Colossi target practice

Colossi target practice

Ethan smiled to himself as he used the 3D maneuver gear to skillfully pass through the trees. The long hours of practice getting used to the thing had paid off, and with relative ease, it was almost like flying through the air. The doublade knew he couldn’t think about that then and now however…he was going to have to focus on possibly the most important part of their training: How to kill a colossi. It was easy enough watching some of the other trainees and how they did it, and being in pairs of two, he had decided to pair up with an odd pink haired girl he had seen around and knew about, but not really known.

Silva sighed as she took off, still being thrown around by the gear, but she was getting the hang of it. Thankfully, someone had decided to be her sort of partner for this, and while she was grateful she honestly felt useless. He was so much better; she was lagging behind, even as he slowed down. “You can make it, haven’t you had time to practice?” he said to her when they both paused and she let out a shaky breath. “I…I’m so light it’s hard…I’ll figure it out.” She said, watching the doublade nod before setting off again. The first colossi practice target was in sight, and Ethan almost held his breath as he did what he remembered he was told. Back of the neck, at the precise measurement…and in a flash, the ‘nape’ of said colossi was gone, just a big slash in the back.

Of course the targets were for ideal situations where the colossi didn’t have something protecting their necks or….otherwise. He didn’t really want to remember what had been taught to them too much in that regard. Silva wasn’t far behind however as she followed suit, keeping her features determined as she followed after Ethan to another one nearby, putting all of her effort and hope into doing exactly what he did.

At first, she missed, having to use her 3D gear to swing back around once again, and this time….she did it! A small smile formed on her lips as she felt a small sense of accomplishment flow through her, and as she picked up the pace again a bit, following after Ethan, she knew…she was going to get the hang of it. And it wasn’t until several targets that they worked on together that she knew she had it down. How to swing her weight with the gear so it worked for her…and able to slash at the nape with the best of her ability. “Woah, slow down. I think you’re better at this than me.” Ethan joked as she got yet another one, and the pride was apparent in her look.

“I…I knew I could do it!” She said as she followed Ethan back to the ground. She had been so worried the whole time…believing she would amount to nothing and fail. Once on the ground, the doublade turned to her with a small smile. “Maybe you just needed to apply it to real practice…congratulations.” He said as he offered his hand to her, and she took it, feeling just a bit more proud. She was one step closer to being with Fletcher. “Thank you.”