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<blockquote data-quote="kinem" data-source="post: 5998135" data-attributes="member: 24234"><p>Luckily for Ann, both orcs then struck only her armor. She slashed the one to her right, wounding him deeply as blood flowed forth, but he managed to stay on his feet and fight despite the wound.</p><p></p><p>And his next attack cut into Ann's back. It wasn't a deep wound, but painful enough as blood dripped through her armor to the earth, and she knew that another hit on her from those falchions would be more than she could take.</p><p></p><p>She cut him down, and the remaining orc missed her. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">"Just you and me now. Still want to fight? I challenge you!"</span></p><p></p><p>A one-on-one fight was much more to Ann's liking, and her sword tasted blood again, with a cut to the orc's chest; though as with the other orcs, he stayed on his feet even as he began to bleed out. Even so, it was obvious that he was severely hampered by the wound.</p><p></p><p>The two of them traded misses. Neither doubted that the next blow to strike home would end the fight.</p><p></p><p>The orc's swing missed, but Ann had an idea. If she retreated now, the orc was in poor condition to follow. She backed off and went to her horse, grabbing her shield. If it weren't for the safety of her horse, she would simply have run for it.</p><p></p><p>The orc staggered towards her, and his swing bounced off of her heavy wooden shield. Her next thrust - one handed now - stabbed through the orc's leather armor. But it <em>wasn't </em>quite enough to bring him down.</p><p></p><p>The orc knew he had one last chance to retaliate. He swung his falchion with great force, and the mighty blow struck Ann's armor and was turned aside.</p><p></p><p>Ann's next swing cut only air. Shield or no, one more solid hit from the orc would be the end of her.</p><p></p><p>The orc never got the chance to swing again, as the blood loss finally overcame him. He slumped and tumbled forward, dead.</p><p></p><p>Ann breathed a sigh of relief. Wondering where the orcs got their blades from - for she doubted that they manufactured them - she took the sword from the fallen orc. She went back and took the blades from the other dead orcs too. It would be just a little harder for the orcs to equip themselves in deadly fashion.</p><p></p><p>Glancing across the stream, she saw a gaping doorway in the ruins. <span style="color: RoyalBlue">"Is that where you lived?"</span> The dead orcs didn't answer, and Ann didn't stick around to investigate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kinem, post: 5998135, member: 24234"] Luckily for Ann, both orcs then struck only her armor. She slashed the one to her right, wounding him deeply as blood flowed forth, but he managed to stay on his feet and fight despite the wound. And his next attack cut into Ann's back. It wasn't a deep wound, but painful enough as blood dripped through her armor to the earth, and she knew that another hit on her from those falchions would be more than she could take. She cut him down, and the remaining orc missed her. [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]"Just you and me now. Still want to fight? I challenge you!"[/COLOR] A one-on-one fight was much more to Ann's liking, and her sword tasted blood again, with a cut to the orc's chest; though as with the other orcs, he stayed on his feet even as he began to bleed out. Even so, it was obvious that he was severely hampered by the wound. The two of them traded misses. Neither doubted that the next blow to strike home would end the fight. The orc's swing missed, but Ann had an idea. If she retreated now, the orc was in poor condition to follow. She backed off and went to her horse, grabbing her shield. If it weren't for the safety of her horse, she would simply have run for it. The orc staggered towards her, and his swing bounced off of her heavy wooden shield. Her next thrust - one handed now - stabbed through the orc's leather armor. But it [I]wasn't [/I]quite enough to bring him down. The orc knew he had one last chance to retaliate. He swung his falchion with great force, and the mighty blow struck Ann's armor and was turned aside. Ann's next swing cut only air. Shield or no, one more solid hit from the orc would be the end of her. The orc never got the chance to swing again, as the blood loss finally overcame him. He slumped and tumbled forward, dead. Ann breathed a sigh of relief. Wondering where the orcs got their blades from - for she doubted that they manufactured them - she took the sword from the fallen orc. She went back and took the blades from the other dead orcs too. It would be just a little harder for the orcs to equip themselves in deadly fashion. Glancing across the stream, she saw a gaping doorway in the ruins. [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]"Is that where you lived?"[/COLOR] The dead orcs didn't answer, and Ann didn't stick around to investigate. [/QUOTE]
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