06-13-2017, 01:54 AM
The cat girl slid out her door and shut it carefully behind her. The tunnel on this floor was empty and dimly lit for the simple fact it was reserved specifically for her and her seconds. If anyone was on this floor without permission, Amber would have some words, and maybe a fist.
Leaving the stairs to the next floor behind her, the faunus travelled down the hallway towards the bar to talk to her barkeep. Bianca was there as usual, behind the counter washing dishes or taking orders for customers at the bar. Amber took a seat on the end barstool, it was the only one available between the hairy, huge men. Amber smirked thinking about how she could take two of them at an arm wrestling contest at once.
“Yo, Bianca.” The faunus waved down her friend to meet her at the other end of the bar. She gave Amber a gesture, telling her to give the barkeep a minute. So, the faunus waited looking around her establishment with a smirk on her face. The man beside her turned and gave her a quick glance, then chuckled lightly to himself. Amber noticed this. “Hey, buddy, did I miss the joke?” She asked looking up at him. Being 5’3” was annoying when everyone towered over you.
“Hm? No, I was just thinking of something I heard earlier.” He responded glancing back at the cat girl momentarily before turning back and taking a sip of his alcoholic beverage.(Amber doesn’t know alcohol.) “They told me the person who runs this place is a little girl with cat ears. I didn’t believe them, why do you wear those things.”
“Um...These are my real ears.” Amber said pulling on them enough to show him they were actually attached to her head. “I’m something called a faunus, not like humans.”
“That, is fucked up.” He said simply. “You look way too young to be running a whole city, why don’t you let someone else with more experience do it?”
“I more capable than anyone in the entire Frozen Fields.” Amber replied. Now she was getting ticked. “What makes you think I couldn’t lead a city.”
“You’re a kid.”
“I’m a prime.”
“Prime, maybe; kid, definitely.” He argued back. “That sword on your back is probably for show.”
At the last sentence, Amber drew her sword. This is when Bianca finally found time to make her way to Amber, very quickly.
"Amber what the hell are you doing?" She asked but got ignored and skipped over completely. Amber continued her attack on the man.
“That is an informal duel request fool.” She responded. “You have disrespected me in less than a minute of conversation and questioned my honour. I will take on you and anyone else brave enough to face the edge of my blade.”
Six men stood up instantly at that threat. They all turned to Amber and drew the myriad of weapons at the same time. Amber readied herself to fight, but then looked around at the in the bar. This wasn’t the place.
“We take this outside to the training yard. No need to dirty the bar with a fight.” She said, the men were honourable enough to see reason in that request, and so the combatants headed outside into the cold. Bianca and Rose followed, just in case.
The six men drew their weapons again, as did Amber. She swung her sword in front of her to warm up her arm. Bianca stepped in as a referree of sorts.
"This fight is a duel, city leader Amber has challenged these six men to a fight for questioning her authority. If they win, they may stay and have free drink. If Amber wins, they will be banished from the city. First side to fall in battle is vanquished. You may begin when you feel ready. All forms of battle are allowed, magic, swords, bows, guns. If you're pushed from the lines of combat." She said pointing at the red lines in the dirt and snow that formed a rectangle around the competitors. "You lose. Please just don't kill each other." Bianca glares at Amber who flashes her a glance that screams 'What?!'.
Two of the men loaded thier bows, both of them looked like thieves in their leather cloaks and hoods. Arrows on their backs, ready to fire, the launched their first arrows at the catgirl. She put up an aura barrier in front of her to block the little arrows. The other men, clad in steel armor they had to put back on for the fight after exiting the bar, armed with axes, maces and hammers charged the girl. They surrounded her quickly, around each side of her. She stood ready for their first attack, taking a deep, calm breath.
The man to her left swung his axe for her chest. She grabbed his arm as he swung at her and pulled him forward, throwing him to the ground on her other side. Before he even had a chance to react, Razorback's blunt end bludgeoned and battered his breastplate, denting it beyond basic repair. The three others exchanged worried expressions in disbelief. Just barely catching the glimpse of the faunus's giant sword swinging a wide arc at them all, theu stepped back. She was not aiming for them, however. Forcing her energy to her legs, Amber jolted forward towards the archers. The first one, unlucky as he was, got Amber's shoulder in his stomach, launching him out of the play field. The other one backed off and launched an arrow into her side. The feline responded by swinging her sword low with it's blunt side, tripping the man and leaving him breathless when her foot dug into his chest.
The last three had caught up with her as she pulled the arrow out of her skin and threw it to the side. A mace plowed into her head, leaving her ears ringing and a bit delirius for a moment. If the idiots hadn't suspected that had taken her down for good, she would still be laying on the ground. The faunus shook her head, which was in serious pain. Anger flushed through her muscles and burned like fire on a lake of gasoline.
Razorback stayed on the ground, leaving Amber with her fists and claws, mostly because she was too angry to care about her sword. With a huge back swing, Amber reached in to get revenge on the man who had hit her by applying fist-to-face. Her blurry vision left her swinging at the air in front of him, though. Her second punch did hit home, right in the jaw. The man fell to his back, out cold. Amber wosily lumbered around, towards the other two men who were too scared to even fight anymore. The ran for the gates of Atlas, without even putting up a fight.
Once everything had settled down, Amber kicked the rest of the men out of her city. Bianca and Rose were worried about Amber, being hit so hard in the head, so they tookher to her room, and did their best to help with her wounds. The only words spoken during that time were from Bianca.
"You're an idiot, Amber." Which was responded with an overly joyful feline smile.
Leaving the stairs to the next floor behind her, the faunus travelled down the hallway towards the bar to talk to her barkeep. Bianca was there as usual, behind the counter washing dishes or taking orders for customers at the bar. Amber took a seat on the end barstool, it was the only one available between the hairy, huge men. Amber smirked thinking about how she could take two of them at an arm wrestling contest at once.
“Yo, Bianca.” The faunus waved down her friend to meet her at the other end of the bar. She gave Amber a gesture, telling her to give the barkeep a minute. So, the faunus waited looking around her establishment with a smirk on her face. The man beside her turned and gave her a quick glance, then chuckled lightly to himself. Amber noticed this. “Hey, buddy, did I miss the joke?” She asked looking up at him. Being 5’3” was annoying when everyone towered over you.
“Hm? No, I was just thinking of something I heard earlier.” He responded glancing back at the cat girl momentarily before turning back and taking a sip of his alcoholic beverage.(Amber doesn’t know alcohol.) “They told me the person who runs this place is a little girl with cat ears. I didn’t believe them, why do you wear those things.”
“Um...These are my real ears.” Amber said pulling on them enough to show him they were actually attached to her head. “I’m something called a faunus, not like humans.”
“That, is fucked up.” He said simply. “You look way too young to be running a whole city, why don’t you let someone else with more experience do it?”
“I more capable than anyone in the entire Frozen Fields.” Amber replied. Now she was getting ticked. “What makes you think I couldn’t lead a city.”
“You’re a kid.”
“I’m a prime.”
“Prime, maybe; kid, definitely.” He argued back. “That sword on your back is probably for show.”
At the last sentence, Amber drew her sword. This is when Bianca finally found time to make her way to Amber, very quickly.
"Amber what the hell are you doing?" She asked but got ignored and skipped over completely. Amber continued her attack on the man.
“That is an informal duel request fool.” She responded. “You have disrespected me in less than a minute of conversation and questioned my honour. I will take on you and anyone else brave enough to face the edge of my blade.”
Six men stood up instantly at that threat. They all turned to Amber and drew the myriad of weapons at the same time. Amber readied herself to fight, but then looked around at the in the bar. This wasn’t the place.
“We take this outside to the training yard. No need to dirty the bar with a fight.” She said, the men were honourable enough to see reason in that request, and so the combatants headed outside into the cold. Bianca and Rose followed, just in case.
The six men drew their weapons again, as did Amber. She swung her sword in front of her to warm up her arm. Bianca stepped in as a referree of sorts.
"This fight is a duel, city leader Amber has challenged these six men to a fight for questioning her authority. If they win, they may stay and have free drink. If Amber wins, they will be banished from the city. First side to fall in battle is vanquished. You may begin when you feel ready. All forms of battle are allowed, magic, swords, bows, guns. If you're pushed from the lines of combat." She said pointing at the red lines in the dirt and snow that formed a rectangle around the competitors. "You lose. Please just don't kill each other." Bianca glares at Amber who flashes her a glance that screams 'What?!'.
Two of the men loaded thier bows, both of them looked like thieves in their leather cloaks and hoods. Arrows on their backs, ready to fire, the launched their first arrows at the catgirl. She put up an aura barrier in front of her to block the little arrows. The other men, clad in steel armor they had to put back on for the fight after exiting the bar, armed with axes, maces and hammers charged the girl. They surrounded her quickly, around each side of her. She stood ready for their first attack, taking a deep, calm breath.
The man to her left swung his axe for her chest. She grabbed his arm as he swung at her and pulled him forward, throwing him to the ground on her other side. Before he even had a chance to react, Razorback's blunt end bludgeoned and battered his breastplate, denting it beyond basic repair. The three others exchanged worried expressions in disbelief. Just barely catching the glimpse of the faunus's giant sword swinging a wide arc at them all, theu stepped back. She was not aiming for them, however. Forcing her energy to her legs, Amber jolted forward towards the archers. The first one, unlucky as he was, got Amber's shoulder in his stomach, launching him out of the play field. The other one backed off and launched an arrow into her side. The feline responded by swinging her sword low with it's blunt side, tripping the man and leaving him breathless when her foot dug into his chest.
The last three had caught up with her as she pulled the arrow out of her skin and threw it to the side. A mace plowed into her head, leaving her ears ringing and a bit delirius for a moment. If the idiots hadn't suspected that had taken her down for good, she would still be laying on the ground. The faunus shook her head, which was in serious pain. Anger flushed through her muscles and burned like fire on a lake of gasoline.
Razorback stayed on the ground, leaving Amber with her fists and claws, mostly because she was too angry to care about her sword. With a huge back swing, Amber reached in to get revenge on the man who had hit her by applying fist-to-face. Her blurry vision left her swinging at the air in front of him, though. Her second punch did hit home, right in the jaw. The man fell to his back, out cold. Amber wosily lumbered around, towards the other two men who were too scared to even fight anymore. The ran for the gates of Atlas, without even putting up a fight.
Once everything had settled down, Amber kicked the rest of the men out of her city. Bianca and Rose were worried about Amber, being hit so hard in the head, so they tookher to her room, and did their best to help with her wounds. The only words spoken during that time were from Bianca.
"You're an idiot, Amber." Which was responded with an overly joyful feline smile.
"I've been neglected, harassed, beaten, and diminished all my life. What motivates me to continue? The glory of proving people wrong. Being worth more than the numbing existence offered me. To be a hero." - Amber