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| Desolation; Cin vs. Utonar | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 13 2007, 12:17 AM (369 Views) | |
| Cinaed | Aug 13 2007, 12:17 AM Post #1 |
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This is what I traded my innocence for.
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The wind whistled through the remains of Coronet city, sweeping through it and moaning as if missing the life that it had contained earlier. Much like its sweeping through Cinaed's messy white hair, it brought about a sense of calmity, reminiscent of the guerilla warfare that had taken place but a few hours ago. All of the Imperial troopers had returned to the landing zone, and soon would be taking off back to the fleet orbiting Corellia. The civillians had been evacuated, soon to return once the city is rebuilt in the Empire's name. However, Cinaed remained, unwanting to leave just yet. He had spent alot of him time here, originally finding it a nice retreat from the misery of Kamino. When he closed his eyes, he could still see the cibrant life of the city, yet opened them to find nothing more than ruined buildings and empty streets. He brushed the thought to the edge of his mind as rolled his shoulders, his jacket slipping off down his back, yet before it could fall, he extended with the force, lifting it into the air as it folded neatly, and placed itself on a large piece of duracrete. His sword, daggers, and lightsaber followed, resting ontop of the Echo board. He then bent his knees, putting his palms towards the ground, reaching with the force once again. In the middle of an intersection between four buildings, the ground was cleared, all small pebbels and the like flying from him as if he were tornado. He then stood up straight and popped his neck loudly before settling into a one of the Cult of Eight stances. This one was known as the Nexu Claw. Performing a graceful kata, it became evident that this style emphasized on a somewhat feral aggressiveness. It was full of unorthodox meneuvers that would be used to keep an opponent on the defensive. As Cin performed it, his style and grace made it seem almost dancelike and peacefull, despite it's innate aggresiveness. |
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| Artorius Xeronai | Aug 13 2007, 12:35 AM Post #2 |
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The winds billowed through the silent buildings as the shattered glass and blistered metal seemed to capture the very essence of the scene. It was as if the planet itself echoed its pain as slowly but surely, a drop would signal the tears of the world. Dark clouds had formed during the last few hours of the campaign, and it was usually a bad omen; on this day, it was unknown if that would prove true or not. Within one of the central intersections, the commander of the legions of imperial troopers that had fought so bravely and honorably to take control of this city, stood alone. It was as if he stood in his own world before facing some unknown opponent, perhaps the very planet that tried to blow away the one who had caused it such pain; perhaps even, the echani warrior was even simply content with his actions. Of course, however, he was not alone, the sith are never truly alone for where there is one, there will always be another watching and waiting; waiting to learn from or destroy the one the look upon. One such boy stood perched upon one of the more luxurious buildings. Upon the second floor near the outer balcony, to primal hybrid seemed more and more like a hunter as he watched with feral eyes the one who had saved him from his prison so long ago. He watched as the seemingly unconvential, random movements of the warrior below so resembled those of the wild predators of the forest. He watched, perched like some raptor as the rain began to grow stronger and stronger. His bare skin glistened as his maim-like hair grew heavy from the build up of water. He held no weapons but his blood-drenched hands as the dried blood of his victims still appeared upon his body, just starting to wash away now. With a mighty leap however, the wild hybrid would prove that his strong figure would not truly hinder his agility of grace. He would land effortlessly in a kneeling form for a moment as he allowed his padded boots to get a feel for the wet streets. His own power was still very much untamed as the force seemed to become more eradic around him, much more like an invisible flame that was slowly building in response to the tornado that was Cinaed. The boy would rise as an eerie half smile would come upon his face; a fang portruding as his eyes seemed to reveal his anxiousness. "That is good form master...allow I to be your opponent lest you wish to face the unconventiality of this world's nature." Utonar said as his own body seemed to prepare itself. Slowly he bent at the knees as his left leg shifted forward somewhat with the foot facing Cin while the right leg moved to the rear somewhat. His torso matched this movement as it twisted to face the same direction as his find foot; a direction perpendicular to his lead. As his did this, he also brought his powerful, paw-like hands up as his right came up close to his cheek with the hand upon and claw-like fingernails retracted as the left seemed to be more parallel to the left knee. |
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| Cinaed | Aug 13 2007, 12:47 AM Post #3 |
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This is what I traded my innocence for.
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Cinaed continued, even as he felt the arrival of Utonar, moving gracefully through the kata, from one move to the next with such ease and grace that it was almost frightening. The young Echani warrior had expected to've been waiting longer for Utonar to arrive. The pleasant surprise remained unshown. At least until Cinaed came to a stop, ending with a flying roundhouse that seemed to make him float for but a single moment. He spun to face Utonar. "You're Galactic Basic is coming along nicely," he said stoicly, his voice undripping in the arrogance that seemed so natural to him. He smiled for a brief moment as he settled into the same stance as before, appearing to hold himself somewhat similar to Utonar. "Come, show me if you've been practising your Nexu Claw," he said seriously, his fingers braced as if he were ready to claw at his opponent. "Maybe this spar will help you to learn it easier." |
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| Artorius Xeronai | Aug 13 2007, 01:01 AM Post #4 |
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The motion would be swift yet simple, powerful yet seemingly random as Utonar would suddenly launch into his attack. Never one to waver, the boy seemed to charge in strong at first as Cinaed's last sentence seemed to end. The force seemed to burn around him or would seemingly be shown as such to those with the ability to see the force only. It would seem the boy had been praticing indeed or perhaps his upbringing had allowed him to pick up on the style as quickly as he did. As he appeared before Cinaed, the usual fighter would attempt to attack a weak point but the boy seemed confident in his own strength as he attempted to plow through the defenses of the echani warrior. With a powerful swipe of his claw-like left hand, he attempted to slash at Cin's shoulder as it faced him. As he did this, the boy had brought his lead leg near the lead foot of Cin on the opposite in an attempt to perhaps not leave a full opening to dodge and strike. The strike was a simple one as the hybrid seemed to still be anticipating during such a long period spent in society; his more feral side seemed to wish to come out yet still the human side seemed strong. |
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| Cinaed | Aug 13 2007, 01:14 AM Post #5 |
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Cinaed reacted quickly, waiting for Utonar to make his move before making one of his own. As soon as he could see Utonar's left hand fly up, Cinaed stepped his right foot out for support and balance as he lifted his right arm forward, crossing Utonar's in a block that left Utonar's left hand out of the equation, so to speak. Cinaed then slipped his left foot to his right, avoiding the leading foot of Utonar as he moved it slightly forward, and then behind the feet of Utoner, his knee on level with Utonar's left knee, and his ankle on level with Utonar's right. His left hand had, however lingered as he moved forward and to the right, and then it came forth with explosive power, launching towards the diaphram of Utonar with blinding speed. With his leg behind Utonar's, the strike would send Utonar onto his back. |
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| Artorius Xeronai | Aug 13 2007, 02:36 AM Post #6 |
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Just as swiftly as the attack phase began, so too was Cinaed in his defensive counter as he attempted to utilize his explosive force to strike down the large Utonar. It was quite a clever maneuver as it would seem to use the hybrid's own rashness and strength against him but Utonar was already taking in the blow as well. No sooner had Cinaed blocked the slash with his right hand, had Utonar simply flicked his wrist somewhat to gain the proper positioning to attempt to grab onto the forearm with his sharp claws. As he did this, Utonar attempted to utilize his right elbow as he propelled it downward with a quickness almost matching that of Cinaed's strike. Though not as quick, the blow held a lot more power as Utonar disregarded balance in an attempt to strike at the very arm attacking him; his motion both allowing him to twist his torso ever so slightly in an attempt to lessen the damage of the blow as his left hand would pull at Cin's own arm to destabilize him during the anticipated fall. Lifting his lead leg, he could see the fall coming if the blow connected yet as elbow and knee came for the arm of Cinaed, it would perhaps stop the attack and damage the arm enough for him not to be able to utilize it fully. A simple pincer attack as it were, the blow was aimed especially at the wrist as the smaller area being hit would perhaps cause the most damage. |
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| Cinaed | Aug 13 2007, 10:58 AM Post #7 |
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Cinaed aborted his attack when he saw the elbow swing up in order to attack. Even utilyzing his legendary reflexes, the elbow would be too fast to avoid completely. Cinaed tightened each muscle in his left arm, creating a fist, and slowing the arm due to the tension of the tendons in his arm. His fist met the elbow with bonejarring force, both being forced to stop as a unique pain soared up and through Cinaed's left arm. However, pain was no factor to an Echani warrior, and Cinaed exerted enough force through his arm in order to slap aside the arm of Utonar as he flicked his own right wrist, and brought is left hand to the elbow of Utonar, grabbing it as he twisted it around. He ducked below Utonar's arm and pivoted on either heals, making himself turn over 180 degrees in a single movement as he stood straight and attempted to twist Utonar's arm behind his back. Although his strength could not hope to match Utonar's, Cinaed's technique had only ever been rivaled by a single person. |
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| Artorius Xeronai | Aug 13 2007, 10:24 PM Post #8 |
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OOC: Seems you may have forgotten about the grab I did of your former defending arm; I believe it was the right. Anyway, I guess I will just continue and if you edit, I will edit a little later. In a flash of flexibility and quickness, it would seem that the master was able to defend against the young learner yet again. With his arm somewhat numb and now brought to his rear, the taller, somewhat larger Utonar would seem in quite the predicament. It was a basic hammerlock it would seem yet Utonar's height and strength advantage would come into play; having not anticipated a grapple such as this with the style implemented. Attempting to slide his left leg back, Utonar would bring his foot behind Cinaed's foot in an attempt to allow a loss of balance. At the same time, Utonar would shift his weight just a bit in an attempt to push Cinaed backward and fall down with him; if it worked, it would cause the hybrid's larger, somewhat heavier frame to fall on top of Cin and perhaps even knock the air out of him as his head would slam onto the duracrete. |
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| Cinaed | Aug 13 2007, 11:06 PM Post #9 |
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OOC: Actually, your grip on my arm is what allowed me to hammer lock you so quickly, otherwise i would've had to reach the arm out in order to find your wrist with my fingers. Since you grabbed it, I already knew where it was. IC: Cinaed had been waiting for his opponent to use the size advantage against him, and so had prepared a ready defense. As he felt Utonar's foot place itself behind his own, Cinaed ducked, moving his right foot infront of Utonar's right foot. He then lowered himself as low to the ground as possible, grabbing Utonar's right leg with both hands as he lifted and pulled with all the strength he could muster. Since Utonar had already been leaning back, the meneuver would work to trip the Cathar boy, making him land flat on his back as Cin rolled away from Utonar, and turned back to see what had become of the Nexu Claw student. |
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| Artorius Xeronai | Aug 14 2007, 01:23 AM Post #10 |
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The motion took the young hunter by surprise as his balance was completely shaken. His legs were taken out from under him and the hybrid had no where to go but down and hard if he did not prepare himself. Luckily, one knows to make any disadvantage into an advantage and as he fell, with his arms now free, Utonar began to curl himself somewhat as he braced for the fall. Using the momentum of going backward, as well as his back now being rounded from his curling, Utonar was able to lessen the impact of the fall through a backwards roll. No sooner had his feet reconnected with the floor had the hybrid predator launched on the offensive yet again. His predatory nature begining to rise as inhibitions and common sense seemed to go out the window, animalistic instinct took over. As it did, it would seem that Utonar's eyes seemed more primal and his movements more swift and eradic than before. Charging in on all fours like a ferocious animal, Utonar seemed to wish to come in from below yet within two feet of his prey, he launched into the air as his claws seemed poised for a powerful pounce. Hands aimed to grab the head of Cinaed, he hoped to use the ample forward momentum he had built and the grab to bring about a powerful knee strike upon the face and more importantly, the nose of Cinaed. |
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| Cinaed | Aug 14 2007, 01:44 AM Post #11 |
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Cinaed could see it in utonar's eyes now. He was begining to understand the Nexu Claw, or as it was, feel it. For the Nexu Claw was not something one should have on the mind. When one uses the Nexu Claw style, they should forget what they are, and become what the very motions of the Nexu Claw strives for them to be: An animal. A beast. A predator. And it was returning to the half-cathar hybrid, as it was there so long ago back on Dantooine. Cinaed smile, waiting for an attack. Despite Utonar's apparently growing affinity, It was not quite enough to perform such a blow to the Echani quite yet. As Utonar pounced, Cinaed fell backwards, into a roll as he lifted his feet to the gut of Utonar, kicking harshly as he continued to push, using the explosive power of every muscle he could muster to send Utonar soaring in the continued direction. Cinaed followed through with his roll, coming back to his feet as he quickly turned to check on his opponent. |
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| Artorius Xeronai | Aug 14 2007, 10:01 PM Post #12 |
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The power of the strong muel-like kick could be felt throughout the innerards of Utonar as the shook him quite well but in all the fury, he had still mounted up a decent enough counter. It happened quick yet with the backwards fall and the rising of the legs, Utonar's predatory mind had already somehow instinctively seen the move coming as his grab was still able to work. Utonar attempted to grab at the muscular legs as he left his gut wide open, for if grabbed, the blow's full impact would be lessened. As the hybrid held on, digging his sharp, powerful claw-like nails into the flesh of his teacher, Utonar used the momentum of the attempted "monkey flip" for lack of a better term, in an attempt to perhaps end this quick. With the momentum, he was still carried in the direction intended and his body moved as if going into a front flip, yet the beast teen landed upon his own powerful feet, his makeshift boots padded and cushioning the landing as he proceeded to attempt the final strike. The grapple was but part one as Utonar would soon feel the cool liquid from the legs should he add more pressure to his grasp as his powerful body utilized those muscles all in one fluid movement as the boy was begining to learn from what he had seen from other hunters. One fluid movement it would seem as the explosive speed and force of the movement would bring the smaller frame of Cinaed from behind him, up over his head and down towards the ground to be slammed back and head first into the pavement; a slam that would perhaps even crack duracrete as the added pressure began to crack the duracrete under Utonar's feet. |
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| Cinaed | Aug 14 2007, 10:24 PM Post #13 |
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Cinaed was somewhat surprised at the quickness of Utonar, who had quickly grabbed at the attacking legs of Cinaed. The momentum of the Cathar had carried the Echani up as well, who worked furiously to kick his legs at the head and shoulders of the boy, hopening to loosen the grip somewhat. However, the attempt was a complete failure, and as soon as he felt himself begin to descend he huddled his arms over his head protecting it from the blow as he fortified his body with the force. However, the impact still send a crushing pain through his body, causing him to wince as he kicked free of the strong hands of the hybrid. Quickly rolling backwards to his feet, he breathed heavily, a somewhat maniacal smile growing across his face as he inspected the small crater that his body had left in the ground. His icy blue eyes returned to Utonar as Cinaed stretched out. "I see I don't have to go so easy on you," he said lowly, his teeth seeming to twist into jaged fangs. "Show me what you've really got, then!" He shouted as he pulled off the Tunic from his armor, throwing it aside to leave himself barechested. Cinaed's breathing slowed as he focused his mind, becoming one with himself in small meditation, and then, he adverted to a Stone Serpant stance, performing a small kata. With each move his muscles tensed and buldged. The Stone Serpant emphasized on powerfull blows, and since Cinaed couldn't match Utonar's strength, he would use his technique to aid him. And then, all of a sudden, he leapt, soaring over the crater toward's Cinaed, his right hand rearing back as every muscle in his body exploded forth like a concussive grenade, sending his fist like a rocket toward's the jaw of Utonar. |
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| Artorius Xeronai | Aug 14 2007, 11:02 PM Post #14 |
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(OOC: I am thinking the punch to be more like a powerful straight punch from what I read but if it is not, then let me know and I shall edit.) The power of Cinaed was quite breath taking so to speak as the single punch, careening towards Utonar, the power of that fist could even be felt through the force. Its bone shattering force would surely leave the hunter without one of his strongest weapons for quite sometime and Utonar, though primal in nature now, had a shred of common sense as he could feel the motion coming for him. The human side of the hybrid boy, though faintly there, could just barely hear the praise of his teacher yet the animalistic side felt praise was earned through the increased fighting level of his prey. Though powerful and fast, the fits itself was quite linear in its movements and in sending such a powerful punch while jumping, it would seem that the master had left himself open somewhat. In a maneuver perhaps more associated with the echani form known as the Setting Sun, Utonar would used the powerful forward momentum gained by Cinaed against him. As the punch came forth, Utonar simply twisted his torso to allow him to be on the outer side of the attack for as the torso moved, so too did the neck and head; his jaw the last to move as the power of the fist was reduced somewhat from it glancing off the jaw rather than fully connecting. This was all done in a quick fluid motion as the fist began to come forward and thus, to the untrained eye, it would appear as if the fist would have connected, twisting the body from the power of the blow. In one fluid motion, using the parry somewhat, Utonar brought his left hand in a powerful horizontal slash that would clearly cut deep into the flesh of the gut of Cinaed with his own powerful claws. As he did this, his feet were stable upon the ground as his right hand was ready to mount a secondary attack if need be; the bout began to truly get interesting it would seem as both were unhindered by the weight of armor and the like. |
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| Cinaed | Aug 14 2007, 11:09 PM Post #15 |
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Cinaed's left hand flew forward slapping away Utonar's attack with a powerfull that extended it forward. Following through with the combination of attacks, Cinaed brought his right knee harshly into the appendix left appendix of Utonar, still using the forward momentum from his leap. His left leg had remained back, however, Cinaed then retightened the muscles in his right arm for another blow, pulling them powerfully back as his elbow flew with bonecrunching force into the left ribs of Utonar, already having bypassed the defense of Utonar's right arm with the previous punch. |
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