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heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Rexanna - 11-20-2015
He was right. I began to think of it more and more at the fact that he was right about everything. He laughed about Caleb and an ear flickered back in a bit of embarrassment. I didn’t know what others thought of the stag aside from Tembovu. And well, we knew how that went. Shifting my posture slightly, all hooves met the ground in a strong stance. I watched him briefly before noticing the light that poured through the mouth of his home. Eyes lit up with the light and the white on his body grew intense to my eyes so I had to look away. He told me to speak with the two I was struggling with and I nodded, but said nothing. Ears perking to him and eyes catching his briefly at the mention of a spar. He wanted to spar with me? Pushing the thought aside, I figured it was the least I could do for my friend after his advice so I nodded to him. Chains dancing slightly with the movement, glinting with the light. I remembered the few times I had seen him since first meeting him. Such a young, terrified creature. Only just looking for a home, a new life, and hope. My how things change. “I’ve never sparred before, but for you I’ll give it a shot.” I spoke gently, smiling to the Haruspex. The fading light of the day beginning to entrance the cave with colors of red and golds, illuminating my own gold dusted pelt like fire. “If you don’t think it would be too much trouble, I’d like for you to begin.” And with that, I braced myself mentally for anything that was about to come my way. Would I snap and try to actually harm him? Or would he go for blood for me as well? Swallowing as quietly as I could, I couldn’t help the nervous twitch in my tail. "Talk." _____________________ Word Count: 322/800 Attack: 0/3 Summary: Set during sunset in the Basin in the Haruspex’s cave. Rexanna agrees to sparring with Ashamin and allows him to take the first shot. OOC: Hope I did this right ;-; I had a dream you were two towns from me GOT TO SLEEP, spent the whole night running RE: heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Ashamin - 11-22-2015 ashamin ENDURANT
PC: 1/3, 0/1 WC: 583/800 Notes: Whoo! And so it begins. RE: heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Rexanna - 11-24-2015
And so it began. His rear to show the beginning of our spar was a bit nerve racking for me. When it came to battling, all I could remember was the bloody fights from back home as well as these Rift fights that had been going on. A shiver split its way down my spine as his hooves hit the ground, and I only stepped back dipping my head in a kind of steep dance to show I was ready. But I wasn’t ready. I pawed at the ground slightly, reaching for the frost that had gathered with the dawn. And in my split second to watch, gather my information at his size and movements, I seemed to blur out the moment before coming to realize that he was aiming right for me. In my half rear of an attempt to back away from his collision, he hit me. My breath exhaling swiftly from my lungs as he collided with my chest and I felt his bite, a snort escaping my lips as I reached the ground once more. I began to feel the bruises that were sure to show against my pale pelt. Right before I could retaliate, he had reached for a hold of my chain that decorated my forehead. As he grabbed the glittering trinket, I felt my head pull down toward him, a sharp pain growing in the right side of the base of my neck. As my head moved toward him from his effort, I reached, hoping ever so much, that my own teeth could collide with him. My head was angled in such a way that my horn was nowhere near the painted stag, instead it pointed toward the surrounding ground. The cave that we had just emerged from. The light of dawn gracing each of us with a beautiful color that at any other point I would have admired, but I needed to focus on the task at hand before growing sidetracked. Aiming my lips for the left side of his throat, I pushed from my hind legs with my front legs barely hovering above the ground now; hoping to try and catch him off guard and push him back to give me a bit of room. Where I was short in height overall, I was rather spindly due to my long legs. My small yet lean build had always been helpful when I tried to seduce my ways out of these situations, but for fighting I had no idea how it would go. I could feel my heartbeat race, the rhythmatic sensation could also be felt in my bruising chest. I had never fought in my life, being held so regarded at the beginning of my life only to succumb to sexual endeavors to get out of greed. However, this was different. This was Ashamin, that small and timid creature that made his way to the Basin with the help from Lena in search of friendship. Look at him now, the beast that speaks with our God, trying to prove himself to me. And for what? Acceptance? My blue eyes were full of strict determination that I could show him that I was stronger than I looked, but with the weight and pain of battle I was beginning to question myself. I shot a glance toward Lochan, the gentle little creature I had seen just after he hatched, now poised and ready to attack at a simple sign from Ashamin. I didn’t want to hurt Ashamin, but at this point I was beginning to feel the slight pangs of pain where he had bit me, crashed into me, and pulled my head down. I was ready now, my head was now in the right place. I was ready to give it my all – I only could hope that my bite and attempt at pushing him back had been successful. "Talk." __________ Word Count: 647/800 Attack: 1/3 Summary: Gets pushed back for a moment by Ashamin, who then pulls her head down by grabbing her chain. Rex tries to use this to her advantage and tries to push back into him, aiming her head to try and bite his neck. OOC: OUCH ASHAMIN. xD I had a dream you were two towns from me GOT TO SLEEP, spent the whole night running RE: heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Ashamin - 12-08-2015 ashamin ENDURANT
Perhaps Ashamin had overestimated her strength. She was, after all, a thief and not a fighter. As his body made contact with hers--his chest striking and her figure seeming to fall away from his own--he considered that he might be the problem, too. Well, problem wasn't really the term, but... what was he supposed to call it? PC: 2/3, 0/1 WC: 777/800 Notes: Sorry for the delay! Thanks for the patience. RE: heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Rexanna - 12-14-2015
My attempts at pushing the painted stallion back had worked, and for that I allowed myself a brief moment of success to ring in my mind. Though, as my attempts to grab his flesh failed, I was surprised at the amount of pressure I had given him to give me room. He had moved to my right just enough to evade my teeth. At least I finally had breathing room. My blue eyes searched for his, locking with them momentarily but all I could see was black. I searched for a second to try and spot something aside from the dark and cold I felt from his gaze. Ears flickered momentarily as I felt the pain in my chest begin to grow with the pressure of pain from his attack as well as mine. I began to grow distracted from the pain and bruises forming on my pelt, but at least I had gotten the space I needed. My pulse raced, my breathing grew heavy, and I made a crucial mistake. I took my eyes off of him for a split second, only to see him rush at me. I barely had any time to recoup from our collision and he was charging me again. Pressing my ears flat against my skull, I recoiled my head to my chest with the idea in mind that he would run at my front again, but I was wrong. He ran at me and I blinked for a moment, only to see the flighty tail behind the stag whip near my face. I pulled my head further toward my chest, tucking it in momentarily before realizing he had reached my right side after he had just distracted me with the idea that he might just focus my left. My eyes grew wide and I pushed my neck out, reaching for perhaps more room. I went to reach my head around, trying to land my eyes on Ashamin - but that failed as well. He collided with me, crashing into my right side with a force I had never felt before. I stumbled to my left, back legs slipping against the earth and scrambling to reach stability once more. At this point, all the breath I had in my lungs had escaped into a rush; a grunt thrown out into the air of the fading daylight. The swift realization that he wasn't going to play nice seemed to hit me like a brick, and I wouldn't let him down. Once my legs had reached stable ground, I turned toward the Haruspex in a quarter of a circle, hooves raking across the earth as I reached up, rearing toward him. Aiming to land on that snake of a tail that chased after him like a madman. Hoping to land on his ever so long tail, I pushed off of my sore hind legs, extending my head from my chest in the attempts to graze my crowned horn along his right hip. I didn't want to maim him, but I did want to draw blood. He was such a kind and gentle soul, at least so I thought. I couldn't shake the emotionless gaze that had locked with mine. I just needed to remember that if he wanted me dead, chances are, I would have been already. I did my best to catch my breath in all this movement, but I felt as though I was failing. My muscles twitched from use I hadn't known before and my body ached with bruises and pain. My blue eyes grew darker in the fading light, the dying lights of the sky graced the two of us as we danced in what seemed to me like a barbaric game of pain. I began to regret accepting his spar all together, especially knowing that Lochan could strike at any moment. I also felt as though I didn't know anything about the painted stallion anymore. Did he have any tricks under his sleeve? Would he just need to rough me up and end me? Or was it all in the name of 'good fun'? All I knew is that I did my best to treat it with a light heart, but it was hard to do with a broken heart and battered body. "Talk." _______________________________ Word Count: 711/800 Attack: 2/3 Summary: Successful in pushing Ashamin away from her, she gets distracted by having space between them. When Ashamin attacks her right side, she stumbles to the left but regains her balance after a few moments and turns partially, rearing up and aims to stamp her hooves down onto Ashamin's tail. Then she tries to cut him with her horn along his right hip. OOC: Sorry for the delay as well! I had a dream you were two towns from me GOT TO SLEEP, spent the whole night running RE: heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Ashamin - 12-21-2015 ashamin ENDURANT
PC: 3/3, 0/1 WC: 776/800 Notes: xxx RE: heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Rexanna - 12-21-2015
My attempts had grown nearly desperate to try and win this spar against Ashamin. Though, it seemed like it began to be more of a failure with every try. I had hoped to stamp onto his tail and graze him with my horn, but I watched in what felt like slow motion as he stepped aside. I searched his face for something but he held this outer mask. His once boyish soul trapped beneath the muscles of the painted stag. I felt my heart race against my chest as I watched him move so fluidly, almost like a ghost was trapped within him. I began to breathe heavier as I scanned his body as he moved his back to me, legs hadn't quite hit the ground yet as his back legs lifted off of the ground. I tried to turn my head to the left to avoid his daggers from hitting my face, all while trying to accept the fact that the impact was destined to land on my chest. Ears flattening against my skull as I came down right into his hooves. They reached my chest with a slight cracking sound and I began to feel weakness in my front legs. I stumbled backward, head swinging low to the ground as I began to cough. Heart pulsating with a mix of fear and passion. My ears stayed glued to my head, my chains draping over my head, eyes fixated on the ground. I kept coughing for a few more moments. Then, I saw blood. My chest pulsed and throbbed with the searing heat of pain, skin broken slightly with enough to cascade my pale pelt with the hint of scarlet. The hot and sticky mess began to trickle down my chest, dripping ever so slowly to the ground. Blue eyes watching the ground for a few more moments before I found the strength to lift my head, eyes searching for his. Almost pleading for him. I watched momentarily as he gazed upon me - and suddenly I felt like a small child, scrutinized by those loved for how poorly of a job I had done. My heartbeat slowed for a few moments as I worked on catching my breath until it picked up again at the mention of his name. "Ashamin..." I hacked to him, words broken and dripping with pain as my chest throbbed. Ears perking to him for a few moments, taking note of his stark black gaze, emotions swirling in my mind in a complex mix of the pride that seemed to radiate from him. It was admirable, in a way, but it was also shoving in thoughts into my mind that I didn't seem to understand. My heart yearned for him, the small timid creature I had met so long ago. But now it longed for him in an entirely different sense. I wanted him close to me, but not without one final push. I inhaled the best I could between staggered breaths before pushing off with my hind legs and aiming to push into his chest with the gilded crown that adorned my head. Hoping that maybe, I could just land one more attack on him before I ended up collapsing completely. I felt pride sit within my soul to call him a friend, but I also felt a staggering difference in how I looked at him. I had always admired Ashamin, but his display of pride started a fire within me that I couldn't put out. "Please. Save me. " I whispered to him in my final strike. Suddenly, this innocent spar ignited something fierce. "Talk." ________ Word Count: 600/800 Attack: 3/3 Summary: Misses her attack and ends up getting punished by Ashamin. His hooves met her chest and she staggered back, violently coughing with bruising and blood showing on her chest. In her final attempt, she regains her composure, but is still very weak, and tries to use her horn to cut Ashamin's chest. OOC: <333 I had a dream you were two towns from me GOT TO SLEEP, spent the whole night running RE: heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Ashamin - 12-21-2015 ashamin ENDURANT
PC: x/3, 1/1 WC: 437/800 Notes: Great spar Skylark! RE: heartbeats [rexanna vs ashamin] - Official - 12-28-2015 HP gap greater than 20 :: Ashamin earns 1 VP. Rexanna earns 1 EXP. Rexanna: 25.5 Ashamin: 57 31.5 HP difference |