"Not right now it ain't! Ask me again later," Tal retorted - though hopefully Sunjata could forgive him seeing as the courier was now liberally covered in small cuts and bruises across his exposed skin. Thankfully the downpour let up as he charged, giving him the warm glow of misconception amid the satisfaction of having startled Sunjata out of his magic.
Luckily for him the Flood was a benevolent Archon and Tal was allowed to keep on thinking that as his punch landed - somewhat to his surprise. He actually hesitated afterwards, so shocked at feeling the solid impact and the slight give of Sunjata's roll with the hit, and if he wasn't wide open for the retaliatory blow, well...
He didn't have to let down his guard much for the more experienced brawler to slip in through the cracks.
An undignified yelp filled the air as a punch like an avalanche landed on his cheek and sent him staggering, but not so hard that he didn't hear the compliment. As dozy as he suddenly found himself, he still managed to ride the wave, planting his foot solidly as his weight came back down and twisting his hips to come back low and hard with a punch towards Sunjata's stomach. "Yeah? But not that strong!" Not as strong as a demigod, at least. Though he was certainly tougher than he used to be!
Luckily for him the Flood was a benevolent Archon and Tal was allowed to keep on thinking that as his punch landed - somewhat to his surprise. He actually hesitated afterwards, so shocked at feeling the solid impact and the slight give of Sunjata's roll with the hit, and if he wasn't wide open for the retaliatory blow, well...
He didn't have to let down his guard much for the more experienced brawler to slip in through the cracks.
An undignified yelp filled the air as a punch like an avalanche landed on his cheek and sent him staggering, but not so hard that he didn't hear the compliment. As dozy as he suddenly found himself, he still managed to ride the wave, planting his foot solidly as his weight came back down and twisting his hips to come back low and hard with a punch towards Sunjata's stomach. "Yeah? But not that strong!" Not as strong as a demigod, at least. Though he was certainly tougher than he used to be!
