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Authors: Scottie Futch
suddenly felt lighter, more capable of moving with precision and greater speed as Herbert's dance took effect. It was one of the dances he had learned over the course of the last week by practicing at night, Moonwalk . It was a power that lowered the weight of party members and allowed them to move with improved ease. It also increased jumping ability slightly.
The moment Herbert started to dance, cat cries echoed throughout the area. He had offended the pride of the wildland cats by dancing in their domain!
Scott put the bonus to good effect by leaping forward and entering the fray with a flying kick. It was hard to hit a rapidly moving target with a jump kick, much less a flying kick. However, to his enjoyment and surprise, his swift attack easily connected with his target. The furry beast attempted to dodge to the side, but the sorcerer's foot plowed into its body with a decidedly heavy strike.
He felt the cat's chest give way under the assault. The unfortunate creature's ribs snapped inward with little effort and it was left with a badly puncture lunge. Scott finished it off with another kick to the chest, a hard heel kick. It would not suffer long before it died, the sorcerer had made certain of that.
In the distance, several more cats had begun to run down out of the hills. Scott turned to face them, Ero prepared another magical attack, and Herbert danced to the music.
Rhea spent a moment cleaning her blade as she finished off one of the other cats. One swift strike had easily sliced its skull open, defeating the beast with ease.
Another set of cries rose up as Herbert continued to dance. By the time the second wave of monsters arrived another wave had started out from the hills. They truly did hate dancing, it seemed.
"Keep it up Herbert!" shouted Scott before he leapt to the side. His sudden action allowed him to narrowly avoid the claw swipe of one of the slightly larger cats. This opponent seemed to be just a little tougher than the ones that had come before, but it was still not in his league. He was both higher leveled, and had greater skill to boot. For once, he faced an opponent in this world that he had an advantage against, an advantage that did not involve fleeing to a safe room.
Rhea pressed forward then leaned to the side to avoid a claw swipe. She immediately countered with a piercing thrust to the side of the beast. Her blade easily slipped between its ribs and punctured its heart. Never stopping even for a moment, she performed a spin to the side that pulled her blade free.
The movement allowed her to achieve the perfect position to unleash a highly precise slashing strike to exposed abdomen of a cat that had leapt toward her. She casually avoided its attack, and then tore into it with practiced ease. Another cat was down with little effort.
Ero unleashed another of her water hammers, this one was a two-fer as it hit a leaping cat and smashed it down atop one of its pride-mates. The attack had killed the first cat and badly injured the second due to the beast's weight crashing down atop it.
Herbert performed a quick spin then slapped one paw down toward his crotch while he thrust his other paw toward the heavens. The effects of Moonwalk continued unabated.
The biggest cat in the current wave leapt toward Scott but to its horror, the agile sorcerer ducked down then rocketed upward at the last moment. He caught the cat mid-leap, and then performed a brutal suplex. The cat did not even have time to cry out as its head slammed down onto the cold unforgiving earth. Its neck snapped with a satisfying crunch. Scott flipped over as the attack sequence ended, and regained his footing to continue the attack. However, his opponent was clearly dead.
Another water hammer shot out. Another cat cried out in pain then fell to the earth in a bloody heap. The destruction wrought upon it caused it to look as though it had been shot by a cannon.
Rhea landed from a leaping attack that she had just performed. Her
The moment Herbert started to dance, cat cries echoed throughout the area. He had offended the pride of the wildland cats by dancing in their domain!
Scott put the bonus to good effect by leaping forward and entering the fray with a flying kick. It was hard to hit a rapidly moving target with a jump kick, much less a flying kick. However, to his enjoyment and surprise, his swift attack easily connected with his target. The furry beast attempted to dodge to the side, but the sorcerer's foot plowed into its body with a decidedly heavy strike.
He felt the cat's chest give way under the assault. The unfortunate creature's ribs snapped inward with little effort and it was left with a badly puncture lunge. Scott finished it off with another kick to the chest, a hard heel kick. It would not suffer long before it died, the sorcerer had made certain of that.
In the distance, several more cats had begun to run down out of the hills. Scott turned to face them, Ero prepared another magical attack, and Herbert danced to the music.
Rhea spent a moment cleaning her blade as she finished off one of the other cats. One swift strike had easily sliced its skull open, defeating the beast with ease.
Another set of cries rose up as Herbert continued to dance. By the time the second wave of monsters arrived another wave had started out from the hills. They truly did hate dancing, it seemed.
"Keep it up Herbert!" shouted Scott before he leapt to the side. His sudden action allowed him to narrowly avoid the claw swipe of one of the slightly larger cats. This opponent seemed to be just a little tougher than the ones that had come before, but it was still not in his league. He was both higher leveled, and had greater skill to boot. For once, he faced an opponent in this world that he had an advantage against, an advantage that did not involve fleeing to a safe room.
Rhea pressed forward then leaned to the side to avoid a claw swipe. She immediately countered with a piercing thrust to the side of the beast. Her blade easily slipped between its ribs and punctured its heart. Never stopping even for a moment, she performed a spin to the side that pulled her blade free.
The movement allowed her to achieve the perfect position to unleash a highly precise slashing strike to exposed abdomen of a cat that had leapt toward her. She casually avoided its attack, and then tore into it with practiced ease. Another cat was down with little effort.
Ero unleashed another of her water hammers, this one was a two-fer as it hit a leaping cat and smashed it down atop one of its pride-mates. The attack had killed the first cat and badly injured the second due to the beast's weight crashing down atop it.
Herbert performed a quick spin then slapped one paw down toward his crotch while he thrust his other paw toward the heavens. The effects of Moonwalk continued unabated.
The biggest cat in the current wave leapt toward Scott but to its horror, the agile sorcerer ducked down then rocketed upward at the last moment. He caught the cat mid-leap, and then performed a brutal suplex. The cat did not even have time to cry out as its head slammed down onto the cold unforgiving earth. Its neck snapped with a satisfying crunch. Scott flipped over as the attack sequence ended, and regained his footing to continue the attack. However, his opponent was clearly dead.
Another water hammer shot out. Another cat cried out in pain then fell to the earth in a bloody heap. The destruction wrought upon it caused it to look as though it had been shot by a cannon.
Rhea landed from a leaping attack that she had just performed. Her