Arha drew a breath in, focusing on the curved discs before her as she moved through a graceful set of katas to warm up. She stretched, letting the sunlight that streaming into the red tiled practice hall warm her back, it glinted of the metal and set her hair afire as she spun through another set. It was a dance, one she had always enjoyed growing up, when the blades were actually sharp--unlike these, which possessed dull edges, thanks to Stacy's carefulness. Arha closed her eyes as her fingers closed around the discs.
She had been waiting for this and a small, hungry smile flicked out across her lips and she threw the bladed discs out. They caught, hovering in the air and she hear the
snap! ting! as the blades released. She cricked her neck and let out a laugh as the blades began to spin. No. Wait.
"Pause!" She called. The blades froze. "Blindfold," she said, pictuiring it in her mind. It seemed only right to use
all of her senses and to hone those she could. There were eight blades. Arha tied the strip of cloth tight and felt the weight of it hit the air and brush her shoulders.
"Resume."
Move.
( Eight blades and the unexpected. )