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Post by Rin on Dec 1, 2008 22:48:45 GMT -5
Kenta nodded at Croms words and took a deep breath before he beganslashign at the other, being carful not to use too much strength with the blows, he didn't want to wear out before he got a chance to stab. He did slashes mostly at Crom's sword and sheild, waiting for an opening to strike. He knew Crom was probably going easy, or soemthing, but he didn't care. He just wanted to- wait, there it is! Kenta stabed at Crom right side which he'd left open. (On purpose or not is your choice, and I'll change if this sounds too much like god-modding, I don't mena to!)
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Post by glexen on Dec 2, 2008 7:14:59 GMT -5
True he was going easy on the kid. He made sure that even close calls would be long-shots for him. He Blocked quite a few slashes with only his shield and faked an attack to get HIM to attack out.
This is when Crom striked. Using his ax, he literally hooked kenta's long-sword into a lock and then he uses his momentum to try and make kenta lose his grip.
"Sometimes, enemy's try and leave out open spaces so that you can get caught in there own trap. Don't fall for that kind of tactic, especially if your opponent has a shield or another weapon to block the attack that you launched. In this case, I left my side open so that i can catch your sword and then ..." he said as he then lifted up he leg high enough so that when he then puts it down full force, witch he dose so automaticly. It will dis-arm the kid and not break his sword.
"I can easily disarm you numerous ways, or break your sword however I feel like. Always know that when you attack, you are not falling into a trap that can let you be defenseless." He said as he then tossed the sword back to Kenta.
"What i said may be the most important peace of information, but it can easily be your downfall if you follow it at all times at take every single advantage you can get. It is kinda like a double-edged sword." He said as he then cracked his neck and went back into his shield & sword stance.
"I have still yet to see you hit me." Crom said. Sure he may be going easy on the kid, but he is not going THAT easy on him.
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Post by Rin on Dec 2, 2008 10:02:41 GMT -5
(Sheesh, you know alot about this stuff, all this you learn from War Hammer?! ) Kenta jumped back when he disarmed him, and waited as the other spoke. Taking his sword, he nodded. "I know..." He took a stance and began striking again. After a good few slashes at the head and shield, Kenta suddenly pushed all his weight onto Crom's shield, as Crom moved back to regain his stance, he stabed at Crom's arm. Sparks flew as the sword hit armour. He quickly pulled back to keep from being caught again. (I know, Crom probably wouldn't lose his footing that easily...)
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Post by glexen on Dec 2, 2008 16:01:08 GMT -5
'Kid's strong.' Crom admitted to himself as he felt almost the whole kid's weight on his shield. However being that he praticly weighs alteast X2 as mutch as the kid, all muscle. Then he is almost not going anywhere due to his strength and weight.
That is when the kid pulled off something a little unexpected. He managed to lift the shield up just enough so that it would reveal a chink in his defences. Crom admited defeat when the sword touched the armor, however he didnt expect the sword to litreally weave though the weakspot and hit flesh. He grunted in pain as he then backed off (Kenta most likely would lose his grip), a long-sword sticking out of his sholder.
"I shouldnt have ... underestamated or gon easy on you kid. You pass ... ow..." He said/Added as he then put away his tower shield, grabbed the sword that stuck out of him and pulled the sword out.
"Now ... that was very unexpected and rather sneaky of you. It is always important to always make your enemy get confused about your actions, when you are about to pull of a certan attack, you pull another attack out at the last second, possably throwing them off. It is also good to know that you can find a way to get past shields in time." He said as he fully pulled the sword out of his sholder, the tip is crimson with blood, but it has a more darker tonne to it.
"You have passed the basic swords training now. Stay here and wait till I get patched up and ill show you how to use both short-sword and long-sword in battle at the same time effectively." He said as he then started to walk away, a small trail of blood was seen in the snow as he walked towards Rias's house.
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Post by Rin on Dec 2, 2008 16:58:05 GMT -5
"Ohgod-! Crom I'm sorry! I ddin't mean to-" He listend as th eother spoek though, and nodded a thsi words. "O-okay.." He replied.
When he saw the blood, he turned away from the site. He sat down on a near by rock, after wiping the snow off and sighed again.
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Post by glexen on Dec 2, 2008 20:09:23 GMT -5
After a few minutes, Kenta would hear the crunching of snow behind him and would see Crom behind him. His breastplate, right pauldron, right gauntlet and helmet of his armor was removed and Kenta would see bandages wrapping around the stab-wound. he sat down beside the kid as he too needed a rest.
"Don't sweat it kid. Injury's like what happen more often than you think kid. It is such a common occurrence that even if i was wounded in the arena. They would only pay very slight attention to it, now if it is a matched duel. Then people will watch." He said to kenta as he then looks at the Half-wolf demon. It is also a good glimpse of his face, his eyes looked like soulless pits of despair and darkness, nothing but blackness where his iris used to be, heck it would even be a miracle if someone can tell the difference in between his iris's and his pupals.
His chest had a very interesting burn/scar/tattoo mark on it. It also covered most of his chest. It was the same 8 pointed star of the Undivided burned/scarred/Tattooed onto his chest.
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Post by Rin on Dec 3, 2008 17:24:47 GMT -5
Kenta nodded and ran his hands over the pendant Crom had given him when he'd first come to the fort. It had the same symbol on it as the scar Burned onto Crom's chest. "I don't want to spill blood... It frightens me... it reminds me too much of my mother and father's death." He said softly.
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Post by glexen on Dec 4, 2008 7:28:44 GMT -5
Crom sighed at the kid, so he was blood shy after all. However unlike the rest of the times where they don't have a reason, this one dose.
"It is a necessary part of battle and it is ether you or the enemy most of the time." He said to the kid, patting him on the back.
"Even though you hate blood, i used to be like you. I used to dislike the blood. Yet this is a part of life, a part of death, and a part of most living things on this world. So i had to suck it up and move on, It is usually hard, but it is well worth it in the long run." He said as he looked at the bloody snow now, this reminded him of his earliest days with 'the blooded ones' Tribe. The tribe that he is so desperately trying to get back together.
"Sometimes, if the situation is need of it. You may need to spill more blood and hurt someone else in order to help them, like getting an arrow head out of a person who was wounded by the said-arrow." He said, that seemed to be one of the less common complaints that Rias had to complain about.
"Anyways kid. I cant help you deal with all of your inner darknesses. Only you can, all i can do is give advice to you kid." He said, then noticed the kid looking at his mark of the undivided.
"... What? You are starring at it like you have never seen a Mark of the Undivided before? But i see that you have keeped the pendant i gave you." he said, somewhat skeptical at first, but had the faintest of smiles when Kenta had the Icon of the Undivided still around his neck.
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Post by Rin on Dec 4, 2008 10:21:16 GMT -5
Kenta smiled up at Crom. He didn't mind Crom's strange eyes. He didn't knwo why, but he actully felt more at peace when the other was around him, despite his dark aura. Kenta fingereed the pendant and held it at eye level. "I keep the pendant, because it reminds me I belong somewhere now... well, at least I think I do." He said this in an uncertain tone.
He then looked at the bloody snow for a moment. "I didn't use to be shy of blood, you know... before mother and father died, I was the one who did most skinning of the animals." Kenta looked away from the blood and back at Crom. "I also cooked the meat sometimes. Which is why I'm pretty good with herbs and other cooking skills." Kenta grinned at this last comment.
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Post by glexen on Dec 4, 2008 17:20:49 GMT -5
Crom chuckled at the kid as he patted Kenta's back again.
"Well kid. After a few more days of training, I think you would fit in just fine." He assured, there may be quite a few peole who dislike the kid, but after a few days. They will watch over him like if he was one of there own.
"Well ... We have rested up a little bit, let me get my armor befroe we contenue. I want to show you how to fight with two weapons before this day ends. We will train you every other day if that is ok with you kid." He said as he then got up and streched and exteded his arm out to help the kid up if needed.
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Post by Rin on Dec 4, 2008 17:32:54 GMT -5
Kenta didn't need to, but he took Crom's hand and stood. "It's fine. I have to help the others with the work anyways." He replied with a smile. After Crom went to get his armour, Bard had come back and watched this play out. Kenta turned and saw him. "Hey Bard! Wanna watch Crom train me?" He called. "Naw, Crom would eat my head for slacking. If Rais didn't get at it first, that is. But thanks for the offer. See ya later tonight, squirt." He then ran off to finish up work with the others. Kenta chuckled and wiped the blood off his sword, but quickly put the rag on the rock and left it.
He examined the sword for a moment, to make sure no damage was done or anything.
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Post by glexen on Dec 5, 2008 15:36:46 GMT -5
When crom returned, helmet in hand. He had the missing peaces back on him and he just got his helmet back on his head.
"Alright kid. Ill teatch you the basics of two-weapon fighting." He said as he then took out his ax and Yanked the Harbinger that was sticking in the ground, out of the ground.
"Kid, this will be a very hard training session, not only that you need speed, you need endureance and strength to weald weapons in both hands. It can tire you out faster and if you are not carefull, you may end up pulling a muscle." Crom warned the kid as he then went into his 'Sword & Ax' stance.
"Now, two-weapon fighting is reletively hard to master at first due to that if you have diffrent weapons in your hands, then you may have balanceing issues at the start." He also added to his warning. He waited for kenta to be ready with both his short-sword and long-sword
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Post by Rin on Dec 5, 2008 16:03:45 GMT -5
Kenta nodded and pulled out his swords. He didn't exactly know what stance he should be in, so he copied Crom's stance.
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Post by glexen on Dec 9, 2008 17:01:06 GMT -5
'It's a start for the kid.' Crom thought as he watched Kenta mimic to his stance.
"Now kid. The hand that holds your long-sword will be called the main hand and the hand that has the short-sword will be called the off hand. They work in different ways and very differently might i add. Your off hand weapon not only deals with blocking other attacks but it's meant to be more of the fast attacker, the main hand can also block other attacks but it is unrecommended for beginners or else you may injure yourself when your own weapon recoils back at you from the opponents attack, only use your main hand-weapon for backing up your off-hand weapons block against an overpowering enemy or a very heavy attack. The Main hand armament is meant for dealing out more powerful blows, mind you. You wont hit as often with the main arm weapon but when you do, it will hurt the enemy more than a few stabs with your short-sword." He said as he is almost stone-still as he looks at Kenta.
"Now, get though my defenses again. Just be sure not to get me in the shoulder ... again." He said the last part jokingly but the first part more seriously.
"However, i will be attacking back so until you land a blow against me or until you fall. I wont stop attacking, welding two weapons at once is more of a aggressor than a defender, head to this and you will learn well." Crom finished as he then got ready to swing down with the Harbinger, he is making sure that it wont eat though Kenta's blades if he is going to parries the Demonic blade.
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Post by Rin on Dec 9, 2008 17:27:35 GMT -5
Kenta listend to everything Crom said. He wined when he commented about the shoulder. Kenta blocked and parried the Harbinger, and made a stab at Crom's wrist, knowing it probably wouldn't hit, and it didn't. He didn't want to start out too strongly, he wanted to perserve energy for later use.
Parry after parry, strike after strike, for 15 minutes this went on. Then Kenta aimed a blow at Crom's hand with his main sword, his back ahnd ready to block the Harbinger or sheild. ( iwant Corm to get him down thsi tiem, alittle pay back! XD)
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