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Post by purplepinay on Apr 4, 2023 6:20:41 GMT
Her first year so far, was rocky and that would be an understatement. She never imagined that she would be fighting an uphill battle or even be at risk of getting kicked out of school to any degree.... or have detention as many times she had this early into the school year.
It was frustating but giving up now was never an option! Zenjia felt the answer to what made a true hero was as far as it ever felt but at least she has befriended some upperclassmen and found a sparring buddy that she could simultsneously look up to.
She seemed like a nice girl and every couple weeks they had set up sparring sessions which she looked forward to. She was actually having her first one within a few moments! She was already at the training rooms waiting on Serena thinking of some of the advice she had given her when they had met. She has been thinking about the more fluid style of fighting but she found it difficult to retain any kind of effective form. She figured it would take time and practice and there was some kind of trick to it but what was it?
She pondered scenarios running moves through her head as she waited for her combat partner to appear
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Post by cmd1095 on Apr 5, 2023 0:32:55 GMT
Serena wouldn't keep Zenjia waiting long, walking into the training room with a notepad she was scribbling in while listening to something on a set of headphones. She crossed something out, wrote something to replace it, then put the pad and headphones away in a bag once she saw Zenjia was already here
"Sorry if I'm late, I've had a lot to do this past week." Serena said as she approached "I've been scrambling to get it all done, but anyhow...
Serena put her bag off to the side and stood across from Zenjia "what do you wanna work on today? I didn't really come here with a lesson plan, so I'll just roll with whatever you wanna try out on me." she said
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Post by purplepinay on Apr 12, 2023 3:38:58 GMT
Zenjia had perked up as the voice of another had rang through the room, her head swiveling to find the source of voice, a small smile on her face as she located the source giving Serena a wave.
"You arent that late at all, i had just here a few moments ago myself"
She stated to her in reassurance as she stood across from her. At her urging on the game plan, Zenjia had gotten into contemplative mood as she considered what she wanted to focus on
"I was thinking alot about the advice you gave about my fighting style and how to incorporate fluid motions within it. I didnt get to experiment too much with it but... with what i did get to do, i was open most of the time. I wanted to figure out ways to refine it, and practice using the new style mostly "
She noted, giving Serena a determined look. She liked the idea of fighting more fluidly and hoped, through practice, she could have better execution
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Post by cmd1095 on Apr 13, 2023 1:04:28 GMT
"Well I can certainly just attack you and give you some live practice, but that probably wouldn't give you a solution to how to move fluidly if you don't already know how to do it... hmm" Serena mused "Maybe you should attack me then, use whatever drawings you want, maybe you'll learn something from how I defend. I've never tried to draw while fighting, but my movements are pretty fluid by default. I learned to fight entirely on the streets in life or death scenarios, and I was a little kid so mobility was key... so my moves tend to flow together seamlessly. Unfortunately because of how I learned it all, it's all just instincts and muscle memory for me, I couldn't describe to you how I do things if I tried... all I can do is demonstrate
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Post by purplepinay on Apr 16, 2023 2:09:29 GMT
Zenjia had pondered it for a minute, carefully considering what Serena was saying.
"Solid idea, and focusing purely on the offensive might help tighten my new form some. We could figure out from there, what needs to be improved"
She noted with a smile, nodding in agreement. She was excited to spar with Serena, not having gotten a chance to do so last time. It would be a test to see if she could pull a drawing off mid combat, and it would give her perspective on how difficult it might be.
"You cant just let me get a drawing out though, gotta work for that shit"
She noted as she got her stance ready, for when she engaged in attack and nodded to her, letting her know that she was ready
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Post by cmd1095 on Apr 16, 2023 3:34:12 GMT
"Well I was going to let you get at least one off, but alright!" Serena said, shifting from a casual stance into darting in close to Zenjia without any warning whatsoever as she thrust her palm forward and released a burst of kinetic energy. The palm strike would push a shockwave forward to slam into the girl and knock her away before the palm strike ever made contact, making it difficult to predict the timing and dodge.
With that initial strike Serena eased up a bit, settling into a relaxed fighting stance. Her stance was definitely focused on mobility, but Serena could probably tighten it into other stances if she needed to block or strike hard. More obvious though was that when Zenjia had seen Serena spar last... she'd been holding back a lot.
Serena would give Zenjia roughly five seconds to breathe and draw before darting in again, launching a chain of punches and kicks at varying speeds to make it hard to get into any sort of rhythm dodging her
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Post by purplepinay on Apr 18, 2023 5:04:12 GMT
Zenjias eyes had widened as she had barely a moment to react to what was happening before her. It was no question that this girl was fast! She was quickly kept on the defensive and each time she had thought she had an idea of what her attack patterns was going to be, she was proven wrong. Serena had managed to get a few hits in drawing blood, but Zenjia was never the type of girl to buckle after having received a few good hits.
Still, she needed to think fast and figure out how she was going to counter the older girl. Her form was tight, she hardly left an opening, despite moving seemingly haphazardly.
Then there was a moment where she would get some reprive and she had to quickly think of something to draw, which ended up being a crude pair of nunchucks.
Given the lack of time, it was disproportinate and when activated, looked more like a pair of foot long bats connected togther by a 3 inch long chain.
She had a weapon now, but its effectiveness wasnt the greatest, but hopefully it would give her some edge.
It didnt though, it barely function as a nunchuck and at best, gave her slightly more range which wouldnt matter much as each attempt to gain some distance through rolls or jumps was quickly closed
"damn your fast"
She breathed out, attempting to knock her off balance with a leg sweep when she thought she was given the opportunity
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Post by cmd1095 on Apr 18, 2023 12:44:19 GMT
Serena would let the leg sweep connect, but twist to put both hands on the ground and pivot into a kinetic energy enhanced kick to knock Zenjia away again before getting back to her feet. She'd let up for now, not wanting this training to be just her beating an underclassman into the dirt.
"Speed was everything growing up. I didn't have the size or power to fight head on. All I could do was run and dodge." Serena said "now that I DO have the power to fight back, a lot of that speed and skills carry over very nicely"
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Post by purplepinay on May 3, 2023 10:29:19 GMT
Zenjia was blown away, (quite literally) from the power that was behind Serenas kicks. If she didnt know how to properly fall she could have defintely hurt herself but even still, it was a bit of a struggle to roll back up. With the force that was imposed upon her, she had to do three rolls in total before she had enough stability to get back on her feet which put some distance between the two girls, zenjias eyes wide with awe and admiration
"Woah. That was... woah..."
Was all she could manage as she listened to the girl speak. She had mad respect for her already.
"I feel you on the lack of size and power... well, kind of. My family runs a construction buisness so i have more raw strength than other girls my size, but I was still easily overpowered by many of the guys i beefed with"
She admited as she had gotten into a stance, taking a deep breath. Serena seemed more relaxed now but that didnt mean she could let her guard down. She was sure a hell of a sparring buddy! She kept her eyes trained on her, studied her movements. It was defintely going to be a benefit to her, to see Serena and her fluid fighting style
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Post by cmd1095 on May 7, 2023 0:55:07 GMT
"You're reacting pretty well so far, even if you can't quite get the drawings off yet." Serena noted "but I'll ease up just a bit so you can try to draw something usable"
Serena would move in again, the distance from Zenjia's rolls giving her time to prepare. This time Serena didn't try anything too fancy like changing up the rhythm of her attacks or anything, instead just applying enough pressure to be a challenge to draw in. Now that she was getting a more intuitive feel for Zenjia's reflexes and speed she was better able to tailor her own speed to suit the situation. Serena wanted Zenjia to be able to get drawings off, but have to work for it. The longer the exchange went the more fine tuned Serena would become to facilitate that.
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Post by purplepinay on May 16, 2023 23:03:02 GMT
The longer this went, the easier it was for zenjia to understand what Serena meant by fighting fluidly. It was difficult but after combating serena a few times, she had to adapt to her fluididity. It felt unnatural a bit but she was slowly getting the hang of it.
She appreciated Serena holding back some but it was still a bit difficult she could read Serena easier now but that didnt mean a whole lot.
Zenjia would, at first take a bit too long to get a drawing in, and it was weird feeling. It left her open for a counter attack before she had a chance to respond to it
"shit"
She would note as she fell to the ground and promptly got back up, turning to face Serena.
She was on the defensive for a bit of time before she would spot an opening. She hoped she would be able to disarm serena somehow to buy her that little bit of time she needed
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Post by cmd1095 on May 17, 2023 23:17:45 GMT
It took a while, but eventually Serena left an opening. She'd run out of stored kinetic energy at an inopportune moment, making her stumble a bit as her being unable to boost her movements threw her off for a moment. She cursed under her breath at the slip up, but decided to roll with it and see what Zenjia would do with this opportunity.
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Post by purplepinay on Jun 15, 2023 3:05:54 GMT
As she fought, Zenjia stopped keeping track of what lines she was drawing in the sand. She was wholly focused on trying to catch Serena off guard and finally, it would happen!
She had to think fast, it would be for but a moment and she had to make due with what she had.
She glanced... And she made a few circles it seemed, a small one attached to a big one...
It would be rough, rougher than her usual drawings but it could work!
She quickly made four lines on the bigger circle, and two horns on the smaller circle. Quickly, she added some blood and the drawing came to life. It was laughably disproportionate and the bull struggled on its stubby legs but she managed something at the very least.
The ox would charge after Serena, stumbling as it did so, zenjia standing back some to see how Serena would fare against the clumsy creation
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Post by cmd1095 on Jun 15, 2023 23:08:55 GMT
Serena was a little disappointed in Zenjia here, not for the rushed drawing... but because there was only the rushed drawing. What a wasted opportunity! It seemed this first year wasn't quite ruthless enough. If it had been Serena she'd have been following the ox up with at least one more follow up attack... more if she could draw them fast enough.
Serena would catch the ox by the horns as it charged into her, stopping the beast dead in it's tracks in an instant as she absorbed it's momentum. It pushed against her, but those weak little legs weren't going to get any kind of leverage.
"That all Zenjia? I'm on one knee and my hands are now occupied, it's a pretty big opening... don't you think you ought to be doing more than just standing there admiring your work?" Serena asked pointedly. Obviously she could do something about both of those situations by now. The impact she absorbed from the charge could be used to destroy the ox, and it wouldn't take more than a second to get back to both feet, but Serena would stay in this position for the moment and give Zenjia a chance to follow up her previous attack as if she'd done it from the start.
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Post by purplepinay on Aug 7, 2023 5:34:22 GMT
Zenjia flinched some at Serena harsh words but she had to admit she was right. She was so invested in trying to see what the effects of her drawing was going to be, before taking any kind of action. Anywhere else, it would be a wasted opportunity for a follow up attack. She also knew though, that despite the opening she couldn't be rash in her attack. She had to do a follow-up, but in a smart manner.
Immediately, she took action, circling around Serena to her backside as she was busy wrestling with the Bull and closed the distance between them. She would then perform a leg sweep aiming to knock her off her other foot, forcing her to do the splits in the process.
If she had succeeded on getting her on the ground she would take the moment quickly draw up a club before being thrown off. She would roll, and get back on her feet, continuing to go on the offensive. She had to throw Serena off again, somehow and though she wasn't sure how effective her new weapon would be against her, she would still attempt to swing it at her using her other hand to defend herself in the process.
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