04-28-2017, 11:05 AM
Li was aware of the mans return. The most inopportune time for him to return. The dranaika and he danced. She wasn't completely reading him, Li wondered what the problem was. They were always so much harder to fight in the stories.
His training allowed him to take her on physically, but she should have seen the blade coming the moment it left the other man's hand. It materialized out of nothing and the presence of another god like him was in the room. The dranaika didn't stand a chance. The knife flew true, though Li had to coax the serpentine movements of the woman into a fatal blow instead of the mortal injury it would have sustained. The blow to the neck would have lead to a bleed out, but when the dranaika twisted because of Li's actions and moved just that tiny bit, the blade severed the spinal column and it dropped to the ground like any other piece of flesh.
Li dropped the power now that danger was over. Panting and out of breath, Li bent over to help the air into his lungs faster. A slow meditative state he reached until til his breathing was calm and he could retake the power again if he so choose, but he didn't. He stood up with a smile and held out his hand. "Thank you for the assist. Tan Li. I'm sure you have questions."
His training allowed him to take her on physically, but she should have seen the blade coming the moment it left the other man's hand. It materialized out of nothing and the presence of another god like him was in the room. The dranaika didn't stand a chance. The knife flew true, though Li had to coax the serpentine movements of the woman into a fatal blow instead of the mortal injury it would have sustained. The blow to the neck would have lead to a bleed out, but when the dranaika twisted because of Li's actions and moved just that tiny bit, the blade severed the spinal column and it dropped to the ground like any other piece of flesh.
Li dropped the power now that danger was over. Panting and out of breath, Li bent over to help the air into his lungs faster. A slow meditative state he reached until til his breathing was calm and he could retake the power again if he so choose, but he didn't. He stood up with a smile and held out his hand. "Thank you for the assist. Tan Li. I'm sure you have questions."
“What you must do," said Monkey, "is lure the monster from its hiding place, but be certain it is a fight you can survive.”