[they don't have to wait long as the giant boar charges out.
and it's huge. definitely a lot bigger than he expected. it even breaks down a few trees as it rushes out. if he had had the time to think about it, he might have wondered why the treeline had looked undamaged and considered that foresters repaired them via emotion energy or something. but he doesn't have that luxury and instead has to quickly dodge and jump out of the way as it tries to ram its tusks into him, raising his sword as he does to further help shield against the sharp, curved weapons. it winds up being a good call as the tips just catch the steel of his blade, and he could feel the strength and force behind it.]
Whoa—this is gonna be rough.
[but he's been through tough battles before—just usually with a full party instead of on his own. but he knows he has Argilla in the back for support and he just has to make the opening.
from this point on, he keeps his distance from the board, keeping its attention by firing a few rounds into its hide. it's tough, though, and while blood appears they're still shallow wounds. even his sword has trouble making any significant damage. he performs a few fire based elemental arte attacks, and that helps weaken its defense a bit, but it's definitely one strong boar.
however, as he continues to move, Argilla should be able to note that as predicted, around its joints, particularly where the legs meet its belly, there is a lot less hair and more leathery skin is shown. it's also where any chance slashes seem to be deeper. and that's really all Alvin is trying to do with his attacks—trying to find where his weapons do the most damage and create those opening for her, including the head. he tries to keep it so that the side of its face is toward Argilla.]
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and it's huge. definitely a lot bigger than he expected. it even breaks down a few trees as it rushes out. if he had had the time to think about it, he might have wondered why the treeline had looked undamaged and considered that foresters repaired them via emotion energy or something. but he doesn't have that luxury and instead has to quickly dodge and jump out of the way as it tries to ram its tusks into him, raising his sword as he does to further help shield against the sharp, curved weapons. it winds up being a good call as the tips just catch the steel of his blade, and he could feel the strength and force behind it.]
Whoa—this is gonna be rough.
[but he's been through tough battles before—just usually with a full party instead of on his own. but he knows he has Argilla in the back for support and he just has to make the opening.
from this point on, he keeps his distance from the board, keeping its attention by firing a few rounds into its hide. it's tough, though, and while blood appears they're still shallow wounds. even his sword has trouble making any significant damage. he performs a few fire based elemental arte attacks, and that helps weaken its defense a bit, but it's definitely one strong boar.
however, as he continues to move, Argilla should be able to note that as predicted, around its joints, particularly where the legs meet its belly, there is a lot less hair and more leathery skin is shown. it's also where any chance slashes seem to be deeper. and that's really all Alvin is trying to do with his attacks—trying to find where his weapons do the most damage and create those opening for her, including the head. he tries to keep it so that the side of its face is toward Argilla.]