[center][color=00a651][h2]Luigi[/h2][/color]
[b][color=00a651]Level:[/color][/b] 2
[b][color=00a651]Day/Time:[/color][/b] Day One - Evening
[b][color=00a651]Location:[/color][/b] Kingdom of Erion - Abandoned Castle
[b][color=00a651]Tag:[/color][/b] Brigan, Oswald [@Holy Soldier], James [@Zarkun], Edward [@Aether Spawn]
[b][color=00a651]Mention:[/color][/b]Amaterasu [@Gentlemanvaultboy], Samus [@Lmpkio], Hapu [@ToadRopes]
[b][color=00a651]Word Count:[/color][/b] 748
[color=00a651][b]Napple Seed planted.[/b][/color][/center]

Even if he was staying on the defensive, Luigi had quickly found himself hard pressed; The few short strikes he had made to get the knight's attention had been easily avoided, but it was Oswald's ability to deflect projectiles that he had underestimated and it had the potential to cost not just himself but the rest of the team dearly. He didn't even make the attempt to block the bullets, deciding very quickly that dodging was the better part of valor... Even if this did mean that he was forced to dance away from Oswald in order to ensure that he wasn't struck by one of his teams own projectiles. 

So focused he was on dodging that when the ground started to shake, he quickly found himself on his ass on the ground. He quickly rolled to the side through out of the very real possibility that Oswald would either deflect another bullet or attempt to strike him down while he was on the ground and wished to try and avoid such a fate. As much as he hoped that Samus, Hapu and Amaterasu were alright, he needed to focus on the situation in front of him... and if he had believed things were going badly before, he was horrified to discover just how cutely naive he had once been.

Brigan was on the move... away from the battle and towards the staircase, clearly interested more in trying to secure the girl and the ring for himself then he was about fighting Oswald. He shouldn't have been surprised by this clear act of betrayal, but once again he seemed to have underestimated Brigan's vile nature... if only because he was prepared to abandon the fight to try and secure the prize for himself without beating Oswald into the ground first. Luigi had been banking on Brigan's hatred of Oswald to keep him in the fight and clearly it had been a bad investment on his part.

Pushing himself back to his feet, he brought his hammer up defensively as his mind raced with plans and possibilities. Oswald or Brigan on their own were an enemy that might have taken the whole team to try and take down at once; When he had split the team he had done so knowing that defeating Oswald wasn't the goal, rather to keep him busy. He had also been factoring in Brigan's support in the battle. Without Brigan, holding Oswald just wasn't doable between himself, James and Edward; Worse still, Brigan was now going to have to be dealt with as well. He suspected that Brigan getting a hold of the ring was just as bad as what would happen if Odin got it. 

Luigi was forced to face a cold, harsh truth; In the event that they somehow managed to overcome both Oswald and Brigan without losing anyone, odds were good that Odin would have arrived and they would simply not be in any condition to stop or escape him with the girl. This was a losing situation and something had to change. Eyeing the Shadow Knight himself, Luigi's eyes widened as he suddenly figured out what he could do to change the situation... 

Spying the grey canister that one of his teammates had thrown at the knight, Luigi run forwards as fast as he kind, drawing his hammer back to hopefully knock the ball away and protect the knight... and if possible, redirect it into Brigan's back. "[color=00a651]We've been lied to! Oswald is [b]NOT[/b] our enemy! Take that traitorous giant backstabbing snake down![/color]" He shouted, hoping to redirect James and Edward's wrath from the Shadow Knight to Brigan... and in turn, hopefully Oswald's wrath from them onto Brigan as well. 

He was taking another gamble and while such things hadn't worked out for them so far, this one was a bit more educated then the prior ones. From what he had seen earlier when he had protected the bunny girl, Oswald was a lot more honorable a person then Brigan (which wasn't really saying much but still) and seemed much more inclined to fight the giant bastard then the giant bastard was inclined to fight him; Maybe they could reason with him and get both the girl and the ring to safety, but even if that wasn't the case taking Brigan out of the picture was a solid step in the right direction... and in theory keep Oswald distracted from the girls while they carried their mission out.