USH'S MATRIX GAME FIFTH ASSIGNMENT (PHILOSOPHY PATH)- 'The Reason'

Walk of a Thousand steps? Do you have Forewarned in Life, Heph? If not, you have to wait until your move to do that.

Rade* will try and UGS back, Rade. You roll +3, he rolls evens. Bad new for him! Six damage, and impairment, to Rade* as you smash him!

Jericho twirls his blade a couple of times, before performing a HWS Hand of the Jade Emperor on you, Rade.

i'll try a ugs...

damn..should have thought about using strength of the tiger instead of attacking rade...well...i'll do that when i have a spare moment.

anyway..

i will use shielded in life if i get hit now. focus 5, i think

Alright, forget the Walk then.

Learned Tutor's Block, followed by a Astounding Mule Kick if I manage to Block him.

The Xiao Emo rolls -6, Heph, indicating a hit and Block.

However, he then immediately uses Unyielding Grip of the Mantis, which basically means his previous attack is repeated for zero frames immediately.

Jericho rolls -2... you roll -3, Rade, and no joy for anyone.

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CURRENT SITUATION AT: Seventh Sequence, Frame 14

Suite

Castor: 11/34/11
Rade: 0/36/9

Jericho: 12/3/10
Castor*: 11/20/11
Rade*: 4/26/10

Entry/exit corridor

Hephaestus: 12/15/10

Xiao Emo: ?/4/10 (blocked by Heph)

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Castor, you may strike.

Rade* will Kick of the Grasshopper at Rade, whilst Jericho will Flip of the Grasshopper at Rade also.

*sigh*
dodge at jericho..nothing for rade*

Rade* rolls... -1! No good

Jericho rolls... +3! That IS good! Five damage to Rade, who must death check... -1... a pass. Jericho flips in a high arc backwards out of the fight.

Leaves you clear to strike, Rade.

punch at rade*

He'll dodge. You roll +1; I am afraid impairment makes that a miss.

Heph will have to let it come.

He rolls -1... phew! A miss.

Your attack, Heph.

He is no longer blocked, am I right?

Beak of the Crane, modified by Hands Without Shadow if I'm right, Astounding Mule Kick, modified by Hands Without Shadow if I'm wrong.

Punch at Jericho. Bite of the Dragon with Hands without Shadow.

That is correct, Heph.

The Xiao Emo does not dodge the Beak. You roll +2; a hit! You get in under his guard, twist him around and hold him fast.

The Xiao Emo promptly vanishes and appears to your side in an instant. Grinning, he lashes down upon you with a Bite of the Mantis- no trouble working that one out, as his attack takes two frames.

Jericho had not left the combat at the point Castor struck so that is legal. he lets the attack come. Castor rolls evens- not quite good enough!

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CURRENT SITUATION AT: Seventh Sequence, Frame 14

Suite

Castor: 8/34/8
Rade: 0/41/6

Castor*: 11/20/11
Rade*: 3/26/7

Jericho: 10/3/7

Entry/exit corridor

Hephaestus: 10/15/7

Xiao Emo: ?/4/10

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The Bite from the Xiao Emo; Castor* will Claw of the Tiger at Castor, and then Castor may strike himself.

christ..i'm almost dead

Proning and holding will not work here, will it?

I'll have to just power through with hard-hitting attacks, eh?

Dodge.

Sir is correct.

The Xiao rolls +2, a hit, and another five damage, Heph. And he strikes again! He'll try another Retreat of the Mantis.

Fox's Retreat, don't want him to get away so easily.

My next attack will be Kick of the Grasshopper modified by Strike of the Snake, and then, if I can attack again, a Lightning Fist.

The Xiao Emo rolls +2 again... a miss. However, again following the attack he drops back and disengages!

Strike of the Snake is not a modifier, I am afraid... so that move will need re-doing.

I thought bite of the dragon added +3 damage?

I will dodge his claw and then use bite of the dragons with hands without shadow.