Doc Doctor

KING NOTHING 2v1 (The Duchess & Lilly Vs. Captain Kull)

@AllHollowsEve

It's a tough job, but in the end, I can sleep soundly at night knowing I flattered someone by flattering myself while flattering someone.

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So the power of a buddhist monk allows their own viewpoint of the world to become reality? Sounds like a useful ability. Only a stirring speech from the main hero can trick him into a viewpoint where his own evil plan is foiled. Pretty sure an anime already covered this concept but I forget what. Oh wait...it was Bleach, wasn't it? So many villains it's bound to be one of their powers.

@ImportantNobody

Yes, and many a monk here abounds. Fret not, such foes may be beaten not with persuasion, but by prying their guns away and beating them to a pulp with a horseshoe.

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*Evvie becomes a normal girl halfway through her attack, as I had decided to suddenly misread your profile.

Damn I'm good. Had to train for fifteen years among buddhist monks to develop that level of skill.

KING NOTHING 2v1 (The Duchess & Lilly Vs. Captain Kull)

@AllHollowsEve

Format doesn't matter, the content was yours. Even then, worst case scenario is that I just complemented myself.

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@ImportantNobody

Aye, fire at will Cap'n.

KING NOTHING 2v1 (The Duchess & Lilly Vs. Captain Kull)

@AllHollowsEve

Let me tell you this, you had me fooled. Your character sheet was expertly rendered, and the combat vital details nicely accounted for. Very good CS, any way you look at it.

Such a bold move is a nice way to make openings for your team mate as well, and armored limbs are some of the best weapons around. Primary usage is deflecting enemy attacks with the bracers and using that chance to grab their weapon with the free hand, thus both trapping them and nullifying one of their means of attack. That being said, deception is the name of the game. The blow that knocks down most boxers, as they say, is the one they didn't see coming.

Just a few tips for later, huh?

Anyways, keep your character's equipment setup, it's a fine build, and I know you'll use it as best you can to try and tear my guts out.

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@ImportantNobody

Hoy, did someone say knight? Do tell. Good t'see ya again, Nobby.

KING NOTHING 2v1 (The Duchess & Lilly Vs. Captain Kull)

@AllHollowsEve@Ciaran

Like how a shark's eyes roll back as it tears into prey, so did the Captain's visage morph from that of a buffoon to a killer. His lips curled back into a rictus snarl over clenched teeth, eyes turning flat and dull, almost lazy. He darted in towards Lilly's left as she shoved her way in front, red cloak flaring out behind him, intending to reach her before her ally could recover her footing and at the same time using the musclebound female as a human blockade, keeping her between him and the fencer.

As Lilly tried to plant her left foot and deliver a right cross, Kull lashed out with a snapping right kick aimed to knock her instep out from under her as she shifted her weight forwards, at the point of no return. It'd be tough seeing this one coming, considering how her attention would likely be on that big axehead and not her opponent's footing. The kick, meant to take her foot out from under her right before she fully stepped down, would result in her balance flying off kilter, making Lilly veer off to her left if she were tripped. Provided she threw the punch anyways, Kull would carry through with the motion of his kick to slip past her guard, screwing his lead foot right back down, bending deep at the knees, tucking his chin in, and ducking low with a powerful counter-clockwise twist of the waist, letting his axe drop into a fluid slice meant to gnash the woman's legs out from under her at the knees with such force that she'd be send into a half cartwheel if struck, broken and maimed legs swapping places with her head.

In short, he suddenly launched himself at Lilly, tried to trip her as she stepped towards him, and would cleave her legs with a low diagonal swing of his axe whilst she was without footing or leverage, ducking under her right arm if she lashed out at him in the same motion. Armor or no armor, the weight of his axehead and the force behind it would severely cripple at least one leg if it struck, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

The exchange took only a little more than two seconds, a surge of outrageous violence that, moments ago, few could have guessed he was capable of. Chances are Dame would be pushed roughly away from the fight one moment, only to blink into the new reality of crunching metal followed by the stout man standing right in front of her, like magic, dead in the way of where she'd have tried to manouver.

Were Kull to floor Lilly, he'd wind up only a few feet away from the Dame, in a wide half crouch with his axehead resting on the ground and his guard provocatively low, nostrils flaring. One would half expect this monster of a man's body to be smoking from the ferocity of his exertion.

He'd be aware of Lilly's position nearby, and of the Dame's capacity to attack without hesitation. That being said, he'd not immediately try to attack either one. He'd be looking between the two of them in a sustained pause, as if to let the scenario sink in, staring off into the depths of space. His head twitched sharply, like the spasm of a guinea pig, if a guinea pig could be the deadliest man in the world with an axe.

KING NOTHING 2v1 (The Duchess & Lilly Vs. Captain Kull)

@AllHollowsEve Quick question.

Is Lilly going for a right cross or a right straight? In other words, which of her feet is leading the punch?

KING NOTHING 2v1 (The Duchess & Lilly Vs. Captain Kull)

@Ciaran@AllHollowsEve

Kull gawked and did a double take, stopping cold in his march.

"Women...? WOMEN!? THAT ONE'S WEARING A F*CKING DRESS. PONTIO, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?"

The advisor bellowed back at Kull, emperor wincing with his head still cradled in his hands.

"YOUR OPPONENTS, CAPTAIN. DO GIVE US A GOOD SHOW, NOW!"

Kull groaned ans squinted, giving the ladies a quick look over. The big one was clearly a warrior, but the dainty creature approaching looked like more of a duelist than a manslayer. Regardless, Kull saw her confidence and decided not to play the situation off as a joke. There had obviously been a sort of premeditation in this matchup. The huge one for strength and the small one complementing the challenge with speed.
Seeing the small one taunt him, Kull guffawed with pleasure, and began quickly striding towards her. He held the greataxe with his right hand, gripping the shaft just below the axehead to help support its weight, left hand a foot from the bottom of the shaft which extended down past the side of his pelvis. He held the weapon across his body, axehead hefted just above the level of his right shoulder. Just how close was he going to be allowed to get to the Dame? If not stopped, he'd enter her reach without a second's hesitation unless the bigger woman made cause for concern, axehead wavering in anticipation of a killing swing.

"HAW! LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT A PAIR! I LIKE THAT! YOUR BIG FRIEND TOO, IN A MORE LITERAL SENSE! HAW HAW!"