Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20160209062713/@comment-26130256-20160824061155

For all of his other flaws in combat, Azulius had some pretty impressive reflexes. By rising out of the chair at just the right moment, the shockwave of the doors passing an arm's length from him only served to throw him onto his feet. But by the time his head cleared enough to fire, the new attacker had already charged at Sienna, too close to use Roaring Moxie.

Meanwhile, the Don had taken a step backwards to allow his bodyguards to do their job. They had been a little more ready for the blast and filled the smoky doorway with shotshells, at least a few of which must have hit their targets...

The maid was standing close enough to Daphne to be hit by the same door, slamming her also against the opposite wall. In the frenzy of the moment, her first thought was how much work it was going to be to clean up this mess...

Sienna and Opal fared the best out of everyone in the room. Given his considerable training in the martial art Resplendent Dawn, he was able to tank the entirety of the shock wave with minor injury, protecting his wife from the worst of the blast. As the attacker closed in on him, he deftly detached the silencer-baton from Higure, parrying both slashes, then grabbing her leg during the kick to slam her against the wall next to the doorway. By the time he had done that, Opal had recovered enough to throw several knives at Vale, trying to pin the assassin to the wall or floor enough to hinder her motion.