Combat

## Introduction

One on the most important features of the action- adventure game Raji : An Ancient Epic is the combat.The player performs different maneuvers and uses four different weapons that are obtained in certain scenarios.The various combat mechanics and maneuvers can be used by the player with the help of tutorials that can be either enabled or disabled.The player can also switch between weapons should they so desire to do so in order to achieve effectiveness in all round combat.Each weapon can be empowered with three different elements that are bestowed on Raji: Durga,the warrior goddess and the complete form of Adi Parashakti grants the electrifying element of lightning;Vishnu,the preserver and the greatest of all the gods bestows the destructive element of fire and Shiva,the destroyer and the god of gods gives the deadly element of ice.The player also has the choice to imbue any weapon with the element of their choice in order to fight efficiently against the various kinds of demons.Each element has three different abilities whose probability can be increased by obtaining favor orbs from various locations.There are 16 favor orbs in total.There are special yellow orbs that can be obtained from the shrines of Devi Kali and certain altars and these orbs allow for a special devastating attack that can weaken the player's foes long enough,depending on the element and the weapon chosen.

## Weapons

* Trishula: The most powerful weapon of Devi Durga,given to her by Lord Shiva as a replica of his own Trishula. It was used by Shiva to behead Ganesha before reviving him with an elephant head and also by Durga to slay countless demons such as the evil Mahishasura. It is the first weapon that appears in The Ruins level and is granted to Raji after she enters a temple of Durga for help.The weapon is described as a spear having three blades,with the middle blade being more prominent and longer and the outer two blades curving inwards without touching the middle blade.In order to defeat the demons,Raji can extend and retract the Trishula to perform deadly swipes, stabs and throws.This is the first weapon that is empowered by Kali at her shrine in The Ruins level.With the use of yellow orbs,Raji can slam the Trishula on the ground to either create a large circle of lightning or a vortex of fire or a flowery mandala of ice as per the player'S choice to weaken and finish the demons and and also use three different abilities per element for convenience.The finishing attacks differ depending on the demon countered.

* Sharanga: The powerful bow of Lord Vishnu,crafted by the divine architect Vishwakarma from a divine bamboo stem and used by his incarnations Rama and Krishna.It is the second weapon that appears in the Fortress of Jaidhar level.When Raji reaches the inaccessible are of the fortress,the bow is seen initially as a huge artifact with one half buried in the rocks and the other half having a long shining cord,which Raji pulls.The artefact breaks and creates a quake which forces Raji to get to the other side ASAP.As she gets to the stream,the bow reveals itself as a shining and beautiful recurve bow with a glowing bowstring and two disc-like structures fitted on either ends.Raji uses this bow to slay many demons and also light the fire beacon situated on the Vishnu statue in the Hiranya Nagari level so that the evil Rangda could reveal herself.With yellow orbs,Raji can fire an arrow in the air to create a black hole from which arrows of lightning or fire or ice rain down on her foes,along with the three abilities under each element.The bow is best used from long distances for effective combat.The finishing attacks differ depending on the demon countered.