A/N: Requested by Takashi981 for Diana/Verena a long time ago. Whoopsies. :|
THEMYSCIRA
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
18:12 EDT
"How skilled are you in sword combat, Black Falcon?" Wonder Woman asked me, as we walked along the shores of Paradise Island, known formally as Themyscira.
"I'm… alright, I guess," I replied. "It's not my forté, no pun intended, but I can–" I was cut off when the weapon of topic was thrown towards me. I caught the handle easily, and spun it, testing its weight. [1]
It was heavy for a sword, definitely enough to have some weight behind its hits. If I wasn't so well-conditioned, I would've been shocked at its weight.
I felt like it was too quiet, and looked up from observing the sword. I felt a presence behind me and whirled around, stopping the blade with my own just in time.
"Very observant," Wonder Woman said calmly, before jumping away, relieving me of the extra weight.
"Batman would have my head if I wasn't," I replied, stopping another strike from Wonder Woman.
I balanced with my feet planted firmly on the ground and swiped at Wonder Woman. She jumped out of the way before swinging her blade at me, which I countered with my own.
"Use your knees to balance yourself," Wonder Woman instructed, as I pushed her blade off of mine. "Focus on the sword's distance, and time it well."
I swung at her, and she narrowly dodged it. She smiled, pleased. "Excellent, just like that. A sword is mainly used for offense, but can be used as a defense as well. Like so."
She charged at me, and I brought the blade up to stop every move of hers. "Your entire body is used," Wonder Woman explained, matching each attack with my defense, as the sounds of our swords clashed. "Use your legs to balance, your arms to move, your body to feel the area around you. Your eyes to focus, your head to think. Find the perfect moment, and strike."
I swung and slid my blade under Wonder Woman's weapon, swiping downwards and then swung up, making her lose her grip on her blade. I cut at the blade, and it flew out of her hands, landing in the sand behind her.
I held the sword to her throat and I sighed, "As I was saying before, I can hold off Green Arrow or Batman with a sword for a certain amount of time."
I relaxed, and placed the sword at my side while Wonder Woman nodded her approval. "Excellent," she said.
"That wasn't the Sword of Hephaestus," I concluded, looking at the blade that was in the sand.
Wonder Woman shook her head. "It is not," she agreed. "The Sword of Hephaestus is strong enough to cut even Superman. Any accident that occurs will be fatal."
I nodded, understanding what she was saying. I had good swordsmanship skills, Batman and Green Arrow made sure of it, but it was grey if I would've been injured or not against Wonder Woman's special sword.
"You'd make a worthy Amazon," Wonder Woman nodded her approval.
I gave her a small smile, before turning to the waters, where the sun was beginning to set. "Thanks… but I'm pretty happy just being me."
[1] A forté is also the strong part of a sword blade, between the middle and the hilt.
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