ambitions
Knight
Fleet-footed
03-24-2021, 02:04 PM
As they prepared, Artorias had watched the other children to gauge their reactions. The fight was a free-for-all, but the moment he saw Avantika turn wordlessly towards him he knew this wasn't shaping up to be a melee and more like a 2-vs-1. His suspicions were confirmed when Tika sprung towards him, teeth going for the crook of his neck. Artorias had been watching her though and turned his body so the blade of his sword guarded the section of his neck and shoulder she was going for, deflecting her bite with ease. Unfortunately, that left his right side vulnerable, something the bigger Adravendi boy was more than happy to take advantage of. Ezra managed to sneak a nip to his ribs, those serrated teeth grazing skin and alerting Artorias to the boy's presence. As it turned out, Art had been practicing transitioning from defense to offense, and as soon as he had stopped Avantika's attack, he used the momentum of his move to bring the sword toward Ezra in the same instant the boy nipped at him. Ezra was big, and he made for a much easier and slower target. He couldn't get Tika before she jumped away, but he could still get Ezra.
Once his strike was made, hit or miss, Artorias shifted into an offensive stance, body tensed and ready to leap and dodge, eyes focused on Ezra but keeping his sword turned toward Tika. If she came at him fast, he could counter easy enough. Artorias lunged after the boy when he tried to pull back, pushing the assault. He weaved his paw with deft paws to Ezra's left—then kicked off the ground to feign and dive to the right. He turned with the movement of his paws, bringing his sword to bear towards Ezra's neck, targeting the largest part of his opponent and the easiest mark to hit. If he was going to win this fight, he was going to have to keep moving and use his sword to keep them at bay until he found any openings to exploit.
Up above, Corbin huffed at Aquila's attempts to block him, zipping and diving past the larger bird. ”Oh, you want to go, mate? Well I'm happy to oblige!" he quipped before folding his wings to his body and diving down through the sky like a missile, extending his wings as he neared the ground to burst into a graceful and speedy glide across the battlefield. He knew he was faster than both other birds, and he was going to use that to his advantage to take them on a wild chase if they dared interfere with him helping his little master.
Artorias Carpathius vs Avantika Carpathius vs Ezra Adravendi for Melee Spar
Round 1/2
Age: Under 1 year
Size: Extra large
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Wooden sword
Defensive Battle Accessory: Leather harness armor
Companion 1: Common raven, Male - Flying
Skills: Expert Fighter & Advanced Navigator
Specialty: N/A
"Speech" | Thoughts | ”Corbin"
One big happy family
Artorias has two ravens named Corbin and Eira and a fox named Argent. Assume they are within calling distance at all times.
As his mate, Briar may enter Artorias' threads unless marked Private.
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