Re: The Savage Brawl [Round 1: Afterlife]
02-25-2010, 04:56 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by slipsicle.
Hoss had begun running towards Konka Rar the instant Dr. Anarchy became preoccupied. She had succeeded in pulling away two of his three most obvious opponents; the modified gun should occupy their attention long enough for Hoss to do some damage.
Three large icicles form in front of Hoss, already flying straight towards him. Hoss curses, out loud this time, anger at his power difficulties finally bubbling over. Had he been running at even a third of full power, Hoss could have dodged, destroyed the icicles, or let his personal forcefields take their brunt. As it is, he has too much momentum to alter course without the aid of his kinetic emitters, so he opts for the only option he has.
The icicles are formed in a pattern which guarantees one will impact Hoss. He maneuvers to avoid two and mitigate damage done by the one he has chosen to hit him.
The icicle slams into Hoss's right shoulder and continues on through, taking a large chunk of Hoss with it. The damage is mostly cosmetic; Hoss knew where the impact would occur, and withdrew as many critical systems as possible from the area. His right arm is still attached, and moderately functional, but he is now missing most of his shoulder.
Unhindered, the ice spears fly past Hoss and embed themselves in a large boulder near where Calm threw himself to avoid a falling stalactite. One of them nearly takes his head off; Calm, ever on the lookout for bad luck, barely avoids the icy death.
The hit appears to send Hoss off-balance. In reality, Hoss uses the opposing kinetic energy imparted by the lone icicle and pushes off the ground, spinning as he does so. He comes down upon Konka Rar, silver left arm prepared to strike, additional potency arising from his angular acceleration. Hoss slams down on Konka Rar's right shoulder, grinning wickedly at the instant payback.
Were Hoss of sounder mind, he would not have done what he is about to do. However, the sickly little voices screaming at him to tear and rend the flesh of others and to do it NOW force him to reveal his only working offensive weapon much sooner than would be optimal.
A hidden blade stabs out from the base of his left palm, ripping through the exposed bones of Konka Rar's unmodified arm. Hoss lets his momentum carry him through, and twists his body, bringing his bladearm upwards, slicing through Konka Rar's shoulder before landing behind him.
While Hoss feels has done some damage to Konka Rar, in reality, their damage is exactly equal. No critical systems were in Hoss's right shoulder, and Konka Rar's cybernetic arm was not the one Hoss hit.
Their damage is superficial, but enough to keep them focused on each other.
Hoss had begun running towards Konka Rar the instant Dr. Anarchy became preoccupied. She had succeeded in pulling away two of his three most obvious opponents; the modified gun should occupy their attention long enough for Hoss to do some damage.
Three large icicles form in front of Hoss, already flying straight towards him. Hoss curses, out loud this time, anger at his power difficulties finally bubbling over. Had he been running at even a third of full power, Hoss could have dodged, destroyed the icicles, or let his personal forcefields take their brunt. As it is, he has too much momentum to alter course without the aid of his kinetic emitters, so he opts for the only option he has.
The icicles are formed in a pattern which guarantees one will impact Hoss. He maneuvers to avoid two and mitigate damage done by the one he has chosen to hit him.
The icicle slams into Hoss's right shoulder and continues on through, taking a large chunk of Hoss with it. The damage is mostly cosmetic; Hoss knew where the impact would occur, and withdrew as many critical systems as possible from the area. His right arm is still attached, and moderately functional, but he is now missing most of his shoulder.
Unhindered, the ice spears fly past Hoss and embed themselves in a large boulder near where Calm threw himself to avoid a falling stalactite. One of them nearly takes his head off; Calm, ever on the lookout for bad luck, barely avoids the icy death.
The hit appears to send Hoss off-balance. In reality, Hoss uses the opposing kinetic energy imparted by the lone icicle and pushes off the ground, spinning as he does so. He comes down upon Konka Rar, silver left arm prepared to strike, additional potency arising from his angular acceleration. Hoss slams down on Konka Rar's right shoulder, grinning wickedly at the instant payback.
Were Hoss of sounder mind, he would not have done what he is about to do. However, the sickly little voices screaming at him to tear and rend the flesh of others and to do it NOW force him to reveal his only working offensive weapon much sooner than would be optimal.
A hidden blade stabs out from the base of his left palm, ripping through the exposed bones of Konka Rar's unmodified arm. Hoss lets his momentum carry him through, and twists his body, bringing his bladearm upwards, slicing through Konka Rar's shoulder before landing behind him.
While Hoss feels has done some damage to Konka Rar, in reality, their damage is exactly equal. No critical systems were in Hoss's right shoulder, and Konka Rar's cybernetic arm was not the one Hoss hit.
Their damage is superficial, but enough to keep them focused on each other.