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[ordalias]

[ Good afternoon, Johto. Y'might be greeted to an odd sight today as Xion's Gear comes alive thanks to Bell the Togekiss (who somehow has managed to work it despite not having any... arms, per se). ]

Hah! Yah!

[ Wooden Keyblade in hand, Xion's swinging at an invisible enemy like this. A jump, and she tries an air combo. Least she's not doing any of the fancy stuff she knows, and even if she could, her now human body would make it difficult to do so anyway.

But the expression on her face... and the amount of force it looks like she's putting into the swings... Someone hasn't had a good night nor sleep, that's for sure.

She stops when Axel the Typhlosion walks into view. Training time? Don't we all love some training time! Xion goes into a stance until Axel fires a spurt of bright, hot flames at her. Dodge roll, then she swings at his chest, but obviously makes sure she misses on purpose. She doesn't want to hurt him.

A minute or two of this passes, and somehow, Bahamut the Gible scampers into view. He bumps into the back of Xion's leg, making her stumble slightly, distracting her enough that she can't stop Axel from swiping her wooden Keyblade out of her hand. Clattering to the side and out of reach, Xion only has a few moments before Axel swipes at her again. Guess what happens when you take a Keyblade out of their wielder's hand? Especially when she can't summon it back...

No hand-to-hand experience, either. She tries to block the blow, but then he just... headbutts her. Bearing in mind Bahamut is still behind her, she tries to fall where she doesn't squish him.

Thud.

Xion: 0 | Axel: 1

She lets out a shuddering sigh, maybe a bit frustrated, but not at Axel or anything. At least Bahamut walked out unscathed as he comes up to her face and licks her cheek, but she doesn't move herself from the sandy floor. ]

I need to change this.

[ Seeing all this, Bell thinks the spectacle's over and shuts the feed. ]

Comments

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

That's a lot, coming from you. [ It's a light tease, but she really means it. She believes Lancer's a very good fighter himself, and far more experienced than her. ]

One time I... hm, I wasn't able to wield that for a time, so I just used magic.

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[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

Hey, I know skill better than most when I see it.

...hm. Yeah, if I was without my lance I would probably resort to magecraft in an emergency. But considering we don't have either of those, our choices are pretty limited in a fight.

[video]

[ordalias.livejournal.com]

I still have a ways to go. But thank you.

And this is where hand-to-hand comes in.

[video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

Exactly. That's the one weapon no one can take away from you easily. It looks like you're pretty fast, so you'd probably be pretty well suited to a style somethin' like I used as a kid.

The easiest way to use your speed to your advantage is to use quick and sudden strikes to take your opponent down before they have time to counter.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

[ She's nodding, taking mental notes of his advice. ] What kind of style did you have?

[video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

I was kind of self-taught and made a lot up as I went along, so it's a little hard to describe. But in armed or unarmed combat, the most important thing is obviously to know what your strengths and weaknesses are.

Like...using myself as an example, I'm fast as hell and attack to finish whoever I'm fighting as quickly as I can. But I'll honestly tell you that if someone more physically powerful than me lands a good hit, I'll pretty much go flying.

[Dammit, Berserker.]

So I use my speed the best I can to avoid getting hit at all whenever possible.

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

I try to do the same, too. I think I'm pretty average in... everything, really. [ Especially in an area that just limits herself like this. She's not a replica anymore. ]