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Seren stood in the observation tower, looking down at her division's training course. She had to make it through this without dying, it seemed, and she had been avoiding trying to run it for a bit, because she didn't feel confidant enough to give it a go. Today, though, she finally told herself to stop being a coward and came down here. She probably should have asked some one for help, to work with, but with her 'don't be a coward' pep talk still running through her head, she was convinced asking for help would make her be an even bigger sissy then she was beginning to think she was.

All the same, part of her vaguely hoped she'd meet some one who was here to train too. It wasn't being a sissy if she happened to be running it with some one else because they got there when she did, right? Right! She sighed and turned towards the portal, thinking maybe it was time for her to get moving.

Seren spun, startled, when she felt the touch on her shoulder. "WHA... Oh! Rhys, hi..." She flushed at his words, and then said "J...just working up the gumption, I haven't done this before." She flushed more red, having admitted it, but no point in lying. "I've been nervous to try it, so I put it off til today. Still, I'm going to do it." She took a deep breath, then nodded, and grinned a little. "All right. Let's do this." She straightened up and headed to the portal down into the tunnel of freaking Doom. She stared at it for five seconds, like she was looking it in the eye, then summoned Diwata, and charged through, weapon at hand.

She almost faltered when she saw the hoards of Shadowlings between her and the exit but stiffened her back, and swung her sword, and managed to cut a small swath through the masses she was facing.

She threw half a grin over her shoulder at him, for like a second, then spun back to refocus on the Parade Of ShadowCreatures coming at her. "Di does have some decent size to her, which I appreciate, even IF I might end up with the arms of a blacksmith by the time I am 20..."

She moved forwards, swinging again and managing to wipe out another swath of the little shits. "At least I can swing her, I was vaguely concerned once I saw her size that I'd have to spend MONTHS at the gym to even manage it." She grinned, a little viciously, at the shadowlings coming in to fill the void. "Still, I might be of some use after all, it seems." She didn't realize he'd gotten one going for her back, what with not having eyes back there, but still was glad he was THERE. "Thanks for having my back in this."

"Company still appreciated..." She tried a side swing, thinking to use the blade in a sweeping motion, but much to her chagrin, most of the Shadowlings managed to dodge the attack, other then one schmuck who tried to dodge into another and was shoved back into the path of the blade. "Hmmmm little shits!" She snapped, and shifted stance to get ready for the next damn wave. "Have you done this run before?"

She grinned again. "Hey maybe we'll both make it to the end this time, yeah? We've gotten pretty far, don't you think?" As she said it, thus tempting the gods of luck, or whatever were out there, she swung her sword at a bad angle, sending it skidding across the floor, earning a PAINFUL screech in her ears, and an equally painful screech in her mind from an PEEVED Diwata. She yelped, as the Shadowlings began to move at her and tried to recover.

He heard Zephira crackling, and in his head the girl was humming a pleasant tune (obviously pleased that he hadn't screwed up yet), so with a grin at Seren's first remark he jump straight into the middle of a gob of shadowlings. There was a flash of light and sound like lightning touching down, and soon the area in his immediate surrounding was full of downed and sizzling shadowlings that disappeared one by one. Rhys didn't even realize that she'd gone and fumbled and gotten knocked out...otherwise he might have actually jumped in to help her.

"My bad!" he called, knowing she'd be safe in the observation room by now. Hopefully...

And he pressed on.

She couldn't help it, she was cheering him on as he slaughtered the little ********, even if he couldn't hear her. He was good, he really was. And when he used his Charge, she suddenly swore at herself, and heard Diwata swearing too. Why hadn't they thought of that? She'd built up a charge. She slumped back in the seat she'd taken, feeling dumb. Still, when he made it out of the tunnel, she grinned and stood up. "Hey, congratulations, you made it ALL the way. First time, from what you said, right?" His comment about being lost made her flush, but she nodded. "Did mah best, can't be ashamed. I made it to the fourth round before going down on my first try, I think that's not bad."

When he suggested a re-go, she grinned, a little viciously. "Let's see if I can't extract a little revenge on them!" She darted through the portal, sword at ready, and it seemed her luck was back, because she swung and took down 8 of the shits. "Let's see if I can stay on target this time..."



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She snarled at the Shadowlings, determined to do everything she could to take the ******** out. Her anger at them winning the previous time translated into her blow, a hard overhand swing that sliced through them in a half moon curve. She panted, a little, feeling that move, and shifted her stance as she moved forwards, hoping to find a better style over time.

It made her feel good, though, being able to help clear the path for her compatriot. Maybe this was what made her a Sun candidate, her determination to be at the front of the battle...