Alright, posted.  I should make something clear about how I run combat, though.  I will write that a villain hits your character and whatnot and you can do the same.  I will take your character's abilities and skills into account when I do this.  Sometimes they will hit, sometimes they won't.  It depends on the character and what I feel is appropriate for maximum drama.  What I can promise you is that I will ensure that your characters look cool, so never fear.  Ares was caught off guard in this instance because I could totally see that.  In the future he won't be that easy a target, but from how DD has been playing him, he would probably have assumed before that nothing on Earth was even a challenge for him.  That blow to the chest -hurt-.  Not like severely, but enough to let Ares know that if he stood there and let Creel beat on him for a bit even he would fall.  It's more a reality check for the character rather than my attempt at godmodding, because I hate godmodding.  That's not my intention.<br/><br/>Just my little disclaimer.  :-)