You say to Rakim, "Don't make me slit your throat."

You narrow your eyes to thin slits.

Silver Phoenix, Rika Talnara, Seeker of Ioyrae says to Rakim, "Slit throat or
bashed brains. Your pick."

You say to Rika, "You'll have to beat me to Behead."

With a flourish, you slip a huge damascene steel waraxe into an etched-platinum
frogge.

With a flourish, you draw a severed head greataxe from an etched-platinum
frogge.

Silver Phoenix, Rika Talnara, Seeker of Ioyrae says to you, "You're on."

With a flourish, Rika slips a blood splattered hunting hammer into a hardened
leather frogge.

With a flourish, Rika slips a blood splattered hunting hammer into a hardened
leather frogge.

With a flourish, Rika draws a blackened morningstar from a jade and emerald
frogge.

With a flourish, Rika draws a blackened morningstar from a jade and emerald
frogge.

You grin mischievously at Rika.

With total concentration, you focus your next attack for a most puissant blow.

You raze Rakim's magical shield with a severed head greataxe.

{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}
{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}

With a heavy overhand stroke, you slam a severed head greataxe down upon Rakim.
You hack into the side of his head with a reverberating thunk of bone, and he
stumbles in a confused daze.
Your blow was of puissant strength!
Rakim's eyes close suddenly as he falls asleep.

Rakim opens his eyes and yawns mightily.

Rakim eats kombu seaweed.

Rakim takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.

Rakim takes a drink from a sapphire vial.

Rakim clenches his fists and grits his teeth.

Rakim, Thrum of the Forest says, "Heeey."

Rakim stands up and stretches his arms out wide.

You have recovered balance on all limbs.

{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}
{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}

Rakim mutters and traces a cobalt blue pentagram in the air that remains
hovering before him.

!THEY'RE!SHIELDED!  !CLEAVE!CLEAVE! !THEY'RE!SHIELDED!  !CLEAVE!CLEAVE!

Rika razes Rakim's magical shield with a blackened morningstar.

Rakim takes a drink from a sapphire vial.

You whip a severed head greataxe through the air in front of Rakim, to no
effect.
Cleaving through his defenses, you make a slow deadly strike at Rakim's head
with a severed head greataxe. You strike fiercely into his jaw, which shatters
loudly in a bloody explosion of bone, teeth, and gore. (AWESOME affliction line)

Rakim eats a bunch of pennyroyal.

Rakim takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.

Rakim takes a drink from a sapphire vial.

Rakim mutters and traces a cobalt blue pentagram in the air that remains
hovering before him.

!THEY'RE!SHIELDED!  !CLEAVE!CLEAVE!

Rakim takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.

You must regain balance first.

Rika razes Rakim's magical shield with a blackened morningstar.

You have recovered balance on all limbs.

{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}
{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}

Rakim takes a drink from a sapphire vial.

Rakim takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.

With a heavy overhand stroke, you slam a severed head greataxe down upon Rakim.
You hack him across the chest, laying open a flap of skin which bleeds
profusely.

Rakim eats a sprig of marjoram.

Lekius eats a sprig of marjoram.

Rika gives Rakim the once over.

Rakim takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.

Rakim eats a yarrow sprig.

You have recovered balance on all limbs.

{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}
{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}

Rakim takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.

With a heavy overhand stroke, you slam a severed head greataxe down upon Rakim.
Your weapon hacks through the air, missing completely.

!MISS!MISS!MISS!MISS!MISS!MISS!MISS!MISS!MISS!MISS: 44


Rakim takes a drink from a sapphire vial.

Somaria Makiare`, Ward of Shadows says to Daedalion, "Now, now, let's be nice
commune mates."

Rakim takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.

Rakim eats a bunch of pennyroyal.

Rakim eats a bunch of pennyroyal.

Rakim takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his head.

You have recovered balance on all limbs.

{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}
{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}

Rakim takes a drink from an amethyst vial.

With a heavy overhand stroke, you slam a severed head greataxe down upon Rakim.
You hack through his neck like it's butter, and his head goes flying through the
air.
Rakim's severed head lands on the ground with a thud and rolls around like a
top.
You have slain Rakim.
The song that Rakim was performing fades away.
Rakim drops the corpse of a lumbering red weevil. (times, like, a billion)

Rika picks up the decapitated head of Rakim.

You have recovered balance on all limbs.

{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}
{*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****} {*****BALANCE RECOVERED*****}


Silver Phoenix, Rika Talnara, Seeker of Ioyrae says, "Wow."

Silver Phoenix, Rika Talnara, Seeker of Ioyrae says, "Nice work."

Silver Phoenix, Rika Talnara, Seeker of Ioyrae says, "You win."


(a little bit later)


(Attai Artistic Forgings): You say, "I'm just happy that behead happened."

(Attai Artistic Forgings): You say, "F-:censor:-g god :censor: stupid :censor: random
swings."

(Attai Artistic Forgings): Rika says, "I didn't think you'd actually do it :D."

(Attai Artistic Forgings): You say, "That's what behead maneuvers are for :P."