Re: Pitched Combat [Round 1: Forêt Noire]
01-21-2010, 02:08 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by MalkyTop.
Mannequin. Useless. Right saw it move a little, so he knew it was still alive in the strange way it was, but it continued doing nothing.
Alex seemed to be doing well on his own, actually. Maybe they could just stroll along their merry way. But no, looking closer, it was obvious the knight was starting to struggle. He was lopping appendages off easily now, but they were just growing back too fast and he ended up just wasting energy trying to slice and hack and slice again. He would probably tire out soon.
"You regenerate, don't you?" Right said rather conversationally as the battle continued. It seemed that since Alex was going all out, the monster was focusing all attention on him.
"Eh, yeah."
"How hot would a sword have to be to cauterize it so it won't regrow?" This time, Alex was knocked down, but got up again in time to dodge and started over.
"Mmm, I dunno. This guy's different, I think. Keeps growing everywhere. If you burn one place enough, he'd just keep growing elsewhere."
"Meaning you'd have to be able to burn every area to a crisp, I suppose." The red dragon paused, contemplating an idea. The rabbit-beast continued to grow grotesquely, despite Alex's efforts. "So I'm guessing his flaming sword isn't hot enough."
"Ha! It's delicious-looking, but it's not as hot as my flames!"
Right quickly suppressed the urge to say a nasty joke. "Okay. It looks like you'll be able to burn something after all.
"Hey! Alex Corendal!" The knight, now distracted, missed an attack. The monster took advantage of this and forced Alex into defensive. Frustrated, Alex spat back, "What?!"
"If you lop off something, get out of the way quickly! Rong here'll try to cauterize it more!"
"Will that stop it's growing?"
"Debatable." Alex had no time to hesitate. He didn't like the idea of possibly getting caught in the line of fire, but if it would at least slow the rabbit, then, well, better for him.
As a reply, he lopped off one of the many arms and dodged the fire that came almost immediately afterwards. As for the wriggling arm on the ground, Rong took care of that too, almost swallowing it whole.
The beast roared, holding its stump of an arm. It appeared as though it did stop growing, but Right could not be sure. Maybe it was just growing slowly. In any case, it was some sort of progress.
Mannequin. Useless. Right saw it move a little, so he knew it was still alive in the strange way it was, but it continued doing nothing.
Alex seemed to be doing well on his own, actually. Maybe they could just stroll along their merry way. But no, looking closer, it was obvious the knight was starting to struggle. He was lopping appendages off easily now, but they were just growing back too fast and he ended up just wasting energy trying to slice and hack and slice again. He would probably tire out soon.
"You regenerate, don't you?" Right said rather conversationally as the battle continued. It seemed that since Alex was going all out, the monster was focusing all attention on him.
"Eh, yeah."
"How hot would a sword have to be to cauterize it so it won't regrow?" This time, Alex was knocked down, but got up again in time to dodge and started over.
"Mmm, I dunno. This guy's different, I think. Keeps growing everywhere. If you burn one place enough, he'd just keep growing elsewhere."
"Meaning you'd have to be able to burn every area to a crisp, I suppose." The red dragon paused, contemplating an idea. The rabbit-beast continued to grow grotesquely, despite Alex's efforts. "So I'm guessing his flaming sword isn't hot enough."
"Ha! It's delicious-looking, but it's not as hot as my flames!"
Right quickly suppressed the urge to say a nasty joke. "Okay. It looks like you'll be able to burn something after all.
"Hey! Alex Corendal!" The knight, now distracted, missed an attack. The monster took advantage of this and forced Alex into defensive. Frustrated, Alex spat back, "What?!"
"If you lop off something, get out of the way quickly! Rong here'll try to cauterize it more!"
"Will that stop it's growing?"
"Debatable." Alex had no time to hesitate. He didn't like the idea of possibly getting caught in the line of fire, but if it would at least slow the rabbit, then, well, better for him.
As a reply, he lopped off one of the many arms and dodged the fire that came almost immediately afterwards. As for the wriggling arm on the ground, Rong took care of that too, almost swallowing it whole.
The beast roared, holding its stump of an arm. It appeared as though it did stop growing, but Right could not be sure. Maybe it was just growing slowly. In any case, it was some sort of progress.
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