by The Kingpin » Thu May 31, 2012 2:20 am
Septimus watched, again taking in every detail of the actions, although the gripping position seemed somewhat awkward. He could remember Desrium's own blade having a grip that allowed it to be held comfortably with two hands. This one however seemed somewhat small. Still, the fact Desrium could apply his own two handed style to a sword that seemed designed more for one handed combat was a testament to his ability and comfort with a blade. Even if Septimus doubted his blade could effectively be used in a true two-handed sword style, the lesson learned would be of use in the future...
Taking the blade, Septimus put some distance between himself and Desrium, making sure he had the space. raising his grip so one hand was thoroughly pressed against the hand-guard, he made room for his second hand, before taking a position, shifting his footing into one that he felt was stable, the blade held diagonally in front of him, before raising, as if parrying an incoming strike, twisting the blade, upwards in an inverted U shape, bringing it down diagonally against the prospective opponents neck, the movement given with sufficient force that a real opponent would likely suffer a grievous wound, the blade swinging diagonally across as Septimus took the momentum of the swing to spin, the blade swinging out horizontally with such force it'd be sufficient to behead a man, ending the position in a half-crouch, the sword pointing forward, ready for a second swing, before rising and pointing the blade's grip towards Desrium, surprised with how smoothly that went considering his thoughts on its effectiveness with this particular sword. It turned out being less infeasible than he had suspected, and had noticeably more force in each swing than the previous style, though it came at the price of mobility...
Thalion was nowhere near as amused as Sulrana seemed to be, the Hippogriff's gaze shooting figurative arrows at the kestrel, infuriated that she had made a fool of him, not only in the eyes of the griffin hawk which now sat happily in the tree above, but in the eyes of the master he had so recently lost the favour of...
"Ah yes, organised chaos. the sign of a clever but ever-busy mind. To the perpetrator, a carefully woven web of belongings and intrigue, but to the bystander? Madness!"
–William Beckett, Lore of Leyuna RPG