[1v1] David & Goliath [Shikoba/Yuzhi] (FIN)

[Pales]

The feeling of pain as his claw raked at her was one of those things that though she clearly felt it she schooled herself to keep a neutral expression other than to very faintly smile at him as if to show that yes she noted that hit and she was about to do something to reward him for it.

She suddenly pushed herself away from him blood seeping on parts of her fine clothes - not that she cared much - Yuzhi was getting distance between herself and him suddenly. The small Conquest Horseman started to gather up her FEAR into her body. Her muscles and form seeming to grow as if to intimidate him with her sudden 'greater size' but that seemed to not be the true purpose of this attack.

No. The purpose came when she flung her spear at him as hard as she could right toward his gut.

HP: 33
DMG: 17  

[medigel]

Big things came in small packages it seemed. Yuzhi's FEAR didn't catch him off guard, but its manifestation did, eyes widening a bit as he watched her muscles mass. When she flung the spear at him, he tried to bring up the dagger but found it knocked from his hand as easily as a toy as the thing pierced through with brutal force. While Shikoba's FEAR shield prevented any lasting harm, the feeling of the weapon passing through him was not a pleasant one.

The giant staggered back, holding his stomach as blood continued to leak through his fingers, yet a sudden and wide grin cut through the dark skin of his face. "Much better," he managed to say through the pain, resummoning his dagger back. "Ahh . . . Much better . . ." He'd have to catch his breath after that one.

(( HP: 17
Damage: Troll dice returns ))  

[Pales]

Yuzhi watched his reaction even as she called her spear back by the usual desummoning and resummoning it into her hands. That was quite interesting indeed, "You enjoy the pain, hm? Or is it the thrill of the battle actually going somewhere for once?" It was as much as a quip toward her as it was toward him.

As she hefted her spear a bit more to get a feeling for the balance once more she flung it again but with not as much force she was aiming for the upper part of his chest now.

HP: 33
DMG: 2  

[medigel]

"Pain? Ah . . . No." And still he grinned as the spear was flung his way, this time managing to bring up his weapon to lessen the force of the attack. "The thrill of battle? Yes." He brought up his dagger as if to strike her, but instead it glowed red briefly before he slide it across his palm, no sign of pain registering on the War horseman's face. Blood gurgled forth freely, but it was unnaturally bright like paint. As Shik drew his dagger away, the "blood" took to the air and quickly plastered itself onto his body, assembling into runes and symbols over the more injured parts of his body; with a soft hssssss the wounds began to close up, leaving behind scratches and new body paint.

"The smell of blood? Even more so." Battling was where the giant could be at his most manic, and Yuzhi was getting a glimpse of it. He didn't bother taking a stance other than hefting the dagger in a manner that bespoke a come hither.

(( HP: 15 + 14 = 29 ))  

[Pales]

After her spear was in hand once more she just smiled at him, "Well thrills are just fine then," Yuzhi responded as she took his 'come hither' to heart and ran toward him closing the distance. The bottom part of her spear became planted on the ground as she jumped up to kick both of her legs into his prior gut wound that she had created for him.

"Undoing my work! Such a shame, Shikoba," she said with a small laugh as she felt her feet collide with a light hit.

Perhaps next time she could stand to use more force, "Blood...Hm. I do not dislike it but it is not my favorite thing to see on my foe. The look of utter defeat, however, is very nice."

HP: 33
DMG: 2  

[medigel]

"Then -" He had meant to rake his claws about her feet, but Yuzhi had been too nimble to stand still for it. So instead Shikoba shrugged off her kick, allowing himself only to cough before he jumped at her again. "- I'm afraid you'll be sorely disappointed!" he finished as he fell from above, aiming for that smug little face of hers with his lengthy nails.

It wasn't anything personal. He just really liked getting into the fight.

(( HP: 27
Damage: 2 ))  

[Pales]

Yuzhi thrust an arm up to cover her face from the attack he aimed at her face, not that she had much care for how 'pretty' she was but who could honestly blame her for not wanting claws to the face? No one. That is who.

As she took the hit to her other arm, tearing more cloth and firmly grazing more skin she backed away from him, "So brutal sometimes," she chimed softly, "but I can appreciate the desperation you show."

HP: 31
DMG: 0  

[medigel]

There was no verbal reply this time, only the sound of displaced dirt as he pushed hard against it with a foot, this time darting just to the side of her instead of a frontal assault. There was a blur of silver as the dagger clipped Yuzhi's leg in passing, though the sound of tearing cloth was music to his ears regardless.

Take that as you will.

When the momentum had slowed he did a tight circle to turn around and face her once more, low to the ground with the dagger held sideways before him.

(( HP: 27
Damage: 1 ))  

[Pales]

She felt the sting and only paused long enough to morbidly observe as the cut bled a thin line down the top of her thigh. Her eyebrow twitched upward for a brief moment as if to say 'Huh! How about that' before she glanced back up at him.

If she stood still too long he would come in for a fresh attack and so she started to shift into a more defensive stance shifting her spear in front of her like a shield ready to try and block his next incoming attack while she debated her own offensive move.

HP: 30
DMG: 0  

[medigel]

He snorted harshly through his nose like an animal as he caught his breath, eyeing Yuzhi as she chose a defensive position instead of attacking. Perhaps if he pinned the Imp down she wouldn't be able to escape him. Long legs closed the gap with a few strides as his dagger clashed against her spear, trying to wrench it away to get to the body behind it; Shik's eyes remained steadily upon hers, though they seemed to have a glazed quality to them, like he wasn't seeing a horseman so much as a target.

(( HP: 27
Damage: creeper stare ))

Pales

 

[Pales]

She noted the look in his eye but she didn't seem frightened by it at the moment as she just simply adjusted her spear for her defensive need pushing back against his knife even as it clanged against the shaft of her throwing spear, her own expression was that of quiet determination as she scanned him for a weak point that she could properly hit him at.

HP: 30
DMG: 0

Ol-j-man

 

[medigel]

For a few seconds they were at an impasse, but this wouldn't satisfy him. He clanged against her spear a few more times before, with a growl, Shik aimed a kick to unbalance her and let him cut past more of the fabric to her arm.

(( HP: 27
Damage: 3 ))

Pales

 

[Pales]

Her sleeves were cut as she stumbled from the kick she made a growling sound at his antics. She didn't care he was shredding the sleeves of her clothes but she did care that she was in threat not having absolute victory. Yuzhi determinedly pushed herself back after regaining her footing and then fling her spear at him from the small distance she'd managed between then aiming to throw the spear at his left leg.

HP: 27
DMG: 6

Ol-j-man

 

[medigel]

"Ghhh!" The force of the thrown weapon caused him to go to one knee, and he had to stabilize himself by sinking his dagger into the ground. Tossing his head back so that his hair and feathers would not get plastered over his face, Shik grit his teeth and staggered back up, favoring his other leg for the time being. He decided to return fire and threw his weapon into a light spin at Yuzhi,, pressing a hand to the new wound on his leg in hopes of stopping the bleeding; he was going to nee as much maneuverability as possible now.

HP: 21
Damage: 2

Pales

 

[Pales]

The weapon impacted with shoulder, tearing cloth and a bit of her skin, though it didn't have enough impact to stick inward and this after sliced her it fell to the ground with a clatter. She stared at it with a raised eyebrow as she called her spear back as she just idly stepped toward him kicked at his wounded leg, "Give in, Shikoba. There is but one victor and I will not allow it to be you today."

HP: 25
DMG: 1

Ol-j-man