Been beat up//Been broken down

[mentors]

Who: Angeal Hewley and Cloud Strife
When: March 24th
Where: Sector Seven, not too far from the lake.
Summary: The Buster Swords face off after
Warnings: They're not overcompensating. Promise.

[It isn't that long of a ride out to Sector Seven; Cloud would be there before him, surely, as the blond had his motorcycle so that he could their weapons without causing too much of a fuss. Not a big deal at all, when they have been here and done this before. Angeal is not worried about too many people being around, with the time of day they had chosen, and if it does get too late for them the two are most certainly strong enough to handle themselves.

At the lake now, and making his way to the far edge of it where the wildlife peaks and pans out to give way to crops, Angeal smiles briefly at the thought of getting to spar again against Cloud. It will really put his mind at ease after everything that has happened, Angeal has felt like he has been missing something, something Sephiroth had brought up to him, but that was not it- little things as well, shifting just out of reach of his memories. He knows he should know, but it frustrates him.

Angeal breathes and exhales, taking in the fresh air and letting the thoughts of working off this excess energy calm his mind. Cloud has been a good partner to have for these, and Angeal admires the blond's skill.]

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[ex_chocoboing98]

[Sparring with Angeal was entirely different to what he was used to. It was clear that he and Sephiroth had complete different styles. Cloud hadn't told him yet but it was like if he was fighting himself... Which was awesome.

Cloud so far hadn't noticed anything wrong with Angeal since he had been missing. It was intriguing indeed that he didn't remember being missing to begin with, but at least he was there. That was what mattered wasn't it? But since it was worrying Angeal, and sparring is what these men did to get his minds off things, it's what they were going to do.

Arriving to where it had become their usual place, didn't take him that long. After parking Fenrir and placing the Buster, he approaches to his friend.]

[mentors]

[With the Buster sword at his back and his other more basic sword in hand, Angeal feels a little more at peace. He has always tended to look to his weapon for a form of meditation, to find his center in a time of need. The Buster has always been a burden and a weapon both, and the man treasures both parts of it.

Even passed on as it was now, passed on to... to someone apparently, because Angeal knows Cloud was not the first. The thoughts of missing someone from his memories just like that bother him.

But for now, there was nothing he could do. He would calm himself with a spar, something all of them seemed to like and Cloud had volunteered eagerly for this time.]

Are you ready? [He gives Cloud a smile of his own, both eager to fight and fond of it. Cloud is a challange, considering that he hasn't been training with the other all of his live, but like him enough that it makes it a challange, when the both of them go for the same opening.]

[ex_chocoboing98]

[Prepares himself, flexes his arms and legs, turns his head side to side, soft cracking sounds accompanying that movement. Lifts his sword in battling position.

For the sake of diversity, Cloud raises one hand--the one that's not holding the Buster--and makes silent "come and get me" gesture at Angeal Neo, GTFO.]

[mentors]

[That makes the other chuckle, and with the Buster still on his back, Angeal draws his other sword up, bringing it in front of his face and briefly closing his eyes to find his center, ready for the battle.

Normally, Angeal would let his opponet move first-It putts the defender at an advantage, to get a gauge of what they were dealing with, but unlike with Genesis Angeal chooses to make the first move.

Suprisingly, or not to Cloud by this point, Angeal is nimble for a man his size. The weight of the Buster Sword doesn't slow him either, As he moves to make the first attack, direct before falling back, taunting Cloud to come after him now,]