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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 15, 2021 21:22:59 GMT -8
Kai's eyes widen slightly at the flash and she looks away, hiding her arm behind her eyes for a couple of seconds.
"Good!" Recovering from the stun and seeing that her opponent is closing quickly, the archer darts backwards to add space. She fires an arrow wide of Firebringer's head, whizzing it past on purpose to keep the intensity up. "Pressure, keep up the pressure --"
It was important to give her a chance to try things. Of note was the fact that Dani was faster than she was.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 15, 2021 21:38:18 GMT -8
The arrow whizzing by her head gave her a start. Shit. Kai was shouting 'good' to her, but that arrow could have been in her face just now and that wasn't a nice feeling.
Quick. Think. Bow.
The Ifrit, as she moves snaps her fingers, glamour releasing from her as she summons fire to light Kai's bow aflame. She'd never tried this, so she was curious how well it would actually work, if it would work at all. She said pressure, hopefully this is some pressure. If not, oof.
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 15, 2021 21:57:29 GMT -8
Fae magicks drove the snap of flames off-line as Kai and her bow moved, but that was clever thinking. She circled around, not getting as much distance that time as the size of the building limited her ability to move away. The second blunt arrow flew for center mass. The Elemental was in range to charge now; the space simply wasn't big enough for Kai to keep running backward. It was a risky move, opening herself up to reprisal, but it was possible.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 15, 2021 22:11:55 GMT -8
"Nice shot," Firebringer gets out after the arrow has hit her center. Fuck that hurt. Okay, gotta go all in or she'll get me down. Let's get on her. So, the Ifrit moves on her quick, keeping her defense up as she closes the gap between her and Kai.
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 15, 2021 22:16:32 GMT -8
Firebringer's compliment was met with martial arts as she closed, the Ifrit's handwork interfering with the ease of her shot. She fired off a reply that may or may not have landed.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 15, 2021 22:39:25 GMT -8
Firebringer could have tried to dodge, but she takes a risk and tries to land a punch, not entirely taking into account the level of her wounds.
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 15, 2021 22:45:50 GMT -8
Between her handwork with the weapon and Firebringer's exhaustion from injury, Kai used her bow to knock the incoming arm offline. Not wanting to put the Elemental into surgery, she danced back and called, "Hold. Nice work." Lowering the bow, she casually gestured to the murder gloves. "Feel free to stun me with the draw in training fights if you want -- that was really clever -- but if you land a hit with those in training, you'll hospitalize me."
She glanced about the wide open room, letting the Elemental take a breather to let the bruising fade. "Okay. Open space at thirty yards. What do you think of that terrain against a shooter? What would you do differently?"
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 15, 2021 22:57:24 GMT -8
Danica felt a little bit dizzy, but not enough to pass out. Crap. She looks down at her hands. Right. Murder hands. That actually made her laugh. "Sorry."
She lets out a slow breath. What would she have done differently?
"This terrain doesn't allow really for too many advantages to either side if one can keep an eye on where they are backing or running up. With a different terrain, given places to gain cover, it might have helped me getting closer to you and possibly sustaining less damage. At the same time, it would do the same for the shooter."
"In this case, I'm faster than you, I might have tried getting within a closer range first. I feel as though if I had gotten that fire to actually spark, I might have had you down your bow. It might have been something worth trying again, or perhaps strategically planting the spark behind you to prevent you backing up if I could." Her brain is conjuring up a few different ways she could have gone with it.
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 16, 2021 11:11:32 GMT -8
"That's a fair analysis," she agreed. Open terrain was a nightmare for the hand-to-hand combatant at thirty yards. That was just a fact. "I liked the spark idea if you had cover to work with. The glove flash was cool and super unexpected. Being honest though, the thing you did that put the most pressure on me was when you accepted that you were going to take a hit and just closed the gap. Solid armor really goes a long way in those situations to take the edge off, too - Hedgespun is pretty cool. I don't know any hedge-spinners, but it would be so cool to get some..." Her voice had a dreamy quality to it, like it was pretty rare and impressive to have Hedgespun. Among the Lost, it had a certain panache.
"You got any Steed contracts? I've heard they can really help with covering distance."
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 16, 2021 12:25:04 GMT -8
"Urgh, Hedgespun items would be amazing. I'm just barely okay at crafting things in general, but I wouldn't trust myself trying Hedgespinning anything that useful." There are so many paths she'd love to consider, but she can't split herself that much. She's great with a punch at least, great with a stare down when she has to.
"I've got Mirror Walk and Pathfinder. Mirror Walk has helped me more than a few times in a pinch. I'd love if I could find an Ogre to teach me Seven League Leap at some point. They really know how to dive right in and hammer an attack right from it. Flickering Hours is also up on my list to learn at some point soon. And Paralyzing Presence... urgh. So many things I want to learn," She lets out an exasperated sigh, "One day. Just gotta keep training."
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 16, 2021 12:39:39 GMT -8
"Sure. It's probably worth finding a nerd to go over the intricacies of the different Contracts with you. I'm not really up on all of the options, but what I do know is that Beasts are fast, and being fast is how you beat shooters," Kai said. Her Occult knowledge was pretty much fieldwork, plus a bit of basic theory. She was friends with Rowan. He could probably tell her all about the different options. "Rowan can probably help you out, but if you want to keep it in house, I've heard Cinder knows a lot, and Dame Bloody Mary is our Court's occultist Knight."
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 17, 2021 13:35:15 GMT -8
Firebringer nods, "I've got a little bit of occult under my belt. Wouldn't mind studying a bit more. And Rowan is my friend, we'll probably chat about it eventually. But I still need to make a habit of spending more time with people of our court to take some pointers."
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 17, 2021 13:38:16 GMT -8
Once the break had been taken and Firebringer felt good to go, the two Summer Courtiers met back up for another go.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 17, 2021 13:48:27 GMT -8
The Ifrit tries another approach. Why not try to get closer first? They'll probably back up too, but I'm faster.
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Post by Kai Rose on Feb 17, 2021 14:38:59 GMT -8
The Elemental did what forces of nature do - come at you, hard, a direct advance that drove her back. She knew she'd only have a shot or two before the Ifrit was in melee range, and while she backed up, she took aim at her leg to slow Firebringer down.
The shot went wide, clanking off the concrete floor.
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