forum More boredom.... (OxO) Closed!

Started October 07, 2020 by @StarryWolfy flash_onCrazy Procrastinator

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"It's definitely helping." Gwen nodded, still grinning excitedly.

"That's good to hear." Corbin chuckled softly and picked up a second training sword. "Now, do you think you're ready to try defending yourself?"

Sirus stepped back out of the way to give them space, watching with interest as he moved away further, pulling out a couple of daggers and setting himself up to run through his own movements.

Gwen nodded excitedly and held up her sword to defend against Corbin. But he looked past her and glanced at Sirus, for a moment. Seeing that he had his own plans, however, Corbin raised his own weapon and started making slow attacks to get Gwen used to the moves.

Sirus ignored them for the moment, needing to rebalance himself while not feeling like he wasn't doing anything. Therefore, doing his own practice was best. He raised his daggers to a defensive position, before starting forwards in a series of movements he'd created himself.

Gwen swung her sword carefully to block her teacher's attacks. They kept going at the slow deliberate pace, though Corbin had to keep reminding Gwen to slow down for her own sake. "At least until we know you know these. We'll speed up soon, just not yet."

Sirus on the other hand was moving at a much faster speed, fast enough that anyone getting in his way may end up injured, though it was clear he was focused on an invisible enemy.

Gwen nodded at Corbin's words and tried to focus on her new stance as well as the defensive moves she was learning. This wasn't the first time she had practiced them but it was still important at this point before they became reflexive.

Sirus kept moving through the motions, resisting the urge to bring magic into the mix, as well as the urge to shift.

At some point, Corbin did speed up his attacks but not too much. He didn't want to overwhelm her, just help her improve.

Gwen was able to keep up though after a while her arms were starting to burn from the exercise. She did her best to fight through it for as long as she could.

Sirus by that point was lightly pulling on shadows to aid his imaginary attacks. pulling them into defensive moves as well.

Corbin finally stopped his attacks and lowered his sword when he saw how Gwen was pushing herself. “I think that should be enough for today.” he said gently, though he was still proud of the improvements she had made thanks to Sirus.

Gwen nodded and handed her practice weapon to her mentor, breathing heavier due to the exercise.

Sirus had stopped a few moments before, his own breathing a bit heavy as he resheathed his daggers, the shadows around him misting away to their original places. But at the same time he wasn't paying attention to Corbin and Gwen.
(Time for an attack from other bounty hunters?)

(I believe so. Do you want to do the honors or shall we split them?)

Gwen stretched her arms to try to alleviate some of the stiffness that was sure to build up later. Though looking around, the village suddenly felt too quiet to her, even out here.

Hmm….))
Sirus frowned a little, the shadows converging around him once more as he stared out into the woods. "You may want to arm yourselves…" he said after a moment, his stare intensifying.
(Do you wanna bring them in?)

(Ok… I was thinking about maybe having three or four in this group so if you want to take over a couple, I’m fine with that.)

Gwen gave Sirus a strange look at his comment but picked up the nearest bow and arrows she could find since she was much more fluent with that. Corbin stood close to his student, now quickly armed as well, as his eyes fixed on the woods in the same manner as Sirus.

An acrid smell clung to the breeze as a small group walked out from the tree line. It seemed like the scent was coming from just one of them, most likely, the leader.

(I can handle that, :)
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Sirus growled softly, shadows swelling around him, "They're bounty hunters, and the leader is a fire mage" he said softly, clearly not happy about this as two of the other men spread out to the mages sides, hefting their weapons.
"We're here for the Princess, let us take her home to daddy and we might let you two live." Said one of the men.

Gwen glared at the men when Sirus warned them who they were. Though she wasn't surprised. They looked more like the type of people she was originally expecting to come and attempt to take her back. “We have no Princess here!” she called out angrily. “Now leave before I start firing!”

The leader laughed, a bit of a raspy sound, as if he had been smoking all his life. “Guarding a real spitfire there, aren't you Lonely Wolf?” he said addressing Sirus.

Sirus growled, "I'd rather think she's just fine on her own." he responded, "Why don't you and I tango, bet you can't take down a lone rogue." he taunted the other with an almost reckless attitude, his shadows swelling up in a show of strength.

"Defends herself eh?" asked goon #1, stepping forward with his axe, "Why don't we just prove that, hmm?" he smirked, closing in on Gwen with his buddy.

The leader laughed again. “I wouldn't mind taking you down. But she's coming with us either way.” he said, confidently as he summoned a ball of fire in his hand.

Gwen quickly notched her bow and fired a warning shot at the ax in the man’s hands, the head burrowing itself in the handle. “Next one goes between your eyes!” she snarled.

Sirus smirked, "Prepare to lose then." he said with a low growl, before rushing him with a surge of shadows, inky tendrils looking to wind around the man's limbs and prevent movement while Sirus rushed in with his daggers.
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"ooooo feisty" Taunted the axeman, "Can the noble prince really stomach the killing of another human being??" he laughed as he rushed her, axe swinging to catch her in the legs.

The man was barely in a fighting stance and launched his fireball as Sirus started his attack, doing his best to avoid the shadows.

Gwen glared at the man and jumped away from the swing. “I don't see a human being when I look at you.” she assured him, drawing her hunting knife as her bow wasn't ideal for close-quarters combat.

Corbin had been brushed aside during the start of the fight, but he damn well wasn't about to lose his first student to these men. He gripped a spear in both hands and charged at the axeman.

The man was barely in a fighting stance and launched his fireball as Sirus started his attack, doing his best to avoid the shadows.

Gwen glared at the man and jumped away from the swing. “I don't see a human being when I look at you.” she assured him, drawing her hunting knife as her bow wasn't ideal for close-quarters combat.

Corbin had been brushed aside during the start of the fight, but he damn well wasn't about to lose his first student to these men. He gripped a spear in both hands and charged at the axeman.

Sirus dodged it, but winced as the shadows he'd summons dissolved with the light of the flames, the smell of burnt dust and dnak foresty smells filling the air. Growling Sirus summoned more shadows to replace the ones he'd lost, getting in close to his opponent and striking out with his daggers, the inky blackness quickly growing to surround them.
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The axeman grinned as Gwen switched to her knife, not even hesitating to take another swing at her. Luckily his axe wasn't a huge battle axe, though the weapon would be hard to defend against, especially with the other two men in the way. Speaking of, the other two were itching to join the fight, goon #2(Swordsman) rushing to head corbin off with his sword, while goon #3 (This guy has a staff, and is forever goon #3) circled around to try and take Gwen from behind while goon #1(Axeman) called more teasing taunts.