>ASHLEY WILL LOSE 1 FLESH AT THE END OF COMBAT.>LEX AND ADAM WILL LOSE 1 FLESH AT THE START OF EVERY TURN UNLESS TREATED.[WEAKENED BENEDICT UNSTABLE] "MORIRE!" With one swift swing of his blade arm, he slices the arm of the pirate who hit Adam's arm clean off. It was shockingly easy for him to cut it off, with the same ease as cutting a carrot to pieces.
However, he left himself wide open, letting a wide haymaker from the tattooed pirate hit him RIGHT in the jaw. Wild sparks of purple and yellow energy flicker between his fist and Benedict's jaw. The sheer force of the punch sends Benedict stumbling back, nearly sending him overboard.
>-2 CHARGES OF MOONSTONE! 1 LEFT!>FLESH DAMAGE NEGATED"FUCK YOU!" Adam, despite having a harpoon stuck in his arm, tries his best to avenge his friend. He grabs onto the chain connecting the harpoon in his arm to the pirate's gun and yanks on it. While it clearly hurts like hell, he uses this to deliver a nasty but superficial slash across the pirate's chest.
"GH!" PIRATE C hisses out in pain from the impact but manages to stay standing.
While Ashley and Benedict distract PIRATE B and D, and while A is busy freaking out over his missing arm, all that's left is Lex and the tattooed pirate. The two stare each other down before they, at the same time, rush at each other with bared teeth.
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Their exchange is quick and brutal. You wouldn't say it lasted longer than five seconds but holy shit, it stopped everything else going on dead in its tracks. Neither of them are able to land a solid hit on each other. With every punch throw, the other blocks it with their own punch. Their tattoos light up brighter than neon signs, Lex's taking on a bright yellow hue while the tattooed pirates take on a navy blue and purple hue.
In the chaos, you spot the pirate with the flintlock <span class="mu-g">running for his life.</span> You doubt he'll be part of the battle anymore.
The stalemate of violence is interrupted by Lex landing a slug across SENIOR PIRATE A'S face, sending him stumbling back a foot or two away from him. Sparkles of bright yellow energy linger from the impact site alongside a minor but nasty looking bruise. SENIOR PIRATE A spits out a bloody tooth. "This will be FUN. CREW, ACTIVATE YOUR TATTOOS!"
Ashley, for her part, manages to bonk PIRATE B in the head, knocking his ass clean out before he does anything. PIRATE A, C, and D's scarred chests begin to light up a neon's blue as their eyes begin to glaze over. Pirate A's arm <span class="mu-b">suddenly stops bleeding</span>, leaving behind an armless stump behind.
Adam takes this moment of distraction to rip out the harpoon stuck in his arm, freeing him from it. A torrent of red blood splatters onto the floor from this rather foolish action. "THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING?"
The PIRATES grip tightly into their spent harpoon guns before surrounding the SENIOR PIRATE, ready to charge at his command.
