NPC vs Jacinthus - Zena

[Suhuba]

A battle between Jacinthus and an NPC in Zena.  

[Suhuba]

NPC Stats
HP || 20 + 1 = 21
Attack || 13
Defense || 13 + 3 = 16
Magic || 14 + 3 = 17
Speed || 12 +1 = 13

13, 12, 14, 10, 7, 13, 20

This NPC is a Mage and will be utilizing a Simple Staff and Earth Magic.
Since Jacinthus' Speed is higher, he will move first.  

[Orpheus Solon]

Jacin's Stats

HP || 18
Attack || 19
Defense || 15
Magic || 13
Speed || 19

Jacin in an Archer and will be using his bow and arrow.

Jacin's Current HP|| 18

Jacin is going to Attack the NPC with a blunted off practice arrow.

Attack: 19 (Jacin's Attack Stat) - 16 (NPC's Defense Stat) = 3
RNG: between 1 and 3.

RNG Result: 3

Due to some sort of luck on his part, what else could it be after all, one of those that had come along with them on this particular leg of their journey had been nice enough to volunteer to help him practice and become better at what he did. At least with what he wanted to do, after the battle with the Legendary Beast, he couldn't exactly say that he was the best at what he did, was he? He felt that he was in need of a whole lot more practice before he went up again such a creature again and especially before he went fighting anything particularly dangerous on his own... The thing that intimidated him just a bit, not that he would admit to it out loud or to anyone else other then himself, was the fact that the other guy was a mage with the power of earth magic. The other person that he knew that use such magic was Takoda and everyone had seen what that one did with magic. He just hoped that he wouldn't end up a pummeled up mess like the Legendary Beast at the end of all of this. There was a chance for real wounds after all, even if this was a just a practice battle.

With a bit of help from the other man he was able to craft himself some blunted off practice arrows for this venture, ones that had a bit of dye at the ends of them so that he would know when and where he hit when he hit the mage, and that way he could better know what he had to do to get in a really good hit, "Thanks a lot for this." He said as he squared off with the man, the two of them turned around then, counted off a dozen paces, then whirled around, ready to start. Hand moving quickly to his quiver Jacin drew one of the blunted off, blue dyed arrow, notched it, and lifted it up so that he could take aim for the first shot. The arrow flew forward at the mage who standing before him, hoping to get in a shot on him as he wasn't able to do against the beast. Only one of his three shots had landed then, something that frustrated him like nothing else.

No matter how it went this battle would likely be good for Jacin given that it didn't have dire consequences at the end of it as the last one had, instead it was nothing more then a good practice bout for the archer in training.  

[Suhuba]

NPC’s HP: 18

NPC will Attack Jacinthus with Earth Magic.
Remaining Earth Magic: 4/5

17 (NPC Magic Stat) – 15 (Jacin’s Defense Stat) = 2

RNG Result: 1

Here he was, given the title of Mage, and he had been too fearful to enter the cave with the others. There had been a battle and he had been too scared to risk injury, to come across something dangerous. Now, people of his tribe were hurt, and the Wind Tribe man was blaming himself, in part, for not having been there to help defeat the Legendary Beast. So, when he had heard that Jacinthus was looking for a sparring partner, he had, of course, jumped at the chance.

He needed to get over his fear. He needed to be there for his tribe, the next time such a situation arose. Surely, with so many new discoveries and things happening at a whirlwind pace, surely there would be a next time.

The man inhaled and exhaled deeply, trying to calm himself. Although archers weren’t uncommon amongst the Wind Tribe, he had never fought against one. One of the things that drew him to magic was the ability to fight long-range, to hide away in a corner while still battling. He grimaced at the thought. Even the weapons he had chosen seemed to radiate his fear back at him.

”Hey, same to you.” The man retorted in response to Jacinthus’ thanks, before following suit. Staff in hand, he counted twelve paces and then turned on the spot. His opponent had already fired an arrow; too slow… he was already off to a bad start.

The dye-tipped arrow hit the man squarely in the shoulder. He was off-kilter from the blow, but managed to send a flurry of small pebbles shooting in Jacinthus’ direction.

This would make him stronger. He was happy he wouldn’t need to feel indebted to the Leaf Tribe member for that.
 

[Orpheus Solon]

Jacin's Current HP: 17

Jacin is going to Attack the NPC with a blunted off practice arrow.

Attack: 19 (Jacin's Attack Stat) - 16 (NPC's Defense Stat) = 3
RNG: between 1 and 3.

RNG Result: 1

Jacin gave a happy sort of sound when the arrow landed, unable to help but be excited when he was able to actually hit something! For a while there he was starting to fear that he wasn't going to be able to hit moving target... this just proved that he was in fact able to do this! The blue dye on the mage's shoulder proved as much after all. It was actually like a weight off his shoulders, for a time after that battle he was starting to think that he was somehow a failure for not doing enough in the battle... maybe he would be able to pick up the pieces and be of more use later? As he got pelted with little bits of earth from the mage he decided that he should really concentrate or else he wasn't going to do very well at this exercise. As he realized before a part of what was wrong with him, at least if you asked Jacin, was the fact that focus was a little hard for him. He meant to work on that.

Dancing back a couple steps as he pelted the archer gave a bit of a laugh, "That kinda stung." He said, needing to be careful not to get hit with a full on, Takoda type spell. Reaching for his quiver he took up another and started to move to the side, taking aim once more at the mage, wanting to practice a bit, if possible, with moving and shooting, since that seemed to be another thing that he had quite a bit of trouble with. Practice made perfect and he meant to practice his heart out so that he could get to being perfect at these skills, wanting more then anything to be as good as some of the others in his tribe.  

[Suhuba]

NPC HP: 18

NPC is attempting to Dodge.
RNG is above 10, so Successful Dodge.

The man chuckled lightly at Jacinthus' comment. That single, simple attack had worn the Mage out more than he had expected. He wasn't sure how many more times he could attack with this earth magic... and he had never practiced with attacking just with the staff. Surely, that wouldn't work in the least.

The Archer was clearly stronger than him, but that didn't mean he wouldn't continue to put up a fight.

As another arrow came flying in his direction, the Mage managed to dance out of the way. He exhaled deeply, smiling as the shot whirred past. Well, even if he couldn't keep up the attacks, maybe he could judge keep dodging until the Archer wore himself out.. or ran out of arrows...


The odds really didn't seem to be in his favor.  

[Orpheus Solon]

Jacin's Current HP: 17

Jacin is going to Attack the NPC with a blunted off practice arrow.

Attack: 19 (Jacin's Attack Stat) - 16 (NPC's Defense Stat) = 3
RNG: between 1 and 3.

RNG Result: 1 (( XP @ dice ))

"Huh, that was a good dodge." The Leaf Tribe archer said, since even Jacinthus had to admit that he was impressed with the way that the mage was able to slide out of the way of the arrow he'd shot his way. It was likely only because this was a practice fight and not a real one that he wasn't frustrated by the action of missing. Were it a real battle against a real opponent he'd likely be cursing himself, as well as his weapon, out by now since he hated so much the idea of losing. Instead of letting it psyche him out he merely took in a breath to steady himself, drew another arrow from his quiver, and then took aim once more at his magic wielding target.

Lifting the bow up he took a more careful aim as his opponent as they both moved around their miniature battlefield and once more fired an arrow at the mage to see if he might be able to get a hit in this time around. What were the odds he could dodge two in a row? Hopefully not good ones but then again he didn't know the man well enough to know for sure. If nothing else he at least knew the Legendary Beast hadn't done that. If the mage could well... then he deserved to yet again impress the archer.  

[Satin Doilee]

NPC HP: 17

NPC is attempting to Dodge.
RNG Result: 1, Failed Dodge

The man smiled at the compliment, rather impressed as well, that he’d managed to dance out of the way. As Jacinthus loaded another arrow, the Mage’s chest swelled with deep breath and slight pride. He was still feeling a bit winded from his magic attack, so maybe, just maybe he could continue to dodge these attacks…

But no, the Mage was too slow.

He leapt to the side, but the well-placed arrow still managed to streak across his arm, leaving a streak of dye a few inches below the first, large, dot that had landed on his shoulder. The man sighed audibly, rolling his shoulder to shake out the brief pain. ”Nice shot.”  

[Orpheus Solon]

Jacin's Current HP: 17

Jacin is going to Attack the NPC with a blunted off practice arrow.

Attack: 19 (Jacin's Attack Stat) - 16 (NPC's Defense Stat) = 3
RNG: between 1 and 3.

RNG Result: 3

A happy sound escaped from Jacin's throat as he was able to land his shot though it was one that he knew was just a glancing blow. In a real battle it wouldn't have done much more then piss off an opponent but just the fact that he hadn't missed two shots in a row was enough to cause him to perk up. The praise from the mage helped too. Jacin knew it was a bad thing but he was a bit on the arrogant side and as such praise and compliments were something that he loved. The only thing better was such praise from his little Kei who meant more to him then anyone else. Her words meant the world to him.

"Heh, thanks. Let's see if I can't keep it up." He said, giving the mage a smile as his hand went once more for his quiver, drawing out another of his many blue dyed arrows, hoping that he would be able to land another hit. Coming to a halt he squared up, drew back the arrow, and fired it, this time at the mage's other shoulder. While the dye meant nothing more then knowing he'd hit he figured he should also practice strategy, right? He'd already 'taken' one of his arms, might as well try to do the same with the other, right? If he could do that in a real battle he would be able to make an enemy less of a threat if not erasing the threat all together. Either of which were something that he liked the sound of. He would rather not kill after all if he could help it, when it came to people at least, and wanted to be better and more efficient when it came to animals. The practice would help with both though he wouldn't tell the mage that.  

[Suhuba]

NPC’s HP: 14

NPC will Attack Jacinthus with Earth Magic.
Remaining Earth Magic: 3/5

17 (NPC Magic Stat) – 15 (Jacin’s Defense Stat) = 2

RNG Result: 1

The Mage grimaced as another arrow hit him in the opposite shoulder. It was a strong hit, causing him to stumble back a few paces, but he didn’t fall. The two, blue dots were nearly symmetrical on his body. The man couldn’t help but chuckle. ”You could paint a picture with that aim.” He murmured with a sheepish grin.

Taking in a deep breath, the man wasted no time in doing what he could to shoot another barrage of pebbles in the Archer’s direction. He had finally regained some strength from his previous attack, but this magic thing was a lot harder than he’d expected…

…He definitely needed the practice.
 

[Orpheus Solon]

Jacin's Current HP: 16

Jacin is going to Attack the NPC with a blunted off practice arrow.

Attack: 19 (Jacin's Attack Stat) - 16 (NPC's Defense Stat) = 3
RNG: between 1 and 3.

RNG Result: 2

Jacin gave a happy sort of sound when his shot landed on the opposite side of the very first one that he'd made leaving the mage with two matching marks, one on each shoulder, and then the random mark that grazed one of his arms. He looked him over then gave a grin, "Seems that I am starting to get the hang of this." He just had to keep it up and maybe he would be able to say that he was good enough to be worthy of his rank and weapon. He really wanted to be after all, wanted to be useful to his tribe, and he felt that if he got enough practice in that he would be.

As his hand reached for his quiver to retrieve another arrow he was suddenly getting pelted with more of the little stones from the mage, something that drew a squeak from him and made him take a couple of hurried steps back away. Looking at his body he could seem little red marks as well as some scrapes where the rocks collided with him. Shifting in place he said, "Good one, that stings like crazy." Notching his arrow he lifted it up so that he could take aim once more, moving to one side as he did so, looking to add a third dot between the first two since the other had mentioned him painting a picture. Might as well try to do just that he thought himself in an amused manner.  

[Suhuba]

NPC’s HP: 12

NPC will Attack Jacinthus with Earth Magic.
Remaining Earth Magic: 2/5

RNG Result: 2

The Mage took a deep breath, reinvigorated by his ability to cast more stones and the Archer's gentle praise. He smiled, but found himself stumbling back a few paces as another practice arrow hit him square in the chest.

The man inhaled deeply when he was able. Even though the weapons were blunted, they could still pack a punch, especially when they hit you right in the lungs. He chuckled lightly as he regained his breath. "Yeah, I'd say you're getting the hang of this..." He retorted, before his hands raised once more, casting Earth magic in Jacinthus' direction.

The Mage managed to throw larger clods of earth than before. Beads of sweat rolled across his face with the unusual exertion.  

[Orpheus Solon]

Jacin's Current HP: 14

Jacin is going to Attack the NPC with a blunted off practice arrow.

Attack: 19 (Jacin's Attack Stat) - 16 (NPC's Defense Stat) = 3
RNG: between 1 and 3.

RNG Result: 2

Jacin couldn't help but to smile again, his long ears giving a twitch, as the other told him that he was getting the hang of it. He hoped that were the truth since he really did want to be able to better defend himself and others with his skills. He could only hope that this practice session would help to ready him for the battles that were sure to come in his future, "Thanks, this practice is really helping me out I think. Thanks for agreeing to do this." He really couldn't thank the mage enough for helping him out in such a manner, it really was kind of him to do. Especially given that his clothing and skin might end up dyed the bright blue for an unknown amount of time.

Reaching for another arrow, notching it and taking aim, Jacin was suddenly assaulted by a larger earth based spell, one that caused him to fire his arrow before he was quite ready as well causing him to take a couple steps backwards. At this point he could only hope for the best when it came to his arrow landing where he'd wanted it to go, "Woah..." Well now, that wasn't expected and was quite impressive as well. While he wasn't doing the damage that Takoda had it was significantly more powerful then the first two spells the mage had cast for sure.  

[Suhuba]

NPC HP: 10

NPC is attempting to Dodge.
RNG Result: 1 - Failed Dodge.

The Mage was beginning to feel fatigued, that was for sure, both mentally from using the magic and physically from the various blows that Jacinthus had successfully landed. "It's not a problem." He responded, gracious for the moment to stop and catch his breath. "It's a big help to me as well."

He couldn't help but feel a surge of pride as his latest magical attack struck the Archer with considerably greater force than his first two attacks had managed to do. However, that moment of happiness also cause the Mage too much of a distraction. He noticed too late that another arrow had been fired towards him and, although he tried to dance out of the way, once again he failed to do so, resulting in a second blue dot in the center of his right arm.

Well, at least this wasn't a real battle... if it were, he would surely be doomed.  

[Orpheus Solon]

Jacin's Current HP: 14

Jacin is going to Attack the NPC with a blunted off practice arrow.

Attack: 19 (Jacin's Attack Stat) - 16 (NPC's Defense Stat) = 3
RNG: between 1 and 3.

RNG Result: 2

The fact that he hadn't missed despite the fact that the earth magic had nearly toppled him was quite impressive to Jacin. It was a bit of a shame that his sister wasn't here to see this battle since he was doing significantly better now then he did against the Legendary Beast. He would have to tell her about it later, for now though he should really focus on the here and now, one of those things that he had the most trouble with it would seem.

Lifting a hand up he brushed a hand against his chest to wipe away what he could of the dirt that stuck to him after his training partner's last attack before he reached for another arrow and took aim. He wanted to keep up the assault, wanted to win this, and if he did he would feel a lot better about... well, everything really. This mock battle was helping a lot when it came to Jacin getting his confidence back, something that he rather needed because a mopy Jacin wasn't nearly as useful as a happy, upbeat Jacin. Or so he believed.