REQUISITES : MUST BE CONFIRMED TO BE A POTENTIAL or ACTIVE SLAYER
❛ KNOWLEDGE IS HALF THE BATTLE. ❜ a slayer is meant to be taught the basics of demonology , magic , and vampiric history especially. with access to a watcher’s full library of texts , kendra is nearly an expert in what’s known about standard monsters & magical history.
it should be noted that this information was largely outdated by the time kendra was fifteen and became an active slayer.
❛ FLAWLESS VICTORY. ❜ in addition to the innate instinct to fight inside of them , a slayer is trained more extensively to kill vampires and defend herself. living in a relatively remote village , kendra grew used to using the darkness and shrouds around to her advantage. she’s arguably most threatening in the area of stealth when it’s available to her.
kendra’s specifically ruthless teaching led to her becoming a black belt in krav maga by the time she was around ten years old , having fought in this style mainly since she was almost five years old. kendra has had consistent and harsh training from the age of four to until she left jamaica at sixteen. she was taught how to kill with the following weaponry incorporated :
wooden stakes , polearms ( staffs ) , nunchucks , morningstars , bladed weapons ( spears , daggers , swords ) , small hand crossbows , & longbows.
it’s essential to note that kendra is trained this way before her enhanced abilities come in as a slayer. by the time she has the super / extra strength, she was already trained to the best she could be. the easy part was having the kick of demonic essence on top of the skills.
kendra was never taught to hold back. monsters had no nuance , no humanity to treat them as such. her technique is canonically flawless , making her a seemingly perfect slayer. this is also her problem : if you know what you’re looking at , you know exactly where an opening is with her. there’s no real room for improvisation in her style. though she does move with fluidity and a certain exact grace , she’s a direct brawler at heart. she’ll make the first strike and maybe if it doesn’t injure you , who knows? you could get lucky.
