[Avain Manor] Finding Excitement (Miro & Bones)

[Miro]

25th day of Summer, 511 AV

It was another average day in the city of illusion. Miro found it sad he could find this mysterious city to be so boring. He had always been told how amazing it was and that there was no place like it. It did have a certain magical charm about it, but it was not as he had imagined it when he was younger. Though it wasn't as amazing as he once pictured it, the fact that it was plain was a little settling. The only thing he had to worry about was making Kinneas mad or getting lost. In a way it was nice, he knew that if he wanted more excitement he could always find it.

Miro on his walk found himself in the bizarre. he never had any money on him, but he still liked to browse around. He quickly got bored of looking around and decided to leave. He walked down a road wonder what to do next when he caught sight of somebody. A familiar face, one from a recent adventure. It was Bones, he couldn't pass up the chance to have another adventure with him. He ran up to him and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Hey, Bones, how are you? You're not too busy today are you? If not maybe we could find something to do together. This city is boring alone, we should go around together!"

[Ssafirsotibones]

Today was yet another day in the city of illusions. Though most humans might find it boring, Bones preferred when nothing was going on. When he could sleep in, digest a meal, and be at peace. Because he knew all to soon things would be interesting, and that usually meant deadly... And that was when he would lose control... When he felt like his life was at risk... He would do whatever it took to stay alive... Some might even say a feral side of him was awakened. Though he could usually keep it in check. But every so often, he would be pushed to far, and would lose it completely, killing anything he had marked as wanting to do him harm... But today was a good day... He had his feral nature locked deep within, and his instincts were not in charge, his mind was. Waking up, he stretched, flexing out his body. Getting restless, he decided to go for a walk, see were the city took him. Well he was a bit lucky for one thing, he did not run into any holes or such things... He had run into a lot of holes in this city... Ones which could not be sensed until after you fell into them... But you never knew what would happen... As Bones periodically did, he jutted out his tongue, tasting the air without thinking about it. One such time of doing it, he tasted a familiar scent on the air... a human he knew.... nearby if he could sense it in his human form... As he heard footsteps coming at him, he turned, to see Miro. All at once he said several things, as Bones stood looking at him. Taking a measured breath, Bones slowly responded to him in his sibilant speech... "Hello Miro... No, I am not to busssy... Jussst ssseeing were the city takesss me... Did you have anyssing in particular in mind? Yesss... well I prefer boring at timesss... It isss better ssan ssswirling death around you... Asss ssso often happensss... Treasssure the boring momentsss..." He said the last part, looking at Miro with an odd distant look in his silver snakelike eyes.

[Miro]

Miro was happy to hear that Bones was free. He loved the way he talked. Hearing him hiss out the S's made him grin. "Yesssssss, I do have ssssomething in mind." He grinned even wider, his fangs were now showing in their entirety. "We ssshould go to my houssssse, we can train there...ssssss" Miro cackled at the childish joke. "I LOVE the way you talk bones, it's really cool!"

[Ssafirsotibones]

Bones stared at Miro coldly as he made fun of the way he talked... That was not really a good idea of something to do, to make fun of a dhani. Other less laid back dhani than himself would probably kill a man just for that alone. Especially when he wanted to train with Bones, and one small "accident" could make him very much dead... And he was offering to show were he lived.... Not to mention... he was not even doing it right.... He was only half doing it... Shaking his eyes for a moment, and letting out a deep breath, he spoke on, doing his best to speak evenly and without anger in his voice. Though often enough when one tried to hide such things, it would still show in your eyes. And Bones had very prominent silver snakelike eyes, with a thin black slit for a pupil. "Okay... I would not mind sssome training. What all kindsss of facilitiesss do you have? Ssso I know what all we can do... Are you ssskilled in any typesss of combat?"

[Miro]

Miro was delighted to find Bones so interested in training. He got a little giddy at the thought of having a new friend to train with. "Oh we have the best stuff! Training dummies, weapons, all sorts of cool stuff! I myself use a sword cane. But I try to use all sorts of new weapons. I can make all sorts of cool weapons from ice, so it helps to have different skills. How do you feel about hand to hand sparring? It never hurts to have some close quarters combat experience!" Miro punched his fists together and smirked at the man, he was big and Miro was sure he was a good fighter. A strong opponent no matter the style of combat he would use. The best opponents are always those better than you. Miro thought back to how much he learned from being beaten in fights, Bones would probably teach him a good harsh lesson. He smiled larger than he did before and started to walk. "You'll know when were at my place, it's hard to give directions in this city, if not impossible. It's not pretty, but it is my home."

[Ssafirsotibones]

Bones watched as Miro danced around in his over energetic fashion. He just did not get that, it seemed like a waste of energy. You would never see Bones moving like that unless he was in a fight. "It sssoundsss like you have quite the sssetup... I look forward to ssseeing your equipment. Alssso, do you have anyssing for bodybuilding? I could use a bit just to warm my mussscles up firssst, before we get going. Bessst to keep your mussscles in ssshape." "Hand to hand sssparring would be fine. I have sssome ssskill in both unarmed combat and alssso wressstling. I find being knowledgeable in more than one ssstyle enhancesss your ssskill over sssomeone only knowing one." Though you might not know it by looking at Bones, he was actually quite strong, even for one of his race. Even in human form constrictors were easily twice as strong as a human naturally. However Bones also worked out, making him even stronger. His body was covered in lean compact muscles, which did not reveal themselves unless you looked at him closely. But Bones would do his best to keep himself in check, and not do to much damage... After all, if he killed him, he would not be able to play with him again.... And that was reasoning enough for Bones to be careful. Following Miro, he would be guided to the building... If you could call it that... It was definitely well used.... "You live here? It won't collapssse on usss right?"

[Miro]

Miro smiled fondly upon seeing his home. To others it may appear to be run down and unsuitable for living, but to Miro it was beautiful. He finally had a place to call his own and a family to live with. "No, Bones, it won't collapse on us. And besides, we will be sparring in the courtyard. As for bodybuilding yes, we do have something. It's not top of the line equipment, but it gets the job done." Miro led bones through the common area and outside to the courtyard. He pointed him over to the bodybuilding equipment, then proceeded to walk over to the training equipment. He grabbed a set of padded armor and began to put it on. He took another set and tossed it over near Bones. "Here, put this on. It will keep you safe and make you softer to punch." Miro began to stretch his legs and arms out and wait for Bones to insist he was ready. As he stretched out his muscles he emitted amounts of liquid res from his pores to saturate his clothing. "I'm ready when you are."

[Ssafirsotibones]

Bones followed him inside, reassured a little by what he said. Though he was careful to not touch the walls, in fear that he might knock them down... This place was precarious as it was, and he tended to not always know his own strength.... Following along into the courtyard, he saw were he directed, and sorted out the equipment. He took off his robes and shirt, and set it aside with his pack and his weapon he kept strapped on his back with a sheath, and kicked off his sandals. He did not want to get his gear all sweaty from the exercise, and stood there in his pants and underthings. This would reveal his lean compact muscles, which were usually not obvious until he disrobed, which was usually before he took on his dhani form. He grabbed a metal bar, and added weights to both sides, adding a good bit. Once he hit 100 lbs, he got into position, being careful to bend with the knees and not his back. Reaching down, he picked up the bar, raising it over his head. Extending out his arms, he stood for a bit, letting out a deep breath. He did some reps, bringing it down in front of his face, bending at the elbows.... After about twenty minutes of reps, he had a good sweat going, and set the bar down, careful once more to bend with the knees to set it down. With his body covered in sweat, he got up, and walked over to Miro. He wiped himself down with his shirt, and threw it aside soaking wet. He grabbed the armor, pulling it on over his head. "Okay, I'm good." Standing, he took on his form, which was more loose than most. He kept his body ready to move, darting out his limbs in a way reminiscent of a snake darting its head in to bite a target, which was probably from his time as a snake. Though he also mixed in his skill in wrestling to make an odd combination style. He did his best to hold back, only using a portion of his strength, since even in this form if he were to punch full force he would probably break some ribs. Even in his human form he easily had nearly two and a half times the strength of other humans. He darted his right hand in to try to punch him in the chest, and then swept a leg around behind him, while pushing with his chest and other side to try and trip him onto his back, attempting to bring him down to the ground in a simple pin. Though this was nothing special, most any novice could have done the same. His strategies at this level tended to be pretty straightforward. Though he did wonder what he might be able to do once he got to be an expert in his respective fighting skills.

[Miro]

Miro was getting pumped seeing Bones finally ready for the fight. His body was much stronger than he had realized before. He watched as Bones started in. Before he knew it he had landed the first punch. It was a solid hit, the force sent Miro reeling back over the foot that had been placed behind him. As he was falling through the air a smile crossed his face. Miro yelled, "Fiise!, and planted his right arm on the ground breaking his fall. He felt djed flow into his arm from the Flux, tensing up his muscles and increasing his strength. He pushed with all of his might against the ground and launched his feet into his opponents chest. He attempted to shift his momentum off of the kick to land on his feet, but instead tumbled over Bones and landing face first into the dirt. He stood up and turned back to Bones a little dazed from his hard landing. "Okay, round two, here we go!"

Miro readied himself to make another strike. He leaned forward and started to amass more liquid res around his feet. Once he had enough, hetook off running. As he neared Bones he punched his fists together. He let the Flux surge into the entirety his left leg. As his muscles all surged with power, he pushed with both legs hard off the ground and started to turn. He concentrated his djed around his foot and transmuted it into large boots made of ice. He swung his foot down harshly using the Flux to try and land a good strike on his opponent.

[Ssafirsotibones]

A lot happened in a short bit of time. His first attack was more of a gauge, to check the strength of his foe. He had used only a fraction of his strength, not wanted to tear Miro apart. He noticed him shout some words, though he did not know what they meant. Odd... He might have let it pass by if that was all that happened. Miro would not have hit the ground that hard if he had been taken down by Bones, and would have been hurt almost none at all with his padding. Bones felt his weight for a bit, and a bit of pressure on his chest, though it was not to much. After all, he was used to the extreme pressure a squeezing snake could bring out, which could crush every bone in a man in seconds. He watched as Miro flew up for a moment, kicked off with a sudden strength, and went flying landing on his face... That sudden surge of strength... Something was off about it... Bones was not sure what exactly, but there was something not right.... Not natural... Soon enough Miro was back on his feet, and ready to fight once more. As he sprinted at him, Bones thought he tasted something off in the air, but was not sure what. For some odd reason MIro punched his fists together... Bones could not puzzle that one... What could he benefit from breaking his own hands??? Since besides showing off all that did was hurt yourself... Another weird human thing. Then Miro came at him, trying to slam down his foot on Bones, with an odd speed, and it seemed to have a sheen... the odd way the light hit it... Regardless, Bones knew something was up... He was doing something to enhance himself... And though that might work in the short term, in the long term in would catch up with him, ending the fight as soon as it did. For he was pretty sure this was some kind of magic, and magic tended to catch up on its users two fold. Whatever was going on though, Bones would fight the same. Using his normal strength now, Bones tried to move a bit to the side, getting away from Miro's flashy jumping leap attack. Really, it just looked silly. In combat, no one made a jumping leap to do something. It was a waste of energy, if it failed you would get killed, and be left vulnerable to counterattack. Also it left you open for the other to do something, as a jumping leap committed you to itself as soon as you left the ground, leaving you open... Bones did the simplest of things, not wanting to be overly wasteful. Using his full strength punch, which was nearly that of two and a half men, Bones punched the man right in the boot that was coming at him with an upward punch to the downward kick. If it hit, it would flip Miro backward, making him flip once more, and slam onto the ground , and possibly deflecting the kick from him. 'Rule number one of fighting, never try to ssslam your foot down onto a perssson taller ssan you. Ussse your height, and if you are sssmaller, try to hit them from below, not fighting to hit from above. Anyssing elssse isss a wassste of energy."