Heavenfall

A soft smile: "I've always been lucky about not dying. To the horror of all those healers that I regularly push into working extra hours. Poor Jin here knows about that. Thank you Jin by the way, for putting up with my antics." A nod: "So, it's truly over? Fu-Leng is reunited with his siblings, and ...

"...

You seem to be alive and kicking. I guess the expedition to the mouth of hell went somehow better than expected. That a lot of things went better than expected or you wouldn't be so merry.

Did... Did everyone somehow made it?"

"...

Just how long was I out exactly?"

Ayumu opened his eyes. Pain. Exhaustion. The smell of blood, so much blood. But he could see and he could breath. So not as bad as expected. He tried to make sense of what was around him and asked in small voice: "Jin? Sempai? Kyosei? What happened? Last thing I remember, we were surrounded by the d...

Now that Ayumu is finally out, sleep beacons.

Ayumu felt the blow. Harshly. He couldn't see where it had come from, but the pain was unmistakable. He silently collapsed down in the dark, unsure he would ever wake up again.

---

Out. Only 4 wounds left.

Ayumu took a few steps back, badly injured by the claw. He found himself back to back with Nanzi, and waved his spear around to push the undead back. --- Attack Stance ATN: 20 Successful attack against zombie 1. 10 damages. Jade at half efficiency. Damages previously taken: 32-3-10=19. Wounds: 25. G...

There were two ways of protecting the group. The first was to deflect the blows of their opponents. The second was to bring their attention unto himself. By driving his yari into the witch's flesh, Ayumu probably did the later. --- Switching to Full Attack. ATN: 10 Complex action: Strike the witch. ...

Nothing but a mere shadow in the end. If the real big rat had struck him, he would have been bleeding on the floor at that moment. He had distracted the beast long enough. Now was time to join the main fight. He ran to it and locked shoulders with Nanzi. Time to see if the guy was all talk or if som...

Ayumu moved to put himself between big zombie rat and Kanna and hit the zombie beast with all he got.

His attack only managed to tear away a few dead hair from the beast.

---

Missed attack
No damage so no Void Stance bonus on damages
Now in full Attack, so TN10

Ayumu waited for big rat move before taking his own. There was a small but existing chance he would react to his presence.

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(delaying until after zombie rat action)

Big rat. Jigoku has taken so much from you and yet even after your death it still hungers for more.

May you finally find peace today.

---

(same, waiting for someone to enter range)

Ayumu stood and silently put himself into the position for the now ineluctable fight.

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Center Stance
Initiative: 21
TN to be hit: 20 (5 from Light Armor)
Reduction: 3 (Light Armor)
Wounds: 0 (Healthy)
Weapon: Jaded Yari (3/3)

Ayumu still available most of the day in case that's relevant.

Getting a bit of sleep now, while the second line is still calm. Ghosting instructions left in private forum.

Ayumu arrived near the shrine. Since Saruko and Satone seem to be having an important discussion, he will quietly sneak near the statues, trying not to bother anyone. Seppun Dawei's finest work. A beacon of hope in the darkness of the day. And now Dawei was once again going to carry the torch into t...

Ayumu looked at Kinsen. At Kanna. At Shinjo. Three ladies that couldn't be any different. All formidable in their own way, all with a personal stake in the upcoming battle, all fully committed to achieve victory.

He nodded.

"We're gonna win in the end. Of that there is no doubt."

Isn't there a school technique that allows you to spend Void points to reduce damages by 20 (instead of 10) and is technically usable under Momoku?

Or am I just imagining way to make this disadvantage playable?

"That's not what I'm saying at...

Let's just stop there. I feel like we're using the same words, but don't put the same meaning behind them.

Our actions have proven and will prove more than anything we could say."