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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 28, 2012 13:48:54 GMT -5
Blackcloud nodded before she lifted up her left foreleg, the weaker leg, and then she dragged her claws against the scratching post, having to put more effort into this than she had with her strong leg and paw. When she was done, she flexed her leg a little bit, and was a bit surprised to find that her left leg was starting to recover a bit faster than it had earlier.
Dragon nodded as she examined the marks made by the weaker left paw. "That's a good start, and it's obvious that the leg is starting to get stronger," she said. "However, you also need to swipe the post, like you had with you strong paw. Your enemy would be able to dodge it in a heartbeat if it was just a slow drag. Why don't you try again, this time as a quick swipe rather than a just a drag?"
(Word Count: 151) (Level 11 4/5) (Scratch: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 28, 2012 14:09:21 GMT -5
Blackcloud nodded again as she placed her foot down on the ground after flexing it for a bit longer than she probably needed to now. After resting it on the ground for a bit, Blackcloud then picked her left foot up again and then swiped at the post with it, making even more effort to dig her claws into the post, while at the same time making the effort to make a good and effective swipe. The marks weren't as good, and it tired out her left leg more, but it was probably much better than the dragging she did.
Dragon nodded with approval again. "That's much, much better, girl," she said now, slowly stroking Blackcloud's neck fur for a little bit. "Keep practicing and you'll get better at it, I promise you." Blackcloud nodded as she flexed her left leg.
Dragon nodded again before she turned away from the scratching post and began to walk away.
(Word Count: 157) (Level 12) (Scratch: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 28, 2012 15:14:46 GMT -5
Blackcloud flexed her leg for a bit more before putting it back down on the ground. Then she looked over at where Dragon was going. After giving her leg some time to rest, she began to follow her alpha in a steady trot.
After she was a few yards away, like the last couple of times she has done this, Dragon stopped and turned around to face the scratching post. Blackcloud came over to her and now stood beside her.
Dragon looked up at Blackcloud now. "You have the basic idea, Blackcloud," she said. Blackcloud looked at her. "Just run up the scratching post and give it a good swipe on my command, just like we did with scrape, except for the fact that this is much stronger, so the command will be 'Scratch', okay?" Blackcloud nodded now before looking back at the scratching post.
There was a pause before Dragon said,
"Now, scratch!"
Blackcloud took off now, almost two times faster than she was the first time she did this. With greater speed came the demand for quicker reflexes, since this was the same distance she had to travel before.
(Word Count: 191) (Level 12 1/5) (Scratch: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 28, 2012 16:16:32 GMT -5
Blackcloud quickly shifted to the left, since she was going to use her right paw. She made a small leap and swiped her right paw against the scratching post, digging her claws in as she passed. Then she circled back and ran back toward her alpha.
The running turned into trotting, and then it proceeded to turn into a walk as she came closer to her alpha, who greeted her with a smile and praise. "That was excellent, Blackcloud," she said, now giving her a shred of meat. "Once you have time to rest, I would like you to do it again, this time with the left paw, okay?"
Blackcloud nodded as she practically slurped down the meat shred she was given. She licked her lips before she readied herself again beside her alpha. It felt really good to get back into training again, and it felt even better that it seemed like she was almost done too. That would be another attack she could do, after all.
(Word Count: 168) (Level 12 2/5) (Scratch: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 28, 2012 16:55:45 GMT -5
"Scratch!"
The sound of her alpha's voice tore Blackcloud away from her thoughts and back to reality. At the sound of the command, she was off again, and this time she veered over to the opposite end, the right end. It was still strange to use her weak paw, rather than her strong one, but she needed to combat that habit.
As Blackcloud came near the scratching post, she again gave a small leap, readied her weak paw, and then swiped it across the post, digging them in as hard as she could manage before she jumped away and circled back. Panting a little as she ran back, she slowed to a trot and then to a walk as she came back to Dragon.
"That was magnificent, Blackcloud," Dragon said as she came over the rest of the way to her, with a grin on her face. She then took a shred of meat and gave it to her as a reward.
"That should probably do it for this attack," Dragon said. "We should probably rest for a bit before we do anything else, okay?" Blackcloud nodded as she flexed her weaker leg. Dragon nodded again before she turned around and walked back to the tree, with Blackcloud eventually following her.
(Word Count: 211) (Level 12 3/5) (Scratch: Finished)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 14, 2012 21:04:46 GMT -5
Dragon yawned as she sat under the big tree with Blackcloud beside her like usual. All the time she was thinking of what attacks should come next, and in what order, and also what to do to give themselves a mental break besides just resting all the time. Other forms of mental stimulation were a very good thing, and it kept things from getting way too dull before it could be finished.
Dragon was also thinking about these different forms of mental stimulation, to give them a break from all the training they had done. What could they do? There was explore, which got really tiring after awhile but was a good break for the mind, and then there was also going home for the day, but then a thought occurred to her.
Blackcloud already knew three attacks, but they were weak ones, and she was nowhere near prepared for taking on Vera or the other Possessed Fieros yet. It wouldn't hurt to ask someone else who was training for battle to battle their Fiero against Blackcloud, would it? After all, both Fieros seemed to grow stronger after a battle against each other, so there was a win-win sort of thing even if there was one loser.
Dragon stood up now, mind made up. "Hey Blackcloud?" she said to the white and black Fiero beside her, who looked up at her now. "I was thinking; how about we take a break from training for a bit and test your skills out against someone else? A friendly battle, a battle just for the fun of it, and not something that's too stressful, okay?" Blackcloud yawned for a moment before she nodded her head.
Dragon nodded with a smile. "Great," she said now. "Let's go find someone then." With that, she began walking away, and Blackcloud stood up to follow her.
(Word Count: 309) (Level 12 4/5) (Temporarily Leaving Roleplay)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 21, 2012 15:32:45 GMT -5
It hadn't been very long after the battle. In fact, it only had been a few days or so after the battle Blackcloud had with that male. The wound in Blackcloud's leg had since healed, and she was now herself again, walking normal instead of with a limp.
They were coming back to their original spot to train again. Dragon was confident that now that Blackcloud had a taste of a battle, things will go much smoother.
Blackcloud herself felt much more confident in herself than she had before. She felt stronger, more ready to take on something that had previously been stronger than her, but was now not that much stronger. She knew she still had a long ways to go before she would be as strong as Vera, but she knew her alpha would help her get there. She was certain of it.
They came to their little section of the Training Meadow again, both ready to pick up where they had left off.
(Word Count: 166) (Level 15 2/5) (Reentering Roleplay)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 21, 2012 17:42:13 GMT -5
Immediately, as if they had never really left, but had just taken a break, Dragon began thinking of what it was that they were going to be training for now. Blackcloud already knew two of the claw attacks, and only one bite attack. She remembered the pattern that she had been trying for to keep herself from getting burnt out. Nip was the next step up from Nibble, and it was on par strength wise with Scratch, so it was next.
Dragon now walked over to the branch pile and pulled out a good sized branch, like she had before when training nibble. Then she walked back over to Blackcloud, who had watched her the whole way. She wondered what they were going to do today.
Dragon held the branch in front of Blackcloud's face now. "Blackcloud, I would like you to nip at this branch, okay?" she said now.
(Word Count: 150) (Level 15 3/5) (Nip: Began)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 21, 2012 20:55:17 GMT -5
One of Blackcloud's ears flicked as she stared blankly at the branch, wondering what the heck it was that her alpha was trying to get her to do. She knew it had something to do with the mouth, but what? She tilted her head at the branch for a moment before she shamefully began nibbling the branch, not knowing what else to do.
Dragon sighed, and immediately Blackcloud let go of the branch. "Not nibble, sweetheart," she said now. "I said to nip, but it's clear to me now that you don't really know what that is."
Blackcloud flattened her ears and nodded. She whimpered, knowing that she did something that didn't please her alpha.
"But that's okay," Dragon continued now, stroking Blackcloud's neck to cheer her up. "I had to explain it to Vera back when I trained her to do this, so I can always explain it to you again."
(Word Count: 152) (Level 15 4/5) (Nip: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 21, 2012 21:07:30 GMT -5
Blackcloud perked up a little bit at her alpha's words and her smile. Well, it may not have been what her alpha was looking for, but at least she was forgiving about it. She was really glad that she had such a wonderful alpha like this blue and white one with the nice smell. The other alpha she had seen looked nice enough, but he just smelled weird.
"Now, I am going to explain nip to you, so please pay attention, I can see that you're going a little bit off into space there..." Dragon said, which made Blackcloud snap back to her attention. Dragon grinned faintly. "That's much better, now. Nip is, as you have probably guessed, is a bite attack. It is much like nibble, but it is a quick and relatively light bite. It does more damage than nibbling, but not quite as much as a full out bite."
(Word Count: 152) (Level 16) (Nip: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 22, 2012 6:57:08 GMT -5
Blackcloud nodded, understanding what she was supposed to do a little more. Dragon nodded back before she held the branch in front of Blackcloud's face again. "So, let us try this again, shall we?" she said, still with a smile. "Do you think you could nip at this branch for me, please?"
Blackcloud sniffed the branch as she studied it a little more closely. Nipping seemed simple enough, but she should probably try it on a place where there was less area on the branch. The tip would likely be a good choice. Carefully, Blackcloud opened her jaws and swiftly bit the tip of the branch with her front teeth, and then just as swiftly, she let go and pulled away.
Dragon examined the tip of the branch now and nodded in approval. "You and Vera seem to share a similar mentality when it comes to such things as this," she said.
(Word Count: 152) (Level 16 1/5) (Nip: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 25, 2012 8:35:34 GMT -5
Blackcloud tilted her head to one side, wondering what exactly her alpha meant when she said that. Dragon smiled. "You and the beta have nipped the branch in a similar way," she clarified. "You both nipped at the tip of the branch, instead of going for the side."
Blackcloud tilted her head again to the other side before nodding in understanding. So her beta had done this attack in the same way she had done it...interesting. Of course, it probably was common knowledge to nip something at the tip, where it was thinner, rather than trying for the bulk of the branch, where it would be a little more difficult to pull off. That still didn't mean that it wasn't more difficult to perform though. Even with the tip of the branch, it was hard to get any real dent in it. Maybe that was why her alpha approved it anyway.
Dragon meanwhile put the branch in front of Blackcloud again. "Nip it again," she said now.
(Word Count: 168) (Level 16 2/5) (Nip: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 25, 2012 10:31:12 GMT -5
Blackcloud looked at the branch again before she quickly snapped her teeth at the tip of it and just as quickly pulled away. Her teeth had hit the branch, but they still barely made a mark in the wood. However, she knew from the last time that her alpha would approve of it, since she likely understood that it was difficult to do such an attack on a branch.
As Blackcloud predicted, Dragon examined the branch and nodded with approval. "Great work, Blackcloud," she said. "Now let's see if you can do this with moving targets. Remember how I taught nibble to you?"
Blackcloud tilted her head before she nodded, however she was dreading the thought of having to nip at a moving branch. With nip, she couldn't just grab onto it and chew on it, like nibble. She would have to be careful and quick with her movements, especially with the faster and random paces.
(Word Count: 156) (Level 16 3/5) (Nip: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 25, 2012 11:20:02 GMT -5
Dragon nodded in return. "I am going to start waving this branch around, and you are going to try and nip it. Be careful though, because this will take much more planning than Nibble. Okay?" Blackcloud nodded. Dragon nodded back before she began to wave the branch in front of Blackcloud, slowly.
Blackcloud watched this branch carefully, trying to figure out when and where to strike it at. She didn't like how hard nipping was. Nibble was much easier, and heck, even bite didn't sound so hard. Why couldn't they train for bite first, and nip last?
Blackcloud only pushed that into the back of her mind as she continued trying to focus on how to strike this thing effectively. Eventually though, she did reach forward, quickly pinching the branch with her front teeth before moving away.
"Excellent job, Blackcloud," Dragon said now with a smile. "The next one likely won't be as easy as the first one though."
(Word Count: 159) (Level 16 4/5) (Nip: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 25, 2012 13:11:12 GMT -5
Dragon began waving the branch again, this time going much faster than she had done before. Blackcloud concentrated now, waiting for the proper moment to strike. Then she quickly shot her head at the branch as it was waved passed her head, again nipping at it before quickly moving away. This wasn't as hard as she thought it would be, but it did hurt her front teeth a little bit. She didn't mind though. They were almost done as far as she could see.
"Excellent again, Blackcloud," Dragon said, grinning now. "You seem to be faring a bit better than the beta had when she did this, but that could just be from the lack of good eyesight on her part..." Blackcloud nodded, wagging her tail slightly. Yeah, it was true that her beta didn't have the greatest eyesight in the world, but she was still someone who was respectable for who she was and how well she could do stuff.
(Word Count: 161) (Level 17) (Nip: Continued)
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