blood rushing to the surface of his neck, and could feel the stinging sensation of where her teeth had sunk into his thick muscles. His blood, mixing with his slick sweat and the moisture from the heated Tallsun afternoon, caused trickles of milky pink to begin making small tributaries on his dark hide.

As she leaped off, Gaucho grunted with pain as the muscles in the right side of his neck began to immediately stiffen from the impact. Just as he was about to lunge for her again, she opened to her mouth once again to emit a howl of flame. A look of terrified fury overtook his emotionless gaze as he quickly stepped back about 4 paces from the wall of flame. Snorting impatiently, he eyed the fire warily as it crackled and tried to consume the lush moist grass. As much as he wanted to simply go through, his primal nature told him that fire was to be feared, and treated with respect. If she could create a fire simply by howling, how was he to know that it was regular fire that burned so brightly in front of him? He could fly over it, of course, but given the time it would take him to get his large self air-born, it would give her enough time to easily avoid him as he landed. Feeling blistering sweat pop up on his shoulders and chest from the heat of the fire, and the sun, Gaucho reared up, flapping his great black wings at the flames, to try and blow them towards Ayaka, possibly burning her with her own magic. Having spilled more blood now, instead of three small vapors, 1 large smokey-spirit ebbed from his antlers, in the shape of a great bear, easily twice the size of Ayaka. Made of star-stuff, the bear easily lumbered through the fire, leaping over Ayaka magically and trying to barricade her between its body, and the flames Gaucho was blowing her way.


[I’m assuming the barricade you had her make was supposed to be big enough he couldn’t jump over, or just quickly run around? You didn’t specify, so I’m just going to act as though it wasn’t something Gaucho could quickly avoid. :)

Summary: Gaucho continues to attack Ayaka, unaware that one of his antler-tines pierced her. He hops into the air to try and avoid her biting his stomach, but only succeeds in lessening the severity. Her teeth scrape the skin causing blood-blisters and bruising, but not tearing the flesh. Turning, he sees her flying towards him and throws his right shoulder into her oncoming attack and raises his head to avoid injury. As she bites at his neck, causing wounds, he tries to hit her with his right wing to get her off. Once she creates the flame-wall, he rears and flaps his wings at the blaze to try and redirect the flames towards her. Having spilled more blood, a spirit the size and shape of a bear emerge from his antlers, magically sailing over the fire and trying to barricade her between itself and the flames. Note, if she touches the larger spirit, there is the potential for her to feel a chill or numbing for 15 seconds, as well as feeling fear.

Defense: Hops into the air to avoid her teeth, hits her with his right wing as she attacks his neck.
Attack 2/2 : Uses his wings to try and move the fire towards her, issues a spirit-bear at her. ]