(Author's note: When it was snowing at my place my mind got some inspiration and I was thinking about Ornstein and Artorias taking a snowball duel a bit too far.)
Artorias looked at the perfect snowball in his hand he had formed out of a mood. This thing just begged to be thrown, but with a strength like his, he had to be really careful who it would be.
Hmm… Did he spot Ornstein a bit further away on his usual patrol? That was the perfect opportunity! Artorias aimed and threw the snowball at the captain.
Ornstein was carefully trudging through the snow as he was suddenly hit full force with something from behind and fell face first into the snow. What the…? He got up and spotted Artorias from a bit higher up waving cheerfully at him. That was asking for revenge. He formed a snowball of his own and threw it. Artorias would be in for a little surprise…
Artorias watched Ornstein's snowball travel in his direction. It seemed rather slow. He wouldn't have to bother dodging this. But something with that snowball seemed… strange. Was there like… a spark around it? Oh no! Ornstein really had infused this thing with his lightning powers and now it was too late to dodge so Artorias got hit with an electrical shock which made him fall over.
So… he wanted a war, he could have it! Artorias started to make his move!
Ornstein watched with delight seeing the snowball had the effect he wanted it to be. And also seeing Artorias making his next move. This duel was on!
Artorias couldn't be serious. This thing was huge. Even though Ornstein knew he should probably dodge this he was frozen in place, to surprised to actually move. The impact hit hard, sending him flying on the ground and making him see stars for a moment. That had definitely hurt. He was grateful for wearing his armour cause without it could have ended far worse. Ornstein felt how someone pulled him up from the ground. "Are you alright? I am so sorry. I went too far. I got carried away.", he heard Artorias say. "We should better stop for now.", Artorias continued. "Good." Ornstein replied. "Cause I am bleeding." The impact had caused a nosebleed that he just had noticed. That made Artorias even more shocked, apologizing to him even more. "Don't worry, it's just a nosebleed.", he said to calm Artorias down. "It's not like I've broken a bone or something." "But then you should better sit down for a while until it stops." Artorias said, forcing Ornstein gently to the ground and giving him a handkerchief after the other knight had removed his helmet. "I really am sorry. I didn't intend for you to get hurt. I was expecting you to dodge it." "I kind of.. forgot.", Ornstein admitted. "Stop apologizing, it's just a little nosebleed. Also… Artorias, you totally won this duel."