"The Witch of Zanara"

***"The Witch of Zanara"*** is the 5th chapter of the Didin Fragment strory. It serves to begin the fight between Crusher and Samri, and showcase the power of Deraveling.

## Summary

Crusher and Gombit are running out of the castle the same way they entered. Gombit asks Crusher how he knows the air was poisoned. Crusher replies saying that his sense of smell is beyond that of the average person's, but it disappears entirely when he inhales a toxic substance. That's when they encounter the four Zanara Mages. The mage in the front asks them where they think they're going. Crusher tells them to move or he will make them. One of the mages, Alsi, says they remember when Gombit was here. Another mage, Orbit, accuses Gombit of hiring a mercenary to come kill the witch for him. Gombit tells them that all he wants is a cure for his son, and they aren't leaving until they get it. The four mages each hold up their wands and conjure an orange circle, the Rivaled Spiral, which shoots Orange Thorns at the two of them. Crusher is able to dodge two barrages and block the other two with his hammer. They began casting more Orange Thorns at them.

Crusher closes in the distance and is able to knock out Marmur and Alsi using the Colossus Cannon technique. Togan and Orbit shoot Green Lambda Lightning towards Crusher, and one of them manages to electrocute him long enough for him to be hit with a Watertenko. This causes him to be launched across the hallway into the wall, but besides a few scrapes he gets right back up. Gombit uses The Fastest technique to attack Orbit before he can even react. Using a Canine Clash, he's able to push Orbit to the ground, and grabs ahold of Togan. He kicks Togan, who turns back around to face Gombit and fires an Orange Strapvine at Gombit, wrapping around him and causing him great pain. He flings Gombit and proclaims himself the victor of the fight, before Crusher uses the Three Point Paralysis to strike Togan down for good.

The two are preparing to exit when Samri appears right in front of them. She congratulates the two of them on defeating her Zanara Mages in training, stating that they were nothing more than foot soldiers to her. She pulls out her staff Rutanuka, and tells one of them to step forward. Crusher goes first, and stands before Samri with Schlagenheim in his left hand. They stare each other down for a moment before Samri holds up her staff and shouts "Juchup-Monley," which expels green gas from around her. It bellows through the air towards Crusher at a lightning fast speed, packing somewhat of a punch. This fight continues to the end of the chapter. The chapter ends with Samri activating her Zanaran Haze techniques.

## Fights

Crusher and Gombit vs. The Zanara Mages (Crusher and Gombit win.)

Crusher vs. Samri (Crusher wins.)

## Appearances

### Characters

* Ryu Crusher
* Gombit
* Togin
* Alsi
* Orbit
* Marmur
* Samri

### Locations

* Lekturin
	+ Dacabon Castle

### Creatures

* Human
* Icarian
* Goblin
	+ Cyan Goblin
* Witch
	+ Zanara Witch
* Super Charged Bat
* Dark Skeleton Horse
* Howling Ghost

### Techniques

**Magic**

* ***Zanara Sorcery***
	+ Rivaled Spiral *(first appearance)*
		- Orange Thorns *(first appearance)*
	+ Green Lambda Lightning *(first appearance)*
	+ Shimatabi Stance *(first appearance)*
		- Watertenko *(first appearance)*
	+ Orange Strapvine *(first appearance)*
	+ Bane of Space *(first appearance)*
	+ Manysis *(first appearance)*
		- Super Charged Bat Manysis *(first appearance)*
			* Super Charged Bat Manysis x3 *(first appearance)*
			* Super Charged Bat Manysis x12 *(first appearance)*
		- Dark Skeleton Horse Manysis *(first appearance)*
		- Calibrated Tang Sword Manysis *(first appearance)*
		- Howling Ghost Manysis *(first appearance)*
	+ Faslache *(first appearance)*
	+ Scattering Spirit *(first appearance)*
	+ Zanaran Haze *(first appearance)*
* ***Deraveling*** *(first appearance)*
	+ Juchup-Monley *(first appearance)*
		- Necronotic Gas *(first appearance)*
	+ Hwun-Shull Gouln *(first appearance)*
	+ Tivap Tonis-Murrg *(first appearance)*
	+ Zimpobchet-Mender-Clawl *(first appearance)*

**Martial Arts**

* ***Crusher-Style Hammer Form***
	+ Colossus Cannon *(first appearance)*
	+ Wantanbo Stance
		- Wantanbo-Stance Leftdriver
		- Wantanbi-Stance Wraithkiller *(first appearance)*
	+ Moisei-Stance *(first appearance)*
		- Moisei-Stance Sunbather *(first appearance)*
		- Moisei-Stance Clone Strike *(first appearance)*
	+ Twist of Indulgence *(first appearance)*
	+ Triton-Stance *(first appearance)*
* ***Red Rabbit Style***
	+ The Fastest
	+ Hare Gnaw *(first appearance)*
	+ Thief's Check *(first appearance)*
	+ Canine Clash *(first appearance)*
		- Darkened Canine Clash *(first appearance)*
	+ Arise of the Marsh Turtle
* ***Kanin Style***
	+ Three Point Paralysis *(first appearance)*
	+ Ellipses Kick *(first appearance)*
	+ Mastered Rage Trance *(first appearance)*
	+ Open Air Strike *(first appearance)*
	+ Vibration Death Ton Strike *(first appearance)*

### Items

* Schlagenheim
* Gombit's Bow
* Zanrak Wand
* Rutanuka
* Calibrated Tang Sword

## Narrative Impact

* Begins the fight between Crusher and Samri.