Closed See Goodness (Imass)

[Verilian]

Lori was confident, that much was easy to read. She was always confident, even when she should not be, but she considered that both a strength and a weakness. Confidence could intimidate an opponent into backing out of a fight before it ever began. ..that tactic did not work against Garonn, nor would it work against any Akalak, most likely. Lori knew this, but that didn't mean she would drop the act. When Garonn attacked her response would likely surprise him. Her stance was more of a defensive one, but Lori did the exact opposite of defensive. As his sword came towards her throat, she lunged towards him, using her back leg to push herself forward. The suvai in her left hand clashed with Garonn's sword. She did not try to block it, but only deflect it somewhat, to alter it's course slightly, just enough for her to dodge the blade as she pivoted sideways on her left foot. Her right foot came forward, trading places with the left, and she stabbed out with the suvai in her right hand toward Garonn. If he continued his retreat he would likely be able to avoid it easily enough, but if he did not, then he would have to find a way to deflect the pointed weapon without exposing himself to the poison, unless he wanted to spend the rest of their fight lying motionless on the floor. As soon as she completed her thrust she pushed off again with her right foot to send her back into her previous position, still keeping her left hand up in the case the Garonn tried something with his sword during her retreat. All in all it was a much more aggressive move than the Akalak would likely have expected from her, but in truth, it was quite obvious that she was holding back. She could have pressed the attack and place him on the defensive, but instead she retreated back to her original position, and once again waited for him to attack.

[Imass]

When Lori's defensive stance turned into an offensive maneuver, Garonn had no time to think. There was no time to analyze anymore, the clash of steel on horn would determine everything. Surprised at her deflection, the Knight took his one slide step backwards, but his mind immediately switched into offense. He would no let her lies go unanswered.

Lori's pivot into the Akalak's right-hand leverage instinctively made the Knight want to take her inside leverage. Since his hips where already opened to her, it was as simple of pounding his left foot in between her legs followed quickly by pounding his right at the same time. The footwork was simple and was in the Knight's favor, if he could execute his swordsmanship and unarmed correctly he would just follow through with hips and bring her down into a grapple.

The whole time he was staring at her eyes, a deep and cold hard stare.

Pushing with his sword, he would try to lock weapons with Lori's left hand suvai and hold her weapon with all the strength possible without compromising his other movements. As the Akalak pivoted on his right foot and placed his left foot between her legs, the Konti would step forward with her right leg to thrust with her right hand. Hand held open, the Knight would attempt to grab her wrist if the strike with high or clasp her hand/arm with his right arm/hand if it was a low strike. He would avoid his stab by torqueing his body clockwise as much possible even if it compromised his right hand lock on her weapon, if only to immobilize her arm.

If he could successfully hold down both her weapons, he would bring his feet through his hips and try to bring her to the floor.

[Verilian]

Garonn was good, better than Lori had given him credit for, but then again she was always overconfident in her own abilities. When her suvai locked with his sword, when he caught her other hand, the woman's eyes wavered for a moment. For an instant the facade of confidence faltered, and Garonn was looking into her eyes right when it happened. He could finally see the truth. Lori was afraid, and she was playing a very dangerous game. Just as quickly as it was there, however, the mask of confidence returned. Lori struggled only slightly as Garonn's first foot stomped into position, but quickly changed tactics. With his leg between hers it put him in a favorable position to take her down, and Lori could not stop it. But what she could do was drive her knee up, and she did so with all the force her legs could carry. If Garonn was like most men it would not take much pain between the legs to distract him. If he was like most men he would let go, even if he didn't do it fully, and Lori would take the advantage to stab with whatever free hand she could, hoping to at least prick him a bit. Even a prick would be enough to slow him down. But if he had more discipline than she though then she would have no choice but to be thrown to the ground.

[Imass]

The Knight's sword locked with her suvai and his arm locked with hers. Barring his teeth he stared deep into her soul as he began to bear his weight on her. True fear echoed through her eyes and Garonn thought he had her beaten. It only took a moment before she had her swagger back though.

Pushing forward with his legs and hips the Knight went through fully with his strategy. Lori used his forward moving momentum to her advantage and let the Knight drive her down, only to knee him in the groin and flip him over.

A flash of white. Pain. The desk crashing. Pain. Wood splintering. On his belly the Akalak was reminded men where still indeed men no matter how much training.

Despite the pain, the Knight was a disciplined fighter and standing up was he primary objective. It was drilled into him as a squire to never be on the floor for more than a moment (with exception to grappling). Jumping up to his feet, he avoided Lori and backed off to the left. He stepped over splintered wood with sword raised high at his temple, horizontal to the floor. His left arm was held in front of him with open palm ready to defend.

Garonn was red faced and breathing hard at this point, but his cold-hard gaze remained constant. His face was serious and intent, but full of joy. If Lori gave him the opportunity he would wait a moment and analyze before attacking, but if not he would rebuttle anything she threw at him. His strategy without thinking at this point was to continue to try to bring her to the floor.

The Knight was excited because he was finally cracking her. He was finally reaching the truth; it was time to let his sword sing. For the first time ever, the Akalak smiled at Lori. It was a cruel and grotesque face, but a sign of happiness despite the intense pain to his members. He loved every minute of it. He chuckled loudly.

[Verilian]

There was almost an unspoken code among men, a code that prohibited them from doing one thing and one thing only to one another. The pain, it was unlike any other that a man could feel, and there were so many levels to how bad it could get. It was like.. pulling a muscle and jamming a toe at the same time. It was like.. two pecan's crushed together in a person's hand to crack them open. It was.. really, there wasn't any feeling to describe it. Lori did not know about that code, or if she did, she didn't care. She wouldn't hesitate to break it again, if she had to. The konti did not give Garonn much of a chance to recuperate. After he avoided her first attack, she didn't let up. She wasn't going to give him any time to analyze or strategize, she went on the full offensive. It was risky, she knew, but all she needed was one hit, one little stab, and less than a chime later the fight would be over. Lori wanted it to stop. Garonn had proven his point, whatever that may be, as far as she was concerned and she wanted to end it. But she knew that Garonn would not just stop. She had to end it. Lori attacked with all her speed and agility. Rather than all out dodge, she would try to deflect or step around any attack he presented her with, always moving towards him. If he backed up, she would continue her assault until he was pressed into a corner. Lori didn't care, she could heal most superficial wounds inflicted on her body with a thought. Her attacks were straight forward and quick, seeking to penetrate his guard from both sides. She wasn't after a killing blow, just a scratch. All the needed was to pierce his flesh, even a little, and then she would back off. If she couldn't end it herself, the konti considered bringing in the guards. Garonn might have been enjoying himself, but Lori was not. Not anymore, at least. Not after having come so close to defeat in a fight that was supposed to have ended before it even got started.

[Imass]

The valiant Konti was on him again, not giving him much time to recuperate. A knot fell through his stomach into his groin and made it painful to move, but he played his footwork anyways. His face was twisted from pain and sweating from exertion, but this did not sorely dull the integrity of his technique.

Lori rushed him with a flurry of Suvai strikes. A strike was aimed at Garonn's right shoulder. Pivoting clockwise on his right foot he received the strike with the flat of his blade, holding the blade horizontal from his right shoulder. His arm was cocked in this position and ready to retaliate. When a second Suvai came from the left a second later, he used all his torque to ratchet his arm to deflect her second attack with the flat of his blade.

Next Garonn took a quick step forward with his left foot to gain ground on Lori. The Akalak's left arm shot out and grabbed the Konti's right hand. He tried to overpower her, but she was too quick. She hacked at Garonn's right arm forcing him to recieve her attack with his blade. In order to avoid getting hit, the Akalak swung his hips around Lori clockwise.

The fight pair spun in place for a moment weapon locked then broke free. Bouncing off each other, Garonn grinned wildedly at her and pumped his chest growling. They were in the middle of a beautiful dance of death and the ex soldier was getting excited. Two seconds later Lori continued her flurry. Garonn laughed.

Lori threw two stabs at Garonn with her right. The Knight kept his sword vertical and met her blows with fierceness. He parried with the inside of his weapon's strong. He could not slack on her. He needed to go his full power or else he find himself paralyzed. The Konti swung from the left now. The Knight raised his weapon parallel to the floor, edge pointing inside. Swinging his hips counter-clock he tried to gain the flank by moving around her, but she was too quick for him.

Garonn disengaged and saw an opening in her defenses. Grabbing the sword with both hands, he swung it under his shoulder and into an overhead strike aimed at the Konti. Lori raised both Suvai in a cross and received Garonn's strike. Weapons locked, the stronger and bigger Akalak barred his weight down on her. They had been only fighting for a total of 30 seconds, but already his lust was getting the better of him. His members were raging and ready for reproduction. Even with the pain from her groin strike, Garonn wanted her.

Dripping in sweat and looking at her in the eyes as he bared his sword down on her. A single bead of sweat fell off Garonn's face and landed right between her eyes, "Lori, you are beautiful in combat. The way you move. The stupid little things you do to lie to me. I love it! I want you! All of you!" Garonn wanted to bed her right then and there, but he judged her reaction first. His emotions where overwhelming him. So much information was going through his mind he could not process. He just knew one thing at this moment: he wanted her badly!