Astaroth
// i ride the edge, my speed goes in the red //
Asta has also been an underdog before – mainly when trying to prove himself to the Ancients when he’d newly joined their ranks. He’d had to work hard to prove himself, to become their punisher and hunter. And he’d done it well. This version of Astaroth is far calmer, more open with those close to him than he ever would have dared to back at the Climb. But it doesn’t mean that old habits don’t die hard.
“I won’t, darling.” The butcher purrs with a breath and a grin that mirrors Kaisel’s own grin as they spar. The hit lands despite Kaisel’s attempts to avoid it, and he hears the bit out curse with a bit of satisfaction. He doesn’t admit as much, but he does appreciate it regardless. Now – as his wrist is grabbed, the butcher doesn’t immediately pull his hand away to try to break the contact.
Instead, he tries to figure out what Kaisel’s goal is, and with the over extended punch that Kaisel tries to twist out – he’ll find it goes about halfway (mostly willingly), for the uppercut to try and slip in and aim for his ribs. It’s about now that he tugs hard where Kaisel has his wrist still clamped, trying to pull him in so the punch to his gut isn’t as hard but it does hit and try to steal some breath from his lungs. It’s with a hiccupped sound that the butcher intends again to trip up the soldier – his tail sweeping out, aiming to wrap around Kaisel’s leg to tug it forward while he pushes back to knock him off balance.
3/4 Asta tries to avoid getting hit harder by Kaisel’s punch by tugging him closer with the hand Kaisel’s gripped. He also wraps his tail around Kaisel’s leg and pushes him back to try and knock him off balance.
“I won’t, darling.” The butcher purrs with a breath and a grin that mirrors Kaisel’s own grin as they spar. The hit lands despite Kaisel’s attempts to avoid it, and he hears the bit out curse with a bit of satisfaction. He doesn’t admit as much, but he does appreciate it regardless. Now – as his wrist is grabbed, the butcher doesn’t immediately pull his hand away to try to break the contact.
Instead, he tries to figure out what Kaisel’s goal is, and with the over extended punch that Kaisel tries to twist out – he’ll find it goes about halfway (mostly willingly), for the uppercut to try and slip in and aim for his ribs. It’s about now that he tugs hard where Kaisel has his wrist still clamped, trying to pull him in so the punch to his gut isn’t as hard but it does hit and try to steal some breath from his lungs. It’s with a hiccupped sound that the butcher intends again to trip up the soldier – his tail sweeping out, aiming to wrap around Kaisel’s leg to tug it forward while he pushes back to knock him off balance.
3/4 Asta tries to avoid getting hit harder by Kaisel’s punch by tugging him closer with the hand Kaisel’s gripped. He also wraps his tail around Kaisel’s leg and pushes him back to try and knock him off balance.
// hot blood, these veins, my pleasure is their pain //
