thenearshore | [closed] Not a letdown

Since this was just a sparring match meant for Saix' training in his wolf form Sora just brings himself. After recent events with his own shinki he's not in the best position to use Riku Replica much right now and Nageki isn't a weapon. Using Nageki would only give Sora an unfair advantage with his weakpoint scanning.

His keyblade and magic would be enough for a little bit of push and shove.

He arrived at Odin's temple mostly on time. Honestly, he was kind of looking forward to this. No more resting and being told to rest and finally being able to stretch his wings a little puts Sora in a fairly good mood.

"Hey? I'm here!" Sora called out, looking around.

Saïx waved Sora over when he arrived. "Thank you for coming." He was truly glad that he'd agreed. It wasn't as though Saïx had any other weapons with which to weaken an ayakashi in a fight, so he needed to do what he could to get better with what he has.

"I want you to know that even if it seems as though I am completely out of control at any point while we spar, it's nothing to worry about. I don't know if it's a thing that happens whenever I fight, or only when I'm angry while fighting - as my only fight was against Axel. I go into what appears to be - and feels like - a berserk state, however, my mind is calm and clear." He doesn't know how important that reassurance will actually be to Sora, but he felt it necessary given how furious he got last time.

[As Saix explains his berserk state Sora rubs the back of his neck sheepishly. He knows about that berserk state better than he’d like to admit.]

Yeah! Cool, that shouldn’t be a problem or anything.

[He laughs and nods. Another downside of knowing a shinki and not being able to say anything about that is dodging stuff like this. It almost felt like lying and Sora hates lying. It feels so strange to be talking to Saix like this still.

But he rolls his shoulders and grins. If anything, a little sparing will be therapeutic.]

Just give me your best shot! No holding back!

Of course.

[He nods his head and then looks over to Leo.]

Let's get started.

[Leo glances up from his book, setting it aside]

I do reserve the right to end this little sparring match if either of you look to be getting out of control. This is my temple, after all.

[And as much as he's come to care about Sora, he knows what Sora told him about Saix. He can't be positive Sora won't forget himself and take whatever he may feel towards Saix's actions before on his shinki.

And also Saix's berserk state might be a problem.]

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Edited 2016-10-16 02:58 (UTC)

[It's probably a good thing to be careful about, Sora can get a little carried away sometimes, even with just sparing. If sparing in the Underworld and in the Coliseum were any indication.

Sora nods, giving a light shrug to Leo and brandishes his keyblade. He's swapped to his basic keyblade today, the normal Kingdom Key which should do just fine for sparring. After all it would probably be a little overkill if he busted out Unbound for this.]

We won't go destroying the entire place, I promise. Just a little bit of smashing up!

[He laughs, joking. Then he moves into his usual battle stance and lets Saix take the first leap.]

Of course.

[Which he manages to say just before Leo uses his name and he transforms into the big, blue, wolf. Anything he says from this point out, only Leo will be able to hear.

Saïx waits for Sora to get into battle stance and takes the moment to size up the key shaped weapon before springing toward him. He can feel the extra power coursing through him, but his head is still clear enough to remember this is sparring and not him trying to kill Sora, so he doesn't try to bite him like he had Axel, he just attempts to knock him off balance.]

[It really is a big wolf form! Sora has knocked around all sorts of different creatures but this is pretty neat. Saix is scary looking but Sora isn't intimated or scared.

Sora is ready for the first leap and he brings his keyblade up to guard and digs his heels into the ground. He quickly retaliates with a Slapshot combo, a wide uppercut on Saix that helps him keep his ground at the same time. He'll then begin a three hit combo on Saix as quick as can be.]

Edited 2016-10-22 16:22 (UTC)

[At least he didn't knock the kid over. That would have made for a very disappointing fight, but given that Sora had fought against the ayakashi and managed to survive while he waited for their help, it would have been shocking if he couldn't hold his own.

The first strike hits him hard enough to put him off balance and the other hits push him back a few feet. This would be harder than he thought. The only fight he's had in this form was with Axel as an ayakashi, and he didn't seem all that quick or smart. But Sora definitely was.

Saïx found some solid footing and guardedly moved side to side, keeping a close eye on his opponent as he tried to come up with a plan for his next attack. Going in without one would just get him maimed.]

[Sora moves back into his usual battle stance as Saix moves starts pacing from side to side. He's watching carefully but there's an obviously interested smile pulling at his lips. He's got first hand experience fighting Saix in his human form with that giant ugly claymore but this is totally different. Would this form be just as savage?

Since Saix is waiting Sora decides to take initiative and uses Flash Step to close the distance between them and attacks again. Sora is a fighter that relies heavily on speed so Saix would have to be able to keep up.]

[Saïx is quickly learning he needn't hold back. Sora is quite capable, and a more experienced fighter than he is in his wolf form.

He doesn't manage to come up with a plan fast enough and Sora attacks him again, putting him on the defensive. Saïx crouches down so Sora's attack goes over his head before springing up to attack him while his defenses are (hopefully,) down. Teeth and claws are both bared and aimed to dig into the soft flesh of his arm. If the attack lands, he'll puncture his skin, but there's not enough strength behind it to badly maul him. Enough to hurt, enough to maybe even bleed, but not enough that he shouldn't be able to continue fighting.]

[And Sora is caught by the attack. He yells out and grits his teeth as Saix digs into his arm but he doesn't relent his hold on his weapon or give up. He suddenly uses Reflectga and a bright dome of light erupts around Sora and will separate him and Saix with a minor explosion between them.

Paces away, Sora grits his blade and starts charging a Blizzaga spell, aimed right for Saix. How's his dodging?]

[closed] Not a letdown

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