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 Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:41 am
As soon as Axius realized the his bokken made contact he retracted it quickly passing it to his left hand like was sheathing a sword. Out of pure habit he spun quickly to his left. He often would do this when he was putting his sword in its sheath to avoid an oncoming attack or just to show off a little.
As he spun away from Sejiro he caught the slightest glimpse if his foot crossing in front of his face sweeping his hair up. "This is so much fun Sejiro. I think I like you too. From now on you can call me Axe. After all you earned my respect and who know maybe after this my friendship." Axius then launched at Sejiro again this time swung his bokken in his left hand at Sejiro hoping that he would block with his bokken.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:47 am
Sejiro sprung himself into the air from his crouched position feeling the air of the passing bokken swoop under his feet. Bringing his bokken above his head while he was in the air Sejiro brought the blade crashing down while using his momentum from gravity while coming back down and aimed for his opponents right collar bone.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:04 am
Axius passed his boken from his left hand to his right going with the motion of his swing. He quickly brought back his bokken and parried the the downward attack guiding it almost to the ground. He fallowed a quick spin bringing him around to Sejiro's left side and going with the spin increasing his attacks force he attempted to hit Sejiro in the back before he could get his feet to the ground.
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:07 am
Sejiro kicked his left foot back behind him to block Axius' bokken while he was still in the air and when it connected he let his leg recoil then pushed off the bokken to propel himself away from his opponent. Sejiro hit the ground, feet first, then tumbled onto his right shoulder allowing the momentum of his feet to windmill over his body and carry him back up to a standing position. With his sword in a standard ready position he treasured this small moment of rest and let his eyes close while he listened to his breath allowing it to slow and deepen. He felt his heart racing from the intensity of the battle, the forearm that was used to block the bokken was still hurting but he knew he couldn't let his mind focus on anything other than besting his opponent. He seems to spin to his left by habit, Sejiro thought to himself, I could use this to my advantage. He inhaled slowly through his nose then exhaled, his bokken dropping down to a relaxed position simultaneously with his breath waiting tentatively for his opponent to strike.
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:44 am
Axius was having so much fun. Even for just a sparring match his blood lust was spiking. Axius took a deep breath to get himself under control again. "I have to be careful I don't want to go back to my old ways." Axius took another deep breath. That arm of his must be hurting I hit him pretty hard. At lease he isn't a baby."
Axius decided it was time to get a little more serious. As much as he didn't like to he decided to abandon his old method of fighting and instead of holding his bokken like a sword in its sheath he held it with both hands in front of him. "I really hate doing this but your making this so much fun."
Axius ran at his opponent striking straight down keeping himself perfectly balanced the whole way.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:11 am
Sejiro opened his eyes thrusting his bokken into the air in a manner to parry his opponents attack. Usually Sejiro would get caught up in the fight and lose himself in the bloodlust, but not this time. Some how this fight felt different and he couldn't come to a solid conclusion of why that was. His eyes glanced at his bokken and he thought, Maybe it's because we are using training swords. It seems to deaden the adrenaline I get from facing a real blade. Shaking his head in an attempt to relieve himself of these distracting thoughts he regained his focus on the present moment and fiercely swiped his bokken horizontally from his opponent's left to right aiming for his exposed mid section.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:38 am
By keeping himself balanced Axius had more than enough time to react to anything. As his bokken was parried to the side and his opponent went for his mid section he stepped back quick and raised his arms so his sword was pointing down in front of him blocking the attack. "Come on your not having fun?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:52 am
Sejiro stared into the eyes of his opponent while a feeling of complete boredom crept over him and sunk his heart deep into his soul, out of reach from the adrenaline and happiness he was receiving from his spar. "I grow tired of this Axius," Sejiro said as he jumped away from his opponent and sheathed his bokken. He looked at his bokken while grief weighed his right forearm down and then threw it back onto the stand he took it from, making it land perfectly into its' home. He bowed politely to his opponent and to his vice-captain and then exited the training dojo to visit the infirmary to have his right forearm examined by the medical division.
[Exit]
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:49 am
Axius looked watched his opponent leave Axius was disappointed but looked at the man that gave him the bokken and had his sword. "Does that mean I win?" Axius felt empty he hated when an opponent just gave up it was no fun.
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:16 pm
Axius grew bored standing around doing nothing. He had met his squad mates and the only one to really catch his interest was the one he had just fought. Axius fallowed him out of the dojo.
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:21 pm
Tezuka watched the two men leave, noting them in his mind as young up-and-comings to watch for later on. They had the potential he was looking for in new recruits, but it was all still in an infant and unrefined stage of existence. he sighed to himself and let his right arm come up to ruffle the hair on the back of his head, the rumpled mess shifting slightly as brawler's fingers played hair dresser in its midst. His hand moved forward now, brushing everything forward before coming to cover his mouth and then move farther down to scratch his chin. There had to be something he could do with them later. Right now he was becoming bored with his surroundings though, wanting to escape the confines for a more open place. Waving to Kidou, Mio, and Lerato he slowly made his way out of the the dojo and headed back to his office, unable to think of any better place to be right then.
[Exits]
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:10 pm
It was a nice and cool afternoon that toasted an already perfect day for Sejiro. He strolled slowly towards the first squad dojo he allowed himself the pleasure to admire how the sun reflected off the clouds allowing hues of light purple, red and orange to streak the sky creating a breath taking sight above him. When he reached the entrance to the dojo he opened the slider door and walked in to the warm, candle lit space slowly. Flashbacks of his earlier fight with his friend and rival Axius pounded his thoughts and the clashes of the wooden practice swords echoed through out the corners of his mind. Shutting the slider door behind him, Sejiro walked to the center of the dojo while scanning his surroundings with admiration as if he was setting foot in his home that he had been away from for far to long. He then sat down in a meditative position, crossed his legs while he withdrew his zanpakuto from his hip belt and proceeded to lay his sword in front of his legs. Sejiro took a deep breath in and held it for a second then exhaled, releasing his breath and letting the tension in his body flow out with it. He closed his eyes and waited for his training partner to show up.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:59 pm
Axius had strolled around enough he wanted to get back to training. He loved it and wanted to do it again. He walked into the dojo and took his zanpakuto out of his belt and walked to a free area. He help the sheath tight in his left hand. He relaxed his right hand as brought it in front of him near the hilt of his sword. Then in a flash he drew his sword across his body with insane speed. As he reached the end of his swing he quickly resheated his sword as he often did.
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:05 pm
Without opening his eyes Sejiro noticed Axius' reiatsu as he entered the dojo. "Hello there my friend!" he exclaimed, "It is good to see you Axius." Sejiro raised himself from his seat and walked over towards Axius and with a big smile opened his arms waiting for a return hug from his friend.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:49 am
With his sword now resheated he turned to his last sparring partner feeling rude for not saying hello first. "Hey Sejiro." Axius's blood started to pump at the sight of his last opponent he never did feel like he defeated him and that left a hole in Axius's chest. "I was wondering do you feel like having another go?"
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