[1v1] A Casual Smack-down (Levi/West)

[nekoluch]

The tingling pins and needles afflicted by West's chaotic attack were throbbing all over her skin. Folding her hands, Levi watched the wrath demon with a smile now, clearly humored by his shortness of breath and grasp for words. Chuckling, Levi took some steps toward the boil, flicking him in the forehead as if trying to wake him up from a seizure or something.

Well good. I wanna see ya give me some'a yer stamina, West. The great thing about the wrath demon had always been his eager strive to move forward with a fight even if all the odds were against him. Levi wished she could be that way too, but it was difficult dropping all your cares and concerns for one single act. West had somehow mastered this. C'mon now. Show it ta'me. The tatzel was all out waving him over to her, both hands waving from her sides, outwardly taunting now.

HP: 26
Damage: 3+1=4
Tainted Fang/Poison Breath/It Burns
3 damage taken for three rounds. 3/3
 

[Smerdle]

He forced his eyes open when he felt her finger snap against his forehead. Hey, he tried to say, but no sound came out. He hung back as she spoke, clearing his throat and swallowing until the poison in his lungs dissipated.

West finally looked up at her, his disgruntled, uncomfortable glare melting into another grin. It was true that he wouldn't have turned down such a taunt from anyone, but the fact that it was her asking for it made it all the more enticing.

His wings appeared, driving him forward more quickly than his legs would have on their own. The boil swung at her, a low grunt of exertion the only sound he made as he struck.

HP: 27
Damage: 10  

[nekoluch]

Mirroring his offered grin, Levi braced for the impact, ready to take on what he had. The appearance of his wings meant West was going to be taking things as seriously as he could. It wasn't unknown to the ghoul that he only brought those out sparingly.

Sometimes West flew with a sort of grace to him, but other times he would fall face first into the ground without her even needed to attack him. This time, it would work to his advantage. Watching him come at her, Levi in turn gunned forward towards him.

Atta boi-!!! The rest of her intended speech was muted by the impact. He'd definitely gotten the higher ground in this bout, her only real damage being dealt by the the fist that jabbed him in the stomach while his fist nocked her other shoulder right back. If it wasn't dislocated, it sure felt like it was. Looking straight at the boil, Levi opened at closed her hand, trying to get the feeling back.

HP: 16
Damage: 4
 

[Smerdle]

The jolt of West's punch echoed back up his arm and he chuckled darkly, even as he hunched over her fist.

"C'mon," he said, his voice still smoky from her poison. "What'd I get that time?" He struck again with a grin, his eyes bright and hungry.

HP: 23
Damage: 8  

[nekoluch]

M-maybe a seven. The ghoul still wouldn't give him too much praise. A little went a long enough way for West and he certainly didn't need anymore stroking of his pride.

So... so 'nless yew got anythin'better fer me- Levi's breathing might have been notably heavier now. Within such close proximity, the tatzel's alarms all told her she should jump back again to give the rampaging wrath demon a level of space for adequate evasion tactics. However, her body wasn't in the most dependable shape. Opting to maximize her damages to him in return, Levi took to offense, high kicking him in the ribcage. Her tail was used as a crutch to perform the attack, proving that the ghoul was having a hard time staying on her toes.

HP: 8
Damage: 7
 

[Smerdle]

A seven. Damn straight it was.

West inhaled deeply, savoring every sting and bruise she had given him. He was getting exhausted, his limbs growing slower to respond, but underneath it all he felt exhilarated. It was okay that he was speeding toward graduation and hadn't yet mastered strategy and discipline, right? Sometimes you just had to—

He staggered back, his lungs emptying again in a wheeze as her foot slammed into his chest. Then, without much hesitation or thought, he threw himself at her horns first, arms clasping around her waist.

HP: 16
Damage: 8  

[nekoluch]

Levi staggered back when she saw West gunning for her head-first, but there just wasn't enough distance to avoid it in time. The tatzel took both horns in her hand in a feeble attempt to limit the damages, but it was to no avail. Instead she seemed to hug onto his head between her forearms and her chest. It was comparable to the way a boxer hugged onto their opponent when their energy simply ran out. West had effectively knocked the wind and mobility right out of the ghoul.

Hugging tightly, Levi's tail fell flat to the floor and her legs shook. Barely able to keep herself up, the FEAR shield deteriorated and all her weight was placed onto West- head first.

HP: 0
Damage: West's thought capacity
 

[Smerdle]

Tail down. That was good. What was perhaps not so good given the circumstances was the thoroughly awkward way the shieldless ghoul was hanging onto him now. Had they been anywhere else everything might have turned out marvelously. In this instance, however, the boil couldn't help but revert to his rather prudish public nature, especially now that the flush of battle was fading away.

"Levi?" He reached up and took a hold of one of her arms, trying to keep from either uppercutting her with a horn or getting a face full of her chest. West paused, his mind lingering on that last thought. No, he had to move. In one smooth motion he shifted to the left and down, bracing her stomach against his shoulder and hauling her off of her feet.

"Don't gotta say it, I know. It'sa ten." West chuckled, wrapping his fingers around the backs of her knees so she wouldn't fall. He didn't actually go anywhere. She'd gotten in her share of hits and he wasn't sure he would get very far if he tried.  

[nekoluch]

Hmm? Oh. Oh. Her body got a little warmer all of a sudden and her hands loosened enough for West to do what he seemed to want to do. The ghoul could stand to admit the battle was over for now, and so she had no reason to fight against his actions.

Of course, this would put her in such a place that forced all her remaining energy into speech- and her tail. Yew wish. The white serpentine tail snaked off the ground, sliding over the shoulder opposite her on West and then gently winding around his waist like a fuzzy belt. Maybe an'eight. If yer lucky. But that'd d'pend on if yer able ta'bring me home.

She was calling his bluff. Surely he wouldn't be able to take her back the way he was now. Would be just like that other time. Yew wouldn't remember since ya'll were down n'out. She paused, clearly teasing. 'ntil I patched ya'up good.

Yew remember? I held ya just like this. It was a bit of an innocent fib in two ways. One being that Levi herself had been so extremely exhausted, when she did return with West to her dorm, she had to sprawl out onto the cushions in the corner of the room by the tv to recoup a bit. That was just to get the strength to begin wrapping him with the bandages before he woke up. The second was that the tatzel had also been making use of her tail to carry West. It was handy having a third appendage at least to ease the weight distribution on her.

Yew feelin' tired? She sure was, but of course this would not be openly admitted.  

[Smerdle]

He grinned, just about to demand more meaningless points when she went on to mention him carrying her back to her dorm. He supposed he'd set himself up for that by lifting her in the first place, hadn't he. His nod brushed against her side and her tail as he inwardly psyched himself up. He could do this.

West took a step. Then another. Then...

"What?" She'd carried him just like this? Across campus? "Y'did not. Ya'd better not've." He slid a hand down from Levi's waist and lightly smacked her thigh. "I'm not a jackin' doll." West lowered her to her feet, his arms coiled around the ghoul to keep her close. "An' neither're you," he teased. "We can walk together." His smug refusal had absolutely nothing to do with his desire to sit down and have a nap.  

[nekoluch]

The sound probably jolted her than the actual smacking itself. West seemed to have a habit of whacking her there; why was that? Did too. Levi was about ready to retaliate against his doll comment as well, mouth open to begin, when the boil said it himself. The tatzel was just as much a doll as he was.

West would find Levi smiling back at him in a rather sweet manner as he brought her back down. Standing with him on equal ground (unless incapacitated) was just the way she liked it and he knew it too. It was probably the same way for the demon boil; or at least this was her belief. He was so warm and so close- no, you need to get out of the gym. This was daytime and there was no telling when another round of students would be on their way in for some spars.

Reckon could walk back with yew. 'ere, lemme... Sliding one had behind West's back, Levi's tail grounded near it's end, functioning like a crutch again. Aligning and brushing her hip to his, the ghoul lightly smirked, her arm clearly holding onto him to keep herself stable as well as him. Just'a few scratches n' bruises 'ere n' there, eh? Nothin' a lil'candycake wouldn't fix. More like bandages and wrappings galore, but certainly there was nothing wrong with publically inviting her opponent back for some food after a good fight, right? Right. Let's go nice 'n slow. So we can- Levi paused trying to find an alibi for why they'd be walking slowly while holding each other. ...lookit tha'scenery. Sure, that would stick.  

[Smerdle]

"All right," he said, slipping one arm free of her so they could actually get somewhere without excessive stumbling. He made sure she was hanging on before taking a couple of tentative steps toward the exit. She might not have been willing to say so, but he knew tired when he saw it. As much as he enjoyed losing himself when he sparred with her, West wondered if it was quite right for him to be so excited to do these sorts of things to his ghoulfriend. He thought back to their other fights, one in particular, and to the way she'd taunted him just a short while ago. He supposed if she didn't like it too, she wouldn't be here at all.

"Candycake," he sighed. "Good reward fer a winner." He stifled a chuckle, peering around the gym for anything he might have brought with him before turning back to the ghoul. "Y'ready t'look at the scenery?"  

[nekoluch]

Fer a winner? nah. Levi tugged at West to follow her over to the sidelines for a moment, drooping down on one foot and her tail to pick up the towel she'd brought, throwing it onto West's head with a grin. I can think of'a 'nother way fer rewardin' me. Two assumptions were made here and just one was undeniably true.  

[Smerdle]

"Hey, not the—" Oh, who was he kidding? His hair was a jackin' mess already. West tugged the towel away from his horns, draping it over his arm as they continued out of the gym. "Can ya now?" He didn't try to guess which she meant.  

[nekoluch]

Mhmm. Her hand grabbed into the flesh of his back as best as she could muster. So long as yer comin' over n' all. With her casual inquiry and offer, Levi proceeded to step towards the gym entry/exit.

Ya'might like it yerself.