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Post by Envin on Jul 30, 2005 21:38:06 GMT
~ The Ninth Trial of Single Combat | Semifinals of the Warrior Sets ~
Upon a plain of the Pelennor, south of the White City, a large space of grass had been plowed under into a rectangle of soft, brown sand. About this sand was set a fence of white wood, and flags and streamers ran from the poles of the fence. Pavilions and tents clustered round the field, and within the high pavilion at the center of the field's side sat the Lord Aragorn, here to moderate this the first event of the Trial of Lords. At his right hand sat his bride, the Fair Arwen Evenstar, come hither to observe the match, to have a glass of winel with her husband, and to offer advice should the match prove difficult to judge. This is the ninth of the trials in single combat, and the first of the semifinals for the sets of Warriors. It is to decide who will face the winner of the second semifinal round in the Warrior Championship, the victor of which facing the Mage Champion in the Trial of Lords, the final and most arduous round. The contestants of this event are to be the Lord Garland of Moria and the fair Vaire, citizen of that realm. Even now they enter the field at opposing ends, and now the crowds assembled cheer for them. Bowing to one another at distance, they make their way to the Pavilion of Lords to take the Cup of Tournament, and to pay homage to the Lord of the Trials ere the event begins. Aragorn rises, and all follow his lead as the contestants draw nigh. Aragorn proffers them the Cup, they drink, and bow to all assembled, and then walk to their places at opposite ends of the field.
Aragorn drops his hand and sits, and the Ninth Trial is begun.
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Post by Vaire on Jul 31, 2005 0:17:05 GMT
Vaire walked to her place. She was clad in brown leather-pants and a leather shirt int the same colour, embraced with a black belt. Her golden hair waved openly in the wind. She loosed her sword in its sheath and bowed before her Lordship. "My Lord Garland, I am deeply honoured to meet you in this combat," she said. "I wonder myself since my last combat, if I had just luck or if I can stand a warrior with your shape. Let us take the proof, I beg you." Her bright eyes glittered in a crafty smile.
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Post by Garland on Jul 31, 2005 19:21:43 GMT
Lord Garland steped into the arena clad in his battle armor: A mail shirt, breast plate, arm gards, shin gards. On his back was a bow and a full quiver and at his hip was his broad sword on one side and short sword on the other. Stepping before Vaire he bowed and smiled. "My Lady, it is with regret that I must give you a whipping this day."
When he rose from his bow he wasted no time. He drew his broad sword, holding it's hilt with both hands before him. With his right foot he gave a hard stomping kick at Vaire's knee and at the same moment swung his blade down forcefully towards her.
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Post by Vaire on Jul 31, 2005 19:38:48 GMT
The kick nearly broke her leg, but falling down she managed to roll aside before the blade of her Lord hit her fully. The forcefull stroke caused a shave of flesh from her shoulder and the first blood of this day was spilled. But the stroke was forcefull enough so that he couldn't raise his blade instantly again and Vaire jumped back to her feet, now drawing her blade atself in the same moment, to block the next hit he eventually charged towards her.
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Post by Garland on Jul 31, 2005 20:09:28 GMT
After feeling his blade make the slice Garland rounded about on his heels and then brought the sword back ahead of him. He held it with one hand now and drew his short sword with the other, spinning it slowly in his hand. He paced around her, locking his eyes to her's and then suddenly lurched towards her again. He slashed diagonaly towards her with the broad sword, ready to let the strike hit or move to parry and with the short sword he jabbed towards the base of her ribs.
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Post by Vaire on Jul 31, 2005 20:24:52 GMT
Vaire followed his pacing with her eyes and when he lurched foreward with his broad sword she spun around the own axis. She circled around his left side slightly out of the range of his short sword and striked forward to where his mailshirt met the normal clothes at his upper legs. He was swift and strong and had this two blades, the chances were merely on his side, but she never gave up easily.
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Post by Garland on Jul 31, 2005 20:40:04 GMT
Garland's broadsword missed as Vaire spun, but Garland moved quickly, taking a wide stride straight towards her. He swung and batted her swing away with the arm guard of his right arm, making her blade do little more than scratch him. He spun the short sword in his left hand and regripped it with the blade facing back - holding his wrist so that the blade of the short sword paraleled his fore arm. Holding the sword as this he gave a quick uppercut towards Vaire's jaw, following through with the punch so the blade would slide by after his fist.
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Post by Vaire on Jul 31, 2005 21:05:00 GMT
By all Lords and Ladys, crafty and quick was he. Vaire raised her eyes and turned her face aside, so that the punch failed her jaw and the sword just sliced up cheek. But there was no hope in backing off, not to get in shoot distance to his bow. The only hope was to stay close to him and so she charged towards him. She droped on one knee, raising her swords blade towards his left armpit and while pushing herself up with the standing foot, she spun away from his broad sword.
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Post by Garland on Jul 31, 2005 21:12:16 GMT
Her blade hit its mark, the tip hitting his armpit. He winched at the pain of the thud and was thankful for chain mail he wore that prevented the blow from piercing him. Garland noted her position on her knee and spun quickly around to her back side, giving a forcefull kick at the back of her standing knee, in hopes to make the leg give way from under her. He swung the broadsword with speed in the place he anticipated her to fall if his kick met its mark.
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Post by Vaire on Jul 31, 2005 21:18:39 GMT
The kick hit her leg right in the moment she jumped up on it and kicked her leg away. She fell, but driven by her swing she luckily didn't land exactly where he anticipated her to fall and she swept her sword right towards the point of his aremer, where his shinmail met the foot. And within her swing she pushed her body around, roled over her back and hopefully away from his sword.
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Post by Garland on Jul 31, 2005 21:26:35 GMT
Garland smirked when his kick met her leg. His broad sword missed again, but it was just a matter of time. He kicked the ill placed swing of her sword with his shin plate and then leapt over her, landing before her where she rolled. He stomped at her sword hand with his heavy boot, hoping to catch it under his foot and leaver her with little defense. He kept both his blades ready to strike.
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Post by Vaire on Jul 31, 2005 21:41:11 GMT
She pulled away her hand, before his boot could stomp on her. She guided her entire body upward in a kick in direction between his legs, but he steped aside and her kick went fail. Vaire used the swing to get on her feet again and raised her blade pulling her armbow back and leading the blade parallel to her other arm, so they formed a perfect line. She surrounded her Lord with swift smooth steps, heavy breathing and bleeding out of her cheek wound. The pain she hadn't felt in the rush of the attacks hit her, but she tried to ignore it for a while.
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Post by Garland on Jul 31, 2005 21:51:49 GMT
Garland didn't give Vaire much time to recover. As soon as she was on her feet and begining to pace around him he lunged at her again, this time swinging both broadsword and short sword at her, one after the other in diagonal swipes from either side. As he finished the second swing he spun on his heel full circle and brough a kick towards her middle.
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Post by Vaire on Jul 31, 2005 22:08:30 GMT
Vaire had no time to decide anything logically, but one she knew deep into her bones, as soon as she jumped backwards she had to face arrows and nothing to hold them apart. So she made for his left side spunning forward even closer to him and blocked his short blades swipe with her own. She used the power of the slamming steal to get a swing of her body aside. His Kick hit her hips and hot her middle and spun her once upon herself. She swept her blade towards his back while his short sword sliced a nasty cut into her wheeling lower swordarm.
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Post by Garland on Jul 31, 2005 22:20:49 GMT
Garland smirked as Vaire swung at his back. Instead of even trying to block the swing he stepped to ensure her blade would hit, spun his broad sword in his hand once more and gave a good hack down towards her opposite shoulder blade. His swing came down at her just as her blade met his back. He bit his lip for the lick had been a hard one and would bruise regardless that his mail prevented a cut.
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