Kiba elegantly landed within the large ring of silver flames, being very careful to not burn himself on his descent. His arrival caused the iceborne huntsman to grimace. It knew it was trapped, the only option it had was to struggle against Kiba and hope for a miracle.
With a resigned look the massive spider prepared itself for the fight of its life, Kiba was a stark contrast to the human woman from earlier after all.
Without its swarm and access to three dimensional terrain the iceborne huntsman was at a severe disadvantage and that's before counting the significant injuries caused by V.
The young winged glacial tiger didn't care about its advantages instead he smiled from ear to ear, looking forward to the opportunity to truly stretch his legs. While Avira could at best land a decent blow Kiba had the strength to kill it and then some.
Displaying his razor sharp teeth in an intimidating manner Kiba started off with a loud roar before pouncing on his would be prey, starting their mighty clash.
Meanwhile Frost erased the spiders surrounding Borris with his cold flames allowing the old dwarf to see the light once again before laying Avira on her back to rest.
The young woman was panting, every breath exhausting to take. Her face was flushed, and she felt both boiling hot and freezing cold. Her mind was foggy and her vision blurring, she wanted to so badly go to sleep but her will and desire forced her to remain awake. She gazed up at Frost as though expecting something from him.
'Haaaaa is this how Maya felt when she trained me in the beginning.' It was clear that Avira was looking for praise, a pat on the back for a job well done.
Frost smiled gently and caressed V's head "You did well V, now rest. Kiba and I will finish what you started."
A smile that could only be described as angelic appeared on V's lips as she heard Frost voice singing her praises and a moment later she passed out. She got what she wanted.
"Is it over?" Asked Borris as he kicked a few spider corpses.
"Almost, V showed her mettle now we just have to wait for Kiba to deal the final blow....do you want to help me mop up or are you content in observing from this point?"
"I'll just observe." There was no hesitation in Borris' voice. Frost couldn't help but stifle his laughter. Seems the stoic dwarf wasn't all that keen in facing a horde of giant spiders.
"Is there any point in keeping the corpses?" There was only a reward for the iceborne huntsman not any of its kin.
Their fight held no technique, no strategy it was simply a brutal contest of power between two alpha predators.
As their wounds worsened it was clear that one of the monsters was dominant in their fight. Kiba was in a far better state, his wounds were mostly superficial, and he controlled the battlefield well, keeping the iceborne huntsman's back up against the ring of fire. The only thing he had to be wary of was the spider's venom, it was the main reason why he couldn't fully commit to an attack.
Thus he was forced to gradually weaken his foe with 'lighter' blows and force it to expend its reserves before moving in for the kill.
The iceborne huntsman was wise and experienced, it knew full well of its current situation but unfortunately there wasn't much it could do to change it. Kiba was too quick, his hide too tough for it land any severe blows yet its own body threatened to crumble whenever it suffered one of his claws, the difference in physical strength and body density was obvious.
In its mind Kiba was likely in the upper stages of C-rank possibly nearing the peak while it was still middling around the peak of the early stages, a significant chasm that it was struggling to overcome. Alas it wasn't a young monster.
Suddenly the iceborne huntsman appeared to buckle, its body falling to a kneeling position after receiving one of Kiba's many claw strikes, placing it in a very vulnerable position.
Kiba's instincts roared when he saw this, his eyes glowed red and his mouth opened wide as he moved in to deal the final blow and relish in his victory.
However this was a trick, a cunning ploy from the experienced hunter. The moment Kiba's mouth was opened as far as it could go, and he craned his head back the iceborne huntsman suddenly ignored the pain from its wounded legs and forced itself to stand.
A fraction of a second later a dark blue wad of venom -the last and most potent of its reserves- was shot from between its fangs, aimed straight for Kiba's awaiting maw.
The young tiger's eyes trembled as fear jolted through his system. If that venom reached his mouth and went down his throat the pain would be unimaginable, his strength would instantly plummet, and his life could be in jeopardy.
He tried to quickly close his mouth, to prevent the venom from affecting his internals but that still left his face, primarily his eyes and nose exposed. He was too impatient and now he was going to pay for it.
'Wings' Suddenly however he heard Frost voice through their soul connection and as if driven by natural instinct his large white wings which were strong enough to let his body fly high in the air moved to shield his face.
Sizzle!
"Grrrr!" The wings made it in time, taking the full wad of venom. It hurt a lot, his wings felt as though they were on fire, he groaned from the pain but with his wings taking the blow rather than his face his fighting strength wasn't affected.
But now he was angry.