10-25-2015, 11:42 AM
As if my day couldn't have gotten any worse...
Ballad was certainly not in the mood for some random woman to come out of the forest, hand on the hilt of her sword, and proceed to ask who he was in a way that made him think that the girl wasn't very nice to people. I can relate.. but I'm fairly certain she does it for different reasons..
Ballad kept his hands to his sides, staring at the woman. She was slightly taller than him, though only by a few inches, and she wore almost completely white clothing that looked suspiciously like one an army officer would wear. She had long, rather delicate blue hair from the looks of things, and a black sheath on her left that contained her sword. She looked a hell of a lot better than Ballad did at that moment in time. His normally green attire was more or less covered by the brown sand that formed the beachhead. His forehead had a good amount of sweat on it, with his frowning eyebrows soaking them up like sponges. His white and black snow boots also had a few layers of sand piled up on top of them, some getting into the boots themselves.
As for everywhere else, it was surprisingly quiet. Though that would be expected on a seemingly deserted island out in the middle of the ocean. The waves hitting against the beach provided a tranquil sound, which made Ballad almost forget about the fact the heat was ravaging his body each moment he was out in the sun. Sea shells occasionally washed up on shore, all with plenty of pretty colors and odd looking shapes. Some weird bird call cooed across the land, which served as a nice rhythm to the beat of the waves. If it wasn't for the fact this woman was here, he might actually grow to like this peaceful place. Assuming it was uninhabited.
"You haven't answered my question." said the militarily-clad woman, her hand tightening around the handle of her blade in anticipation for the green man's next move.
Ballad's yellow eyes darted towards her sheath, not planning on answering the question just yet. He noticed she did indeed come from the forest, as there were footprints behind her leading back to the leafy jungle in front of him. Once he got out of this, he'd have to go through that wilderness just to see if the place wasn't completely uninhabited. Actually... that wouldn't be such a bad thing..
Reverting his eyes back to the woman's face, he slowly replied "Depends. Do you plan on killing me if I don't say it?" in a questioning tone of voice, never taking his eyes off of her.
The lady smiled, bringing her other hand up to her chin as she lets out a soft chuckle, "Depends. Would you try to stop me?"
"Fucking course I would. And I'd succeed." Ballad stated, a disapproving tone ringing through his voice as he kept the staring contest going between him and the woman. He seemed to grow slightly taller as he told her this, with his chest pushed outwards slightly as if he was threatening some lowly gang member into submission.
"Really, now?" the woman sarcastically uttered, a look of mock impression on her face as she she gradually walked to her right towards the light-blue ocean. She kept her eyes on him, seeing the downright serious look on his face. Or rather in his eyes to be more specific.
"And what makes you think you would beat the great General Esdeath in combat?" Esdeath confidently sang, her hands gesturing to her sides like a high school girl would do after showing off her body or something like that.
Ballad rolled his eyes in an annoyed manner, shaking his head slightly as Esdeath's hands returned to her sides. As much as he wanted to say otherwise, though, it was kinda astonishing how similar they appeared to be. I mean, she's a gloater... and she's pretty damn rude, and...
Letting out an audible groan, he tightly closes his eyes, forcing the thought out of his mind. Esdeath apparently took notice to this, judging from her smile, and absolutely no indication of sympathy.
"Heat getting to you?" she questioned in a harassing tone, walking deliberately towards him. The waves continued providing its harmonious music, with the bird its solo singer.
Opening his eyes, he quickly, and angrily, responded with "No... its just that.." before parting his coat apart down the middle, revealing around two firearm-like weapons, both in holsters, as well as a belt with bags attached to them. Wasting no time, he removes his revolver as a look of surprise washes over Esdeath's face.
"You brought a sword... to a gun fight."
Ballad was certainly not in the mood for some random woman to come out of the forest, hand on the hilt of her sword, and proceed to ask who he was in a way that made him think that the girl wasn't very nice to people. I can relate.. but I'm fairly certain she does it for different reasons..
Ballad kept his hands to his sides, staring at the woman. She was slightly taller than him, though only by a few inches, and she wore almost completely white clothing that looked suspiciously like one an army officer would wear. She had long, rather delicate blue hair from the looks of things, and a black sheath on her left that contained her sword. She looked a hell of a lot better than Ballad did at that moment in time. His normally green attire was more or less covered by the brown sand that formed the beachhead. His forehead had a good amount of sweat on it, with his frowning eyebrows soaking them up like sponges. His white and black snow boots also had a few layers of sand piled up on top of them, some getting into the boots themselves.
As for everywhere else, it was surprisingly quiet. Though that would be expected on a seemingly deserted island out in the middle of the ocean. The waves hitting against the beach provided a tranquil sound, which made Ballad almost forget about the fact the heat was ravaging his body each moment he was out in the sun. Sea shells occasionally washed up on shore, all with plenty of pretty colors and odd looking shapes. Some weird bird call cooed across the land, which served as a nice rhythm to the beat of the waves. If it wasn't for the fact this woman was here, he might actually grow to like this peaceful place. Assuming it was uninhabited.
"You haven't answered my question." said the militarily-clad woman, her hand tightening around the handle of her blade in anticipation for the green man's next move.
Ballad's yellow eyes darted towards her sheath, not planning on answering the question just yet. He noticed she did indeed come from the forest, as there were footprints behind her leading back to the leafy jungle in front of him. Once he got out of this, he'd have to go through that wilderness just to see if the place wasn't completely uninhabited. Actually... that wouldn't be such a bad thing..
Reverting his eyes back to the woman's face, he slowly replied "Depends. Do you plan on killing me if I don't say it?" in a questioning tone of voice, never taking his eyes off of her.
The lady smiled, bringing her other hand up to her chin as she lets out a soft chuckle, "Depends. Would you try to stop me?"
"Fucking course I would. And I'd succeed." Ballad stated, a disapproving tone ringing through his voice as he kept the staring contest going between him and the woman. He seemed to grow slightly taller as he told her this, with his chest pushed outwards slightly as if he was threatening some lowly gang member into submission.
"Really, now?" the woman sarcastically uttered, a look of mock impression on her face as she she gradually walked to her right towards the light-blue ocean. She kept her eyes on him, seeing the downright serious look on his face. Or rather in his eyes to be more specific.
"And what makes you think you would beat the great General Esdeath in combat?" Esdeath confidently sang, her hands gesturing to her sides like a high school girl would do after showing off her body or something like that.
Ballad rolled his eyes in an annoyed manner, shaking his head slightly as Esdeath's hands returned to her sides. As much as he wanted to say otherwise, though, it was kinda astonishing how similar they appeared to be. I mean, she's a gloater... and she's pretty damn rude, and...
Letting out an audible groan, he tightly closes his eyes, forcing the thought out of his mind. Esdeath apparently took notice to this, judging from her smile, and absolutely no indication of sympathy.
"Heat getting to you?" she questioned in a harassing tone, walking deliberately towards him. The waves continued providing its harmonious music, with the bird its solo singer.
Opening his eyes, he quickly, and angrily, responded with "No... its just that.." before parting his coat apart down the middle, revealing around two firearm-like weapons, both in holsters, as well as a belt with bags attached to them. Wasting no time, he removes his revolver as a look of surprise washes over Esdeath's face.
"You brought a sword... to a gun fight."
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