Advanced Martial Arts
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You have become a master of hand-to-hand combat. This skill provides a small amount of defense.
This skill increases hand-to-hand combat by a further 15%. Additionally, the character's defense increase by a further 5% versus all hand-to-hand and melee attacks.
As she stood relaxed with one hand behind her, she held her other hand out to form a gentle fist. To the ill-trained eye, her stance would seem simple and defensive. On the contrary, to the skilled martial artist her posture was incredibly complex and highly aggressive; it was a mark of true advancement and mastery.
Her opponent was ambivalent to her potential, if not a little nonplussed at her seemingly aloof attitude to the battle. But her opponent simply charged towards her with sword swinging so brutishly and without much finesse. And with but a single step, she evaded her opponent's blade, offering her an opportunity to counter-attack.
And so she began striking her opponent, her attacks imperceptible: a powerful punch looked like a hand gently brushing on flesh, a decimating kick looked like a foot gliding softly across skin, and her arms and legs curved into beautiful arcs that emulated an elaborate kabuki dance. But all her movements merged to create a single instrument - her body becoming a unified and powerful weapon - obliterating her opponent so utterly until he expired into the void.
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