Tensuro Dojo!

[Hoarfrost Imp]

As she crossed through town and into the wilderness she crossed a path of tree's and found the entrance to a cave. Though it seemed empty she knew better than to assume anything in the wild. Mae drew her blade and passed the cave on her way to the dojo. It loomed into view soon after, obscured by a grove of tree's.

As Mae entered the Dojo, she was astounded to see her teacher standing in front of a room full of students preforming the basic movements of the Tensora. He never once looked at her, only nodded as she took off her winter clothes and adorned her own katana. Today was the Unsheathing technique.

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Heaven Unsheathing Technique
Rank:: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user learns an efficient way to unsheathe the weapon.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, or Tanto.
Drawback: This isn’t exactly Battojutsu, which focuses entirely on unsheathing. As a result, it has no offensive or defensive effect at all, but rather is just used to unsheathe a weapon.
Description: The user takes three steps forward walking normally, bows fifteen degrees, holds the sheath, and grips the top portion of the handle in the right hand using the correct gripping technique (thumb forward). The practitioner then removes the blade by pulling it upward, then holding it in the Ready Stance.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters. Must know Heaven Ready Stance.

She stepped into the front of her row, settling into position with her dominant right foot forward and her left set on the ball of her foot. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and took a slight step, first one....then two. The floor seemed to disappear as she entered her own world, completely detached from all other things in the room but her fellow disciples and her master.

She then placed her right hand at the top of the hilt while taking a final third step. She bowed as a slight fifteen degree angle, maintaining a hard control of the muscles in her abdomen then returned to her walking stance. Mae then removed the blade slowly, pulling the sword up then out as she settled into a ready position.

She relaxed back onto her dominant foot and angled the sword at where her opponents neck would be. Her muscles were rigid but firm and her form was well composed and perfect. She stepped back to re sheathe her blade and move on to the next stance in her practice.

[Mist]

+ 5 - learned

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Heaven Sheathing Technique (Single)
Rank:: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user sheaths his/her katana.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, and Tanto.
Drawback: If you miss, you’ll probably stab your hand.
Description: The user must actually learn how to sheath all three swords in their respective places. As the ‘Heaven’ technique is not entirely traditional Kenjutsu, the Tanto is located on the practitioner’s lower back or waist. The Katana and Wakizashi are strapped to the left side of the waist, and the Wakizashi is always at a steeper angle. Similar concepts are used for sheathing the Katana and Wakizashi, in which the user holds the sheath with his thumb pointing up, slides the blunt side of the blade along his thumb with the blade pointing skyward, and brings the sword along the thumb until the tip. The sheath should have the curving side up. When the tip reaches the end, the user brings the sword into the slot and sheaths it. For the Tanto, the user simply reaches behind and sheaths it into the sheath, however he must aim it correctly or he risks stabbing himself.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters.

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Mae's form was a thing of beauty, the whole class turned as they moved onto the next step of now sheathing the blade. She breathed deeply as she turned on the balls of her toes and began a swift motion of bringing the sword up then down into the sheath.

Though traditionally they had 3 weapons she was training with only her katana, this was again only a simple technique of the basics being refined over and over to make the perfect swordsman. She faced the back of her fellow learner and raised the hilt of the blade, switching the position of the tip of the blade and the handle in their respective places.

A faint almost inaudible 'clank' could be heard throughout that room as the tips of their katana met with the metal guard around the opening of the sheath. In unison they steadied that sheath with their lefts and ran the length of their blade down until the tip peaked and slide into the sheath.

It was easy to tell the newbies in the crowd as murmurs went out from those that had cut their hand, leaving behind a samurai scar, Mae's hand had a similar scar that had long since healed. She clicked the hilt of the sword in place and turned right to continue that flow.

[ladymia]

+3

[Solus]

+5

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Heaven Sheathing Technique (Single)
Rank:: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user sheaths his/her katana.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, and Tanto.
Drawback: If you miss, you’ll probably stab your hand.
Description: The user must actually learn how to sheath all three swords in their respective places. As the ‘Heaven’ technique is not entirely traditional Kenjutsu, the Tanto is located on the practitioner’s lower back or waist. The Katana and Wakizashi are strapped to the left side of the waist, and the Wakizashi is always at a steeper angle. Similar concepts are used for sheathing the Katana and Wakizashi, in which the user holds the sheath with his thumb pointing up, slides the blunt side of the blade along his thumb with the blade pointing skyward, and brings the sword along the thumb until the tip. The sheath should have the curving side up. When the tip reaches the end, the user brings the sword into the slot and sheaths it. For the Tanto, the user simply reaches behind and sheaths it into the sheath, however he must aim it correctly or he risks stabbing himself.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters.

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One of the older disciples came to Mae in line, placing a calming hand on her shoulder as they pulled her out of the formation. This was exactly what she had feared, her previous technique was not executed properly. They simply motioned for her to stand in front of her and assume the previous position.


With her Sword drawn in the ready position she turned right on the balls of her feet, and began to rotate the position of her sword. At a precise forty-five degree angle she whipped the sword around, the handle now facing the direction the live blade had just faced.

As she began to guide the placed the thickest part of back she blade against the sheath and ran its edge along the guard, the faint cutting sound a faithful reminder to complete this flawlessly. As she felt the end of the blade slip off the sheath Mae guided the edge into the sheath, pushing the entire blade in with smooth graceful serenity.

As the guard clicked home she turn to face the disciple that had pulled her out of line to await her grading.

[fang123]

nope sorry to burst your bubble but you have to complete your previous training post first. Kitty gave you a +3 which means the solus grading doesn't count nfjnish the previouse tech first

[Hoarfrost Imp]

(For the love of....)

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Heaven Sheathing Technique (Double)
Rank:: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user sheaths two swords, whichever combination of the three it is, at the same time.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, and Tanto in any two sword combination.
Drawback: Slightly more difficult to do than the Single, though not much, as the user only has to sheath it more accurately.
Description: Instead of using the thumb, the user must familiarize himself with the position of the sheaths and sheath them accordingly. Details on each sword’s sheating style are under ‘Heaven Sheathing Technique (Single).’
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters. Must know Heaven Sheathing Technique (Single).

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As she completed her turn the Master walked over and placed his hand upon her shoulder. "You have but one blade young one, this next will require two." As he reached under his robes he produced a small dagger and began to tie the ribbon around her waist in the proper position. With no words exchanged he stepped back and signaled for them to continue.

Mae stepped forward with one foot and placed her hand on the hilt of the katana. The cloth wrapped around the hilt was rough and coarse on her skin, but many repetitions had steeled her hands. The movements had to be smooth and precise of she would wound herself deeply. She began the draw, pulling the sword loose of its confines, the handle held steady as she pulled its length further along.

The tip of the blade was about to peak, the smooth metallic noise of it sliding out into the world. With a quick flash of the hand she grabbed the hilt of the dagger strapped behind the back of her right side. Its stout handle a reassuring anchor as she grasped out with blind faith of her masters dressing abilities. With fingers wrapped tight Mae pulled on the blade to draw it with lightning quick speed.

She then flipped the blades around, facing the exact opposite way horizontally. The live blade was sharp but elegant only dangerous if she allowed it to be. she placed the katana on its sheath first, the blade ran along the guard of the sheath before clicking into place, and with a quick jerk of her hand she slammed the dagger into place just behind the crook of her arm.

She was half way through warm up, there were still a few basics she had to run through before being deemed ready.

[fang123]

Learned




SHITI OMG IM SO SORRY. I DIDN'T READ THAT CAREFULLY YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNT IT IN YOURREVIOUS POST NOT START OVER. OMG IM SORRY <3 I thought u were learning a new tech

I'm not grading at 6am anymore T-T

[Hoarfrost Imp]

(<------ i'm beyond lost but okay, did i learn those techs? if not let me know.)

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Heaven Blocking Technique (Point up and Point down)
Rank:: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user learns the basic blocks to the ‘Heaven’ form.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, and Tanto.
Drawback: One must be quick.
Description: What is difficult about this is that one must learn to block using all three swords, whichever is closest to the hand at the time. The user will block using the five blocks of point up and point down (ten in all) in any grip (with both grips, the amount of blocks should be twenty), with the tip of the blade pointing either down, or up. Four of the blocks cover the four gates of martial arts (top left of body, top right, bottom left, bottom right), while the fifth is a parry for stabs. All blocks are necessary for the most demanding of situations.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters. Must know Heaven Ready Stance (Both).

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Mae was escorted back into the main formation, the disciples walked away without a word, the next part of the warm up was about to commence. The draw and block or the Heaven stance, a crucial and fundamental part of of the discipline, required a clear mind and lightning fast reflexes. With a deep breath she stepped forward and maintained the four foot distance away from the person in front, allowing room for the assailant to stand in front of and test the guard.

Again the master came to her, a stern look upon his face as he stepped behind her and strapped another sword to her back. "You came i'll prepared today...disgraceful" He shook his head solemnly as he tightened the ribbon around her waist. As he strode away a veteran disciple stepped up to her and bowed, unsheathing his katana and adorning the traditional stance of ready.

Mae bowed back and breathed deeply, drawing her own weapon as she entered Heaven Ready Stance. The blade was point a very precise forty-five degree angle directly at her opponents neck. This would be the first strike to test her reflexes, there would be a succession of strikes, fluid and deadly, only a calm mind could interpret the the angle of the slash and the time it took for her reflex muscles to react.

With a deep breath exhaled she rocked forward of the balls of her feet and nodded. The strike was blindingly fast, mere milliseconds to anticipate and react. Her taut muscles coiled and struck as she whipped her sword up to the right to block the first strike. Another and another, each aiming at the crucial arteries of the neck and sides. She flipped the blade left, effectively blocking the mid strike.

The last was a leftward strike aimed at the neck, she blocked it effortlessly as her opponent sheathed and drew their dagger, slashing at the crucial arteries at the sides of her arms, first the left then the right. She mimicked the sheathing motion and drew her own dagger, clashing the blades together and sliding them along one another till the guards met. The veteran broke the clash and flipped the attack from left to right, a complete thrust and slashing motion.

She blocked it full on, another successful nullify of the blade. The dagger flashed out of view as the man sheathed the dagger under his right arm and drew his Wakizashi, its deadly gleam distracted her for a moment. The man slashed at her left leg, attempting to gash the inner thigh open at the most sensitive of spots. He would then slash at her right leg to cut open her right thigh.

It took only a second for her to regain her self awareness, sheathing her dagger and drawing her own short sword. As it left its confines the blocked the first hit, whipping the blade end of the sword to the otherleg preventing the attack. The man then ducked and aimed a finalt two strikes at her ankles. This was to be blocked in one long slash, she sheathed the short sword and drew her Katana, arcing a wide slash downward and knocking thee= weapon away with ease.

The fellow disciple stood and bowed and she returned the gesture. The master flashed a look towards her and nodded, Mae had executed the movements perfectly. The class prepared for the next weapon on weapon warm up.

[Mist]

I apologize for any inconvenience staff has caused.

+ 10 = learned

[Hoarfrost Imp]

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Heaven Pushing Strikes (Counter)
Rank:: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user learns the basic pushing strikes of the ‘Heaven’ form.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, and Tanto.
Drawback: None.
Description: The practitioner engages in a sword lock, then pushes his fist against the opponent’s, repelling himself backwards and slashing down to the top left or top right martial art gates.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters. Must know Heaven Basic Strikes.

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They had entered the physical contact part of this warm up, every single move had to be perfect now, or she risked being wounded fatally or if she was lucky wounded lightly on the surface. A new spar partner had taken place of the old one, bowing slightly before drawing his weapon. Mae bowed in the same manner and drew her weapon, facing down her opponent with fearless determination.

The first strike would be deliberately slow, a test of the hand eye coordination to see if they were ready for the next stage. A downward right slash was performed, though slow could still harm her arteries, lethal in every aspect of the movement. Mae sprang her blade up with lightning clarity, the clash of the blades startled her partner.

The blades ran down to each others guard, the weapons shaking as Mae attempted to keep her sparring partners strength from overwhelming her own. With a well focused thought Mae crisscrossed the swords, bringing hers up almost parallel to the opponents and letting their fists touch. They had to bed lined perfectly, and she had to have the energy to push him back and execute a slash.

As the blades quit quivering Mae saw her chance to attack. With all her might she pushed off her opponents fists with her own and brought the blade down with in a wide downward strike aiming for their left shoulder down to their right hip. The strike was smooth and fluid, perfectly executed and only a veteran disciple could block such a strike. Luckily that is why only the veterans were aloud to initiate the sparring.

His blade moved with such grace that it struck Mae with awe, his form was perfect and fluid, she didnt even see the blade as he blocked and began to pull down the blades to perform his own push off. She could see his muscles tighten, their power hidden by the robes he wore. She was no fool though, she knew when their blades touched his strength outclassed hers completely.

With a push that sent her literally reeling back she stepped forward quickly, his advance was quick, too quick. His coiled muscles propelled him like a striking snake as he brought the blade down vertically. He had chosen the easiest attack to block because he knew exactly what he had done.

Mae felt a moment of anger rise in her, she stopped her backpedal with a firm left foot and brought the blade up horizontally to end his blades decent. With her anger peaking she wasted no time bringing the blades together and pushing off his again, the rage and adrenaline fueled her movements. He knew she was losing control quickly, that was the point.

She stuck out with a blindingly quick strike, arcing from left to right across his chest. She knew he would block it, but she wanted the point to be made, that she would not be made a fool of. As be blocked the attack, he pushed off and sheathed his blade. A quick bow signaled his exit. Her breath came quick and ragged. There were only four moves left in warm up, she couldnt become untangled, the point of warm up was to reach a state of calm.

The next disciple stepped up.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

+10 learned

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Heaven Speed Step
Rank:: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user lurches forward and strikes at the same time.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, and Tanto.
Drawback: If missed, leaves one open for attack.
Description: The user combines Tensora Walking, Ready Stance, and the Basic Strikes in this attack. One must raise the sword high above the head, lunge forward with the right foot while bringing the left foot behind and slash quickly. If it is a stab, one must learn to pull the sword back as soon as the stab has made contact. The user should step back a few paces afterwards.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters. Must know Heaven Basic Strikes.

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As the next teaching partner stepped up they went through all the formalities, bowing slightly and drawing their weapons and pointing them at the forty-five degree angle. This next exercise would focus on stepping forward quickly and slashing at the opponent, the speed of this was the focus.

As they took their respective stances Mae eyed this man suspiciously the last was very powerful, as his build suggested, but this man was tall and thin, perfect for this specific move. He raised his sword overhead and she mimicked the same, gripping the handle tightly she moved her right foot forward slightly, followed by the left as she tensed her muscles for the attack.

They flash stepped forward, propelling themselves with this back foot and using the other to keep balance. The had to both slack from their same respective directions. A left slash versus a right slash would equal two swords traveling the same directing and one of of them receiving a grievous wound. They both swung from their respective rights.

he moved at least twice he speed, his foot landing seconds before hers and the blade whistled as it cut through the air. As she brought her own foot down she slashed rightward. Her blade only traveled a few inches before it clashed with his, mae was awe struck as she fought to keep the live end of the blade from carving her open. As she looked up she noticed this mans cool demeanor. No bloodlust or malicious intent, only a look of serene peace as he looked down the length of the blade at her.

When he brought the hilt of the blades together Mae braced herself as he pushed off of her fist. His strength wasnt as great as the one before, but the way we executed the move threw her off balance. As she landed askew on her back foot the man lunged forward with another slash. She instinctively applied the block method to negate the move.

She reacted quick to gain an upper hand, pushing off with all her might and flash stepping forward, propelling herself forward with the left foot and landing on her right. The weight of her katana was purposeful, allowing her as a beginning trainee to only swing the sword oh so fast. She knew she could not match this mans speed, as he had his own custom blade that she figured was lighter and possibly longer.

The blade swung down with all her might and will, impacted helplessly by the mans blade. He pushed off but did not follow through with an attack. He sheathed his weapon as bowed out of courtesy before stepping down and walking to the next person. "The way these advanced students move is insane..." She said to herself as she breathed heavily. She could only hope to be half as good as them some day.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

+10

[Hoarfrost Imp]

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Heaven Dodge Counter
Rank:: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user dodges and counters with a Speed Step.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, or Tanto.
Drawback: None.
Description: The user dodges away from an attack and speed steps forward, taking the chance to strike the opponent.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters. Must know Heaven Speed Step.

To Mae's surprise the man stopped and turned back around quickly, his head down as he retraced his steps back to her. This next warm up is essentially the same thing as we just practiced. I will remain your sparring partner till the end of this warm up. With a quick bow he drew his sword and adorned the same calm relaxed smile.

Though she was almost out of breath Mae nodded and returned to her stance. The purpose of this next exercise was to counter and speed step, improving ones dexterity and stamina. There was no time to wait, they shifted their ankles and eyed each other like worthy opponents.

The man stepped off and swung his blade, an upward stroke from the right rising left. Mae sidestepped and jumped forward, using her back foot in a spring like motion. Within a moment the man had side stepped himself, beginning yet another series of slashes, this one starting from the top right and dragging down to the left. Though little time was allotted to prepare for this strike.

She moved slightly away from the blade, stepping back and to the right as she watched the trajectory of the blade and braced herself, coiling her taut muscles. She sprang with a striking snake, covering the two meter distance in a single bound, The man looked rather impressed as he stepped back yet again. This time speed stepping forward himself.

He swung a low swooping attack for her legs, this was to be a jump evade. She hopped slightly letting the blade pass harmlessly under her and landed in her heaven stance once again, as she landed she sprang forward and attempted to close their distance quickly. This repeated for two more upward and downward strikes till they covered all eight basic angles of attack.

This was the final test, side stepping in close combat. She man threw a wide right slash aimed at the arteries in the arms. Mae saw this and jumped back quickly, the jump would land her squarely on the balls of her feet and position her perfectly for the speed step. As she landed she again tensed her muscles and began the leap forward.

This was the perfect opportunity for a strike, she closed the distance completely, entirely in the mans defensive perimeter with no room to navigate his katana. Possibly if he had a tanto he could have retaliated, but that was not the point of the exercise. He smiled and bowed to her as she stepped back to resume her beginning stance, it seemed she was progressing very quickly.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

+8, I'd like to see a little bit more bulk to the paragraphs please <3

[Hoarfrost Imp]

(I'll work on that)

Though most of the basic attacks had been covered, they had yet to cover the stab and or thrust motions of the warm ups. The man adjusted his grip on his weapon, eyeing her with experienced vigor as he slipped into position to stab quickly. The dodge would have to be her quickest yet, the range of the katana was great.

As he shrank back slightly to brace himself for the attack, Mae took her own heaven stance, adjusting her ankles to prepare a slick dodge to the left instead of the right. She felt every inch of her body stiffen as she prepared her own counter. She took half a step to the left before the blade even moved.

Mae's foot landed and she began a slight backpedal as she rotated smoothly around the blade as it closed in on her position. As she reached the half way point the blade was mere inches from her nose, a venomous predator hell bent on cleaving her face apart. As she regained her footing she rocked forward and sprang quickly, her stored energy released in a single moment. Her robes flapped freely as her lead foot landed within striking distance of the man.

He seemed pleased enough with what he had seen and smiled a congratulatory smile. Mae allowed herself a moment of glee as she stole a glance at her teacher. He was not turned her direction at all, his back faced her as he surveyed the other students. She had to try harder.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Learned~

[Hoarfrost Imp]

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Heaven Block/Attack Counter
Rank:: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user uses blocks and attacks back.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, or Tanto.
Drawback: If the block does not work or the user cannot attack due to the opponent’s impact, it won’t work.
Description: The user uses a Blocking Technique, or attacks the sword with his/her own and counters with a Speed Step.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters. Must know Heaven Blocking Technique and Heaven Speed Step.

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(Is this better?)

This was the last of the warm up, the block and attack technique. Without a word Mae settled into her stance, her muscles ached from the continuous strain being put on her body. Her sparring partner eyed her with a content look, possibly happy himself warm ups were almost over? Not thing needed to be said, the man attacked without relent, executing a diagonal slash right to left. Mae Block the attack, the swords clattering loudly in the room as the hilts touched. She pushed off and slashed back.

A miss. The man side stepped and attacked again, a swooping blow from left to right, she blocked again with her blade and pushed him back, her arms wobbled from the stress. She was reaching her breaking point, like a shark smelling blood the man struck again and again. One attack aimed vertically that Mae blocked with ease and another that seemed to come from no where. The blade flashed across her vision and out of blind instinct she flipped her blade to the left.

A rather blunt shockwave hit her and shook Mae to the core, the resounding strike vibrated her bones and teeth. Without relent the man stuck again, forcing her to block haphazardly. Her Katana flew across the floor, the smooth bamboo floors carrying the sword far off. She made a move to retrieve it but her partner stuck his blade in front of her path and motioned for the dagger and short sword her had still strapped to her sides. He wasnt going to let her off so easy it seemed.

Mae drew her dagger and took stance, looking up and down the mans posture. A dagger would transfer less impact through her body and allow a more proper counter. As she charged the man slashed upward from left to right, the dagger flashed into action, blocking the blade with ease. She pushed off and speed stepped into his vicinity. Caught off guard the man jumped back and let loose a low cut right to left. Mae jumped and speed stepped again into position. Wary the man backpedaled and adorned a contemplative look. He decided to get serous it seemed.

As she whipped the dagger back and forth Mae charged forward. To counter the man attacked also, but from the side to negate her attack. As she blocked his strike he took on a stance she was unfamiliar with. Caution had to be taken as they circled one another now, respect hard and bright in their eyes. Mae charged and in a display mae had never seen before the man struck back with vicious speed. As the man took a step back he fired off four lightning fast slashes right to left then left to right.

She had no choice but to dodge the first three, bobbing and weaving as she ran forward at the last moment and caught his sword in the hilt with the dagger. With a twist she disarmed the man and flash stepped forward, her dagger poised to attack at will but otherwise harmless. She exhaled as she looked into the mans eyes. No fear at all, only a respect she wished to garner from her teacher. The man retrieved his sword and bowed to her, and she bowed back.

As she was bent he charged unexpectedly, a primal yell escaping his mouth as he charged. Though she tried to draw the short sword its position was awkwardly caught under her arm. She opted for the dagger and raised it as fast as possible. As the sword struck she felt his power bearing down on her, it was now or never. She let the blade slide off the stout end of the dagger and side stepped as his blade crashed into the ground. Without hesitation she stepped jumped forward quickly, springing with her back foot and held the dagger to his neck. It seemed she had passed through training unfazed.