Stake a Claim (For Archangel99)

[Floozer]

As the group keeps going Dryvus gets the feeling they are being watched again. A feeling that comes tree when a bola comes flying through the air and wraps around Frasia's legs sending her tumbling to the floor with a thud. Before the others can react, a second one flies out and wraps around Willow's arms, pinning them to her side. While she struggles a third bola comes out and hits her in the legs, sending her to the floor right next to Frasia.


Altra gasps and quickly runs over to Dryvus, staying behind him as she looks around the tall grass of the grasslands. "Where?! Who?!"

 

[Archangel99]

Dryvus draws his hilt and scans the grasslands. Damn this tall grass! He beats up into the air with a few powerful strokes of his wings, and tries to get a better vantage point from the sky. 

 

[Floozer]

he can see the grass shift rapidly as something move through it. Of course, his flight seems to be what their attacker was waiting for. It dashes forward and the next thing he knows, Altra is trapped in a net and sent tumbling over with the others. Next comes another bola which tangles around his wings, sending him crashing to the floor with a painful thud.


rising from the grass a few feet away from him is the hyena huntress from before. "You have grown complacent. Such a shame."

 

[Archangel99]

"And you're still a bitch. Decided you couldn't beat me one on one, so you tried to do this!" Dryvus rolls over so she's facing him and not his back. His tentacles slide up from his back and try to wiggle the bola loose. "Typical. All run and hide. No fight!" He snarls at her. 

 

[Floozer]

"So you say, but I just evened the playing field. Last time you used your shark woman to fight me 2 on 1...or have you forgotten? I am a hunter, I use the world to my advantage." She draws her staff "You don't need to worry though, I will not harm them. you are the one I want. Once you are down I will free them, of that you have my word."


The bola is horribly tangled and it just won't come free, looks like his wings are bound for now.


"Now get up, fight me ground to ground, one to one."

 

[Archangel99]

Dryvus withdraws his tentacles. "Very well. Untie me." He says, glaring at her. 

 

[Floozer]

The huntress walks over to him...and kicks the hilt out of his hand. "I am no fool, I know what that blade is. I saw you use it." She pulls out a knife and cuts his bonds before jumping back and falling to a combat stance. "No grab your weapon and come at me."

 

[Archangel99]

"There's just one tiny problem. You just kicked my weapon out of my hand." He says, giving her a deadpan look. 

 

[Floozer]

She blinks a few times. "where is your staff? I know you have one." 

 

[Archangel99]

"I... Er... I gave it back to the blacksmith... He was having money troubles, and I had a weapon already. The one you just kicked out of my hand. So.... Yeah. Now I'm unarmed!" He says, grinning sheepishly. 

 

[Floozer]

She groans as the mood she set was completely shattered. "Ugh, just go pick it up then. It is over there in the grass." She points to his left.

 

[Archangel99]

"Hold on. Don't be so hasty. We could still do unarmed combat..." He says, a grin spreading across his face. 

 

[Floozer]

She looks at him, then her staff, then back to him. "Fine." She walks away and stabs her staff into the ground and walks back. "Fists and feet only. no cheap shots. No blows to the face. Deal?"

 

[Archangel99]

"Agreed." Dryvus says, smiling, then turns to the side, bending his knees slightly, his left arm out, his palm flat, and his right arm cocked back next to his stomach. "Bring it on." He says, curling his palm inwards in a 'come get me' gesture. 

 

[Floozer]

She lets a slow breath and kicks off straight for him, going for a strong straight punch which lands square on his shoulder! Thanks to Dryvus's steady pose, it does little damage.

 

[Archangel99]

Dryvus grabs the arm, locks it by slamming it down under his left, and launches a powerful punch at her gut, then drops to the ground and makes a roundhouse kick, tripping her up. 

 

[Floozer]

She takes the hit to her gut, but uses his grapple for her own advantage, jumping over his foot and lashes out, a strong kick landing square on his stomach. She uses the new footing to vault backwards off his stomach, landing nimbly on her feet.

 

[Archangel99]

Dryvus darts toward her, beating his wings for extra speed, then when he's close, drops to his knees, twists, and swings his arm in a windmill motion, trying to trip her up. 

 

[Floozer]

Expecting a direct assault, she blocks above and quickly gets tripped up, landing on her back with a thud.

 

[Archangel99]

Dryvus immediately leaps on her, grabbing her in a reverse chokehold and locking his legs around hers. 

 

[Floozer]

She grits her teeth and quickly rolls to the side, smashing Dryvus into the ground. Knowing that won't be enough she rolls in the opposite direction, slamming him again on the other side.

 

[Archangel99]

He snarls and squeezes tighter, trying to end the fight quickly. His tentacle cocks lash out and wrap around the huntress' legs, effectively preventing any further movement. 

 

[Floozer]

With a savage growl and a loud pop sound, her elbow slams into his ribs and sends Dryvus toppling off of her. She gasps for air and quickly rolls away, standing up. Her arm hangs limp at her side having popped it out of the socket to make an attack. Gritting her teeth she shoves it back in with a snapping sound.

 

[Archangel99]

"Dude. That's just... Nasty." Dryvus says, staring at her arm with a hint of disgust. He quickly adopts a guard posture, arms up and ready, body still turned to the side, and bouncing on the balls of his feet. His tentacle cocks wave behind him, ready to grab at a moment's notice. 

 

[Floozer]

Flexing her recently replaced arm, she glares at him and rushes forward, at the last second she dodges left and slugs him in the ribs with a strong left hook before spinning and landing a round house kick on his shoulder.

 

[Archangel99]

Dryvus lashes out with his tentacles, grabbing her by the legs, hoisting her in the air, delivering a roundhouse kick to her stomach, and flinging her back down to the ground headfirst. 

 

[Floozer]

Again she takes the hit to her stomach, but catches her fall and rolls away. She gets back up, breathing heavily and glaring at Dryvus. She takes several deep breaths before lunging forward, she weaves into his dead zone and lands a punch to his chest, another to his stomach and a kick to his side, tossing him to the floor with the impact.

 

[Archangel99]

Dryvus kips up and immediately lunges at her, his fists launching a flurry of blows at her chest and stomach, trying to hit her diaphragm. His tentacles also lash out again, tangling around her legs and trying to trip her. 

 

[Floozer]

She blocks the punches, but can't manages her legs at the same time. She staggers backwards and lands on her back, her chest rising and falling rapidly from physical stress.

 

[Archangel99]

Dryvus is on her again, growling and punching her chest again and again, his tentacles wrapping around her arms and legs and pinning them down.