02-06-2018, 11:18 AM
The fight moved quickly. Aria was definitely skilled and it was refreshing to fight an opponent that had skill with a blade. Each round they went back and forth, neither one seeming to get the upper hand.
Finally their blades locked and she grinned at him. Ichiro saw her shift a bit and the she grabbed his hand. What a strange...
Suddenly he felt different. Memories came unbidden to his mind of his past failures. Failure was a part of life, but they hit him all at once as shame and dishonor took over his mind. Ichiro pushed back, giving himself some space. There was only one way to deal with this.
Ichiro knelt on the ground, placing his katana to the side as he pulled out his tanto. His eyes moved to the girl in front of him as he asked. "Will you be my second?"
She hesitated, but answered. "Sure."
Ichiro nodded in thanks as he unsheathed the tanto. The entire thing was a ritual and he followed it to a t. The tanto tasted blood for the first time as he plunged it into himself.
((with aria))
Finally their blades locked and she grinned at him. Ichiro saw her shift a bit and the she grabbed his hand. What a strange...
Suddenly he felt different. Memories came unbidden to his mind of his past failures. Failure was a part of life, but they hit him all at once as shame and dishonor took over his mind. Ichiro pushed back, giving himself some space. There was only one way to deal with this.
Ichiro knelt on the ground, placing his katana to the side as he pulled out his tanto. His eyes moved to the girl in front of him as he asked. "Will you be my second?"
She hesitated, but answered. "Sure."
Ichiro nodded in thanks as he unsheathed the tanto. The entire thing was a ritual and he followed it to a t. The tanto tasted blood for the first time as he plunged it into himself.
((with aria))