Bird. Bird! There is a knight on a chocobo headed for Jack, but he has to just take the hit. Tens of thousands of deaths, and none of them have yet involved a giant bird. With any luck, that record is going to still stand.

Because Jack will not be deterred. "I could never...resist...a dare."

Jack curls his arm in close to brace and take the hit, then strikes back out at the king with another melee attack.