an earlier heaven &; open post
"Lift and hold," Taohua began, jutting forward first before she moved again, palms open, before she switched to striking the air, using all the strength she can muster up, "Shoulder, knee, hip, entrapping, grasping. Dragon to Snake…hit everything vital."
She stood upright again, caught a glimpse of her sword, and then ran her fingers through her dark copper colored hair, “Maybe I should practice more with that instead of my hands…or maybe put my brain to better use…”
She made her way over to the weapon and picked it up, sure to give it an expert twirl. She repeated the process, the thin and light blade only an extension of her arm, "Shoulder strike, then a strike to the knee..." In one motion she threw her sword, picturing herself in the instance of being disarmed, and one of her arms reached and grasped the air before she put her weight forward and dropped her imaginary opponent, "grasped, and then parried, annnnnnnd...."
In one or two backflips, she procured her sword and slipped back into her form again--sword arm straight and raised with the blade to strike, while balanced on one leg--and stood still. "Perfect." she said to herself.
