Martial Arts
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You have become a better at 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 2% versus all hand-to-hand and melee attacks.
The teenaged boy stared down at the corpse of the stately gentleman at his feet. He hadn't wanted to hurt anyone, hadn't even thought he could, but when the older man had attacked him with that axe, there hadn't been time for thinking at all. The boy had fought with blind desperation, scratching like a wildcat, launching frantic punches and kicks that usually missed their mark completely.
When the blade of the axe cut the air an inch in front of his face, he suddenly realized that aggression wasn't enough: if he wanted to survive, he needed to control himself. When the next attack came, instead of jumping wildly to avoid it, he stepped smoothly inside his enemy's guard, and delivered two light, quick hits to his face. The boy was weak, but he moved with calculated precision, shifting just enough to avoid the worst of the older man's blows, then following up with his own careful strikes.
And then, it was over. The man's corpse lay at his feet, broken and bloodied.
The boy hadn't wanted to hurt anyone.
But when it came right down to it, it was good to know that he could.
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