Alex lost this particular battle shortly after it began. Had it been just he and Lily, or just he and Ben, it might have been different. As it is, Ben takes advantage of his agile form and the fact that he's thinking and not simply reacting.
Alex connects again with claws, and just as he's gettingg ready to sink in with fangs, Ben makes his move. The cat chuffs and snarls, but the sound is strangled as Ben latches a secure hold 'round Alex's throat. He scrambles at the floor of the boat, tearing deep marks into the wood beneath his paws as he struggles to shake loose the wolf. Ben is inside his strike range, but the thought has gone out of his motions and now it's survival only. He scores several more deep hits on Ben as the wolf clings to him, but nothing shakes that locked jaw loose.
His larger form thrashes about in the hallway, but his vision is beginning to grow a bit fuzzy on the edges as he kicks out violently with his hind paws, searching for purchase on Ben's underbelly. He wheezes breath, but can't squeeze one past Ben's mouth. He slams the wolf against floor and wall, leaving a messy bloody trail all around them that is shared now between himself, Ben and Lily. All the while, Ben's grip never falters and it's a losing battle for the leopard.
He finally collapses, unable to breathe and out of the fight. Foam and bloody froth flecks his muzzle as he pants, but no air escapes and his gaze begins to lose focus. It's another long minute or two before his sides no longer rise and fall, his pulse growing still beneath Ben's tongue. A moment later, he goes fully limp as he dies.
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Alex connects again with claws, and just as he's gettingg ready to sink in with fangs, Ben makes his move. The cat chuffs and snarls, but the sound is strangled as Ben latches a secure hold 'round Alex's throat. He scrambles at the floor of the boat, tearing deep marks into the wood beneath his paws as he struggles to shake loose the wolf. Ben is inside his strike range, but the thought has gone out of his motions and now it's survival only. He scores several more deep hits on Ben as the wolf clings to him, but nothing shakes that locked jaw loose.
His larger form thrashes about in the hallway, but his vision is beginning to grow a bit fuzzy on the edges as he kicks out violently with his hind paws, searching for purchase on Ben's underbelly. He wheezes breath, but can't squeeze one past Ben's mouth. He slams the wolf against floor and wall, leaving a messy bloody trail all around them that is shared now between himself, Ben and Lily. All the while, Ben's grip never falters and it's a losing battle for the leopard.
He finally collapses, unable to breathe and out of the fight. Foam and bloody froth flecks his muzzle as he pants, but no air escapes and his gaze begins to lose focus. It's another long minute or two before his sides no longer rise and fall, his pulse growing still beneath Ben's tongue. A moment later, he goes fully limp as he dies.