The Tides that Bind IC

[AlanBruce]

@Ilven: That's a nice weapon of sheer destruction.

You heard a long time ago that a faction within the City, in anticipation of The Scourge and the misery it visited upon Halmathan, forged special weapons for those willing to go out and deal with the beasts and madmen roaming the City. The name of this faction isn't known. The manufacture of these weapons is not continued to this day and if it is, no shop in the City will have them on display, nor would one know where to inquire.

They were referred to as "trick weapons". A skilled wielder could use these trick weapons and use them in their regular form and their "transformed state". Once transformed, the trick weapon becomes a lot more dangerous than its regular version. the power of each Trick Weapon varies, but they were all designed to deal with the problem at hand quickly and messily, depending on who was wielding it.

As for this Halberd? As long as an ogre's swing, by a quick count. And just as big. Normally unwieldy and too heavy for a regular man, this psychopath shows no strain as you dart down the stairs and feel your heart about to jump off your chest. Even with the boots on, you have been running and rolling and leaping and shooting. You aren't walking out of retirement- you're nosediving through a blade filled tunnel and landing on a pool of alcohol. A painful return...

But hopefully not the last.

Round 9

The mad man sniffs the air and aims his halberd at you and then runs down the stairs at top speed, just as before and stops shy of ten feet away from you, cold breath escaping his mouth, which bear pronounced canine teeth as he grips that blood covered halberd firmly with both hands.

The effect of the boots will not last forever. You could always back flip away, but this bastard is extremely fast and now he's got reach to boot. Surrendering to him will leave you like those chopped bodies when you first entered Oedon's Tomb. He doesn't seem like the kind to take prisoners.

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