Down To Earth [Private]

Things had been getting pretty rough for Abel as of late, and to make matters worse the Vandenreich was considering the idea of discharging Abel so that he may go back home. Quite apparently being of no use to them, it only aided his pupils in their attempts to bring Abel's spirits down further yet.

Now assembled within the training hall, Abel was being forced to "spar" one of his fellow Soldat; a fellow who went by the name Brynjolf. He was older and larger than Abel, though relied on the traditional art of crafting a bow and arrow out of reishi. A contorted grin escaped his composure for a moment before the Vandenreich Captain stepped in. Giving a subtle nod, he insisted for the Quincy to engage in their "practice"...

'This couldn't get any worse.' He thought. But that was far from the truth, watching as Brynjolf constructed his reishi bow and fired a shot straight for Abel's gut. With his Quincy cross in-hand, the straight-sword manifested just in time to parry and deflect the arrow from hitting it's mark. "Not bad...but there's more where that came from, welp!" This time a cluster of ten (10) arrows pursued Abel, who was still standing at a close distance of five (5) meters from Brynjolf.

'How typical...' Of course, provided they weren't that far off in skill when it came to crafting their reishi constructed weapons, Abel was able to deflect a majority of the arrows with only a scarce few managing to produce minor scrapes along his arms and legs. "You'll have to do better, Brynjolf." Raising his off-hand, Abel took aim at the Soldat.

"Festnahme." Within a brief moment reishi sought to bind his opponent, whom was already prepping another slew of arrows in retaliation. Upon impact there was a mild explosion followed by a plume of smoke, but apparently Brynjolf had already moved...? "YOU LOSE!!!"

Suddenly a large vibrant arrow was manifesting above him, Brynjolf apparently putting all of his concentrated reishi into one shot from an aerial stance. Fortunately for him, Abel was accustomed to doing the same being that his reishi weapon was but one sword. With only a short distance between them (otherwise being a point-blank shot), Abel brought his reishi sword to point towards the arrow before it could be released. "Not yet!" As it released, the arrow split down the middle as it met with Abel's sword, deflecting in two separate pieces and piercing the ground below them.

Another eruption of smoke, and the two Quincy managed to escape relatively unscathed. Using his off-hand to pat himself of any debris, Abel pointed his sword out and to his side, signaling to Brynjolf that he was ready for more. This time, however, a crazed smirk was worn upon his face.

Perhaps Abel was actually beginning...to enjoy himself?