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Post by Gavin on Jun 15, 2005 17:18:21 GMT
The cold steel of a gunbarrel pressed against the soft part of her neck, angled upwards towards her brain. At the same time, a small, yet unyielding hand grabbed her hand that held her gun and forced it downwards, towards the floor.
"Not quite." Gavin hissed in her ear, having managed to slip around both Ashille and Kezaa to get behind the girl. His voice seemed drawn, for unseen to both Ashille and Kezaa, his abdomen now glistened with blood from the slice that, had not Gavin skipped backwards, would have surely killed him.
With an arm-twisting movement that was lost in the dimness, Gavin wrenched her arm up behind her back and shoved her towards Kezaa. "You expect her to win against Danawi." He said bluntly.
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Post by Kezaa (retired) on Jun 15, 2005 18:58:17 GMT
(OOC) Gavin, I agree with Ashlle, and its not from a biased viewpoint. I have given her formal training, and she's already an apt user of elementals. I am also aware of the powers you recieved from Laharl, but it would still be wise to not underestimate her, or make light of her posts.
(BIC) Catching Ashlle as she was pushed into him, Kez peererd around her shoulder and shot him a cold stare. He brushed Ashlle's shoulders off and stepped off to the side.
"You're right, we can't expect Danawi to fight fair. But all the same, we are still in the dueling hall, where guidelines will be set before engaging in a duel. When the time comes that Ashlle does face his forces, she won't be able to rely on rules. However, she won't be fighting alone, either. And if you continue to not adhere to her requests, that may also become the case here. Am I understood?"
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Post by Gavin on Jun 15, 2005 19:02:17 GMT
OOC: Whose underestimating who here?
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Gavin hissed quietly in pain, hand plastered to the slowly bleeding abdominal wound. Even so, he managed to smile cheekily,
"I wouldnt call this a duel....I'd call it further training."
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on Jun 15, 2005 19:11:22 GMT
OOc: I was not aware of any Demon powers! I retract my Name calling by deleteing the post. Oh, and Chris is an Full Elemetal, I learned from him.
IC: Ashlee looked at him skeptically. "Your not sent by Danawi? Rats, I've been inflating my own head again. Double Rats! she whispred to herself. She hated being humble, but she could see here it was needed. Triple Rats!
"If it was training (and I do need it) why didn't you say so? It's not fair I was thinking of simply leaving you in here and locking the door."
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Post by Gavin on Jun 15, 2005 19:18:38 GMT
"Would you honestly have fought as hard, knowing that this was just a test and not a real life-or-death situation?" Gavin asked bemusedly, taking his hand away from his abdominal wound. Already, the blood flow was beginning to slow as it started to heal itself.
"In a duel, as in training sessions with your....sensei, you knew that it was not a life of death battle. You pulled your blows because you didnt want to hurt anybody, because you didnt deem it necessary. With this....session, you quite literally had to fight for your life." Gavin paused, plucking his shirt away from his healing wound.
"Consider this 'Fighting Danawi 101'. You went up against an opponent that was both sneaky, fast, and certainly didnt play fair. Though your dueling style is honorable, you need to learn how to fight on their level. I guarantee that they will not wait for you to be ready." Gavin paused once more, realizing that she had actually asked a question before this.
"And no, I am not one of his Followers, quite the opposite....more on than later. If I was a follower.....do not doubt the fact that you would be dead." He flashed an almost evil grin at the girl.
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on Jun 15, 2005 19:28:09 GMT
"OOOOoooooooo!" said Ashlle hurt and angered by his words yet again. "You are no fighter of good! The good side has honor. I was trying to be humble and you spat it back in my face each time! I could kick you, I'm so angry!" Ashlle instead straightened her shirt and sighed forcefully.
"As for being ready from now on I shall wear my weapons to Class, and anywhere else I go. If the teachers don't like it, they can lump it." suddenly her eyes grew wide.
"Hang on, how do YOU know about my training sessions? You weren't there. who else as been watching me?"
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Post by Gavin on Jun 15, 2005 20:40:35 GMT
Gavin shook his head, now solemn,
"The object of the exercise was not for you to humble yourself, it was so you could be humbled. You have to realize that the forces that Danawi has gathered will be nothing like you have ever faced before." Gavin said quietly.
Then, in a complete mood swing, he smiled mischeviously again, "Im from the Ministry, Im paid slightly-over-minimum-wage to know these things."
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on Jun 16, 2005 17:29:35 GMT
"Huh!" said Ashlle, sneering at the Minisrty Offical. "I don't ever have to be humble of I don't choose to! I am a Pureblood, my family was of the Highest Renown. You don't think I know this place is doomed? Besides I've never faced anything except . . . " She stopped short right there.
I've never faced anything except Muggles who were bigger and stronger than me, But I'll be damned if I'll tell him that. she thought.
"Anyway, I was going to leave, but then my friends said this place was a Pilar of Goodness in the fabric of The balance of Good and Evil (Not their words of course) so I desided to stay. If you think I'll get in the way so very badly, why don't you order me to leave?" she sneared at him.
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Post by Gavin on Jun 16, 2005 23:39:03 GMT
Gavin rolled his eyes as she spouted off her heritage, obviously in a manner that had been well-honed by the use of it many times,
"Just because you're a Pureblood doesnt mean that you are guaranteed victory. Look at me, Im a Half-Breed, and I more or less whooped your butt."
Gavin smiled slyly, "Never faced anything except what? Students with only a rudimentary grasping of magic? Perhaps a possessed person or two?" He asked
"And frankly, though the less people around to get hurt the better, you're one of the few people able to keep up with me in a fight. Like it or not, you're a rather skilled fighter."
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on Jun 17, 2005 15:41:00 GMT
Ashlle rolled her eyes at him. "I'm not saying my status guarantees me victory, I'm saying I don't ever have to be humble if I don't want to. I realize they are to totally different things, alright?"
Then she sighed. She hadn't realized it but she'd been hoping to be sent home and to get out of this mess unscathed. "It is none of your business what I have faced. If you cared back then it wouldn't have happened in the first place. Thank you for saying I am skilled."
Then she grinned. "What kind of language is whooped anyway? Keep speaking in that manner and everyone will know you are a half-breed."
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Post by Gavin on Jun 18, 2005 16:02:43 GMT
Keep speaking in that manner and everyone will know you are a half-breed
NOT the best way to go about things.
With a quiet snarl, Gavin strode forward, and backhanded Ashille across the face with such force that the girl was sent stumbling to the side.
With a visible effort to keep an even tone, he said in a low voice, "The difference between you and me; I dont see people as 'half-breeds' or 'Purebloods' or even 'Mudbloods'. I see people. I dont look down upon them because they have a different heritage, or if I have a fancy heritage that means JACK s*** in the real world I dont spout it off every other sentence to say 'Im better than you'."
Gavin sneered, "I take back what I said. You may be a good fighter, but your attitude is abysmal. Are you even going to stay around and fight this time, or are you going to run back to 'Castle Rainier' and stick your head in the sand like you always do?"
He looked at Talon and gave him a curt nod, "Good day to you Sir." His gaze averted slightly to Ashille, then he turned and left the room.
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on Jun 20, 2005 15:15:37 GMT
"AHHHRRRR! YOU SAID IT FIRST, YOU ARSE-HOLE!" Ashlle would have jumped up and slit his throat but he was already gone.
He knew nothing about how she viewed the world. Most of her friends were non-purebloods, and just because she was better than them - statuswize - didn't mean she looked down on them in any other ways. So what if she was born to Wizarding Royalty? That didn't mean she couldn't mingle with the working-class and respect them as people.
“YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME!!!” she cried and burst into tears.
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Post by Gavin on Jun 20, 2005 16:52:38 GMT
He was halfway down the hall when he heard her screams of protest, and his step faltered. He strongly urged himself to leave it alone, but he found he could not. Spinning upon his heel, he turned and walked back into the Dueling Hall.
"I dont know anything about you? I should say I know enough." He said quietly, looking down at her.
"When Michaela and other vampires attacked the school, you fled to someplace safe. You did not even have the courage to stand and defend this castle, a place that is home to many of these students." He paused, struggling to keep his voice level.
"Several of my close friends died that day, and I came very close to losing someone very important to me. That is why you must fight, because if you turn tail and run again, this time, I will hunt you down myself."
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Post by Ashlle G. Rainier on Jun 20, 2005 19:52:58 GMT
Ashlle glowered at him, making a frightful face.
"For your information, Michie tried to take down one of my best friends too, just before I came here. She escaped, although most people think she died. I went home because I had no powers to speak of, it was the beginning of my first year here." She took a straggling breath.
"Personally I still don't believe I have enough powers to make much of a difference. Come ON! What do the words First Year mean to you? I'll tell you something though. One of the core reasons I'm amassing power is to take the revenge that my friend can't. If I die in this battle, I won't be able to do that." her fists trembled in her anger.
"What would be more important to you? Defending a place where most everyone hates you, or living another day to someday hurt those who hurt you first? I tremble now, but someday others will tremble at the mere mention of my name!"
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Post by Gavin on Jun 20, 2005 19:59:25 GMT
"I would rather die knowing that I defended a place that I was bound by honor to protect, not running away to fulfill some selfish little desire!" Gavin shouted at her.
"You said I have no honor, but I have more honor than you could ever comprehend."
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