Battle of the Giants
Arthur Umber(95)
vs
King Marg(100)
R1
Umber: 161
Marg: 138 (Light wound, -10)
Umber and the giant king close in on one-another, death in both of their eyes. The Giant strikes first at the Lord of Last Hearth, attempting to end the fight early, but Umber parries and slashes his own blade across the beast’s torso, opening up a thin line of red.
R2
Umber: 186
Marg: 170 (Light Wound, -20)
Umber presses his attack further, forcing the giant back several steps, his sword merely a blur as it cuts into the creature’s flesh yet again.
R3
Umber: 117 (Average Wound, -20)
Marg: 148
Then, however, King Marg gets into his form, and he retaliates at the man who drew his blood with a vicious strike with his club that drives his Umber to his knees.
R4
Umber: 150 (Light Wound, -30)
Marg: 165
Umber blocks a blow meant to end his life and, from his knees, rolls to the side to avoid another of the giant’s attacks. His dodge is not lucky, and the giant scores a glancing blow on the man’s ankle.
R5
Umber: 150
Marg: 147
Umber, with a mighty effort, forced himself to his feet and launched his sword in a flurry of blows, each of which was checked, albeit just barely, by his monstrous opponent.
R6
Umber: 78 (Average Wound, -50)
Marg: 123
Despite the obviousness that the combattants’ wounds are beginning to tell on them, the two keep on fighting and the giant drives Umber backward again, with a heavy backhanded stroke from his giant club that nearly knocked the Lord of Last Hearth unconscious.
R7
Umber: 107
Marg: 86 (Light Wound, -30)
Umber refuses to yield or give up, and strikes back at the giant, getting around his defenses and slashing his sword along the inside of the creature’s right leg.
R8
Umber: 108 (Light Wound, -60)
Marg: 126
The giant roars in pain and rage, and swings his club wildly, forcing Umber back out of sword range again. One of these blows connects with Umber’s left shoulder, tearing through his armor like paper and crushing the flesh beneath.
R9
Umber: 118
Marg: 71 (Average Wound, -50)
Umber rallies himself mightlily, ignoring his mutilated arm, and strikes fiercely at the giant. He jabs his sword between its legs, aiming to hamstring the beast and bring it down to the ground and he nearly succeeds, but in a feat of greatness the giant keeps his feet.
R10
Umber: 124
Marg: 119
Umber and the giant both attack fiercely, blood driping from their many wounds, but neither can get past the other’s defenses.
R11
Umber: 88 (Average Wound, -80)
Marg: 119
Umber battles mightily, but his wounds are beginning to tell and the giant lands another vicious hit across his midsection.
R12
Umber: 25 (Average Wound, -100)
Marg: 53
Umber can barely lift his sword at this point, and is unable to block Marg’s attack on his wounded left side.
R13
Umber: 78
Marg: 84
Mightily, Umber turns the giant king’s club aside, preventing any of the giant’s bone-crushing blows from touching him.
R14
Umber: 19 (Heavy Wound, -135)
Marg: 80
Now, however, Umber’s massive blood-loss has finally caught up with him and his movements are noticeably slowed. Marg strikes him savagely across the face, driving the Giant of Last Hearth to the ground.
R15
Umber: 37 (Heavy Wound, -170)
Marg: 113
By this point, the huge beast from beyond the Wall is just playing with his lesser counterpart from the south, pummeling the man’s face with both fists as retaliation for the wounds he suffered.
R16
Umber: -5 (Average Wound, -190)
Marg: 51
Umber, who is essentially dead on his feet, tries to shove the giant away from him and retrieve his sword, but King Marg only laughs and pushes Umber onto his arse in the snow.
R17
Umber: -45 (KILLED)
Marg: 138
Marg raises his hammer and with one blow crushes Umber’s head until an unrecognizable red smear on the snow is all that is left. He raises his club and roars in defiance, challenging any man to fight him, knowing none will dare to face his fury.