Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-09-19 21:05:00

Entry tags:

asleif, brandr, kael, npc - thor, svalin

Asgard (Open)
It was nearing Solver's first birthday, not that Asgardians really celebrated such, but it had been some time since the mothers, especially MomTwo had some time with her grandson. Einmyria made it a point to send Skari with a message stating such. It was time for a visit while things wert quiet.

No sooner than they had stepped foot into the Great Hall, then Einmyria scooped Solver up to take him to go dote upon him. Eir and Astrid were tagging along after her to play with their nephew. Svalin went to go to talk to her father first. Then find some sparring partners. She brought her bat'leth to use against Asgard's warriors to test her abilities with it.

There was also the quest to find the Crimson Hawk the Norns spoke about.

First thing's first. She went to see her father.

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Re: The practice yard

dashingly
2012-09-22 09:18 pm UTC (link)

Through the first few rounds, Brandr stands in the crowd watching and studying this interesting display. He'd heard that someone was in the sparring arena with an odd weapon and he had to see it. To his surprise, said person was none other than a woman he hadn't seen in years and the weapon she was battling with was...foreign to him to say the least. And he knew most of the bladed weapons out there.

With a smirk of his own and a short but respectful bow, Brandr steps into the arena without a word, casually spinning his drawn sword.

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	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-23 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin tilted her head a moment before bowing to him. "I know thee," she said as her mind searched for a name. Her mouth stretched into a smile. "Brandr Fandralsson. Well met and it ist good to see thee again after so many years." It had been at least a decade, possibly two, since they had played together as children. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-23 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Well met. I art surprised and honored you remember." It'd been long enough since they'd last seen each other, and people's appearances changed, that he hadn't really expected her to get it right away. "Ist good to see thee as well, though I must ask where you found such a weapon. I hath never seen anything similar." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-23 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	When she said his name something clicked in her mind. Him? Was his fate intertwined with her family's? It was something to ponder. Svalin came out of her reverie and smiled a little. "It ist a Bat'leth from Migard." She gave it a forceful swing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-23 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	"A Bat...leth? Never heard of it, it ist a most interesting weapon though," he smiled and watched her swing it, then raised his sword in preparation for their spar to start. "Do warriors on Midgard often use it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-23 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	"It wast originally on a television show, but there art some who make them and fight with them. Halbjorn didst forge this for me." Svalin brought the Bat'leth up and readied herself for the sparring match to begin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-23 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Shame that it ist only used for entertainment there," he lamented as he makes the first move, a quick swat at the bat'leth with his sword. It's a test to see how her weapon works more than any real attempt at an attack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-23 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	"It ist a shame," she agreed as she brought the Bat'leth around in sweeping motion. The curve of the blade caught the edge of his sword and pulled it down with her blade. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: The practice yard

dashingly
2012-09-23 11:21 pm UTC (link)

Having seen this move in the previous rounds, Brandr manages to get his sword out at the last moment. Though he'd admit that without his reflexes and having seen this before it would have gotten him. He hadn't expected that move so early, he wanted to keep his distance and figure out the fighting style before the close combat started. So he goes on the defensive a bit and puts some distance between them.

"Hath ye used it oft in battle? It must throw thine opponents off."

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	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-23 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Nay," Svalin answered. The key to using the Bat'leth is to use it like a staff with points. To use it as a sword would get one nowhere. She brought it up and held it before her with both hands and waited for him to make his move. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-23 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, waiting for her to make a move wasn't going to work. He'd need to do it instead. Keeping on the balls of his feet so he could quickly move away when needed, Brandr steps in and starts with a quick succession of rapid-fire jabs. As evidenced by her last move, swings weren't going to work if she could keep catching his sword. He needed to be fast about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-23 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin wasn't exactly flat-footed herself. She was ready for the attack. She stepped to the side and used the Bat'let to push the sword to one side. She followed the block with and elbow aimed at his head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-23 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	He ducks to narrowly dodge the elbow and follows with a jab of his own from his free hand. Reflexes were a big help when fighting someone of this skill level. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-23 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin twisted and caught the punch on her upper right arm. She rolled her wrists over to turn the weapon and tried to hit him in the face with the back side of the bat'leth coming from the left side. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-24 12:00 am UTC (link)
	In this position it's hard to dodge that one well so while he does manage to avoid the full force of the attack, he still gets hit and pushed away a bit. Though he takes advantage of the opportunity to disengage and leap away. Once in the right range he'll go for another few rapid sword jabs. Swords needed some distance after all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-24 12:05 am UTC (link)
	The jabs are a little hard to block with the Bat'leth, but Svalin removed one hand and used the other to bring the bat'leth down in a swing on the top of the sword. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: The practice yard

dashingly
2012-09-24 12:22 am UTC (link)

Instead of moving the sword away when he saw the bat'leth come down, he lets it be driven into the ground and instead uses his free hand to make a grab for her free one so that he could get it so that they both had their hands occupied.

Then he does what most people wouldn't expect him to do. He lets go of his sword.

With a step in, he takes advantage of their proximity and comes in with a powerful punch aimed at her solar plexus.

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	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-24 12:26 am UTC (link)
	The move catches her off guard and the punch connected. The breath whooshed out of her and she struggled for a moment to inhale. The bat'leth fell to the stones with a loud clatter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-24 12:33 am UTC (link)
	He doesn't waste time waiting for her reaction or next move. Instead, he twists to reach over and grab his sword, whose point had been driven down between the stones, and point it at her as fast as he can. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-24 12:37 am UTC (link)
	Svalin saw him reach for his sword and she knew she wouldn't be able to reach her bat'let before he grabbed his sword. Instead she drew Vigfrior. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-24 12:50 am UTC (link)
	A smile springs to his face. Interesting, but foreign, weapon out of the way and now the real battle could begin. His favourite type too. He doesn't want to give her much time to recover from his last hit so immediately steps in with a quick swing at her weak side. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-24 12:53 am UTC (link)
	Svalin brought her sword around to block the blow. The swords clashed with a clear ring. Svalin smiled and turned her wrist to try to smash the pommel into his face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-24 01:22 am UTC (link)
	He steps back and out of the way of her attack, disengaging his sword to start on some classic swashbuckling style attacks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard shield_maiden 2012-09-24 03:36 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin quickly fell into a rhythm. Block, block, attack, block. Her sword moved effortlessly and her body moved with it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: The practice yard dashingly 2012-09-24 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	Brandr keeps it up and the smile on his face just grows. It was rare he got to have a real sword fight like this, she certainly knew how to be a challenge. As the fight continues he speeds up his attacks, really getting into the spar. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)