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With deceptive ease you reach forward and pluck the spinning blade from the air when it is barely inches in front of your chest. The Vazhag looks at you aghast, frozen momentarily by the shock of what it has witnessed, but it is galvanized into action upon the instant you send the blade spinning back across the chamber, aimed at its head.

The knife misses the creature's head by a finger's length, strikes the chamber wall, and rebounds with a dull metallic clang. It falls at the Vazhag's feet and is snatched up in its defence as you advance swiftly upon the creature, weapon in hand.

Fat Vazhag: COMBAT SKILL 18 ENDURANCE 28

If you win this combat, turn to 121.

Text copyright © 1990 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1990 Brian Williams.