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Post by dharn on May 15, 2008 6:44:05 GMT -5
Dharn cringed at the pain on his arm but reacted by absorbing the staff on his wounded arm and twisting his arm so Bewildered Badger couldn't pull it out. He, then, struck down Bewildered Badger with a downward attack strong enough that he thought he would tear the corsair a new one. Stabbed, fallen all over the place and was used as a dart board, Dharn could feel that his consciousness was slipping away soon but he had unfinished business. Catching a glimpse of the Kai Lord's whereabouts, Dharn spun around and launched a final attack. It was a simple, double handed thrust with the full length of his quarterstaff that would drive straight to the heart.
10th post, 5 sentences, 2 words.
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Post by Shadow Crow on May 16, 2008 8:17:56 GMT -5
Seeing the dagger flying toward him Shadow Crow manage to catch it in mid-air with his spare hand.
He then try to block Dharn's spinning strike, but keeping his sword one-handed don't give him the necessary strength and the blow of Dharn connect.
The Kai can feel the crack of bones and the twitching of nerves as the shoulder dislocate.
With his weapon arm now useless the only thing Shadow Crow can do now is to launch the dagger at the peasant, turning the pirate's attack against Dharn.
Post 10/10; 4 sentences; 4 words.
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Post by dharn on May 27, 2008 12:16:04 GMT -5
Dharn cringed at the incoming weapon thrown by Shadow Crow, although his attack managed to hit the Kai Lord, it did not deliver the final blow he was hoping for. Dharn grind his teeth, took a step forward, raised his staff and slammed his weapon diagonally, aiming to hit Shadow Crow on the side of the head. As luck would have it, at the same time that Dharn started his attack was the same time that the dagger thrown by Shadow Crow hit him. Nevertheless, Dharn's attack was true and unfazed that even when the Kai Lord tried to evade, the staff managed to connect. Though rather than the head, Dharn could only hit Shadow Crow's neck but the effect was what he had wanted, the Kai Lord fell to the ground unconscious.
Seeing the Kai Lord fell, Dharn felt his knees turning to jelly. That was it, he could finally rest now, the match was over. But as soon as he leaned on his own staff, he felt a presence somewhere behind him. Dharn turned around, his eyes was as wide as their own sockets, to gaze upon the other contestant of this round. Beaten and battered, if not worse for wear than Dharn himself, was the corsair, Bewildered Badger. Both of them started this fight and it seems that both of them would end it. A glare was all it took as an agreement between the two that this would be the final confrontation. Both returned to their fighting stances with their weapons poised.
Both men launched at each other at the same moment, with Dharn holding the advantage with his weapon's longer reach. Dharn tried a sweeping horizontal attack that would hit Bewildered Badger at the ear only to find empty air instead. With the agility of those who rode the waves and the high seas, the corsair had drove under the attack, rolled on the floor a bit and slashed across Dharn's left thigh. Dharn screamed in pain as he couldn't support his own weight anymore and started to fall down. Bewildered Badger took this opportunity to swing back to a half kneeling position to prepare his next assault. But Dharn had enough of tumbling down to the earth for this entire match. He slammed the tip of his staff on the ground hard and kicked the ground with his other good leg. Using the staff as a pivot, Dharn swing around and kicked Bewildered Badger who managed to bring up a defence just in time. Instead of Dharn on the floor, Bewildered Badger found himself kissing the ground from blocking Dharn's attack.
There was no rest for Bewildered Badger as Dharn tried to step on the back of his neck. The corsair quickly rolled away and was up and about in no time. Dharn was also on to him in no time, using his staff like a crutch to move forward. Seeing Dharn's relentess pursuit, Bewildered Badger stuck out his weapon in front of him a few times, trying to persuade the peasant to take his distance. But Dharn was having none of it. He was at his very limit and he knew that he couldn't take it any longer, Dharn took a final gambit and threw himself at Bewildered Badger, sword be damned. Bewildered Badger watched as the peasant threw himself on his blade, feeling the blade hitting meat and bones before he felt the peasant's shoulder ramming into his chest and the peasant's head on his nose.
Dharn staggered backward from the collision he had with Bewildered Badger and fell on his buttocks. There was a moment of silence before he finally felt everything was at peace, that he had given all he had got and more. He couldn't even feel his staff anymore, clouded by the pain in his stomach and the one ringing on his head. Dharn felt he couldn't lift another finger. He looked up towards Bewildered Badger to announce that he will submit.
But like a play doll cut that was cut off it's strings, Bewildered Badger slowly crumbled to the ground. Unconscious.
Dharn stared at the fallen seaman, his pain was blocking any sane rationalization. As the crowd cheered for the winner, he could only thank the gods for the victory.
Sorry for the late posting guys. Been catching up on my sleep during the school break over here
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