[X]
[Name] Elizabeth Grey
[X] Instinctive Evasion (Defensive, Avoid your enemy's assault entirely as best you can.)
[X] Scan (Neutral, Assess your enemy in an attempt to comprehend their nature.)
Nothing matches up, nothing makes sense, nothing is right.
He didn't die... He didn't die.
The shot rings out.
It feels... Right.
It feels... Wrong.
He advances, the sword flashing in the diffuse grey light, forcing you to duck back. You spin away from a downwards swing, the blade shearing the tips from your coattails before you crouch, ducking under a horizontal follow up. He moves mechanically, lightning fast but predictable, each strike clear from start to finish.
Even so... A single misstep could be death.
Look... See...
Not a human, not the freckled guard he appears to be, this is an automaton with a blade, a machine bent on murder.
You never saw him fight...
So where was the guard?
This is not him.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Push to the right, step back to gain distance in the moment between one strike and the next, watch the motions as each begins and ends, as each strike sets up the next.
You passed him by... The Sword drawn, but unwielded...
Something is missing, some intermediary step, something you did between these moments.
Something that you haven't done.
You must complete this...
Available Actions: (Choose Two)
[] Vicious Assault (Offensive, Unleash the power of your power of your weapon upon the enemy.)
[] Reflective Defense (Defensive, Deflect or parry your enemy's blows directly.)
[] Instinctive Evasion (Defensive, Avoid your enemy's assault entirely as best you can.)
[] Scan (Neutral, Assess your enemy in an attempt to comprehend their nature.)
[] Disarming Shot (Neutral, Temporarily disable your enemy's offense.)