Attack!

You can do it! You can beat your very first monster, right now!!

But maybe not with the very first attempted attack. Before you can even bring your weapon down, the unfairly-rapid monster's already caught you in the side with its scythe and a surprising amount of **** -- way more than you expected! For some reason, even though the scythe looks really sharp, {if Armour == 2}you only feel a strong push at the point of impact (which, you'd like to remind yourself, is only protected by your school uniform).{else}it doesn't even scratch your armour -- which is good, because you hate the sound that makes -- and instead has more of the feel of a strong push. But a REALLY strong push!{endif}

You're toppled over before you're able to land your own attack which you were halfway through and rudely interrupted in. Getting knocked down to the gravel path is embarrassing enough, but to make matters worse, the monster still exists in the same mortal realm as you. Which means it'll probably try to attack you again while you're like this!