let's stick together just a little bit longer If she was going to be here on her own, Kiriko needed to learn how to fight. Properly learn. Trial by fire and all that-- she's used to it. She's more than used to it. The girl could learn by doing, right? One deep, shaky breath, and then another. She'd learned everything else by just doing it, this couldn't be any different. Why was she so nervous? It didn't matter. Kiriko's gaze was keen and steady on the world around her, staying alert. Head on a swivel, she had to be alert. It was the only way to stay alive out here. To one of the makeshift fighting pits within the Boneyard, the slight koi made her way on graceful feet. Kiriko is keen, and she is able. Around her, the midday sun shines, and the day is still. Eerily still. Putting on a confident, composed expression, she took one more deep breath before tipping her head back and letting go a call. A challenge, for anyone who wanted to accept it. She had to learn, and it was best to start now.

He was far from home. But there was a vast world to explore. He promised his uncle he'd be back in a few days time before setting off to see what Auster had to offer. It was different than Boreas, that he couldn't deny. Though after skirting one pack, he came across a place that appeared similar to Boreas' Battlefield...only this seemed a bit more sinister. Bones were scattered throughout the land, and he was careful not to step on any that had been exposed from the winds of time. It was sad that so many had died here, but at least it wasn't him buried just yet. Keen gaze lifted when he heard the sound of someone calling for an opponent, and Finan quickly made his way to the feminine voice until he spotted her. A wolf with markings unlike any he'd seen before. Interesting. She was pretty, he had to admit. "Oy! Ye lookin' fer a sparring partner?" "Talk, 'Think.'

let's stick together just a little bit longer While she's unlikely to admit it aloud, Kiriko was glad that the young man who appeared was decidedly not koi. He stood tall, far taller than she. Carefully, she looked him up and down, taking in the sight before her. Black and white, stocky, a formidable opponent. Kiriko would need to be on her a-game for this one, but she's not one to shy from a challenge. She makes direct eye contact as he speaks, steady, doing what she can to put off an air of confidence. "I am," her tone is neutral, polite. Words composed, but she's unable to mask her accent. Still, there's no lack of clarity to the woman as she speaks. Kiriko moves to stand squarely across from him in the ring, steadying her breathing, focusing her gaze. The girl would fight with her mind first, and then her body. Thinking through all possible outcomes, playing a game of 4D chess with herself before even making the first move. Trying to calculate all of it... yes. This would suit her well. "Ready?" A friendly spar, she offers him the advantage of first move. Opening the floor for the man before her.

Kiriko vs Finan for spar
Round 0/?
Age: Over 1
Size: Medium
Build: Medium
Skills: Beginner Fighter & Beginner Intellectual

The girl agrees to spar with him, and Finan is all too eager to get started. He's never fought here before, and hasn't really seen the fields of battle all that much. Avalon didn't seem to attract much attention beyond the occasional predator, though he supposed that was a good thing. The koi woman says all of two words, and at the "ready" remark, he squares up and settles into a semi-defensive stance. The black and white male considers his options. He is bigger and bulkier than her, but for all he knew, she could probably pack a punch, too. Nodding that he was ready, Finan begins. He moves in an attempt to close the distance, paws eating the ground beneath him as he comes at the koi wolf. He aims to come chest to chest, dead center in an effort to knock her back and leaving no room to get around him were he to be successful. He lunges forward, teeth bared, as he seeks to grab the womans scruff in an attempt to control and restrict her movement. Finan vs Kiriko for spar Round: 1/1 Age: over 1yr Size: Extra large Build: Medium Mutation 1: Enhanced vision - Perception Mutation 2: Obsidian fangs - Offensive Skills: Beginner Fighter & Novice Intellectual "Talk, 'Think.'