The soft wet mud gave out from underneath rilian, the mithril sabre barely missing, hurtling through the now vacant area his neck had been in. Twisting as he stumbled backwards rilian kicked out with his left leg while twisting his body, rolling into a position he could recover from. Leaping back onto his feet, he turned to face his assailants, shield and sword raised. On his left a towering man wielding a massive bastard sword and on his right a lithe female wielding two sabre’s. Knowing that any second of hesitation would cost him rilian charged to the right.
The sabre wielding female prepared herself to counter the charge, while her companion, edged into a position he could deliver a fatal blow while rilian was engaged with the female. Rilian was facing battle hardened veterans and from the way they moved fluidly, they were accustomed to fighting with each other. Just before rilian clashed with the female, he used his right leg to propel himself to the left, stunned by the move, the heavily armoured warrior attempted to cleave Rilian in half with a crescent slash, ducking under the slash rilian rolled, placing his shield face down to propel himself upwards. As he was pushed himself up rilian stabbed with his sword , using his momentum, parting the warriors chain armour, causing him to fall to his knees clutching his wound. Twisting to his right and pulling out the sword, he raised his shield in order to meet his other assailants charge.
Rilian did not attempt to dodge or parry the blow from the saber wielding foe, but instead used his shield to receive the first slash and bash her just before her second strike landed, pushing her backwards and causing her to stumble on the mud. Slicing downwards rilian pierced the woman's neck. Pulling the sword out while twisting his body, rilian bought the sword up in a straight arc, cleaving the male warriors head in two before he had a chance to recover.
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Falling to a knee he gasped for breath, the fight had barely lasted 5 seconds but rilian was drained. He raised his head to see another warrior rush into the gorge. Pushing himself forward rilian rushed headlong towards the enemy. The newcomer raised his spear and stabbed forward, hoping to use the force of rilian charge against him. Rilian raised his shield and diverted the spears course, running alongside the shaft of the spear, he closed the distance and sliced sideway across the assailants chest, reversing his grip he bought his sword around, piercing the spear wielders throat before pushing the corpse back with his shield.
Seeing a dual mace wielding warrior behind the falling corpse rilian again propelled himself forward. He caught the first mace with shield and twisted to avoid the second mace, slicing diagonally and downwards with his sword he cause the warrior to scream out and fall over backwards. Pushing him down with the shield he bought his sword up and stabbed downwards twice, quieting the screaming.
Pushing himself upwards he turned to review the carnage. 20 corpses littered the gorge floor behind him, the blood seeping into the trickling stream turning it red. Feeling something warm against his neck he turned and looked upwards, the sun was slowly rising over the archen peninsula. Stumbling backwards he fell hard on his back, staring upwards.
A window appeared in front of him
*Tiring*
PvP Battle Won