Chiyo had never spent much time on horses - at least not in battle. Or evading battle. Or...well. Chiyo had never spent much time on horses.
One of her pursuers caught up and brought himself into range, striking out with a blow from his katana and slicing her. The blade bit deeply, and Chiyo gasped, but turned her gasp into a prayer. It was one she knew well.
The air kami around her remembered this dance and answered her call readily, springing to action and barreling towards the rider that pursued her. They smashed into him lightly tearing at his skin.
But they remembered their real purposes, laughing mirthfully as they drove him from him seat and sent him careening to the ground. A look of shock and horror crossed the rider's face. He had heard this story. He recognized this woman. She had subjected him to this tale in a winter court many years ago - before he passed. Pure rage lit his features as the kami carried him from his seat, a particularly vindictive one whispering into his air as it rushed past, "
She prayed to the air kami...again!" He roared as he hit the ground and his horse careened off in a different direction.
But she wasn't out of the woods yet. Another of Toshigoku's hounds caught up to her and steered in close, lashing out with his katana. Another cut, slicing into her side, though not as deeply as the first had. She winced, but pressed on.
She knew. The air kami knew. The rider...he knew too.
Chiyo forced a mirthful smile.
"And then I moved..."
The rider screamed in defiance.
"
And she prayed to the air kami!" the winds whispered as they sprang to life around her and hurled themselves into the rider, laughing the entire way and driving him off his horse and forcing him to the ground.
Chiyo turned her face forward and gave her thanks up to the wind.
"You have carried me before noble spirits - thank you for carrying me again."
(Horsemanship/Agi: TN 25 - auto fail at 2k2.
ATN - 20
Samurai 1:
Attack 1 - 22
https://orokos.com/roll/800162Damage 1 - 22
https://orokos.com/roll/800163 - void to 12
12 Wounds = Nicked +3
Chiyo 1: Casts Tempest of Air: TN 19 = 20
https://orokos.com/roll/800179Damage: 6 =
https://orokos.com/roll/800183Knockdown: 29
https://orokos.com/roll/800184Rider and horse each take 6 dmage and must resist knockdown 29 with their earth
Earth resist for Samurai 1: 12
https://orokos.com/roll/800186Horsemanship/Agi 2: TN 28 = auto fail at 2k2
Samurai 2:
Attack 2 - TN 20 = 20
https://orokos.com/roll/800187Damage 2 - 13 =
https://orokos.com/roll/800188 - void to 3
Wounds at 15 = +5
Chiyo 2: Casts Tempest of Air; TN 21 = 23
https://orokos.com/roll/800191Tempest of Air damage: 6
https://orokos.com/roll/800192Knockdown: 39
https://orokos.com/roll/800194Samurai resist: TN : 13
https://orokos.com/roll/800196Chiyo escapes!)