The impact of the attack unleashed by Arthur lifted the massive predator completely off the ground, his blood streaming behind him like liquid metal as he sailed through the air in a perfect arc.
"Roaaaar... roar?"
The Golden Mane's second roar began with anger but ended in confusion. The sound trailed off uncertainly as the beast's intelligent mind began to process the reality of his ordeal. This wasn't a normal fight, not by any means. This was something beyond his experience entirely.
As a Golden Mane that's been born to hunt and devour enemies like nothing, he had never encountered such a fearsome, such a powerful entity...ever. So, for the first time in its life, it felt...genuine fear.
Arthur appeared beneath the Golden Mane's falling trajectory, timing his next strike.
His hands moved towards the falling lion, and soon, his uppercut connected with the beast's solar plexus just as gravity began pulling him downward.
WHOMP!
