Opting out of taking the opportunity to counterattack, as a failed counterattack could leave her open to that deadly axe that was in the beast's hand, she opted for a different strategy, to go for the ankle of the beast with Nōkō Utsu. So saying the name of said Skill, since all of her Active Skills were voice activated, she would aim a powerful punch towards the ankle of the beast, a focused kick being the best option since, even if the beast was around ten feet tall, it didn't make its feet face level with Erica. So, since it was a kick and she didn't have her Cestus on her feet, that bonus probably wouldn't count. --- Nōkō Utsu Kick: 13 - 25 Ban Family Martial Arts Technique - 25 Distance Bonus + 10 Target Area Penalty = -27 Full Hit! Damage Dealt: 38 --- Somehow, thanks to the training she did with Sumi, she felt like the two Essential Technique Skills were helpful as she was able to use the bare basics of Capoeria in her Ban Family Technique's strike right there, but getting the movements of the more complicated Capoeria techniques in there was still just a bit above her. Still, the powerful, focused kick slammed into the creature's ankle, getting off a small bit of HP, not much, but she could see from the bar above its head that it now had only 470 left, which was both nice, and a problem. Still, quickly she aimed to grab the thing's sash around its waist, which may have seemed protective, but was also probably the clothes it wore as well, but there was no time to try and perform an observation on this. --- Erica Grab: 3 (Critical) --- The swift movements of Capoeria helped her move quick as a bullet to easily grab the thing's sash around its wast, the likes of which was around face level for Erica. In fact, her movement was so swift and sudden that a window appeared stating the following, there being no time to read it though except for an instant, Genji in the meantime eliminating four Kobolds with four different punches, leaving only 10 left for him to defeat. [hider=Critical!] Through pushing out a burst of speed with the usage of Capoeria your technique has gotten better. +1 Capoeria. [/hider] Luckily said action elicited a response, but not one that Erica probably wanted. Her luck just wasn't with her right now as instead of going to kick, it was going to do the smart thing and try to force Erica off with its mass amounts of strength instead. --- Kobold Lord Strength: 6 Erica Grapple: 53 - 22 Fisticuffs = 31 --- Unfortunately none of Erica's martial arts taught anything about sustaining grapples so she had to rely on brawling instincts, which she had, but she had no skills in basic brawling and grappling techniques, so with a force of brute strength she was not only relieved of her grasp of the beast's sash, but thrown back a couple of feet, luckily landing on her feet. Unfortunately the creature didn't relent as he lunged now, snarling a feral snarl as he slashed with his mighty axe two more times at Erica, being quite limber despite its size and probably moving just a tiny bit quicker than she could somehow. --- Boss Attack: 1 (Critical!) Critical Strike... Damage Dealt: 164... --- That speed might have been it, hard to say, but before Erica could even react the axe, in a fit of savagery, slashed right down her middle. White hot pain would explode through her entire body as the best let out a snarl and a mighty, proud roar as Erica could literally feel the immense pain of her HP draining below 0 in that one attack. The world would slowly start to fade to black, all of the strength starting to leave Erica's body. Death, death felt like it was coming... its cold grasp wrapping around her form as the ground came closer and closer to greeting her falling back. --- Human Will: 42 - 20 Focus = 22 --- Not strong enough. Erica's body fell to the ground, barely clinging to life now. She was unconscious, unable to move. Everyone else on this day, those still in the Party at least, would see an HP bar appear in their vision. It was Erica's, and like that time with Ren, it was empty with a symbol of a blood drop in it that had a sort of ominous red hue to it. Erica was barely clinging to life, just barely, but if not seen to soon, she would most likely die. Genji's eyes widened as he managed to see this past the fat Kobold Lord and past the Kobolds he was fighting. His body shook a bit as his fists clenched. Regret sung through his body. Why did he let her fight it alone? Why wasn't he right there helping her. Ten Kobolds were surrounding him though. Small fry. He needed to get to Erica, and fast. "You bastards, forcing me to use this..." His expression was dark, his eyes narrowed, anger flowing through him. He was usually calm, but these Kobolds destroyed that calm as he raised his fist with one moment, green energy pulsing and glowing around it. With the next and a mighty exhale to expel the energy through the breath and mouth he slammed his fist into the ground, the energy flaring up around him the moment he did. --- Genji ???: 13 --- It wasn't good enough. The technique barely worked. He felt like he had it, but all he did was strike the ground with a really tremendous force to leave a nice big hole in it beneath his fist and crack the ground some around that, causing the Kobolds to back off just a small bit, but they were still growling and surrounding Genji. Cursing audibly, he reared his fist back, and with a loud shout, tried one more time. --- Genji ???: -4 --- It worked. He slammed his fist into the ground, the energy pulsing through it as with a battle cry large spikes of earth as the earth itself was uprooted shot from the ground, stabbing into the Kobolds, or at least so was the attempt. All ten of them were impaled upon the rock. Some managed to avoid the brunt of it, but the other brunt of it was too powerful to not shred them apart instantly. With all but haste he quickly charged forward now, hoping to get to Erica in time as he began to move towards her and the Kobold Lord, who turned to look back at Genji now, a smirk on its face. --- Stabilize: 56 - 22 VIT = 34 --- Try as it may, Erica's body couldn't stabilize. The damage was just too much. Life would slowly begin to leave her now, and unless if by some miracle, the cold embrace of death would welcome her within moments as she 'bled out'.