He probably should have let some of the others get a few more hits in. ...Although he was the only guy here. It was his duty to be the meat shield (like always), right?... Gender roles aside, Atsuro watches with slight chagrin as the three undead soldiers approach and bring their weapons to bear.
It is Enki who takes the brunt of the attack, of course, and the spirit is able to successfully block or otherwise mitigate the force of two strikes by parrying with its staff. The third scores a direct strike and causes both Enki and Atsuro to stumble back as one, having lost a hefty chunk of HP incurred a non-trivial amount of damage. They're back on their feet soon enough, though - these guys were nowhere near the toughest things they had ever faced. For a moment, Atsuro considers whether he wants to take a moment to heal before discarding the thought. There were still too many of them; thinning the ranks was more important.
"I think Fumi's got the right idea here."
Enki nods in understanding as the spears of ice instantly melt; the waters cascade onto the floor and surge forward in a Malaques to complement Krabby's Malaqua.
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He probably should have let some of the others get a few more hits in. ...Although he was the only guy here. It was his duty to be the meat shield (like always), right?... Gender roles aside, Atsuro watches with slight chagrin as the three undead soldiers approach and bring their weapons to bear.
It is Enki who takes the brunt of the attack, of course, and the spirit is able to successfully block or otherwise mitigate the force of two strikes by parrying with its staff. The third scores a direct strike and causes both Enki and Atsuro to stumble back as one, having
lost a hefty chunk of HPincurred a non-trivial amount of damage. They're back on their feet soon enough, though - these guys were nowhere near the toughest things they had ever faced. For a moment, Atsuro considers whether he wants to take a moment to heal before discarding the thought. There were still too many of them; thinning the ranks was more important."I think Fumi's got the right idea here."
Enki nods in understanding as the spears of ice instantly melt; the waters cascade onto the floor and surge forward in a Malaques to complement Krabby's Malaqua.