The two of them sat down as she explained how the slaver business was high reward, but the risk was too high as well and she was pulling out of the business, moving her assets to a more traditional means of merchanting. As they were half way through their lunch, Garret's mood was at its peak. He was enjoying quite a meal, and it lost nothing to the other location north of Remano on the other side of the mountains. The staff were friendly, though he supposed that could just be because the owner had come. He sat back in his chair and relaxed, closing his eyes. He felt great, and the food was great.
Serene laughed at the state Garret was in. Garret opened his eyes to look at her, about to say something, when he caught an individual approaching Serene from behind. Before he had a chance to say anything, the man had already made his move. The look on Garret's face, however, did cause Serene enough concern to glance over her should just in time to see a man's chains wrap around her. "Good job, Mo! Used the ol'
Chainer on her!"
Two men came up from behind the first. The man, Mo, snickered. "See that, Bo? Jo? We'll show her slaver justice. You don't go around breaking the
pact." Mo paused, looking past Serene and at Garret, who slowly stood up from his place. They were ruining his lunch, and attacking Serene. They were ruining his lunch.
"You're ruining my lunch." Garret jumped to the table-top and burst forward towards Mo through the use of
River Styx Style: Raging Current and landing a knee to the man's face, smashing his nose and breaking it. Mo passed out as Garret continued onward towards the man named 'Bo'. As his right fist came flying forward, Bo brought his head downward performing a
Headbutt and causing Garret's fist to move outward and away.
"Now you've gone an' done it, kid. You'll sell for a lot, I think." The man revealed his own right handed punch, equipped with a little something extra. "A gift of dreams, little hero." The
Brass Knuckle Punch came to Garret at a decent speed, but Garret did not hesitate with his
River Styx Style: Tranquil Parry. His left hand made a motion from left to right, palm pushing the punch out of Garret's way and deflecting the blow even as he cocked his right arm back into 'hiki'. Garret followed up with a
River Styx Style: Tranquil Strike, which was performed in the form of another palm strike that came from below. Garret's right hand palm struck the man square in the chin, dropping him down.
All that was left was the man named 'Jo.' Garret turned to him. "So, you took down Bo and Mo, eh? My swordsmanship won't be so kind." The man pulled out a blade and began attacking Garret with a
Blade Storm. It began with a strike to his feet, which Garret dodged with his
River Styx Style: Water Falls in Reverse, jumping straight up into the air. As he began falling down, he noted he had made a mistake. The man stepped back and prepared for Garret's landing, sending out three more strikes which hit his Borg. Eyes widening, Jo cursed. "A filthy magician, eh?" He turned, as if to make a break for it, but Garret was not about to allow that to happen. He quickly shot his hands out, performing
River Styx Style: Sealing the Magoi Meridians. It was a technique he hadn't used in some time, but he was able to strike down a leg and the arm the man was using to hold his sword.
"Smart. A magician would be beyond your skill level to deal with. Too bad you targeted my lunch partner. I won't be letting you off easy." Garret lifted his right hand as magoi began to focus around it. Jo had fallen to the ground, his blade sliding outwards and away from him. Garret's face took on the look of a man desensitized to killing, as if it were an everyday thing to him. That blank, uncaring look sent a shiver of fear through Jo.
As Garret's hand came shooting down with a great force from
River Styx Style: Ikken Hissatsu: Deep Sea Harpoon, he heard his name shouted out behind him from Serene. "GARRET!" his hand shifted, piercing the man's left shoulder. Jo screamed out in a terrible amount of pain, passing out.
Serene flinched when she saw the look on Garret's face when he turned to her as she called out his name. He pulled his hand from the deep wound in the man's shoulder, absently noting that he had missed the heart when turning to see why Serene had called out to him. He saw that she seemed frightened, not knowing that it was him that had scared her. He became concerned, which changed the look on his face, and approached Serene.
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- Abilities Used:
Name: Raging Current (River Styx Style)
Tier: B
Cost: 30 Stamina
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Offensive
Range: Close
Duration: Instant
Cool-Down: 5
Description: The user moves forward at a burst of speed at up to 20m/s up to 15 meters away, with their attack coming up shortly after they reach their target. The user does two C tier strikes with any combination of their feet, knees, elbows or fists to the opponent.
Name: Tranquil Parry (River Styx Style)
Tier: D
Cost: 10 Stamina
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Defensive
Range: Close
Duration: Instant
Cool-Down: 2 posts
Description: A simple block performed with either the user's feet, knees, elbows or fists. The defense moves at a rate of 10m/s blocking up to 1 C tier of damage.
Name: Tranquil Strike (River Styx Style)
Tier: C
Cost: 20 Stamina
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Offensive
Range: Close
Duration: Instant
Cool-Down: 3 posts
Description: The user's body is calm, projecting no intent to attack. The attack moves at 15 m/s, through either their feet, knees, elbows or fists. If the strike lands, it deals C-tier damage to the opponent.
Name: Water Falls in Reverse (River Styx Style)
Tier: C
Cost: 20 Stamina
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Supplementary
Range: 5 m or 10m
Duration: Instant
Cool-Down: 3 posts
Description: The user pushes off the ground with great strength, allowing him to jump up to 5 meters in an omnidirectional trajectory at 15m/s. Should the user manage to find a foot hold on something, such as a wall, they would be able to repeat this movement one more time.
Name: Sealing the Magoi Meridians (River Styx Style)
Tier: B
Cost: 30 Stamina
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Supplementary
Range: Close (Within striking distance)
Duration: Instant
Cool-Down: 5
Description: The user strikes out at the opponent for 4 strikes at 20m/s. This technique can paralyze. Each strike paralyzes a limb of the body; the arms, the legs, or the body itself. This paralyzing lasts for 3 posts.
Name: Ikken Hissatsu: Deep Sea Harpoon (River Styx Style)
Tier: A
Cost: 40|20 Stamina Initial|Sustain
Weapon Type: Body (Magoi Manipulation)
Class: Offensive
Range: Close
Duration: 1-2 posts
Cool-Down: 14 posts
Description: The user's arm becomes enforced by magoi, making it into a powerful weapon. The strength of this magoi supports every aspect of the arm, from the shoulder all the way to the tips of the fingers. The user of this technique shoots their hand through an opponent at 25 m/s and can potentially remove any 1 organ if the technique is not disrupted. The technique may be sustained in the next post in order to attempt the attack again.