Vordt of the Boreal Valley 2
RecurringExtra
Designated Background Character
- Location
- Out of Focus
(Hawkwood's Arrival: 16 - 10 = 6/100)
Vordt continues his approach, seemingly cautious. You have no desire to do the same, however. Aggression is what let you beat Gundyr, so odds are it's what will work here too.
(The Glacier and the Wave: 53 + 10 = 63/100 vs 63/100)
You rush towards the enormous armored monster, hoping to catch him by surprise. In response, Vordt merely raises his left arm, his entire upper left body rising with it, before he slams it back down. You barely manage to dodge out of the way before the spot you were just standing is pulverized into a newly formed crater by his absurdly sized mace.
D̶̳̖̜͖̟̻̦̋͂Ḭ̴̼̤̙͈̃̇͝͠E̷͕̭͇͈͈̐̋̀̆̍̾͠
"Could you not?!" You yell as he madly swings his mace around in a flurry of blows you are only narrowly able to avoid. Vordt roars, consumed by rage as he smashes a gauntlet clad hand against the ground, pulping several more corpses in the process. You're glad you haven't had anything to eat yet, because you're not sure how long you would've kept it down.
(An Iceberg against the Ocean: 83 + 10 = 93/100 vs 2/100)
Finally, you manage to spot an opening as Vordt tries to go for another overhead strike. His huge form rises up as his upper body lifts into the air to try and smite you down, but when Vordt reaches his full height, he finds his field of view empty of targets.
Owing to the beast's confusion, you manage to slip in beneath him and shove a blade into each of the gaps in his armor by his joints hilt deep. Vordt grunts in pain as black blood leaks from the wounds, his huge frame suddenly left off-balance by the metal piercing through his flesh.
Ÿ̷̙̖̫̠́̒̓̃́́̚̕̕O̸̥̖̠̭̹̯͒̈́̑͆̀̀̏͊̕͝U̷̡̠͕̭̥̗͖͔͛̌̇̍̊̌̽̕͝
Thinking quickly, you don't stay still long enough to wonder what's going to happen, barely managing to hurl yourself out from under him before his entire mass is dropped against the ground, blowing up a wave of newly formed dust from the force of the impact against the stone. You cough out a mouthful of rubble and wipe your eyes clear of debris, but are otherwise perfectly fine.
(Drifting Ice Floe: 69 + 10 = 79/100 vs 6/100)
Both you and Vordt stand up, one unharmed, the other leaking blood with every step taken. Vordt lets out an irritated growl as he charges towards you, closing the gap much faster than you would have expected someone like him to have been able to. You dodge out of the way, only for Vordt to quickly turn around and do the same thing, leaving you to frantically roll out of the way as he continues to try and smash you into the stone with his much larger form.
Even though he continues to leave a trail of black blood with every step he makes, Vordt seems large unconcerned, more focused on trying to smash you into the paste than worry about his injuries. This doesn't mean that he is completely unthinking, however, something you realize as you find yourself boxed into a corner by his constant offensive. Vordt slowly approaches you only more, before letting out a strike with his mace that you barely avoid, as you find yourself quickly running out of room. Vordt snarls in frustration, before he lets out another wild flurry of blows, that, while savage, are restricted by the ever shrinking confines he's forced you into. This doesn't seem to stop him from continuing, each blow striking walls and raining bits of stone down from above. Finally, he goes for another overhead smash, his body rising once more, although noticeably more wobbly than before.
B̴̖̙͑̋̚̕A̷͍͑S̶̗̲͍̓ͅṮ̶̪̗̅A̶̡̢̬̬̐̾̔R̵̮̯̳̒̈͝D̶̖̆̀
With a roar full of hatred, Vordt swings his mace down, smashing it against the wall with all the strength he can muster. With a loud boom, the mace cleaves through several meters of stone, almost making it the whole way through, and leaving a massive crater in the wall. The strike releases a storm of rubble that quickly fills the air with even more obscuring dust. As Vordt tears his mace out of the ruined stonework, you use the cover to get in close. Conjuring several more blades, you rush towards his thighs in an attempt to cripple the massive creature.
(Pain and Rage: 6 + 10 = 16/100 vs 93/100)
You realize your mistake a moment too late. As your blades pierce into his thighs, Vordt grunts out in pain, but doesn't seem to be concerned with the wound. Rather, his right hand suddenly appears out of the cloud of dust, grabbing hold of you. Slowly, he raises you up to his face, or rather his helmet, staring directly at you for a moment. He seems to examine you with huge, dried, bloodshot eyes, never once blinking as he does so. His grip tightens as he lets out another screeching howl that you can physically feel from the utter volume,
Ş̸̧̢̧͚̞͔̜͊̆Ú̷͖̻͋̎́̑̅̕̕L̸̼͇̻̣̈̀̾̿Y̸̙͊̇̀̎̆̊̓̂͆̀V̷͉̼̞͚͖̠̽A̴̟̝̯̲͉͇̔̀̃͛͛̾̚͜͝ͅH̴̨̭͍͖̪͎̲͍͂̄͊̽̄̈́ͅṆ̶̪̩͚͈̙̣̪̘́̈́̐
Vordt smashes you against the ground, before he launches you away from himself, sending you skidding across the floor. Most of the skin on your limbs is either torn open by the rough stonework, or burned away by the friction. You slam against the wall with enough force that you can feel your bones creak and crack, and collapse in an unceremonious heap.
Sayaka takes 9 points of damage.
You quickly shut off the sensation in your limbs lest you black out from the pain. Standing back up proves to be a bit more difficult than before, most likely owing to just how much less meat there is on your legs, but it proves to not be too much of an issue once you focus. Hopefully it stays that way.
It's then that the temperature all around you plummets. Looking up, you find Vordt, his mace slammed against the ground. The eye holes in his canine-esque helmet are now glowing a pale blue, covering up the horrifying display from before. Every time he exhales, a gust of freezing wind buffets against you. Vordt stomps against the ground once again, and howls in rage.
[] Change strategy?
-[] Things feel like they're going to be different, maybe try and be defensive now is the right call.
-[] It was working before, why try and fix something that isn't broken?
-[] Write in
[] Heal?
-[] For how much? (Costs 20 Corruption per health restored)
Current Souls: 2460
Current Stats
Sayaka
11/20 HP
10/10 FP
315/2000 Abyssal Corruption
0/3 Estus
1/1 Ashen Estus
Hawkwood (MIA)
??/20 HP
??/11 FP
Current Stats
Sayaka
11/20 HP
10/10 FP
315/2000 Abyssal Corruption
0/3 Estus
1/1 Ashen Estus
Hawkwood (MIA)
??/20 HP
??/11 FP
