Sakuya Quest 6 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Grab the flying rock and, walking along with it in hand, but not twisting it or turning it at all, make our way behind the beast.
> Position the rock at the beast's head level behind her, offset a bit to the side in the direction she is moving, with the goal being that it will hit her in the back of the head.

>You try to grab the rock, and it is like trying to pull a loaded dresser by yourself! How hard did she throw this thing!?

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are we unable to move it by ourselves, then?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we unable to move it by ourselves, then?

>You are able to move it a little by tugging it sideways, but you are not sure you'll be able to move it where you like before you have to drop back into time.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Forget it, then.
> Move over to the beast and try to move her toward the rock.

[Hello Purvis]

> Forget it, then.
> Move over to the beast and try to move her toward the rock.

>This presents a different challenge. She is easily a foot taller than you, and weighs probably a hundred pounds more than you do, if not more. She is also in mid motion, but you do manage to budge her a little bit, changing her direction from moving behind a tree to moving toward the tree.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Stand a sporting distance behind her (relative to her new position) and throw a vertical line of arrowheads at her spine.
> Assuming the rock is now positioned to fly off into the forest harmlessly, resume time.

[Hello Purvis]

> Stand a sporting distance behind her (relative to her new position) and throw a vertical line of arrowheads at her spine.
> Assuming the rock is now positioned to fly off into the forest harmlessly, resume time.

>Time moves once again. The rock hurtles away harmlessly, as the brute finds herself dodging into the side of the tree.  She does manage to catch herself with a hand, avoiding a full faceplant, but still collides into it. Then your arrows strike her full on the back a moment later, before she can really move, drawing another pained snarl from her.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is she facing away from us still?
> How far away is she?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is she facing away from us still?
> How far away is she?

>For the moment, but you are certain she's about to remedy this.
>There are about five yards between you and she.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Fire a diagonal slash, up-left to down-right from our PoV, of arrowheads at the beast. Follow this up immediately with a diagonal slash, up-right to down-left, of more arrowheads.

[Hello Purvis]

> Fire a diagonal slash, up-left to down-right from our PoV, of arrowheads at the beast. Follow this up immediately with a diagonal slash, up-right to down-left, of more arrowheads.

>You send more arrowheads at the brute as she turns around. She barely has time to process the first set before they  collide into her. She gives a strained grunt, and more stumbles than dodges toward the left, a few of the second wave hitting her in the hip.
>At this point, she is definitely getting sluggish, but the fact she has taken this much abuse suggests she must have the endurance of an oni. Given how she's been fighting, you suppose this isn't a surprise.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Frown.
> "Stop."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "Stop."

>She glares at you as she finds her footing, her heavy brow accentuating it all the more. "I'll feast on you like so many Geats," she says, then charges!

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know if there is anything behind us?
> Is the beast far enough away that we could pull out another knife?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we know if there is anything behind us?
> Is the beast far enough away that we could pull out another knife?

>There are some trees a few yards behind you.
>Certainly.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How good/not good do we feel about our time stopping?

[Hello Purvis]

> How good/not good do we feel about our time stopping?

>Resting would be nice, but you should be able to do at least a short stop.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Pull out two more knives.

[Hello Purvis]

> Pull out two more knives.

>You do so, as she closes in on you, eliminating much of the comfortable distance between you.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is she brandishing anything?
> If not, what exactly is she doing as she is coming at us?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is she brandishing anything?
> If not, what exactly is she doing as she is coming at us?

>It seems she is readying her stone machete again, but it also seems like she is about to do something with her other arm. You can't really read it a this moment without taking a bit of time to do so.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know what is immediately to our sides?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we know what is immediately to our sides?

>Your sides are clear for a few yards in either direction.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Dash to the right.

[Hello Purvis]

> Dash to the right.

>You dash rightward! She swings at you, but the attack isn't so swift and sure now. There is still a terrifying amount of force behind it, but you manage to evade with a few inches to spare. She growls with obvious frustration as she finds her footing and turns to face you.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> What did her other hand end up doing, if anything?
> Fling a horizontal line of knives (using one of ours in-hand) at the beast at throat level.

[Hello Purvis]

> What did her other hand end up doing, if anything?
> Fling a horizontal line of knives (using one of ours in-hand) at the beast at throat level.

>You aren't sure. Either it was a subtle motion, or she didn't follow through with it.
>You toss a line of knives, and she ducks under it, moving to close the distance between you as she does.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Let off a circle of arrowheads in her direction, about two feet in diameter, centered at her heart.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let off a circle of arrowheads in her direction, about two feet in diameter, centered at her heart.

>Still rising from avoiding you prior attack, she can only stumble aside as your arrowheads fly, losing a fair deal of momentum. Several of them catch her in the shoulder, drawing out a grunt of pain.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is she still advancing on us?