[Mkguild] Divine Travails of Rats - Pars V. Ascensum (f)

[C. Matthias]

And we had many conversations trying to figure out how our friend 
Goldmark would even get that far in the contests!  I am very grateful 
for all of Ryx's many contributions to this tale.  I could not have 
written it without him.

As for the King and Goldmark, well... Having that much Rat'taur on 
top of you is a perfectly acceptable way to lose a fight.  ;-)

May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,

Charles Matthias

At 02:35 AM 6/20/2015, Ryx wrote:
>*cheeky grin*
>
>Actually, I wrote the scene... ;D
>
>Charles did not know who would face the king and I suggested 
>Goldmark.  The response was dubious to say the least - a common levy 
>irregular taking on a skilled war leader?  But he let me have free 
>rein with the scene, and I had a ball writing it.
>
>
>
>On Friday, June 19, 2015 10:07 PM, Hallan Mirayas 
><hallanmirayas at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>Hey, folks, how about some applause for MattRat for writing up 
>victory by flumph, huh?
>
>Hallan
>
>
>
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>
>Pelaeth barked a victorious word and waded in, but Goldmark swept 
>the stave up in his forepaws, which did have some manner of grasping 
>ability, and reared up to his full height. Towering almost twice the 
>height of the human, with the staff grasped before him, he strode 
>awkwardly forward bringing the King up short. The rat dropped down 
>and leaned his upper body forward, scoring a quick swat at the 
>snarling visage of the steel wolf's helm before Pelaeth could 
>retreat. Taking a couple of quick strides, dragging the stave with 
>his forepaws, Goldmark reared up again.
>
>And charged forward upon his rear paws with the awkward gait of a 
>charger en'pesade, forcing Pelaeth back at a swift trot, his sword 
>out to parry the awkward swings of the staff. The crowd roared its 
>approval and stood, the Matthias clan joining in. Goldmark continued 
>to press his charge forward with short steps and hops, quickly 
>outpacing the King's retreat.
>
>And then he simply fell forward, his forelegs and save bearing the 
>sword down while his hands came down upon the human's shoulders. 
>With the massive 'taur's greater weight suddenly falling upon him, 
>Pelaeth lost his footing and fell backward to the explosive cheer of 
>the spectators. The tumult was so unbridled Charlie backed his ears 
>and gaped in astonishment as Goldmark sprawled his entire body down 
>onto the King, pinning him ignominiously to the ground. He cast the 
>stave aside before it became a bar across the man's breast and used 
>one hand to swat at the awkward, ineffective swings of the sword 
>that did nothing more than slap at the barding of his barrel and flanks.
>
>Underneath him Pelaeth squirmed and kicked but could not marshal 
>enough leverage to make any of his assaults effective against the 
>bulk of beast sprawled upon him like a hunting hound upon a toddler. 
>The crowd roared and, in the High Box across from them, Charlie 
>could see the entire retinue of Metamor's nobility and Pelaeth's 
>sister standing at the rail looking down in awed shock. Sig's jaws 
>were open so wide a flock of birds could have nested on his tongue 
>and rented out his fangs to their friends.
>
>
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