The cougar swiped at Apollo in anger, but found his target disappeared before it landed. Apollo appeared next to the cougar, letting loose a flurry of strikes.
In just a moment, several deep wounds appeared on the cougar's skin. The wounds were covered with thin black lines at the edge. Moments after the wound formed, the hardened black section began to peel off.
However, Apollo continued slashing before it could, causing more and more black lacerations to appear.
And eventually, the cougar split in two.
The cut between the halves was terribly messy, consisting of black slash marks within the flesh and the occasional strand of flesh that hung on the outside. This was not enough to kill the cougar, but it wasn't able to connect its two halves for the time being.
While Apollo was slashing it, the cougar turned around to face him. However, in the time that it took for that action, its face and neck were slashed several times over.
