The knife really did work best when his opponent didn't know it was coming, but Tal wasn't about to bring a regular, mundane old axe to a spear fight. Given the situation the blessed Knife was the best thing he had to counter Noah's reach stupid tall people. And hey, at least he did have the Vest to protect him in case the Knife failed, right?
Which it promptly did, his opening stab unable to keep up with the demigod's speed. Tal's scowl of concentration deepened but he wasn't given time to try again just yet. Noah moved forward with a graceful swiftness that had the courier diving to the side to escape. He'd been trying to dodge the incoming spear tip but the sunlit blast erupted along the same trajectory and he was already in motion. It dealt a glancing strike to his arm and he stifled a yelp as he hit the snow and rolled, dousing the burn and popping up again fifteen feet away, this time with an underhanded stab towards the Sentinel's booted foot to slow him down a little while Tal tried to regroup.
Which it promptly did, his opening stab unable to keep up with the demigod's speed. Tal's scowl of concentration deepened but he wasn't given time to try again just yet. Noah moved forward with a graceful swiftness that had the courier diving to the side to escape. He'd been trying to dodge the incoming spear tip but the sunlit blast erupted along the same trajectory and he was already in motion. It dealt a glancing strike to his arm and he stifled a yelp as he hit the snow and rolled, dousing the burn and popping up again fifteen feet away, this time with an underhanded stab towards the Sentinel's booted foot to slow him down a little while Tal tried to regroup.
