Combat training

I swing my stick forward in an attempt to hit Rivo in the chest, but instead I trip over, fall onto the ground with my face first and feels Rivo's stick placed onto my back. " Come'n Lexa, you have to think a step before your enemy, you have to prepare your brain for any next move..." Rivo panted out to me. I roll over as he helps me up and I stand up with my knees a bit bent down and my body leaning forward. " Always think one step ahead... I mumbles to myself. I narrow my eyes at his stick as he shoves it towards me but I manage to bend underneath it and get back up in position before I hit his stick out off his hand and presses my stick against his chest " Ha! I beat you " I said cheerfully and smirked at Rivo. " once, but you've got so much more to learn, first let me help you with your position okay?" I roll my eyes as I let out a groan and drop my stick to the ground.

" Come'n I had you this time, aren't we done yet..." I say as I breath heavily already exhausted from our little fight. " If you give up already you'll loose every battle in the future Lexa..." I hate when Rivo is right. I can't give up, but at the same time it's so exhausting and if I keep doing this forever or much long I think I might fall down onto the ground because my knees are weak or I might even pass out from the exhaustion.

" Show me your combat style, show me how you would stand like if you had to fight..." Rivo told me. I nod my head as I lower my knees, put both my legs shoulders wide, both my arms up and leant a bit forward, I don't know much about combat, my family never spoke off it and would never use it towards anyone unless it was fully necessary. One time a man hit my brother in the nose and still he just watched the man walk off and laughed. I swear if I were bigger I'd hit him right away, I wouldn't hesitate one bit. " That's very good Lexa, I don't know how you do it... I mean have you been sneak training or something when I've been gone?" Rivo jokes as I stood back up straight and shook my head

" Nope, I've just been fighting with the trees outside in our garden when you've been gone " I laughed as he rolled his eyes at me. " Let's go back to the sticks and this time, don't be angry when you fight, try to have a calm and relaxed mind when your to fight me, alright..." I nod my head as I picked my stick back up.

I clear my head as we both start to walk in a circle. As Rivo tries to strike for my stomach I manage to jump back and hit his stick. Clearly he's not into losing the battle. And nor am I. The sound off our sticks hitting each other echoes in my ears, I can tell that Rivo finds my vulnerable places very quickly as he hits my stick as hard as he can to make my balance bad before going to hit the side off my stomach. I let out a groan as I fall to the ground with my stick and he runs up to me and looks at me desperately to find out if I'm okay. That's when I'll strike, I've learned that I'm his vulnerability and that makes him weak. His weak for me, which could kill him in any fight if he were to think off me. He taught me to use my opponents weaknesses against them, and that's how you'll win a battle. I smirk up at him as I grab my and hits him on the side before fully standing up. " Your leaving yourself exposed and weak... you should know better to be my trainer " I teased him as he stood up and smirked. " At least you've learned one thing." He laughed as our sticks hit each other again, but once again he hit the stick out off my hand leaving me vulnerable, but I don't give up, I jump and leaned down to avoided his stick as he goes for my face but I grab both my hands onto it and looks up at him and greet my teeth. " I will win this battle " I say as I pushed his stick with all the power I've left in my arms and pushes him back before I go running for my stick. " Very well Lexa, but if that were a real sword you would've hurt yourself, or I could've pushed it further down to make a deeper wound and you would be even more vulnerable-then what you already is..." I grumbles as we both position and walked in circle waiting one and each other to strike. " Then I would tell you ' Jus drein, jus daun ' " I snapped as I ran for him and hitting all his vulnerable places on his body and eventually hit his sword so hard it broke.

" As I don biyo ai na win biga bro " I say loud and clear before falling onto the green grass and panted heavily.

" Ena don dula Leksa "

Rivo said as he exhaled deeply and sat down next to me. " You still remember some of our language, that's good, you'll have to need it when your going out off the village to explore the rest of the world. "

He said as I looked up at him reaching my arm out as he helped me back up in a sitting position.

" I know that... I try to keep it in mind, but it's hard when we barley speak it..." I tell him honestly and brush off the sweat from my face. " I will learn you more about it and I will try to speak it as often as possible, I don't want you to get hurt out there you know..." I can't help but to let out a faint chuckle

" My big brother, my responsibility..." I say " My little sister my responsibility " he says and ruffles my hair lightly.

- we all light some fighting scenes 😼 -