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The only warning Hybrid had been allowed was a bellowing cry of vengeance. Hybrid suspected it would be vengeance, for he and Gabriel – and a smattering of Infernians who he had neither met nor cared for – were currently unleashing a fiery fury on Haku Soul. Although alert, the attack came quite suddenly, and Hybrid had to make an awkward dive to the side to ensure that the oncoming woman did not harm Gabriel. In his attempt to push the dark-hued warrior woman aside, she managed to dig her teeth into his flesh. Hybrid had been too complacent, too sure of his position as Hydra, to see her coming, and now he was regretting it.
Although Hybrid could pride himself on successfully redirecting the attack away from his leader, now, all he was thinking about was pain. It was raw and unbridled and the woman’s teeth ripped and tore at his flesh and fur. Her teeth dug in to his face and her claws ripped out a large chunk of fur and skin from his neck. Hybrid roared in pain and rage and tried to combat his attacker as best he could. In his attempt to both evade her attack and drive it away, he had rolled onto his shoulder as she dug in, but his momentum continued to carry him backward so he was able to roll over his shoulder completely and tear himself away. Her force and his movement backward had propelled both of them away into an awkward tangle of limbs and blood.
Her attack, though vicious, lasted only mere seconds. It felt like an eternity to Hybrid, but somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew it was only temporary. He followed through with his roll, pushing himself to his feet, but this time, moving forward instead of following her momentum backwards. He circled around the woman, and then launched himself at her. He followed her, his eyes trained and claws digging in to the ground until the right moment, swinging around in a tight circle and then launching himself at her to try and jump on her back and tear her neck out with his teeth and shred her with his claws.