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``never trust a demon; carthage vs. corvo
Topic Started: Oct 11 2013, 11:44 PM (412 Views)
ƒierce
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i've not yet begun to defile myself.
Posted ImageHis presence was dark as he stood there, sinister in his solitary stance and unforgiving in his means. The solid dark bay raised his head, inclining his crimson gaze to look more fiercely out at the land that he would, hopefully, be staining with blood. A sort of anger made itself apparent as he raised his head, chin jutting out in an apparent gesture of commanding confidence. A hot rush of fury coursed through his veins despite the cold of winter, and it fueled his heated desire to fight Corvo, to battle once again. Carthage had begrudgingly let their span of uneasy peace go on twice as long as originally agreed. Taking his own time to challenge another and find his own mares, Carthage had had little time to spare for the older male. The Friesian Hybrid continued to stand there, an icy wind howling past him, throwing his locks out into the air in a flurry of stinging across his thick fur coat and casting his masculine scent across the land. Corvo would know where he was and what this meant.

It was time to fight.

The dark bay thrust his dark maw into the frigid air, a piercing cry shredding his vocal chords in the ferocity of it all. Letting the elder know exactly where he was. Carthage was prideful now, eager to defeat the stallion who had bested him before. A sneer of arrogant pride snaked across his lips. Corvo had three days, then the mares were his.

male . dark bay . friesian hybrid . 15.3 hands . diego x louron . dark . great stone bridge
ƒierce   (adj.)   ferocious; bold; intense; dauntless
if i am chaos, then you are the storm inside of me
Aura | Fatale | Harlem | Phalaenopsis
Shikari | Shtriga | Vervain | Vitae
Carnivean | Finnigan | İskender
Lir | Martyr | Sonste | Thames
28 || adoptions -- log -- mare plotting -- to do list Asylum | Flannery | Hoarfrost | Israël | Magdalena | Rivulet| Salvatore
Sears | Stheno | Tribulation | Vermillion -- ( up for adoption )
Hollow | Ristian | Sémillon -- ( potentially adoptable )
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Hoknell
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Corvo
i'm gonna fight for what's right, today i'm speaking my mind, and if it kills me tonight, i will be ready to die
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Corvo cantered confidently into the Battle Grounds. He knew who had called him, and he knew him very well. It was Carthage. Corvo had to give the stallion points for persistence - and stupidity to dare face him again. Corvo still wore the effects of their last encounter, and he would for the rest of his life. The stallion had been idle from battle for a long time when they had battled last - this time, it was expected and his blood was now hot with revenge. Even though he was older, age had hardly touched him. He hoped that age would not bite him during this battle. Corvo knew that he would not leave here without blood on his hooves and fresh battle in him. He would not allow a treaty to be called or a coward's effort in this fight. Corvo would fight hard. He needed to teach Carthage a much-needed lesson. This battle was personal, this time. Carthage was no longer a stranger to Corvo. He was an enemy.

The gray stallion saw Carthage in the distance. With head held high, he approached Carthage. The scar on his lip showed, and the unique ring-like scars across his ankles still remained. His mane was tousled as it blew gently around his neck, and his bright eyes were gleaming with such delicious hatred. Corvo stopped in front of Carthage and chuckled in almost a growling manner. "I regret to say that you're a little late." Corvo smirked.

Edited by Hoknell, Oct 13 2013, 12:24 PM.
"It's a slow fade when you give yourself away, it's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid when you give yourself away People never crumble in a day... It's a slow fade..." ~ Casting Crowns

"Shine, make 'em wonder what you got, make 'em wish that they were not on the outside lookin' bored/when you shine, you will inspire the kind of entire turn-around that would make a bouncer take ballet, even bouncers who aren't happy" ~ Newsboys

"Every storm runs out of rain" ~ Title of a song by Gary Allan

"God is love; the thing that holds us together" ~ Skye from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
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ƒierce
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i've not yet begun to defile myself.
Posted ImageThe menacing visage of the stallion turned, muscles rippling across his elegant body, showing his ripe age. He now faced his competition, the remains of a smirk on his dark lips. It smoothed away into a smooth tight line; he was offering no signs of commendation to the elder male. Corvo should have run when he had the chance. As for treaties and the like, Carthage had no intention for that. Corvo had heard his offer to keep a single mare last time and refused. That deal would be void this time around. His optics kept on his enemy carefully, not caring to look at any scars or shows of battle on the other male. They weren't here for the past; it was for now.

Carthage rolled his crimson eyes at the "growling" chuckle that Corvo displayed. If the stallion had any sense, he wouldn't act dark in front of a Dark. He risked getting laughed at. The older male spoke, and the dark bay couldn't help but allow his red gaze to narrow and lips to twist into a sneer. "I'd almost agree.." -his stance shifted into one more poised action. His vocals morphed into a savage disgust. "except for the fact that I was here first." His head jutted upward, sneering displaying teeth bared for battle. His tones remained dark and unfeeling. Dark auds twisted back in the black tendrils of his mane. "I will give you no deals this time, Corvo. And this is about your mares, not mine. So whatever conditions you concoct, don't involve them."

male . dark bay . friesian hybrid . 15.3 hands . diego x louron . dark . great stone bridge
ƒierce   (adj.)   ferocious; bold; intense; dauntless
if i am chaos, then you are the storm inside of me
Aura | Fatale | Harlem | Phalaenopsis
Shikari | Shtriga | Vervain | Vitae
Carnivean | Finnigan | İskender
Lir | Martyr | Sonste | Thames
28 || adoptions -- log -- mare plotting -- to do list Asylum | Flannery | Hoarfrost | Israël | Magdalena | Rivulet| Salvatore
Sears | Stheno | Tribulation | Vermillion -- ( up for adoption )
Hollow | Ristian | Sémillon -- ( potentially adoptable )
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Hoknell
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Corvo
i'm gonna fight for what's right, today i'm speaking my mind, and if it kills me tonight, i will be ready to die
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Corvo nodded his head calmly when Carthage said, "...except I was here first." With a flick of his tail, Corvo said with vague amusement, "Except for the fact that it took you two months to get here. I thought you'd gone and become a coward."

At Carthage's next statement, Corvo's ears flattened further, but his eyes sparkled with thrill all the more. "You want my mares again? I must say I'm rather touched; I thought your quest for mares might have actually succeeded, although now I see what an absurd idea that was. A colt bent on revenge and hate would hardly be a mare-catcher." Corvo paused to collect his thoughts a moment. "If this is a battle purely to boost pride and take pleasure in walking away victorious, then I'm all in. I believe we're due for a battle like that. How about it involves no mares. How about this is just a battle between you and me, with no deals - only the sweet pride of victory and rendering the other unconscious." Honestly, Corvo would be excited for a battle like this. He would love to teach Carthage another lesson. But, perhaps, the young stallion was intent on getting mares. If so, then Corvo would oblige. He was confident enough that he could beat this stallion.
"It's a slow fade when you give yourself away, it's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid when you give yourself away People never crumble in a day... It's a slow fade..." ~ Casting Crowns

"Shine, make 'em wonder what you got, make 'em wish that they were not on the outside lookin' bored/when you shine, you will inspire the kind of entire turn-around that would make a bouncer take ballet, even bouncers who aren't happy" ~ Newsboys

"Every storm runs out of rain" ~ Title of a song by Gary Allan

"God is love; the thing that holds us together" ~ Skye from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
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ƒierce
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Posted ImageCarthage only rolls his eyes when Corvo speaks again. Cowardice was not marked so easily, but what would Carthage know of cowardice? His dark ears, though already pinned, flatten against his skull as the older male continued to speak. But he thought of a clever retort and allowed his lips to twist sideways in a sneer. "At least my mares have a good stallion. I thought I would extend the opportunity for your mares to have the same privilege. Mares need to be won, not caught, though you would hardly know." The young dark bay had to think for a moment after Corvo finished speaking. While he would love nothing more than to beat Corvo to a pulp, he needed something more than pride from this battle. Otherwise it would be a waste of effort for something that can't even be shown. "If I win, I get one of your daughters. Then, I won't come after you again." He would leave the condition that Corvo won open-ended.
male . dark bay . friesian hybrid . 15.3 hands . diego x louron . dark . great stone bridge
ƒierce   (adj.)   ferocious; bold; intense; dauntless
if i am chaos, then you are the storm inside of me
Aura | Fatale | Harlem | Phalaenopsis
Shikari | Shtriga | Vervain | Vitae
Carnivean | Finnigan | İskender
Lir | Martyr | Sonste | Thames
28 || adoptions -- log -- mare plotting -- to do list Asylum | Flannery | Hoarfrost | Israël | Magdalena | Rivulet| Salvatore
Sears | Stheno | Tribulation | Vermillion -- ( up for adoption )
Hollow | Ristian | Sémillon -- ( potentially adoptable )
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Hoknell
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Corvo
i'm gonna fight for what's right, today i'm speaking my mind, and if it kills me tonight, i will be ready to die
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The subject of how Corvo treated his mares was a sensitive one, and the brief twitch on his lips showed that. "You are telling me how I treat my mares? I have allowed my mares to do almost anything they please. I've even had two mares who belong to alliances, yet live Rogue lives because they wished it. And I have allowed it when they first asked. They are free with me. For future reference, I recommend that you don't make untrue statements about things you don't know of. It will hurt you." Corvo paused, then with a grin, he added, "You criticize the way I treat my mares, when you are insisting you get one of their daughters and break one of their hearts. And you go around fighting for mares, who would have no say in whether they wanted to join you. On the other hand, I have never fought for mares in my entire life. Let me ask you something... just how many mares do you have? If you really are better than me, shouldn't your land be filled with them?"

"Understand if you come after one of my daughters, I will fight you so much harder than before. Say what you will about my relation with my mares - but I will die fighting for my daughters and sons." Corvo paused, and wondered for a moment of what to say next regarding the rules of the battle. "If you really do wish to come after one of my daughters, then this battle has become much more intense and the stakes much higher. Remind me... where do you live?"
"It's a slow fade when you give yourself away, it's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid when you give yourself away People never crumble in a day... It's a slow fade..." ~ Casting Crowns

"Shine, make 'em wonder what you got, make 'em wish that they were not on the outside lookin' bored/when you shine, you will inspire the kind of entire turn-around that would make a bouncer take ballet, even bouncers who aren't happy" ~ Newsboys

"Every storm runs out of rain" ~ Title of a song by Gary Allan

"God is love; the thing that holds us together" ~ Skye from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
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ƒierce
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Posted ImageThe solidly colored stallion lifted his head up, neck arching, ear still pinned into the mass of his mane. Carthage allowed a sigh to flutter his lips before he turned his crimson gaze to Corvo again. Throwing minor insults was boring him. "Good for you, Corvo. Good job on letting mares wander instead of staying and being loyal to you. And, for the record, you have no idea about how I treat my mares. I don't break any hearts, despite what you think of me. I take mares from ignorant stallion or stallions how leave them to rot." Another sigh parts his tight lips. This entire thing was getting out of hand. The Frisian Hybrid ignored the questions about his mares and land, deciding to go for a main point instead.

"To be perfectly honest, Corvo, I don't give a flying dung about fighting you again. Or what you would 'die fighting for' for that matter. The handsome male paused for a moment, deciding on what he could propose that would benefit both of them. A few moments passed before tenor vocals passed through his lips. "Allow me to woo one of your daughters. If she rejects me of her own choosing and not through your influence on her. Then I will leave, and her, alone. If she decides to come with me, then I will leave you alone and might even offer you an extension of a mild alliance. Either way, you win. Either I leave or you get an ally. What do you have to lose?" Carthage would have bristled over leaving the older stallion alone after being refused, but it was something that he could almost stand to live with.

male . dark bay . friesian hybrid . 15.3 hands . diego x louron . dark . great stone bridge
ƒierce   (adj.)   ferocious; bold; intense; dauntless
if i am chaos, then you are the storm inside of me
Aura | Fatale | Harlem | Phalaenopsis
Shikari | Shtriga | Vervain | Vitae
Carnivean | Finnigan | İskender
Lir | Martyr | Sonste | Thames
28 || adoptions -- log -- mare plotting -- to do list Asylum | Flannery | Hoarfrost | Israël | Magdalena | Rivulet| Salvatore
Sears | Stheno | Tribulation | Vermillion -- ( up for adoption )
Hollow | Ristian | Sémillon -- ( potentially adoptable )
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Hoknell
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Corvo
i'm gonna fight for what's right, today i'm speaking my mind, and if it kills me tonight, i will be ready to die
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Corvo surprised himself when he felt a sense of pleasure gently run through him at the stallion's words. He had not expected something like that to come out of Carthage's mouth, but honestly it pleased Corvo. His oldest daughter was certainly old enough to make a reasonable decision. He loved his oldest daughter, but of course he would give her a choice. Corvo found himself nodding with approval at Carthage. "That is a good deal. I will present my oldest daughter to you, and she can choose whether or not she wants to live with you. I promise you that I will have no influence on her." Corvo was completely honest this time, and respectfully he took a step back. "I therefore see no reason in battling. Shall we make our way to Cardamon?" Corvo still had too much pride (and too much frustration from their conversation before) to thank Carthage for his very reasonable, pleasing deal. But Corvo had to admit to himself: he was, for the most part, pleased.
"It's a slow fade when you give yourself away, it's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid when you give yourself away People never crumble in a day... It's a slow fade..." ~ Casting Crowns

"Shine, make 'em wonder what you got, make 'em wish that they were not on the outside lookin' bored/when you shine, you will inspire the kind of entire turn-around that would make a bouncer take ballet, even bouncers who aren't happy" ~ Newsboys

"Every storm runs out of rain" ~ Title of a song by Gary Allan

"God is love; the thing that holds us together" ~ Skye from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
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ƒierce
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OOC: Carthage will follow Corvo to Cardamon and woo his daughter. Battle topic over. No fight ensued. I just don't have time for a real reply right now.
ƒierce   (adj.)   ferocious; bold; intense; dauntless
if i am chaos, then you are the storm inside of me
Aura | Fatale | Harlem | Phalaenopsis
Shikari | Shtriga | Vervain | Vitae
Carnivean | Finnigan | İskender
Lir | Martyr | Sonste | Thames
28 || adoptions -- log -- mare plotting -- to do list Asylum | Flannery | Hoarfrost | Israël | Magdalena | Rivulet| Salvatore
Sears | Stheno | Tribulation | Vermillion -- ( up for adoption )
Hollow | Ristian | Sémillon -- ( potentially adoptable )
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