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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 11, 2023 15:33:02 GMT -5
As Javal sprinted to where Flint was about to be hit by his water fist he was smiling madly and about to swing his sword across Flint’s chest as soon as he dodged but suddenly as he went in to swing where Flint was before the cowboy fellow suddenly disappeared amongst the water.
“Where could he be?”, he thought as his swing missed and his eyes glanced around trying to find a sight of Flint. As he looked down he finally noticed the man with a smirk on his face, “Oh no”, he thought.
Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and looked down to see Flint under him and double kicking his abdomen. He suddenly spit out blood as the impact from Flint’s kick felt something inside his abdomen shatter, whatever Flint hit was broken now.
He grits his teeth determined to push on and show his full fighting power, he then says, “Not today Flint”.
He touched Flint’s right foot with a glowing purple hand and caused the cowboy to float a few inches (1) off the ground. As Flint was floated into the air Javal then sent his fist straight into Flint’s chest punching him deep into the ground with great strength (2).
Javal felt the impact in his abdomen and spit out blood. Whatever Flint just hit it was broken now. But he gritted his teeth and chuckled not today and touched Flint’s foot (1) causing the cowboy fellow to float. As Flint was in the air Javal punched him straight in the chest and into the ground.
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Post by Flint Caldwell on Aug 11, 2023 23:13:45 GMT -5
Flint's eyes widened in confusion as he started to float a couple of inches off of the ground, that confusion was quickly wiped away as he felt a fist push into his chest. Flint coughed up some blood as the punch broke some ribs and the impact into the cobblestoned ground seemed to have broke the rest. As he laid in the newly created crater, he gasped for air as both impacts knocked the wind out of him. Once he is able to get his breathing under control or at least to the point where it doesn't hurt too bad, he attempted to bring himself to his feet only to realize that his body had gone beyond it's limit. Yet with everything he had left and even beyond that he slowly stood to his feet, but having reach his limit that's just about all he can do. He could barely keep himself up as he smirked between labored breaths "I've still got a little bit more" he said with a chuckle and he started to take a step towards Javal. He raised his fist as far as he could until suddenly his legs gave out from under him causing him to fall face first into the ground, before he had even hit the ground hid body had fully given out. His blurred vision soon gave way to darkness as Flint had gone unconscious from the fatigue and pain from pushing himself to the absolute limit. Though somehow surprisingly his body wasn't in critical condition despite the multiple blows that would end someone that wasn't as tough as him. As Flint laid at the edge of the crater Javal could see that his expression seemed almost satisfied along with the biggest smile that he had seen from him yet.
after a couple minutes of silence and only hearing his Flint's unconscious body suddenly shot up with a big gasp for air. Which was soon followed by a coughing fit as he could feel the pain in his ribs and then soon after all of the rest of the pain from the spar. He let out a groan that sounded more annoyed than pained he brought his hand to his chest as his 1warm purple light transferred back into himself as he took away all the damage from the spar. Despite healing his wounds his body still felt sore as he had pushed it further than he ever had before. He then popped up to his feet and found where ever javal had ended up, holding out 1his warm purple hand for a hand shake he smirked "I fuckin' had the time of my life back there, I never knew that people could even get as strong as you"
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 13, 2023 0:05:34 GMT -5
Javal’s maniac fighting expression quickly disappeared once he stood back and took what he just did for the first time.
“Darn it not again I got carried away ugh this always happens", he says exasperatedly trying to help Flint up from his crater.
He stops though as he sees Flint pick himself up with the remaining strength he has left.
He backed up a bit once Flint began speaking about keeping going, “I think that’s enough Flint, let’s just call it an end here and get some drinks”.
Javal then ran over to help Flint up regretting getting serious for their match he then began to panic as he realized he didn’t have any healing abilities and tools.
“Crap uh, what should I do? Should I take him to a hospital or a tavern to rest”, he was pacing around trying to think of the best response to the situation.
He then noticed Flint’s smile and was relieved a bit seeing that at least the cowboy fellow was happy with their fight.
Javal screams in shock when he saw Flint suddenly rise from unconsciousness, “Are you an undead Flint?”, he says slowly approaching the man”.
He then shook Flint’s hand and became more relieved as he saw that Flint had recovered from his healing magic.
He smiles widely and says, “I enjoyed our battle as well. You are very strong. I almost fell to your strength at some points. Your healing magic is truly no joke if you can recover from that again I’m sorry for going too serious I just couldn’t contain myself”.
He then points to the bar where they were earlier and says, “Want to head over there again and talk some more over some drinks about the spar”.
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Post by Flint Caldwell on Aug 17, 2023 21:24:12 GMT -5
Flint rolled his shoulders as he fully emerged from the crater, his muscles ached with each movement but no lasting damager could be seen on him. "surprisingly you ain't the first person to ask me that, but nope I'm all flesh and blood" He joked as he brought up his right arm and flexing to show off some of his strength, his smile turned into an expression of concern as his eyes looked around the courtyard. He continued to search for something until his eyes lock onto something off to the left of him and the concern seemed to wash away. "one moment friend." this was the first time he hadn't said the word with any hint of sarcasm or mockery but he genuinely can count Javal as a friend after trading some heavy blows with him. He sauntered to where his eye locked onto early to find his hat somehow intact after getting blasted with thousands of pounds of water, he picked it up and placed it back onto his head followed by a flick of the brim and a smirk. He sauntered back over to Javal with his hands on his hips, and let out a hearty laugh "Most people get knocked down after that opening combo I pulled, so after seeing that you were only knocked back from it. I knew you were gonna be somethin' special, and you had an answer for everything I threw at you." He jokingly poked his chest with each statement, then wrapped his arm around his shoulders "you don't need to be sorry at all, you gave me an opportunity to go all out and it seems that I did the same for you. Seein' that you broke all of my ribs with that punch back there". Flint joked as he patted his abdomen to make sure that all of his ribs were completely intact after healing himself. "Drinks sound like an amazing Idea, and I'll play since you technically won that spar by knockin' me out." he responded as his started to head back to the Dancer's Den, with his arm still around his new found friends shoulders.
As the two walked back to the tavern something ate at the back of Flint's mind, for once he seemed to be enjoying someone else's company. It wasn't a new feeling for him but one that he hadn't felt in a long time, not since before he started his lone wanders. Maybe he didn't want to be alone anymore, he quickly shook the thought out of his mind as the though of strong alcohol and future spars flooded in to replace them.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 18, 2023 12:36:22 GMT -5
Javal bows and says, “I’m sorry for getting so carried away I just got fired up and too excited by our spar”.
Javal then looks amazed as he sees Flint’s hat in perfect condition, “Woah Flint looks like Colt’s hat is either imbued with great magic or it’s the luckiest hat I’ve ever seen”.
Javal then responds to Flint’s remarks, “Yes I will say that you did indeed hurt me with that opening combo of yours if I wasn’t ready I would have been down for the count".
Javal gets excited by Flint’s compliment, “No way my friend you were super formidable yourself. I haven't fought an opponent like you who’s caught me by surprise so many times. You did so much and your technique was appreciable".
Javal was excited to go back to the Dancer’s Den especially now since Flint was doing better. Javal sat down on the bar like they once did before at the beginning of the day Javal was brimming with excitement to talk to Flint about their battle, his strategy, and technique.
“So Flint, how are you so tricky and able to dodge so well? There were some that I wasn’t expecting you to dodge at all”.
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Post by Flint Caldwell on Aug 20, 2023 20:41:36 GMT -5
Flint kicked open the door of the Dancer's Den once again and loudly proclaimed "we're back!" as the duo walked through the threshold of the door-way. Flint sat himself down at one of the many barstools and let out a relaxing groan as he stretched out his aching muscles. He then turned his attention to the dragonborn bartender, "Hey partner, I'll have another whisky and I'll pay for whatever my friends wants. Drinks are on me tonight" he said with a smirk as he nudged Javal with his elbow. The bartender huffed out a grunt as he turned around to fill the two's drinks, in response Flint tossed a couple of solars onto the bar and with the sound of glass on sliding across wood the drinks stop in front of them. "Much obliged" he said with a tip of his and a wink.
Flint took a second to think on Javal question, he hummed to himself and eventually gave a half shrugged "Hmmm, well honestly I ain't too sure how I'm able to dodge most things. I would just mostly chalk it up to instincts I guess, I just listen to what my body thinks is the right course of actions and I take it. Sometimes the result ain't the most ideal like when you threw your sword and I just decided to keep it lodged in my shoulder, though it did prevent it from coming back to you for a moment. As for my tricky way of fighting, that's all thanks to colt. He taught me a barrel's full of different ways to fight, but most of his techniques were grapple based and mine are more punchin' based." he smiled to himself as he thought back on the different times he had sparred with his brother.
He remembered that he had never won any of them before he left on his own but they were some of the only good memories he had of that house, in remembrance of his brother he raised his glass high and look a long swig. "When I flipped you over my shoulder and when I attempted to grapple you to the ground near the end was stuff he directly taught me. But how to use your environment around you and switching between fighting styles was stuff I picked up from when I would spar with him back home." He then quickly lit up another cigarette, letting the smoke sort of soothe his sore body. "so what about you my friend, where in the hell did you get so tough?"
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 21, 2023 3:12:26 GMT -5
Javal smiles and says, “May I have a cup of sake”, he then chuckles after being nudged by Flint’s elbow.
“You dodged like a complete master. It was super impressive like you could see my movies coming. I once heard of fighters being able to move their bodies in battle without thought perhaps you have something like that”.
Javal’s eyes widen as Flint explains how Colt taught him a lot of what he knows, “What Colt was that strong I mean for him teach you that tricky fighting style I could only imagine how strong he’d be. I’m very interested in meeting your brother. Perhaps one day we can go searching for him. I’m sure something will turn up, maybe we can go to the library to look up some information”.
“If that flip move was amazing I didn’t even see it coming, I’ve never been grappled before I think it’s due to my height”.
Javal gets excited once more when Flint asks him how he got so tough, “Well many things to be honest I was trained by one of Charon’s strongest swordsmen, Sir Ronrik Emeraldcutter. After training with him during the ages of 6-13 I continued to hone my skills on board the Black Dragon Pirates. I tried to learn from everyone, especially my captain. Recently it seems like my grandfather’s trying to teach me some stuff. It's more marksmen and trickery based although I am reluctant to learn it seems fun”.
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Post by Flint Caldwell on Aug 22, 2023 23:03:42 GMT -5
"I'm not too sure about being at the level of moving my body without thinkin', maybe I'm just good at makin' split second decisions in a fight." he shrugged as he replied to Javal's praise. In all honesty he wasn't too sure on how he got so good at dodging, maybe it was all the blows he endured while sparring with Colt that made his body seem to move on it's own. "Also a little advice on getting better at dodging, you shouldn't focus solely on the attack itself. Take everythin' into account, from the tiniest muscle movement to even the slightest change in the air, that stuff will tell you all you need to know. Although maybe I'm not the best to take this advice from seeing that I tried to punch though the first water fist, got your sword lodge in my shoulder, and even just endured it when you had that thorn spell up.".
He looked down at his well trained palms, his eyes traced the little marks from where the thorns had punctured through. His healing had always been able to take away any damage he took, but for the life of him he could never figure out how to get rid of the scars left behind. He has never hated his scars but he never really liked them either, the only one that he had any ounce of positivity towards was the one under his tattoo. But that one was a reminder, one that has stuck with him for a while. Hearing Javal mention Colt seemed to bring him back to the present as he took a sip from his drink "one of these days I'm gonna go back into that desert to try and find him. When that day comes I'll contact you and you are more than welcome to join me. It's been over 10 years since I've seen him so I got no clue if he's changed too much or if he even wants to see me. But who cares I'm probably gonna try and see him anyways"
Flint nodded along with Javal's recap of his different teachers, "I got taught how to throw my first punch when I was around 12, after I came home all beat up since I tried to mess with a small sandstone golem that was wanderin' near the ranch. Then up until Colt left I would spar with him once or twice a week, he would always throw something new at me every time and that's how I learned to quickly adapt in a fight"
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 23, 2023 1:12:39 GMT -5
“Well, it sure seemed like it out there every time that I tried to hit ya you just were too fast for me to even think about changing directions. That split-second thinking is a great skill to have. I usually only think about a single thing as I make my move”.
“You’re right Flint I Should try to be more aware of my surroundings when fighting. I'll take that into account. I think my biggest weakness is my excitement when fighting. I get too driven on doing the same attacks and movements over and over again until one of them hits. I have 13 different sword techniques I know that I learned from my master but only use the single one because I kinda get too impatient. It’s nothing like my master, with every movement he makes in battle it's almost hard to even keep up. I strive to be that strong one day. I’m even thinking of going back to him and asking him to train me once more”.
As Flint looks over to his hand where he hit a thorn up Javal, he then gets a bit ashamed and says, “Sorry again for going too crazy”.
He looks up as Flint invites him to look for Colt whenever he decides he smiles widely, “I’d be more than delighted to go. I’m sure he’ll be the same or maybe an even better version of himself”.
Javl nods as Flint recaps his training with Colt, “Oh that's awesome I’m even more excited for whenever we do meet him I want to spar with him. Oh I even forgot to mention that I didn’t use my trump card during that battle”.
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Post by Flint Caldwell on Aug 24, 2023 21:51:50 GMT -5
"well when only one of your eyes and one of your ears aren't damaged you're kinda forced to pay more attention to things around you. That doesn't stop some bastards from purposely attackin' my blind side, funnily enough that happened a little bit before I met you. Some bounty I was after somehow figured out that I had a blind side and he just kept aiming his attacks at it. Knocked me around a little bit, but it took me just one punch square to his jaw and he was out like a light." He smirked as he reenacted the punched that dropped the man, then he let out a small chuckle as he remembered how he dropped. He had ended up punching him clear across the room and he crashed into a pile of empty crates. "Honestly it takes all the fun out of it when they just drop like a sack of bricks." he complained as he took another inhale of smoke.
He lightly punched javal's arm as he apologized again "Don't you worry about it, I didn't even register that I had those holes in my hand until after I woke up from getting knocked out. Though that kind of pain is one the things that make me feel alive, I was starting to get a little bored of those bandits that roamed the desert. By the time I had gotten here they had just become an annoyance more than a threat, and I also think word was startin' to spread about me through their different networks. I had a group of around 4 or 5 of them spot me and then run away, the only thing I heard them say was "oh shit, it's him" I don't blame them I'm pretty efficient with my work." He cracked his knuckles as he finished the statement.
He smirked as he heard Javal mention sparring with his brother "I think I might actually have a shot at beating him this time, though he also has had time to improve his techniques as it has almost been a decade. Who knows he might even have the same type of magic that I do. If we do end up fighting him we might have to tag-team him, since he's a tough son of a bitch" he joked with his shrug since he had no even a memory of his brother even using magic, though the more he thought about it the more the possibility of him having those abilities increased.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 25, 2023 3:37:36 GMT -5
Javal nods as Flint speaks, understanding his sentiments and happy that he forgave him for the tricky maneuver that he had pulled during their spar.
Javal says, “Those fiendish fools going after a man’s weak spot is the lowest of low attacks you can do, it is very dishonorable. Although I’m sure it just makes adventuring more fun for you since those fists of yours seem to be enough of a formidable foe. I can attest to that he says touching his abdomen where Flint previously broke a couple of his ribs. Your dodging ability is amongst the best I’ve seen you’re really strong Flint. I hope to see you get even stronger than you were before so we can have another spar. I’m sure at this point you can beat your brother although if needed I am here to even the odds However I shall say that Nadia my retainer is on his team to make it even and fair”, he chuckles although serious about his comment.
He then says, “So Flint after this what’s next for you? Are you going to hit the road travel Charon until you find Colt? Are you out to accomplish your dream?”.
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Post by Flint Caldwell on Aug 25, 2023 21:27:48 GMT -5
"For me to actually get stronger I'll just have to find more powerhouses like you, and of course spar with 'em. Or I could find some tough monsters to try my hand sparrin' with 'em, though somethin' tells me that they wouldn't understand the concept of a spar. They probably would try to kill me ... but hell, it's not like I'll be fighting a dragon god or anything anytime soon, so I'll be fine" He chuckled to himself as the image of delivering a flaming drop kick to a dragon lingering in his mind, he had no clue how he was going to do it but he promised himself some day he would. But for the mean time he had to focus on getting stronger himself, so he washed the thought away with a long sip from his whisky.
He let out a heart laugh when Javal mentioned what's next for him, it was soon cut short by a small coughing fit from the soreness that had been lingering in his abs. He coughed for a second more before he took a deep breath to reset himself "Javal buddy, do I look like the type of man who plans for the future. In all honesty I didn't even think I was gonna survive to 27 with all the stupid shit I've done. Hell, I don't really even plan a day or so ahead; but for at least tonight I'm gonna find a bed to sleep in. It could end up being mine or someone else's, who knows?" he joked with a wink but he sighed as he for once started to question what the future has in store for him. He wasn't sure if looking for his brother is his top priority, but if that wasn't then what was he even going after. He took a another inhale of his cigarette when the answer came to him as he blew the smoke out of his nose ... strength, he needed to get stronger. Though he needed to get there on his own, if he asked for any help it would feel like cheating. His face relaxed a little bit as he pushed his desires deeper into his heads to deal with later he smirked and asked "But anyways what's next for you?"
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 27, 2023 1:57:02 GMT -5
Javal grins widely as he hears Flint speak, “I couldn’t agree more my friend that's what I want to do as well fight the strongest warriors and learn from them as well as defeat the most evil monsters. I seek strength above others to be honest everything else are things I must do or want to do but seeking strength is something I seek even without knowing”.
Javal goes into his pocket as Flint mentions fighting dragons and dangerous foes, takes out a letter and opens it, “Oh I got a letter a couple of days ago requesting my services to solve the scorched ones problem. Hopefully I’m able to handle that, maybe I’ll even fight a god hopefully. Who knows?”.
Javal chuckles hearing Flint’s lack of plan and responds, “As for me I have a lot of stuff I need to do, improve my company, I firstly need to train once more under the tutelage of my previous swordmaster to get stronger, find out what happened to my previous pirate crew, find out what’s going on with my grandfather although he says he’s been on the straight and narrow I can’t shake the feeling he’s doing something shady”.
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Post by Flint Caldwell on Aug 29, 2023 19:16:04 GMT -5
Flint raised his half empty glass in the Air and titled it towards Javal, offering to clink them together as a toast "Here's to hoping we both get stronger." The split second after the clink, he throws his head back and downs the rest of his drink. He almost spits it out when the tiefling mentioned hopefully fighting a god, but ultimately swallows the liquid not without almost choking on it. He punched how own chest to alleviate the coughs from him almost choking although the burn from the alcohol still lingered in his throat. soon after he let another hearty laugh escape him "Hopefully?! Gods Javal you are somethin' else, but ya know what if they've got you crazy bastard on the team I'm sure it'll be just fine. You won't be findin' me anywhere near there if a god does show up, look I'm confident in my abilities but not to the point where I'd try to go toe to toe with an all powerful divine being". Little did he know he would respond to a distress call that would put him in that exact scenario, but the present Flint laughs at the shear insanity of him even attempting.
He then took a long drag of smoke as he stood up from the barstool, and he patted Javal's arm "well you've got some big tasks ahead of you and who would I be if I got in the way of them, plus it's gettin' late. So I'll take my leave find an inn or someone else's bed to rest in for the night, but goodnight and it was a pleasure meetin' you Javal" He stretched his aching arms as he made his way to the exit of the Dancer's Den. With his back turned his tell-tale smirk soon dropped as he felt like he was walking away from his chance of getting stronger, no it wasn't just that. Something in his head was telling him that if he walked through those doors he would lose contact with someone he actually connected with. With a heavy sigh he cleared his head, what did it matter to him he had spent the last 6 to 7 years alone he was used to it and he could just wash away the longing for something more with more alcohol and meaningless fights. Then against all of his thoughts he stopped and looked over his shoulder "Hey Javal! I'm going to beat you one of these days you here me! I ,Flint Caldwell, am your godsdamn rival!". Something in him knew that his friend had already thought that he was, this declaration was more of a confirmation for himself. To cement in his own mind that he was going to eventually see him again and face him.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 30, 2023 3:18:29 GMT -5
Javal smiled widely and quickly took his half-full empty cup of sake and clinked it together with flint’s to make a toast, “Here’s to us getting stronger”, he corrected as he quickly threw the cup of sake back into his throat.
He coughs slightly as he does this almost choking on his sake as it passes through his mouth, a sour and burning feeling filling his throat, “It appears I have reached my alcoholic limit, my friend no amount of training with Yasei seems to help be a sake master; perhaps someday I shall train to increase my vitality”.
Javal only chuckled in response to Flint’s reaction, “Thank you my friend Whatever this adventure has in store for me I hope I have the same maneuverability and adaptability as you do my friend. As for being confident I’m not so pompous as to think I could beat gods themselves, at least not yet”, he breaks out laughing as he says the last part.
Javal gets a little bummed as he sees that Flint is about to make his leave to be fair he should be going already his crew is probably waiting for him to depart.
He shouts over at his friend, “Goodnight and it was truly an honor to meet you my Flint Caldwell”.
He is about to leave a tip to the barkeep for his great service before he turns around quickly to hear Flint’s declaration he jumps from his stall to face Flint with a giant grin on his face and shouts in response, “I’ll be waiting my friend don’t think im gonna just lay around and make it easy for you. I wouldn’t be a good rival if I did. Next time we meet both you and I better be three times as strong as we are now”.
He was so excited he had finally met someone he was his equal in terms of power and mindset. This was lighting a flame under him making him want to work even harder.
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