Castle Crasher (Closed)

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Wow! Kenji was a whirling vortex of death! Any crawlers or creatures that got near him could not touch him! He ended up slaying the five creatures and two of the crawlers! There were only eight crawlers left now, and they backed away seeing how he struck! After a moment of respite, they would bum rush Kenji yet again!

(OOC: Enemy count slain: 22)

[Miyamoto Kenji]

The crawlers seemed to have been intimidated by Kenji's rousing success, though he did not think of letting it get to his head. He was in battle with eight monsters still, ones who were beginning to charge again. He'd thinned their numbers, now he needed to finish them off.

Wisely, the merc would not recklessly charge the oncoming enemy, but instead continue moving around fluidly, using his earlier tactic of reversing and counterattacking crawlers that attempted to strike him, and being mindful not only to avoid walking into walls, but of getting surrounded. If it seemed as if he was about to be surrounded, he'd take the nearest escape route and put distance between himself and the sea monsters.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

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[Uesugi Kenshin]

Kenji was met with further success! He would slay seven of the eight creatures with his tactic! The eighth jumped up and kicked him in the chest, sending him falling backwards! It leaped into the air, attempting to stomp on him!

[Miyamoto Kenji]

Kenji felt the ground beneath him again, but this time, he did not backflip. Instead, he rolled to one side as the crawler came upon him, making sure he was on his belly when he stopped, and swung out at the landing monster's legs with Yawarakai-Te. If successful, or at least didn't get countered immediately, he'd stand and press the attack with quick, alternating thrusts from his swords.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

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[Uesugi Kenshin]

Kenji would absolutely miss! The Crawler would jump up, avoiding his attack! It would land on Kenji's back, slamming him to the ground before stomping on his head a couple of times!

[Miyamoto Kenji]

Kenji did his best to suppress the growing pain in his head, particularly his forehead, which may or may not be bleeding. He wasn't really sure. Grunting, he attempted to force the crawler off of him by rolling fast and hard to one side while its foot was in the air, then take advantage of its lost equilibrium by slicing and dicing its body.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

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[Uesugi Kenshin]

Kenji would manage to kill the last monster, but its dead body would fall right on top of him, smacking him in the face yet again!

[Miyamoto Kenji]

Kenji winced as the body fell atop him, but gave it no further thought as he shoved it off and hauled himself up to a stand. Picking his swords back up and sheathing them, he returned to the chest, deciding that now was the time to leave this room.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

(OOC: Forgot to write previously, enemy kill count 30. SILVER awarded.)

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[Uesugi Kenshin]

As Kenji tried to leave, a veil of darkness would appear before him! A large, armored knight would appear, wielding (insert Kenji's ideal weapon here >.>)! He would strike Kenji with the flat of that weapon, sending him flying back without warning!

It seemed if Kenji wanted to leave, he had to fight this armored dude! His chest, arms, shoulders, and head all had armor! His legs were a mass of dark energy!

(OOC: Knight stats
Str 25 Dex 25 Con 25 Wis 25 Spr 25)

[Miyamoto Kenji]

As Kenji recovered and stopped on his feet, he took note of the weapon in the man's hands. It was a truly beautiful nodachi, a true master-crafted sword... He whistled at its apparent craftsmanship, wondering if it was human-made or demon-made, or perhaps created by another kind of being altogether. He had no time to ponder this thought further, however, and set the chest down to draw his swords, settling into a defensive stance. With no legs, tripping or lower attacks would not be options. Instead, Kenji determined his best bet would be to test this knight's abilities by making it attack first, readying himself to parry, block or evade as needed.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

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[Uesugi Kenshin]

There wasn't much Kenji could do! The Knight would be upon him in an instant, slashing at him! He would strike at Kenji's swords, sending them flying out of his hands! From here, he planned to stab right through Kenji's heart, if the poor unarmed man couldn't get away in time!

[Miyamoto Kenji]

Oh dear. Disarmed. If Kenji weren't properly trained, this would be the death knell for him.

Maybe it is anyway, but we'll find out soon enough.

Remaining collected and unwavering, Kenji ripped his weapon sheathes from his sash as he stepped away from the nodachi's thrust path, intending to beat the weapon right out of its hand.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

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[Uesugi Kenshin]

Kenji's tactic would work! The Knight would lose grip of his weapon as it would be sent flying to the ground! However, that Knight would grab Kenji by the throat, turning and throwing him to the ground! If Kenji didn't move fast, he'd be stomped on, hard!

[Miyamoto Kenji]

Kenji once again literally rolled with his momentum, backrolling to his feet with his scabbards in his hands. The moment he was standing again, he kicked off and lunged at the unarmed knight, putting great strength into a flurry of swings specifically targetting the knight's armor joints and helmet. He intended to strip the being bare and render it defenseless.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

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[Uesugi Kenshin]

Kenji's scabbards would demolish the Knight's gauntlet, revealing nothing but a mass of dark energy underneath! Nevertheless, the Knight roared in pain, proceeding to backhand Kenji away with that dark fist before the poor lad could do anymore damage! It grabbed its nodachi with its armored hand, and attempted to stab down at him!

[Miyamoto Kenji]

Kenji theorized that if the knight's hand were real, and not a collective of energy, he might have a thick red mark on his face. He had to admit, that was a good hit. No time to admire the enemy's might, however, as he quickly recovered and diverolled out of the nodachi's path, quickly rising to his feet near the knight and resuming his beating.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

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[Uesugi Kenshin]

The only beating that resumed was Kenji's! He'd be struck in the face again with that mass of energy, hard! He'd then be lifted up once more and thrown across the chamber! He'd have to recover quickly, because the knight was upon him once more, charging quickly and planning to impale the man to the floor!