Sword Quest VIII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Roll on to our back.

[Hello Purvis]

> Roll on to our back.

>You roll onto your back, as Meira recovers from her strike and moves to stab you on the ground.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Are her legs within slashing range?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are her legs within slashing range?

>Yes, though you are unlikely to reach them before she reaches you at the moment.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Has Meira actually started the stabbing motion, or is she still getting close enough to us to do so?

[Hello Purvis]

> Has Meira actually started the stabbing motion, or is she still getting close enough to us to do so?

>She has begun.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is the stab aimed for the torso, or somewhere else?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is the stab aimed for the torso, or somewhere else?

>She is aiming for your torso.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Roll onto our side in the same direction that we had been rolling before, in the interest of using our momentum/inertia to get out of the way quicker.

[Hello Purvis]

> Roll onto our side in the same direction that we had been rolling before, in the interest of using our momentum/inertia to get out of the way quicker.

>You roll out of the way, and can just feel her blade pass behind you as you roll.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Did we heard it thunk into the ground, at least?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we heard it thunk into the ground, at least?

>No. It is possible you have missed it with you motion, and it is possible she has better control than that.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Use our momentum to keep rolling in that same direction until we're on our stomach, then use our hands to help springboard us back upward.

[Hello Purvis]

> Use our momentum to keep rolling in that same direction until we're on our stomach, then use our hands to help springboard us back upward.

>You roll away, careful to avoid rolling on your bared blade. You get to your stomach and  push yourself up to your knees, and see Meira closing in.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is she closing in from the front or a side?
> Given her speed, do we have time to bounce back up to our feet, or will she get into slashing range before we can re-establish ourselves?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is she closing in from the front or a side?
> Given her speed, do we have time to bounce back up to our feet, or will she get into slashing range before we can re-establish ourselves?

>The side.
>You can't tell at a split second.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Don't have a choice, then. We're arguably less mobile on our knees than on the ground, and she could just circle around us and slice up our back if she wanted.
> Scramble back to our feet properly.

[Hello Purvis]

> Don't have a choice, then. We're arguably less mobile on our knees than on the ground, and she could just circle around us and slice up our back if she wanted.
> Scramble back to our feet properly.

>You scramble back to your feet and find Meira's sword descending toward your neck.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Yikes! Hold our sword straight up, flat side toward us, on the side from which she is coming!

[Hello Purvis]

> Yikes! Hold our sword straight up, flat side toward us, on the side from which she is coming!

>You snap your sword up, and feel hers ring against yours powerfully. Your position is weak, but you're standing.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Let this strike bounce off instead of trying to lock blades, though obviously we should resist if she tries to simply push us over.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let this strike bounce off instead of trying to lock blades, though obviously we should resist if she tries to simply push us over.

>She seems content to break away, and set up another attack, bringing her blade down low.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Hopefully we used that time to get our balance set better, at least?
> Is the incoming attack a slash or a stab? Or has she not actually started it yet?

[Hello Purvis]

> Hopefully we used that time to get our balance set better, at least?
> Is the incoming attack a slash or a stab? Or has she not actually started it yet?

>Your balance is adequate now.
>She has yet to start it.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Crouch a bit and two-hand hold our sword level in front of us so it goes across our body from our right to our left, as well as diagonally out a little bit (that is, it is closer to our body at the hilt than at the tip).
> Despite the sword preparation, use this stance in preparation and anticipation of jumping straight upwards. (Crouch down far enough that we have a decent jump prepared.)

[Hello Purvis]

> Crouch a bit and two-hand hold our sword level in front of us so it goes across our body from our right to our left, as well as diagonally out a little bit (that is, it is closer to our body at the hilt than at the tip).
> Despite the sword preparation, use this stance in preparation and anticipation of jumping straight upwards. (Crouch down far enough that we have a decent jump prepared.)

>You crouch and prepare. Meira shifts slightly, and you feel the aura of death has become more intense. Something bothers you about this stance, you cannot tell what...

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is it comparable to what we felt from Koishi, ignoring current magnitude?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is it comparable to what we felt from Koishi, ignoring current magnitude?

>No. You aren't familiar with this.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Has the aura grown larger than it was before?
> Is Meira still the source of the aura, or has it perhaps shifted to the sword?

[Hello Purvis]

> Has the aura grown larger than it was before?
> Is Meira still the source of the aura, or has it perhaps shifted to the sword?

>It does not seem larger, nor does it seem to have shifted.

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