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originally posted in:The New Dojo
11/30/2017 5:17:21 AM
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A loud draw was heard then, powerful by sound alone, as a low thud was heard and an arrow zipped past his head, faster than any standard bow could even manage. It slammed into the target then, punching through it and still going afterwards, jostling the target itself.
Then a think was heard behind it, the arrow slamming into a tree several yards behind it.
Amanda stood behind him, her boy still up as she stood parallel to it, only after the thunk did she lower it. The soldier for once out of her armor, and in civilian clothing, navy blue jeans, a pair of sturdy boots, black form fitting shirt and a simply styled leather jacket, not zipped up to accommodate her figure. A harness lay under the jacket, holding the compact arrows in a small canister, and a holster for the bow.
She grinned then, a smile gracing her freckled face as she brushed a bit of hair behind her ear then.
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"...Wow." [i]The shorter archer murmured, as he had to look back at the splintered tree that Amanda had used as a target. There was a certain amazement there. A curiosity, though not one that suggested that he wanted such a weapon.[/i] [i]Such powerful tools were known to ruin things for Orion, he knew from vivid experience.[/i] "How much weight are you pulling back? That's.. absolutely terrifying, but amazing too."
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"I'm not a number cruncher, forgot how much it was. Lets just keep it at, this thing can stop an elephant. Close to 500 feet per second or something." She chuckled then, walked forward now.
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"Jeez.. only giants wield such bows. None can take down elephants - there's a ballista for that." [i]Orion would jest a little, while he was incredibly short compared to Amanda. After all, the young man was the regular height - five feet and nine inches tall. And even then, he seemed used to having to look up.[/i] "I take it that you reside here too, then?"
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"On Tatakai? No, only visiting. Long story involving trade and the like" The giant of a woman shrugged, avoiding details.
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"Ah. Here I am, following the mercenaries and travelers - except with my own band of travelers, I guess. Though.. about the bow, if you don't mind." [i]It was as if Orion was seeing whether Amanda would push him aside or not: at least he wanted to know if he was being.. well, annoying.[/i]
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"What about it?" She cocked her head a bit, having a good deal of patience for people.
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"Well.." [i]Orion walked beside her, hands on his hips as he sighed.[/i] "Can you tell me how you made it? It's.. incredible. Terrible in the wrong hands, but you're the first archer I've seen, least here."
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"I didn't make it per say, it was designed by engineers and the like. The weapon is designed to multiply the force of the arrow and draw by storing tension in its compound frame. Not to mention, essentially only I can draw it, since the draw strength is impossible to pull back for normal people."
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"Mm. Sorry for staring at it." [i]Orion would apologize, as he had been caught studying the weapon.[/i] "Just different, from all of the soldiers and mages that run around here. Unique, almost."
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"I get that a lot." She shrugged then. "Its militarized bow, not anything normal. I've got all kinds of arrows and the like I can use for it as well."
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"Explosive arrows? Those are pretty common." [i]Orion would guess, as he had used such arrows beforehand. Alongside some toxin arrows, too, and flaming ones (which to admit, weren't great).[/i]
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"No, I have ones that explode in gravity waves, ones that freeze anything to far below 0°, ones that electrify... There's a few others, can't remember them off the top of my head."
