The full log of the encounter is below, the very last round imho is buggy. They already fight me, so how could they suddenly get angry with me? Also, the flees after death.

civilized <795hp 787m 662mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM> The Imperial Road


A Centurion stands here collecting the tithe for the Empire.
A Centurion stands here collecting the tithe for the Empire.

civilized <795hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
They aren't here.

civilized <795hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
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You feel you may want to be wary.
An Imperial Centurion grows very upset at the sight of you and attacks!
You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
An Imperial Centurion is in perfect health.

civilized <795hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
No way! You are still fighting!
An Imperial Centurion is in perfect health.

civilized <795hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
whe
People near you:
(PK) Ashmon The Imperial Road
(PK) a hairy orangutan The Imperial Road
An Imperial Centurion is in perfect health.

civilized <795hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
You fade into existence.
Your punch MASSACRES an Imperial Centurion!
An Imperial Centurion dodges your punch.
Your punch MASSACRES an Imperial Centurion!
An Imperial Centurion has some small but disgusting cuts.

civilized <795hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

Ashmon has arrived.
An Imperial Centurion has some small but disgusting cuts.

civilized <795hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

You make some noise as you are attacked.
Ashmon narrows his eyes and glares in your direction.
You are wracked with pain as Ashmon withers your flesh!
Ashmon's withering DISMEMBERS you!
An Imperial Centurion has some small but disgusting cuts.

civilized <741hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
You dodge Ashmon's pierce.
Your punch MASSACRES an Imperial Centurion!
Your punch MASSACRES an Imperial Centurion!
Your punch MASSACRES an Imperial Centurion!
Your punch MANGLES an Imperial Centurion!
Your punch MASSACRES an Imperial Centurion!
An Imperial Centurion is gushing blood.

civilized <741hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
k ash
You start aiming at Ashmon.
Ashmon is in perfect health.

civilized <741hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
whe
People near you:
(PK) Ashmon The Imperial Road
(PK) a hairy orangutan The Imperial Road
Ashmon is in perfect health.

civilized <741hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
You dodge Ashmon's pierce.
Your punch devastates Ashmon!
Ashmon parries your punch.
Ashmon deflects your punch with his shield.
Ashmon has a few scratches.

civilized <741hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
smash
You swing a giant fist at Ashmon.
Your punch MUTILATES Ashmon!
Ashmon has a few scratches.

civilized <741hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

An Imperial Centurion's punch MUTILATES you!
An Imperial Centurion's punch EVISCERATES you!
You deftly duck under Ashmon's pierce.
Ashmon's pierce devastates you!
Ashmon parries your punch.
Your punch decimates Ashmon!
Your punch decimates Ashmon!
Ashmon has some small but disgusting cuts.

civilized <627hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
Ashmon's pierce maims you!
Your punch MUTILATES Ashmon!
Your punch devastates Ashmon!
Ashmon parries your punch.
Ashmon has some small but disgusting cuts.

civilized <593hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
smash

Ashmon narrows his eyes and glares in your direction.
You scream in agony as plague sores erupt from your skin.
You swing a giant fist at Ashmon.
Your punch MUTILATES Ashmon!
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <593hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

An Imperial Centurion's punch MUTILATES you!
You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
You dodge Ashmon's pierce.
You dodge Ashmon's pierce.
Ashmon parries your punch.
Ashmon deflects your punch with his shield.
Your punch decimates Ashmon!
Your punch decimates Ashmon!
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <553hp 787m 661mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

Ashmon narrows his eyes and glares in your direction.
An unseen force from Ashmon steals away a piece of your essence!
Ashmon's energy drain decimates you!
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <527hp 393m 330mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
smash

An Imperial Centurion's punch MUTILATES you!
An Imperial Centurion's punch MUTILATES you!
You dodge Ashmon's pierce.
Ashmon parries your punch.
Ashmon parries your punch.
Ashmon parries your punch.
Ashmon barely gets behind his shield before your punch lands.
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <443hp 393m 330mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
You swing a giant fist at Ashmon.
Your punch smashes Ashmon squarely in the face!
Your punch DISMEMBERS Ashmon!
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <443hp 393m 330mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
You dodge Ashmon's pierce.
You dodge Ashmon's pierce.
Ashmon parries your punch.
Your punch mauls Ashmon.
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <443hp 393m 330mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>

An Imperial Centurion's punch MUTILATES you!
You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
You dodge an Imperial Centurion's punch.
Ashmon's pierce maims you!
Ashmon parries your punch.
Ashmon parries your punch.
Your punch mauls Ashmon.
Ashmon parries your punch.
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <367hp 393m 330mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 10 AM>
rev

You writhe in agony from the plague.
Your sickness scratches you.
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

c word
civilized <364hp 358m 307mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 11 AM>

Ashmon narrows his eyes and glares in your direction.
You concentrate a moment and return to your normal shape.
You maintain the hardness of your skin as you shapeshift.
You maintain your speed as you shapeshift.
You maintain your levitation as you shapeshift.
You maintain your phase as you shapeshift.
Your bones creak and snap under the strain of your trauma as you shapeshift.
Your shapeshifting decimates you!
Ashmon notices you momentarily becoming distracted, and he strikes!
Ashmon's pierce DISMEMBERS you!
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <284hp 346m 307mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 11 AM>
You lost your concentration.
You parry an Imperial Centurion's punch.
An Imperial Centurion's punch EVISCERATES you!
Ashmon's pierce maims you!
Ashmon parries your stab.
Ashmon parries your stab.
Ashmon is covered with bleeding wounds.

civilized <203hp 326m 307mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 11 AM>
c word

Ashmon narrows his eyes and glares in your direction.
An Imperial Centurion's punch EVISCERATES you!
You sure are BLEEDING!
An Imperial Centurion's punch EVISCERATES you!
You sure are BLEEDING!
An Imperial Centurion grows very upset at the sight of you and attacks!
An Imperial Centurion's punch EVISCERATES you!
You sure are BLEEDING!
An Imperial Centurion grows very upset at the sight of you and attacks!
You parry an Imperial Centurion's punch.
An Imperial Centurion's punch EVISCERATES you!
You sure are BLEEDING!
An Imperial Centurion grows very upset at the sight of you and attacks!
An Imperial Centurion's punch DISMEMBERS you!
You have been KILLED!!

You have died, but the Carrion Fields are not finished with you yet!
Your soul is returned to the realms in the form of a ghost.
You will return to your corporeal state in a short while.
Be careful, for even a ghost should fear some dangers!
You feel some of your vitality drain out of you with this death.
You flee from combat!
You flee from combat!
You flee from combat!

civilized <1hp 1m 307mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 11 AM>
Better stand first.

civilized <1hp 1m 307mv 9480tnl (31.30%) 11 AM>

Whenever you try to leave/flee/wimpy, you make them angry.

And the secret is they're always angry.