I charge towards the cat and it too came at me. A lot of thought came rushing in my head but I ignored them. I don't need any distraction right now, a split second will determine whether I live or die.
With half a meter in between us I leap forward, readying my claws hoping it's sharp and strong enough to do its job. The cat swipe its claws, i desperately spin my body in an attempt to dodge it, still despite my efforts it got me, swiping me in my hip. My trajectory change drastically and I ragdoll towards one the spiky thorny vineish creeper plant.
Due to my light weight body the I escape unharmed, the cat's claws are sharp but that was more of slap than a claw attack. I only have a split second to gather myself as the cat was on constant assault. It really was too fast for me.
Next to the thorns I stood, waiting for the last second to dodge. Much to my annoyance the cat didn't just reckless charge and stopped at a distance. It wasn't dumb enough to just head directly to the thorns. It knows I wasn't gonna run away this time, not that I could, so it was keeping its distance.
It was still close enough to reach me with its claws and all i could do jump and roll around doing the best i could to evade its attack. I was lucky with the first hit, if the claws pierce my skin this time it really will be the end.
Can't lose patience here, it was reading another swipe. I did a small jump forward and when the claws came I rolled underneath closing the gap between us. I end my roll with another jump, my own claws ready to attack. Yet again the cat shows its superior speed, it barge its fangs at me. I could see the inside of its mouth as it came closer, I couldn't help but imagine being violently ripped apart between it's teeth. The weirdness of the spikes on its tongue brought me back to reality.
I reach my paws forward, punching into its mouth. The cat caught the paws with its fangs, chomping down on it tight. My arm was elbow deep into its mouth, I reach for the lower part of its tongue and grab hold, my claws sinking deep into it.
This was what I was going for in the first place but still it hurts. With my other are arm i swing for its good eye, the cat anticipated my attack and had its eye shut closed. Wrong move cat, my claws landed on its cheeks and I dragged it towards its eyes until I reach for the eyelid. My claws were sharp enough to get though the gaps and force it's way in. Unlike the pucture hole my fangs made my claws cuts, the cat's muscle twitching form the pain. Should have gone for a head shake and as if reading my thoughts it tried to shake me claws off its eye.
Ha! Too late. I opened my mouth wide and bites its nose with all the strength a rat has. Despite being still relatively small for a rat the strength I had was quit abnormal, monstrous even. I could rip the skin off a chicken without much difficulty after all. But the cat was a different beast all together, even the thin skin covering its eye was too tough for my claws to cut.
So instead of trying to cut its eyelid open, a force another claws into its eye making another deep cut. The cat was shaking me hard but like with the chicken the more it struggle the deeper my fangs and claws get.
The cat despite the pain, puts its face towards the ground and push me down with its paws. Its claws pushing against my skin, not quite piercing through. It loosen the hold on my arm, trying to bite down deeper. Realising this I grabbed its tongue with more force but the first bite and head swinging had broken my arm. The muscle loosening form the shattered bone, its mouth opened wide it was really comming for another bite. I use all the strength I could and use my fangs still deep in its nose to change the direction of the bite. I manage to avoid the worst of it, it came for my torso but i diverted it to my shoulder.
Barely changing my situation from instant death to immense pain. The pain i felt was so great that i don't even know if I was still using my claws grab its tongue, all sensation was replaced by pain.
With its face closer to my body I switch my biting spot and goes for its eyes with my fangs. The cat was completely blind by this point but its eye could still receive more pain so that was what I was going for.
Before my fangs could connect, the cat loosen its fangs and push me away. It wants me dead but it wasn't willing to go down with me. You would be in a much better position if you heal your eye, but you didn't. What your owners are feeding you will? On second thought that's most likely the case. This farmers are quite the minimalist.
I dragged my body to the side, looking at the cat squirming in pain. One of my claws broke off and was logged in the cat's eye. I didn't want to look at which paws that claw came form, knowing how bad the wound is makes it hurt worst.
Even after loosing its eye it was still nowhere near the plant vines, my original idea was to blind it and get it tangled up the vines but that doesn't look like it will happen anytime soon. I don't want to carelessly approach it, if the cat knew I'm going for the kill, it will definitely fight back.
I climbed up the stick support of one of the vines, climbing with a broken arm was difficult to say the least. I looked at my defeated foe, it was a hard battle. The great rat-kind triumph.