Clash of Blades (Tsubame/Invite)

[Jayr Byrne]

You friendly neighborhood stalker friend

A long day at school, not to mention a long week. The time had gone by endlessly as most school days went and a part of boredom filled her. It wasn't because the weekends themselves were boring it was simply that school days provided much more opportunity to be busy, many more chances to accidentally bump into someone else and have an interaction, the long stream of events that played over constantly. But now as the weekend found its way into Jayr's life she needed to find something to do.

Sitting in her classroom on Friday afternoon playing with the hilt of her bokken twirling it like a top against the floor she considered what it'd be like to be genuinely good with it. The endless daydreams beginning of her in some tight Japanese uniform going against a ninja army. Yeah that was the life. Like any embarrassing dream she'd wake up to a small group of the Dungeons and Dragons club settling down uncertain whether to start their game or stare at her while she breathed.

"Sorry, dozed off." Jayr smiled with an awkward wave teetering off out the door dragging the blade behind her as she went.

She needed something to do, then out of nowhere the image of Tsubame entered her head. Like an anime a light bulb would protrude from her skull and a fiendish look would come over her face and sprint onward to the office. Her body dropping into a slinking motion scooting across the floor till she made it to the file cabinets sneaking through files trying to find....

• Tsubame Hirotaki
  

"AHA!" Jayr would proclaim quickly covering her mouth as she wrote down on a piece of paper the address before sneaking her way out and bolting in her Camero towards the girl's house. She'd be surprised. The thought of caution thrown to the wind as Jayr never considered the repercussions of doing this, though she was an in the moment sort of person.

*knock knock*

Jayr would appear at her door in a spring time blouse with sunflower patterns over it, torn up jeans and a pair of running shoes. Behind her back her hands held the bokken in place at her back restraining the weapon from sight.

[Lasia Able]

Tsubame twirled her Dragon Slayer between her fingers as she thrust forward with the hilt of the blade. She was wearing her traditional silk robes as they allowed comfort and lots of range of motion. The raven haired fighter would spin the weapon her right hand sliding down the sheath until she gripped the hilt. The chains that sealed away the deadly katana rattled a bit as she would flicked the sword once out of habit before sheathing it on her hip. . She took a deep calming breath as she turned her head towards the door hearing a knock.

"Now then who could that be.." Tsubame would walks towards the door and slide it open revealing Jayr. "Jayr good to see you..though I must admit that I do not really recall giving you my address...also I destroyed my school file upon arriving here..at least I had thought so..well no matter come on in..what are you here for?"

[Jayr Byrne]

Warm Welcome.

"Jayr good to see you..though I must admit that I do not really recall giving you my address...also I destroyed my school file upon arriving here..at least I had thought so..well no matter come on in..what are you here for?"

Jayr smiled openly at the warm welcome a bit surprised considering the amount of negative people around the school she had just become accustomed to the sort of cold shoulder granted to her by most people. Then again she remembered how much Tsubame changed from each of their encounters. It was refreshing to meet someone under different conditions each time it left her guessing.

"Well you see," Jayr would roll out the sword she presented around the width of her frame spinning it like a top once again showing just how uncoordinated she was at using it.

"I noticed you had some skill with that, and I suppose I'm asking for a bit of training?" Jayr would ask innocently in a lighthearted tone.

Sure she suspected that it was odd for a Pillar to be accepting faults but Jayr had many and she wanted to do the right thing first which was to correct those faults. Improvement was just the beginning.

[Lasia Able]

"Hmmm.." Tsubame would raise her sword blocking the uncontrolled movement of Jayr's with ease. Tsubame had grown up around katanas and as such they felt at home in her hands though she preferred the tonfa. Still this sword that Leon had given to her was serving her nicely and she was even learning to carry it around in Fenrir, her motorcycle so she was never without the weapon.

She would smile as she stepped outside onto the sandy flat area in front of her house. She spun her sword before she stood bowing to Jayr. "I will train you then Jayr..for starters show me what you can do" She swung the sword forward holding it in a basic stance her legs spread giving her a good base as she waited for Jayr to move.

[Jayr Byrne]

Giving it a shot

Jayr would be blocked easily, it was not as though she hadn't expected it, merely the fact that she was kindly embarrassed by herself for feeling so clumsy, normally everything came so naturally and fluid to her the act of wielding a sword without much presence had entirely thrown off her skills to an extent that even her day dreams suffered.

Her eyes would trail off to follow Tsubame take to the flat outside and present her with a bow. something of which she wasn't entirely unaccustomed to seeing as when she'd trained for Sambo with her step father they presented the same greeting. All the same this was different.

"I will train you then Jayr..for starters show me what you can do"

"Okay." Jayr would reply in a bubbly voice before scurrying out the doors and onto the back flat presenting a bow of her own. It seemed only reasonable to present the same acclaim, this was after all an honorable exchange.

With that Jayr's center would go focused, an extreme amount of calm overcame her body as her spine went rigid and her legs stood with limber accessibility. The blade settled in her right hand held over her head ready at a slashing extend. Her left hand would otherwise be pointing to Tsu as her body slanted facing the house.

A downward forward step with her right foot to cross her body and the blade would duck downward into a stab gesture much like a lance seeing as that was something she could do professionally, otherwise on the recoil she was sure to mess up considering her handle work was difficult.

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Strength: 71
Dexterity: 66
Constitution: 62
Intelligence: 57
Wisdom: 61
Charisma: 73+3 = 76

[Lasia Able]

Tsubame's left hand would blur as she caught the trusting blade ont he flat gripping it. It have been fast oh that was too true. Jayr was an amazingly strong fighter and that skill and speed was bleeding over into her sword skills. However the weapon was not part fo her and as such the attack that normally would have giving her only a fraction of a second to respond to seemed to be floating on the wind like a leaf.

Tsubame would push the blade away releasing as she did so. "Hmmm....not bad but this is a katana not a long sword. Your thrust used too much arm..if you wish a thrust" Tsubame would step forward her blade flicking forward as her arm did not extend much, rather the stab moved into an upward slash. "That is how you do it..also try to hold your blade like this..your right hand near the hilt and your left near the bottom"

[Jayr Byrne]

Different Style

Her spear had been rejected turning itself into a useless fray leaving her entire body open to strike at after the fact. Jayr noticed this, her eyes sizing up the potential mistake she'd made and feeling foolish for leaving such an opening as Tsu should have disarmed her but rather granted an immunity returning the blade to her grip where she could choose a different stature.

"Hmmm....not bad but this is a katana not a long sword. Your thrust used too much arm..if you wish a thrust"

Not bad? Jayr was much more critical feeling as thought she was sweating this before an exam settling her hands on the blade looking a tad bit more foolish than before with the strike to her self-confidence more than anything else as Jayr took a seizable step back to watch Tsubame's demonstration realizing the size of the blade itself. Not long as a lance would be which did make sense why Tsu was able to perform cut like maneuvers rather than ridiculous stabbing motions.

"That is how you do it..also try to hold your blade like this..your right hand near the hilt and your left near the bottom"

"Mmmhmm." Jayr would say without opening her lips rather her brow would furrow intensely resizing her grip on the blade as the hands took their positions on the hilt. One hand holding the neck while the other placed itself around the base giving it a bit more support. Even Jayr could feel a slight difference as the weight felt more proportional.

A wide grin as Jayr nodded to Tsubame to warn her what was coming next as she brought down the blade in an obvious frontal assault slamming downward from overhead like a hammer rather than the elegance of a blade.

[Lasia Able]

"hpmh.." Tsubame would step in and move slightly to the left letting the heavy hammer strike fly past her. As is finished it's arm she would take her own blade and use the tip of the sheath to pint he bokken to the ground. Even without the warning she could see what was coming as Jayr's stance was well..more for someone wielding a lead pipe.

"No no" Tsubame took a step back and retook her basic stance. "A downward slash should use minimal movement of your arms like so" she would lift her arms up slightly the blade rasing up as well. She would then bring it down in a strong slash that made the air roar a bit. "Like so...your sword swings should be moved by your wrists and powered by your arms."

[Jayr Byrne]

Disarmed.

"hpmh.."

Despite Jayr's superiority as far as speed and strength went there was something artful that she lacked in wielding weapons, something that Tsubame clearly presented in disarming her with ease. The quick shift of her blade and sheath pinning Jayr's blade to the floor finding her grip slip and the bokken falling to the floor. A short gasp of shock and internal conflict towards herself bred there.

She had to try better than this.

"No no, A downward slash should use minimal movement of your arms like so"

Jayr would watch for a second following her every movement with critical means. The flick of her wrist as she went quickly showing the force the blade could add to her own abilities with the littlest keen movement. Her jaw hung a bit open nodding quietly.

"Like so...your sword swings should be moved by your wrists and powered by your arms."

Jayr would make an effort to smile edging down to the floor grabbing the blade before fixing her grip on it. Her right hand around the hilt while her left settling around the base. Her eyes focusing on the bridge between the hilt and the blade itself. Soft breath controlling in an out as she focused closing her eyes briefly performing a mock slash with her speed.

The combination of what Tsubame was teaching her a quick downward spike slashing from the uppermost shoulder of her shadow opponent to the opposite hip. She wanted to do it right this time, though she knew well enough the fight wouldn't end in a single strike.

Regaining a position Jayr faced off opposite of Tsu and positioned the hilt by her hip letting the blade just out forward as she quickly lashed it up and outward in a jabbing motion feign towards Tsubame's face quickly recoiling flicking her wrists to redirect the hilt to her opposite hip bringing the blade down from Tsu's left shoulder across her torso.

"How was that?" Jayr would reply quickly in a bouncy tone hoping she'd gotten it right this time.

[Lasia Able]

Tsubame smiled a bit as she watched Jayr adjust herself. She was learning quickly and her own strength and speed was helping that along nicely. It may be enhanced speed and strength but it was still hers. She would turn again to face Jayr as she woudl suddenly attack this time with far more skill than her last one. Tsubame leapt back a bit to dodge the thrust and by overcompensating but just a bit it allowed her to dodge the second strike though she felt the wind from it.

Tsubame would smile as she moved in stabbing forward suddenly but before the stab was extended completely she would spin a bit her left hand suddenly taking the blade to stab forward again this time though with a longer range than before. "Good good...your getting a lot better Jayr"

[Jayr Byrne]

En Guard

"Good good...your getting a lot better Jayr"

Jayr looked onward to her smiling widly, she felt the change, from awkward handling to using it much like a hammer or bat back again to a sort of lance-like tactic. She worked to try and relate the two, each required a large amount of focus considering the lance was a large bulky weapon that required a large amount of strength to otherwise bulk about. Whereas the Bokken was much smaller but required a keen focus on not only physical statue and movement but twists of the wrist, a sort of grace through the body.

Jayr quickly was in awe of the weapon, trying to mentally scope how many different techniques she could form into just this blade. A smile as an idea crossed her frontal cortex. Her eyes lighting up upon Tsubame.

"Care for a trial run?" Jayr would smile mischeviously giving a quick bow as her warning signal before her choice assault.

Jayr would otherwise draw the blade from her pocket, the position of the blade downward and to her right side pocket as it twisted with her wrists still pointing downward across the floor to breach Tsu's personal space by her feet before quickly whiplashing upwards in a serpantine pattern across her face and back down to the very same original pocket from which is had escaped from.

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Strength: 71+8 = 79
Dexterity: 66+11 = 77
Constitution: 62+8 = 70
Intelligence: 57
Wisdom: 61
Charisma: 73+5 = 79

SPOILER: Click to show

Personal Notes
Sol: 1/5
Pyre: 1/8
Bokken: 1/2
Blood-Ties: 24

[Lasia Able]

"A trial run then? Alright show me just what you can do" Tsubame would twirled her weapon until it came to a stop with her griping the sheathed sword by the center. The weapon that Tsubame was truly proficient in was the Otta a curved stick used in the ancient art of Kalarippayattu a martial art that Tsubame was well versed in but had not used for years. Still a sheathed katana was still a deadly weapon in her hands.

As Jayr came in with all her speed and strength Tsubame found that she was not able to block the on coming attack and as such had to do something. Thus did Jayr swing at Tsubame..only Tsubame was not there anymore. A flashing blur of red was all Jayr would see before a swing would be launched at her back. Tsubame was behind her her sword raised to the swing and her raven hair a deep crimson.

[Jayr Byrne]

A flash

Jayr would proceed feeling fairly confident over the situation, she didn't flinch following through and would expect the slash on the other end, feeling the clash of what happened when the bokken would meet flesh and bone, of course she wasn't exactly all out because she didn't want to legitimately hospitalize Tsubame but she was going as far as she could under sparring scenarios concerned.

As she slashed outward she would feel nothing, no contact only the soft patch of light vibrate across her frontal hues barely recognizing it as Tsubame was behind her basically slabbing her in the back with the blade she wielded. Velocity would explicitly suggest that the speed alone provided for a high impact density, managing thusly to knock Jayr forward with enough force to measure up a sizable yelp.

"How did you?" Jayr would question quickly turning with the blade brought up on guard to defend herself from a second strike assuming that use of speed could only last so long at high capacities.

It was truly incredible what people could do, she wanted to learn more to satisfy the hunger that enveloped her mind with the affliction known only as curiosity.

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Strength: 71+8 = 79
Dexterity: 66+11 = 77
Constitution: 62+8 = 70
Intelligence: 57
Wisdom: 61
Charisma: 73+6 = 80

SPOILER: Click to show

Personal Notes
Sol: 2/5
Pyre: 2/8
Bokken: 2/2
Blood-Ties: 24

[Lasia Able]

Tsubame would stand her hair still red as she smiled at Jayr. "Your not capable of keeping up with this speed then? I see..." Tsubame hefted her sword once more as she took her basic stance again. she would stepped in swinging with a few shallow swings to force some blocks. After she did these attacks he would lash forward with a large amount of power.

But once more Tsubame was not there and this time she would attack with that move. As she moved past Jayr with her unspeakable speed. As she did move she would try to graze Jayr across the ribcage a "soft" attack so she would not send her friend to the hospital. She would be visible a few feet behind Jayr. "Remember Jayr..I'm fast but speed is far from everything."

[Jayr Byrne]

Intuition

"Your not capable of keeping up with this speed then? I see..."

Jayr would shift her head from side to side giving her the physical reply of a no, that a speed like that was incredible all the same she was curious to see it again watching as Tsubame began once more on the offensive dishing out a few blows forcing Jayr to sort of leap frog backwards using the blade to defend her front before it went off again, Tsubame's speed. Like a bullet it'd seemed and Jayr would land in a crouch.

The thoughtful strain of considering directions went through her head as Jayr tilted the blade towards her pocket the quick figment of though striking her. Her last attack had been from behind so, heres to taking risks.

"STATIC LANCE!"

Jayr would use both hands into the hilt pushing the blade in a reverse stab from her pocket backwards and up to aim at a person's mid-chest should they have been directly behind her. The sword itself would only reach about a foot behind though the lance ability would grant her an extra two feet deep. Otherwise it was based purely on chance an intuition if the strike would hit.

"Remember Jayr..I'm fast but speed is far from everything."

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Strength: 119 (142 Contact)
Dexterity: 66+8 = 74
Constitution: 62+8 = 70
Intelligence: 57
Wisdom: 61
Charisma: 73+7 = 81

SPOILER: Click to show

Personal Notes
Sol: 3/5
Pyre: 3/8
Bokken: 2/2
Blood-Ties: 24