That was a lovely post! 409 for your troubles 
It worked! Her grip on her neck loosened quickly – and just in time, too, for Hybrid was already finding it quite difficult to breathe. Even though he was driving his teeth straight into her skull, he tried not to kill her with it – while he knew he could somehow find a way to bring her to death’s door, he certainly didn’t want to murder the only decent warrior in Inferni. It was strange thinking she could fight, but he supposed the stock he had to choose from was of a much lower grade. Or, perhaps, Halo was simply a highly quality warrior. He never would have thought this before, but the Second Dahlian War had stolen away a few good – and a few rather dim-witted – comrades.
He turned his face slightly to the side so he would not puncture her skin, but let her know that he now had a hold on her. This did not last long – she responded quickly, as was necessary in any fight. Hybrid was glad to see she was thinking with her muscles and responding with what felt right. With all of his weight on his front legs, and his back legs still in the air and yet to return to the ground, her bite was devastating. Hybrid yowled in pain and lashed out. He instantly let go of the hold he’d had on her head and yanked his foreleg back. He wasn’t fast enough, for he felt her teeth close around his leg and give him a certain sort of pain he’d never quite felt before. So, his reaction to pull it back was instantaneous and he felt her teeth scrape across his leg all along the way.
As he did this, Hybrid kept his neck scrunched in and his body low, waiting for the next attack. He did not wait long, for he knew he would have to retaliate or lose his chance. He tried to dart back in and clamp his teeth around her muzzle, effectively stopping the alligator’s deadly bite. It was a risky move that he would usually only use in a last-ditch effort since it risked either one of them losing an eye or a good chunk of fur. However, since he wasn’t really trying to take her eye – he remembered this now that it was just a sparring exercise, not a real fight – he would only try to show her the possibilities, not what would actually happen.