08-05-2013, 09:14 PM
Hood hadn't survived as long as he had without being quick and alert. But the damn punk was a fast one. And, apparently, a stupid one. After everything else, she still tried to take a stab at it, and this time literally. He saw the movement, and some small part of his brain registered the weapon, which at first he assumed was a knife. Was this what the Atharim were about then? Glean what skills they could from him, have him set up a nice cozy safe house for them, then try to put him down like a dog?
His arm snapped down like a steel beam, forearm crashing against her wrist even as her weapon of choice bit into his side. It was a shallow cut, but would leave a nasty gash as he batted her attack aside, the stake cutting across the flesh of his side. In the same movement he stepped into her, the elbow of his other arm snapping out to catch her against the jaw once, then back again to drive his elbow into her collarbone.
The difference in height, and the fact that she was skilled enough to roll with the first blow meant that he didn't crush her collarbone like had had planned, instead just glancing his elbow against her chest. He stepped into her again, body checking her against the weapons cage behind her before spinning on Aria, ready to strike and expecting her to have pulled a weapon on him as well. He would have preferred finishing the pink-haired runt off first, but with two opponents in such close quarter, he couldn't spare the time.
Which was probably the best thing for Rune, since it meant she wasn't dead.
His arm snapped down like a steel beam, forearm crashing against her wrist even as her weapon of choice bit into his side. It was a shallow cut, but would leave a nasty gash as he batted her attack aside, the stake cutting across the flesh of his side. In the same movement he stepped into her, the elbow of his other arm snapping out to catch her against the jaw once, then back again to drive his elbow into her collarbone.
The difference in height, and the fact that she was skilled enough to roll with the first blow meant that he didn't crush her collarbone like had had planned, instead just glancing his elbow against her chest. He stepped into her again, body checking her against the weapons cage behind her before spinning on Aria, ready to strike and expecting her to have pulled a weapon on him as well. He would have preferred finishing the pink-haired runt off first, but with two opponents in such close quarter, he couldn't spare the time.
Which was probably the best thing for Rune, since it meant she wasn't dead.