thirty-seven betrayals // voice

[swordmastering]

Emil. I hope you're awake.

Training will start every morning at four o'clock in Xanadu. Don't be late, because I certainly won't wait around for you to arrive.

Today is an exception, but tomorrow I won't accept tardiness.

I'll be waiting.

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[emiltastic]

[ Barely awake... uh huh... ]

...Y- I-- I'm awake!

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[swordmastering]

[He can sense this B| or maybe he can hear it in his voice.]

You're almost late. Better hurry up.

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[emiltastic]

R-rig--- [ stumble... crash... squeeaaaak-- ] I mean-- Right! I- I'm coming!

[ running sounds here liek whoaaa-- wait wait WAIT--]

M-my sword... my sword! [ runs to grab it and continues runningggggg ]

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[swordmastering]

[MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY AMUSED, but he won't show it.

He's just waiting against a tree in Xanadu. Hurry Emil, he's not a patient man~]

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[emiltastic]

[ WHY MUST YOU BE MEAAAAAN-- ... here, have a dazed Emil in Xanadu. Running while dead is kinda tricky. Oh. RIGHT. IT'S BECAUSE SOMEONE SAID YOUR LIMBS BECOME HEAVY. ]

...I- I'm here... [ pant pant waah ]

action!;

[swordmastering]

[Well, Emil asked what it was like to be dead. Leon can't be blamed for Emil being a hypochondriac :|]

You won't last long at this rate.

[Pushing away from the tree and unsheathing his weapons.]

Let's start out with showing me what you do know.

action!;

[emiltastic]

[ BLAME RATATOSK, OKAY? EMIL KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THIS. DX ]

U-um. Right!

[ He looks displaced for a moment and then unsheathes his sword. Hey, he can carry the sword better now, at least, but he only really knows how to slash slash and hack and... yeah, he has a long way to go before he can actually use Artes like Ratatosk Mode can... ]

...Richter taught me the basics... but um. I don't know if I can do any artes...

action!;

[swordmastering]

Basics are still important. They're the basis for everything that you do. If you don't master the basics, you can't possibly expect to learn something as advanced as Artes.

Even Artes have differentiation - base artes and arcane artes. Without a base, you can't build anything. You'd do well to remember that.

[Sliding into a defensive position.]

Come at me.

action!;

[emiltastic]

C-come... at you?

[ Hesitates. INNER PANI-- Okay. Okay. You can do this-- So he tries and runs to attaaaaack... but kinda ends up double-handling his sword. Yo, Emil, it's a one-handed sword. ]

Iyaaa---!

action!;

[swordmastering]

[EASIEST PARRY OF HIS LIFE]

...Are you sure you know the basics? That's not how you hold that type of sword.

action!;

[emiltastic]

Uhh... I'm sorry!

[ Reluctantly lets go with his other hand. ]

...I... panicked... I guess...

action!;

[swordmastering]

Panicked? Why? This is training, not a real battle. And it's not as if I were coming at you.

[Getting back into position!]

Try again. This is for your benefit, not mine. It's not going to help if you're too scared to swing your own blade.

action!;

[emiltastic]

R-right!

[ Okay, one hand. One hand. It's a bit heavy, but he can do this! SLAAASSSSSHHHH-- ]

Yaaah!

action!;

[swordmastering]

[Another parry~ Wow, they're on completely different levels in terms of skill. And yet that other personality was clearly experienced. Well, it didn't matter. Leon's job was to train Emil.]

Put more force behind it. You act like your sword's too heavy for you to wield.

action!;

[emiltastic]

[ n-nervous laugh. ]

I-it is kind of heavy... un...

[ Okay, another slassssh. He triiies hardeeeer. :| ]

action!;

[swordmastering]

[Blocking the attack. He can respect the effort at least. Moving onnn.]

Alright, now try to thrust instead of slash.