Snippet #1546

The king expected a handful of counters but teleportation was not one of them. It was far to late to turn around and block the attack so in a show of great combat expertise the king raised his arms over his head blocking the attack with his own sword while his back still faced the assassin the king felted the that his enemy's blade emitted. The king then quickly bent forward and kicked backwards in to the mans midsection to knock him back before turning around. Once again face to face with the masked man he smiled. "Probably thought you had won just then didn't you? against many others you may have succeeded, but you underestimate this old frail king"

The king then closed the distance between the two and intended to attack with a three hit combination, two side slashes to the chest forward by a thrust to the throat. A few seconds would reveal whether or not the attack would land.