By Fire and Phrik

[Kenrath]

Vengeance looked over his latest acquisition...............five swords exactly like the one he had been carrying for a few months now. It was not often that the manufacturer opened their doors no questions asked. So when they did he took advantage of it. That however was for another time. While picking up the shipment the ship had been resupplied and was back in space headed back towards the Outer Rim. Now that they were safely in transit it was time to devote some effort to his other acquisition................. or should he say re-acquisition. The Scarlet Flame Anya Loma.


Vengeance dressed in simple pants and a sleeveless shirt. He also grabbed today's trying aide, four wooden sticks each one two and a half feet long. Vengeance then made his way to the cargo hold which served as the armory and training room aboard the ship. Once he got there he hit the ship wide intercom.

"Little Flame report to the cargo hold immediately ready to train."

He waited for her his hand clasped behind his back standing in the center of the room for her to arrive. Considering how early it was he could not be sure she was even awake yet but Force help her if it took her more than ten minutes to get there. They had a full day of training and he had a tendency to get very creative when it came to punishments.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

The scarlet flame had been mediating, or more less gathering herself as she sughed out and felt the force come around her, she pulled scraped she had together building a knife, she looked it over and then sughed destroying it,

Today she wore soemthing better for training, a loose shirt that was her size colored gray and pants that allowed her movement and flexibility....given her species could be flexible

She perked uo hearing her name and stood quickly making her way to where they trained, she made haste as she came up and bowed time her master

I am here as you asked my master

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[Kenrath]

"You took your sweet time getting here."

Truthfully she was right on time but he would never tell her that. Keeping her on her toes was more important.

"How are your wounds.......................show me."

He needed to know if she was healed enough to go through the training. One errant blow and the wound could reopen or worse. If he wanted her dead he would have done it before investing in her training.

Once he was satisfied he spoke again.

"Last time you were with me training didn't seem to be very important to you." "If you take that approach now it will be a long and painfully process." "Now tell me what is the most important weapon in your arsenal?"

He waited for her to answer silently betting to himself whether or not she would get it correct.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

I am sorry sir it won't happen again

She said a sshe looked to hik and lifted her shirt uo, she hated the healing factor she now had, for the wounds had healed showing just scars

The greatest weapon one can have is the force sir, for one can use the firce a thousand ways

She said showing maybe she has learned something

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance shook his head.

"Incorrect." "The Force can be very easily taken from you...............then what would you do?"

He paused as he begin walking in a circle around the room and by default around her.

"You mind Little Flame..........the most important weapon in your arsenal is your mind." "If you can out think your opponent you can out maneuver them." "If you can out maneuver your opponent you can defeat them."

"Tactics, strategy, misdirection................all things that involve the mind."

Vengeance then paused giving her time to react and respond.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

*she force up as she got it incorrect but relaxed as she nidded

I understand....my mind is a tool one that I can use as a weapon and shield*

She said as she watched him come back around and looked to him

With a sharp mind one could defeat a way stringer opponent through being cunning enough

[member="Vengeance"]

 

[Kenrath]

"WRONG"

Vengeance took a deep breath. Clearly she was not getting it.

"Your mind is not a shield Anya.................it is not a weapon that can be attacked with.................... it is not a tool."

He shook his head tossing two of the baton like sticks at her and keeping the other two for himself.

"Take a stance a weapon in each hand and up."

He waited for her to comply so he could see what she did and asses any flaws in it. Some people tended to be ridge and other to loose. Balance and center of gravity were important.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She jumped back and gave a shiver as she listened to the man correct her somewhat, she nodded before she swallowed then the stood

Yes sir

She grabbed the baton and got into a stance, she was still sloppy with a value as she didn't use it much at all, and so her stance was a bit loose feet spacing was to close and arms extended out to far that left her open

[member="Vengeance"]

 

[Kenrath]

Vengeance didn't say a word he simply walked around her for a moment. He made a full circle and then a second. During the third one he suddenly he kicked out to sweep her base leg and with his free hand he reached out to yank back on her shoulder. The whole thing meant to plant her on her back. Afterwards he would take a step back.

"Again." "Only actually try this time."


It looked like it was not only going to be a long day but an utter waste of his time.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She felt him walking around her, oncetc, twice, thrice before suddenly she felt her legs kicked and body flung back so she was lay8mg on her back with a groan

Ahhhh yes sir

She said and stood getting into the correct position fetch spread apart that gave her Balance and kept her from falling, her arm were at mid so it allowed her to be able to block without being open, her shoulders were straight and she stopped moving waiting for his opinion

[member="Vengeance"]

 

[Kenrath]

Vengeance took a breath standing in front of her.

"Neither ridged nor loose." Neither close together nor far apart." "You keep your feet too close together and you are easy to knock down." "To far apart and it prevents you form being able to quickly react and adjust."

He paused.

"The same with loose and ridged." "Action and reaction.............attack and counter attack." "There is however a third option." "Disengagement and misdirection."

"It is the mind that pulls all the things together and chooses the correct one through instinct."

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She odder to hik and listened taking mental notes of his words as she made sure to remember neither loose nor ridged....but something in between neither to close nor to far,

However she looked to him as he mentioned disengagement and misdirection

May I question about disengagement and misdirection more sir * she said as she gave a soft smile obviously curious to learn about it

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance smiled bring up his right hand he swung the baton towards her temple but only a split second before kicking out aiming for the inside of her right knee.

Then just as quickly he did Vengeance shot back creating some distance between them.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She raised her blade to quickly dodged then gasped as she felt her knees nearly fold up but gave some distance...ah...that is what he meant

She gave a grin as she pushed forward and swung left quickly for his chest then stopped as she spun to get behind him and push him....though she was slow

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance leaned back away from the swing at his chest and smiled when she tried to spin around him. Vengeance turned the opposite way meeting her in the middle.

"Really?"

Vengeance with a baton in each hand his left hand swung for her shoulder, his right hand swung towards her hip then the respective hands with the flick of a wrist switching left hand hip and right hand shoulder.

Vengeance dropped his center off gravity spinning sticking a leg out to sweep her leg to take her off his feet. Which he finished up with a over hand strike towards her stomach from each hand one after the other.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She gave a smile a sshe watched the blades come at her, she blocked one on the left but got caught in the right shoulder as she gritted he r teeth

She fell to her back when he swung and crawled back as she blocked each bit then pushed herself away and got up swing left right intending on making him block before she spun to punch for his back
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[Kenrath]

Vengeance leaped back as she rolled to her feet. He took up a defensive stance.

"Are you hear to fight or to train." "Keep pushing little Flame and I will put you in a bacta tank."

Vengeance tossed one of the batons into the other hand. With his friend hand he pulled back and through the Force attempted to blast her into the far wall just to prove his point.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She smiled seeing him on the defense

I'm here to train and rught now I am learning by watching

She said as she saw him put the other baton , she knew something was going to happen. She turned and rolled as the blast just knocked her left side causing her to spin

She then charged not wanting to give him a chance, she started with a attack left then right then left again before kicking uo for his chin
[member="Vengeance"]

 

[Kenrath]

The problem with Acolytes is they could never think more than one move ahead. When she charged Vengeance threw out a hand a bolt of lightening shooting from his hand. After a single blast he would focus on applying pressure through the force aimed at her entire body slowly squeezing at first but getting stronger and stronger until bones started to crack.

So she still thought herself invincible.............still thought she knew it all. Still didn't need training. She may have thought him on the defensive but what she failed to realize is the demonstration of what he had told her. But no she was too focused on trying to beat him...........focused on a battle she could not win.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

Her little world snapped back to reality, she gasped at the lightning and fell to her knees, she then cried out a sshe felt him squeezing her, she closed her eyes a sshe went to one knee and bowed her head

She had gotten to far ahead of herself, to far into it that she lost sight of why they were here...and now she was paying

[member="Vengeance"]