>>5487751 >>5487784Oh, fuck this thing. You're getting your club back and then beating that smile off of its charred face. You take a moment to withdraw the knife you took earlier from your belt with your left hand and then take a step forward. And then two. Then, when you think you're barely in range, you lean forward and attack with the knife in your left hand while keeping a firm grip on the body of the golf club with your right.
You can see the attack more closely this time. The grey hand, lit up by moonlight, and the razor-sharp and knife-length nails at the end of it. The stitches holding the wrist to the hand, the palm to itself, and the fingers to the palm. The oversized blade in your hand cutting through part of the hand like it's sliding into weak, rotten meat.
There's now a slash cut across half of its right hand, from the back side. It doesn't make it all the way through, but you think you may have hit bone. It doesn't care though. It stubbornly keeps its grip on the head of your golf club, its right hand forced closed. It looks like you'll need to put more work in to get it back- one more time!
Just as you prepare to withdraw the knife so that you can cut into the hand again, the hair on your neck rises. Bad feeling. You involuntarily glance your right and see that the creature is moving its left arm. You had to lean in just a bit too close while attacking, and now its about to counterattack.
...While your knife is stilled embedded in its hand.
>Pull the knife out and then move out the way as fast as you can. You might take a punch, but since you noticed ahead of time it shouldn't be more than that.>Let go of the golf club in your right hand and step further away from its left arm while you withdraw the knife. It make take the opportunity to get a better hold on the club, but you should be able to avoid being hit.>Move out of the way immediately. Your well-being is more important than your weapon.Once you've dealt with its counterattack, the initiative is yours once again.
>Move back in and lunge towards the right arm again. One more cut and your club should be back in your hands.>Put your weight behind the golf club and pull. How much force can it really put into keeping it with the damage you've dealt to its right arm?>You've dealt enough damage to the right arm. You should attack somewhere else. [Specify where]>The thing is getting feisty and it's nearly through that window. You should fall back. [Specify your route of retreat- garage, front door, upstairs, etc.]>Write-in 