Vaako's Kill Book: The Slashing Kill

Vaako's Kill Book: the Slashing Kill

Foreword:

Sometimes people ask me why I chose the dagger as weapon of choice to master and after reading these books you may understand. Granted the dagger isn't an impressive looking weapon, but then again a weapon isn't meant to look impressive. A weapon is meant to do one thing and that is kill your enemy. And in my hands kill they will, as some of you may have witnessed. The dagger has the advantage that it is one of the few weapons that lets you deal two types of damage, namely piercing and slashing. But both damage types require you to attack your target differently and on different parts on the body. For years I have been perfecting these techniques and putting them to good use for myself, and now these books contain this field-tested knowledge as well. As these books are not very useful in the heat of battle, both are a accompanied with limited edition Kill Dolls for quick reference, so if you can get your hands on those, lucky you.

The Slashing Kill: This book details areas on the body that will deal the most damage to your enemy when hit with a slashing strike, so he or she will no longer be able to fight or be significantly impaired and you end up killing them more quickly. The knowledge within this book will be mostly useful to melee fighters as this is the damage done by most melee weapons. Archer might want to check out the companion book "Vaako's Kill Book: the Piercing Kill" as this book contains my knowledge about doing piercing damage. Now before we go on understand one thing, all two legged humanoid creatures are build the same way so it doesn't matter if you fight a Human, Fey, Minotaur or something else their muscles, veins and organs are all located in the same place. So hitting the same positional spot on their body will have the same result. Since the body is (more or less) symmetrical, the targets show below are in the same place (roughly) on either side of the body. To keep it easy for you to follow I will work from the head downwards. For reference to the points mentioned see the figures on the foldout in the back of the book.

The Head: Point A on figure 1, A horizontal cut across the forehead. This area is dense with veins, and will bleed profusely when cut, potentially blinding your attacker. Point B on figure 1, Next is a vertical cut across the cheek and jaw. This area contains some of the major nerves in the face and will be extremely painful. Not very deadly but it will give you time to strike a more vital area next.

The Neck: Point C on figure 1,The side of the neck and throat just about even with the Adam's apple. This area contains the Carotid Artery and Jugular Vein. If either is cut the attacker will bleed to death very rapidly. The Carotid is approximately 1.5? below the surface of the skin, so a powerful slash will be needed to reach it, however if severed unconsciousness will result in approximately 5-15 seconds. Point D on figure 1,This one is a known and favorite of assassins: the horizontal cut across the neck and throat. This area contains not only the Jugular Vein, but the trachea and ligaments that control movement of the head.

The Arms: Point E on figure 1, If making attacks on the arms try to strike the brachial artery that runs along the inside of the upper arm. This artery is deep, but severing it will result in unconsciousness in as little as 15 seconds, and death in as little as 90. Point F on figure 1, Next is the radial artery, this artery runs across the top of the radius bone, this bone starts 2-4 inches behind the base of your thumb and runs to your elbow. Severing the radial artery can result in unconsciousness in as little as 30 seconds, and death in as little as two minutes. Point G on figure 1, Just above the shoulder is the trapezius muscle. This muscle is responsible for much of the shoulder movement, so cut it and your enemy will lose the ability to use it further in the fight. Point H on figure 1, Next is a cut across the front of the deltoid muscle. If done powerfully it may sever the cephalic vein. Resulting in massive bleeding and limited use of the arm. Point I on figure 1, is a slashing cut across the biceps. This muscle is responsible for much of the motion of the arm and contains multiple veins. So as a result loss of function of the lower arm and heavy bleeding. Point J on figure 1, Making a slashing cut across the inside of the elbow joint. In addition to the numerous veins this area also contains the ligaments that enable motion in the forearm. There is however a draw back with this cut: seasoned fighters are known to let the blood they loose by this cut pool into there hand and then throw that in your eyes, blinding you and gaining the upper hand.

The Body: Point K on figure 1, A powerful slash across the pectoral muscle. A deep cut here will destroy the attacker's ability to throw punches with any power behind them. Point L on figure 1, Next up is a powerful vertical or horizontal slash to the abdomen. With successful penetration of the abdominal wall here both cuts will result in loss of motion, and possible disembowelment.

The Groin: And the last point of the front of the body is a cut to the groin, well getting cut here will hurt like hell of course besides also bleeding a lot. Getting hit here will also effect the state of mind of most targets, getting cut in you groin will let the mind go wondering if they will ever be able to have fun with it again or if reproduce offspring is still possible, so taking the targets mind of the fight. And making it for you easier to win.

Next we move to the back of the body. For reference see figure 2.

The Neck: Point A on figure 2, A horizontal slash across the back of the neck. In addition to the numerous veins here, these muscles control much of the motion of the head.

The Back: Point B on figure 2, An other good one is a slash across the outside edge of the shoulder blade, and this will result in loss of motion in the shoulder. Point C on figure 2, Is a vertical slash down the back between the spine and shoulder blade. This group of muscles is responsible for much of the motion of the upper torso. Cutting this will leave your target incapable of fighting any further. Point D om figure 2, a vertical slash across the rib cage and kidney area. This will be extremely painful and result in loss of motion. Hitting it with a fist or the hilt of your weapon will result in the same effect but your enemy will be capable of recovering from it and getting back in the fight. My advice use it in combination with a coup de grace. Point E on figure 2, and last but not least a horizontal cut across the lower back. This area is highly dense with nerves and will result in massive pain and loss of motion in the upper torso.

True there are other points on the body that can be hit and yes I know them but I need to keep the upper-hand somehow, right? I hope this book helps you in getting the upper hand in fights. And may their deaths be swift and your victories multiple.

Vaako