[aliyaah]

Round 1

Perihelion (➳ T e c h n o ➳ ) vs Rianne (Sunfrost )

In these woods, it is difficult to recall that the Colosseum of the gladiators is so nearby - the trees are so thick, it is impossible to see very far ahead, let alone spy the massive stone structure that plays host to the tournament. On advantage that these trees provide is that they drastically cut down the winds that were plaguing the battlefields that morning. However, they were not entirely out of the woods (ha-ha) from the climate, for the stormy skies did decide to release a light rain upon the mass of lumbar, making the forest floor slippery to any who traverse upon it.

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Please remember that this pst serves as the first post of the battle. It is taken as though both your characters are now present, and your following posts will begin the fighting (unlike regular battles where one equine enters and has to wait for the other to arrive). 

All battles are fought with the rules 3 attacks, 1 dodge, 3 days to reply. There will be no extensions given out, no exception. As these are meant to be shorter, quicker battles, the maximum word count is 800 words. 

Please ensure you utilize the battle for just like regular battles. 

➳ T e c h n o ➳ , you were drawn to post first. You have 3 days from this point to make your first post. Let the battles begin!

[➳ T e c h n o ➳]

The scent of petrichor is heavy in the air as the dark clouds linger overhead. The ground beneath their feet is slick. One wrong step can cause their hooves to slide forward outside of their control. Peri narrows his eyes at the mare who manages to worm her way into his life at every opportunity she gets. She is everywhere. Rianne. They met during an event where mass flooding took place due to a bunch of beaver dams. Since then, she has been a thorn in his side. Peri takes a few moments to analyze his option before he launches his first attack. His muscles bunch beneath his skin as he rockets himself forward toward the slightly smaller mare. His height is only a slight advantage in this arena full of mud. The wet ground flies around him and cakes his sides and belly as his body moves. Peri does not run so fast that he will be unable to stop. Colliding with her isn't a concern for him.



He’ll be satisfied if she loses her balance because of him. As Peri comes upon Rianne’s form, he pulls himself to a slight stop at her right side. Peri’s back hooves slide slightly in the mud, but he maintains his balance. His front limbs raise from the ground just enough for him to reach out for the top-middle part of her neck. Peri gnashes his teeth toward the top of her nape in an attempt to grab onto her. His whole intention is to make some sort of connection with her. Drawing blood will just be bonus points. The wind irritatingly blows their manes, blurring his vision slightly. He can't tell if his hooves hit the ground or if they are in a battle with her limbs. Peri jerks himself backward using the stalled momentum in his hindquarters as his jaw comes together.



Whoever ended up the victor here today will have serious credit they could hold over the other. Perhaps this would ignite a string of ceaseless battles. They both had something to prove after all. Why else would they be here?



Sunfrost
Name: Perihelion
Breed:  Arabian x Thoroughbred x Paint
Age: 6
Gender: Stallion
Height: 16hh
Alliance: Light
Health: 100%

352 Words
1/3 Attacks Used
    1.) Runs up to Rianne's right side and rears up as he strikes toward the top-middle portion of her neck with his teeth. He is attempting to grab the back of         her neck and pull backwards with the momentum he's built up.
0/1 Dodge Used

_{Peri by ray-gunz}

[Sunfrost]

Rianne had to wonder if the Afterlife could control fates. Peri, dear Tricolor Treat, had been one of the first horses she had met in Wild Equines. They had worked together, somehow, to attempt to break up a beaver dam. The dratted horse was so annoyingly Light, though he was annoyed by how Dark she was. It had been simultaneously entertaining as much as it was irritating. The stupid horse had then gone and befriended a beaver – or had the beaver befriended him? She didn’t care – and really demonstrated the full length of his stupidity by being friends with such a creature. Her eagle, Screech, was far preferable, and could eat beavers for breakfast. She absolutely had not expected him to have the gall to show up to the Gladiator Tournament; she especially did not expect he would be her first opponent. She intended to mutilate him. It was her right – he was so bloody annoying, after all.

Their battlefield was interesting. They were far away from the Colosseum, set beneath the trees. When she had arrived earlier, Rianne had noted the winds; it was hard not to, given how they made the bone charms in her mane jingle incessantly. Here in the forest, the wind was muted, the jingling died down except for her own movements, and she appreciated it even as a light rain fell and made the ground beneath her hooves slippery. That could be both advantage and disadvantage, for her opponent would be struggling just as much to gain a steady footing – yet battle for her was about being agile, being in motion, relying on speed rather than strength. She would enjoy watching Tricolor Treat becoming Brown Treat, too; whereas her bay coat really wouldn’t look all too different, all his strange colorings would be covered by mud.

Based on the way he was glaring back at her, Peri was doubtless also looking forward to their fight. She wondered how he would perform. He’d been decent against the beavers, though as her actual opponent, well. He was a bit taller than her, though he was also finely built, so she imagined they might both fight the same way. Her brown eyes narrowed, zoning in on his form, alert for movement. She had no desire to be the first to leap over the brown, muddy expanse; best to let him come to her. Thankfully, he didn’t take too long, his muscles bunching just before he rocketed forward. Alert, muscles loose from the walk over, Rianne tracked him, noting the mud coating him even as he closed the distance faster than she expected. She briefly wondered if he was planning to collide with her and tensed, ready to move – no way was she letting him be as uncouth as that – but instead he pulled to a stop, her right, lunging forward towards her neck, the top-middle part, right underneath her mane and towards flesh.

Annoyance coursed through her as Peri proved himself to have some speed – she did not move fast enough, and his teeth found purchase in the middle-top part of her neck, not quite up top but not quite in the exact middle either. Rianne felt some flesh tear, but she was already moving on. His backwards motion worked with her own, sudden lunge; he was in close quarters with her by necessity of his teeth embedded in her neck, and she was going to use that. He was on her right, teeth in the middleish part of her neck; she had enough movement in her head and neck to jerk towards his own neck, letting her neck tear a bit more between his teeth as she went for the middle of his own. It was worth a slightly deeper injury. His backwards momentum worked with her own, and she let her head snake forward, head angled to the side slightly to best try and tear into his neck at what was his left side, greedy teeth seeking purchase and the taste of his blood in her mouth. Should she find it, she intended to tear sideways, hopefully taking some flesh with her and inflicting a nice, deep wound that would bleed.



➳ T e c h n o ➳
Name: Rianne
Breed: Akhal Teke
Age: 9
Gender: Mare
Height: 15hh
Alliance: Dark
Health: 90%
- Long, medium-deep bite wound on neck; it will bleed and will take a few weeks to heal, but does not hinder movement, breathing, or functionality

Word Count: 672
1/3 Attacks Used
1) Using her forward momentum plus Peri’s backwards momentum to lunge forward, angle her head slightly, and attempt to take a chunk out of the middle part of Peri’s neck. If she successfully bites into his neck, she intends to tear by angling her head away from his body.

0/1 Dodge Used

[➳ T e c h n o ➳]

His teeth sank into her neck. Peri could taste the iron in her blood as some of it seeped between his lips. It was a vile taste, but he didn't intend to let go now that he had a hold on her. Rianne didn't surprise him with her lunge forward. He felt his teeth slide slightly before he added pressure on the spot he had in his grip. The pain soon tore through his neck on his left side just above his chest, she had gone for a similar approach. Peri could feel his anger and irritation bristle in response. He could feel his blood trickle out of the wound, but he did not relinquish his grasp on Rianne. She would have to physically pull away from him to accomplish that. At least that was his intention.

Peri bit down harder on Rianne as he found his footing beside her. He was tall enough that the trajectory of his bite did not hinder him from reaching the ground. The bronc pushed off the ground with his forelegs in an attempt to slam his knees and hooves into her right side while he maintained his hold. These movements are repeated three times. He would allow his hooves to fall back to the ground and then he would launch his legs at her side again in a flurry of blows. It looked almost as if he was bouncing at her.



This movement encouraged the wound on his neck to tear open wider and wider until he could feel the air around her teeth sting the tissue beneath. Peri can't worry about the damage yet, although the pain is almost enough for him to break their entanglement. He won't be the one to break them apart. He is not weak. His attack has flung mud all around them, coating his legs in a significant amount more. If one of them got mud in their wounds that could be a bad outcome. They'd risk infection.

Peri's movements cease, but he does not move. Instead, he stares down at her from his peripheral. His expression is one of anger and hatred. It is not the same hatred he has for Aphelion, but it is close. She too is destined to be a thorn in his side for as long as they live, but Peri doesn't want to kill Rianne. His neck is throbbing now, but his silence and stillness are a silent challenge for her to break them apart.




Sunfrost
He's stubborn as heck xD

Name: Perihelion
Breed:  Arabian x Thoroughbred x Paint
Age: 6
Gender: Stallion
Height: 16hh
Alliance: Light
Health: 96%

414 Words
2/3 Attacks Used
    1.) Runs up to Rianne's right side and rears up as he strikes toward the top-middle portion of her neck with his teeth. He is attempting to grab the back of        her neck and pull backwards with the momentum he's built up.
    2.) Peri bites down harder and begins a sort of "bouncing" his front legs/hooves" towards Rianne's right shoulder/legs. He does this 3 times while he can get      his footing

0/1 Dodge Used

Injuries:
    1.) Large 5-inch radius bite sized jagged gash between his chest and neck on his left side that will leave a significant scar and hinder movement in the coming weeks.

_{Peri by ray-gunz}

[Sunfrost]

Blood. Rianne tasted it in her mouth as her teeth found purchase in his neck, left and just above his chest, opening up a lovely wound it seemed. She could also feel his teeth in her neck, loosened slightly by her lunge but pressure reapplied, thoroughly ensuring the flesh was bitten. The bay mare would not be surprised if the neck wound ended up with a bite mark scar, though boy would that annoy her. She’d have to cover it up with something. As it was, the taste of Peri’s blood in her mouth was amazing. She wouldn’t profess to like the taste of blood itself – it was more the feeling of victory as she mimicked the destruction he had attempted to wrought on her. She felt his hold secure in her neck even as she prepared to take the flesh in her mouth and rip sideways, trying to open the wound further. Maybe she’d even take something vital with her and kill him, wouldn’t that be a treat. Though he’d probably come back as a ghost to haunt her.

Unfortunately, before she could initiate her move, she felt the bite in her neck change in feel – Peri was rearing upwards, which made the flesh he was holding in his mouth tear slightly more. Rianne angled her body away, trying to get away from his hooves as much as she could, anticipating he was going to try to slam her with them. She had some luck with the first volley, the hooves practically scraping her skin, and she felt some of the force from them impact her right side. She did not anticipate his second or third volley, though, and felt the force slam into her side, doubtless leaving some bruising – especially since she stubbornly refused to remove her teeth from his neck, where she bit him. Let him go up and down; any movement he impacted on her would only hurt him further, causing her teeth to dig further and deeper into his neck and creating an even larger wound there. It was getting a bit annoying, though, this up and down and impact. She didn’t like it.

Rianne could feel the challenge as he finally stopped slamming into her side. Brown eyes felt him glaring at her, the heat of hatred in that gaze practically incinerating her to the stop. Rianne would have laughed if her mouth wasn’t full of flesh. As it was…Rianne bit down even more firmly, feeling blood pool in her mouth, and suddenly let go, curling her neck around just as she would if she was trying to bite a fly on her shoulder, spitting the blood in her mouth in the direction of Peri’s head. She hoped it would blind or distract him, as her next move was to shimmy her hindquarters around. Their necks had been practically intwined, teeth buried in each other’s flesh; now she moved such that she was perpendicular to Peri, hopefully getting his head to be at an awkward angle if he desired to keep his teeth in her neck. She was shorter than Peri, and she intended to use that now as she charged forward, aiming to slam either her left or right shoulder – depending on how Peri might move to dodge – into Peri’s left shoulder, hoping to shove him off balance. If she was lucky, the mud would make this even easier, and perhaps he would trip. Then she could pummel him into the ground. That had been enjoyable with Coreion – the poor dear had even lost an eye. She’d love to do something as permanent to Peri.

➳ T e c h n o ➳
Name: Rianne
Breed: Akhal Teke
Age: 9
Gender: Mare
Height: 15hh
Alliance: Dark
Health: 85%
- Long, medium-deep bite wound on neck; it will bleed and will take a few weeks to heal, but does not hinder movement, breathing, or functionality
- Light to moderate bruising along right side of body, which will definitely hurt the day after and for likely a week or two but feels dangerously fine at the moment due to adrenaline

Word Count: 602
2/3 Attacks Used
1) Using her forward momentum plus Peri’s backwards momentum to lunge forward, angle her head slightly, and attempt to take a chunk out of the middle part of Peri’s neck. If she successfully bites into his neck, she intends to tear by angling her head away from his body.

2) Moved perpendicular to Peri and attempting to slam either her right or left shoulder, depending on how Peri moves and whatever ends up being closest, into his left shoulder, attempting to shove him off balance enough to trip and/or fall given the slipperiness of their muddy battleground

0/1 Dodge Used

[➳ T e c h n o ➳]

Rianne did react as fast to his second attack, or at least not as fast as he was anticipating. The tri-colour bronc felt her pull away after his knees and hooves had slammed into her right side. Pain ripples through his body starting at the spot between his nape and shoulder where she has torn out a decently sized chunk of flesh. Blood begins to pour more readily from the wound, and the sting of the mud and air greet him. The pain rolls like waves through him, it is enough to distract him from her next set of movements. She snakes her neck around until they are face to face.

Rianne spits his own blood across his face. Peri flinches in response as he feels the thick concoction of blood and saliva dripping down his face. His ears lay flat on his head as he stares at her for a moment before he sees her moving again. This time she moves perpendicular to his position, undoubtedly readying her own attack. Peri braces himself as he watches her, his muscles are tense and ready to spring into action the second she draws close.



The bay navigates the slippery terrain in a way that almost makes it look easy. She throws her weight towards him when she gets close enough, slamming her shoulder into his left side. Peri braces his opposite leg for the impact and feels a snap on his right front leg. Liquid hot pain begins to seep into his freshly wounded leg under his own weight. As he shifts, the mud causes his hooves to slide slightly. Peri moves forward slightly to right himself and steadies his sliding feet. Rianne is so close that he doesn't dare move because he fears he will not be able to move again after.

The ache in his leg is almost enough for him to shift all weight off of it completely. He doesn't dare, and instead, he snaps his teeth towards the ear closest to him with the intent of tearing it off her stupid head. All the while the blood continues to drip off his face, between his eyes. He tries his best not to react to the pain she's caused him because that would be showing weakness to someone he loathes. Peri snaps his head back quickly so as not to provide her too much of an opportunity to grab him by the throat.



Peri wants nothing more than to mark Rianne for the rest of her stupid days in Wild Equines. Even if he did not come out as the victor here, he would at least have this one small triumph over this idiot.




Sunfrost
Chomping at her 'stupid' ear lool

Name: Perihelion
Breed:  Arabian x Thoroughbred x Paint
Age: 6
Gender: Stallion
Height: 16hh
Alliance: Light
Health: 89%

445 Words
2/3 Attacks Used
    1.) Runs up to Rianne's right side and rears up as he strikes toward the top-middle portion of her neck with his teeth. He is attempting to grab the back of        her neck and pull backwards with the momentum he's built up.
    2.) Peri bites down harder and begins a sort of "bouncing" his front legs/hooves" towards Rianne's right shoulder/legs. He does this 3 times while he can get      his footing
    3.) Peri, using the fact that he and Rianne are in close quarters, and favouring his now very strained right leg chooses to try and tear one of her ears off her      head (on the side whichever is closest to him). He did not move from his original position and instead chose to brace for impact (since you said left or right      depending on Peri's movements I'll leave that up to you to discern <3)


0/1 Dodge Used

Injuries:
    1.) Large 5-inch radius bite sized jagged gash between his chest and neck on his left side that will leave a significant scar and hinder movement in the coming weeks. **UPDATE** Flesh has been torn out the gash is approximately 1/4 inch deep and will take a significant amount of time to heal.
    2.) Severely strained tendon in right foreleg due to having to brace for impact, will cause a significant limp for several weeks. 
    3.) Large bruise on left shoulder that will ache for several weeks.

_{Peri by ray-gunz}

[Sunfrost]

Drink THAT! Rianne felt a surge of triumph as Peri did not manage to avoid the blood she spat directly into his face. It gave her a crazy sense of satisfaction to know that he had tasted her blood, just as she had tasted his, but she had gone a step beyond in returning the blood back to its owner. Rianne lived for the livid stare she felt trained on her face, but not for long; she was already moving into her next attack, her shoulder slamming into his left side. It was firm; Peri had braced himself beforehand, though she heard a very audible snap despite that. Satisfaction poured through her and she dearly hoped something had broken. He’d be such a pathetic contender in his next match if so. She’d love to watch that and cheer on his opponent. The bay Akhal Teke maintained her proximity even despite the success of her attack, knowing Peri was very likely to fight back immediately. He certainly wouldn’t run away to do so, not if she knew him. She was currently positioned to his left side, her right shoulder having just hit into his own, and she was curious to see what he would do next.

Tricolor Treat didn’t disappoint. She saw him move in her peripheral vision, moreso from her right eye. He almost seemed to move in slow motion, so keen was her attention on him and whatever attack he was about to do. He reached out, teeth bared, snaking out towards her right ear, which was the closest to him. Rianne snapped her head back, but felt even that wouldn’t be enough given his height advantage. He could probably just go after her and she wouldn’t want to pathetically cower before him. She would have to get away. The mud scrabbled beneath her hooves, its slipperiness coating her, and she almost felt her hooves give away as she veered to her left side, turning her whole body away from Peri as she did so. Let him try to get one of her ears then!

How DARE he! Her brain was screaming, her body hurt, she was bleeding out the wound on her neck, and she wanted nothing more than to murder her opponent. He would probably be a harder target than Coreion…perhaps Asteria would be interested. Her daughter could use the target practice. Rianne would drop a line and perhaps Asteria would deliver her Peri’s head on a nice bed of grass for her birthday. That would certainly raise Rianne’s regard of her young charge, and prove that Helkaer blood did indeed run in her veins. Asteria was still learning and Rianne knew she likely shouldn’t judge her yearling daughter so heavily, but impatience burned beneath her blood. She had no time for idiots. Thankfully, Asteria had so far proven to not be an idiot.

Furious tangent aside, Rianne’s attention returned to her movement, where it had truly never wandered even as her brain considered the joy of Peri’s demise. She had dodged Peri’s attack and ended up facing away from him. The mud was no friend to her movement, but Rianne didn’t care. She was turned far enough away to potentially make this work. She snapped out her hind legs, bucking once, twice, thrice, hoping her hooves would slam into Peri’s head and knock some sense into him. He had tried to take an ear; she would try to take his whole head off if she could.


➳ T e c h n o ➳
Knock some sense into his stupid head haha

Name: Rianne
Breed: Akhal Teke
Age: 9
Gender: Mare
Height: 15hh
Alliance: Dark
Health: 85%
- Long, medium-deep bite wound on neck; it will bleed and will take a few weeks to heal, but does not hinder movement, breathing, or functionality
- Light to moderate bruising along right side of body, which will definitely hurt the day after and for likely a week or two but feels dangerously fine at the moment due to adrenaline

Word Count: 571
3/3 Attacks Used
1) Using her forward momentum plus Peri’s backwards momentum to lunge forward, angle her head slightly, and attempt to take a chunk out of the middle part of Peri’s neck. If she successfully bites into his neck, she intends to tear by angling her head away from his body.

2) Moved perpendicular to Peri and attempting to slam either her right or left shoulder, depending on how Peri moves and whatever ends up being closest, into his left shoulder, attempting to shove him off balance enough to trip and/or fall given the slipperiness of their muddy battleground

3) Bucking with her back legs, attempting to hit Peri in the face or chest, whatever she can reach. The bucking motion is repeated three times, as third time could be the charm ^__^

1/1 Dodge Used
1) Rianne successfully dodged Peri’s attempt to rip off her right ear by twisting her torso away from him, too far for his head to reach

[aliyaah]

I will tally.
Waiting on judge collection: Yes
Judge 1 Collection: Waiting
Judge 2 Collection: Waiting
Tally-ing Scores: No

[➳ T e c h n o ➳]

With permission from aliyaah I'm just posting the OOC outcome fo Rianne's last attack.

Name: Perihelion
Breed: Arabian x Thoroughbred x Paint
Age: 6
Gender: Stallion
Height: 16hh
Alliance: Light
Health: 87%


3/3 Attacks Used
1.) Runs up to Rianne's right side and rears up as he strikes toward the top-middle portion of her neck with his teeth. He is attempting to grab the back of her neck and pull backwards with the momentum he's built up.
2.) Peri bites down harder and begins a sort of "bouncing" his front legs/hooves" towards Rianne's right shoulder/legs. He does this 3 times while he can get his footing
3.) Peri, using the fact that he and Rianne are in close quarters, and favouring his now very strained right leg chooses to try and tear one of her ears off her head (on the side whichever is closest to him). He did not move from his original position and instead chose to brace for impact (since you said left or right depending on Peri's movements I'll leave that up to you to discern <3)

0/1 Dodge Used

Injuries:
1.) Large 5-inch radius bite sized jagged gash between his chest and neck on his left side that will leave a significant scar and hinder movement in the coming weeks. **UPDATE** Flesh has been torn out the gash is approximately 1/4 inch deep and will take a significant amount of time to heal.
2.) Severely strained tendon in right foreleg due to having to brace for impact, will cause a significant limp for several weeks.
3.) Large bruise on left shoulder that will ache for several weeks.
4.) A flurry of bruises lines his chest starting at the bottom and extending upward to the base of his neck. Peri did not dodge Rianne's last attack. This will add to his difficulty walking.

[aliyaah]

Roleplayer & Character: ➳ T e c h n o ➳ & Perihelion
Cohesiveness: 8
Comments:
- Some of the sentences feel very choppy and took a reread to ensure I'd read them correctly. The flow of the posts got a little broken due to it. In example: "Peri does not run so fast that he will be unable to stop. Colliding with her isn't a concern for him.
He’ll be satisfied if she loses her balance because of him."
- In post 3, it seems like it's been forgotten that post 2 ended with Peri still holding firmly onto Rianne's neck. Rianne's post did not have her break that hold and used it to put her attack at an advantage, but Peri's post immediately afterwards does not mention the bite at all. The release from the bite seems like a big part to be missing/forgotten.
- While the posts were generally okay, I found them mild-moderately difficult to follow at times. It feels as if the writer is too cautious in using past/present tenses, so much so that the significance of present tenses becomes confusing.
- "Peri does not run so fast that he will be unable to stop. Colliding with her isn't a concern for him." - Could be a smoother transition between the sentences, and too much present tense. "Peri makes sure not to run so fast that he would be unable to stop. Colliding with her isn't a concern for him."
- "The pain soon tore through his neck on his left side just above his chest, she had gone for a similar approach." - Should be a semicolon instead of a comma.
- "Rianne did react as fast to his second attack, or at least not as fast as he was anticipating." - This sentence is confusing, did you mean "Rianne did not react"?
- Transitions feel poor, and it's throughout each post.

Realism: 9.5
Comments:
- In the second post, Peri makes his second attack (attempt to slam legs into Rianne's right side while maintaining his hold) and then describes the wound on his neck tearing open wider as Rianne maintains her hold. The rest of the post continues on to say that they are still interlocked. I'm considering this powerplaying, as Peri's post has decided for Rianne that she would stay in the same position without breaking either bite, despite the second attack having happened. This is being considered a full point deduction as the entire post, not just the first reaction, relies on this.
- Attacks and dodges felt realistic. The only thing I found was,
"Peri bit down harder on Rianne as he found his footing beside her." - Should be Peri attempted to bite harder. 

Movement: 9
Comments:
- Peri's attacks did make sense and the second one was a good use of space in close combat. However, they all seem to be very straight forward and not taking much of the environment or fight into consideration (excluding the last bite for the ear, which did consider their position). Overall, it seemed like Rianne's attacks utilized the battle movements and mud more.
- Proper use of the environment, however, I felt the attacks had less aggression or meaning than Rianne.
 
Completion of the Form: 9
Comments:
- Always complete with health updated.
- Form was completed, but I feel as if much more health should have been docked off. Peri has wounds that will take a significant time to heal, with significant pain and limp, and only lost just over 10% health. 

TOTAL: 35.5

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Roleplayer & Character: Sunfrost & Rianne
Cohesiveness: 8
Comments:
- Some grammar issues with sentence structure throughout every post. I was distracted quite a bit as I had to reread to fully understand the run-on sentences. An example: "She briefly wondered if he was planning to collide with her and tensed, ready to move – no way was she letting him be as uncouth as that – but instead he pulled to a stop, her right, lunging forward towards her neck, the top-middle part, right underneath her mane and towards flesh."
- "Her eagle, Screech, was far preferable, and could eat beavers for breakfast." - Doesn't need the comma after preferable.
"no way was she letting him be as uncouth as that – but instead he pulled to a stop, her right, lunging forward towards her neck, the top-middle part, right underneath her mane and towards flesh." - This sentence is confusing and could be written smoother. "but instead, he pulled to a stop to her right, lunging forward towards the top-middle part of her neck right underneath her mane and towards her flesh."
- Excess use of commas that are not needed.
"Here in the forest, the wind was muted, the jingling died down except for her own movements, and she appreciated it even as a light rain fell and made the ground beneath her hooves slippery." Excess commas and a run-on sentence.
"That could be both advantage and disadvantage, for her opponent would be struggling just as much to gain a steady footing – yet battle for her was about being agile, being in motion, relying on speed rather than strength." - Run-on sentence.
"Their necks had been practically intwined," - Should be intertwined or did you mean entwined?
"She saw him move in her peripheral vision, moreso from her right eye." - Moreso is actually not one word, it's More So
- Multiple run-on sentences with excess breaks in-between.

Realism: 9.5
Comments:
- First attack is written a little unclearly. If Peri is biting the right side of her neck, then his right side is exposed, but the attack says Rianne goes for his left side. If this were the case, that movement would be awkward as she'd have to get past his head that is already biting her neck to get to his left side. If this were written as the throat/chest initially, that'd be easier to picture, but Peri's right side would make the most sense here. Unless this is Rianne's left and Peri's right, in which case, more clarity would be needed like what is written in Rianne's last post.
- Attacks were realistic and fair.
 
Movement: 10
Comments:
- Overall, Rianne's attacks seemed influenced by the battle and used the environment a bit more than Peri. The second attack was great, as it used the mud and put Peri at a disadvantage due to his own attack.
- Attacks were well thought in response to opponent and environment. 

Completion of the Form: 10
Comments:
- Always complete with health updated.
- Form completed and health correctly decreased. 

TOTAL: 37.5

The winner of this round is Rianne

Gladiators, please prepare yourself for the second round of battling.