[ now that i'm not too exhausted for battle choreography--
kara has to pause the advance to catch the blade, though he falls a step back as he does. he isn’t made to face off against such a heavier weapon like this, but that’s never stopped him before - and now, he’s angry. so he channels that, shoving the axe upward, away from his blade, and slashing at ash’s dominant arm. ]
ash can almost see that shift to anger in kara's movements -- it's not like it's tough to see when an opponent is putting more power into their strikes, or moving more irratically. he's only saved a nasty slice to the arm by pure instinct. sure, he's military trained and part of the academy, but his roots are rougher, less refined, and lack the honour of a fight between people who respect a craft and the unspoken rules of a fight. if you don't learn to dodge in these circumstances, you're beaten, bruised or even killed.
he's not fast enough to completely avoid getting a little hit - kara's blade slices through fabric and narrowly misses carving skin before he yanks it back and down. but now their positions are changed, and kara is in close...
ash drives his non-dominant arm forwards, aiming a punch right for kara's diaphargm. ]
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kara has to pause the advance to catch the blade, though he falls a step back as he does. he isn’t made to face off against such a heavier weapon like this, but that’s never stopped him before - and now, he’s angry. so he channels that, shoving the axe upward, away from his blade, and slashing at ash’s dominant arm. ]
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ash can almost see that shift to anger in kara's movements -- it's not like it's tough to see when an opponent is putting more power into their strikes, or moving more irratically. he's only saved a nasty slice to the arm by pure instinct. sure, he's military trained and part of the academy, but his roots are rougher, less refined, and lack the honour of a fight between people who respect a craft and the unspoken rules of a fight. if you don't learn to dodge in these circumstances, you're beaten, bruised or even killed.
he's not fast enough to completely avoid getting a little hit - kara's blade slices through fabric and narrowly misses carving skin before he yanks it back and down. but now their positions are changed, and kara is in close...
ash drives his non-dominant arm forwards, aiming a punch right for kara's diaphargm. ]