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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hewligan" data-source="post: 4690202" data-attributes="member: 19688">Round 4Init Order: Jokad (12), Manticore (<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1960098/" target="_blank">10</a>), Danth (10), Jovik (9), Mal (readied)Jokad steadies himself a bit more now. One well aimed strike can probably finish this thing. It is more important he hit and keep its deadly attention focused on him so that Danth can work his magic on the Kael.Still, things aren't so easy. With the beast fully focused on him now Jokad has a tough time finding an opening to exploit. He swings forward, but the thing paws away his weapon with hideous strength, before barreling forward into him with all of its might.Jokad, slightly off balance now as he attempts to recover his defensive poise, manages, somehow, to just catch the edge of the first attack with his elbow, turning the blow.The second claw attack, however, finds the young Shoanti's defenses open. Jokad grunts down the pain. It is bad, but he has been dealt much worse before.Then he sees the terrible maw of the beast bearing down on him. The teeth are yellowed, jagged needles, inches from his face. He thrusts his free hand forward, into the back of the jaw, and holds the mouth open, feeling the teeth slowly biting into his bracer.The face bears down on him from above, some stench of age and death leaking towards him.OOC: <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1960102/" target="_blank">It hits Jokad with one claw attack for 9hp damage</a>The pain of his wounds is almost overbearing, but Danth focuses on the manticore, knowing what must be done. He repositions his feet, waiting for an opening, but the speed of combat catches him back a little, and suddenly the thing is upon Jokad. The two or three seconds that it takes Danth to react feel like a lifetime. He watches Jokad get hit, watches the thin tracers of blood sketch the air, and then sees his friend thrust his fist into the beast's mouth to stop it from snapping off his head.Danth reacts. He thrusts the flaming blade of Crimson Dawn forward, into the undead beast's neck, watching it sink satisfyingly through to the hilt. The thing shudders, but remains standing on its two hind legs for a moment as if fighting the inevitable.Jokad grunts, pushes his free hand up and slowly levers the jaw of the beast open, removing his captive hand.Danth removes his blade, and with the last support removed, the beast falls forward, dead, on the ground.OOC: Congrats, Danth gave it the killing blow.</blockquote>

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