Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-03-06 20:27:00

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brandr, cosmopolitan, halbjorn, kael, svalin

Moving Meditation (Hal)
When Svalin needed to think she headed to the training room. Smashing and killing things, in a sense, helped her clear her mind. When she was fighting things she blocked everything else out and focused on the task in front of her.

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stone_bear
2013-03-21 10:29 pm UTC (link)

"Thine blade and mine, to clash once each turn of the moon. Those months that thou dost win, thou mayst attend to duty as thou wishesth, without further word or bother from me. Those months that I doth win, thou wilt take reasonable entertainment for but one night a month. Thine wife canst see to detail, but thou must needs, in accordance with the wager, make full attempt to enjoy thineself in company, of either thine wife, or other. Hath we a deal?"

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	shield_maiden 2013-03-21 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin shook her head. "Nay. Mine wife wilt not appreciate such sparring each month." Sparring with her brother usually meant bruises, broken bones or worse and her wife did not look upon such well. "We wilt spar but once," she said. "If thou doth win I wilt take reasonable entertainment one night a month. If I doth win, I wilt do as I please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-21 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Very well. One match, for all the stakes. Thy terms?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-21 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	"We fight until one yields or one can no longer fight. Those art mine terms." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-21 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	He nods, reaching for his axe. "So be't." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-21 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin drew her sword and took two steps back. Hal was bigger and stronger, but Svalin had speed and tactics going for her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-21 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Every other time they've sparred, it was for the purpose of sparring. Those times, he marshals his patience and focuses on tactics. This time, they're fighting for a bet, and thus fighting, for real. He doesn't hold back, coming at her with a fierce axe sweep. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-22 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Svalin had expected the charge and attack. Her sword shifted to staff and came to meet the swing of the axe. The two weapons met and she used all of her strength to keep axe from finding flesh. While they were momentarily at a still, she aimed a foot at his knee. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-22 12:12 am UTC (link)
	He takes the kick, leg starting to go out from under him. He pushes off with the other foot, with their weapons locked, trying to tackle her with momentum still behind him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-22 12:17 am UTC (link)
	Svalin knew she would fall and she grabbed the handle of his axe with a hand. As she fell she pulled on the handle and moved to put feet under him. She released the axe and moved to push him over her with legs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-22 12:23 am UTC (link)
	He's flipped over her, skidding along the stone after hitting the ground with a heavy thud. He's already turning, getting back to his feet, a grin on his face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-22 12:26 am UTC (link)
	Svalin scrambled to her feet and turned to face him. Sword at the ready. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-22 12:35 am UTC (link)
	He comes at her again, raising the axe, bringing it down hard, lowering his shoulder, trying to drive her back, force her out of her stance if nothing else. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-22 12:37 am UTC (link)
	Sword shifted to staff and Svalin waited for the charge. At the last second she spun to the side and tried to use the staff to trip him up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-22 12:42 am UTC (link)
	He trips, crashing into the training room wall, cracking the stone with the impact. At least it serves to help him balance again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-22 12:31 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin spun around on her heel to face him. Leaving a back exposed to an enemy for more than a second was a dangerous thing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-22 01:54 pm UTC (link)
	He's less cautious than usual in their duels, indeed, fighting more like he would a proper enemy - starting with the fact he's not talking. He comes back at her, swinging low with the axe, freeing an off-hand mid-swing to backhand towards her face if she blocks low. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-22 02:04 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin did block low and his hand caught her face. White hot pain spiked and her head whipped back. She stumbled back a few steps and shook her head to clear the pain. She growled and charged at him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-22 02:12 pm UTC (link)
	Now she's charging, treating this like a proper fight. Good. Halbjorn grins, receiving her charge, taking a cut across one arm as he turns, swinging his axe with the momentum of the turn. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2013-03-22 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin brought her sword around just in time to block the swing of the axe. She pressed forward with her whole weight behind her. He was much stronger and she knew she wouldn't last in this position. She brought a knee up, aiming for his groin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2013-03-22 03:39 pm UTC (link)
	And now she's fighting dirty. It takes him by surprise enough that her blow lands, sending him staggering back, teeth gritted. Then his lips part to form a grin - no quarter asked, none given. Good. With ann animalistic snarl, he comes right back at her, leading with the axe to knock her weapon aside and trying to bury a lowered shoulder in her chest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shield_maiden
2013-03-22 04:04 pm UTC (link)

Svalin braced herself for the charge. Her sword kept the axe from biting into flesh, but his shoulder slammed into her chest. There was cracking of ribs breaking and Svalin was carried along in the rush. They reached the wall and Svalin's back slammed into it. Hard. If her ribs weren't broken in the charge, they were know.

She shook her head to clear some of the pain away. She slammed a fist toward his face.

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	stone_bear 2013-03-23 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	Hal's nose breaks under the punch, staggering back with blood running down his face. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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