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Re: Chapter 1.65: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: September 24, 2020, 2:43 pm
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Feeling the warmth of Asena's hand on his skin, Septimus
couldn't help blushing a bit. All too soon, though, she pulled
her hand away. "Keep in mind that I've been training in unarmed
combat since I was ten or so. The trips and grapples I employ
are from other fighting styles that are more complex. Once you
have a solid foundation in something simpler, something you can
fall back on, then I'll teach you the flashy, risky stuff."
He grinned and reversed his stance, putting his left foot back
behind his right and bringing his right fist up where his left
had been. "The next step is to do it with your other hand, now.
Everything I teach you, all the blocks, punches, and kicks, will
be practiced first with your right side and then again with your
left. Your left side may be weaker or less coordinated, but
that's why we practice with both. Eventually, you'll be just as
good with one as the other."
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Re: Chapter 1.65: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: September 24, 2020, 10:08 pm
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Asena caught the blush a bit too late and wished she had stayed
a bit closer. Perhaps, Septimus wasn’t so focused of a teacher
as she was losing focus as a student? She gave a breath through
her nose, knowing she needed to behave and take this seriously.
This was all still new and she needed to figure it out if she
truly felt like she could pursue something with Septimus. She
didn’t need to rush things and needed to be smart...even if the
man made her want to be a bit risky rather than reserved.
However, she focused on him and nodded with acknowledgement of
what he was saying. Right, he was skilled as a man that had been
training since he was a boy. It made sense that he would now be
quite sufficient in hand to hand and she had a long way to go.
But instead of it feeling daunting or intimidating, Asena was
excited for the opportunity to keep learning something new. At
least she also knew it would be hard to tire of her teacher...
“Fair enough. I suppose I would be shocked if you didn’t know
what you were doing after all that time training.” She said
before she gave a small hum of thought. “I look forward to the
day when I can meet you on at least semi-equal footing. With all
the flashy risky stuff involved.” Her eyes brightened in
excitement at the idea of being able to be better skilled and
pull off moves like that. She was going to be such a badass
warrior that the other guild members might promote her—well, or
perhaps admire it since she would have to retire from The
Nomadic Warriors if she won the seat on the Truce.
She shook off the negative thoughts and tried to obediently
switch up her stance to match his. While it sounded tedious, she
knew there was a method to this. As he said, she had to train up
her weak side in case she needed it. Leaving yourself vulnerable
for any reason could spell your death or give your enemy some
advantage. Asena felt her resolve to do her best harden and she
gave Septimus a nod. “Got it. Ready.” She said to let him know
she was starting out. She was clearly rusty on her timing on her
left, but with patience and some time she got better. Eventually
she was able to find that rhythm and reflex again, even if it
was beginning to make her build up a bit of a sweat in the later
day sun. She was focusing hard and trying not to falter, putting
her damndest into being the best and showing Septimus she could
handle it. She often found herself glancing at him as if
checking to see if he was pleased with her progress. This was
the most patient Asena had been with training in a while. At
least since she was a girl learning how to swing her sword.
The image of Septimus as a young boy practicing similar stances
as her now made her mind wander. Normally, after such trauma of
losing his family, one would want to hide away from violence
right? What made him decide to pick up hand to hand as his
fighting style? It seemed so much more up close and personal
than fighting with a sword. Was that why he liked it?
She let her mind wander a bit too much because she swept her
arm out too wide and almost threw herself off balance. She
stumbled before blushing and clearing her throat. “Sorry. My
mind was—nevermind.” She admittedly dumbly with a shake of her
head. Without wanting to dwell on the mistake, she took back up
the stance to continue or do what else he decided to teach her
for the day before they called time and took a break.
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Re: Chapter 1.65: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: October 15, 2020, 1:55 pm
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After an hour or so, Septimus stepped back and stretched. Sweat
shined on his body, and he had to push his hair back from his
forehead. He gave Asena a boyish grin as he retrieved his shirt.
"Want to take a dip before dinner? Or would you rather have a
proper bath?"
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Re: Chapter 1.65: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: October 17, 2020, 12:42 am
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Asena was puffing and looking a bit on the disheveled side after
a work out like that. She was by no means exhausted, but she was
feeling the exciting ache and thrill of a good workout. That
familiar feeling of accomplishment was a high that she craved,
especially after feeling low for so long. It felt good to learn
a new skill and feel her potential rising. Soon she may even
rival Sept if she was lucky. But she was sure she had to get
very lucky after that work out. She gave a stretch, trying to
limber back up when he offered either a bath or a swim. She felt
her face heat up at that boyish smile under the sweat, something
in her finding it cute. She could go the responsible route and
take her bath, sans the attractive shirtless man. Or she could
have a little bit of fun and go take a dip in the pond? She
worried her lip a moment in thought, her eyes traveling his
frame before she spoke up, a laugh in her voice. "Is that really
a question? I get to keep you shirtless. So the lake, duh." She
told him as she made her way that way. She paused at the waters
edge, taking her time to make a show of tugging off her pants
and making sure her shirt was secure. She could be a little
demur and not get down to her underwear or swim naked. Perhaps
that would save Septimus from a heart attack? Or push his desire
to take things slow. One step at a time...The busy body in her
needed a task, so she took a step towards the waters edge. She
stuck an unsure toe in, trying to check for the frosty chill she
felt last time. At least now it was a decent temperature, not
freeze your ass off cold. "Oh thank Torgar, it's not freezing
still." She walked in, taking that opportunity to get deeper and
deeper until her feet only barely grazed the bottom. With a sigh
of comfort, she laid back to float, enjoying the feel of the
water. "Sometime I feel like I should have been a Zsill magus.
How do you not spend hours out here?" She cooed, enjoying the
feel of the cool water on her naturally warm skin.
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: October 25, 2020, 10:56 am
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Septimus chuckled softly to himself as Asena made the more
salacious choice. He followed her, allowing his eyes to roam her
body as she stripped off her trousers. She cut a very nice
figure. He followed her in after she'd tested the water, and he
mentally despaired. He hadn't even been thinking when he'd made
this suggestion, but the trousers he wore weren't a pair he
usually wore when training; they were newer, less worn, and he
was submerging them in his pond.
Ah, well. Pants could be replaced. Even if they were rather
expensive as clothing went. He waded out to where Asena was and
rolled his neck. "Simple, he said in response to her question.
"My books aren't waterproof." He took the chance she'd given him
to admire her form once more as she lay on her back.
"Besides that, I like to feel a bit more grounded than I do
while floating in water. Maybe it's my Misilm heritage at play."
He shrugged a bit.
After a while, he said, "I had a teacher once, who I trained
with during a summer on the coast. He made me dress in this
flowing white costume with long sleeves and full leg coverings.
We would wade out until taking our fighting stance meant most of
our bodies were under water except our heads. Then, he'd drill
me on punches and kicks for hours, fighting against water and my
own uniform the whole time until I could throw a punch as fast
in the water as I originally could on land."
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: October 26, 2020, 1:33 pm
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Asena was pleased that he agreed to follow along, even if she
was wondering just how much he would have to shed. It seemed
like he wore finer clothes today since her visit and impromptu
training session hadn't been something he could prepare for. But
she appreciated him sacrificing the expensive clothing for a
little dip. It wasn't like fabric could replace fun right? Maybe
she could replace them later as a small apology for him putting
up with her. Well it wasn't like he couldn't replace them
himself...Perhaps she could find a book he would enjoy?
As if he read her mind, he stated he didn't swim more because of
his books. That drew a chuckle to her as she looked back up at
the sky a moment. "Hm true, it would be tragic to waterlog a
good book. Besides, with the Misilm and muscle, I'm sure you'll
sink like a rock."
She floated for a moment longer before he brought up another
point, one about his past and training. With a little kick, she
straightened in the water to just treading water by him. "I was
wondering how you were so quick in our last water battle. That
sounds intense." She said though she gave him a raise of her
brow, "You had many teachers then? Not just Genevieve?" She
asked since she wondered jsut what all he had learned and done.
"I'm kind of glad the Nomadic Warriors weren't that intense.
Torgar, I would drown before I started making sword strikes in
waves. Not that I've seen beaches either..." She said since they
wanted her training where her Magis flourished like in the
mountains. "It was really a lot of weapons training, learning to
ride in combat, Magis use, and how to conduct yourself in a
group or on your own on contracts. Now the few years I spent as
an initiate, were hellish but only because they gave us the
worst contracts. Well, except yours of course." She said to
clarify that to him.
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: October 29, 2020, 2:12 pm
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"Gen and I were... I guess you could say we were itinerant. We
didn't stay in one place for very long, and that gave me
opportunities to meet new people and learn the basics of their
styles. The basics won't get you far, usually, but when you have
a lot of options to pull from you can make a fighting style all
of your own."
He smiled a bit as she spoke of her experience with the Nomads.
"I must admit I'm a bit jealous. I've always wanted to learn how
to use a weapon other than the cestus, but I could never find
one that complimented my Magis."
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: October 29, 2020, 4:03 pm
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Asena has heard from Septimus that he traveled a bit with
Genevieve. He had mentioned something about Rosewalde and that
he had friends scattered around. Though to hear he also trained
with many masters of different fighting styles made her a bit
envious. She could only imagine what that kind of life must have
been like. A dream in her case as she was stuck in a mining town
as a child and then with her aunt in a lumber town shortly
after. The Nomadic Warriors was her first chance to see the
world and she loved almost every second of it. But by then she
was already quite set in her ways and had her skill with swords
and her Magis to contend with. She could only imagine how great
a warrior she could be if she had been allowed to travel the
world. “Well, Septimus style seems to be working very well for
you. I dare say you should start taking on students of your own?
Though was all that traveling why you decided to settle in
Marieve instead of one of those other places you visited?”
When the topic shifted to weapons and his potential for one,
that got Asena’s wheels turning. She smiled brightly as she
moved closer, humming in thought as her eyes traced him. “Well,
your cestuses are cool, but I bet you would look badass with
a...hmmm” Not feeling shy or bashful about getting closer, she
let a hand go to his arm, with some consideration. “Good upper
body strength means you can go heavy or light.” She then went to
his shoulders. “Not bad tone here.” Her hand did trace to his
neck as she looked into his face in thought. “Your smart so you
could pick up something with more skill required, but a finesse
weapon like a rapier or ranged weapon like a bow would look odd.
Also it would be an..interesting pair with you manipulating
rocks. Though I’m sure you could pick up anything and make it
unique.” She thought a moment before an excited ‘Oh!’.
“A war hammer! Not the prettiest weapon but they get the job
done and needs a lot of balance! Great for smashing rocks too!”
She wagged her brows as if selling it to him. “I tried one once
with a few members from the guild. It was so liberating but just
too heavy for me. I may or may not have fallen on my ass trying
to swing it at the dummy.” She was partially teasing and
partially being honest here.
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: unknownmercury Date: October 31, 2020, 3:12 pm
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Septimus allowed Asena to trace her fingers over him. As her
hands went up to his neck he put one arm around her waist. He
wore a lazy grin as she excitedly came to the conclusion of her
pondering.
"A warhammer sounds like a good choice. I'll see if I can
acquire one to practice with soon." The arm around her waist
tightened, pulling her closer against him. "For now, though..."
He dipped his head and kissed her, luxuriating in the feeling of
her body pressed against his, the warmth she radiated, the
softness of her lips under his.
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Re: Kindled Embers (Asena & Septimus) [Y1057]
By: Kimcora Date: November 2, 2020, 1:01 pm
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Asena felt the arm go around her waist, her eyes glinting with
interest as he let that smile pull at his lips. How he always
seemed to take most things with such ease was something she
admired. She couldn't help her heart fluttered in her chest and
all thoughts of warhammers drifted from her mind. It was hard to
focus on anything else but him when she was this close. She had
only been this close to him a few times and each time he
reminded her why she liked being in his arms more and more. That
stability, that firmness, that warmth...The kind of hold that
grounded her and yet also excited her more than she cared to
admit. The kiss wasn't unexpected and she kissed him back,
letting her hand keep him close as she didn't want that
wonderful feeling to end. "Glad to see all this talk of
warhammers really set the mood." She said to him when she had to
pull away for a moment. She let that hand on the back of his
neck find his cheek where she brushed a bit of water off. "I
missed this...and you...Being away reminded me how happy you
make me..." She told him dusting a softer kiss to his lip before
attempting to pull him in for another.
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