[quote][hider=My god]Ytone felt oppressed here, this [i]realm[/i] that sired the trio of red cloaked shades that mocked true fear and reverence, and she did not like. Almost on reflex, bidden by instinct and implanted subjugation, her fingers twined and pulled, flexing against the hilt of the Raksha blade and freeing it from the ebony sheath straining in her opposite grasp. Integrated hours of pain, torture, and blinding fury wove a tapestry of skill and finery into her swordsmanship, she recalled hours of practice beneath a pulsating moon of yellow, of burning fingers that sang with her ache and blood, and the grueling reception of sparring — slicing — the double-edged blade into flesh, fur, and bone. Swiftly, she attached the chain of the Tessen to Raksha's hilt, the bladed fan landing softly at her feet before she ran the length of the connected links gleaming within the provided sun of false origins. Her brow furrowed, deeply, at the utterance of this being a test, and her lips blossomed wide and bore teeth of shimmering bone and bite.[/hider]

--[@Rockette][/quote]

The flow in this paragraph... I just cannot. As a reader myself -- though not as [i]avid[/i] as I should be I suppose -- the fact that this paragraph was put together so well had me in awe. Not to put Rockette on the spot, but fuck me, I had to say something. When I got to this paragraph I had an audible reaction. 

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Excellent posts from everybody thus far! Once a few more of our regulars post up, I'll put up another reaction post and actually have Marcus participate a bit haha.