Ouroboros Spine x-ing a paragrab

pursuit. she knows the woman is behind her, gaining even as Avicus travels swiftly. moonwoman has the advantage on home turf; there is no way the red girl can outrun her unless a miracle occurs.

hot breath, and the snip of fangs on ankle. it barely misses vital tendons but draws blood and pain all the same. her fangs are clenched so tightly that what might have been a shriek escapes only as a muffled grunt, caught halfway between her tongue and teeth.

she darts to the left. 

a bank between her and freedom. nowhere to go but down.

to the right. Kukutux is there.

trapped. she dances from paw to paw, jogging in place, slowly backing away from the woman. blood spatters the earth at her hind legs, and her sides heave. her eyes lock onto the other, dark, burning midnight coals set deep into gaunt ruddy face.