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She had been expecting a swing, and she had been expecting it to connect eventually, but there still was always that one moment. That second in your mind where you go 'ow, that s**t actually hurts.' So as the scythe came down on her, him using the versatility of the weapons reach, to hack her on the shoulder, it hurt. She smiled though, as pain showed in her eyes but just briefly. Her fear shield getting a crack right there. This was just the beginning after all. It was good for them both that they were the same rank, it meant they both had chances to learn off each other without the power differences being huge.

A voice grumped in her mind.

Thing was, she was thinking that too. Part of her wanted to argue she was not toying though, just trying to get the man to strike! Which, now that he had, she needed to show him that she too was no push over.

Grinning she didn't say a word, ducking under the scythe she moved to get in close, making a swipe for his leg. "Watch your close-range too."

HP: 35/40
DMG: 5
Charge: 1/3

Fortunately for the other, she was too busy trying to avoid the attack than to take notice of the large opening on his side. She too was just a trainee after all, so she wasn't the best at this either. It seemed though that the height difference was something she had not factored in, taking a step in the wrong direction the scythe came down on a VERY similar spot as before, damaging her shoulders shield even more so.

Her partner mused, not really liking that she was hit so hard.

She managed to nick the other leg in her retreat, but just barely. "See? You caught on real quick once you got going."

HP: 28
DMG: 1
Charge 2/3

"Well they are your other half for a reason." She smiled softly, knowing how amazing the bond just was.

There was something that Ceres was starting to realize about these spars. Being a close ranged fighter...was a really, really large disadvantage when fighting ranged weapons. She needed to get close enough to attack, and that usually meant meeting up with the others weapon first.

This was the third time she was up against someone with ranged attacks, and the third time she was failing at them hard core.

"Another thing to be wary of, watch your shields. If they go down people CAN do real damage on you and you can black out. She pointed up at her face for a moment, the hand shapes scab being pointed out. "I got this when my shields were low, had they been totally down i fear she would have scarred my face." She being Eris, Horseman heir.

She slipped in for another strike, this time making sure to try and back away out of range.

hp: 24
dmg: 3
charge: 3/3

She braced herself.

She knew the signs of a fear charge being released. The weapons tend to glow brighter, some even hum or buzz a little. She knew Takeru grew warm...

But then...nothing happened.

"...Um." Did the charge..fail? OKAY SHE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS... yes..right?

Okay well she moved in to try and attack... only to have her weapon DING against something, and did it jsut scream at her?

"....What the heck just happened?"

HP: 24
DMG: ZIPPO
charge: 3/3

She felt the sting of the attack as it hit, but it was not as powerful as the first one.

She could see him slowing down, was the battle wearing him down? Or perhaps jsut a clumsy move.

Either way she took advantage of this, and swung her sword and hit the side of his fear shield really hard. Though she did not intend it to be THAT hard. "Awh man sorry!"


HP: 23
DMG: 8
Charge: 3/3

Ceres looked down at the fallen hunter, and she herself couldn't help but feel a twinge of sorrow for him. She felt bad, he was a newbie... she should stop the fight now perhaps?

He would not see Mercy on the battle field. He would not have an enemy that would stop on account of him being down, they would continue to go on and attack as usual. They would not show him pity. They would not stop until he did not get up again... and she would not allow that to happen.

"I am sorry, Rolo." She said as she approached closer to his fallen form. She could not stop not, not if he wanted to learn. If he wanted to ask for explanations later, she would explain this to him.

Though the angle was bad, so instead of using Takeru she lifted a booted foot... and kicked him really, really hard.

hp: 23
dmg: 9
charge: 3/3

Ceres said nothing as she stared at the form of the boy she had just kicked. her face was unreadable, the cogs inside her mind thinking a bit too much. Even Keru was silent. As she finally settled on a war within her mind, her face turned from unreadable to a small smile. Was she going to hit him again? She grew even closer, standing right next to him. Her expression faulted some around the edges as she looked down. Then it turned hard once more. Her eyes glew with fire as she stared meaningfully down.

Something important in her gaze.

Though the next moment she raised her sword and clasped the handle with both hands. The runes on Keru were glowing ever more brightly now, she could tell he was ready as the sword grew warm to the touch. Yes, Keru was ready.

She made a stabbing motion down at the boy, it looked as if she was going in for a kill shot....Only

She missed entirely, the sword sinking into the ground next to his torso.

And soon the boy was surrounded. A warm pillar of golden light surrounded his fallen form, a tube that shot up some into the sky. "Roland, my last attack was meant as a warning. A warning that, even if you fall, you get up immediately ok? No matter why, you heave yourself to your feet and never, ever give your enemy your back." The warm light would make him feel better, make him feel more whole as it worked its magic. "This attack though, is a gift. A gift that shows, honestly, even if we are a majorly ******** up family.. even if we do have in fighting, disagreements, or hate... we really do watch out for our own." After her comments, the pillar of light vanished and he would feel his wounds healed. He might be bruised now, but not as badly.

She offered him a hand to help him up.

HP: 23
DMG: + 15 HP to Roland
Fear: Used.

"Of course i did, pip squeak." Ceres said hoisting the man to his feet after she grasped his. She couldn't help it, once he was on his feet she placed the hand on his head, and ruffled his hair once more. "As someone whom is essentially a meat shield and healer in the divisions... plus i am a damn good person if i do say so myself, i had to. Besides, i did not really intend to hit you that hard those few times." A nervous laugh followed, as well as a shrug.

"But hey, for your first time on the battle field you didn't do too bad! You just need to work a little on your stamina, you slowed down at the end there."