Never Rest On Your Laurels (Solo/Pm for entry)
May 5, 2018 21:49:45 GMT -6
Post by Lauren on May 5, 2018 21:49:45 GMT -6
Lauren was surrounded by opponents on every side of her. She counted eight but there could very well be more lurking in the dark. "This seems a little unfair don't you think? You should have brought at least twenty of you if you wished to challenge me!" It was a bluff but she needed to psych herself up for this. She swung her arms down sharply letting the armor fall over her hands. If they wanted a fight she was going to make it hurt.
"Stop standing there and get her!" A man outside of the ring exasperatedly ordered. The eight men began to charge all at once. Lauren took a slow breath and felt the surge of magic come to through her core and to her hands. Spreading her arms wide she cast fireballs at two of her attackers. Stalling their movements she rushed the gap and broke the enclosing circle. With a swift baton she struck a man's outer knee before bringing it up and into his jaw toppling him. "Oh for the love of! Don't be afraid! Actually TRY to get her!"
Lauren turned to face the now disorganized crowd drawing her second baton and breaking them into hard metal whips. "I welcome you to try it but you'll just end up looking like ugly down there." She cracked the whips on the hard floor causing a spark in the dimly lit room. She slowly circled around the crowd keeping the whips moving in a rhythmic pattern. She didn't need to beat them all, she just needed to reach their boss.
The two goons in the lead nodded to one another before leaping towards her and simultaneously casting large gouts of flame at her. She dive rolled out of the blast but was caught by another contender swinging a baton of his own for her. "Guh!" Lauren only narrowly retracted the whips into a firmer form to block the strike before a fourth enemy struck her flank successfully and knocking her over.
The blow hurt like hell and was sure to bruise but she could not give up so easily. Rolling away she swung her whip for the leg of an approaching attacker and pulled him down. Small victories as the man that got her closed in again keeping her on the floor. "You need to think on your feet!" She challenged and simultaneously pushed off with her hands to get on her feet and threw a small flame at her enemy from her feet. Her opponent screamed in surprise but still managed to strike her across the face when she recovered. This time it sent her reeling while more attackers piled on. Swinging wildly with her whips she made a full spin to force her enemies back. She only took out one guy! She needed to deal with more of them and get their boss!
"And I thought you were one of the inquisitors of Etruria! This is a truly sad sight! So weak!" Their leader taunted her from the distance.
She had no time to heal herself and so she went on the offensive. She was thoroughly angered and frustrated with a ferocity that scored her a second knockout before more flames threatened her. This time she thought smarter using her whip to catch another opponent by the waist and pulling him to her to act as a shield. Direct scorching left him out of the battle. 3 out of 8 opponent's and their leader. She was doing good, but it was still too much to handle. The remaining five enclosed around her once more and prepared for a simultaneous strike of flames.
NOW! As the magic hit its zenith before casting she lashed out the whip to its full length to knock against her opponent's head lowering it. To follow up she grabbed and rolled over his back effectively avoiding the flames and getting her clear shot for their leader! "Your mine now!"
"I don't think so!" Lauren's whip struck the man's flank to which he endured unflinchingly. (Pavise) "You still need to practice!" He reached out for Lauren's collar and roughly manhandled her, lifting her entire body from the ground before throwing her straight down. (Smite) Her body bounced as Interminor placed his foot against her. "Alright, that's enough for today!"
Lauren was out of breath, a hard fight and a brutal finish. "You..." She struggled for air, "You are an ASS!!!"
Interminor laughed to that, "So you continue to tell me." Helping Lauren to stand he patted her down. "Still, that was an exceptional job! You are continuing to progress wonderfully. Can't hold a candle to me," He shrugged his head, "But fine work none the less."
"You say that, but I still got hit by the batons. Were those blades I'd have been dead early on. I was careless." Lauren refuted the praise with her own self assessment.
"True, so I want a written report on how you could have handled the fight better and to a victory."
"How is that going to help me?"
"Gets you to continue writing, and gets you to visualize. Imagining the scenario and playing it out." Interminor looked at the initiates he pitted against Lauren and called for the ones she defeated to come to him. "The two of you knocked out will be staying late for extra training! Get your bearings then I want 300 rounds! As for you..." He looked at the burn victim almost piteously. "You get to the infirmary and take the week off."
"Stop standing there and get her!" A man outside of the ring exasperatedly ordered. The eight men began to charge all at once. Lauren took a slow breath and felt the surge of magic come to through her core and to her hands. Spreading her arms wide she cast fireballs at two of her attackers. Stalling their movements she rushed the gap and broke the enclosing circle. With a swift baton she struck a man's outer knee before bringing it up and into his jaw toppling him. "Oh for the love of! Don't be afraid! Actually TRY to get her!"
Lauren turned to face the now disorganized crowd drawing her second baton and breaking them into hard metal whips. "I welcome you to try it but you'll just end up looking like ugly down there." She cracked the whips on the hard floor causing a spark in the dimly lit room. She slowly circled around the crowd keeping the whips moving in a rhythmic pattern. She didn't need to beat them all, she just needed to reach their boss.
The two goons in the lead nodded to one another before leaping towards her and simultaneously casting large gouts of flame at her. She dive rolled out of the blast but was caught by another contender swinging a baton of his own for her. "Guh!" Lauren only narrowly retracted the whips into a firmer form to block the strike before a fourth enemy struck her flank successfully and knocking her over.
The blow hurt like hell and was sure to bruise but she could not give up so easily. Rolling away she swung her whip for the leg of an approaching attacker and pulled him down. Small victories as the man that got her closed in again keeping her on the floor. "You need to think on your feet!" She challenged and simultaneously pushed off with her hands to get on her feet and threw a small flame at her enemy from her feet. Her opponent screamed in surprise but still managed to strike her across the face when she recovered. This time it sent her reeling while more attackers piled on. Swinging wildly with her whips she made a full spin to force her enemies back. She only took out one guy! She needed to deal with more of them and get their boss!
"And I thought you were one of the inquisitors of Etruria! This is a truly sad sight! So weak!" Their leader taunted her from the distance.
She had no time to heal herself and so she went on the offensive. She was thoroughly angered and frustrated with a ferocity that scored her a second knockout before more flames threatened her. This time she thought smarter using her whip to catch another opponent by the waist and pulling him to her to act as a shield. Direct scorching left him out of the battle. 3 out of 8 opponent's and their leader. She was doing good, but it was still too much to handle. The remaining five enclosed around her once more and prepared for a simultaneous strike of flames.
NOW! As the magic hit its zenith before casting she lashed out the whip to its full length to knock against her opponent's head lowering it. To follow up she grabbed and rolled over his back effectively avoiding the flames and getting her clear shot for their leader! "Your mine now!"
"I don't think so!" Lauren's whip struck the man's flank to which he endured unflinchingly. (Pavise) "You still need to practice!" He reached out for Lauren's collar and roughly manhandled her, lifting her entire body from the ground before throwing her straight down. (Smite) Her body bounced as Interminor placed his foot against her. "Alright, that's enough for today!"
Lauren was out of breath, a hard fight and a brutal finish. "You..." She struggled for air, "You are an ASS!!!"
Interminor laughed to that, "So you continue to tell me." Helping Lauren to stand he patted her down. "Still, that was an exceptional job! You are continuing to progress wonderfully. Can't hold a candle to me," He shrugged his head, "But fine work none the less."
"You say that, but I still got hit by the batons. Were those blades I'd have been dead early on. I was careless." Lauren refuted the praise with her own self assessment.
"True, so I want a written report on how you could have handled the fight better and to a victory."
"How is that going to help me?"
"Gets you to continue writing, and gets you to visualize. Imagining the scenario and playing it out." Interminor looked at the initiates he pitted against Lauren and called for the ones she defeated to come to him. "The two of you knocked out will be staying late for extra training! Get your bearings then I want 300 rounds! As for you..." He looked at the burn victim almost piteously. "You get to the infirmary and take the week off."