Training in the Mountains. (open)

[Martin Tome]

Martin walked through the Mountain area. It was early, the forest seemed to still be asleep, completely ignoring Martin. He continued to hike through the Mountains until he found the perfect spot, he rested his pack and sat down on a rock. He stood up after a while, the forest now alive with birds chirping, and various creatures scurrying around out of sight. Martin smiled.

'Dang! Its so frigging perfect, its gonna be a shame when I start making noise."

He stood up and went to a large sturdy oak and kicked once at it, causing various birds to scatter. He frowned. He kicked another few times until he stopped and began to walk around again. He spotted a small stream leading to a small "waterfall". He lifted an eyebrow.

'Meditating under a waterfall... screw that, whats that supposed to do?'

He kept walking until he found yet another tree, this one was better, it was tall, sturdy, the biggest he had found yet. He got into his stance, then lashed out with his left leg. Kicking the side of the tree. He waited, then stood back.

'Was that really my idea of a kick!? God I need to train harder.'

He lashed out again this time with emotional content in the kick.

"keyaah!"

His leg still stayed there until 2 or 3 leaves fell from the top of the tree to the ground. Then he grabbed his leg in pain.

"Damn! Ah... I didn't kick right..."

He sat down after a while on the flat rock and looked around.

[Dante Williams]

Dante sighed slowly as he walked through the forest, enjoying the scenery to it's fullest. He had a lot on his mind... what Charlotte had said earlier, his own Gang Leader killing Tank... Maverik was almost his idol for God's sakes. But now Dante didn't know what to think anymore...

He sighed once more, skipping across a small stream with a waterfall slowly trickling down it. It was... beautiful, to say the least.

Dante smiled slightly as he heard some thumps not too far away. He calmly walked over to the sound to see some guy kicking a tree, disturbing the aura of peace that was everywhere else in the forest.

Then he saw the guy kick harder than normally, "keyaah!"

Dante smirked as the kid actually hurt his foot while a couple of leaves fell to the ground, "Damn! Ah... I didn't kick right..."

Dante chuckled, now probably making himself known, "Nice... but I never believed that you could never really make any progress hitting something that doesn't hit back."

[Martin Tome]

Martin continued rubbing his leg.

'Damn! That hurt! I have to place my kicks better.'

He heard a twig snap behind him and shortly later a voice.

Nice... but I never believed that you could never really make any progress hitting something that doesn't hit back."

He stood up and turned around to see another boy across from him. He looked him up and down, he smiled and began to talk to him.

"Who says I started making progress yet? This is warm up."

He held out his hand to shake.

"My name's Martin Tome. Nice to meetcha!"

He looked around, he didn't hear the birds anymore, it was just the conversation between he and the boy.

"Besides, the only thing that can hit back around here..."

He gave a smirk toward the new boy.

"The only thing that can hit back around here, is you."

He went into position, both legs bent, his left hand in a fist , farther from him, and his right open palm closer to him.

"So? How about it? Wanna spar? Then maybe go around training? If I don't accidentally hospitalize you that is."

[koenig]

(I was out for an early jog through the mountains. Something i liked to do to keep my conditioning in tact. The higher elevation helped with my lungs so that when I fought back down in the city, everything seemed easier.

As I continued my jog I heard a waterfall, running towards the sound I decided I would dunk my head in the water to refresh myself. As I neared I heard tow boys speaking. Slowling down to a walk I neared the two boys.

"the only thing that can hit back around here is you"

Was the first thing I heard as I walked closer. Then the boy who said it dropped into a stance and asked the other boy if he would like to spar, smiling I made myself known with a small but audible cough)

"how about a three way spar then hmmm? no way to better train your reflexes then having to watch your back while fighting another person"

(I said with a smile as I walked forward causing a triangle to be formed between me and the two boys. I then pulled out a piece of gum and started chewing it)

"so how about it hmmm? come on it'll be fun"

(I said with a little smile on my face as I waited for their awnser)

[Dante Williams]

OOC:



This will be fun...

IC:

"My name's Martin Tome. Nice to meetcha!"

Dante smiled warmly as he shook Martin's outstretched hand. "Well, my names Dante Williams. Nice to meet you Martin."

Then Martin replied to Dante's earlier comment by cooly stating, "Besides, the only thing that can hit back around here..." Dante smirked as he knew the thing that Martin would say, "The only thing that can hit back around here, is you."

Dante grinned as Martin challenged him to a spar. He was about to accept and get into a fighting position when he heard a twig snap.

Dante turned around, "Who-?" Dante muttered as he saw the red haired kid make a triangle out of the three guys and chewing some gum.

"How about a three way spar then hmmm? no way to better train your reflexes then having to watch your back while fighting another person"

Dante shivered at this deja vu. It reminded him of his fight with Sedrix and Tank back at Varron...

Tank...

Then Dante shook these bad memories away as he got into his fighting position: Both arms in front of him, in a defensive stance while swaying. Dante NEVER hit first, it couldn't ever end well for him.

"Sounds good to me, if Martin's okay with it... What's your name anyway?" He asked the stranger, smiling.

[Martin Tome]

Martin began to laugh. Another participant had joined in. This one had red hair and looked like he had allot more experience than Martin, he could tell by the way he walked.

"Man! Three at once? We're gonna have one hell of a time! Hey, red head, you got a name or do I need to call you red head all day? That'll get old sooner or later."

Martin checked himself over and over again to make sure he was in stance.

'Arms bent, check, knees bent, check, arms up to forehead, check, feet firm, check. Okay, all set, looks like I'm ready to take em on.'

"Man! Just the idea of getting to take 2 at once makes me want to laugh."

Inside Martin was disturbed, the first guy looked reasonable, but this guy had a feeling around him that made Martin uneasy.

'Maybe the waterfall idea wasn't so bad after all. Oh well, here it goes.'

[koenig]

(Smiling as they both accepted I kept my hands at my side but bent my knees slightly. Then they both seemed to ask my name)

"the name is Bruce, Bruce Gills former varronite"

(I said with a grin. I then took my sweat shirt off that I had been wearing while running. Underneath i was wearing nothing but a white muscle shirt. The scars that covered my body were now visible, along with the self made scar along my chest that was carved in with a razor, the scar read "I pray for you since god is on my side" Looking between the two opponents I continued smiling, instantly i lunged at dante only to plant both my legs and jump backwards while doing a 180 spin in the air to my left. Whle doing this my right leg would outstretch and swing across hard in a jumping roundhouse aimed for martins left ribs. I decided to start things off quick so that they wouldn't have time to think things out)

[Martin Tome]

Martin looked from one to another, he was thinking of options then just as quickly marking them off.

'Do I want to pick off Dante or Bruce? Definitely Bruce, I don't think I can rest until the uneasy feeling I have goes away, and thats only going to stop when I hit him.'

Martin in the end decided to hold his ground, he counters, not attack. That was how he was used to it. He was completely still, his feat almost dug them selves into the ground. His eyes flicked from one person to the other.

Bruce jumped at Dante. But then turned and went after Martin's ribs. He held up his left arm and blocked it, then ran forward and attempted a sweep.

If the sweep works, he will try for a kick on heel stomp on Bruce's chest.

[Dante Williams]

Dante's eyes opened widely as he saw all of the scars on Bruce's body once he took his shirt off, wearing only a white muscle shirt, especially one that read 'I pray for you since god is on my side'

Wow, is this guy disturbing or what? Dante thought, disgusted by all of the scars.

"The name is Bruce, Bruce Gills former varronite"

Dante smirked, then eyes opened widely again as he saw Bruce lunge towards Dante. He defensively stepped back and raised his arms in a defensive stance.

Suddenely, Bruce jumped backwards and tried to roundhouse kick the Martin kid. Martin tried to block, but Dante didn't see how that ended out exactly.

He smirked and threw off his overshirt, now he wore a plain black T-shirt and jeans. He also just quickly tossed off his shoes, he was never really comfortable in those things anyway...

Dante smirked as he got into a fighting stance quickly and thought, Who to go for...? Well, I guess whoever goes for me first...

[koenig]

(As my kick was blocked I instantly put my right foot down on the ground changing into a southpaw position, suddenly martin took off and attempted a sweep for my feet. smiling as he went for this I jumped up slightly so that my legs would clear over his outstretched leg about 2 inches. Landing back on the ground I would turn and roll back to the position I had started in forming the triangle again.

Hmmm interesting, the kid had very good reflexes, but now I was wondering about dante and how good he was. Waiting until martin was ready I would shuffle to my left causing martin to be the third man out this time.

Looking ahead of me at dante I got withen striking distance, quickly I would throw a left jab for his face followed by a right cross aimed for his face as well and then end the combonation by tourqing my hips to my right hard and throwing a left knee for his right ribs)

[Dante Williams]

OOC:
I'm really sorry for the short reply guys...

IC:

Dante stood in his positon, ready for an attack from either of the two guys when Bruce dodged the sweep that Martin had attempted to throw out to him.

Bruce jumped back, and hesitated a while before lunging for Dante with his left fist attempting to hit Dante's face. Dante quickly pivoted on his left foot to dodge the attack, then landed his right foot in between both of Bruce's legs and tried to smash his elbow into Bruce's back.

Since Dante had placed his right foot in between Bruce's legs, most attempts to dodge would be futile, because Dante would simply trip Bruce and make him fall.

Don't get too cocky, Dante told himself calmly as he was carrying out his attack, Being too cocky was one of the reasons you lost to Tiao. Just stay calm...

[koenig]

(As Dante dodged my jab and manuevered around me I suddenly felt a blow to my back. Lurching forward slightly I continued to smile as I felt the twinge of pain shoot through my back. As I lurched forward I feinted the attack to hurt more then it actually did. Falling forwards I would catch myself with my hands on the ground while falling i would pull my legs inwards and shoot them both out hard backwards in a sort of double leg push kick. The kick wasn't meant to knock someone out or anything but it was meant to push him back since I would aim the double leg push kick for his chest.

Hopefully this would send him reeling off balance backwards which would give me time to get up and give martin time to attack him while he would be pushed back or to come at me)

[Martin Tome]

Martin grinned. It was getting fun. Bruce had taken a blow to the back. His eyes flicked from one person to another.

'He was smart, if he hadn't taken it, and tried to run he would be on the ground right now. Now, lets see if I can stay fluid while I try to pull off so good marks.'

Martin let every muscle loose. He hung there until he decided to go after Dante. He ran forward, then brought up his arms. Dante was looking like he was about to take a fall. If he falls, Martin would let out a sharp kick at Dante's chest, before he hit the ground. If Dante managed to wiggle out of this one, Martin would send 3 fast jabs. If they made contact he would end the combo with a punch to the chin, hopefuly knocking over Dante for sure.

[Dante Williams]

OOC: Sorry for the late reply: dead internet. When I CAN get on, I never have enough time to reply. Sorry. ^_^;;

IC:
Dante only had the slightest smile as his attack hit, it seemed to hit a lot harder than it seemed though.

Uh oh... Dante thought worriedly after pivoting around again, I didn't mean to hurt him THAT much...

Then Bruce's legs shot out towards Dante's chest. Dante smirked, Well, at least I didn't hurt him a lot... He blocked by making an 'X' with arms over his chest, but the blow made him step back.

He turned quickly, only to find Martin try to make a couple of blows towards Dante's face. Dante attempted to sidestep the punches. But unfortunately, Dante wasn't fast enough to dodge them all. One of the punches met his shoulder while he was sidestepping the blow.

That made him turn around, and lose balance for a while, but Dante quickly got back into it by going into his previous defensive stance: Putting his arms up in front of him and trying to stay aware of both opponent's while swaying slightly.

Three-way fights never really go well for me, do they? Dante asked himself.

[koenig]

(After shooting my legs out I rolled forward and jumped back to my feet. Turning around I looked to see martin attacking dante while I had shot him back, good. Since I was off to martins right and dantes left I smiled. Rushing back towards the two as the combonation was about to finish, I neared them just as Martins last jab connected with dante. As Martins hand would be extended from just hitting dantes shoulder, I would step into a left overhand punch aimed to go over his extended shoulder and hopefully make contact with his cheekbone under the eye.

If this attack was succsesful I would Quickly shuffle backwards so that dante hopefully wouldn't have a chance of getting a quick attack one me)

[Martin Tome]

Martin grinned he had connected, and it felt good. He snapped back to a frown to remind himself to not be too cocky. He snapped his head next to him to see Bruce striking out at him. One of his arms was outstretched but his other was ready to strike again. He reached for the punch that was coming to grab his wrist. If he grabbed he would pull him forward and trip him while stepping back, hopefully throwing him to the ground.

[koenig]

(As my left was going in for the punch I smiled. Seeing his other arm come across to grab onto my wrist I pulled my fist in towards my chest hard. This would cause his outstretched hand to grab at nothing. While doing this my elbow would potrude and my attack would turn from a fist to an elbow/forearm smash aimed for under his right eye. Since my elbow was extremely close to his face as it was, I was fairly confident the attack would land from such close quarters. If it did I would finish up the attack by throwing a right uppercut aimed for his stomach. I was hoping that these two were tough, since lately i hadn't been in any short fights where a couple of good strong attacks ended the fight....and i didn't want to start now)

[Dante Williams]

OOC: Qouting both Martin AND Bugs Bunny, I say this to Bruce, as I am sure that my attack will annoy him, "Ain't I a stinker?"

Dante smirked as he saw Bruce go away from Dante and attempt to get Martin, from that moment, Dante hopped from foot to foot, keeping his momentum while seeing the moment to strike at one of his opponents.

Martin attempted to grab Bruce's arm and throw him, but Bruce pulled back his arm and tried to smash his elbow/forearm into Martin's face.

Dante smiled, This is my chance! He thought as he lunged towards the side of Bruce and attempted to smash HIS elbow into Bruce's rib area.

Since neither of the two really payed attention to Dante in their current situation, they probably didn't worry that Dante was only about a yard away from the two, so it wouldn't take too long to reach them, and so even if Bruce noticed, it would be too late.

If Dante smashed into Bruce, it would most likely throw him off of attacking Martin, so he would be safe for the moment.

[koenig]

ooc: normally i would let martin post for order, but since it depends on me now here goes

(Since I was at dantes left, and my left was in close to martin I was still able to keep my right arm close for blocking just in case. As my elbow/forearm was nearing martins exposed face, I saw in my right periphials, something moving towards me. Instead of backing away like I should of, i decided to get a little creative. Continuing with my left elbow strike I pivoted my right leg back behind me, so that at the same time that my elbow would be connecting with martins face if it did, My body would be turning and facing dante. This would cause his elbow to instead of smashing into my ribs, it would smash into my chest which also had my right arm across it. Now luckily instead of me just taking the attack and losing the oppurtunity to strike my own at martins.
I had hopefully hit martin with my own elbow and saved my ribcage doing so.

As the hit of dantes connected with my chest more so then my forearm, I skidded backwards a couple of feet and stopped. looking up I continued to smile)

"very nice dante, but, you should have circled around behind me when I wasn't paying attention, that way I wouldn't have been able to catch you out of my periphial vision"

(Now that dante and martin would be practically standing side by side, I was wondering if they were going to try and 2on1 me or if one of htem would try to quickly go for the other)

ooc: If u dunt understand the way I turned or anythen PM me and i can clarify or change

[Martin Tome]

((ooc: bad puns, I made one here ._.))

Martin frowned. His grab hadn't connected at all, and now he was faced with Bruce's elbow... literaly. Martin began to pull back his arms, he couldn't use them in time to block the elbow, and Bruce was moving fast. No blocking, no counter, this means dodging. Martin jumped back out of range.