J I N G Y I MY SWORD IS A LIFE TAKER
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"Do your laps, your stretches, and then fetch your swords," Zhihao ordered, watching as his student nodded her head before she headed to the outdoor courtyard to run. He didn't even bother to check on her to ensure that Jingyi was doing as she was told, instead, he trusted her enough to follow her orders so he could do his own warmups.
It didn't take his student long to finish her running and enter the dojo again. He watched as she paused to take a small sip of water from her waterskin before the redhead begun her stretches. After that point, it was a short wait until she appeared back in her spot, forehead wiped of sweat as she stood in position.
"I want you to practice your form with Yu Chang and Chun Yu. I believe doing such for half an hour should be satisfactory. Once you're done, report to me," he asserted in a low tone before turning around and exiting the dojo. Zhihao had business he could attend to while Jingyi was busy, so he saw no point to baby her.
After he had left the room, Jingyi dragged over a family dummy. It was wooden with padding around its spinning limbs, with a head that could be used to target as well. Once she had set the figure up, Chun Yu and Yu Chang were drawn from their sheaths. Sunlight from the nearby window reflected off their polished steel, shining in the otherwise dim room. Jingyi took a deep breath to steady herself before both blades were raised in preparation. With a swift step, Jingyi lunged forwards and swung her right arm, her sword a mere extension of the limb. It sliced into the padding, the force sending the dummy's arm spinning around. Jingyi ducked down, allowing it to pass harmlessly above her as she turned. Her second blade struck out, sending another arm rotating around to whack her. Immediately Chun Yu was raised to defend her side as its brother was used to attack the dummy once more.
Jingyi continued with her practice like this, taking free opportunities to step back and breathe. Occasionally the dummy would land a strike, its padded limb smacking her in the knee or the side. But retaliation would soon be dealt, with the redhead striking back against her partner. Time seemed to pass loudly, its weight bearing down on Jingyi as she danced with the dummy. Thirty minutes seemed like an hour, and she would be lying if she said that she wasn't relieved when she heard the familiar, "You may stop now."
At his command, Jingyi whacked away an incoming arm before jumping back and sheathing her swords. After she took a second to drag the back of her hand across her forehead, Jingyi turned to face Zhihao. His golden eyes looked her over before the man walked over to her once more.
"We'll have a spar again today. Two swords, the first one to be disarmed is the loser," He informed her as his pair of blades were unsheathed, his eyes narrowed as Zhihao studied Jingyi. His student's response was a curt nod before she stepped back. In a flash, her own swords were drawn and prepared to take on her mentor once more.
- Ability being trained:
- Shuangzi WuTier: A
Class: Warrior
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Requirements/Drawbacks: The user must have unrestrained use of their body and they must be dual-wielding swords.
Scaling: Hits; for every 10 Stamina invested, the user can insert an additional D-tier strike.
Sustain: 0
Cool Down: 4 posts
Cost: 40 Stamina
Description:
Jingyi will make use of two blades and attack her foe with eight strikes, each dealing D-tier damage targeted at a weak point in the body (joints, jugular, elbows, knees, etc). Shuangzi Wu deals A-tier damage in total.
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