Raineh Daze

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Sir Tyaethe Radistirin

To respond to an attack with only sight to go on, with a minimum of time--her sword too large to block with effectively and her body unable to move out of the way of this thrust in time, even now too large. It was almost certainly a game over scenario. Yet this body had drilled every move of both its styles over a thousand times, as the stalwart bulwark that could anchor a whole line and the lonesome paladin from before the Starlight Saint was more than a child. Her instincts knew what to do, even if Tyaethe was barely able to keep up and her body moved in sync.

Don't block. Don't dodge. Take the attack and make it into an opening. Her free hand moved and intercepted the sword, grabbing it and pushing it away, past her, despite the sound of cracking. And with the attack out of the way, the response was to attack, blade swinging down in time with the deflection.

The fact that Tyaethe was now laughing was probably no comfort to anyone.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Ganks always turn dishonourable. :<

So, are you planning on posting? xD

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

I think we can just attribute the not attacking at the right time part to not being used to fighting such an unusual approach rather than drag the scene out longer editing all of them.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Probably more over his head, then? Otherwise she'd have collided with his arm regardless and thrown the attack completely off. xD

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Basically, became a lever. It probably looked half like a cartwheel. Helps that she still had forward momentum.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

@Crimson Paladin Trading is still worse than catching them before they can attack. Weapon Arts are a tricky thing. ;)

I was honestly hoping that one of those posts would try and hit her in the air. There's no way to dodge then. xD

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Sir Tyaethe Radistirin

A definite hit taken as trade to strike an unavoidable blow: Fleuri's plan was almost perfect, relying as it did on the simple fact that what went up had to come down and more achievable without losing an arm than in an actual combat scenario. If he'd pulled it off earlier before she got into it or against someone else, then it would be an open and shut case, with no way out and no time to react. Instead, the paladin that should have fallen into his blow stayed perilously in the air, weight resting over the blade itself--and his shoulder. In a manner directly reminiscent of the handstand she had been doing just a minute before, though with her hands spread.

Of course, all the forward momentum that had aided her in using the sword as a pivot had to go somewhere and she kept going, landing on the ground--behind Fleuri. "Klaus, do you want to keep going?"

@Noodles@Crimson Paladin

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Well, I know how this response goes. I just need to know if Noodles minds. xD

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

I wouldn't have any complaints.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Sir Tyaethe Radistirin

They had the co-ordination part down now, which would beat her in this situation if she kept on approaching this cautiously. Of course, that was her own fault--this wasn't a style about being cautious and she'd taken too much care in the first place, given them time to start working together. The only way out was to go back to the roots of it and overwhelm. Every blow must be one the could kill, every defence will be torn through, and attempts to get out of the way must still leave you vulnerable to further attacks. The only defence allowed would be to catch and deflect a blow with a dagger or hand.

So despite wooden swords limiting her ability to cut through guards, it at least let her do the last thing without an armoured gauntlet. That was good.

"You two aren't bad. Keep training and we'll be able to do this properly some day, one on one," the paladin said, shifting her grip and tensing, "But this is going to end here, one way or another."

The attack was aimed at Fleuri, and again contained an unnecessary but distracting flip--but even as the stroke was completing, it was already transitioning into a slash. The plan was simple: keep attacking until the attacks got through and cut the opponent down; defend by giving nobody a chance to get close. A strike in the slimmest of pauses between blows was just an invitation to have the blow knocked aside and leave you open.

Really, the key was obvious. Hit first.

@Crimson Paladin@Noodles