bandages had been wound carefully around her knuckles and wrists, now WORN from the onslaught of blows she had placed upon a punching bag in the corner. she didn’t seem to be affected physically, aside from a slightly LABOURED breath, and twitching hands that wanted to continue her work, and that she did.
her breath hissed from her lungs as she moved enough to break a sweat, which crawled down her body as she hit the bag, ‘left hook, right hook, uppercut, round kick, followed by a ridge hand strike-’ the list went on as she performed each move with near-expertise, mouth slightly parted as she tested the moves, before settling back into her stance after nearly ten minutes of consistently going at the bag. her breath was far more heavy this time, and a shine to her skin was visible. she caught the eye of a nearby watcher, and made her way over with a casual step.
“so, d’you’ve any critiques, athena?” // @dekimare
Per usual the goddess had been propped up against one of the stands, brown eyes intently watching as the female went about her usual routine. A thumb brushed against her lower lip as she began replay the movements the other had made in her mind. Taeko had one of hell of a fighting form, and was among the best Athena had ever seen.
Attention snapped away from her thoughts, and towards the fighter as she neared, “Your uppercuts...The stance looked a bit more tense today than normal.” At least she thought so, but maybe it was her just being too critical. She prided herself on being highly versed in hand to hand combat techniques, and at times would hold people at a standard no mortal could ever hope to achieve.
“However other than that I must say you were looking quite well today; well done Tae.” Holding out a bottle she gave the other a small nod, “Drink, you need to stay hydrated.”