DEIMOS
the fire can't touch me
for I have burned too many times
for I have burned too many times
It was to be expected, this push and pull of abilities and might. They were both experienced and honed from battlefield lives, made to understand, to comprehend, that precision was key, and without it the consequences could simply be death and damnation. The back and forth display was all the more amusing, instigating a challenge for him, rather than the rudimentary basics extended to newcomers, or overarching techniques with the more veteran guards. So he didn’t mind, despite any grimaces or snarls, instigating tactics or derisive comments; knowing full well they rankled efforts to ensure practice met prestige, to get better.
And that’s all he’d ever been trying to do.
The beast tucked away the laughter coiling in his chest as she tripped over his maneuver, though she’d likely see it in the juvenile wake of his gaze – watching as she simmered and seethed, charging forwards in her rampage. Despite permitting his other arm to take a break, wars, injuries, and a multitude of other life lessons had taught him to be adept in both hands, an ambidextrous calculation, and as she swung up, he caught her blade.
Strength and attentiveness held it back, and then he made to lower it slightly, to skim beneath her weapon, intending to scorch and touch along her shoulder, to make blocking difficult and binding.
And that’s all he’d ever been trying to do.
The beast tucked away the laughter coiling in his chest as she tripped over his maneuver, though she’d likely see it in the juvenile wake of his gaze – watching as she simmered and seethed, charging forwards in her rampage. Despite permitting his other arm to take a break, wars, injuries, and a multitude of other life lessons had taught him to be adept in both hands, an ambidextrous calculation, and as she swung up, he caught her blade.
Strength and attentiveness held it back, and then he made to lower it slightly, to skim beneath her weapon, intending to scorch and touch along her shoulder, to make blocking difficult and binding.
the sea can't harm me
for I have been drowning all my life
for I have been drowning all my life
