Duel Getting Used To the New Place

[Nir Si]

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Mobile Jedi Temple, The Prosperity
Tag: Braze ​

Moving away from Coruscant was a rough transition. Part of it was getting his bandmates safe. They had been sent to Fondor ahead of time, with the help of Jonyna Si and her company. Part of him wanted to thank her, but it always felt weird talking to her.

For now though, he tried to make himself feel at home in this new place. A mobile temple, designed to keep the jedi safe. Maybe it was better this way, away from the distractions of Coruscant. Still, it made him feel lonely.

Once again, he basically lived in the training dojo. Braze had offered to be a sparring partner this time, and he knew he needed someone to keep him busy.

"So, you ready?" The boy asked, holding out an empty hand. He had grown accustomed to starting his fights with no weapons out.

 

[Braze]

TAGS: Nir Si

"If we're doing hand-to-hand, then sure," Braze said as he stretched out. He wore an odd-looking exoskeleton brace on his left arm. Braze needed something to keep his mind off his troubles, and interacting with someone else would be good for him. He could only take being bested by Aether so many times. Nir would do nicely for a change pf pace.​

 

[Nir Si]

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Tag: Braze​

"Oh, uh....yeah, we can do hand to hand, sure." Nir wondered if Braze had forgotten what Nir's main Force ability was, but no matter. Nir was a Cathar, and he knew he had the advantage here. Two inches, and probably a good few pounds on Braze. Braze didn't exactly strike Nir as a heavyweight, then again, it would come down to technique...

Here's hoping Nir's training would pay off...

The boy shifted his stance, taking a traditional Cathar starting stance.

 

[Braze]

TAGS: Nir Si

Braze responded confidently, masking any concern with a slight grin. "Hand to hand it is, then," he'd say, eyeing Nir's stance and size advantage with a strategic eye.
Braze would normally make some snarky comment here like ;

'I've faced bigger foes, Nir. It's not just about size, you know—it's about how well you use what you've got.'

But no such comment came from the half Echani youth. He offered Nir a respective bow drawing his hands together. He then set about detaching his arm brace on his left arm and disengaged it from the cybernetics. He set it aside in a safe spot and drew his arm up and tucked his wrist in to his outer coat.

Braze returned to the center of their ring and shifted into a balanced fighting stance, feet shoulder-width apart, one foot slightly ahead of the other for mobility. His body turns to present a smaller target while his working hand came up, ready to grab or deflect. His posture is relaxed yet alert, indicating a readiness to leverage his opponent's force against them—an approach focusing on efficiency and control rather than brute strength.

"Let's have some fun yeah?" Braze added lightly.

 

[Nir Si]

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The boy slowly circled Braze , waiting for the right moment. He'd always been the first one to make a move, and yet-

A spinning low kick. Nir spun around, trying to use his taller height to engage Braze from a distance, powerful Denik legs, built to hook into the bark of a city-tree, snapped forward in a kick aimed for Braze's forward leg. Nir hoped he could knock the boy off balance early on.

 

[Braze]

TAGS: Nir Si

Braze shifted his stance as Nir spun around, momentarily turning his back. That fleeting moment was all Braze needed. He advanced swiftly, targeting a precise kick at the back of Nir's knee—the leg Nir was balanced on—in an attempt to topple him first.

 

[Nir Si]

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The kick worked...at first. Nir buckled, only for his tail to coil and catch him, resulting in the boy balancing entirely on it, and shifting his target from Braze's leg to his head, before springing off his tail with a burst of wind at the last second, and going for a downward punch to Braze's skull.

Tag: Braze

 

[Braze]

TAGS: Nir Si

The moment Nir's fist came down, Braze knew the strike was too swift to dodge completely. The impact was sharp, a jolt of pain shot through his skull, causing his vision to blur momentarily. As he staggered back, his training kicked in, using the momentum to roll backwards and regain his stance.

Rubbing the spot where Nir's punch landed, Braze couldn't help but chuckle, "Nice one, Nir. You've got a good arm there," he said, shaking his head slightly to clear the last of the dizziness.

With a swift movement, he reset his stance, his eyes now more focused. This time, he planned to close the distance quickly, aiming to use his agility to outmaneuver Nir as he launched a set of quick sharp attacks rapid fire.

 

[Nir Si]

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All he could do is step back, further and further. Wait it out. Wait for an opportunity.

Suddenly, he threw his left leg up, attempting to wrap it around Braze's right arm and use his weight to bring him to the ground.

Tag: Braze

 

[Braze]

TAGS: Nir Si

Braze's movements were uncharacteristically sluggish, and his reactions lacked their usual sharpness. Before he could process what was happening Nir executed a swift and unexpected maneuver. With agility and precision, Nir wrapped his leg around Braze's arm, leveraging his momentum. Braze's eyes widened in surprise, but it was too late. He hit the flor, hard, the impact jarring him. The surprise and force of the take down left him momentarily winded. He couldn't exactly tap either as his left arm was pinned beneath him.​