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Saliru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
7
Total: 7 (1-20)
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 Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:58 am
Al lead the way to the training fields, there was no reason for him to really avoid public places now. Certain people already knew and it was only a matter of time before dangers encroached upon them. They had to learn, Nuru was right. If they were to be close, they had to learn how to fight closely and the best way to do that was to experience fighting styles first hand.
Al was nervous, he didn't want to hurt Noah, but the dampeners assured that wasn't possible even if he wanted to. Nuru was excited, he wanted a taste. He wanted to taste them especially. To see what they were made of.
He found a nice clearing, sand freshly raked but still stained red at the outer edges.
He reached the far end and turned on his heel to face his opponent. "Are you ready?" he asked while crouching into a fighting stance, the leather collar tight on his wrist glowing bright violet before becoming a primitive looking stave in his hands.
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prolixity rolled 1 20-sided dice:
20
Total: 20 (1-20)
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:38 pm
They couldn't avoid being around each other in public forever, and Noah didn't really want to, either; they were being discreet for now, but eventually it would come out, voluntarily or otherwise. He hoped it was voluntarily, but was aware, too, that that was not to be counted on. He had thought, briefly, about putting in a bet on the situation (the news of the breakup had not yet hit the betting pools), but had decided that this was a) kinda tacky really and b) even if done via third party, far too much of a risk of accidentally giving the information away.
He'd been a little hesitant about the spar anyway, mostly because he wasn't too fond of the idea of hurting Al, even if the shields made it safe. He hadn't ever sparred Pey, not after the thing in the tournament long before they'd dated; he suspected she wouldn't have been interested in the idea, but he'd never asked, didn't know. Still, he'd agreed somewhat reluctantly, they should. The possibility existed that they'd be working together in the field at some point, far more likely with a Life and Death pair than Life and Sun, and they should at least have an idea of the other's fighting style.
Laz was eager, the sense of his presence pulling steadily, pacing at the end of the mental tether. The zombie dog had wanted to fight Nuru ever since first realizing that Al's weapon was another dog, and having a proper excuse for it delighted him.
Noah took up his place at the near end of the sandpit, tense and nervous. WEAK, Laz said dismissively in his head. LEATHER CONTAINS HIM. NOT EVEN A CHAIN. The rusty chain wrapped around Noah's wrist blurred, fuzzed out, and reformed in Noah's hand as the heavy, bone-adorned cleaver. "Ready, I think," Noah said out loud, and tried to ignore the constant, sticky, bubbling growl Laz was voicing.
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prolixity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 4
Total: 9 (2-16)
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:47 pm
WANT TO FIGHT. BITE, TEAR, Laz growled.
I guess that's what we're here for, Noah said tentatively, and was rewarded with a blast of aggression that rolled through him like a snarl of thunder. He found himself moving across the sandpit before he quite realized he'd meant to move, eyeing Al and starting to think through and analyze the weaknesses in his stance. Left-handed too, unusual, but it would mean that Al was also used to fighting people whose weapons were on the same side. That might throw off his reactions. Noah could test that.
Laz wanted to fight, and Noah wasn't averse to the idea, even if he was nervous, tense, felt weird about it; he felt like he should feel weirder about it than he did, and that was weird in itself. To keep himself from going too far down that particular rabbit hole, he hopped forward, swinging at Al's shoulder.
HP: 40/40
Dmg: 3
Charge: 1/3
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Saliru rolled 2 10-sided dice:
7, 3
Total: 10 (2-20)
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:03 pm
Al was already all too aware that Noah would strike from an unfamiliar side - knowing and preparing are two different things however. He reacted slightly slower than he had intended, rolling that shoulder back and out of the way after it had already taken the brunt of Noah's attack. But the swinging action that put forward was still harsh, powerful, and aimed the head of the staff straight at Noah's sternum.
Ahm the top dog aroun' hea'! Nuru barked loudly, the sound distracted from the pain of the hit he took.
"Nuru says he's top dog," Al relayed with a playful smirk.
HP - 47/50
DMG - 4
CRG - 1/3
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prolixity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 2
Total: 4 (2-16)
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:33 am
"Oof," Noah puffed, and stumbled back a couple of steps, his free hand going to his midsection as he tried to catch his breath. Well, he'd kind of opened himself up for that, hadn't he? Nuru had a longer reach than Laz, and to get in for a good hit Noah would have to put himself inside that range. Weapons didn't have to be bladed to hurt.
The relayed taunt registered a moment later, and Noah winced as Laz's growl scaled up and up and up into a furious, layered, discordant howl. "Laz, dammit, stop," he muttered, and scooted back a few steps, rubbing his temple and mentally hauling on the connection to Laz, trying to get the zombie dog to just shut up for a minute so he wouldn't get a headache.
HP: 36/40
Dmg: -
Charge: 1/3
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Saliru rolled 2 10-sided dice:
8, 5
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:43 am
It became very clear that his opponent had been somehow distracted, the reason uncertain at first but ultimately clarified by the muttered outburst. Al jotted down a mental note and charged in for a second assault, swinging the dog-shaped head to viciously connect with the side of Noah's own head. Half taking advantage of the distraction - half curious to see if that would silence the other dog within.
He would apologize later.
Hah! Ah bet that knocked some sense into th'pup~
HP - 47/50
DMG - 7
CRG - 2/3
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prolixity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
3, 5
Total: 8 (2-16)
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:52 am
Noah didn't see the staff coming until too late to even try to dodge, and the hit threw him off balance and made his head ring. He yelped with surprise and pain, grabbing reflexively at Al's arm as he staggered.
Laz's howl had cut off abruptly, replaced by a raspy, breathing silence loaded with menace.
An idea crossed Noah's mind, and he acted on it before he could think, using his grip on Al's sleeve to yank the other boy closer and bring Laz up in a clumsy slice; still off-balance and slightly dizzy, he almost missed, but the edge caught and dug, and he felt Laz feed.
HP: 29/40
Dmg: 2
Charge: 2/3
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Saliru rolled 2 10-sided dice:
9, 6
Total: 15 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:58 am
Al allowed another instinct to get in the way, a foolish one, he allowed Noah to grab him to steady himself. He made no effort to avoid the blade as it dug into him. He let out a small yelp of shock and pain while pulling backwards to spin away from further damage. Nuru came out again, but this time aimed low in effort to ensure Noah fell this time.
Concentrate, what if ya be facin' a dopplegangah?
HP - 45/50
DMG - 9
CRG - 3/3
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prolixity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
7, 4
Total: 11 (2-16)
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 12:27 pm
The staff swept Noah's legs out from under him, and he hit the ground hard. Somehow, though, he kept his hold, bringing Laz up even as he gasped for breath and yanking Al down toward the blade.
BITE, Laz seethed. BITE. FEED. I AM HUNGRY.
HP: 20/40
Dmg: 5
Charge: 3/3
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Saliru rolled 9 4-sided dice:
4, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1
Total: 24 (9-36)
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:15 pm
Al felt a hand grab him again, this time to pull him back. He shouted, strangled and without actual words, as he fell back. Terrified and reaching out to grab for help that was not there. He fell back heavily onto Laz and despite the sensation of a knife in his back, he turned to wrestle with the one that held it. He pinned Noah down as best he could. Staff in his face as violet runes danced with the pulsating flicker of flames. The light carried upward and erupted from the mouth of the stave. Flames exploding across and enveloping what remained of his opponents shield, flickering out before anything real was burned.
Nuru threw his head back and howled a loud and proud victory he hoped Laz would soon not forget.
HP - 40/50
DMG - 20
CRG - Using Y3 GC!
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:36 pm
Pinned down -- Laz's howl burst free and scaled up again, making Noah's eyes wince closed, and then brilliant light that flared purple even through his eyelids, and the sweeping, flickering, searing sensation of being enveloped in flames. It brought back the phantom feeling-memory of having his skin seared away, and he instinctively threw his arm over his eyes and clamped his mouth shut on the shriek that wanted to crawl up his throat.
Laz's shield shattered, and the cleaver desummoned. The flames burned out at the same moment. Silence, broken only by Laz's harsh rasping panting in Noah's mind, furious and humiliated.
Noah didn't try to get up. He just lay there, arm over his eyes, trying to get the shaking under control. "S-s**t," he said after a moment, "remind me to, to never get you really mad at me."
HP: 0
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:44 pm
Al gently reached out to touch Noah's arm that he held up to defend himself so and trailed cautious little kisses along the skin to finally stop at his wrist. "Hmm... still a bit raw," he teased down at him while licking his lips.
Nuru meanwhile was strutting circles in his head and requesting things he would never repeat in polite company.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:49 pm
The touch and teasing comment startled a weak laugh out of Noah, and he sat up slowly. "Jerk," he said, and tried to summon a scowl, and didn't quite manage it. "Man, now I, I have sand all over me too. That'd just be gross." He leaned on his hands and sighed deeply. "I guess I kind of have some work to do. That was, like. Just embarrassing."
Laz was busy building up to an epic sulk.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:02 pm
Al was quite content to not get off of Noah but he did scoot back enough he could sit up and even tried to gently dust him off a bit. "Hey now, I'm no a jerk." A feigned pout was returned in kind.
"Probably should get a shower after this..." he couldn't possibly raise his eyebrows any higher if he tried. But one thing, before he forgot, needed to be addressed.
"Actually you did very very well. I think I noticed something though. When I said what Nuru said, how did Laz respond?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:10 pm
Noah made a face at Al, but the trembling was finally fading. "Yeah. I gotta clean up," he agreed.
At the question, he grimaced. "He howled. It kind of hurt. It feels, it feels weird when he gets mad. Like sort of spills over some." He sighed deeply. "He's sulking now. Probably for a while." Then he winced slightly again at the sensation of a grumpy snarl and snap, Laz objecting to being tattled on.
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