Completed A Day With Sei

[Roderick]

6th of Fall, 513 AV Leaning his weight on one leg, Roderick adjusted the straps of his lamellar while he waited for Sei to arrive. It seemed he had arrived earlier than the Kelvic for once - something that was a welcome change; he'd be spared a lecture today, at the least. Whether or not he would escape a beating was up for debate. Chances were they'd both walk away with bruises. The hunter shifted onto his other leg and rolled his shoulders about to loosen himself up; being clenched up and taut wouldn't help him in the slightest. For this fight he had decided to abandon the shortsword he had used in their previous encounter. Instead the Zeltivan had opted for a bastard sword; searching through the different weapons available to him, he'd found most were too small, others too big. There were weapons that were too heavy for him and others that were too light. At last he'd found the bastard sword; made of iron and dulled from use - but still in good shape, from what he could tell. From tip to pommel it reached up to his midriff. Light enough to hold in one hand, the grip was long enough for him to hold it with both hands, so he could put more power into his swings. Holding it in a two handed grip he gave a practice swing as he'd done before and felt the weight and power behind the blow, forcing himself to slow it down to avoid overextending himself. He doubted he could fight without a shield though, and so the hunter had gone searching again, through dented bucklers and ancient targes, until he found a kite shield he quite liked. Strapping it to his arm he moved the limb about for a while and found the weight to his liking; a tad heavier than he was used to, but nothing too awful. Watching as one of the other fighters brutally smashed his opponent to the floor with a vicious blow from his mace, the hunter slowly released the air from his lungs and closed his eyes, facing forward and steeling himself for the fight ahead. He was definitely going to need this shield in a few chimes. Taking a tentative swing with the blade, he tried to get a feel for how it cut the air; hearing it whistle slightly as he went. It took less effort with each consecutive movement of his arm, until he was swinging the weapon without too much effort. Stopping before he could hurt himself, the momentum of the weapon took a few tics more to finally stop, achieved by digging the point of it into the dirt and shifting his feet about to keep his balance. If the weight of the sword was enough to unbalance him from swinging it around, it would definitely be the right weapon to use on Sei. He wanted to have a go at swinging his sword around a little more, but he'd only tire himself out without making any significant progress. Waiting for his sparring partner to enter the Pit, the hunter dug the point of the weapon into the dirt and adjusted the shield on his arm again while he waited.

[Sei Tendo]

Sei adjusted the short sword on his, and walked up to the pit. He watch as Roderick searched the weapon racks, and pulled out a bastard. After searching further he pulled out a small shield, and Sei sighed. He had planned on beating Roderick, but it looked like his opponent had the same intention. He watched as Rod swing the sword around, the whistle stinging his ears slightly, and waoted for him to notice.

He took out his short sword, and remembered he had strapped his dagger on his leg. He brought out his sword, and swung it around. He copied Roderick, and added his own strength, and listened to the lound whistle of his own. He placed his sword back into it's sheath, and walked over to Roderick with a small smile. "Roderick is actually on time?!" He said dramatically, making a shocked expression.

[Roderick]

Roderick turned about as Sei made his presence known. With a little swing of his shortsword, the Kelvic tested his own weapon just as his friend had done. Roderick weighed his own weapon in his hand again, feeling how it made the muscles in his arm tighten slightly. Slipping the blade away, Sei walked over and gave a broad smile, "Roderick is actually on time?!" he spoke with a dramatic flare, contorting his face so he seemed shocked. Roderick had to appreciate Sei's sense of humour, though he decided to have a little fun of his own for once. "No. You're just late." He said it with the same conviction Sei often did, staring the Kelvic down with a glare, while he dragged his brow and all the rest of his features into an angry scowl. Leaving it in place for a few tics, he let his face return to normal and then parted his lips in a smile and gave a breathy laugh at his mimicry, "C'mon." Backing away a little before taking up a stance that was similar in some ways to the one he used for his longbow, the main difference being he was facing forwards rather than sideways. The hunter held his chosen weapon up, point jutting outwards at the Kelvic, signalling that their session was to start. Deciding that he wouldn't wait for his partner to take the first move, Roderick quickly stepped forward and brought his sword hurtling down towards Sei, apparently aiming for his chest. As it was nearing the point where it would connected the hunter suddenly stopped his strike, somewhat crudely, by dragging backward on the blade. The momentum of the attack made that somewhat difficult, but all the same his attack was prevented and he set about continuing his attack. Abruptly he unleashed an arcing swing, sending his sword out towards Sei's side. Not particularly caring if his strike connected, he readied his arm for bringing it back without catching the blade on anything. Taking another swing at his partner, he noted the weight and length of his weapon compared to his opponent's smaller sword; Sei's shortsword might have lacked the weight and power of Roderick's blade, but it was lighter and easier to move. For this fight Roderick knew he'd have to focus on avoiding or parrying Sei's attacks with his shield, while somehow moving his bastard sword with enough speed to score a hit against his opponent before Tendo could move out of the way. Some good observations, he felt, but then they weren't anything particularly abstract, nor very difficult to figure out. His chosen shield covered him from the wrist up to the mid point of his upper arm. Moving his arm about to find a place where it was comfortable, he tried to imagine the best ways he could stop a blow; taking the full force of it on the shield was the most obvious answer, though his arm would feel the strike as well, sending spasms and shooting pains through the limb, as had happened the day before. The other way was to half catch Sei's blade, then angle his shield so the Kelvic's blade was directed away from them both. Hopefully such a move would prove fruitful, though considering his inexperience with his chosen arms he doubted it would work properly. All the same it was worth a try, so he decided he'd try the move out the next time Tendo attacked. Looking down briefly at the ground the hunter saw only bare dirt; there was nothing for them to trip on. Pleased that he could focus on the fight without having to worry about falling on his head, Roderick returned his eyes to Sei, watching for the tensing of muscles, or any telltale signs that the Kelvic was about to attack. If he did, he would defend against them, hopefully gaining a chance at practicing his theory, then quickly swing his sword at , then strike back.

[Sei Tendo]

Sei didn't have enough time to pull out his short sword, so he jumped back, which gave him some time. Roderick continued to move forward, and for the first swing, he ducked, grabbed his dagger, and held it diagonally to block the second swing. He lifted couldn't catch a break, and jumped to left and pushed the dagger into his sheath. He then unsheathed his short sword, and thrust the pommel of it into Roderick's side which was exposed due to Roderick sidestep.

He backed away and waited for his opponent to calm, and stepped in from the left for a light swing with the blade flat aimee for Rods shoulder.

[Roderick]

For some reason the Kelvic had sheathed his weapon. Frowning in confusion, Roderick swung froward with his own blade, frowning more deeply as Sei jumped back to avoid the attack, then slipped a dagger free from its sheat and quickly moved it up to block against the hunter's second attempt at striking him. Stepping away from Roderick, the Kelvic sheathed the small blade and pulled his shortsword free again, quickly moving in to slam the pommel of the weapon against the hunter's side. Seeing the attack headed his way, the Zeltivan quickly stepped away and shifted himself around as he became unbalanced, brigning his shield up in time to give the pommel a glancing strike, knocking it off course. His feet unbalanced by the abrupt change in stance and position, Roderick hurriedly adjusted his feet and set them down firmly against the ground again, trying to bring his sword and shield back up into position before Sei could exploit the opening and score a hit against him. The Kelvic moved to the left, stepping away from Roderick's shield, then made a swing at the hunter with the flat of his side. The hunter didn't move as quickly as he should have, and with a jolt he heard rather than felt the blade connecting with his lamellar with a loud clacking sound. Bringing his sword up as he turned himself to the right, Roderick swiped roughly at Tendo's weapon, knocking backward. Stepping forward he made to take a strike of his own, swinging down with the edged side of the weapon so it would cut the air more easily, turning it as it neared the Kelvic so that the flat side rather than the edge - blunted though it might have been - would slap against Sei's side, lessening the chance of any serious injuries. Done with the movement he stepped off to the right and took an arcing swing at Sei's side again, then another, then stepped left and drew his blade up from down to the left upwards to the right, using the full expanse of his chest to move the blade through the air while he held his shield close to his body with his left hand. Stepping away from his partner, Roderick adjusted his hold on his shield briefly then stared rolling his sword arm about to relax the muscle, taking a step forward and letting fly three quick, though fairly weak, strikes with his blade before withdrawing again, trying to work out the best way to break through Sei's defense. Sei had opted against using a shield - which gave the Zeltivan an advantage in protection; he could focus on using his right arm to deliver attacks to his opponent, while his left would keep the shield in place and give him a level of protection Tendo wouldn't be able to achieve with his weapons alone.

[Sei Tendo]

Sei backed a bit, dodging the having his sword knocked away, and watched as Rod took a second swipe at him. He moved his short sword accross himself, blocking the second blow with all possile speed, and watched the next strike. Roderick moved to the right and took a swing with te blade flat. He pulled out his dagger and blocked the blow, almost losing the grip on the dagger. Roderick to another swing, and Sei brought his short sword around in a defensive action. Roderick drew the blade to the right again, and Sei staggered after taking the hit.

His opponent stepped away, and adjusted their hold on a shield. He toyed around, and watched as Rod attempted to loosen the stress in his arms. He jumped forward, and sheathed his short sword, and using his dagger he thrust the pommel into Rods head. He then lifted his leg, and brought it around so the top of his foot would smack agaist his left arm. His moves were somewhat fluent, and he guessed it was due to the small size of the dagger.

Sei thought it through, and backed away to regain his stance. He watched Rod carefully, and analyzed the situation. While Rod was using the heavier weapon, he had a shield for defense, but Sei was using to lighter weapons which would move much quicker. He began to charge Rod, and made a swift slash at his face with the dagger flat.

[Roderick]

Quickly sliding his shortsword into its sheath, Sei leapt forwards with his knife and drove the pommel at Roderick's head, aiming roughly towards the forehead; the hunter knew the pain involved in taking that kind of blow and hurriedly started shifting himself out of its path, narrowly avoiding the attack by jerking out of the way, doing it in such a way as to end up bent sideways to the left. The attack continued down and connected with his shoulder, rattling his lamellar but otherwise leaving him unharmed. His partner saw it and brought his leg up towards Roderick's shoulder - though why he went for his shield was beyond him. Readying himself for the blow the hunter found himself straightening from the force of the attack, stepping back and away, backpedaling to avoid falling on his rear. Their fight was going fairly well, he found, given he'd avoided taking any significant hits. Not long after that thought the Kelvic moved in for a slash to the face; moving his shield up the Zeltivan knocked the attack aside, his shield quickly following after the weapon. His chest exposed for a moment, Roderick hurriedly lifted his leg and drove his boot out towards Sei's unguarded stomach. He didn't put all his strength into it, so he didn't hurt Sei; while his friend was more than happy to hurt his sparring partners, the hunter wasn't. As his kick ended he moved in to deliver a pommel strike to the Kelvic's shoulder, keeping it fairly light to avoid causing too much damage. To finish his round he drove forwards with his shield, aiming the rim towards Sei's chest, then followed by angling the flat of his blade downwards at the Kelvic.

[Sei Tendo]

[indent]Sei watched carefully, observing his opponents evasive maneuvers. As he struck out with the dagger pommel at Rods head, his opponent jerked back his head, narrowly avoiding the blow. When he kicked out, Roderick brought his shield around, and he noticed the openings between his partners movements. Roderick left his abdominal area and sides exposed in every one of his attacks. His opponent kept his shield not far off from his sword, and this would make it difficult to get to his weaknesses. Sei stood thier, and waited for the next assualt.

Rod came closer, and lifted his leg toward Sei's chest, and ended the kick with a pommel thrust. He jerked himself to life, took out his short sword, and started his work. He crossed it diagonally over his face, deflecting the last few hits, and stepped up to speak. "I don't like ties." He said. He wondered what to do from there, so he charged Roderick, waited til the last moment, and brought the blade flat up in an awkward ark.

The blade flat whipped around, and Sei played a smug grin. He jumped back with the blade, and pulled a trick of the mind. He put his short sword in one hand, and dagger in the next. He then feigned, pushing the dagger pommel forward and sheathing the short sword./indent]

[Roderick]

"I don't like ties." Sei paused for a moment before charging out and bringing his sword up in an arc. Moving his shield was all that was needed, the blade scraping and clacking against the wood. Withdrawing, the Kelvic moved back for a moment and then moved in for a combined attack from both weapons, bringing their pommels down towards his shoulder and head. Knowing how much pain he'd suffer from taking them, and unsure of how to defend against both, he did the only thing he could think of. He leapt forwards. With Sei in front of him there was no chance of him missing. He felt his shield and body colliding with something, and then suddenly he was spinning out in the air, fighting for balance. Adjusting his feet quickly he regained some semblance of balance and turned about to sewe where the Kelvic had gone. There was a throbbing in his head that said he'd struck it on something, though he didn't remember doing so. Head spinning, the hunter blinked a few times to clear his vision, shaking his head back and forwards a little. As the world sharpened and became still again, he turned his eyes towards wherever the Kelvic was. For a moment he caught sight of the other fighters battling one another in the background, before he snapped himself back to his own match.

[Sei Tendo]

Sei could feel a hard bash against his body, and after a few seconds of impact he jumped backwards, avoiding the full blast. Roderick had done a shield bash, and had dodged his attach by leaping toward Sei. He held his head, which throbbed, and waited for his vision to catch up with his mind. He watched as Roderick shook off the pain, and stood their until he realized Roderick wasn't going to move. He was smiling, and seemed pleased by the Rodericks' use of the bastard sword.

My turn.

He charged Roderick, and jumped to the right. He swung the blade flat of his short sword towards his side, and tried to bring the dagger pommel to Rods' head afterward. He lifted his leg, and swung it around toward Rodericks' face. He waited for a reaction, but continued his attacks. He slashed at Rods' chest with the dagger, and turned the blade flat of the short sword to knock away his shield.