Richard
*Nothing... No movement, no shadows. Larad didn't believe the rat had just left... No, he was in hiding. But where? Where of all the little places in this small part of the forest?*

*The vampire simply couldnt know. So, it was time for plan B* "I am the one who reveals everything in due time. My light will give you answers. My light will give you certainty" *The priest preached, thinking on some of the writings of the volcarona* "But light will not suffice, not in this new age of the night" *He concluded, that second part not coming from any writing, or any speech*

*What was he referring to? Well, that sometimes you needed a little bit more force to reveal things. Say, for example, spam an attack that damages an area so small critters are forced to get out sooner or later. Did Reaper feel lucky?*

```Larad used bulldoze```
Terry
Poetry. He's starting to feel it. *Righteousness. Blind to the sins of the world, through the purity of his soul. He won't see a sneak attack coming.* He will. He's trying to get you to perform another. Not yet. And I won't win face to face, either...

THUMP! *The Rattata shook as the shock radius was just on the other side of the log he hid behind. The log bumped up, for a moment, creating an accentuating thud-* I need to move. NOW.

*The rat tightened his grip on his blade and used a `Quick Attack`, darting from the log and blurring over to a tree- then, up its trunk, then, to a branch above. He slowed down his skitter from all fours and transitioned to his hind legs, standing above Larad with a steady, peaceful balance.* He thinks I'm on the ground. He'll keep searching there. *Limited to but one move a turn, the rat held steady, watching Larad from above...*
Richard
THUMP! *A few things were sent flying for a second, but after they landed... Nothing had been revealed? NO! On the contrary, a quick shadow had shown Reaper was nearby, even if it had been too fast to actually figure out where he had gone. It was good enough for Larad*

*But, now what? Well, either wait for another mistake, or let the faux sun die out. When it did Reapers would be sure to move again, and Larad had another sun ready to pin point where the rat was going towards. At least, that was the plan. There's a slight problem with being a priest in a peaceful village, battle plans aint an especially* "My friend. I know you are here, shall you come out and stop this charade? Give yourself up, its easier on all of us"
Terry
*Reaper took a moment to do out the math.* Started with a bisectional strike. Strong, but it will never fell him. Can he survive two Wide Slashes? Maybe. He can fly though, so he's probably frail. *Unless he's stronger than you give him credit for...* Wide Slash will do more than another Super Fang.

*He nodded to himself. With a breath, he quietly hopped down from his branch and descended from above- leading his fall with a swipe of his blade and a crescent of teal energy! Reaper used `Wide Slash`, swinging with the might of a falling mouse!* Remember to breathe. *He took a deep breath as he stuck the landing on two legs, swinging his weapon out with flair- a trickle of blue flaming energy dancing off the tip of his blade.*
Richard
*Larad wasnt fast or aware enough to avoid the attack from above, causing the needle to get a good cut on the bat. However, the priest didnt back down as one would expect. He actually leaned forward, into the attack! All so that he could bite onto the falling mouse. A narly bite, aided by the sun itself*

*If Reapers didnt have another trick to escape from the maw of the scorpion, then he'd get into the air, wanting to have the advantage of the survivability of being made for flying. He was too hurt to fight in any other way, any advantage was to be taken*

```Larad used fire fang! Empowered by the sun!```
Terry
*As he went for the landing, he watched the head curl back in preparation for retaliation- the bat's maws were closing around him! Voracious attacks weren't commonplace, but when it happened...* Stick the needle in there. Stab his throat.

... What? No, no! That's horrid. *As he wavered his weapon trying to think of a retaliation, he botched the landing and ended up getting caught in Larad's vice of a maw. He did do the bat the favor of tossing the needle away, though, ditching the weapon.* I'm not here to maim.

*Instead, his back was caught against the lower jaw, his hands desperately pressing against the top of the mouth, as the two ascended into the air. The flapping kept him from getting a steady grip, and the flames dancing over the teeth singed his fur as he struggled to keep it open.* "GGG-GYeeehhh..." Get out. Get out. This doesn't end well.

*He looked to the side and took one paw away from above, focusing deeper within the mouth.* ... I'm going to hate this. *Softening his hand to emphasize his claws less, he swiped a `Wide Slash` at Larad's throat, aiming for the uvula with a blunted strike.*