04-06-2019, 11:06 PM
All it all it was a decent assessment of Mik's ability. He was strong agile, thought well on his feet. but young and hot headed too. He'd seen many like him through the years, so when the bout came to an end, he expected the move. Men like Mik didn't care much for honor and it was a cheap shot, but you didn't fight monsters and expect to withdraw from it while it still breathed without knowing for a fact it wasn't coming after you. And that was best determined if it were dead.
His last little hunt had gone well - made a new friend and it had taught Li that the power was useful for many things. If only it Li didn't beleive in the balance of things.
Li offered Mik his hand as he apologized. "I don't think a man like yourself much cares about dishonor." It wasn't meant as an insult nor a compliment just a statement of fact. Li smiled at the man. "There is much to work with But if you truly wish to fight monsters, then street fighting will not cut it. You do not want to be close enough for it to grab you. An Oni will crush you in a heart beat, the dreyken will slice your bowels and you won't even bleed to death until well after it has had it's fill of you. And you never want to go hand to hand with a chupacabra, one scratch, one bite from you and you will be just like it. yeah it was a scare tactic but it was also the truth. That was the life of an Atharim. And most Atharim died young.
His last little hunt had gone well - made a new friend and it had taught Li that the power was useful for many things. If only it Li didn't beleive in the balance of things.
Li offered Mik his hand as he apologized. "I don't think a man like yourself much cares about dishonor." It wasn't meant as an insult nor a compliment just a statement of fact. Li smiled at the man. "There is much to work with But if you truly wish to fight monsters, then street fighting will not cut it. You do not want to be close enough for it to grab you. An Oni will crush you in a heart beat, the dreyken will slice your bowels and you won't even bleed to death until well after it has had it's fill of you. And you never want to go hand to hand with a chupacabra, one scratch, one bite from you and you will be just like it. yeah it was a scare tactic but it was also the truth. That was the life of an Atharim. And most Atharim died young.
“What you must do," said Monkey, "is lure the monster from its hiding place, but be certain it is a fight you can survive.”