They had their man dead to rights, but then another man...just had him dead.

He was evasive at first, but since neither of them would be deterred, the mouthpiece had no alternative but to confess who it was at the center of it.  Niko was waiting for the vindication he desired to exit the man's lips, but instead there was this sudden motorcycle coming in, and Wu Han taking a dive at him.  Taken off-guard, Niko was almost flailing a bit as he went [color=92278f]"Wait, no no [i]no![/i]"[/color] as their source of information was cut down by a mysterious bike rider with a katana.  Dammit!  They were so close, and Wu had tackled him, instead of maybe dragging the man in the suit to safety, or letting him do same!  Instead, the two of them were unharmed, sure, but back to square one, pretty much.  Well, unless this man, Goda, was worth anything.

It seemed obvious that they were both a part of the same organization, every one of them trained assassins.  However, as the conversation continued, Niko picked up on the nuance: Wu Han's father was the head of their group, which meant that his willingness to help was more than perhaps ruffling the feathers of his fellow assassins, but also in apparent defiance of his own father.  There was a story there to tell, no doubt, but first Niko was preparing to fight, as well, because Goda was bringing to attention that he was still their target, and that if Han wouldn't take care of him...this handful of ninjas will!  Yes, Goda wasn't sticking around, claiming to be busy.  Niko wondered if that was really all, when it would've been seven versus two.  Well, no matter.  They were getting surrounded, and as Wu apologized, Niko shook his head.

[color=92278f]"Don't worry.  We'll sort it out.  For now, let's handle this.  I've never fought against [i]ninjas[/i] before..."[/color]

Strictly speaking, that's not what they were, but a team of assassins who lived in the shadows, waiting to strike.  It's like...everyone calls Subzero a ninja, but he's strictly a Lin Kuei assassin.  You follow?  No?  Nevermind...  So, they had these guys to deal with, all of them masked and in gis like Wu, all of them clearly martial artists.  They weren't armed like Goda, which was actually kind of fortunate.  Nobody here knew like Niko how a simple weapon could turn the tide of a crazy battle.  And so, with that, they were on the move!

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They weren't attacking directly.  They were being evasive, trying to feint and distract with their movements.  Half were for Wu, half were for him.  The problem with a fight like this was...who would throw the first punch?  The reason people don't generally charge in at once is due to the need for coordination and not to hit each other by accident.  So, they were moving around like the pieces of a con man's shell game, switching positions, and then after what seemed longer than the few seconds it was, the attack came!  The middle one shot forwards, slipping past his colleagues as they were changing position, his fist thrust like a striking cobra.  Niko's immediate was to meet his ribs first with his leg and drive him back, and then suddenly realized that he was between the two other men as they snapped back at him like rubber bands he'd dared to pluck.  One brought in his fist towards his face, the other was kicking at his knee.  Niko had to twist [i]and[/i] duck into a crouch to try and avoid this while essentially bracing for impact, grabbing at the kicker's leg to pull him off-balance and to the ground.


[u]Niko VS Three Assassins[/u]

Health: 121
Power Level: 121

Intercepting Thrust Kick, followed by 'Oh Shit' Ducking Maneuver with a quick Grab-and-Pull on the side.

Assassin-1
--Attack: 20
---Speed: 30
-Defense: 10

Assassin-2
--Attack: 0
---Speed: 25
-Defense: 5

Assassin-3
--Attack: 1
---Speed: 25
-Defense: 5