Try This Again ( Gabriel )

[Ceraphine Davis]

Kevala was actually starting to get pissed off, she was having issues with the school, finding pillars and to top it all off she was sick and fucking tired of training by herself.

Seriously, she had been in a couple fights since being here and either the guys ran off or they just broke under her....It was sad really......

As the thought crossed her mind as she worked out in the back of her newest studio she had rented....It was far better than having this shit at home around Zeke...Much better.....

Then all of a sudden a brilliant idea came to mind as the thought of Zeke came and left.......Stopping in what she was doing, wearing just a sports bra and a pair of black pants, her hair was up but in a bit of a mess, a thin layer of sweat covering her lithe form.......

Grabbing up her phone she punched out a text......A grin tugging at her lips....

Hey there....Realized something today. There is only one guy in a 1000 mile radius that is actual worth training with and good at what he does with his hands.....Wanna play?

Oh sure it sounded naughty but to somebody who knew her like the back of his fucking hand it would be obvious what she meant...Typing in the address, and that she was in the back she hit send.....

Not sure if he would join her, but she knew him..he may be playing the nice guy but fighting still got his blood running and besides, a little ego boost never hurt anyone did it?

[Gabriel Seran]

Afternoon, still the yellow sun lingering in the far off sky as the last few trinkets of heat dipped in making today something of the perfect climate. If only everyday could be this splendid. Gabriel adorned himself in jeans and a form fitting shirt, something that'd become uncommon for him since he graduated from high school. Instead he was forced into wearing suits a menagerie of them, then again who could say that was unbefitting the man.

A shifty grin led him to do the basic things around the house this morning absently turning his phone to silent before going about washing his car. Upon his return he was greeted by a nice little text that made him laugh. So it was training that she wanted eh? Well Gabriel had been without that for quite some time and other than their last run in had been doing such only on the most basic of levels.

Yeah sure, meet you at the downtown gym. Be sure to bring it.

With a press of the send button and a simple sigh he grabbed a remote which sealed off a room from sight. Seems as though he'd be passing up that training today. Regardless he was going to go all out today. Stretch out a bit of those long lost muscles.

[Ceraphine Davis]

It was not hard for her to get where she needed to be, or to be ready with everything she had......Already that fire breathed into her....She knew how bad it got with Gabe.....Always hurting her until usually they were forced to break it up or she was out cold.....

Hmmm.....Constant reminder of the kind of man he truly was and a constant joy in her life.

She craved the pain he offered along with the skill and training and thus far it had been just basic shit, easy fights she really didnt break a sweat in......And from what she could understand around school...people kept challenging him, just not backing it up....Tsk tsk....

Well she may be only 5'2" and a little over 100 lbs, but she would give him everything she had, and then some..Just as always.....

Shame more men couldnt be like him.........But then not all were born with that kind of greatness bred into their blood.......

A soft sigh passing her lips as she adjusted her cuffs and bracelet, her hand coming up to tuck a stray lock of hair that had fallen from the ponytail to her face behind her ear.....Gods she was gonna be paying for this tonight.....but besides, she needed to talk to him anyways......After the fight of course...

[Gabriel Seran]

A sturdy pose just outside the gym as he waited there, his car parked far enough away from the gym so that no damage would be coming of it. What'd happen to Kevala if she happened to make it go boom would be monumental damage indeed. And besides he could cover Zeke while she was in the hospital recovering. A smooth little chuckle lifting his chest for a moment as he sat down on the steps waiting till she'd arrived.

His head cocking to the side in acknowledgment intrigued that she looked just as ready as he was for this perhaps even a bit more what with her entire work out attire and hair pinned back not to be used against her but then again Gabriel knew that it was probably worse for him to go start pulling her hair in a fight.

"So how you wanna start this? You hit me or I hit you?"

Gabriel chuckled lightly pressing off the balls of his palms jutting himself up to a standing pose hopping off his toes as his shoulders bounced back and forth showing his ready boxer stance.

"Oh and I think its best we not actually go in the gym, last time i was here... yeah bad things happened."

A boyish grin to his face clearly already enjoying himself.

[Ceraphine Davis]

She looked up at him as he hopped up, grinning softly as she rolled her shoulders slightly. Hehe Yes, probably best not to pull her hair...but so few actually knew that little secret bout her......

Either way, she laughed softly at mention of not actually using the gym....Her brow raising slightly as she crossed her arms over her chest briefly.

"How many walls did you destroy? Or did you set something on fire?"

She knew how he got when he was out of hand, the fact the place still stood amazed her, but then yeah, sometimes he stopped himself.

Reverting back to his previous question she let her arms fall away, resting at her sides as she tilted her head slightly to the side.....

"Hmm....you can go ahead and hit me. Always did like it when you sent those shivers down my spine...."

Another thing that was just not something people got about her. She may have suffered during a fight but she really enjoyed all the pain..every bit of it a chill shot through her body.....

Bad side effect from her past she supposed....Whatever.....

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel grinned slightly a sick thought running through his skull. Yeah he was going to make this difficult, of course on her but today more for himself. Today was going to be about more than just fighting normally, he was going to Play. Gabriel smirked pulling his shirt off to reveal his hardened abs looking tense as though he'd just finished up several sit-ups. But now came the cruel part. Taking the shirt in hand he'd wind it tightly tying his right arm behind his back. Now relying solely upon his left hand.

"Play time..."

The serious grin smoothly folding out as his body followed the trend his left facing her toe pointed and his hand extended out at a 90 degree angle. "Ha." Two quick steps shooting him across the small space separating and his left hand would rocket out to her face aiming to smack her with the combined force of his index and middle finger as well as the base of the other three folded near the palm.

the strike would be of course head on to knock her back only leading to Gabriel's retreat using the left forearm as his shield and distractionary device. His left leg would search out and if an advance on her end began he'd use the foot to trip her and come down with his left elbow.

[Ceraphine Davis]

She raised her brow, grinning slightly at his tying his shirt behind his back. Normally she would have actually gotten distracted by the way he looked, cause yeah Gabriel was hawt.....BUT she had other things on her mind and he was not one of them, other than his actions and the desire to fight him of course......

No, her brow rose because he removed his right arm from the equation. Oh so now he wanted to show off did he? Ass..Though she knew him, he was doing this for himself...Not to necessarily fuck with her...Though that was surely an added benefit.

Then he spoke and her eyes lit up, a fire within them coming to life on the spot....Then he advanced, his arm shooting forth and her own coming up to block. The pain was still there as the hit impacted and she was still forced back a step or two, but it was not what it could have been.

Her other arm shooting out almost instantly to grab his own before he could retract it, jerking him forward with all her strength and slamming her knee into gut.......

Assuming she made it that far, she would then use both hands to land against him and shove him back with her full force.......Using the momentum to bounce back a few steps herself.....

"Mm....such a tease....I love it..."

Words spoken no matter what state she ended up in, because no matter what, they still rang true, and he knew it......

[Gabriel Seran]

Of course with her small body frame to match with quick speed and attentiveness she'd be on par with him and catch the retracting arm using it to press forth her body into his gut. Being small as she was it was hard to block but Gabriel knew that all too well. He'd also gaged her strength and it had increased noticeably since their last encounter using that strength as she moved in to knee him in the gut to forward his own movement. The movement of course being increasing the force of his upper torso into headbutting her straight in the face. With her attack going at his and Gabriel using the movement she'd have very little chance of deflecting or altering such a movement in that short of a proximity.

In the same bonded formation Gabriel's leg would still drop behind hers and with her sturdy push and Gabriel's sturdy base he was going nowhere. Kevala however would find her upper body thrown off by the force of the head blow matched with Gabriel's displacement of her footing aiming to capsize her.

"Mm....such a tease....I love it..."

A grin not wasting any time as he'd roll from the base on his left foot swerving the kick from the right to hit her in the ribs where he'd left his last mark.

"It's what I'm good at." He'd chuckle with a fair wink.

[Ceraphine Davis]

Hmm...well his head hit against her own, though she was at least able to lower it so that the force of his blow landed on the harder part of her head. Not to say it didnt fucking hurt....That it did, but she took it like she always did.....

Literally being her own downfall as she shoved him....her body going back instead and landing on her back, just as his leg swung out to kick her ribs.....

But it was then that her arm shot out and wrapped about his ankle....Grinning at his words and that wink as she blew a kiss up at him.....

The same instant her right foot coming up and slamming into his knee, of course opposite the leg she had a hold on.....Then her fist shot up and slammed into the side of the thigh of the leg she was holding.

She didnt really wait to see if she got him or anything, cause she was not stupid, she released his foot and rolled away from him, quickly bouncing back to her feet as she shook her head.....

"Yes, that you are....Always knew how to get me going. That was for sure..."

A little laugh escaping her as those eyes fell over him once more...locking onto his own as she spread her feet, head throbbing yet being ignored for the current moment.....

[Gabriel Seran]

The fight alone was pretty impressive, Gabriel felt greatly at odds at the point where using only one limb wasn't at all a bad idea he still managed to put out quite the brawl. With his right leg grasped and an incoming attack there were a few options but only one on Gabriel's mind. His left hand would rocket down to block with his forearm absorbing most of the damage done by her kick alone. But of course she wasn't done yet with another quick shot to his thigh Gabriel would be downed, not to a horrendous degree but crouching down onto the left leg so that he was up in her face now.

With a grin at the position she'd once again put him in Gabriel would use that forearm he used to defend and jab her in the face this time with the force of his elbow. Yet again following the strike hit or miss she'd escape by rolling her way free and away.

With a smile he'd turn his head up to here her cute remarks. All fired up it seemed, the both of them. He was excited quite the start to this fight it'd only get better from here. Wiping his hand across his chin Gabriel would come to stand back up to his full height, normally a menacing feature this time a bit not so much with the restrained arm but that'd only be to a newcomer unable to see what he could do with just one hand.

"Round two?" A taunting gesture from the one free hand.

[Ceraphine Davis]

She felt that elbow to the side of her head as she turned, though still able to roll away. Then as she regained her footing....allowing him to do the same, she smirked at his remark.

"Of course. Do I look unconscious to you yet?"

She would turn her head to the side slightly, stretching her neck as she shook her hands out and drew in a deep breath, her eyes following his movements and then taking off toward him, her body dropping down as her leg shot out and swung around to try and catch his ass and get him down again....Though she was doubtful, her body shooting up almost instantly and her fist slamming into his ribs.......

Her eyes going up to his as she tried to retreat backwards away from him. Giving her space....Though she doubted she would get that far.....Sure he had one arm....but he was dangerous....she knew that.....Never underestimated him for a second.....

[Gabriel Seran]

"Of course. Do I look unconscious to you yet?"

"Hmph, Not yet..." Gabriel's reply lit with a bit of an impressed tone prepared for the next strike his body coiling like a cobra.

Again as he caught onto her movements Gabriel dropped into a crouching spring to get to her height so the first strike would be blocked with yet another forearm. However the shortcomings of only one arm were resulting in Kevala's sock to the ribs all the more painful as Gabriel lost his air looking red in the face from the first direct strike.

Though his momentum wouldn't be halted dropping all his weight to the left side he'd come up with the left fist striking to uppercut her in the throat with a sharp jab from the left fist. A quick drop back onto his right leg catching his breath from the strike. It felt like his ribs were burning he'd be sure to check that out later. But now there was only the singular objective.

[Ceraphine Davis]

She felt the impact of her own hit and then as his fist shot out at her, it instead caught her in the jaw, cutting the inside of her cheek against her teeth and blood filling her mouth slowly.....

That demon inside started clawing at the cage she once more, a completely different look filling her eyes than she had ever held around him. It was darker, something else hidden there......Losing her grip on her cover as she let her tongue slide over the cut, relishing in the taste of the blood and brushing her lower lip between her teeth as she stood there a minute.....

Though it was not long before she was back on him, her left fist coming out and slamming across his jaw, before her right would fire into his side.......

Not letting it stop there and shifting her weight to throw her leg up and into his opposite side....A quick series of attacks, all the while that echo in her mind growing louder, the bracelet she wore starting to work on its own at the surge of emotions...but nothing good...all dark, menacing emotions.....focused, controlled.....Not Kev......heh.....

[Gabriel Seran]

Taking both hits Gabriel was preceding to be forced back. With his strong lead failing following those two swift attacks Gabriel was loosing the edge and would now have to break out a secret attack. Well not so much secret as cheating to his own means. With Kevala's strikes hitting low and getting all too close on the offensive Gabriel was forced to this equation. His Qi suddenly bursting off, the shirt restricting his arm instantly bursting to flames behind him.

Gabriel's torso would fall over Kevala restricting any opportunity at a retreat and the hand doused in flaming fabric would come around her neck in a headlock his body clearly dominant above her and his arm constricting the flow of oxygen, not to mention the fumes from the flames lingering burning at her throat.

With a sturdy grin Gabriel's free left hand would come under his grip hitting her once in the face followed by two more to the rips. his attack being entirely brutal on her.

Thinking for a moment he knew that there was one counter to this move but assuming she didn't take the action before he moved into action he'd use the grip he had on her neck to throw the girl to his kneecap beneath his weight directly unto her ribs before kicking into the thighs thus separating them once more by two feet or so.

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Qi Active: 1/4

Strength: 42+18 = 60
Dexterity: 43+18 = 61
Constitution: 63-5 = 58
Intelligence: 18
Wisdom: 35
Charisma: 36 -10 = 26

[Ceraphine Davis]

She growled the instant she felt that energy grow around him. Asshole! Of course she knew that there wasn't much time to really do or say anything, his arm shooting out, the one that was "supposed" to be tied behind his back, wrapping around her throat and the heat burning against her flesh......

The strength of his hold combined with the fumes would have been enough to knock her out at one time, but as it stood, due to the lack of oxygen, she wasnt breathing in as much of the fumes as she normally could have, and she was not as easily knocked down as before.

That was not to say she didnt end up with a hit to the face, the two to her ribs blocked only by her ability to get her fucking arm down and in the way before he delivered the blows.....

Her body then thrown into his, before being kicked back....Landing face first on the ground, she closed her eyes, pain shuddering through her as she felt her hands starting to tremble......Yet she stopped them, controlling herself as she slowly shifted, pulling her hands so that they rested even with her head, palms pressing against the ground and then pushing upward.....

Sure, it fucking hurt, and she could have given in right there, her mind hazy and the ability to close her eyes and just drift off was there....Yet it was firmly ignored....No, she was not one to give in that fast...Ever.....Not unless she had to....

Finally raising up to her knees, she drew in a sharp breath before she turned her head, spitting out a bit of blood onto the ground and then licking her tongue over her lips, hand coming up to brush the bit that had fell onto her chin off.......

"Cheater...."

The words spoken in a soft tone, though they were not those of somebody who was upset or mad or whatever....they were just spoken......She then balled her fists up, pressing them into the ground as she shifted one knee forward and planted her foot against the ground, hoisting her weight, which felt like wayyyy more than her meager 100 and something pounds, until she was again upright, those eyes shifting to lock on his as she blew a bit of hair out of her face......

Now she could just walk away....leave...say she had enough.....but instead her feet spread and she shifted her body back into her stance...She fought him with broken bones, and other worse injuries....He knew she wasnt walking away......

"Well then big boy....come on....Show me whatcha got."