Shit!
SWOOSH-SNAP
Mia narrowly avoided the snapping jaws of death, ducking just out of the way as one of her assailants went flying overhead. Had she failed to avoid that particular strike she figured her head would've been rather mangled. And that's something that she didn't exactly, well, like the concept of?
Mia leapt backward out of direct confrontation, putting distance between herself and the three ravenous attackers in front of her. Of course she was still surrounded, it's just she wasn't in murder death range at this second. The three prowled and snarled, while those in the ring itself circled around her like a cage. Forcing her into a deadlock with the three... Sabertooth thingies.
Mia returned to circling around the three. It hadn't been long since they'd attacked, but she got the idea that more wouldn't step in until these ones were wounded or dead. So she wasn't too worried about an attack from behind. Pack hunters with a sense of honor? That's ironic. They circled around her as well, matching her pace and standing off against Mia.
This continued for a few more seconds, before one that felt a bit more bold began to approach, claws flexing with every step that it took. The little light that reflected off of them shone brightly, and Mia would be lying if she said it wasn't at least a bit intimidating. That wouldn't stop her from fighting back though. Once again, cry and die, or fight and survive. Mia knew her choice.
Despite that choice though, I don't exactly have anything that's going to help me out here besides stats alone. And if I'm too weak I'm effectively screwed... Well shit, won't know till I try. But stealth isn't gonna bail me out here, at least not until I can manage to put some distance between me and this horde of monsters. But I can't do that until I at least manage to kill a few... Shit. Oh lord please do not let these things be crazy strong on their own...
Mia readied herself for an attack from the front, muscles tensing as she stared down the offending sabertooth. With a snarl, it lunged at her with an unnatural speed. Mia responded in kind and dipped to the side with an easy grace that didn't match her mental state. Weaving around the attack with inches of room to spare.
Within the same movements, both combatants spun around and came face to face. The sabertooth, expectedly, tried to take a chunk out of Mia's face and snapped at her muzzle.
Despite the vicious assault, Mia still managed to dodge it, leaning to the side she tilted her whole body out of the sabertooths path, leaving it's side wide open for her to rip apart! With a flash of her claws a deep gash of red opened up in the sabertooths flank. The beast cried out and tried to back away, but Mia wasn't done quite yet.
SLASH-SLASH
Two more trails of red opened up, gouging deep into her aggressors flesh. As it stumbled away in shock, the sabertooths two allies came to it's aid, snapping at Mia, forcing her back for the moment. But she'd certainly made a mark. That's one down, my skill should make it harder to recover, if it even can in the first place. It'll bleed out soon, so now what?
Her mark stumbled away into the line of sabertooths, and shortly after another one came out to replace it. Shit. Clearly they would not be letting her go. Luckily, they seemed to be weak enough to pick off. As long as they didn't cover for each other Mia could take them out one by one. Maybe if she got some level ups through killing a few she might be able to hold on a little better...
Mia got low to the ground and readied herself to take charge, paws flexing she leaned, stared the sabertooths down, and leaped. Bounding towards the three, covering the distance in a matter of moments she opened her jaw wide and aimed right at the center sabertooth. With a great SNAP she closed her jaws aaaand!... Just barely missed, the sabertooth having pulled it's neck back just in time. Her momentum carried her out of the way of a counter attack, leaving her at net even with her enemies.
Immediately, the three surrounded her, a semi circle inside of the circle. But Mia wasn't trapped. She knew now, she was much faster then her enemies were. It would only be a matter of time for each kill, and they wouldn't be able to pin her down with just three. One of the sabertooths lunged for her, but she nimbly dodged, leaving the thing floundering above her. It was... Wide open.
CRUNCH
Mia snapped her jaws closed around the sabertooths hind leg, feeling the bone break like a twig in her grip. Just for good measure, she thrashed them around with... Surprising ease, and flung them to the side. Correction, flung three fourths of them to the side. The leg had come clean... Definitely not clean, off in her grasp.
She let the limb drop from her jaws, and glared at the other two sabertooths with her muzzle formed into a twisted snarl. Mia could've sworn she saw them take a step back for a moment, before they steeled themselves and remained standing. It was admirable as it was frustrating. Uh, hello?! Did you nincompoops not see what I just did to your friend?! When will you get the damn memo?
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Mia glanced to the side and looked at the sabertooth who's leg she'd torn off. White eyes, blood everywhere. Oh they're dead, very dead. Yikes. Well pouring gallons of blood out will do that to so-YIKES!
While Mia was looking the other way one of the sabertooths rapidly advanced. Something pricked at the edge of Mia's consciousness, and her attention snapped back towards the advancing threat.
With another narrow dodge she slipped around a pair of claws. She tried to do to her attacker what she did to the last one, but it just barely managed to pull it's front leg out of the way in time. Oh-oh shit!
Mia had over extended, by a lot. Her neck was outstretched all the way and she was completely exposed. Not good not good VERY not good! Time seemed to slow down as the sabertooth touched down on the ground. It was completely ready to attack, and Mia was still vulnerable.
What can I do here?! What-can-I-do-here!? She tried to yank her neck back as fast as she possibly could, but it was much too little far to late. Time slowed to a crawl, the sabertooth had lunged again, and it's jaws were aimed right at her neck. I can't avoid this hit! How can I at least guard against it?! Crap, crap, crap, crap!
Instead of pulling her neck backwards, Mia pushed off with her legs and leaped forwards, this wouldn't get her out of the way, but... It would push the attack away from her neck. She had to take a hit, but it wouldn't be a fatal o-ARGH!
The jaws of the sabertooth-aptly named Mia offhandedly thought, pierced into Mia's side. They tore deep into her hide, ripping into her flesh. Mia yelped in pain, and immediately felt her flesh tear, her momentum carrying the bitten flesh away from her. Surprisingly, the bite hadn't stopped her momentum much at all, seems like they aren't all that strong? But that same grip also ripped her flesh out so...
Luckily, it seemed as if nothing vital was damaged. Her side had been thoroughly gouged out though, and she was bleeding profusely. I really, REALLY hope constitution helps stop bl-bleeding... oh I might be getting a bit... Light headed. I've gotta end this, fast.
Mia was getting a bit foggy in the mind, and her body went on autopilot. She would be doing better without the pain anyways. She didn't need to think to know that, odd as it sounded. With a vicious growl she spun back around to face the sabertooth, and immediately lunged to kill it.
It still HAD the chunk of flesh in it's jaws, chewing on the flesh roughly. It seemed shocked to see it's adversary move so soon again after a particularly painful wound like that was inflicted. As Mia lunged at it, it tried to react but moved just a bit too slowly in response.
Mia violently ripped it's throat out, blood splattering across her muzzle. With a slash of her claws she lopped it's head off and moved onto the other one-two? Ah, the other replaced it. I see. Mia attacked anyways.
Mia darted forward as quickly as her stats allowed, crossing the distance between herself and the sabertooths in mere moments. They seemed to be moving in slow motion for a moment, free marks really.
CRUNCH-SLASH-SLASH
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With one sabertooth blinded in both eyes, and the other outright dead with it's throat ripped out. Mia would be feeling pretty good if not for the giant hole in her side... Another presence came to her attention and she snapped around to see three more saberooths approaching.
Mia didn't take even a moment to switch her focus. With another slash of her claws, she opened up the remaining sabertooths throat and leaped towards the new opponents.
SNAP-SNAP-SNAP
The three sabertooths had all attempted to get a strike in when Mia got close. Coordinating an assault, but it got them no closer to a result then their predaccesors. With sickening ease Mia parted the flesh of one of the sabertooths, that had attacked just a little to far. They quickly collapsed, and with one down the others weren't far behind.
Level up!
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Level cap reached! Class advancement available!
Mia snapped out of her funk for a moment at the notification in her mind. Oh! Class advancement! Oh... Level cap... Shhhhhhhiiiiit.
And to accompany that sobering notification, a bit more then three sabertooths stepped out this time. Oh just a bit, yeah, twenty.
...Shit.