Quiet Time. (Training)
Jul 16, 2012 20:02:07 GMT -7
Post by ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ on Jul 16, 2012 20:02:07 GMT -7
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Masaaki headed back towards the village, before suddenly turning off. He headed towards a semi-secluded place, looking for a small clearing ringed by trees. When he finally found it, he popped his neck, and got down to work. Protruding a bone sword from his left arm, he grasped and pulled it out with his right. Standing in the middle of the trees, he quietly thought to himself..
Simple. Allow the rage to power my body, but keep my thoughts clear. Strike strongly, but controlled. Move swiftly, but well. The second Dance isn't about strength, but speed and accuracy.
The bone sword was held loosely at his side, and his eyes remained closed for a few seconds more before he began. His eyes flew open, and he pushed himself towards the nearest tree at a speed incredible for him. The sword rose and fell, a diagonal slash that splintered the bark and cut a slash in it. He didn't pause, and kept his entire body moving, dancing around on his toes as though dodging imaginary strikes. The follow-up was a thrust in the middle of the trunk, he arm pulling back before extending to its maximum reach. The tip of the blade buried a few inches into the hard bark, but hardly gave him pause when he pulled it out. He continued the swift, flowing movements of the dance, his left foot crossing behind his right as he turned a half-circle around the tree, his right arm flipped the blade over to his left as he turned, allowing him to bury the blade into the trunk in a 'T' shape. With a sharp yank, he pulled it out, and again stepped behind his right foot with his left. Pausing with his back to the tree, he twirled the sword easily before burying it into the trunk behind him. Grinning, he pulled it out, facing his next victem tree.
He bounded towards it, taking the blade with him. With a swift movement of hands behind his back, he passed the blade to his right hand, and led his attack on the tree with a thrust. The bone blade buried deep into the tree before being swiftly removed, and Masaaki flowed into an intricate series of attacks. He dropped into a crouch, and performed a full-circle spin that ended with a right diagonal slash. Moving quickly, he pulled the blade out and stabbed it into the trunk at a speed that would be difficult to block, before moving past it. He flipped the blade across his abdomen, catching it deftly with his left hand and cutting a slash along the side of the tree as he moved. Whirling to the right once he reached the back, he brought the blade up and across, the blade sailing just under his chin to bury again into the wood. Blinking at the splinters that flew past his face, he retracted the blade. He paused for a moment, handing the blade back to his right hand, and with a quick movement that was simply a blur, cut an 'X' into the back of the tree. With two of the trees in the clearing mangled, Masaaki paused to take a breath, and review the Dance's mechanics and meaning and blahblah spirit.
Masaaki headed back towards the village, before suddenly turning off. He headed towards a semi-secluded place, looking for a small clearing ringed by trees. When he finally found it, he popped his neck, and got down to work. Protruding a bone sword from his left arm, he grasped and pulled it out with his right. Standing in the middle of the trees, he quietly thought to himself..
Simple. Allow the rage to power my body, but keep my thoughts clear. Strike strongly, but controlled. Move swiftly, but well. The second Dance isn't about strength, but speed and accuracy.
The bone sword was held loosely at his side, and his eyes remained closed for a few seconds more before he began. His eyes flew open, and he pushed himself towards the nearest tree at a speed incredible for him. The sword rose and fell, a diagonal slash that splintered the bark and cut a slash in it. He didn't pause, and kept his entire body moving, dancing around on his toes as though dodging imaginary strikes. The follow-up was a thrust in the middle of the trunk, he arm pulling back before extending to its maximum reach. The tip of the blade buried a few inches into the hard bark, but hardly gave him pause when he pulled it out. He continued the swift, flowing movements of the dance, his left foot crossing behind his right as he turned a half-circle around the tree, his right arm flipped the blade over to his left as he turned, allowing him to bury the blade into the trunk in a 'T' shape. With a sharp yank, he pulled it out, and again stepped behind his right foot with his left. Pausing with his back to the tree, he twirled the sword easily before burying it into the trunk behind him. Grinning, he pulled it out, facing his next victem tree.
He bounded towards it, taking the blade with him. With a swift movement of hands behind his back, he passed the blade to his right hand, and led his attack on the tree with a thrust. The bone blade buried deep into the tree before being swiftly removed, and Masaaki flowed into an intricate series of attacks. He dropped into a crouch, and performed a full-circle spin that ended with a right diagonal slash. Moving quickly, he pulled the blade out and stabbed it into the trunk at a speed that would be difficult to block, before moving past it. He flipped the blade across his abdomen, catching it deftly with his left hand and cutting a slash along the side of the tree as he moved. Whirling to the right once he reached the back, he brought the blade up and across, the blade sailing just under his chin to bury again into the wood. Blinking at the splinters that flew past his face, he retracted the blade. He paused for a moment, handing the blade back to his right hand, and with a quick movement that was simply a blur, cut an 'X' into the back of the tree. With two of the trees in the clearing mangled, Masaaki paused to take a breath, and review the Dance's mechanics and meaning and blahblah spirit.