Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-26 01:04:00

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cosmopolitan, halbjorn, iona, kael, svalin

Fresh air and sunshine (Open)
It was strange that when Svalin first came to Migard she didn't want to be here or stay, but the place had grown on her and now she enjoyed it. She missed it and the people when she was in Asgard. It was good to be home and back into what was now considered normal life.

The sun was just coming up in the east and Svalin was already up and outside. She had seen to Tryggvi and Snowflake and decided to get a few hours of practice in before the other residents of the compound woke. Vigfrior wasn't in her hand, but instead it was at her waist. She had her Bat'leth in her hands and worked through her forms.

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	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	"It ne'er hurts to master more than one weapon or have more than one at thine side in battle. Mayhap one day this blade wilt feel as Vigfrior doth in mine hand." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Aye, mayhap. Though Vigfrior ist, itself, more than one weapon. And tis good to master many. I didst not make it for thee for't to go unused, after all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Worry not, it will be used. I art rather fond of the weapon. A regret is that Vigfrior cannot assume the shape." Svalin swung the bat'leth. "Wouldst thou care to spar?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	He nods, drawing his sword instead of the Bloodaxe, and stepping closer to her. "Aye, tis a pity. But it wilt serve the well enow as a secondary blade." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Aye," she said and launched into an attack. The bat'let dipped and one end was brought up in an upward strike toward his mid-section. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	He swings the sword down, not quite as quick as she is, the bat'leth still catching his abs, first blood to her - but blocked enough to not dig too deep. He rolls away from it, swinging the flat of his blade at her hip. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin brought the bat'leth down at an angle to catch the blade. Metal rang loud against metal. Svalin stepped back and lowered her weapon. "Thou attacks with the flat. Why? Mine enemies wouldst not be so kind and neither shouldst thee." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	He grins. "Because, thou'rt quicker than I, I knew thou wouldst parry. I wast trying to lock weapons with thee and drive thee downward... and the flat ist better for brute force. Hadst thou not retreated now, thou wouldst be on the ground." He may not be the brightest, but he knows one on one combat. Method to his madness now and then. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	"It doth make sense," she said. "I wast concerned thou wert holding back." She smiled and brought up her bat'leth again. She made a feint to the right and changed up mid-attack to come at him from the left. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Hold back? I wouldst ne'er insult thee so!" he replies, responding to the feint, and taking a firm hit in the side, the blade biting in and her force enough to drive him back a couple steps before he can respond with a backhand towards her head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	She wasn't expecting a blow like that. It hit her alongside the head and she went to the ground. White spots danced in front of her eyes and she shook her head to get rid of them and the pain. She instinctively rolled to one side expecting a followup attack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	Her instincts serve her well, the blade landing point down in the dirt, plunging into packed earth and stone a few inches where she had just been. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	From her back she swung the bat'leth aiming for his legs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	He hits the ground with a new bleeding cut on one thigh, legs swept. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin takes the opportunity to climb back to her feet. She waited for Hal to climb back to his feet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	Halbjorn kicks back up to his feet quickly, and begins circling. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin mirrored his movements. They circled for a bit before Svalin made her next move. She attacked bringing the bat'leth in attacking with one end and then quickly bringing the other up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	He parries the first, but not the second, unused to the unique ways the bat'leth can be used, sacrificing some power for versatility. That lack of power means the wound isn't deep, but definitely another tag. Still, he lunges right through it, trying to bull her back and off balance. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shield_maiden
2011-10-27 09:06 pm UTC (link)

Sparring with her brother was a lot different than with most people. He was far stronger than she was and he employed different tactics than most. Svalin only kept up with him by being faster and knowing his tactics. This move was pure Hal and one that didn't catch Svalin off guard.

She bent her knees a little lowering her center of gravity and planted her feet. She lowered a shoulder and let his momentum carry him into her. She raised up in an effort to try to flip him over her back.

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	stone_bear 2011-10-27 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	He hits the ground behind her hard, leaving a shallow Halbjorn-shaped impression in the ground and cracking a couple of rocks with his skull. He rolls over, pushing back up to his feet with a grin. "A fine counter!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin smiled. "Thank thee. It wast necessary or I wouldst had been the one on the ground." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Aye, I wilt need be more wary. That worked the last few times we fought." he replies, before moving straight from complimentary talking to a lunging attack, making good use of his reach advantage. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-10-27 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Aye, which ist why I wast expecting it," she said as she side-stepped the lunge. She brought the backside of the bat'leth down aiming for the back of his neck. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-10-27 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	He finally avoids one, smacking the bat'leth's flat with his hand to knock it off course, just scraping his shoulder instead, as he swings his sword for her leg, not using the flat this time. Unable to really turn into the swing, it might not be his most powerful blow, but he's strong enough to still put some force behind it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shield_maiden
2011-10-27 10:01 pm UTC (link)

The force drove the blade into flesh and Svalin grimaced as the pain registered. It was deep enough to cause blood to flow freely. She hopped out of the way, keeping most of her weight off her injured leg.

She shifted one hand down as far as she could on the bat'leth and swung it toward him. There wouldn't be much force behind the attack, but her reach was greater.