Hob steps outside of Bast and looks up at the sky. It is relatively clear, and there will be no rain today.
He continues down the steps and stops at the bottom, waiting.
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Hob steps outside of Bast and looks up at the sky. It is relatively clear, and there will be no rain today.
He continues down the steps and stops at the bottom, waiting.
:: Sorsha appears soundlessly behind him, just beyond his reach. She walks a short distance, testing the ground ::
Hob steps away from her, sniffing the air. He lifts his right arm, which still bears scars from the destruction of Talasea, and clenches it into a fist as a sign of respect for his opponent.
It will take much to defeat someone as experienced as Sorsha.
Then, he unleashes a strong Force push on Sorsha's back, attempting to shove her to the ground.
:: she tucks and rolls, using Hob's attack to gain distance between them. She lands in a low crouch and draws one of the twin bokken strapped across her back ::
"Show me what you can do with this."
:: tosses the bokken to Hob and draws the second one quickly ::
(ooc) Urk! I don't know what a bokken is! Can you please describe it real quick?
ooc: A bokken is a wooden training sword, fashioned like a katana. It isn't sharp, so there's no fear of cutting.
(ooc) Ah. Thank you. :) Now all I have to do is overcome Hob's deficiency with weapons.
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The bokken arcs towards Hob, but then stops in midflight. Hob's right fist is open, with palm outward. The hand's subtle gestures match the slight movements of the sword as Hob gets a strong telekinetic grip on the weapon.
The sword falls to about mid height, then arrows towards Sorsha, as though wielded by an invisible hand. It stops short of Sorsha and then slices at her.
An intense look of concentration is on Hob's face.
:: A laugh bubbles up in her throat as she deflects the strike. The goblin was clever and she liked that ::
(ooc) Bleh. For the roll I did for the post where Hob took hold of the weapon, he got a 12 flat- no modifiers or anything. The two rolls I did for this post came up as a 1 and another 12, respectively.
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Hob attempts to keep the shock from the strike from unbalancing the weapon. Unfortunately, his efforts cause the sword to rotate around the handle and come cartwheeling back at him. He neatly sidesteps the flailing weapon and it clatters to a halt on the castle steps.
Hob flips upward onto his hands and begins handwalking backwards to retrieve the weapon and keep his eyes on Sorsha at the same time.
:: Sorsha twirls the bokken in her grip and closes the distance with Hob slowly ::
Hob places one hand over the bokken's handle, then flips upward. He lands on his feet and hurls the sword at Sorsha, re-establishing his control over the weapon. It flies over towards Sorsha, then drops to ground level and swings at her feet.
:: she leaps upwards, twisting into a somersault and lands in front of Hob. She fakes a downward slash at his neck and drives a heel kick into his chest instead, sending him off balance as she circles him. Aware of his agility with those long arms of his, she moves in a circle just beyond his grasp ::
Hob loses his balance and flops to the ground, falling on his back. He gets up in a crablike stance and grins.
The forgotten bokken picks itself up and lights itself on fire. The flat of the blade smacks into Sorsha's bottom, searing her with a pain that is psychic rather than physical.
:: she shrieks out in suprise and rushes forward, maintaining her focus on Hob. The bokken flips again in her grip and Hob feels a heavy sting as the weapon connects with his shoulder ::
Hob bellows in pain and his feet attempt to wrap around Sorsha's sword arm, but she moves the arm out of the way. Hob uses telekinesis to steady himself so that his lower body is supported. With his feet remaining in the air, Hob kangaroo-kicks out, aiming at Sorsha's legs.
:: Hob's attack catches her by suprise, and puts her flat on her back ::
Hob returns to standing on two feet. Hob's bokken flies over and hovers above Sorsha with the pointed end downward, as though ready to impale her through the upper body.
:: Sorsha's fingers loosen on the grip of her bokken and she looks up at the sky ::
Hob weakly tugs at the bokken Sorsha has just released, testing both her grip on it and his ability to do two telekinetic things at once.
:: Hob feels a subtle change in the air as he plucks the weapon from Sorsha's grip. A soft breeze blows that makes the hair on his neck stand on end ::