Snippet #2090026

The_Game


The beast-man was the first to react. Typical. Always charging out in front to join the fray, those beast-men. His movements, though... quite interesting.

First action; close distance. Basic. Predictable. Indicates lack of means for ranged attack, or an unwillingness to reveal them. Could be misdirection. Assume melee engagement to follow.

Second action; a sweep. Uncanny. Something he would do. Don't see that very often from a beast-man. Indicates a mixed approach, possible intent to disable, not kill. Could also be setting up for the killing blow. Assume the worst.

Third action; summon weapon. Intriguing. Using a unique item... what was it? Pocket Box? Dimension Box? Irrelevant. A Cutlass. Basic one-handed blade. Suitable to both slashing and thrusting. Position of body prior to sweep indicates that a slash is most likely. Predictable. Expect a thrust.

Fourth action; thrust. Told you so. An attempt to pierce the throat. Lacking precision. Unnecessary. Width of blade will cause numerous, potentially mortal wounds; severed or punctured windpipe, larynx, jugular. Human neck fragile. Smart to target it. Weakest point in armor, and on body.

Course of action; None...

The_Game remained motionless. The beast-man's left foot swept across the ground, towards the back of his opponent's left leg, at the pit of the knee... and it kept going. A slight distortion formed at the would-be point of impact as the computer removed collisions around both The_Game and the beast-man, allowing the attack to simply phase through his body without actually connecting. The City of Fate, as it turned out, was a non-PvP zone. The beast-man's thrust for The_Game's throat, similarly, failed to land, and the blade simply passed through the space that had been occupied by tendons, flesh and bone.

Silence rang out around them, deafening. For a moment, The_Game simply looked on towards the beast-man, the empty husks where eyes should be boring into him. Then, as The_Game began to lean forward, slowly, the metallic modulation returned.

"Owch..."