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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 25, 2012 13:41:38 GMT -5
"Now, the next part of this is going to be a lot more tricky than the other two had been," Dragon began explaining. "You know back when you were learning Nibble what I am talking about, right?" Blackcloud nodded, not only knowing, but dreading. The randomized movements of the branch. That was hard to do when she was nibbling, and it would be really difficult now with Nip.
Dragon nodded, and soon she was waving the branch again, in the randomized patterns that Blackcloud had predicted. Well, can't do that trick she had used last time. That would get her whacked in the face for sure. She did this somehow; how did she do it?
Oh, that was right. She did use that last trick on this speed before. That was with Nibble though. This is Nip, something much harder to pull off. Well, there was no harm in trying, right?
Blackcloud, when she felt the time was right, again launched at the branch, pinching her teeth on it before letting go again.
(Word Count: 173) (Level 17 1/5) (Nip: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 25, 2012 13:56:36 GMT -5
She did it. She actually managed to pull it off and not get hit! Blackcloud wagged her tail, before Dragon could even get her own praise out. Dragon was definitely grinning though. "That was excellent, Blackcloud," she said, still grinning. "But this isn't the end. You have shown me that you can nip, and can also nip objects at different speeds and patterns, but now we need to see if you can preform all this on command. Are you ready?"
Blackcloud nodded, feeling more ready than ever now. Dragon nodded back and held the branch up in front of Blackcloud again. As she began moving the branch in the slow motion again, there was a small pause before...
"Nip!"
Blackcloud, almost at once, lashed out at the branch and nipped it successfully, without hesitation, and without doubt. It was only the first part of the test, and already she was doing well. "Great work, Blackcloud," Dragon said, as she began to increase the speed of the branch.
(Word Count: 167) (Level 17 2/5) (Nip: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 25, 2012 14:05:56 GMT -5
"Nip!"
Blackcloud hesitated a little more at this new speed, but it didn't stop her that much from making the effort to perform efficiently. Again she struck at the branch, pinching it quickly between her incisors before letting go again. Done with part two, and now on to part three.
"Excellent!" Dragon said. Now she began moving the branch both fast and randomly, the third and final portion of the test.
"Nip!"
More hesitation, but Blackcloud was using it wisely. Again she went for the branch, taking it in between her incisors and giving it a good but light bite before pulling away again. Dragon stopped waving the branch around now. The test was over. Blackcloud had succeeded.
Dragon was grinning now. "That was spectacular, Blackcloud," she said, pulling out a good sized piece of meat and giving it to Blackcloud, a rare treat now that she was more confident in herself. "Let's go rest now, shall we? We've still got a ways to go before we will be completely finished."
Blackcloud nodded as she swallowed the meat chunk, and then followed her alpha to the tree.
(Word Count: 187) (Level 17 3/5) (Nip: Finished)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 25, 2012 22:10:26 GMT -5
Like she always seemed to do while they were resting, Dragon yawned as she sat beside her resting Fiero, Blackcloud. She looked at Blackcloud, eyes wandering over to the spots on her back. The black clouds rolled calmly and barely across her back, hinting at her content and calm mood. Dragon smiled. They had been so busy with preparations that she had barely been able to make much of an observation of these wonderful spots, and how they rolled with her moods.
Like with the battle she had recently fought in, the clouds had rolled faster due to the excitement and adrenaline kick from it. That was indeed a spectacular sight, just not one worth observing while a battle was taking place.
That brought her back to that age old question; what was she going to teach Blackcloud now? They had done another bite attack already, so a claw attack would have to be next. What was the next step up from scratch? Claw, of course. Same move set like scratch, just with more power to it.
Dragon stood up now and began walking toward the scratching post that had been still sitting there, waiting for them to get back to it. Blackcloud looked up at Dragon before she too stood up and followed her. She knew from the start that they were going to train for another claw attack, probably one much stronger than scratch.
As they got to the scratching post, Dragon turned to look back at Blackcloud again. "You know what we are going to be doing, right?" she asked, and Blackcloud nodded in response. Dragon nodded back. "I would like you to scratch at this post, but strike harder than you would for scratch, okay?"
(Word Count: 289) (Level 17 4/5) (Claw: Began)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 26, 2012 13:20:48 GMT -5
Blackcloud nodded before she looked at the scratching post. Then she picked up her strong right paw and swiped quickly at the post, digging her claws into it harder than she had for scratch. Very small wood chips flew off the post as the claws dug through them. It felt very satisfying to Blackcloud to see such improvement in her strength.
Dragon came over to examine the marks and gave a nod and grin of approval. "Excellent, Blackcloud," she said. "It makes me proud to see how far you have come in you training." Blackcloud made a happy sounding whine and wagged her tail, happy that her alpha was happy with her performance. Dragon grinned and chuckled at her.
"Now, I want you to do it again, this time with you left paw, okay?" she said now. "I likely don't have to explain to you again as to why, so go at it as best as you can, girl."
(Word Count: 159) (Level 18) (Claw: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 26, 2012 14:20:45 GMT -5
Blackcloud nodded again before she lifted her weaker left paw up. Then she swiped it across the scratching post as hard and as quick as she could. The swipe still didn't have as much of a kick to it as the one with her strong paw, but it still made a few wood chips fly. This made Blackcloud happy, despite the fact that her weak paw was still, well, weaker. It meant that her left was starting to improve its performance. As an added bonus, her paw wasn't getting as tired out as it used to either.
Dragon grinned again as she went over to examine the marks Blackcloud had made in the scratching post. "Very impressive, Blackcloud," she said. "That paw is definitely starting to show signs of improvement. You've come a long way, but this is only part three of four."
Blackcloud tilted her head now, wondering what her alpha meant by that.
(Word Count: 155) (Level 18 1/5) (Claw: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 26, 2012 14:36:45 GMT -5
Dragon grinned faintly at Blackcloud's curiosity. "What we are training for, as you likely know already by now, is a another claw attack," she said. "This attack is called 'Claw'. Claw is as strong as scrape and scratch combined, with only having to deal with one hit. It's still not as powerful as the final level of claw attacks, but we shall get to that when we get there. It's not too much longer now, thankfully."
Blackcloud nodded. Dragon nodded back before she began walking away from the scratching post. "We are done with the close ups of this now, so it's time to see what you can really do with this attack, she said as she walked away. "Come along, my dear, for we are almost done already!"
Blackcloud watched her alpha go before she began following behind her. The black cloud circles along her back began to roll a little faster now, showing her hidden enthusiasm to get it all done.
(Word Count: 163) (Level 18 2/5) (Claw: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 26, 2012 15:19:42 GMT -5
They were almost done. That was very quick. This was probably the quickest that they have ever finished up an attack before. How exciting! Blackcloud was practically trotting now rather than just walking behind her alpha.
Once they were a few yards away, Dragon stopped and turned around to face the scratching post. Blackcloud came over and faced the post too. Dragon looked up at Blackcloud, and Blackcloud looked back at her.
"You know what to do here now, right Blackcloud?" she said. Blackcloud nodded. Dragon nodded back. "Already then. On my command..."
Blackcloud readied herself now.
"Claw!"
And Blackcloud was off, charging full speed at the scratching post, going even faster than she had doing Scratch. This made things a little harder, but she already knew what was expected of her. She quickly veered to the left side, readying her right paw to strike. Then, she made a small leap at the post and dug her claws into it, making wood chips fly.
(Word Count: 164) (Level 18 3/5) (Claw: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 26, 2012 15:34:05 GMT -5
Blackcloud circled back now and ran over to her alpha. Her run slowed to a trot, and then to a walk as came back to her. Dragon was grinning as usual.
"Excellent job, Blackcloud," she said. "Just one more to do, and we shall be finished with this." Blackcloud wolf-grinned and nodded before she got herself ready again to run at the scratching post once more. "Remember that this next time is for the left paw, okay?" Dragon said now. Blackcloud nodded again, not moving her head to look at her alpha.
Dragon nodded. "On my command..."
Blackcloud tensed up.
"Claw!"
Blackcloud raced off again, charging again at full speed. This time though, she moved to the right of the post, so she could use her left leg. She made a small leap at the post, and then dragged her left claws against it with all her might before turning away to run back to Dragon.
Dragon was waiting for her with a grin and another chunk of meat. "That was very, very excellent, Blackcloud," she said as she handed her the meat when she got there. "You have come very far from when we first began training. Now, let us reward ourselves with some rest before we continue. We don't have much to do now!"
Dragon, still grinning, now began heading toward the tree. Blackcloud followed behind her.
(Word Count: 229) (Level 18 4/5) (Claw: Finished)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 27, 2012 17:17:54 GMT -5
Two more attacks to accomplish. For a while, that seemed almost like a remote possibility, but now the thought of being ready to take on the Possessed ones, and free Vera, was becoming a reality. Dragon grinned at this thought, holding back a tear that was trying to creep through. This was almost over, and soon the real battles shall begin.
First though, Blackcloud still needed to learn those two other attacks, which were known as Bite and Slash. Bite was the third and final bite attack that she could teach Blackcloud, and that should be the one she needed to teach next. Slash will come after Bite is taught.
Dragon now stood up and began walking over to the pile of branches near the tree. This time she had to find a big one, one that she could still hold, but also one that would be able to brave a strong bite if needed.
Blackcloud watched her alpha, wondering what she was doing. As she stood up, Dragon came back, holding a good sized, thick branch in her paws.
She held out the far side of the branch toward Blackcloud now. "Blackcloud, I would like you to bite this branch as hard as you can," she said now.
(Word Count: 209) (Level 19) (Bite: Began)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 28, 2012 17:44:37 GMT -5
Blackcloud tilted her head at this branch now. This one was much larger than the ones that they had used for nibbling and nipping, not to mention thicker. It wasn't so big that she couldn't get her mouth around it though, which was why her alpha probably picked it out.
Blackcloud sniffed the branch before she opened her jaws and rapidly closed them around it, almost snapping the branch into pieces. The branch split, but it did not break off, which would have been expected for a more brittle branch. This branch was not brittle though. This branch was nice and tough, and Blackcloud liked this. More reason to work on the bite strength.
Blackcloud let go finally and licked her gums to get rid of any foreign objects that may have lodged themselves in her mouth. Finding nothing, she turned her head to look back at Dragon, waiting for her to say something.
(Word Count: 154) (Level 19 1/5) (Bite: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Feb 29, 2012 16:41:11 GMT -5
Dragon was already busy examining the busted up branch, mostly in awe at how much power was put into the bite. It was a very extraordinary sight, to see such power and grace into which the branch had endured, and did not survive well. Because of this, Dragon broke off the broken part of the branch and threw the busted piece away, as she still held the rest of the branch.
Blackcloud watched what her alpha was doing. That bite might have been a bit too strong, she thought to herself. It made her alpha have to break a piece of the branch off! Was that bad?
"That..." she began as she continued to clean the rest of the branch she had of pointed bits, "..was a very impressive display of power." Dragon grinned now before holding the branch up to Blackcloud again. "I don't suppose you would mind biting it again for me? I would really love to see it again. Such a beautiful display of power it was..."
(Word Count: 170) (Level 19 2/5) (Bite: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Mar 1, 2012 19:28:58 GMT -5
Blackcloud tilted her head at her alpha, but then her tail began wagging when she heard the compliment to her bite. So she didn't do something wrong after all. In fact, breaking the branch like that actually pleased her alpha! And now, her alpha was asking for her to do it again. Splendid! Absolutely splendid!
Blackcloud had gotten so excited about her bite being acceptable that she had almost forgotten about doing it a second time. She didn't hesitate to repeat what she had done before now. She opened her mouth and clamped her jaws around the branch again, as hard as she could. She could hear the wood break under the pressure of her jaw muscles as she pressed her jaw shut around the branch.
Blackcloud eventually let go again so her alpha could examine what she had done. Again, Blackcloud had managed to completely crush the branch, but this time, it was enough damage to need another branch. The branch would have been too small otherwise if Dragon had just broken off what was crushed.
(Word Count: 177) (Level 19 3/5) (Bite: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Mar 2, 2012 17:26:06 GMT -5
Dragon took her time in examining the branch, determining it officially that a new branch would be needed in order to continue on. She would likely either have to get several of these kinds, or get a really long one, or do both, just in case Blackcloud does the same thing Vera had been known to do with branches when training to learn Bite.
"Well, looks like that's it for this branch," Dragon said now, grinning slightly as she began walking back toward the tree branch pile. "You did so good on it, that I have to go and get another branch!" She laughed as she continued, signaling to Blackcloud that it was only meant to be a light tease, and that she was really complimenting on her work.
Dragon now began to rummage through the branch pile, searching for a few more branches that would fit the criteria for Blackcloud's training. Blackcloud watched her, sitting down as she did so.
(Word Count: 161) (Level 19 4/5) (Bite: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Mar 3, 2012 9:15:14 GMT -5
Dragon eventually began walking back toward Blackcloud, this time holding onto a few more branches than she had awhile ago. These branches were just as thick as the one she had used with Blackcloud's test bites, but they were definitely longer, as if they were designed to take more hits from a Fiero's strong jaws. Blackcloud stood up again at seeing this, knowing that they were going to continue now.
As Dragon came over, she set the branches down on the ground and then picked one of them up with both hands. It was much heavier than the other one, but not so heavy that she couldn't pick it up and carry it and wave it around and stuff, which was what they were going to do now.
"You remember from the times that we did nibble and nip, correct?" Dragon said to Blackcloud now, drawing her attention to her.
(Word Count: 150) (Level 20) (Bite: Continued)
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