Shrike's Heart (#2)

[idolpro]

The woman before you is beautiful—fair of features, with lovely golden skin and luxurious long black hair, petite. You have the immediate and distinct impression that she's just let go of your hand, and she steps back, and smiles.

It's not quite a happy smile.

"I'm sorry," she says. "There's just nothing I can do, as things are. But the way is there; it just needs to be lit."

You open your mouth—maybe to say something, or to express confusion—but you have to cough, and taste something metallic, spattering black blood onto the ground in front of you. Then you realize—blood seeps from opening wounds in your arms, your chest, your stomach, your face. It rims your eyes and trails from your nose and you feel like you're dissolving—

—and you fall through the ground like it's the surface of a lake, and go down, down, down.

> Wake Up

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Re: THE BATTLEFIELD

[nihilmancy]

[Well, so much for that ploy. Time to act. She lunges, slashing at his legs.]

Because the act of living is rebellion and I choose to rebel!

Re: THE BATTLEFIELD

[handpuppets]

[ he's fast—maybe preternaturally so—but it still manages to catch him by surprise, cutting a bloody slash through fabric to his right calf. ]

Ahaha, see, this is the face that I want to see! You're a lot more interesting now, Miss!

I really wasn't going to hurt you, you know, but if you wanna make things fun I won't argue!

[ and how the fuck does he have so many knives; he twirls one between his fingers, and it flies toward Sekhmet. roll 1d2 to dodge or spend willpower. ]

Re: THE BATTLEFIELD

[nihilmancy]

[Spending the willpower! why the fuck are you such an anime villain, I bet you lick those knives too, you seem like that type

She snarls, and leaps forward like a coiled spring, slashing.]

Re: THE BATTLEFIELD

[handpuppets]

[ please, that's unsanitary when you can just rip the essence right out of people's bodies!

but he really is fast, especially in 1v1; he somersaults, springs over her head, and lands behind her, but not quite with enough steadiness to launch another attack just yet.

1d2 to do anything, with an auto-success if you spend willpower. what does she do? ]

Re: THE BATTLEFIELD

[nihilmancy]

[1. She will not spend willpower. She will try to turn around and launch an another attack.]

Re: THE BATTLEFIELD

[handpuppets]

[ whoops sorry the pandemic happened and i ultradied

she turns around to try and steady herself and get in good position to defend, but isn't quite fast enough to block one of his throwing knives, which lodges itself in her off-hand shoulder.

1d2 to take an action, spend willpower for auto-success. you may also ask the Neverborn for help once per area. ]

Re: THE BATTLEFIELD

[nihilmancy]

[...hey spooky death gods what should I do]