Well... You reap what you sow."
AAGH!!!"
With a pained yell, wincing hard as his face muscles clenched, the Sinese moved in to land his strike; hitting the girl straight in the face, feeling his left shoulder sting painfully. With no way to foresee a literal stab in the back, this much was a given; and something he would come to reflect upon later, right now cursing at the young girl greatly in his mind for inflicting such pain on him. He hated pain, he absolutely preferred to abstain from it. Yet in combat, and one he picked in the first place... Such was understandably inevitable. Even still,
if only he could graze through this unscathed.Wounded, he fell to the ground; the knife still stuck, albeit shallowly, in his shoulder. As he groggily raised himself up, expression enraged and even slightly scared, the young man steeled himself mentally to prepare a jump on the girl; this time from a position he can properly witness. Though before he managed to pick himself up properly, he had to address the dagger in his back. Preferring to absolutely dismantle it, his form already appearing gruesome enough in his mind. He may have stood up before her, but with his hand hand reaching somewhat hastingly to his shoulder to attempt pull a bold,
painful move, his focus shifted to the dagger and with that the huntress could get another dash away.
Much to his surprise, it had all but disappeared when Rinni retracted her weapon into thin air. The wound, unfortunately, persisted. And with attention brought back to the girl, he breathed out, emptying his lungs as his expression shifted again; posing simple anger. Rage.
How dare you stab me like that!! I'm trying to help you!! --Such thoughts would be repressed consciously as the young man made solid effort to stay in the game. Simply standing still, at the ready; prepared for the girl's strike as she readied her bow yet again.
This was simply in her fighting style. And while she did close their distance in light of her fox being in danger, this was how the brunette was. As such... Worrying about a rampage in this instance, would be too soon. She had no intentions of taking things close, unless her friends were on the line. Which, as the Sinese had expected...
Was splendid.-- "
Geyser!!"
To react to her arrow, Jan Ren erected his hand up to his head level, a whirlpool appearing in thin-air right before him. Swirling, the deceitfully-named spell was prepared to propel away the assault aimed at him. He was confident that, much like her previous shots, this would be easily deflect it and the fight would come to a happy conclusion...
Alas. Naivety is painful."
!!!"
The arrow shot sparked with electricity as it plunged straight through the swirling spell, piercing through Jan Ren's chest in an epic strike; electrouting the young fighter thoroughly as his mind went blank for a moment; body forced off-ground in the strike, as he fell down to the ground behind him. Smoke emanating from his chest as his body convulsed from the sensation. Befittingly of a man literally knocked out of proper reason, the first thought Jan Ren managed to piece properly while laying on the ground there for a good moment...
So, that's what being electrouted feels like. ...It's intense, like falling in love....
...Not moving a bit or making any signs
of inching, the Sinese laid down and took in the situation; forced to pull through probably the worst single injury he's received,
and maintain civil. Eventually after a good moment of laying seemingly unconscious (yet very much still kicking) on the field, the Sinese jabbed his hand up to the air, as if all was good. Giving a thumbs-up as he struggled to smile, having to swallow his pride, endure the pain in his shoulder and monitor proper function through his brain's circuits taking a zap.
It... Played out, somehow.And to finish, he uttered out; two simple words. "
...You pass."
--- "
Woooooaaaaahh!!!Up from the surrounding field of greenery popped up 16 thug-looking folk, dressed in all black; all cheering profusely as they waved their arms up in the air, emerging from what turned out to be their 'hiding spot'. Two of the men reaching to Jan Ren and helping to pick him up, the rest all crowding around Rinni in an enthusiastic spree. "
Man, you stick it to the man, man!!" Or "
Can I have your autograph??" and such would be thrown around as the punks showered the brunette with their pushy support. Jan Ren may have been in pain, but such sight easily caused him to smile genuinely; easily amused at the lackeys' antics.
These guys...One of the grunts, from the earlier skirmish, approached the Snow Fox, of all things. Crouching down and clasping his hands together in apology. "
Hey, yo. Sorry for stressin' ya out there before! Boss' orders."
Real smooth, throwing the Sinese under the bus while he's down.He'd have to make proper note to apologize to the fox personally too, later on.
For now however, still managing to walk by himself, the Sinese took in a few deep breaths as the bunch continued to surround and occupy Rinni with their apparently found adoration. Walking up to the brunette, he smiled; sizing her up as he closed the distance. With the forfeit, there was no more need to fight;
he could only hope she wouldn't suddenly attack him again. "
Sorry." He started, apologetically making a deep bow in plee for forgiveness. "
This was the only way I could think of."
At the time. He rose up, still smiling;
"
However, you hold out on your own perfectly well. As you can see, I'm not quite helpless!"
"
But boss, she totally mopped the floor with you!--"
I'd prefer if we didn't dwell on that part, thank you." Ever the requested retort.
Were these guys even on his side??"
Point is." He quickly fixed, daring to pat the brunette on her head affectionately as he continued. "
You've shown me who you are. You're strong, Rinni. You dispatched all of these guys, and even took me out!"
Very, very shamefully so. Just admitting it was, annoying. Turns out, Jan Ren was somewhat of a sore loser. "
But you'd rush to put yourself at risk for your friends. With that in mind... What's a little bit of Wolf inside of you." He jested; "
If it's you, I'm confident you can fight it. You're better and more powerful than your urges. Those don't, and won't define you... It's your resolve that does."
Removing his palm from her head, he scratched a bit at his cheek in some embarrassment.
Saying all that... Who was he to judge her character like so? Regardless, he held assurance in his deduction. The huntress would be just fine. "
As far as I'm concerned... The wolf had better watch out before trying to take over Rinni. There's nothing to be so anxious about. You're strong, don't you ever forget that!" He declared, flashing a wide smile; followed up by some more comments (some snarking at the oddly-'okay' Sinese) from the crowd of thugs.
"
If you'll excuse me. I'm going to get some rest. For a while."
-EXIT-
- Status:
STR: 29 (15; Hindered)
SPE: 31
CON: 31 [S-rank HP, A+D-rank sustained]
END: 26 [C-rank tolerance]
INT: 31 [20% Mana Reduction]
Mana: 1,050/1,350
Jan Ren FORFEITS.
- Properties:
Class: Spellhowler
--> Debuffs are twice as effective.
--> Supplementary spells can be cast on allies
- Spells Active:
Name: Geyser
Rank: C
Mana Cost: 50 --> 40
Requirements: Water Magic
Type: Defensive
Element: Water
Range: 10 Meters
Cooldown: 2 Posts
Duration: Sustain (broken)
Effect: Raising a hand to head-level, palm facing upwards; a magic circle will appear in-front of the user as a swirling body of water will rise up. The whirlpool is 0.5 meters in diameter and can sponge off up to B-rank damage before dissipating.
Surprise, it's not even a geyser. It's a whirlpool. Someone's bound to point that out.
Liquid Leecher: 1 --> 0 post cooldown. Usable.
Liquid Hanger: 3 post cooldown.