Sparring Partners [closed] (Read 278 times)

[Aeon Sacrosanct]

Trapped in my own head I can't think about tomorrow / On down the road to the unknown Words: 332 | Tagged: Giovanni, Daniel Notes: Ok, little later than I'd said, but it is up Aeon was currently at the edge of Onibas town, in an open area Giovanna had said would be a good place to train. The area itself was a small clearing at the edge of a small forest. Judas would be there as well, a fact he thought would be beneficial since that meant two people could spar while the third rested before switching again. For what had been long enough to become Aeon’s new normal routine he had been focused on nothing but training. If he had the energy to stand, he would be up and active, whether it meant in his back yard training, or walking around the town to keep his muscles from tightening up in protest to the fairly extreme use he’d been putting them through. He was training his magic as well, during the times when his various injuries from the physical training kept him from moving around too much. Anymore there were perpetual bandages visible under his clothes from the various cuts and bruises he received. He had no doubts there would be more bruises gained from this training session. If he was lucky he’d be able to avoid getting a cracked rib from it, since his ribs were already seriously bruised. Thankfully he could push through the minor pain; the only problems arose when they were hit again. Aeon could deal with it though. Cracked ribs were preferable to what could have happened during the spar he’d gone through the other day. If he’d not been working with his sword as much as he had been that particular spar would have ended badly. His opponent had been just a bit too serious about the whole fight. The white-haired man trusted Judas and Gio enough that he didn’t believe the spars would turn life threatening by any means. “So, are we just sparring with weapons and fists, or are we using magic as well?” Aeon asked once the three of them seemed to be ready to begin. made by aeon of fl

[Daniel Adler]

Before the spar started, Daniel took his time to meditate in order to sharpen his concentration. He focused on the image of a crow sitting on tree as he stood there, motionlessly with his hand leaning on the hilt of his sword. He wasn’t exactly sure what Giovanni was doing, but he assumed that she was preparing both her body and mind for combat as well just like he was. As the image of the bird that he had imagined flew from the tree, he heard an unfamiliar footstep heading towards their general direction. When the swordsman opened his eyes and turned, he saw a familiar, silver-haired man. On his side, he seemed to carry a single-edged broadsword. He could see the familiarities between his and the sword that Daniel had with him, but they weren’t exactly alike. In his opinion, that weapon was well-meant for thrusting much like other broadswords that had cross guards on the hilt. It was an interesting weapon of choice nonetheless due to its completely unorthodox design for a weapon.

“Oh, good to have you join us, Aeon.”

“So, are we just sparring with weapons and fists, or are we using magic as well?”

Honestly, was that really supposed to be a question? If Daniel was free to take off his disguise and say what he had wished, he would be telling Aeon that asking such things should be completely trivial in a spar. To him, a term: ‘sparring’ was meant to serve as a measure of a warrior, to see how well they would fare in true combat without killing his or her opponents. The measure of warrior not just came from their discipline, but also their skill and cunning on the battlefield as well. One had be well-versed in the art of war in order to defeat their enemies, and polish their techniques to perfection through constant battle. That was the exact philosophy that all warriors who grab swords in their hands had to carry on with them.

“If I may interject… my philosophy is that sparring is that it should truly simulate a real combat. There shouldn’t be any rules against it except the fact that killing during this exercise is strictly forbidden.” Daniel spoke, “Therefore, we should all go out at each other. No holds barred, using whatever method we have to dispose of our opponents until we can’t fight anymore. Without doing such things, there is no way that we can improve ourselves. Don’t you agree?”