You throw your whole body behind the punch, you can feel it connect, feel the damage you inflict, and it roars in anger and in time to the beat!
Shadow Needles: 2,5,7,7 = 2 needles formed
Launching needle: 3,5,7,8,10 = 4 successes
Bear: is surprised, no defense, simple (1) difficulty
Damage: 4 (successes) + 1 (weapon) + 1 (Boost) -0 (Bear's armor is negated by Shadow Needle's Piercing quality) = 6 damage
The roar is interrupted by a bit of shadow detaching itself from the greater darkness of the area and launching into the bear's face before breaking up and leaving no evidence it was there aside from the damage.
Initiative
Bear = 12
Argus = 10
Dusk = 9
The bear sees only one enemy, one who is outside the music, one who has damaged it.
It swings its mighty arms, but the fight's already started and the engine has been building steam, you successfully dodge the lumbering swipes, and are ready for the pain train to deliver its cargo.
Argus action
[ ] Read the flow (defend and study its movements)
[ ] Wanna see a trick? (Equip combat yo-yo and walk the dog on its face)
[ ] My fists are all I need (keep on punching) [ ] Run away like a coward NOPE!