Richard lifted his head and looked around himself. He didn't have to look very far before his eyes fell on someone standing in front of him that--for all intents and purposes--could have been on the other side of a mirror. Well, no. On second glance there were differences. This... other... him, despite identical skin-tone, identical hair colour, and seemingly identical eye colour, carried himself differently. It was easy enough for Richard to see that the other him--if it could be called that--did not have even the small bit of weapons and training discipline that Richard had. He held his weapon far too loosely, with his stance too open, too unsure. Richard gave a sigh that was both external and internal. He didn't terribly like the idea of fighting someone--something--that gave off the sense of being maybe at a child's level of fighting ability, but...
But he had a mission, and if that other copy of whatever that was that looked like him--it had to be a copy, right?--was going to stand in his way, he was going to have to get through that obstacle.
OOC: VERSUS RICHARD
gaia_star[ HP]: 20/20 AUTO DAMAGE -4 PER TURN SPECIAL EFFECT: If your attack misses, the boss does DOUBLE DAMAGE TO YOU
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gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S REAL NAME ] Arrakis Dismth gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S HP ] 40/40 (due to rare shirt)
Attack is 2d6-6 & 1 Fear attack: YEAR ONE -- SWIFT STRIKES When hit by Swift Strikes, the opponent is hit several times in rapid succession. On their own these attacks would deal little damage, but when combined they are on par with the best of Battle Cries. TIER I Dice: 7d4 First Dice: 1: miss 2-3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt. 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt. Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
gaia_crown[ LINK TO MY ACTUAL CHARACTER's JOURNAL ][xXx] gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S CLOTHING EQUIPPED (shades bought here) Arrakis gets +10 HP, +2 additional attack on top of attack PER turn INCLUDING FEAR ATTACKS, +2 chance for rerolls gaia_crownMY CHARACTER'S BONUS ITEMS: +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 B Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 C Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 F Arcana
Amasis rolled 2 6-sided dice:
1, 1Total: 2 (2-12)
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:48 am
Arrakis was floored, looking essentially into a mirror. Sure, the other him dressed much neater, kept his hair neater--that braid looked painful--but it was his eyes that he looked out into. Their glasses were even similar. He took a hesitant half-step to the side, not liking the way the two of them were literally staring each other down. The other him looked like a Hunter, but... why? Why would he look like a Hunter, and why would a Hunter look like him? There really was no outward difference between them that Arrakis could see, at least aside from the clothing and hair. ...Would the other him have the markings on his skin that Arrakis had? No, he supposed he wouldn't, would he? Why would he?
He had to jump out of the way as he found himself under attack, his own sword coming up in a parrying move too late to do anything but deflect some of the power he'd been attacked with. Even then, it wasn't enough to prevent getting hit, as Arrakis felt metal bite into his skin. Swearing in a very heated fashion, he attempted to retaliate, bringing his own sword around in a wide arc to try and catch the other off-guard, or at least be able to get something in.
Richard saw the counterattack coming, and his parry was much more successful than the copy's had been. It did hurt him, but it wasn't so bad that he had to do more than grit his teeth and shake it off. As far as he was concerned, he still had the upper hand.
OOC: VERSUS RICHARD
gaia_star[ HP]: 18/20 (-2 from Arrakis' uncommon pants) AUTO DAMAGE -4 PER TURN SPECIAL EFFECT: If your attack misses, the boss does DOUBLE DAMAGE TO YOU
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gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S REAL NAME ] Arrakis Dismth gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S HP ] 36/40 (due to rare shirt)
Attack is 2d6-6 & 1 Fear attack: YEAR ONE -- SWIFT STRIKES When hit by Swift Strikes, the opponent is hit several times in rapid succession. On their own these attacks would deal little damage, but when combined they are on par with the best of Battle Cries. TIER I Dice: 7d4 First Dice: 1: miss 2-3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt. 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt. Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
gaia_crown[ LINK TO MY ACTUAL CHARACTER's JOURNAL ][xXx] gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S CLOTHING EQUIPPED (shades bought here) Arrakis gets +10 HP, +2 additional attack on top of attack PER turn INCLUDING FEAR ATTACKS, +2 chance for rerolls gaia_crownMY CHARACTER'S BONUS ITEMS: +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 B Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 C Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 F Arcana
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Amasis rolled 2 6-sided dice:
2, 2Total: 4 (2-12)
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:49 am
Arrakis didn't want to admit it, but he was going to have to start favouring his dominant arm if it kept getting hit like it was. He could feel the gashes burning where the skin was cut open, blood making his grip on his sword precarious. It wasn't so bad that he was frightened, at least not yet, but he really wasn't keen on this continuing any longer than it strictly had to. He watched his copy's steps, trying to match them with his own, trying to pull back where the other stepped forward, and to keep the other from being able to withdraw out of range. It did occur to him that he would have to do that in order to stay out of range, himself, as their range was probably identical. That being said, that didn't mean he wanted to leave himself wide open. He could tell that whoever this was had more combat experience than he did, and he wasn't willing to let that give his opponent any more of an upper hand than it had to. He lunged forward, trying to catch the other off-guard, but it did not do nearly the damage he had hoped it'd do, giving a wound to match the one he'd given just a moment ago.
Richard winced, having to grit his teeth as the second strike hit near enough to the first to not only exacerbate its blood loss but to exacerbate the pain he felt from it. It wasn't any good to get hit twice in nearly the same spot. He had to cover that apparent weakness of his. He couldn't just leave himself open if he was going to actually beat this copy. Well, two could play at the game of repeat strikes, and Richard pressed into the weakness that he saw the other exhibit--he was favouring his injured arm, it seemed. It was a successful strike, and Richard felt vindicated as his copy swore again and jumped away.
OOC: VERSUS RICHARD
gaia_star[ HP]: 16/20 (-2 from Arrakis' uncommon pants) AUTO DAMAGE -4 PER TURN SPECIAL EFFECT: If your attack misses, the boss does DOUBLE DAMAGE TO YOU
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gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S REAL NAME ] Arrakis Dismth gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S HP ] 32/40 (due to rare shirt)
Attack is 2d6-6 & 1 Fear attack: YEAR ONE -- SWIFT STRIKES When hit by Swift Strikes, the opponent is hit several times in rapid succession. On their own these attacks would deal little damage, but when combined they are on par with the best of Battle Cries. TIER I Dice: 7d4 First Dice: 1: miss 2-3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt. 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt. Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
gaia_crown[ LINK TO MY ACTUAL CHARACTER's JOURNAL ][xXx] gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S CLOTHING EQUIPPED (shades bought here) Arrakis gets +10 HP, +2 additional attack on top of attack PER turn INCLUDING FEAR ATTACKS, +2 chance for rerolls gaia_crownMY CHARACTER'S BONUS ITEMS: +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 B Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 C Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 F Arcana
Panic was beginning to rise in Arrakis' throat as he found himself forced to back off again. This was no good. He could see that he was hurting the other him, but it wasn't enough. It wasn't enough damage dealt quickly enough. At this pace, the best Arrakis could hope for was that they would go down at the same time. And, frankly, that was unacceptable. He would win. He had to. He could always try to get enough distance between them to try and stem what bleeding he had, but... He doubted he'd be allowed that chance. Glancing to the side, he twisted out of the way of any future strikes from his copy, at least any immediate ones, buying himself just enough time to shift his grip on the sword in his hand. It was a more stable hold, especially as slick as the blood was making his hand. Taking a deep breath to center himself, he gave a wordless yell of challenge before whirling himself toward his opponent.
This was much more successful than the others had been, Arrakis getting in close enough to be inside his copy's strike range. The hits that followed were all individually glancing blows, but the cumulative effect of them could hardly be brushed off. Maybe it was the desperation, but Arrakis knew--by the time he broke away from the half-successful blocks of his opponent--that said opponent was hurting.
Richard was hurting, honestly, and bad, and he knew it. He staggered away from the flurry of blows that had come too many, too quickly, for him to dodge and block as effectively as he had the first two times. It could have been worse, and he knew it, and he was glad it hadn't been. But he knew it could have been better, and he knew that it was pretty bad now possibility of worse or not. He needed to cut this short, and he needed to do it quickly. Richard wasn't an idiot--he knew whatever that was had effectively tilted the fight in his copy's favour. If he was going to survive, he needed to end this now. His breathing was coming in ragged gasps as he found himself having to pour a worryingly large amount of concentration into staying upright and conscious. In an unintentional mirror of his copy's war cry that would have caught him by surprise had he realised the similarity, Richard lunged forward. It was gratifying to see another spray of red follow his sword away, but he knew immediately it hadn't been the killing blow he'd needed. Nowhere close.
OOC: VERSUS RICHARD
gaia_star[ HP]: 6/20 (16/2 +2 = 10) AUTO DAMAGE -4 PER TURN SPECIAL EFFECT: If your attack misses, the boss does DOUBLE DAMAGE TO YOU
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gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S REAL NAME ] Arrakis Dismth gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S HP ] 28/40 (due to rare shirt)
Attack is 2d6-6 & 1 Fear attack: YEAR ONE -- SWIFT STRIKES When hit by Swift Strikes, the opponent is hit several times in rapid succession. On their own these attacks would deal little damage, but when combined they are on par with the best of Battle Cries. TIER I Dice: 7d4 First Dice: 1: miss 2-3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt. 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt. Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
gaia_crown[ LINK TO MY ACTUAL CHARACTER's JOURNAL ][xXx] gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S CLOTHING EQUIPPED (shades bought here) Arrakis gets +10 HP, +2 additional attack on top of attack PER turn INCLUDING FEAR ATTACKS, +2 chance for rerolls gaia_crownMY CHARACTER'S BONUS ITEMS: +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 B Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 C Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 F Arcana
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Amasis rolled 2 6-sided dice:
3, 6Total: 9 (2-12)
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:08 pm
There was a part of Arrakis, not far below the surface, that roiled and twisted at seeing essentially himself struggle to stay standing. A very primal part of his mind shouted that this was wrong, to stop, that he was literally killing himself, because who else could this be? He faltered, and in his hesitation, realised too late in that moment that he'd left himself wide open.
It was an opening that Richard lunged for, summoning every reserve of strength in his body, to try and get in the strike that would save his life. He couldn't keep up this pace, and he knew it. Whatever his copy had just done, he couldn't be allowed to do it again. Sure, there was blood soaking the other's clothing, but Richard could plainly see that the other wasn't having the same problem standing that he was. His vision swam, and he had to blink blood out of his eyes just so that it wasn't exacerbating the double vision he was already dealing with. So with that lunge, he hoped--he nearly prayed--that it would be enough.
It wasn't enough.
Arrakis took the blow like he had the others, colour draining out of his face as the combined effects began to stack up, and he was visibly shaking as he tried not to go down under the weight of his copy's attack. Their swords had glanced off each other with a steely shriek that Arrakis felt more than heard. But it was with the momentum from that swing that he pushed through and managed to land a fairly solid hit. He saw his copy reel backwards and nearly fall. He did fall to one knee, and Arrakis could hear the other's ragged breathing--breathing that sounded too wet to be anything but a portent of a bad future.
OOC: VERSUS RICHARD
gaia_star[ HP]: 1/20 (9-6+2=5) AUTO DAMAGE -4 PER TURN SPECIAL EFFECT: If your attack misses, the boss does DOUBLE DAMAGE TO YOU
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gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S REAL NAME ] Arrakis Dismth gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S HP ] 24/40 (due to rare shirt)
Attack is 2d6-6 & 1 Fear attack: YEAR ONE -- SWIFT STRIKES When hit by Swift Strikes, the opponent is hit several times in rapid succession. On their own these attacks would deal little damage, but when combined they are on par with the best of Battle Cries. TIER I Dice: 7d4 First Dice: 1: miss 2-3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt. 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt. Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
gaia_crown[ LINK TO MY ACTUAL CHARACTER's JOURNAL ][xXx] gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S CLOTHING EQUIPPED (shades bought here) Arrakis gets +10 HP, +2 additional attack on top of attack PER turn INCLUDING FEAR ATTACKS, +2 chance for rerolls gaia_crownMY CHARACTER'S BONUS ITEMS: +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 B Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 C Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 F Arcana
Amasis rolled 2 6-sided dice:
1, 4Total: 5 (2-12)
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:19 pm
Arrakis took a step backward from his copy kneeling on the ground, panting harshly and scrubbing the blood out of one eye with the heel of his non-sword-bearing hand. It occurred to him that he could just... leave. There was no way the other would be able to follow him. He'd won. He wasn't doing great, but he was ambulatory. He could walk--even if he couldn't run--out of there. He wiped his hair out of his face with the back of his bloodied forearm, realising dully that he'd smeared blood across his forehead and temple. "Get up," he found himself saying, voice hoarse with pain. "Get up and get out of here." Arrakis should kill him, he knew that, but there was a visceral part of himself that didn't know if he could actually take that last strike against someone that could have been his identical twin.
Richard, however, was less conflicted. He did not have it in himself to laugh, knowing full well what the score currently was, but there was still a note of wry humour in his voice when he responded with a simple "no". He could see the copy's dismay at his response and decided that he was going to give it one last try before he went down. He knew he wasn't making it out alive, but if he could take his copy down with him so he--it?--couldn't hurt anyone else... Gathering everything he had, Richard threw himself sword-first toward the copy standing in front of him. A shout told him that he'd landed his strike, but the searing pain across the side of his neck told him that one had been landed on himself, also. With the blood that stained his shirt collar went the last reserves of his strength, and Richard crumpled to the ground.
Arrakis found himself half-supporting his copy's limp form, his blood staining Arrakis' front and arms. With a strangled noise, he dropped him and stepped hastily backwards and away. The most recent gash across his chest bled freely, but it was impossible to tell whose blood was whose at this point. Shaking, he tore his eyes away from the sight of himself--no, not himself, not himself, it wasn't him, it wasn't him--lying on the ground in a widening pool of blood. There was not even dull acknowledgement this time when pushing his hair out of his face smeared more blood across it. He backed away, hoping that his trembling legs wouldn't give out on him. He... was alive. He'd made it. He was okay.
Oh, but--
He was okay.
OOC: VERSUS RICHARD
gaia_star[ HP]: -1/20 (-2 from uncommon pants) AUTO DAMAGE -4 PER TURN SPECIAL EFFECT: If your attack misses, the boss does DOUBLE DAMAGE TO YOU
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gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S REAL NAME ] Arrakis Dismth gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S HP ] 20/40 (due to rare shirt)
Attack is 2d6-6 & 1 Fear attack: YEAR ONE -- SWIFT STRIKES When hit by Swift Strikes, the opponent is hit several times in rapid succession. On their own these attacks would deal little damage, but when combined they are on par with the best of Battle Cries. TIER I Dice: 7d4 First Dice: 1: miss 2-3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt. 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt. Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
gaia_crown[ LINK TO MY ACTUAL CHARACTER's JOURNAL ][xXx] gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S CLOTHING EQUIPPED (shades bought here) Arrakis gets +10 HP, +2 additional attack on top of attack PER turn INCLUDING FEAR ATTACKS, +2 chance for rerolls gaia_crownMY CHARACTER'S BONUS ITEMS: +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 B Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 C Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 F Arcana
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:23 pm
Arrakis couldn't bring himself, once he had to look away to rummage on his person for anything resembling medical supplies, to look at the form prone on the floor. With shaking hands, Arrakis wiped off what he could of the blood, swallowing down the lightheadedness and nausea. He needed stitches, but didn't have anything to use to give himself stitches--nor did he think he had the ability at the present moment. Instead, he used his teeth and the cuts already in his sweater to tear the arms off into strips that he tied haphazardly around his injuries. He needed actual medical attention, he knew, but this would have to do for the moment. It was stemming the bleeding, and he was feeling better already. Numbly, he rubbed at the blood on his face, it making his skin itch as it dried on him. He took a series of shaky, measured breaths, wishing he could change out of the clothing he was wearing and making a mental note to take a hot bath the soonest opportunity he could.
But first, he had to get out of here. Without a backward glance, Arrakis nearly ran for the nearest thing that looked like it might be an exit, whether it actually was or not.
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gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S REAL NAME ] Arrakis Dismth gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S HP ] 40/40 (due to rare shirt)
Attack is 2d6-6 & 1 Fear attack: YEAR ONE -- SWIFT STRIKES When hit by Swift Strikes, the opponent is hit several times in rapid succession. On their own these attacks would deal little damage, but when combined they are on par with the best of Battle Cries. TIER I Dice: 7d4 First Dice: 1: miss 2-3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt. 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt. Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
gaia_crown[ LINK TO MY ACTUAL CHARACTER's JOURNAL ][xXx] gaia_crown[ MY CHARACTER'S CLOTHING EQUIPPED (shades bought here) Arrakis gets +10 HP, +2 additional attack on top of attack PER turn INCLUDING FEAR ATTACKS, +2 chance for rerolls gaia_crownMY CHARACTER'S BONUS ITEMS: +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 B Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 C Arcana +1 maxed arcana card. You can use this any time to heal your character 20 HP == Rank 3/4 F Arcana
