vatheon | Selphie Gets Her Spar On!

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Selphie Gets Her Spar On!

Who: SELPHIE and a whole bunch of you dudes!
Where: Park!
When: Morning/Afternoon
Style: Whichever you love the most.
Status: OPEN!

Selphie had promised some sparring to a few different people in the new year. She felt like she was beginning to get lazy, or maybe she was just restless. Believe it or not, she was a fighter at heart, and her whole life had been devoted to fighting and war. Things lately had been quiet, slow, and she really needed to get back into the swing of things.

Speaking of swinging, Selphie was in the park, practising large sweeping swings with her nunchucks. Magic really drained her in Vatheon, so she stuck to some physical combat for the time being. She had plenty of friends who wished to spar with her, whether they wanted to do it for fun, or because they too felt the need to keep their skills going.

If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a Selphie surprise - up early, battling hard with the air around her, occasionally punishing the ground or an unfortunate plant or tree.

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Kenshin was pleased to see Selphie was up early. Kenshin was accustomed to waking at the sunrise; he half expected to have to drag her out of bed. But she was determined, and that he liked.

He approached, his sword strapped over his shoulder. He held the sheath in his hand, however, as with Iaido, the sheath is as deadly as the sword itself. "Good morning."

Selphie was halfway through some kind of spin when she saw Kenshin, and it caused her to stumble to a stop, rather than be graceful about it.

"Morning!"

Of course, she smiled, and was pleased to see him. But she was super nervous too - was she actually going to do some sparring with a war lord?

He had no intention of killing her, of course, so he had an unsharpened blade instead of his usual katana. He also had very strict control over his actions, not a movement wasted.

He smiled back. Her balance was off, but it was rather cute.

Okay, Kenshin, Selphie was so so ready for him. At least, that's what she was telling herself. Retainer meant she had to be really good at this, and she had personal reasons for wanting to be good.

At once she snapped her nunchaku open wide and took a hardcore combat stance.

"Alright! I'm ready!"

Kenshin stood calmly, his right hand wrapped around the hilt of his sword, which was still sheathed. He watched her carefully, her movement, her stance, her weapon.

"Come at me."

Okay, Kenny, you asked for it. Selphie bowed her head, then went running hard at Kenshin, trying to judge when best to hit out hard with her nunchucks, and with a leg.

He watched her move for a moment, running as hard as she could. He didn't move, simply watched. Then as she moved to hit with her nunchucks, he withdrew his sword in a flash of light, moving to catch the nunchuck chain with the blade to stop the attack as he stepped clear of her movements.

Selphie stopped steadily in what she was doing, her eyes darting to Kenshin in alarm at how fast he was. She'd seen him in action before, so why did she think she could even try this?

It was time to try and lash out again!

He continued to watch her movements, calculating her next possible move. He had no intention of harming her, but that didn't mean he would let her hit him in the face with nunchucks. A slight shift on his sandals and he releases the sheath from his sash and uses it to guard against the swing of the nunchaku.

Selphie had to pause for a moment, breathing hard as she tried to concentrate. This was serious. She bit her lip, dropped her legs to swipe at his feet, while still swinging the nunchucks high.

Her diligence was quite admirable. A high and low attack. The reach of her nunchucks was quite astounding and somewhat unpredictable. Avoiding one attack could lead to getting hit with another. Simply slicing off a leg wouldn't do, as he did so love Selphie. It just wasn't an option.

So instead, he went in for what would normally be a kill. He stepped to the side quickly then leaned forward, moving to block the kick with his leg as he delicately prodded her with the end of the hilt of his sword in her backside, hopefully not getting hit in the face by a rogue nunchuck. Well that's what the other hand was for, supposedly.

"Hasty decisions can be most unwise and could lead to an untimely death, as it could have now," he informed her. "Use the range and flexibility of your weapon to your advantage."

At that Selphie just let her body slump to the ground with a small thud - she was pretty much on the ground already when she made her attack. She sat in a small heap as she looked up at him from between his legs, a frustrated pout on her lips.

"But how? You keep moving too fast to stay too far away!"

Perhaps he was going a bit too hard on her. He knelt down next to her. "This weapon of yours can be used in both long and short range, where as a katana can only be used at arm's length." He continued to explain how shifting between both ranges and using momentum could be used to her advantage.

Selphie looked at Kenshin properly - she actually enjoyed looking him square in the face, and really looking in his eyes. She had done the whole time they'd know each other. She listened carefully before drawing herself up to her feet.

She wrapped the nunchaku round her wrist, limiting the distance it could go. "Alright."

"It may take some time," Kenshin offered. "But in time, I am certain you shall master such a malleable technique." He had practiced Iaido nearly his whole life; he knew what diligence and practice could wield.

"I've never been any good at close combat. That's why I stay away and use magic..." But not today, today she really wanted to try. Besides, if she was gonna be a retainer she had to be the best!

"So can we try again?"

"In battle, it is wise to use your strengths to your advantage in order to cover your weaknesses," Kenshin added. "When fighting with another, using one anothers' strengths can create an unstoppable team dynamic." That was something Kenshin knew very well. His troops were a ragtag bunch, ranging from a ninja who tried to kill him to a samurai who believes he's invincible. Using each of their strengths as an advantage made his troops unstoppable.

"If you wish, let us try again."

"That's how we did it back home... That's how we always won. Squall and Zell were good up close, and I was better further away with my magic..." And wow, did she miss those adventures.

Still, she nodded a definite yes as she took her stance, "What should I do?"

"Then perhaps you and I will compliment one another," Kenshin noted with a smile. "I am primarily a close-range fighter, though I can use magic as well." He primarily relied on sword combat, but he did use his ice magic to give him the advantage. It was similar to his relationship with Kasuga. She was a ninja, fighting from the shadows, while he was a samurai, fighting up close.

"To strengthen your close-range combat," he added thoughtfully. "Perhaps we can begin with basic exercises, ones which increase your speed and strengthen your mind and body"

Selphie looked a little more hopeful about things after his suggestion, and she nodded along in agreement - that's just as she was thinking!

"Basic exercises." Selphie just repeated what he said and nodded again. "Okay! So what do we do?"

Kenshin replied with some basic techniques aiming to clear the mind and strengthen it.

Haha! Hurray, Kenshin! Selphie listened carefully, and then she copied all of his suggestions, really seriously trying super hard. Eventually, she was looking pretty worn out, and she appealed to Kenshin with hopeful eyes.

"Am I doing okay?"

Kenshin nodded in reply. "The more you do this, the stronger you shall become," he added. "However, do not overdo it, else it will cause more detriment then good."

Selphie shook her head and slung her weapon over her shoulder, "Naah! I'll just get better and better! And you'll be so pleased that I'm your retainer cause I'll be the best!"

"I have no doubt you will," Kenshin smiled. He did so love her determination.

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