Tag Team (open)

The tension was high around the field. Zephyr could feel it, see it in everyone's eyes. It made his frame shake with a combination of anxiety and excitement. How many of these people were from other districts? Was a fight really going to break out? Most importantly though, was he going to do any fighting? He pulled out a small knife and held it in his clammy hands.

One girl stood closer to the center of the field, and though most eyes were focused on her in hate, one girl towards the back looked at her in confidence. Were they waiting for an attack to double team someone? No, that didn't seem right. But it did seem like they were on the same side. Maybe if he fought one of them, the other would take their place - meaning if he even stood a chance against one, he couldn't take on the other without a partner of his own.

Suddenly a taller boy appeared behind him, a small grin on his face. "You want in on this don't you?"

Zephyr said nothing, trying to find what angle he was playing. The grin seemed genuine enough. The older boy didn't seem phased. He chuckled lightly. "The name's Kaleb. Look, you take care of her, and I'll jump in if you're getting the snot beat out of you, deal?"

The young boy looked Kaleb up and down. The guy looked like he could handle a fight much better than him. Why did he not go in first? Did he just want to see little Zephyr get killed, or did he really see his eagerness to fight? Either way, Zeph nodded, gripped his knife hard and stepped out onto the field, glaring determinedly at the first girl (Wolfy). "Let's go," he said just loud enough, bringing his blade up to his chest height, just like his parents had taught him.

Alexandria and Robert Larson were walking through the snow. They were both hunting for food but had heard voices coming from a clearing. They saw people and dove into the clearing full of tension and groups of kids. Robert looked at his sister, Alex, and they both exchanged looks. They knew there was a fight breaking loose and they knew they were gonna start it.

Alex ran and tuck and rolled. When she stood up again she was face to face with Damien. As soon as she was up she swiped with the sword she had gotten from her father, looking to cause the guy some real pain. Alex was 15 and had been training with swords since she was ten, so she was extremely confident that she would win with her sword.

[(Attacks Damien)]
Sword: [dice=200+1000]
Block, 0.0

The kid blocked her blow and she glared.

Robert did the same but in the other direction and he was face to face with Kaleb. Once he was up he feigned a punch and then started doing a bunch of hand to hand stuff. He specialized in hand to hand and his sister specialized in swords. Robert was only 12 though, so this was really hard work for him. His eyebrows were furrowed with effort.

[(Attacks Kaleb)]
Unarmed: [dice=200+5000]
Bruised Right Knee

He ended up purposely slaming his knee into the guy's knee, bruising the kid's knee. Not great, but it was something. He quickly took a defensively position.[rand=70588283473625784537010514177382848090107785537805470231082290411]

Robert wince as the boy bruised his femur. He was a great fighter for his age, but he had always sucked at processing pain. He pulled himself together in about 10 fast seconds as his sister taught him and struck at the kid again. He didn't have much strength, but he could definitely move fast. He feinted again and struck out, determination glinting in his brown eyes.

[(Attacks Kaleb)]
Unarmed: [dice=200+5000]
Block, 0.0

Robert bit his lip in worry as Kaleb blocked him. Kaleb was a lot bigger than him and he was good but not amazing. He could get seriously hurt... "Don't be a wimp!" He reprimanded himself. "Whatever happens, you asked for it. It's your job to defend yourself." He stepped back to put some space between him and his opponent and stayed in a defensive stance. He could do this, he would do this.[rand=40476930653676395614245808683336239571590675041087208229100797325]

Robert swore inside as the boy pulled out a knife. He had almost no experience with knives. He was just starting to train with them and wasn't ready to fight with them and he also hadn't found out yet a good way to black them. So when the boy threw it at him, Robert did the one thing he could do. He spun away. The knife still cut him, but it wasn't as bad a cut as it could have been. Pain rang inside Robert's head. He desperately tried to block it out, but it was difficult. He hadn't gotten used to pain from knives yet so it was doubly hard. He gritted his teeth and kept trying as he struck out at the boy, this time not feinting, just going in for the kill.

[(Attacks Kaleb)]
Unarmed: [dice=200+5000]
Bruised Right Wrist

Robert doubled back once again.


Alex saw that the boy Robert was fighting had a knife and he had nothing. "Robert!" She yelled. When he looked over she tossed him a bunch of throwing knives. He caught them and looked at her in bewilderment. He hadn't trained with knives yet. "Just try!" She shouted.

Robert pulled out a knife and held it in the best way he could. Which looked really stupid because he had no idea how to hold one defensively. He got ready for an attack.[rand=4666375441011041435895035718567672027539841365069242806945368647575]

Robert winced as the boy cut him and once again his brain screamed pain. Robert looked at the knife in his hand quickly, sizing it up to see how much force he'd have to throw it with. If he miscalculated it might not hit the boy. He took careful aim at the boy, biting his lip as he always did when he got nervous, and then dropped the knife and charged at him.

[(Attacks Kaleb)]
Unarmed: [dice=200+5000]
Bruised Head

He smirked slightly as he caught the older boy off guard and hit him hard on the head with his palm. He just kept himself from laughing.

Robert's older sister Alex caught him in the act and grinned. Robert had always liked to decieve his enemies.[rand=55362172611057760794508503749966602821365161798894406974254525266588]

This time when the guy looked at him, Robert could tell he meant business. But this time Robert was ready. He was a fast learner and the boy didn't feint before he attacked, so it was easy for Robert to quickly block the blow by swinging his arm and hitting the kid's knife arm hard, pushing the arm and the guy backed. And then right after that, while the guy hadn't had time to recover, he grabbed a knife and hurled it at the guy.The sun glinted off the blade and Robert watched, biting his lip.

[(Attacks Kaleb)]
Thrown Knife: [dice=200+9000]
Miss, 0.0

Robert's aim was just a little bit off. He cursed. Inside his head.[rand=9945582970976831540820032823830830068621132522827202408642042428]

Robert winced as pain shot through his chest. Blood dripped from his wound and stained his shirt. He glared at the boy who had just attacked him. He was already fighting someone and he couldn't take on two older boys! He was only 12. He looked at his fifteen year old sister, shooting her a look that obviously said, "Help!"

Alex looked at her brother. He was getting attacked by older boys and she knew she had to help him. She grabbed an axe from the ground and ran at Damien. He was raising his spear to attack again. Alex got in front of Robert and pushed him away from Damien, and then she glared at Damien. "You hurt my brother, you pay the price." She growled. And then she attacked.

[(Attacks Damien)]
Axe: [dice=200+11000]
Shallow Cut on Cheek

Alex's weapon sliced open the boy's cheek and blood ran down his face. "Stay away from my brother."[rand=3894687541760504699954066192731371457095094956462995981040876359]