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You swing a shard of pure obsidian stained with blood at Nazarates's hamstring but miss.
Nazarates's black light MASSACRES you!
Nazarates has a few scratches. 

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Nazarates dodges your stab.
Nazarates parries your slash.
Nazarates dodges your stab.
Nazarates dodges your stab.
Nazarates dodges your slash.
You make a successful feint to mislead Nazarates.
Nazarates's blow swings wildly and misses.
Nazarates has a few scratches. 

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The lightning has stopped.

Autosaving.
You shiver and suffer.
Your poison devastates you!
Nazarates has a few scratches. 

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Nazarates throws you to the ground with stunning force.
Nazarates's throw *** DEMOLISHES *** you!
Controlling your fall, Nazarates painfully hyperextends your elbow!
Nazarates's ground control MASSACRES you!
Nazarates has a few scratches. 

*** Think I already had sigil on from a previous fight, but lots of preps up... ***

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The cathedral bells chime six times, sounding a solemn vesper to mark evensong.
Nazarates has a few scratches. 

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You understand Nazarates's favorite defensive postures, and see his weaknesses.
Nazarates dodges your stab.
Nazarates dodges your slash.
Your slash MANGLES Nazarates!
Nazarates swats your stab away from him.
You try to make a feint but Nazarates sees right through it.
You parry Nazarates's black light.
You parry Nazarates's punch.
You parry Nazarates's black light.
Nazarates executes the form Parting the Silk!
You parry Nazarates's black light.
Nazarates has some small but disgusting cuts. 

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Your stab MANGLES Nazarates!
Nazarates parries your slash.
Nazarates dodges your slash.
You dodge Nazarates's black light and close in for a concealed attack!
Your stab MANGLES Nazarates!
You parry Nazarates's punch.
You parry Nazarates's black light.
Nazarates is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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Nazarates parries your stab.
You parry Nazarates's black light.
You parry Nazarates's punch.
You parry Nazarates's black light.
You parry Nazarates's black light.
Seizing upon a flaw in your tactics, Nazarates kicks dirt toward your eyes!
You can't see a thing!
Someone's kicked dirt grazes you.
Someone is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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 No way!  You are still fighting!
Someone is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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 You try to sever someone's artery, but your blow misses entirely.
Your deep gash misses someone.
Someone's black light MASSACRES you!
Someone is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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Someone parries your stab.
Someone dodges your stab.
You parry someone's black light.
You parry someone's punch.
Someone is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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Someone throws you to the ground with stunning force.
Someone's throw *** DEMOLISHES *** you!
Someone attempts to execute a ground control move on you but fails.
Someone's ground control misses you.
Someone is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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Someone parries your stab.
Someone dodges your slash.
Your stab *** DEMOLISHES *** someone!
You make a successful feint to mislead someone.
Someone's blow swings wildly and misses.
You parry someone's punch.
You parry someone's black light.
Someone is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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 stab

Someone parries your stab.
Someone parries your slash.
Your stab MANGLES someone!
Your stab MANGLES someone!
You make a successful feint to mislead someone.
Someone's blow swings wildly and misses.
You parry someone's punch.
You parry someone's punch.
Someone is gushing blood. 

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 Your failed attempt to stab someone leaves you defenseless.
You parry someone's black light.
Someone is gushing blood. 

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You fail to get in one more shot as someone flees.
Someone has fled!
Someone leaves east.

*** He's long gone by the time the dirt is out of my eyes. Later... ***

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A falling boulder crashes down on someone!
Nazarates steps out of the shadows.
A falling rock's impact *** DEVASTATES *** Nazarates!

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You swing a shard of pure obsidian stained with blood in a sweeping blow to Nazarates's hamstring!
You step out from your cover.
Your hamstring slice MASSACRES Nazarates!
Nazarates has some small but disgusting cuts. 

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You begin to get a feel for Nazarates's preferred attacking movements.
Nazarates parries your stab.
You dodge Nazarates's black light and close in for a concealed attack!
Your stab MANGLES Nazarates!
You parry Nazarates's black light.
Nazarates is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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Autosaving.
You are ready to set another city ablaze.
Nazarates continues to bleed from his wounds.
Nazarates's bleeding hamstring decimates him!
Nazarates is covered with bleeding wounds. 

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You get in one more shot on Nazarates as he flees.
Your parting blow MANGLES Nazarates!
Nazarates has fled!
Nazarates leaves down.

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They aren't here.

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 The Rim of the Canyon 
 
[Exits: north south west up]

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 They aren't here.

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 People near you:

*** And I don't fight him the rest of the night. ***