*****.*
His head spun like a whirlpool after that strike--but he knew better than to stay put. Straining to keep his balance, he backstepped. The sound of his heart pumping, blood rushing, resounded in his ears; faintly he could hear the crowd’s roar, the announcer’s gusto, the crunch of sand.
Vauruk needed to land after that uppercut, but he wouldn’t delay. His grin stretched from ear to ear, and like starving shark he split into the sky, sun illuminating his wings. Kaldov was caged by walls of that arena, and like a hunter who’d cornered his prey, the bat was ready to finish the job.
The air screeched as the bat soared in. Kaldov swayed just to the side, but Vauruk turned, bouncing off the wall behind him. Barely Kaldov twisted in time to block the battering bull rush with his forearms. Painfully did they pang in reply. Vauruk bounded off, beating his wings fiercely and kicking at the wall to return to the air.
“Vauruk’s found his edge at last, folks! Like an eagle, he’s soaring, and--**wow!** Another powerful punch just narrowly blocked! Golalud can’t hold him off like that for much longer, and both of them know it.”
Kaldov heaved with effort and fury, lowering his arms for just a moment--only to see Vauruk diving with a downward kick. Kaldov tried to backstep … but his foot hit the wall. Impulsively he raised his guard--!
**CRACK!**
His eyes clamped shut and he grunted as his left arm dripped with blood: blood to match the faint trickles on his face, his chin, his stomach. Kaldov forced himself forward, not wanting to be boxed in. He saw Vauruk swerving, watching him out of the corner of his eye--
--but he didn’t expect that sudden pivot in midair.
His leaden arms, burning up with agony, resisted his demands to protect himself. Then that dreaded shadow came upon him.
And an eruption of pain kneed its way into his skull.
“Golalud’s falling, folks! Is this it--is this the end?!” the announcer declared, watching the bronze dragonborn hit the sand … and the warrior bat head after him soon after.
-----
**Author's Note**:
This is a page from a comic that Vauruk(https://inkblot.art/profile/Vauruk) and I did for ArtFight 2023. It stars our boys, Kaldov Golalud (by me) and Vauruk the Formidable (by Vauruk(https://inkblot.art/profile/Vauruk)). We intend to upload the pages of this series cooperatively, alongside the accompanying writing, over the next few days. The content will include violence and mild gore, and pages containing the latter will be tagged as such when warranted.
Thanks for following along, and I hope you enjoy this!
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His head spun like a whirlpool after that strike--but he knew better than to stay put. Straining to keep his balance, he backstepped. The sound of his heart pumping, blood rushing, resounded in his ears; faintly he could hear the crowd’s roar, the announcer’s gusto, the crunch of sand.
Vauruk needed to land after that uppercut, but he wouldn’t delay. His grin stretched from ear to ear, and like starving shark he split into the sky, sun illuminating his wings. Kaldov was caged by walls of that arena, and like a hunter who’d cornered his prey, the bat was ready to finish the job.
The air screeched as the bat soared in. Kaldov swayed just to the side, but Vauruk turned, bouncing off the wall behind him. Barely Kaldov twisted in time to block the battering bull rush with his forearms. Painfully did they pang in reply. Vauruk bounded off, beating his wings fiercely and kicking at the wall to return to the air.
“Vauruk’s found his edge at last, folks! Like an eagle, he’s soaring, and--**wow!** Another powerful punch just narrowly blocked! Golalud can’t hold him off like that for much longer, and both of them know it.”
Kaldov heaved with effort and fury, lowering his arms for just a moment--only to see Vauruk diving with a downward kick. Kaldov tried to backstep … but his foot hit the wall. Impulsively he raised his guard--!
**CRACK!**
His eyes clamped shut and he grunted as his left arm dripped with blood: blood to match the faint trickles on his face, his chin, his stomach. Kaldov forced himself forward, not wanting to be boxed in. He saw Vauruk swerving, watching him out of the corner of his eye--
--but he didn’t expect that sudden pivot in midair.
His leaden arms, burning up with agony, resisted his demands to protect himself. Then that dreaded shadow came upon him.
And an eruption of pain kneed its way into his skull.
“Golalud’s falling, folks! Is this it--is this the end?!” the announcer declared, watching the bronze dragonborn hit the sand … and the warrior bat head after him soon after.
-----
**Author's Note**:
This is a page from a comic that Vauruk(https://inkblot.art/profile/Vauruk) and I did for ArtFight 2023. It stars our boys, Kaldov Golalud (by me) and Vauruk the Formidable (by Vauruk(https://inkblot.art/profile/Vauruk)). We intend to upload the pages of this series cooperatively, alongside the accompanying writing, over the next few days. The content will include violence and mild gore, and pages containing the latter will be tagged as such when warranted.
Thanks for following along, and I hope you enjoy this!
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*Shit.*
His head spun like a whirlpool after that strike--but he knew better than to stay put. Straining to keep his balance, he backstepped. The sound of his heart pumping, blood rushing, resounded in his ears; faintly he could hear the crowd’s roar, the announcer’s gusto, the crunch of sand.
Vauruk needed to land after that uppercut, but he wouldn’t delay. His grin stretched from ear to ear, and like starving shark he split into the sky, sun illuminating his wings. Kaldov was caged by walls of that arena, and like a hunter who’d cornered his prey, the bat was ready to finish the job.
The air screeched as the bat soared in. Kaldov swayed just to the side, but Vauruk turned, bouncing off the wall behind him. Barely Kaldov twisted in time to block the battering bull rush with his forearms. Painfully did they pang in reply. Vauruk bounded off, beating his wings fiercely and kicking at the wall to return to the air.
“Vauruk’s found his edge at last, folks! Like an eagle, he’s soaring, and--**wow!** Another powerful punch just narrowly blocked! Golalud can’t hold him off like that for much longer, and both of them know it.”
Kaldov heaved with effort and fury, lowering his arms for just a moment--only to see Vauruk diving with a downward kick. Kaldov tried to backstep … but his foot hit the wall. Impulsively he raised his guard--!
**CRACK!**
His eyes clamped shut and he grunted as his left arm dripped with blood: blood to match the faint trickles on his face, his chin, his stomach. Kaldov forced himself forward, not wanting to be boxed in. He saw Vauruk swerving, watching him out of the corner of his eye--
--but he didn’t expect that sudden pivot in midair.
His leaden arms, burning up with agony, resisted his demands to protect himself. Then that dreaded shadow came upon him.
And an eruption of pain kneed its way into his skull.
“Golalud’s falling, folks! Is this it--is this the end?!” the announcer declared, watching the bronze dragonborn hit the sand … and the warrior bat head after him soon after.
-----
**Author's Note**:
This is a page from a comic that [Vauruk](https://inkblot.art/profile/Vauruk) and I did for ArtFight 2023. It stars our boys, Kaldov Golalud (by me) and Vauruk the Formidable (by [Vauruk](https://inkblot.art/profile/Vauruk)). We intend to upload the pages of this series cooperatively, alongside the accompanying writing, over the next few days. The content will include violence and mild gore, and pages containing the latter will be tagged as such when warranted.
Thanks for following along, and I hope you enjoy this!
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