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| Lawman | Mar 13 2017, 01:06 AM Post #1 |
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Keep Calm and Cheeki Breeki
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+++ After Class +++ "And this is it, this is the moment of truth..." the doors to the dojo would swing open as Nicole stepped in, dressed in a white dougi and dark blue hakama, with her pink haori draped over her shoulders. The lightning warrior had spent months going through the fundamentals and theory; reading up on magnetism, and even consulting veteran electromancers such as Nickle over email. But theories can only take her so far - and now it was time to apply what she'd been studying. Will this be when she can finally see her work bear fruit, or would it be back to the old drawing board? Shedding the pink haori draped over her shoulders and hanging it up on a nearby rack, Nicole would go to the middle of the tatami mat covered floor to assume a seiza position as she procured a small cloth pouch from her sleeves, before emptying its contents on the floor before her, a small pile of iron filings forming before her. "Okay, here goes..." taking a deep breath, Nicole would slowly rise to her feet as she stepped back, starting with performing breathing exercises and a series of kata drills, moving her arms in circular patterns as lavender-coloured arcs of electricity began leaping from her arms and fingertips. Breathing in, Nicole would raise her arms crossed above her head, before bringing them down by her sides as she exhaled, causing the electric field around her to gather intensity, and slowly, the iron filings began to rise, and then move around on their own accord as Nicole began performing more circular arm movements, eventually taking on the shape of a magnetic field around her. "And... now!" Nicole thrust her right hand out as if to grab, and the iron filings would swirl around, first as a shapeless mass, before slowly but surely, taking on the shape of a sword... Or rather a translucent phantom of a sword that, bearing the familiar likeness of the very sword she'd turned in to the headmaster of Senki Academy for safekeeping. "It is done," Nicole commented as she gingerly reached out to touch the ghostlike sword, sparking and crackling intermittently, before taking it firmly by the handle. "Hey, what'd you know, it worked!" the lightning warrior exclaimed as she gave her newly-formed weapon a test swing, causing it to go swish through the air, accompanied by a faint humming noise somewhat reminiscent of a lightsaber. Although little did Nicole realise, she wasn't quite alone. |
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| Cyberstrike | Mar 13 2017, 02:31 AM Post #2 |
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Further within the dojo was the form of Taji who had come to the Dojo because he needed the practice. If he was ever to get his manifestation of his soul to any suitable level beyond what it could do right now, he knew he needed practice. Sadly enough his skills were lacking to levels where it was criminal if he let himself continue to be this weak. His family already had abandoned him in all actuality, or so he believed anyway. The Green Dragon Techniques didn't work, like they were supposed to for him and he couldn't perform any powerful attacks with his sword. Just what was wrong with him? Taji was supposed to be an expert, and yet all he could do at present was summon his sword, or manifest his soul as a blade. The Cutlass of Conquest as it was called was the manifestation of his Soul. But yet... yet it was not good enough. It could only clash with regular weapons. Probably it wouldn't be able to clash with enchanted, or otherwise augmented weapons. What he needed were some techniques that he could perform with the sword. As he noticed Nicole practicing, and manifesting a blade out of electricity his eyes widened at her. Was she doing what he thought she was? Shaping energy into a blade? If so that was something he definitely needed to pick up on because it was a very useful skill, and didn't require him to carry a sword. "Impressive. Mind if we practice together?" asked Taji holding out his hand. Runic circles surrounded his hands, both of them. Clapping them together he'd draw them apart, and the sword would materialize. Grabbing it by the hilt he'd say to her. "I need practice with this sword, if you wouldn't mind training me and mentoring me in how to use it properly." |
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| LunarCataphract | Mar 13 2017, 09:17 AM Post #3 |
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(Law was fine with me joining) There was a third planning planning to practice today. A dark haired German with a bad attitude. He marched towards the dojo in a manner that could only be described as driven; perhaps a little bit too driven those who knew Adrian personally might say. As much as he felt the Japanese style of dojo with its paper doors was a stupid design (after all what good was paper against a door?) it was what the school provided and as such one supposed he might have to tolerate it. Making a quick stop off at the Gymnasium proper he gathered his sword from where he had stashed it away earlier that day; thank god the Gym had some extra large lockers. Adrian's sword was rather important to him, it was the only real memento he had of his parents after all, and so took a few moments to look it over. Despite how much his sword had been through as of late, fighting Andromeda and that green brute mainly, it was still just as sharp and free from nicks as it was when he left home; thank god as he had no real idea how he'd pay to get it fixed by a professional. With his sword in hand, or more accurately it rested on his shoulder with the flat of the blade facing down, the Knight walked to the actual dojo. He grasped the paper thin door and pulled it open revealing the presence of the other two swordsmen...or swordsman and swordswoman it seemed. "Heh..guess I'm not the only one who came here for some practice huh?..." Of course Adrian had walked in JUST as Taj began to speak not that it had stopped him from being silent. "Hah..a Katana and a Cutlass? Guess it's good for you I didn't wear my armour..." Adrian's past studies had taught him that a blade like a Cutlass or Katana was not designed to get through plate mail; you needed a sharp point or a heavy impact for that not the sharp edge of a cutlass or Katana. "Still if you're up for some practice I'll be joining in." He took his almost six foot sword from his shoulder and rested the tip of the blade on the ground handle held firmly. "You want practice eh? Then I suggest we spare. Guessing you're both beginners eh?" Seeing where these two assumed beginners went wrong in a full spar was what he felt was the best way to start. |
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| Lawman | Mar 13 2017, 11:53 PM Post #4 |
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"Oh, so it turns out I'm not alone," Nicole smiled at the sight of a boy who was in the dojo - truth is, the onyx-haired girl didn't come to the dojo with a spar in mind, but considering that she'd just mastered her new technique, a part of her was eager to give it a try. At any rate, testing her blade against another would be a far better way to test her newly-created weapon than simply hacking away at bamboo wrapped in straw mats, or watermelons. "Neat technique you have there though, and while I certainly wouldn't mind, wouldn't it be common courtesy to first learn the name of the one you seek a duel with?" Nicole asked, swinging her phantasmal copy of Kaneryuu about a couple times. "It seems fate has some rather funny arrangements today," Nicole mused as yet another young man showed up, this one wielding a massive sword - practically a zweihander - and carrying himself in a rather cocky fashion, perhaps to be expected of one who can so easily wield such a colossal blade. "Y'know, I'd be glad to... but first things first, I'd like to know, who are the two young men to whom I owe the honour of duelling?" the lightning warrior winked as she glanced towards the two boys. "Know that before you stands Ryuko Nicole, of the Ryukomon Dojo and practitioner of the Murasaki no Raijutsu style," Momentarily setting aside her ethereal-looking weapon, Nicole would bow as she introduce herself. "So, how do you want to go about sparring? Do we take turns to try out one another's capabilities? Or are we gonna have a free-for-all melee a trois?" the lightning warrior asked as she lifted her right hand and beckoned towards her weapon, causing it to turn into a cloud of iron dust, which flew right towards her before reforming into a phantasmal katana in her hand. |
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| Cyberstrike | Mar 14 2017, 11:59 AM Post #5 |
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"My name is Taji Nelson. I don't have a particular fighting style yet. Most of what I've learned about it is from Do It Yourself books, Nicole. I also lack a dojo. " Taji thought about what she said. Taking turns was best, as perhaps he could pick up more techniques with his sword and one day have his own fighting style. Having everything based off of what you read in a book wasn't very smart after all. With that in mind he'd look at her for a moment and then smile a bit, and say to both of them. "If it's all the same with you, perhaps we could take turns because we could learn more efficiently that way. And I'd love to learn that Ethereal Blade Technique of yours, Nicole to make it part of my bag of tricks. It is something I haven't ever seen before, to be honest." Taji noticed the other individual. "My blade is not made out of metal, but out of energy as opposed to metal. The hilt may appear to be metal, but it is a manifestation of my soul and spirit, given corporeal form." |
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| LunarCataphract | Mar 14 2017, 08:57 PM Post #6 |
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"Name's Adrian. My title and name are my own." In all honesty...Adrian did feel a bit of shame about his title; he was born into it after all. Additionally he did not feel like sharing his style mainly because it didn't really have a name; it was merely something he did to win and as such did not require a name. "I suggest we have you two fight then the winner takes on me." The reason for that was because while YES one vs one duels only existed in a controlled environment everyone here was to practice so having a three for all was a little pointless right now. Nicole and Taj were the names of the two beginners here and out of the two of them they really did have fancy swords didn't they? "Hah...soul manifested swords and whatever yours is made from Nicole...pah I'll just stick with good old steel." A smug smirk spread across the Knight's face as he looked towards Taj right eyebrow raised. "Made out of energy huh?..Guess it's a good thing my sword does this." He took the blade from his shoulder and held it help. Moments later the edges of Adrian's blade burst into bright light letting off a fair amount of heat. "Nice trick of modern technology huh?" He then deactivated the plasma edge, as he'd rather not cut his arm off, and rested his blade back on his shoulder. "Tch fancy magic swords...jeez it's only going to be used to cut peasants down." There was a certain..something to his voice. It wasn't disdain or hatred but a lack of faith. Adrian's family had a long history with magic and while he didn't UTTERLY DETEST magic like his family..he still felt magically conjured weapons were a little silly. What if someone blocked the conjuration somehow? What if you were too exhausted to summon your weapon? As far as Adrian was concerned a sword that was ALWAYS physically by your side was the most reliable. You didn't need any fancy attachments, which might be a little hypocritical given his sword's plasma edge, on a weapon that existed only to kill people; They weren't show piece's after all. Edited by LunarCataphract, Mar 20 2017, 11:12 PM.
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| Lawman | Mar 19 2017, 07:15 PM Post #7 |
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"Y'know, I hate to burst your bubble here..." Nicole sheepishly rubbed the back of her head as Taji expressed eagerness at learning her sword technique. "But that's just not possible unless you possess some form of elemental control over electricity and magnetism," the onyx-haired girl remarked, letting Taji check out her sword - which was basically a loosely-packed cloud of iron dust that was held in place and given the shape of a sword by an electromagnetic force field, with the refraction of light giving the appearance of a ghostly katana. "Yeah, so we all got our own fancy weapons here," Nicole nodded as Adrian showed the two his sword - and what was originally just a plain, oversized zweihander proved to be more than meets the eye as he activated its plasma edge. "Still, even the best sword in the world is only as good as the person wielding it," the lightning warrior said pointedly; ultimately what mattered to her wasn't the weapon, but the one that was using it. "Very well then, Adrian, I accept your proposal," Nicole remarked, turning to Taji and giving him a bow, before raising her phantasmal weapon. "Before we get started, let's get the ground rules sorted out first - this isn't a fight to the death, so no blood is to be spilled. Instead, a loss is counted any time one of us knocks the weapon out of the other's hand, or manages to catch the other in an indefensible position - like y'know, if I manage to have the edge of my sword less than an inch away from your neck or something. Deal?" And should Taji accept, then the first round would be between Nicole and Taji, with the winner moving on to face Adrian. |
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| Cyberstrike | Mar 20 2017, 07:57 AM Post #8 |
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Taji nodded. The terms Nicole proposed were interesting to say the least. Perhaps with the help of the two of them he could refine his craft with the blade. Eventually he might be able to summon a second or third Soul Weapon, but he doubted such was going to be possible. Still it might be worth the effort to see if he could later. "Begin!" He said, using his sword as he began to go on the offensive against her without any warning whatsoever. Taji was not one to waste time, and engaging in polite conversation when they battled was a waste of time, at least in his opinion anyway. "So, you say I'd need Elemental Control over Electricity and magnetism. I'll make a mental note to if there is any magic variant of that research it so I can use such powers for myself." Taji said this as he thrust his sword at her, but stopping short of hitting her actually if he should succeed. |
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| Lawman | Mar 20 2017, 09:20 AM Post #9 |
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"On the other hand, I could teach you a thing or several about wielding a sword," Nicole remarked, her sword resting idly by her side, and as Taji commented that he was ready the lightning warrior would move her other hand into position to firmly grip her weapon in both hands. As the redhead levelled his own sword to attempt a thrust, Nicole would pivot around and swing her sword in an uppercut motion to parry the boy's thrust, looking to knock him off-balance. If Taji failed to maintain a good grip on his sword, it might very well get knocked out of his grasp, but otherwise at the very least it would knock aside his sword arm such that his weapon was no longer pointed at Nicole and cause him to stagger from the impact. "Don't strike too soon, because that would telegraph your attacks," and taking advantage of the momentary opening Nicole would lunge forward, attempting to slam her right shoulder against Taji's own in a close-quarters shoulder block commonly used by Taijiquan practitioners, looking to knock back the boy to put distance between themselves before beckoning at him to come at her again. |
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| Cyberstrike | Mar 29 2017, 10:00 PM Post #10 |
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Knocked off balance, disarmed and dazed for a moment Taji watched as his sword disappeared because it was knocked out of his hand. Holding out both hands in front of him, he closed his eyes and put them together. Runic circles surrounded both hands and he parted them, summoning his Soul Weapon again. He'd then take an analytical look at her before forcing himself to stand. Thrusting his Cutlass at her, he'd begin a series of jabs with the Cutlass aimed at her. "Striking too soon would telegraph my attacks. Good to know." He'd then stare at her for a moment. "I see." said Taji. |
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| LunarCataphract | Mar 30 2017, 08:45 AM Post #11 |
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It had all been what Adrian expected really. The two swordsmen, women in Nicole's case, accepted Adrian's proposal, yet Nicole announced a few ground rules. It was basically a no killing duel (a pointless exercise really as it was unrealistic) that would continue until you were either disarmed or in a position where you would die. Those victory conditions Adrian did actually appreciate, if not care for, as it was about as close as you could get without trying to kill the other. As the fighting began the Knight gave the opponents some distance to engage the other. Nicole's opponent agreed and the spar began with Taji taking the offensive a good move indeed; passivity got you nowhere. A simple thrust was all Nicole's opponent did and that simply made Adrian sigh internally. Such a direct, simple and obvious move would only work if your opponent was caught in a position in which they could not defend themselves or evade but sadly for Taji Nicole proved Adrian's point. The female easily pivoted around the thrust and brought her sword to bare uppercutting so it parried Taji's sword. She would take advantage of that opening, as you should, by attempting to slam her shoulder into Taji. Even if she did not disarm Taji she had created an opening with which to attack but of course what happened next was down to Taji. Surprisingly, as really Adrian had expected Taji to put up a better fight, the boy's sword was not clean out of his hand flying through the air only to vanish. With the victor determined Adrian rose to his feet bringing his sword with him and a good thing too; Taji attempted to continue the fight despite having lost. Moving forward rapidly (at a faster speed than normal thanks to his lack of armour) Adrian easily raised his sword over his head and brought it down on Taji's blade attempting to pin it to the ground. If successfully he would glare at the male rather..annoyed at him. "You have lost. Stand down." Adrian did not approve of the "no blood" rule but it was this battlefield's rule and on the battlefield rules were determined by the victor who in this case was Amelia. Adrian was not finished speaking yet and so rested the tip of his sword on the ground holding the handle firmly. "Nicole has beaten you. Do not insult her further by wishing to wield her sword." To Adrian, as a self proclaimed warrior and actual knight, his sword was everything to him serving as his most trusted battlefield companion. It was a belief he spread to the weapons of all "warriors" hence his current annoyance with Taji. "Nicole's sword is her identity. You can't even beat her with your own. Do not insult her or myself further by desiring to learn it." For Adrian a warrior's weapon was their identity. You could learn about them by how they used it, how they fought and how they acquired it hence his annoyance at Taji. He couldn't win with his own sword, had attempted to break the rules and desired to learn how to conjure a copy of Nicole's sword for himself? Disrespectful did not even begin to describe the insult. |
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| Lawman | Apr 2 2017, 07:38 PM Post #12 |
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Huh. Nicole wasn't really expecting it to be over at the first round, as her parry knocked Taji's cutlass right out of his hands before her shoulder block knocked him back. "Whoa there, go easy on that guy," Nicole lowered her sword to wave her hands reassuringly as Adrian intervened after Taji tried to have a second go at Nicole. "Here he comes!" she thought as the redheaded young man attempted a thrusting manoeuvre, raising her weapon defensively... only to have Taji get parried in mid-thrust by Adrian's interference. "I think he just got a little carried away in the heat of the moment, right?" the lightning warrior added, trying to defuse the situation. Or at least, her woman's intuition was telling her that it's situation like these that will often lead to a clash of egos between two testosterone-overloaded men. She came here to have a spar, and not to mediate in an altercation. "I mean, you can't fault him for being overenthusiastic, can you? So well, if he's really that eager why not let him have another shot?" the lightning warrior asked, placing her own sword between Adrian's zweihander and Taji's cutlass in an attempt to slowly and carefully lift the former off the latter and move it aside, before gesturing for Adrian to step aside if for the time being, so that Taji could take a second shot at her. |
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| Cyberstrike | Apr 6 2017, 08:52 AM Post #13 |
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When his sword was pinned to the ground, Taji nodded. "I'm not used to losing, so I got overly enthusiastic, one might say. As to why I wanted to learn your sword..." Taji suddenly collapsed and his sword vanished. "My method of summoning takes a lot out of me. It will take me a few minutes to recover. For now I'd like to watch you and Adrian if that is okay Nicole." said Taji. Taji wasn't one to engage a lunatic like Adrian. If Adrian offered to spar with him, he'd have to reject such an offer for reasons that were his own. Forcing himself to rise, he groaned as he tried to focus on the situation at hand. Adrian scared him and that was not a good thing. If he was to ever get any stronger he knew he'd have to overcome his fear of the young knight. Yet, how could he do so possibly? He didn't have what it took to overcome the fear caused by Adrian pinning his sword to the ground. Adrian was more skilled than him and that meant that Taji had a long way to go, before he'd even be worthy of his sword. Hell, the only reason he had wanted to learn Nicole's tactic was because her sword seemed like it would take less energy to conjure. Edited by Cyberstrike, Apr 9 2017, 02:53 AM.
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| LunarCataphract | Apr 6 2017, 06:19 PM Post #14 |
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(It's Adrian by the way ^^; A not E) Adrian gripped his blade and exhaled audibly realising he may have been a little overzealous. At first he scowled at Andromeda but then his expression softened as he dismissively shook his head. "Fine but on one condition: you have to defeat me first. Either that or he can fight me and earn it himself" Was Adrian a little over the top? Perhaps hence why he had offer Nicole this chance; after all nothing in life came truly free and so what point was there in maintaining that falsehood? He did consider what Nicole had to say thinking on it for a few moments. "However...I will admit perhaps I was a little overzealous." The Knight would not apologises, as it was pointless to do so, yet he still did admit fault. "It's all well and good that you want to learn how to summon her sword but I suggest you learn to use your own first. My father always taught me on the battlefield you needed to test the weapon at your side. How could you possibly expect to trust if your weapon could not trust you?" It may have sounded odd for once with so little faith, in a religious sense, to actually regard weapons as a living entity that could betray you but then again Adrian considered himself a warrior. As such he held what could be easily called a warrior's creed. Turning his focus from Nicole to Taji Adrian looked deep into the eyes of the scimitar wielding swordsman and noticed a rather familiar emotion. Of course he decided to remain quiet on the subject because he honestly did not care; nobody had helped him overcome that fear he had of his father so why should he help anyone else? Walking away from Nicole and Taji Adrian took up position opposite the two of them sword resting upon his shoulder. "Actually I just had an idea. You two fight me. All at once. Been a while since I had a multi opponent fight." There was no bravado or arrogance in his voice; there was merely him suggesting his idea given weight by a cool confidence. The Knight was well aware he could loose this battle, after all he would be outnumbered and speed was not his forte, but on the other hand he might win. A wolfish grin spread across his face as he stood ready to accept any and all challengers. "So then? What say thy? Will you Krieger accept the proposal?" He gripped his sword and held it in front of him back held straight. He was perfectly serious in this. |
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| Lawman | Apr 8 2017, 01:54 AM Post #15 |
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"Huh, a handicap match huh? You sure about that?" Nicole asked as Adrian proposed that she and Taji take on him in a two-on-one match. Either he really knows his stuff, or he doesn't know where his own limits are. "I think Taji needs to have a say in this as well though," the lightning warrior added as she stole a glance in the redhead's direction. "So, same stipulations - get your weapon knocked out of your grip? You're out. Be caught in a position where you are unable to defend yourself? You're out," Nicole reiterated the stipulations of their match. "But since this is a two on one, this means you only win after you eliminate both of us," the onyx-haired girl commented, before giving Taji a slight nudge with her elbow. "So how's this sound Taji? You game for this?" Nicole smiled as she flashed a wink at the redhead. Regardless of whether Taji accepted or declined, Nicole would get into her stance - her weight resting on one leg that is placed forward, and her phantasmal blade in a position as if it were sheathed - a ready stance for an iaijutsu practitioner. |
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| Cyberstrike | Apr 9 2017, 02:57 AM Post #16 |
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Taji nodded. "I've recovered more than enough for this." He'd clap his hands together, and runic circles surrounded them, his sword forming in his hands within a split second. Assuming his stance he said to Nicole. "So shall we do this together, or do we take turns attacking him, or how do you want to handle this?" Adrian was going to be a challenge, Taji knew that much. For he'd never fought Adrian and that put him at a disadvantage. Of course he'd only fought Nicole once and she was more skilled than he was with a sword. His skills needed work, and a lot of it if he was to become anywhere near an expert with his blade. Taji then said. "Are we doing this or not?" |
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| LunarCataphract | Apr 9 2017, 09:39 AM Post #17 |
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"If I wasn't sure why would O have suggested it? This isn't the first time I've been outnumbered." Adrian looked from Nicole to Taji and nodded in agreement with the warrior of lightning. Of course Taji had a say in this matter in fact to take that away from him would go against what the young knight believed in. Free will was your right after all....provided you can earn it. "I guess he does." A dismissive shrug of the shoulders as he rolled his neck was Adrian's response to that. He was not exactly enthusiastic sounding regarding Taji's apparent say in the matter. Not because he didn't care if Taji had a voice but simply because Taji's right to defend his say in the matter was ultimately his responsibility. "Oh I wouldn't have it anyway. I don't really have a problem with being injured though. You two may want to flee from the reality of fighting but I'm not interested. Wer Honig lecken will darf die Bienen nicht scheuen after all..." Adrian made no indicator that he was going to explain the meaning behind his little proverb; he was here to fight not talk after all. Adrian looked towards Nicole's stance and focused his gaze taking in the details before him. He was foolish to expect she would summon her sword at the start of the battle and give away her stance; after all when you could summon your sword at a moment's notice it was, in theory anyway, always "drawn" and could be easily conjured at a moment's notice. The Knight knew he would have to be cautious of that.... "How do we handle this? You attack me obviously. In any way that would bring you victory. I'm here to advance beyond my limits. Limiting what my foes can do is counter productive." That was only half true really. In a training situation it was indeed counter productive but in a real battle if you could reduce your opponent's options then you held an advantage. "Of course we are." Having answered Taji's question Adrian lunged at Taji swinging his sword sideways to strike the side of Taji's head...only to stop at the exact last moment and bring his pommel up to knock Taji in the chin. It may have seem extreme but Adrian was trying to force Taji into a situation where his blocking would best be described as "awkward." An awkward grip would hopefully be easier to break. Also targeting Taji first made more sense; he did seem to be the weakest link in the chain after all. Edited by LunarCataphract, Apr 9 2017, 09:40 AM.
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| Cyberstrike | Apr 20 2017, 09:20 PM Post #18 |
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When Adrien came at him and swung his sword sideways to strike his head, and then shifted at the last minute the sword hit nothing but air. For Taji had pivoted a few steps away, and thus avoided the attack. What was his next step in this situation? Counterattack, obviously. A few feet away, Taji examined Adrien and then decided he'd go for Adrien's knees with a kick with a thrust at the face being the opener in order to distract him from the kick to the knees. Adrien wanted them to do whatever they could to win, and so that was exactly what Taji would do. A thrust was done at Adrien's face as a distraction, followed by if it was blocked by Adrien a kick that was aimed at the knees. |
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| Lawman | Apr 23 2017, 11:44 AM Post #19 |
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And it was on - there was no referee to signal the match was underway, no rituals or courtesies to indicate that a spar was on. As soon as everyone gave their consent the duel had begun. And Adrian would go first for Taji - Nicole figured he'd see the redheaded youth as the weakest link in the pair; making a swing aimed at the side of his head - a feint on his part as he stopped his strike in mid-swing, only to change to a pommel strike to the chin. "He needs room to swing his weapon in order to get the most out of its effectiveness!" Nicole shouted an advice to Taji, urging him to get up close to Adrian - the larger the weapon, the longer its minimum effective range afterall; and it'd be hard to build any momentum on his swings if Taji were right in his face. As Taji tried to counter by a feint thrust aimed at the face followed by a kick to the knees, Nicole would run up to Taji from the rear, leaping over his shoulders to perform a somersault before lifting her sword overhead at the apex of her jump to go diving down at Adrian with a downwards slash! |
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| LunarCataphract | Apr 23 2017, 07:13 PM Post #20 |
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Adrian had fully expected that Taji would evade his attack. He watched the sword get thrust towards his face but instead of dodging it he merely grabbed the blade. Oh it did hurt yes, it was an energy blade after all, but Adrian had been through things just as painful before. With his grip firmly on Taji's blade he would pull it towards him attempting to force the male to stumble forward. As, and indeed if, Taji did fall forward Adrian would let go of his sword and punch him in the face ..or that was what he wanted to do. Sadly Nicole leaping over Taji's head threw a spanner in the works. With his plan to punch Taji's face interrupted he had to let go of the energy blade before looking up and smirking. "Dead." He raised his sword up towards Nicole and thanks to its length she would be skewered on it.....or not. As irritating as it was Adrian was not here to kill these two and so turned the flat of his blade to face Nicole and attempted to slam the flat of his sword into Nicole. His objective was to knock her sideways slamming her into the ground which, given how strong he really was, was not difficult. If he was successful he would allow a grin to cross his face before turning his focus back to Taji. Pressing a button on the hilt of his sword a plasma field would engage en-wreathing his sword in pure energy. "If you think I need range to use my weapon effectively you're dead wrong. Habe bei dir!" He charged forth and violently lashed out at Taji aiming a controlled swing tat Taji's ribs before swinging the blade up to point at his throat and then thrusting it forward. Even if Taji did attempt to swung his blade at Adrian's to deflect it the knight would simply swing the blade in a tight circle taking a step forward as he did so which would put it on a direct course with Taji's neck. Adrian never messed around and it showed in each and every single one of his moves so far had been for the intent to kill yes even the one he used against Nicole back then. In fact the only reason he hadn't gone through with it was because taking her life was more hassle than it was worth right now; that and the fact he wanted to remain a free man. |
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