Ranma was therefore adapting to what he was perceiving.
In the forest was a campfire in a campsite. With a pale moon overhead and unfamiliar star patterns, Ranma could see the captors and their captives. Not terribly well, unless one was in front of the fire such as that particular one there.
The captors were huge. Easily seven feet tall, knots of hard muscle over lanky frames, wearing patchwork armor of some sort of Euro-Medieval feel. They had sloping foreheads, bulgy brow ridges, flattened noses, and tusk like lower teeth.
They were quite clearly not human.
Ranma had followed the trail out of curiosity but on seeing the irons stuck in the fire, and one of the big fellows pick it up and give it a critical look, he couldn't help but look towards the captives.
Captives who were tied to trees.
When the big fellow with the hot poker pressed it to a captive's skin and that captive gave out a definitely female scream?
When another gave a startled grunt and seemed to be looking right at him?
Leap. Circle Kick. One down.
Duck under an axe swing. Leg sweep. Palm strike. Two down.
Dodge three spear jabs by leaping over the thugs. Kick to the base of a skull to increase the leap. Three down.
Kick a fallen spear up into hands. Spin. Block attacks as you back up. Wait for opening. Step inside guard. Uppercut. Four down.
One is yelling commands. Obvious target. Block. Block. Roll. Leap.
Commander uses large axe and shield. Really big fellow. Roll between legs. Lash out with kick at unarmored area. Five down.
Five left. Roll to avoid sword swipe. Backflip. Backflip. Backflip while grabbing rock off ground. Throw rock. Laugh at bad guy's expression as rock slowly peels off his face. Really pissed off badguy.
Leap. Sideleap off tree. Grab and throw manuever. Badguy in fire. Captives tied to trees. Begin dodging burning and really upset badguy and remaining followers. Soul of ice. Spiral in. "Dragon Ascension Spiral."
The battle-groove passed as the life-and-death struggle ended. Ranma frowned thoughtfully as the spiral had gone off, but it had felt "off" somehow.
When he approached one of the two women with a knife she started freaking out in some language he didn't understand. After he cut the two out of their bonds, they retreated a little ways and watched him with fearful eyes. He also got his first good look at them.
They were quite clearly not human either.
Instead of the crass ugliness of the badguys, these two were beautiful despite their pointed ears and long eyes. He didn't realize yet that these two he'd just rescued were:
(Posted Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:17)
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