The Life Of A Short But Strong Fighter

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*Slowly walking through the SilkWood Forest, talking to himself*

Dis stuff be heavy! Kromlek need ta do dis fast! *looks at his broken pick in his pack* 'ell I tink I don' need dis anymore. *throws it out behind him*
Bah dis not make dis copper any lighter! *his mood lightens up a bit as he looks at the entrance to the Goblin Wastlands* After Kromlek make da new armor, me goin' ta pay dem Gobbies a lesson, day be really funny, *chuckles a bit* day scared of Kromlek, 'cause Kromlek got 'is new spiny dingy move, Kromlek so good at it, Kromlek scare himself sum times when I do it! *laughs again*

*Finally gets to the Smithy in Hlint and shoves off his pack and gets his Smithy Hammer*
Dat's more like it! Now for dat new armor. *starts to pick up his new ingots and starts to hammer them* ahh, dun! *holds up a crumbled peice of copper* ahh,*scratches his head* me tinks I did it wong. *laughs* it looks funny dough, an' me still 'ave lots more copper, *thinks for a minute* maybe Kromlek can make a shield! *grips his hammer goes to work* Dat's it, dun! *holds up a perfect copper kite shield* dis one looks tough! *looks at his shield and the one he made* but my one betta! *laughs and chucks his new shield in the trash*

Kromlek goes now an' fight da gobbies! *laughs and sprints through Hlint, while still trying to buckle on his sheild and armor*

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*On a ship back to Fort Vehl. Kromlek is telling the very annoyed captain of his great adventures*

Kromlek~ 'ello captain! kromlek wanna go ta Vehl!
Captain~ Aye, we be setting sail in just a few minutes.
Kromlek~ *munches on some raw meant* okays, oi captain ya wanna hear me big fights with sum of me friends?
Captain~ *goes to bark an order at a sailor, but was cut off quickly by Kromlek*
Kromlek~ Dun matter wat ya say, me goin to tall ya anyway!
Captain~ *sighs* well mate, maybe when we get to Vehl and
Kromlek~ *cuts him off again* So me and my friends sittin' just there *points to the land* an' we be talkin' 'bout all different tings, like dem gods *points to the sky*
Captain~ *quickly says something to a sailor and they set off*
Kromlek~ den we be goin through dem forests an' we be fightin' dem big green protecter tings. Kromlek was da toughest an' da strongest! Especially when me use my spiney dingy move, Kromlek go round an' round an' day all fall over or runs away!
Captain~ ahh, right. sounds good umm *looks at kromlek*
Kromlek~ me be Kromlek da biggest an' toughest!
Captian~ ahh that's it, well mate i gotta go do some important stuff so just go below and have somethin' to eat alright.
Kromlek~ But Kromlek got dis *holds up some raw meat* an' me not finished yet!
Anyways Kromlek be goin into dat big cave were dem big horn cows are an' we fight dem all an' we win! Me friend Cardin says we slice through dem like butter. Dem walking cows are no butter *laughs* Cardin be really funny sometimes!
Captain~ do you mean the cave were those big mushroom things are, yeah that's a dangerous cave there mate.
Kromlek~ dem not be dangerous, not wen ya got 3 clericks up ya backside *laughs* dere was Cardin an' da white lady an' a dwarf one, i liked him, he worshipped Vorax, me told him i follow my gut an' my axe *laughs* i like dat!
Captian~ ahh, that sounds a lot safer then, but no other fighters to help ya mate?
Kromlek~ nay, me be da only fighter, day got all dere mumbo jumbo powers, but dat means dat Kromlek da toughest one dere! we go all da way down den we come all da way up, then we squash da mushrooms, an' Cardin say ya can eat da mushrooms. Me took a bite outta it an' it was yuck! so me killed da tiger tings an' got sum real food! but everyone was sick when I ate da meat when i got it, *laughs* dat was really funny!
Captian~ *looks as Fort Vehl comes into sight* well Kromlek, ahh very good story and we might see eachother again another time.
Kromlek~ but me not finished *looks angry* Kromlek wanna finish his story!
Captain~ *tries to talk but keeps getting cut off*
Kromlek~ An' wen i was in da cave dere was dem big cows dat make ya turn ta stone! day turn me ta stone an' i couldn't move, it was funny *laughs*
Captian~ *looks a bit stressed because he couldn't give orders because kromlek was to loud and was coming into harbour*
Kromlek~ but Kromlek so strong dat he broke out an' saved everyone! so deres me story dun! Kromlek will tell ya another story tamorrow or somthin'.
Captian~ *quickly shouts an order and qiuckly steers into harbour* *wipes sweat off his forehead* that was close lad.
Kromlek~ *walks down to land and through the gates*
Captain~ *looks over the side of his ship and banged the railing* that stupid dwarf made me scratch the side of the ship! *sighs* lucky it wasn't out in the middle of the sea, then we would of sunk.

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He watches and watches, the legendary Sasha Tomyris shows him the move again. He can't but admire the moves, the perfection. By comparison he is a bumbling buffoon but he wont let that stop him. He takes position, trying to copy the stance she had shown him. One foot out of place and Sasha's hand cracked into his shoulder, the solid blow far more than what he would have expected from the human and belied the strength that was contained in her human form.

"Shoulder back Kromlek, stand like that and an enemy will come up from under your guard and take your arm off. Now, do it like I showed you!"

Kromlek muttered under his breath but did as she requested, forcing his shoulder back until he could feel the muscles straining. All he got was a brief nod when it was in position. She was a hard teacher. Hard to find, hard to track down, hard to convince to show him some moves and even harder in her methods of training. But he was determined to prove to her and everyone else that he could be like iron. Forged and prepared and used for battle.

He settled into the position and tried the move again. Crack! His head this time.

"Dont rotate your hips when you swing! You need to maintain control as you bring the arm forward!" Her hard penetrating gaze bore into him.

Anger seized him..Crack!

"Don't let the anger overwhelm your control, use it, channel it, its your most powerful tool."

On and on it went all morning, dont do this, dont do that, crack, listen to me, crack , do this, crack, dont do that, crack, crack, thump. Kromlek goes down once again.

In sparring no matter how hard he tried his axe was no match for the sword weilding woman. By the end of it Kromlek was a mass of bruises and aching muscles while all Sasha had was a slight sheen of sweat upon her brow.

"We have a lot to work on Kromlek, if you ever hope to master that axe of yours." Kromlek for perhaps one of very few times few a bluch some to his cheeks of humiliation, he had thought he was pretty good and this human woman had shown him just how weak he really was and made it look easy.

"Don't worry Kromlek, you have the makings there, but it takes time, commitment and constant practice to truly feel part of the essence of your weapon."

Feeling slighty better for the comment, the first one she had made for the entire session that contained a relatively positive edge he vowed to go on, and do it as many times as necessary to be the best he could be.

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Again in the same place as always, Kromlek is with Sasha Tomyis continually getting bruises on his shoulders and back. Kromlek swings his axe over and over again untill his muscles get sore. But his teacher would hit him again and snap him into position.

Kromlek is starting to get a little bit more positive comments from Sasha but hen again, its hardly anything. Kromlek thinks he has worked out that when he is getting more positive comments, then he is getting better. He clings to this thought and keeps goin and goin.

"Right...Yes thats the right stance.....keep your legs firm." Sasha said to him. Thump! However after she says that he gets smacked onto the ground.

It seems Kromlek just needs to calm down when he fights, not go crazy with anger and try to smack the brains out of anyone in his way. This is very hard for him because even when he does everything right....Crack! He gets smacked again!

Sasha says to put your anger into your weapon and controll the weapon and not let it controll you. Kromlek doesn't really understand this but he tries all the same, now knowing that if he objects he just gets smacked across the feilds they practise in.

At the end of every session Sasha would give Kromlek a little comment about his work, it makes Kromlek feel a little better on the inside, but on the outside he is still aching and sore.