The Ambush Escalates

JP with Alexis, Gonyaul and Hunter:

Alexis’s blade rattled across the bone armor, that resembled an external rib cage. The force of her swing cracked through the bone in several places, sending some pieces flying into the air. The blade itself sliced shallowly across his chest. The man growled as if he got more wounds from intercourse then what she just inflicted.

Grinning, he shouted something to those in ear shot and looked at her with lust in his eyes. There was no doubt what he intended to do to her should the ambushers win this skirmish. He grabbed the femur bone club at his side and came at her with powerful swings, his full weigh driving the blows.

Meanwhile, the man chasing Malacost around and around the horses heard his compatriot and stopped pursuing the weaker old man and went to help against Alexis.

He was coming up on her left side, if her peripheral vision was keen. The spear in his hand was turned around so the blunt end was leading. They obviously wanted her alive. The man leapt closer and swung the spear in a large horizontal arc to try and slam it across her upper back.

In the rear of the skirmish Gonyaul was taking a mirroring step backwards for each approaching step the two larger men took towards him. They were shouting insults and taunts at his display of cowardice to avoid engaging. When they heard the shout from the man fighting Alexis, one of them laughed and went off to help. There was yet another, a third, man now with a bone club making his way quickly in Alexis’s direction.

This left one man with Gonyaul. It was apparent from the look of confidence in the Odenine’s face that one was more than enough. He lunged and swung a bludgeoning blow at Gonyaul’s head. The ability of his long reach closing the distance between them was staggeringly fast for someone so massive.

Gonyaul arched backwards at an extreme angle into a bridge. As the man missed and his forward momentum carried him closer still, Gonyaul went up into a handstand and trapped the man’s weapon carrying arm between his legs.

Anchoring his legs around the man’s thick and muscular upper arm, Gonyaul did a sit up, forcefully pulled his arms down and in forcing the man’s elbow to bend abruptly. Gonyaul then used his core to torque his body to the right and wrenched the weapon from the man’s hand onto the ground. The bone club fell and rolled off down the slope in the direction of the disturbed horses.

The Odenine yelled in frustration, not pain. And then looked at Gonyaul with murderous intent. The man was still standing and Gonyaul was affixed to his right arm. He tried to force Gonyaul off, even use his left arm to help; however, Gonyaul managed to trap the other one too.

Going berserk with rage, the man lifted his arms, taking Gonyaul with them, high into the air and brought them crashing down towards the ground. Gonyaul got the wind knocked out of him upon impact, but didn’t let go. He did it again. This time the forced broke Gonyaul free.

He immediately went to drop down on Gonyaul; however, Gonyaul kicked his front foot backwards when he lifted it to step. This caused the ruffian to lose his footing and fall uncontrolled. Gonyaul rolled out from under him right before he hit.

Gonyaul wasn’t able to get free though. Mid roll, and right before the man hit the dirt, he grabbed hold of Gonyaul’s clothes and kept him from escaping. Gonyaul immediately swung himself up and over the man; basically on-top now like the man was giving him a horizontal piggy back ride.

Gonyaul tried to wrap up his head and arms but the man quickly got up to his feet and shook Gonyaul loose. With one shoulder incline bench press, the Odenine hoisted Gonyaul up over his head and threw him through the air like a rag doll.

Gonyaul hit the ground hard and started rolling down the steep slope against his will.