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 Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 9:49 pm
Practice, it was all about practice and committing movements into muscle memory. Which is why Elleth was in the same clearing where she'd first met the only Dovaa she'd come to like. Slowly she switched forms and katas, substituting the training weapon she'd left at home with a stick. Elder Jovra would have her hide if he ever caught her with it outside of practice time and she'd become quite fond of her skin staying where it was thank you very much.
Around her eyes a strip of white cloth was tied, blocking her vision. Elder Jovra had said that while her senses were sharp, it wasn't as sharp as they could be, and her speed would mean nothing if she couldn't sense her enemy before they struck.
It was an odd thing, to go through the older motions that she'd had down pat, only to find herself tripping on things that she couldn't see. Elleth could see what he meant now that she was actually practicing it, just how much she depended on her sight to make adjustments with her attacks. Depth perception was one of the biggest things she'd have to figure out.
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 1:14 pm
Samril had finally gotten up the courage to try and battle a dragon once more. He'd sparred with Kavanna and felt more prepared now. He was still hesitating on picking a clan and thought a dragon hunt would help push it out of his mind again. He'd managed to not think about it during most of the battle with the other Dovaa, but the choices had started running through his head again after.
He would have to sit and think over his choices eventually, but the thought of perhaps picking a clan and then realizing later that he should've picked another scared Samril from making a choice. And so he continued to do things to delay what would need to be done eventually.
The Dovaa had headed back to the area where he'd met Elleth, remembering how they'd found a dragon close by. Perhaps there were others in the area too. He could hope.
Samril paused as he heard movement from up ahead. Stumbling movement. Was there an already injured dragon up ahead that he could finish off? Could he really be that lucky? In his excitement, Samril managed to forget that Ysali were healers and thus a dragon of that sort would hardly be wandering the forest injured.
The boy ran forward and burst into the clearing seeing... only his friend Elleth. Samril frowned. "It would be a bit hard to fight like that," he commented. Silly Elleth!
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 2:59 pm
"Sa~amril?" Elleth called, voice a bit puzzled as she dropped her latest stance and spun to face the direction that she thought he was at. She had completely missed misjudged the direction and was now standing with her side towards him. Grumbling the girl pulled off the makeshift blindfold and peered around before spotting Samril. Righting herself she waved at him, then frowned. "I don't like your race." She announced, "Only you."
She draped the bandages around her neck like one would a scarf and scampered over to the Dovaa's side. "You look different, did something good happen?"
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:30 am
The Dovaa giggled a bit as Elleth turned in the direction she thought he was in, missing by several feet. Her announcement caught him off-guard though. "Huh?" Well, at least she liked him! That was good, right?
"Huh? Uh, I don't think so?" Samril paused to think. Had anything good happened since he saw her last? He'd lost three dragon fights... He'd gone home for a bit and been teased by his brothers... Nope, nothing good, it seems. He did have that spar with Kavanna, but...
The boy shrugged. "So why are you practicing with that?" He gestured to the scrap of fabric which was now draped about the Oblivionite's neck.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 2:44 pm
"I'm starting my weapons training!" Elleth replied, dark eyes lightning up at just the mere thought of one day being able to actually fight with her chosen weapon. "But I'm not telling what it is, you'll just have to see it when we meet again." Now her voice had taken on an almost teasing note. "By that time you should have your dragon abilities right? Father told me that Dovaa get those. What do you have to do, fight a dragon and then merge with it? Do you get wings? Could you fly?"
The little girl was nearly vibrating with excitement at the thought of Samril sprouting dragon wings and soaring through the air, looking like some strange Dovaa-dragon hybrid. Not that he didn't already look like that, with the scales and horns and such. But the key point was that he didn't have wings.
"I wonder what it's like, to be able to fly high in the sky..." She murmured, eyes going distant and starry as she completely forgot about the fact that she was terrified of heights.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:01 pm
"Oh cool!" He giggled as Elleth continued on. "Yeah... I should. I still have to pick my clan and... uh, I don't think so? There's a ceremony, but I'm not sure exactly how all it works. Guess I'll find out soon." He had to stop and giggle at her other questions. "No, I don't get wings and I can't fly. But my eyes will change color and my hair will too. The color depends on the clan."
He moved closer to the Oblivionite, not quite catching all of what she muttered. He got the gist of it, though, and wondered for a moment as well, before breaking the silence. "It must be neat to get to use weapons, though! "
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:33 pm
"A ceremony? Sounds like how we go about giving out our weapons. It's small from what I was told, family and friends and the weapon master who'll be teaching me is going to be the one to gift it to me. I'll probably have to do something weird like cutting my hand and smearing it with my blood to bond it to me." She frowned recalling all the strange rumors her classmates had spoken about when it came to the weapon ceremonies.
Frankly she thought that they were fully of hot air and that there would be very little fanfare about the entire event.
"Booo. I was hoping you could fly. Maybe you'll mutate and be the first Dovaa to get wings?" She grinned at him, "If they throw you out because of it you could go live in the wastelands. I'd visit you and bring you stuff like food so you wouldn't starve. We could live there together if I fail at being an Oblivionite." Elleth giggled, knowing that such events would never happen.
"It's hard work. My arms ache after practice and I can't really hold a real one yet. It's too heavy." Elleth replied, a pout on her lips as she thought about how strong she needed to be just to lift the darned thing.
"I need to practice with this blindfold, and you probably need to keep training too. Do you want to spar again?"
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 4:53 pm
Samril gave Elleth an odd look. "Cut your hand? Weird!" He hoped there was nothing like that in his clan choosing ceremony!! Who would even do something like that?! These Oblivionites sure were weird!!
Samril laughed at the mutation suggestion. "I'd definitely be the first! Though I've heard rumors about experienced dragon hunters turning into dragons to be hunted by younger Dovaa. But I think that's just a silly story someone made up to scare younger Dovaa from fighting." He tilted his head sideways a bit. "You won't fail at being an Oblivionite! How can you fail at being what you are?"
Oh, it was heavy? He'd never thought about how heavy some of those big weapons he'd seen in books must have been. Oh, hey! Sparring! "Sure!" Samril grinned. After his match with Kavanna, he was eager to spar with someone who couldn't do magic. At least until he got his own clan abilities and spells!
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Lirende rolled 3 100-sided dice:
40, 27, 92
Total: 159 (3-300)
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 5:51 pm
Character's Name: Elleth
Year: Year 1
Weapon: NA
Stats:
INT: 8
ATK: 16
DEF: 16
LUK: 4
LP: 100
ENG: 100
Inventory: Ysail Dragon Orb x2
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"You'd be surprised how easy it is to be considered a failure. If you are strong enough, smart enough, fast enough. If you have a particularly crippling weakness or your defenses are just sucky." Elleth replied as she took the bandages from around her neck to retie around her eyes. On her neck and what little you could see of her arms there were silvery lines that stood out sharply against her dark skin.
"Lets begin!" She shouted, taking up a new fighting stance. It was still a stance for someone who primarily fought unarmed, but allowed for a weapon to be used when needed. She tried to stay out of her old patterns as she allowed her instincts to take over, guiding her across the forest floor to Samril's side, hand swiping at the space where she'd last seen him.
[Jab; Unarmed attack. 50 dmg, costs 5 ENG]
[Missed, 0 dmg done]
[Next Block: 80*100%= 80]
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Nikiana rolled 3 100-sided dice:
70, 69, 25
Total: 164 (3-300)
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 6:14 pm
Samril's Stats Character's Name: Samril
Year: Year 1
Clan: Undecided
Level: 12
Stats:
xxxxxINT: 17
xxxxxATK: 12
xxxxxDEF: 14
xxxxxLUK: 3
xxxxxLP: 105
xxxxxENG: 105
Inventory:
xxxxxYsali dragon orb x 2
Samril frowned as Elleth talked and began to tie the blindfold back up. He could see the scars and knew what they were. Life as an Oblivionite seemed to be much harsher than that of a Dovaa.
"Are you sure you want to fight blindfolded?" It didn't seem very fair: that he could see but she could not. But she came at him and attacked, missing. Instinctively, Samril counterattacked, throwing a punch.
Attack Punch: Unarmed attack; 60 dmg (Cost 5 ENG) Attack hit: 60*.5 = 30 Warded next:xxxxxPhysical: 70*.1 = 7 xxxxxMagical: 85*.1 = 8.5 Damage dealt to Elleth: 0
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Lirende rolled 3 100-sided dice:
86, 32, 81
Total: 199 (3-300)
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 6:25 pm
Character's Name: Elleth
Year: Year 1
Weapon: NA
Stats:
LP: 100
ENG: 95
Inventory: Ysail Dragon Orb x2
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"Of course I want to. Elder Jovra isn't going to go easy on me when we spar. He's practically blind himself and he's still so much more stronger then me." Elleth replied, bringing her arms up just in time to block the retaliating strike. "My foster brother is blind too and he's wickedly fast. I don't think he's ever going to go dragon hunting though, his body can't handle long fights."
She vaguely knew where he was from where he'd attacked and jabbed in that direction. It was hard fighting like this and the urge to just pull the blindfold off was strong. But Elder Jovra would know and he'd make her do all the chores by herself for a day if she tried that. The Dojo was big and it would take her all day to get it cleaned to standard.
[Jab; Unarmed attack. 80 dmg, costs 5 ENG]
[Hit, 80*.1=8, 7 dmg WARDED= 1 dmg done]
[Next Block: 80*.75= 60]
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Nikiana rolled 3 100-sided dice:
70, 82, 17
Total: 169 (3-300)
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 6:52 pm
Samril's Stats Character's Name: Samril
Level: 12
Stats:
xxxxxLP: 104
xxxxxENG: 100
Inventory:
xxxxxYsali dragon orb x 2
The boy blinked. It didn't sound like this Elder Jovra was very nice! And... what was with Oblivionites and being blind? Did they have that hard of a time growing up!?!
The jab was a glancing blow, but it seemed she was zeroing in on him! Samril slowly moved, throwing another punch as he moved around her.
Attack Punch: Unarmed attack; 60 dmg (Cost 5 ENG) Attack hit: 60*.75 = 45 Warded next:xxxxxPhysical: 70*.1 = 7 xxxxxMagical: 85*.1 = 8.5 Damage dealt to Elleth: 0
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Lirende rolled 3 100-sided dice:
50, 16, 62
Total: 128 (3-300)
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 7:11 pm
Character's Name: Elleth
Year: Year 1
Stats:
LP: 100
ENG: 90
Inventory: Ysail Dragon Orb x2
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Oh? Samril was quiet and that made it harder to pinpoint where he was, but her instincts told her to block and she did, managing to fend off another potentially painful blow.
The felt the breeze from the attack as Samril moved, giving himself away. She struck out in that direction.
[Jab; Unarmed attack. 80 dmg, costs 5 ENG]
[Miss: 0 dmg]
[Next Block: 80*.75= 40]
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Nikiana rolled 3 100-sided dice:
55, 96, 95
Total: 246 (3-300)
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:13 pm
Samril's Stats Character's Name: Samril
Level: 12
Stats:
xxxxxLP: 104
xxxxxENG: 95
Inventory:
xxxxxYsali dragon orb x 2
Samril felt bad, striking a girl who couldn't see him. But she'd wanted to continue like this... so he would too. After all, if it was supposed to help her... He wasn't sure how it would help, but she seemed to think it would.
Samril dodged the jab, countering with a headbutt this time.
Attack Headbutt: Unarmed attack; 60 dmg (Cost 5 ENG) Attack hit: 60*1 = 60 Warded next:xxxxxPhysical: 70*1 = 70 xxxxxMagical: 85*1 = 85 Damage dealt to Elleth: 20
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Lirende rolled 3 100-sided dice:
80, 57, 88
Total: 225 (3-300)
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 5:33 am
Character's Name: Elleth
Year: Year 1
Stats:
LP: 80
ENG: 85
Inventory: Ysail Dragon Orb x2
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She'd missed by the slimest of margins and was knocked back by Samril's thick skull in return. Hissing lowly through her teeth Elleth snapped back into her stance and attacked again, closing the distance to where she thought he was. If she lost 'sight' of him it would be hard to track him down again.
[Lotus Palm; Unarmed attack. 80 dmg, costs 5 ENG]
[Hit: 80*.5=40, BLOCKED, 0 dmg done]
[Next Block: 80*.75= 40]
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