>>5247316As you're apologizing to the tree, suddenly you hear an all-too-familiar 'twang'ing sound. A couple seconds later, two giant spear-like metal arrows are fired directly at you from different directions! Immediately you leap back and up to dodge them, the two arrows striking each other with a resounding 'clang'. Their impact sends one crashing down into the ground, the other right at you!
“Whaa-!?” you shout, twisting with the Su Ma technique to try and avoid the ricochet. But you aren't quite fast enough, the edge of the arrowhead slashing across your armored chest. Fortunately it wasn't deep enough to actually cut you as it sails past, slamming into what sounds like another tree behind you. “H-HEY! You missed me! HYAAA!”
As you roar, you reach into that golden power locked deep in your heart, and unleash it. Golden ki blazes as you transform, your aura blazing wildly up around you. Shrouded in your aura's brilliant glow, the heavy fog around you seemingly retreats another dozen or so yards back. And now that you can see further, you find two glowing red phantoms with the massive weapons raised, and arrows drawn back. Immediately they both fire once more, but this time you're ready. Instead of backing up you charge back forward, ducking under the lance-like arrows and grabbing your golden spear up off the ground where you'd dropped it. Then before either of the archers can draw another arrow you charge, dashing directly at the one to your right. Before the heavily-armored warrior can recover or switch weapons, you've already fully close the distance.
“GOTCHA!!” you shout, grasping the spear with your left hand as well and stabbing for their head. They try to lean back and dodge, but your heavy spear slams directly into the mossy stone helmet and knocks it clean off that fighter's head. Your blow lands with so much force that it still knocks them off their feet, launching the fighter a few yards before he crashes to the forest floor. Yet before you can finish that one off, the other one fires another shot at your back. “Nice try!”
Whirling around counterclockwise, you raise your left hand and activate the sinister Dark Hand that's become a part of you. It forms that familiar quarter-dome shield of dark energy out from your palm, the heavy spear-arrow glancing off your energy. The force knocks you back a foot or so, your feet digging twin trenches through the ground until you slide to a stop. But the arrow is knocked straight up into the air, and you decide to take the initiative back. So you leap up after it, deactivating your Dark Hand and grabbing the spear-arrow with your free hand in a reverse, javelin grip.
