When the stars align (JT Eleonora-Abaddon)

[Abaddon]

Abaddon felt the push against his chest, Elenora had some strength, however it wouldn’t be enough to force Abaddon down. Instead Abaddon let go of her arm and stepped back creating distance between the two of them. He assumed that it was her goal to create distance between the two of them with the shove. A simple trick, but he was glad to see that at the very least she had realized that she shouldn’t blindly rush at someone. They were quincy, while it would seem a bit hypocritical for him to say this, as quincy they should attack from afar, keeping to their strengths as a race.

Before he made another move he would speak to her. “So a frontal assault didn’t work, if you can’t summon your bow what other options are there?” His tone was a bit cold and direct, if this was all she could do then rather than having her join Xcution as an actual member it might be better for her to join simply to get protection. He would wait to see what her next move would be given that he gave her a question and showed that in terms of this practice she wasn’t able to hit him directly so what would be her answer?

[Eleonora Schmidt]

While not exactly what she was aiming for Eleonora had managed to push Abaddon of her (or the man has stepped back kinda hard to tell for the blonde), now she could think of a way on how to approach this fight since charging like that didn't worked and she didn't have a bow to shoot arrows from nor she can make one of reiatsu yet, she needed a way to distract the Quincy to attack, she scan the area to see what she could do to create said distraction

But then Abaddon throw a question her way and that sort of hit her harder than any possible attack, not because he stated her lack of options that's something that the German was already aware of it, but the "you can't summon your bow" did sting. Luckilly she saw an albeit small opportunity to do something it all would depend on how she plays her cards

"That is true, I can't summon a reiatsu bow yet but I am able to shoot arrows I'm not as weak as I look, and what I lack on power I compensate it with being resourceful" She stated as she turn around and bend over grabbing something from the ground and also acting as if she was looking for something in her jacket "Quincies have more tools than just their bows and those who only assume that are in for  a surprise, after all you don't have to fight hard just fight smart!"

By now she hope this little act put some doubt on Abaddon as to what she's going to do, it's true that Quincy have many tools at their dispossal from Ginto Tubes to Seele Schneider hilts, so she expected that her opponent thought she was readying any of those tools but the truth was very different. The blonde stood up quickly and turn around facing the man again and throwing something with all her might at him, a ginto? Nah just a regular rock she found on the ground but that should be the opening she wanted!

As she threw the rock she charge again towards Abaddon aiming to attack now that he should be distracted by an unidentified thrown object, as she got closer Eleonora would drop to ground level and aim a kick to the man's shins in a sort of baseball slide motion.

[Abaddon]

A rock….. a fucking rock…… she just threw a fucking rock at me…. To say that Abaddon was stunned at the action that she took would be an understatement. Honestly he never would have imagined that someone would stoop so low as to use a rock against him in a training situation. While the rock didn’t hurt all that much, it was the very act of using it that just left him baffled, staring at her like she was an unholy sight that one couldn’t comprehend. A rock….. was she just a child?

It was this stunned moment that did allow him to be hit in the shin by her sliding kick. The jolt of pain of feeling something smack into his leg shook him from his trance. His body would fall backwards from the impact, both arms would go back to catch himself from falling all the way to the grass. Using the strength from his arms he pushed himself upwards quickly and got back up, standing his full height again he looked down at Eleonora. His eyes filled with annoyance at her little stunt. “Really….. a rock? Is that what you came up with?”

He sighed for a moment, while he had to admit it was somewhat effective, at least to make him pause enough for her to get a real hit in. He knew very well that in a real fight something like that wouldn’t work. Tho her words that she said did ring in his ears, she couldn’t form a bow. The thought of could she even form arrows came across his mind. The attack that he did take did tell him something, she was strong enough to deal some damage if she could land a hit, tho landing a hit was the big issue.

“Eleonora, have you ever been able to fire an arrow?” The question was a simple one he wondered if it was the fact that she couldn’t form a bow what was keeping her from being able to fire arrows or if it was the fact that she couldn’t even fire arrows. Abaddon formed a bow of reiatsu before her, and held it outwards. “Normally every quincy at a young age can form a bow without training, but come here I’ll form it for you, let me see if you’re able to create the arrow and fire it.”

[Eleonora Schmidt]

A slight smirk was drawn on Eleonora as her extremely dumb plan worked, honestly she really didn't expect to be successful on her poor attempt to land an attack if anything she assume that this was going to be another fail attempt, but her smile quickly turn into a frown as Abaddon look down on her and call her out on her stupid idea and it almost felt he was trying to scold her.

"Well I landed a hit, didn't I? She said with a huff and avoiding eye contact "You said the only rule was no killing, so everything else is fair game"

Then he question her on if she can actually shoot an arrow and proceed to rub a bit more salt on this hypothetical wound by summoning his own bow, credit when credit is due Abaddon's concern were on point and deep down the blonde knows it, but at the same time it's not fun to be called out like that

"Well I wasn't raised as a normal Quincy, my dad didn't want me to be involved on all this so never give me any proper training" She sighed "You can say it's easy and anyone can do it without training but I don't know how to, it's not on my instincts" After a quick pause she address the original question "I have, when practicing alone with a bow I own, I've been testing my powers little by little I guess the bow will come once I fully understand how to shoot arrows consistently" Letting out another sigh she look at Abaddon and focus on his bow, this was what she wanted after all even if the call out was a bit annoying to her.

[Abaddon]

Her not being raised to learn quincy techniques was something that he had found to become more common as the years had gone by. It wasn’t something that he blamed or faulted her father for, afterall he did the very same thing to his own child so long ago. Tho with what had happened he did wish that he had taught him the very basics at the very least. That was the past, there was nothing he could do to change that nor was he wishing to change it at all. The past is the past, trying to change it would have countless repercussions that he couldn’t even imagine.

Abaddon could tell by the tone of her voice that she was a little bit hurt by what he had said. Without saying anything else he undid the summoning of his bow. “I apologize for my words, I didn’t know.” While he was apologizing Abaddon’s tone was very monotone. Instead thinking as to what to do next, if she couldn’t create an arrow then there would be a lot that they couldn’t do. Even more so it meant that her as a possible recruit to Xcution was looking less likely. If anything it would be better for her to be protected by them rather than her being a member.

“Alright Elenora, I think I’ve gotten a good idea of your skill.” He took a deep sigh and then looked her right in her eye. “Take no offense to this, this is my honest opinion. As far as I can see you’re a total novice when it comes to fighting. You do have a creative side to your style to say the least. However you lack the most back skills that our kind can do. I’m not blaming or faulting you for this, nor would I blame your parents.” Abaddon would take a brief pause before starting again, making sure that she would take these next words to heart.

“Right now you’re at a crossroads, unless you’re extremely unlucky most beings wouldn’t be able to sense you at your strength and even then even fewer would bother. If you wanted to you could ignore the spiritual side of the world and live like a normal human, I would even request assistance from Xcution to help protect you from the very few threats that would come after you, if that’s what you want I wouldn’t blame you. However if you want the strength to protect yourself and other things you hold close to yourself I will train you in the quincy arts.”

Abaddon would raise up a hand before she could speak, so he could finish. “It won’t be easy, you’d be training to be strong enough to kill those that try to harm you, and once you’ve gone down this path you couldn’t live a normal life as you’d become strong enough to be a target. So I ask you Elenora do you want to live a normal life or do you want to become strong?” Abaddon was sure that with time Elenora would become a valuable asset to Xcution, however in the end the choice was up to her.

[Eleonora Schmidt]

Eleonora put her whole focus on Abaddon ready to see and take notes on what he was about to do, but much to her surprise he put away his bow and apologize for his harsh words, he didn't need to as he was right and it was something the blonde could admit but it was nice to see that he care for her feelings.

In any case Abaddon told Eleonora the current situation she founds herself in, being this weak meant that she can probably walk away and have a normal life like her father wanted, but if she decides to pursue training she most definitely will have encounters with other spiritual races that won't be too kind towards her, when explain it that way it definitely made the German question her motives to be stronger and walk this path she can easily avoid.

"I'll think about it" Eleonora said as she stood up and dust herself "I just thought that me having this power meant I had to use it but..." She made a small pause to gather her thoughts "After hearing you I feel it would be best if I think carefully about it and weigh my options, when I feel ready I'll give you an answer With that said she bowed to Abaddon and said goodbye

Much like with Luca the answer wasn't a definitive "yes I'll join" but more of a "maybe in the future" but unlike with the fullbringer this wasn't because she didn't feel ready to join a group, but because she now had to think about the path she'll choose, but one thing was for sure she has grown a bit wiser tonight and has a different perspective on her powers.

[Kitai Yoru]

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