>>144265"Umph!"
Koptis stands back, evidently surprised by this hit, but lunges punches again
[1d20+8 = 28]
>>144264"Wah!"
The griffon whomps the stallion, knocking them both to the ground. Silver starts laughing, holding his Jubee tight and planting a kiss on her beak.
>>144266>>144265He hits Iron near the face
[1d3+3 = 5][1d20+8 = 18]>>144267"Hehe"
She kisses him back
>>144268>>144265For double damage
Iron has sustained 19 damage
>>144268>>144269Iron's snout scrunched, flinching considerably before soon returning to focus on the minotaur.
Yet his nose started to bleed and his breathing was a bit ragged, the many wounds he's sustained starting to catch up to him. Yet he couldn't let himself surrender like a coward against such a powerful, humble opponent. Reminded him of Silver in how he carried himself...
There was no way he'd be able to keep up with him with speedy attacks with how things are going, so he had to cash in on slow, powerful strikes in the hopes he can knock this hunk of a bull down.
With that strategy in place, he opted for another buck once again, harnessing the energy of what he was fighting for in order to boost his morale up.
[1d20+5 = 12]<Unarmed Strike (-5 to hit, +5 damage)
>>144268He smiles at his beautiful griffon after, happy as can be. It fades slightly as he moves on to his next topic.
"There is one more thing. That stallion we found on altar at Hoebuck, I visited him in hospital. He asked if he could stay with us, for moment at least."
>>144272Seeing Iron's hooves, and evidently with memory of the last kick, koptis moves with fear in his eyes. And he moves out of the way of Iron's hooves, letting them graze his fur. The miss is narrow, but never the less, a miss.
He returns with a punch of his own
[1d20+8 = 27]
>>144274>>144272And he hits. At least he misses Iron's shoulder, narrowly, preventing the blow from knocking Iron down
[1d3+3 = 5]>>144273"Uh... sure" she seems a bit surprised
>>144275He nods, and resumes cuddling his griffon on the floor.
"I went to spa to set up couple session after our dinner. I convinced them to let us stay after they have closed so you and I can get full spa package together."
>>144275>>144274Iron's condition was starting to worsen as he wiped off the blood flowing from his nose, struggling to breathe properly yet willing to keep fighting regardless.
Perhaps there is another way to do this: If he is able to trip him up, Koptis' attacks will be weakened considerably, thus maybe allowing him one last shot at clutching victory.
With a heavy heart at this somewhat dubious move, Iron rushes forth, hopping up on his hindlegs in an attempt to physically force the bull to trip and fall to the ground.
[1d20+10 = 27]<Melee Touch Attack
>>144276gasp"
Really?"
Her voice is exceptionally high pitched now, and she almost vibrates with excitement
>>144277Hit
>>144278He nods vigorously.
"Everything spa has to offer, we will experience together. I can not think of better way to relax."
>>144279Opposed
[1d20+3 = 9]>>144280"That sounds great!" she says, hopping up
>>144281Silver takes the opportunity to get up as well. He resumes smiling at Jubilosa.
"Our dinner reservation is at 5:15, so you have until then to get
really excited."
>>144282She spreads her wings, which touch the walls, and fortunately do not threaten to turn anything over
>>144281After pushing the minotaur onto his back, Iron took an opportunity to quickly strike at his chest.
[1d20+10 = 13]<Fast, non-lethal bonk
>>144284And with this, Iron lands a hit
>>144286Iron lands a hit on Koptis, who then reaches for his side scabbard, and tries to stand up
Iron's eyes widened, clearly not expecting him to try and pull out a weapon out of his scabbard, yet he didn't have much else to do rather than go for another hit as he stood up in a mildly desperate attempt to knock him out.
[1d20+10 = 24]<Fast, non-lethal bonk.
>>144289He stands up, and attempts to stab Iron with a long, double bladed knife
[1d20+8 = 27]
>>144283He gazes at the wonderous sights before him, stars in his big blue pony eyes.
"Glorious..."
>>144292>>144289>>144288By bad luck, the final stab - which likely would have been only moderately concerning in its own right, seems to down Iron.
The disheveled and heavily breathing Koptis stands back up, over Iron
>>144291She hugs him as tightly as she can manage. Considering her size, her grip is very firm
>>144289>>144293One final contingency
[1d20+3 = 10]
>>144292>>144293>>144294Failure... Iron hated this feeling... no amount of morale boosting can stop this, and he could tell as his legs gave out.
"Good... fight," he complimented the minotaur, chin resting at the floor, unaware of what was about to happen. No begging, no bargaining, no requests to spare him.
>>144295>>144294"That Should teach you" Koptis says, still holding up the knife
Running up behind Koptis, White Sands sling some object at Koptis' back
[1d3+2d6]
>>144294The squeezed pony hugs back, enjoying both the outer warmth of Jubilosa's body and the inner warmth he feels from being with someone he loves, and who loves him back.
"I love you, Jubee."
>>144297>>144295But it isn't enough. Koptis turns around ,and engages White Sands
[1d20+8 = 15]
>>144299"I love you too!" she says, hapily
>>144298Koptis Thrusts a knife into White Sands, who gives a loud, angry, and pained
"
HISS!"
[1d20+2 = 15]
>>144300>>144299>>144297>>144296>>144301>>144302Iron's eyes widened, seeing Sands start a battle he was meant to finish. He tried his best to stand up in an attempt to help her, but he found his limbs to be uncooperative.
Just more lemon juice onto his wounded ego, gritting his teeth.
>>144302>>144295Precisely what goes on between White Sands and Koptis is hard to say for anyone without a very clear view of the two, but they remain in close proximity. Koptis stabs White Sands at least twice in her torso, with her only seeming to be able to respond with a glare. But he stumbles for a moment
[1d20-1 = 16]
>>144300"D'aww...so, what was my Jubee listening to before I interrupred."
Wow people started early. I'm ready to play if you are.
>>144303>>144304Never once does Sands land another hit on Koptis, and never once does Koptis stumble, or fall down. Yet something is clearly happening there, so the bright flashes of green light tell, though obscured from Iron's direct view by Koptis's body. It seems Koptis must have either lost interest, or was otherwise dazed, because he loses his grip on White Sands, who darts past him, and then kicks him - though her kick is entirely ineffective. He stumbles almost like a drunkard for a moment, and White Sands attempts to drag Iron with her teeth and magic.
>>144305"It was a radio play. They have those here."
>>144306Hello. Perhaps
>>144307"Ooo, what was it about?"
>>144307Iron was currently looking incredibly dejected, allowing his heavy, 280lbs body to be carried by the mare he was supposed to be taking for more social interactions, and yet here she was, carrying him like a foal after breaking his leg after a miscalculated dive from the waterfall.
He did try his best to be as carryable as possible to help her in that regard at the very least.
>>144309She tugs at him, looks back to Koptis, who is starting to find his footing. She then pulls something out of her bag
"Here"
She takes some sort of needle, and injects him with it.
In the matter of some seconds, Iron feels his heart pounding - not necessarily the best of things when you are bleeding. His eyes focus - yet remain blurry - and he feels full of energy, and yet drained, like the experience of waking up after a 30 minute nap after days of no sleep.
"Run!" she says to Iron
>>144310Run?
Iron quickly darts his head around, wondering where could they even go... or even better, if he could actually fight a little longer against the bull to stop his self-loathing from crumbling even more of his spirit.
>>144311It's hazy, like a dream almost. Iron is leaking blood onto the ground
"This way!"
>>144308"Oh, it's this little thing about a mare who is trying to hide a manticore from her husband. It's nice and funny."
>>144312"Heheh, that does sound funny."
>>144312Ergh. No way he's gonna be able to fight even a fly in the first place.
Without any other choice, Iron opts instead to follow Sands' voice.
>>144314Do lesser animals experince limited, lesser forms of consciousness? No one can say, but that is what Iron is experiencing now. A dazed, limited perception, where all he can tell is that he is being chased by a grave danger, like a rabbit fleeing a hawk. White Sands - who herself leaks a purple blood, and is breathing heaving, bounds in front of him, going to opposite way of the car, past buildings, past bushes, down a road, past another building, and even further
>>144313"Oh yeah, it's rather nice."
>>144315Iron, of course, followed Sands along, not seeing any reason to stop after what she just done to the bull: A backstab like that is going to garner resentment... although he wasn't sure if Koptis
was going to kill him or not. It was kind of up in the air in his mind.
>>144315"Would you like to continue listening to radio play?"