Discipline and Basics {DUO}

[Eden]

MP: 100%

HP: 100%

Equipped:

Starter GreatShield| Starter Buckler
Skill
Outrage

Eden breathe out a long sigh of relief, stretching looking at the plate mail that laid on the ground. Her body was much tougher now than she could ever remember it being but by the gods was it a relief to be able to move more freely. She could hear the little assassin off in the distance somewhere it had been some time since they had met, about a month's time now. She'd grown fond of Shi, there was something endearing about the way she spoke and carried herself. The sun sat high in the sky Eden intoned a short prayer, thanking Horkus for guiding her shields thus far. The purpose of the next few days was training. She began her daily footwork drills bouncing slightly as if she were back in the boxing ring. The game didn't have provisions to make a full set of training gear, in terms of what she used to do so she made due with what was available using her gauntlets as "weighted" gloves, and an old tattered rope as a jump rope. She bounced shuffling around in a circle dipping her head diving, shooting in and out. After she got into her groove she gathered her shields.

When this was all a game she simply would just auto attack monsters and do damage but now that things had changed she had to be more aware of what she was doing. It came almost naturally but if she started to think at all about what she was doing everything seemed to slip away in an instant. She dropped down into a lower guard position bringing her buckler up in front of her. She'd modified the grip of her great shield so that it sat out more. She began to devise her foot work, having to be the tank and off healer she needed to always stay grounded in order to receive blows. That meant no long steps no bouncing, she could only slide, shuffle and half step. Eden made note of her range being shorter than most other comparable tanks, she would need to compensate for that with speed, but the mail added protections that she needed as a healer. She spun dropping one shield to smash the edge of the other into her imagined targets. Side stepping a thrust at her abdomen she spun and dipped her head, She did this drill making sure a shield was always up to intercept a blow and spinning to parry and counter attack for some time before dropping her arms in exhaustion.

She sat by her plate mail. staring at it more intently. "Shi, I think I have a modification for my armor I want to try out." She didn't have to yell she knew she was close enough to hear her voice if even faintly. "My reactive heal would allow me to tank a lot easier, and my heal in general gives me fairly good instant heal. This plate mail that I am wearing on my chest is far too heavy.for me to keep the aggro on me." she paused tapping the armor, " I can leave the chest piece off all together and wear only the pauldrons for my arms, the waistcoat and greaves from the set. Maybe when we get a chance I can forge something lighter to be fully armored in.?" As she waited on her "partner" she giggled softly thinking about the implications behind all the word she laid back against the tree and closed her eyes.

Kurai Kari-shi

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[Kurai Kari-shi]

MP: 100%

HP: 100%

Equipped:

Starter Fist and Kick| Starter Cloth Armor

Skill
Iron Body

Shi awoke with a terrible hunger, not just a normal one either a massive I wanna eat a damn horse kinda hunger that ravaged the pits of her stomach. She pulled up her display screen and made some food appear in front of her from what she knew looked the cutest though it tasted like wet sandpaper, even the drinks tasted like bland water. There is one thing to have food and drink but even this made her face pucker into a sour expression. As she was finishing the last of her food and drink that same face was set in stone as she watched Eden continue her workout. Shi’s eyes never taking their gaze off her. Her footwork was slightly sloppy and her reach need work as well. She was no martial artist but her form was impressive for the most part.

Shi continued to look at Eden her cold lifeless eyes observing every tiny bit of information that Eden was displaying. Her fluid motions were pleasing to Shi eyes, even though she wasn't supposed to think that way about her.

“I shouldn't be thinking this way about her, she is a fellow sister wolf and not some piece of meat on display. Gah stop it, you lewd girl.” Shi slapped her face several times and shook it to wipe her mind clear of such impure thoughts.

Shi closed her eyes and crouched down low then sprung into mid air twist opening her eyes slowly looking at the world in a circle like twirling motion. Her bodies landed in a free form kneel with on leg outstretched to the side and the other knelt down. Her arm outstretched to the side. Her face low and sweat glistened from her short hair. Tiny drops fell upon the ground their clear moist imaginary pings could be seen not heard as they fell to the ground. The next moment in time was her bringing her outstretched leg to the front and stiffened it to a bent position.

Her face sharply looking up towards Eden and she could swear she saw Shi smile though it might have been a mistake. Shi clenched her fists into balls as her legs relaxed some before she flipped back raising the front leg outward and extended and the back leg tucked in for a few moments in time before following the same motion as the other leg did. The world seemed to just pass by as one big motion of blurring speed as she landed back to the ground. She did a few more series of flips and kicks before ending with a strong flurry of punches.

Now this would have been great and cool to watch, but one thing that made it a little unnerving and off putting was the fact that she was completely naked when she did this. Her face and body language seemed to give zero neeps when she was like this either. Maybe it was just her or maybe there was something wrong inside one of those loose neurons floating inside her head. What kind of girl practices anything in the nude? Shi was huffing and puffing from her workout. The tiny sweat drops flowed free and easy down from all around her body and dripped onto the ground.

This alone was quite the show it wasn't that she didn’t have a well sculpted body, fit for any mate to behold but her voice made it all that much creepier when she spoke next.

“Your form needs work your footwork sloppy and still needs some refining. Your thrusts and shield technique is getting better but your still missing your mark slightly on the upswing Eden. These could cost you in battle or even a trip to the cathedral. This is not something I want from my conso…friend.” She almost slipped up and said a certain word she would rather not have said.

“You should practice more Eden.” Shi’s voice was stone cold flat as ever as she shook off the excess sweat from her body like a dog would. She then riffled threw her tail as she felt that annoying itch once again of fleas. She stared at Eden who looked between perplexed and flabbergasted at this time. Shi simply listened to her as she spoke about tempering the material and making modifications to her armor.

Shi tilted her head some and responded in the same manner as always grave stone flat. “Yes your breasts are not built for such armor and must hurt something awful Eden. They are bigger than mine and thus is the problem. It isn’t your armor though Eden it is simply the design in which you started with. Further more you seemed to have gain some weight in the last month, though I don’t see how that is possible though. You have gained…”

Shi went over and picked her up by her waist then placed her in a bar bell like position over her head. “About three and three quarter pounds since the last time I lifted you up Eden.” Shi placed her back down and patted her head lightly.

“Careful you’ll become more wide then tall at the rate your going.”

Shi walked over to where her clothes were and bent over. Was she doing this on purpose or was it something just by accident as she went to put on her clothes. She was now fully dressed as she walked back over towards Eden and tilted her head some as she spoke with one simple word.

“What?”

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[Eden]

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Eden stared at Shi blankly. She knew not whether to be insulted, amused, embarrassed, or utterly aroused in that moment. Here stood this gorgeous girl naked before her, body seemingly sculpted from marble. In essence showing her up, granted she was an assassin unlike Eden but the way she nimbly moved as if the air was her play ground. As if gravity was just a mere idea to her, Eden shook her head furiously, although this girl was all these things and many more. Eden knew not how to take being picked up and weighed. She opened and closed her mouth a few times as she tried to utter a response to everything that had just happened in that short period of time.

"That was...a how do you say...a very 'insightful' demonstration, Shi. Thank you." If Eden's skin was even a hint of a shade lighter she would be beet red as she spoke, "My form is as precise as it can be for now. Still tending to favor my left side, I don't know whether or not it's all in my mind, but having this arm back is...." She trailed off for a bit she hadn't really thought about the accident since she had been in Elder Tale. She didn't really know if she was happy or not about having her dominant arm back. "...I'd grown use to not having it is all." 
Trying to forget all of that she laughed half heartedly and smiled a smile that didn't reach her eyes, as she changed the subject back to the armor. "M-my breast uh...well honestly they are...uh...s-s-smaller here than they are back in the real world." She scratched behind her ear kind of embarrassed. "Wish my chest was flatter, but that really wasn't what I was getting at, Shi." Eden tapped on the armor, as she pondered how to explain herself better. She stood and stretched noticing shi staring at her she took a bit more time to show her flexibility and her own physique. Which was softer but still very impressive. Her skin didn't ripple with muscle like Shi's but in a contest she would come in a very close second. Walking over she lifted the breastplate up, "See here," she leaned in slightly closer than was actually needed, as she drew with her finger underneath her breast line, "This is what I was getting at. All the extra metal beneath this line isn't needed." She drew a line down the middle as well. "I'd like to split in half and cut the rest from the bottom so that it sat more like a vest or sports bra even. granted a bit more padding around the shoulders would be nice."

Eden's voice drifted off as she breathed in Shi's smell It was a very thick earthy smell, much like her own but with Shi there was hints of a flowery scent that came off her sweat. Eden could get very use to that intoxication.  Giving a regretful sigh she pulled herself away, dropping the plate mail she retrieved her shields once again. That was enough of her fantasies for one day it was time to get back down to business. 
"Mind helping me with my footwork?" She asked softly, even though she was trying to incorporate her boxing footwork into this she knew she needed something more rooted, more grounded. The main reason she was out here was to learn that aspect of her shield arts from Shi. She knew what her arms needed to do, and her form came naturally. Besides it was a great excuse to get alone with the little ninja.
Eden settled into the starting position she always saw Shi get into and beckoned for her teacher to begin.

"Skill is Craft" 
Words
634

Skills
Outrage

Equip
Str GreatShield Str Buckler
Platemail

[Kurai Kari-shi]

MP: 100%

HP: 100%

Equipped:

Starter Fist and Kick| Starter Cloth Armor

Skill
Iron Body

Shi looked at her mind swirling with ideas some naughty and others more focused upon training. Shi shook her head physically trying to keep her mind focused. She walked over with her hands folded behind her back towards Eden. Her natural sway though short was every bit mature as any other woman’s could be. Was she trying to be more appealing or was it just natural of her to do so. Her face was blank and extremely hard to read at this point one way or the other. Shi finally moved directly behind Eden and placed her hands upon Eden’s upper arms and spoke.

“Do as I do, focus not on you, but my arms and legs, become one with me as the tree does the earth Eden.” Shi spoke with a slight bit of cheerfulness and pleasure with a touch of amusement in her tone for once, or maybe it was Eden’s ears going tone deaf from her monotone voice always being the same. Her upper half squished against Eden’s back. Shi’s muscles flexed outward trying to keep a death grip upon Eden’s arm to make sure she would follow. Shi kicked Eden’s legs slightly bit apart further and then placed her waist against Eden’s tightly. Shi made sure her chin rested upon Eden’s shoulder as she spoke next in a whispered voice.

“Now Edan-chan this is called the open lotus stance, it has been passed down generations from my real life family, mother to daughter and so on. In this stance one has an opened bulb such as the newly formed lotus would. Next you carefully slide your leg in front as if to break the tip top of the earth’s surface like so.” Shi moved her legs and slid Eden’s as well in front of her body.

“Good Eden now this will provide weight and support for the next movement you make. Imagine I there in front of you ready to tear your freaking head off. What would you do Eden? Answer is simple…you wait for them to make the first mistake Eden. Yes wait I say.” Shi slapped her right arm and lightly kicked her left leg for being too quick.

“I said wait! I could feel the muscle tense in your arm and leg. I only have cloth on so I can feel the subtle changes in your body language Eden. Then as they are about to strike at you then and only then you make your move. You don’t appear to let the enemy know where you are going until the last moment possible Eden, as so.” Shi looked straight ahead and pretended that she was there ready to strike her own self. She pressed her body weight hard against Eden’s body as she lowered the both of them in unison. Just as soon as they were both lowered she extended Eden’s arm in a side thrust and made her whole body move forward slightly, then without hesitation she spun them both around awkwardly, but with enough force to provide an upward back-thrust with her sword arm.

“There, see, I would have been very badly damaged in that maneuver. Lesser monsters wouldn’t even see it coming much let alone have time to parry or block it.” Shi was breathing almost bordering on panting slightly harder in Eden’s ears. The slight heavy breath made Eden’s ear tickle and Shi turn slight pink from a blush like coloring on her face. Shi separated herself at that time from Eden due to her nose getting a whiff of some something strange. An unknown pheromone caused by either Eden or her or both. Though it was sweet and quite unique Shi wasn’t comfortable with that smell just yet.

WORD COUNT: 620

[Eden]

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Eden giggled Shi seemed flustered. There was something off about all that just happened. She continued her training though, focusing on what Shi had said, she took her time thrusting her arms slowly deliberately to get the form down for herself. She did her foot work in the same methodical slowness, her mind straying to thoughts of Shi's chest pressed against her back, and her voice in her ear. Losing focus she mistepped completely making a fool of herself. Turning her to Shi, sh bowed,"So, I have no idea about you but I have been training since first light this morning and it's past midday." Eden began to trip over her own words surprised she was asking this, "B-but uhhh... I-I...hmmm.. well how do I say this. I-I was uhh wondering if...If," In embarrassment she blurted out all her words. "Ifyouwantedtogotothecreekwithme!" Eden looked away scratching her head.

"I mean you don't have to go with me or anything, I was just wondering If you wanted to go. You know like to cool off and relax a bit" she said in a half mumble as she set her gear down and began to strip. If there was thing Eden wasn't shy about it was her body she was very proud of her physique both in the outside world and here. Granted being disabled in the outside world had it's drawbacks. She caught Shi staring and piped up playfully, teasingly, "Like what you see do you?" She began to pose and burst into laughter at her own silliness. "Well, yeah....so...creek...uh me going now,k?"

Eden slapped herself softly and shook her head at her own inability to speak properly "Stupid, that was so stupid." she mumbled.

"Skill is;Craft"
Words
0284

Skills
Outrage

Equip
Str GreatShield Str Buckler
Platemail

[Kurai Kari-shi]

MP: 100%

HP: 100%

Equipped:

Starter Fist and Kick| Starter Cloth Armor

Skill
Iron Body

 Shi stood there for a few moments blinking. Her head trying to wrap around the meaning or hidden meaning behind what Eden said. She sighed as her legs carried her in the direction Eden was walking towards as she answered her question in the same monotone voice as always. “Would it matter one way or another, my answer, but yes your body is cute.”

Shi continued to walk behind her, her answer was not what her brain was telling her to say though it was more of a battle of wills between the righteous and the pervy half’s of Shi consciousness. One was telling her to walk right up to her and turn Eden around, look her straight in the eyes and just kiss her. The other half was telling her calmly to ignore her comments due to what happened with her previous girlfriend in the real world. Still another inner voice was somehow slipping in a comment or two about Loki and his seductive voice. Shi shook her head literally as that comment seemed to pass one section of her mind and right out her ears.

“I have to ask you something though Eden please, what do you think happened, why are we stuck here like this? Not that I am complaining since I am here with you and all but still. This is weird, beyond explanation.” Shi finally arrives near the small creek bed and looks around first, before just jumping in with Eden.

Noises were common among this time of day and anyone of them could be dangerous. Shi’s ears twitched as Eden was near the creek bed. A rustling sound could be heard off in the distance. Shi froze in place as the sounds started to come closer towards them. Her gold eyes seemed to glimmer slightly in the mid day sun. The noises became louder and closer Shi’s eyes narrowed some. Off to the right and left the sounds were coming closer her body crouched instinctively. Her cheeks upturned into a small sneer and very low growl. Shi heard all she needed to and attempted to jump on top of Eden to defend her.

The wind fluttered upon the tall grass as it waved back and forth the noises become more pronounced as the apparent culprit came into view. It was merely a deer that darted to and fro from the high grass and jumped over a long dead forgotten log, running past them and away into the section behind both Shi and Eden. If Eden allowed Shi to jump on top of her she would notice a rather awkward feel to her upper body as Shi's hands were placed somewhere naughty. "I...ahhhhhh....um...." Her whole expression for the first time appeared in a shocked frozen state of utter embarrassment.

WORD COUNT: 464

[Eden]

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Eden stared at Shi, her skin was extremely hot. Shi's hands rested on her bare chest, and if she didn't know any better she was squeezing slightly. Blinking furiously Eden pushed Shi away and slid away covering herself she sinked into the water until only her eyes were seen. There was nothing to say it had been an "honest" mistake right. Eden couldn't understand Shi, she always acted like she didn't care and always had that blank look on her face. But she was so jittery like she needed to protect Eden, like she needed to protect the world. 

Eden looked at she and began to speak only to stop herself. She didn't know how to talk to her, or even what exactly to talk about. She remembered she'd said something about having siblings, Eden was an only child she wondered what it was like to have siblings. She let out a sigh that caused bubbles to form and splashed Shi lightly. "You realize I know nothing about you?"

Eden stared into the sky and just began to speak, "You know, I started playing this game because I have no friends. There was no one I was close to, my parents gave up on me after the accident, I have no siblings and If I was ever asked out on a date I just said no." Eden let out a deep sigh, "I never did anything important, never saved anyone. I wanted to do something worth being done with my life. I only went to school because it was expected. I didn't ever declare a major. My life wasn't a life but this," she waved her hand to encompass the sky, "this was real to me even before we got trapped. To be honest I don't think I would go back even if there was a way." 

Eden smiled sadly, it was a smile that didn't reach her eyes, it was a smile that had seen too much and never known what it meant to be really happy. "Aren't I pathetic? Not wanting to go back, not wanting to see my parents, not wanting to become that girl who sat cooped up in her room staring into the computer screen. Wishing she could get away from everything." Eden shrugged her left arm the pain shot up it in a heavy wave. She felt like she wanted to cry, she really wished it would rain at that moment so she could. "This is real..." she said more to convince herself and reassure herself more than anything else.
Eden shook her head slapping her cheeks, she didn't want to run Shi off with talk of her old self this is who she was now. A warrior  cleric of Elder Tale.

"Skill is;Craft"
Words
0458

Skills
Outrage

Equip
Str GreatShield Str Buckler
Platemail