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

[medigel]

The burst of renewed pain from her kick staggered him, and once again Shikoba fell to one knee, clenching his teeth. At the least some sense seemed to come back to him, for when he looked to his opponent it was with a pained, careless smile rather than a bestial snarl. "Funny," he observed between pants, "even on one knee I am almost as tall as you stand, Imp."

The executioner was not one to give in, one leg or not. Certainly not to one who all but demanded of him to yield, whatever her prowess in battle.

HP: 20
Damage: lol

Pales

 

[Pales]

She was taking her time with him at the moment she wasn't winded or tired but she was now trying to whittle him down and make him see things her way. It wouldn't have been fun if he just gave in anyways, if that happened then she'd get bored of him rather quickly.

"That so? Well that is quite the observation you are making, perhaps if you let me borrow your weapon I can arrange for this sort of height to be permanent for you." It was not certain if the threat was real or idle her expression was neutral making it hard to read.

HP: 25
DMG: Oh effin' dice.

Ol-j-man

 

[medigel]

Neutral face or not, Shik couldn't help but bark a laugh. "Tempting, but I have a different offer. Why not bring you down to my level instead?" And he reached out and made a chopping motion towards one of her legs, specifically at the knee, to try and bring her down to the ground.

HP: 20
Damage: 3  

[Pales]

With a soft gasp she went down suddenly not prepared to just have him suddenly strike out at her like that. When she fell she fell fairly hard, skinning one of her knees as she slid a bit against the rough ground. Her breath was let out again letting out a sharp hiss from the pain, an arm flailed to swipe at him ineffectually.

HP: 22
DMG: FLAILING POWER FOR THE WIN.  

[medigel]

He let out another laugh at her flailing, keeping her slaps at bay with a hand. "We can see eye to eye now, no?" Shik quipped with a grin, wiping sweat away with his other hand. "Though I don't know about you, but I feel rusty."

HP: 20
Damage: Flailssss  

[Pales]

She was down but she certainly was not out. His question made her just tilt his head and then she just simply smiled at him it was an almost sweet if it wasn't filled with that venom she was currently spitting around for the sake of keeping a strong face during a fight.

"Good fighters never let themselves rust," she said simply before she added, "and you know what builds rust? Staying still." As if to accentuate her point she brought the butt of her spear forward and jammed it into his gut.

HP: 22
DMG: 5  

[medigel]

Again Shikoba winced as the blunt end dug into his skin, grasping the shaft to stop it before it could break skin. "Never said anything about being good," he grunted, pushing the spear's pointy end back at her. "Just that I enjoyed the fight."

HP: 15
Damage: 2  

[Pales]

The pointed end dug into the front of her clothing tearing it a bit as well as scraping some of the skin but she didn't seem to care as she yanked the spear from him forcefully while a leg kicked out at his leg again aiming specifically for the wounded one.

"Implying that you are rusty says otherwise~," she teased lightly as she tried to figure out a way out of his reach.

HP: 20
DMG: 4  

[medigel]

Jack, his leg was throbbing . . . While his opponent was versatile for both close combat and further out, he had to find a way to get her to stop attacking his gimp leg. Shik plant a hand on the floor as if to steady himself, but he suddenly grasped the dirt and threw it in Yuzhi's face, taking advantage of the time it took her to wipe that out of her eyes to drag himself away to a (supposedly) safer distance.

"Not all who appreciate an art are talented in it," Shikoba answered, turning himself so that his bleeding leg was facing out and away from the battle, once again summoning his dagger in hand.

HP: 11
Damage: AWESOME 1  

[Pales]

Dirt in her eyes was enough to distract her as she let out a small cry and turned away letting him do what he needed to avoid further pain and embarrassment as she tried to scramble to her feet to get a bit away except now? She was a little miffed with him as she shifted her spear to hold it properly and she flung it at him again toward his other leg across their short distance.

HP: 19
DMG: 3  

[medigel]

The throw struck true once again, and Shikoba was beginning to feel his legs shaking. He disliked using his wings in combat (hell, sometimes forgot he had them), but it seemed he would have to to keep this up. With a small leap and a few flaps the giant took to the air, legs curled a bit as he soared over and struck his dagger down at her in passing.

HP: 8
Damage: 3  

[Pales]

As he took wing she stared up at him her expression similar to what a cat might have when their bird-prey took wing. That sort of patient 'they'll be back down sooner or later' gaze of absolute patience. Felt the dagger make a light impact into her shoulder sticking momentarily before falling to the ground the impact made her drop her spear for the moment. A soft curse was uttered under her breath.

HP: 16
DMG: Lolno.  

[medigel]

Ah, he wasn't sure how long he could stay afloat, and that patient look in Yuzhi's eyes didn't help. While the majority of his injuries were around the torso and legs, the tiredness and ache was beginning to settle into his body as a whole. Had he more energy, Shik would have given some sort of tease or taunt, but for now he settled on a neutral expression, shifting very little from one place in midair - dodging would take an amount of strength he could not expend without reason at this point.

He'd have to make his moves carefully if he wanted a chance at evening the fight out.

HP: 8
Damage: STARING  

[Pales]

Patient staring was all well and good but it seemed she stared up at him long enough to get a good feel for how to fling her spear up to meet him and thus with a bit of aiming and a healthy throw she flung the spear at Shikoba's right wing.

HP: 16
DMG: 4  

[medigel]

Yeah, now would be a good time to land. The spear pierced through his wing with a crunch, and he had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid more pain from the landing. The giant folded his wings up and softened the blow somewhat as he was ground, rolling to mitigate damage as much as he could. Somewhere in that roll a familiar flash of silver flew out and at Yuzhi, and he finished not far from where she stood with his right wing crumpled and his bad leg soaked red.

The battle's outcome was all but assumed now, but Shikoba did so enjoy fighting against the odds.

HP: 4
Damage: 3