What You Are In The Dark (Rutger, Mondoon, Open)

[Mondoon Lyco]

Mondoon changed back into his human form and nodded. "Seemingly stupider too.... Either it hates cowardice, or doesn't care who it kills... Any ideas?" Mondoon said as he calmly approached the Swordsman, getting ready for the soon to ensure chaos.

[Rutger]

The swordsman looked over at Mondoon, who had reverted back to his former state. The bandit he had been strangling earlier was now on the ground, unconscious; it was just Mondoon and the swordsman against the behemoth.



"...We'll have to move quickly."

The swordsman held up his Killing Edge and slid deftly to the side.

- [Dilemma]



"Our enemy is giant... but there are two of us. We must use this to our advantage and flank our foe from opposite sides."

The behemoth was almost upon them now.



"..."

With the distance between himself and his foe rapidly shrinking, the swordsman readied his Killing Edge and prepared to strike.



"We cannot afford to hesitate!"

[Mondoon Lyco]

"Different as in how his allegiances lie? Yeah, I kind of figured that one too... Any ideas?" Mondoon asked as he threw the man he was holding at the Behemoth.

[Rutger]

The swordsman had spoken his plan earlier to Mondoon, but he must not have been hard over the commotion. His failure to communicate his ideas could have doomed them, the swordsman realized. He stepped back and braced himself.



"...!"

Fortunately, Mondoon had bought them a few precious seconds by throwing the bandit's body at the behemoth. The distraction was timed perfectly.



"...!!!"

Seeing the body flying in its direction, the behemoth shifted its focus and began to maul the bandit with its great axe.



The behemoth smashed the body repeatedly until there was hardly anything left. In the meantime, the swordsman turned to Mondoon and spoke as clearly as he could.



"...Our foe is strong, but we have numbers. We must take advantage of this if we want to win. If we attack with all of our strength at the same time, from two different sides... we may prevail."

He raised his Killing Edge and nodded to Mondoon.



"...Are you ready?"

The behemoth seemed to be done demolishing the bandit's corpse and had returned its attention to the two of them. Conflict appeared inevitable.

[Mondoon Lyco]

Drawing to short daggers, Mondoon looked at Rutger and nodded. "Lets take this bugger down..." Mondoon began his charge at the Behemoth getting ready to dodge any attack.

[Rutger]

The behemoth looked at Mondoon. It seemed to have chosen its next target.



"..."

It ran towards Mondoon with its axe raised. Despite its huge size, the behemoth moved quickly and swung its weapon down at Mondoon with incredible force.



The enemy was distracted. On the other side of the behemoth, the swordsman saw his opening and moved to prepare a counterattack.



"..."

The swordsman raised his Killing Edge and leaped at the behemoth. He lashed out with a swift slash attack and struck his foe across the side.



The behemoth bent over sideways, thrown off balance by the blow. The swordsman slid around the behemoth after landing the attack and hoped that Mondoon would be able to follow up that strike with an attack of his own.



"...There's your chance."

[Mondoon Lyco]

Mondoon quickly pivoted in place and slashed upwards with his sword, striking the behemoth the side, creating a large gash. Mondoon braced one foot against the monsters knee and kicked in with all of his force. Attempting to break the creature's knee so its head would hang low enough for Rutger to finish it off.

[Rutger]

The behemoth's knee buckled from Mondoon's strike. It leaned forward awkwardly, encumbered by its own massive size. In its current state, it was extremely vulnerable.



"...!!!"

The swordsman saw his cue. This opportunity was golden - with a well-placed strike, he could end this fight here and now.



"...Here we go...!"

The swordsman stepped forward and raised his Killing Edge up into the air. He then jumped at the behemoth and struck out with a powerful slash at its neck.



After delivering the blow, the swordsman slid back and watched the behemoth closely. Had it been enough...?



"!!!..."

The behemoth collapsed on the ground. The ground shook when its body hit the floor, and it was clear to see that the fight was over - it wasn't getting back up again.

- [Victory United]



"That was a close one."

The swordsman stood up and looked over at Mondoon.



"You alright?"

He lowered his Killing Edge and made his way over to where Mondoon was standing.

[Mondoon Lyco]

Mondoon nodded slowly and stretched, his armor had expanded with his change into Lycan form due to the various slide/spring combination at the seams and joints. "I'm fine, they're not though . . . I do believe proper introductions are in order?" He said as he held out his hand.

[Rutger]

The swordsman lowered his Killing Edge and began to clean it off with the edge of his robes. However, he kept a wary eye on Mondoon.



"You're... unusual. What are you?"

He looked at Mondoon's hand and let it hang there for a moment; the swordsman was not about to extend his own hand unless he was certain it was certain that he was going to get it back.

[Mondoon Lyco]

Mondoon frowned at his hesitancy and withdrew his hand. "For one, I'm the thing that just fought side by side with you. You refuse to even shake my hand?...." He sighed deeply and spread his arms. "I am a Lycan... Lupinotuum..... Lupus Homine.... A werewolf" He said with a grin, placing his hand casually on his sword hilt in case the stranger made a move to attack him.

[Rutger]

The swordsman took a step backwards. While he'd known Mondoon was far from normal, he was somewhat taken aback by this revelation.



"...A werewolf..."

The swordsman paused for a moment, absorbing this new information and processing it in his mind.



"..."

After some deliberation, the swordsman took a step forward and slowly extended his own hand to Mondoon.



"...Thank you."

Mondoon had a point; werewolf or not, he had come to the swordsman's aid... and for that, he deserved gratitude.

[Mondoon Lyco]

Mondoon reached out and shook his hand. "You handle your blade with skill... I envy you. I rely on speed and strength. What brings you to this part of the world?" He asked as he began walking towards the exit.