Marric reels back from the creature's punch, and immediately begins to work his jaw to make sure nothing is broken. Damn but the thing hit hard! With a grunt, the monk draws the last little dregs of power from his protective ring, and settles in for what will likely be a true knock-down, drag-out fight.<br/><br/>Of course, his hope is that speed and precision will win the day, and with a quick rock back-and-forth he thrusts his weight into another one-two kick combination, still aiming for center mass.<br/><br/><em>Jus' keep drivin' it back...</em>he thinks to himself.<em>Killin' it comes later...</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Marric's definitely feeling the pressure right now... this'll probably be a skin-of-his-teeth kind of fight. Definitely digging it. <br/><br/>Anyways, another flurry is coming your way:<br/>Attack: 1d20+7= 22<br/>Attack: 1d20+7= 24<br/><br/>Damage: 1d6+5= 9<br/>Damage: 1d6+5= 7</div></div>