Ashorkor: 0.1

by safohen
On a wet Monday morning, on the muddy school field of Jamestown Senior High School, two students charged towards each other. They simultaneously punched each other to the ground. One of them was Naana, the school's best fighter and the other was Ashorkor, a martial artist so skilled that she was referred to as the 'Area Mother'.

Ashorkor charged at her, her shoulder striking Naana's belly as she rammed into her. She shoved Naana this way for minutes, before lifting her by the waist and slamming her into the muddy ground. Naana swung her foot at her ankle, tripping her into the ground as well.

They both got up to their feet again and Ashorkor punched Naana's face three times, driving her backwards. Ashorkor swung a fourth punch but Naana grabbed her fist and punched her once into the mud. Naana placed her hands on her knees as she panted heavily. Again, Ashorkor rose to her feet and swung her right fist at her.

Naana caught it but this time, Ashorkor struck her chest with her right foot and swung her left foot repeatedly at Naa who dodged the attacks using Mim Dzee (the art of evasion). She kicked Ashorkor's belly, seized both of her arms, and pulled her forward at the same moment as she swung her knee forward.

Her left knee caught Ashorkor on the chin and she sailed backwards through the air, before landing on her feet. The moment she did so, Naana struck her with ferocious hand strikes and kicks to the chest and belly. Ashorkor sunk to her knees and raised her right hand in a gesture of surrender, even as the clouds parted and beams of sunlight fell from the sky.
Let others and the author know if you liked it

Liked it alot?
Dravench

Dravench

May 22, 2015 - 14:22 Fantastic fighting description! And I learned that even though you are the most skilled fighter, if you are not determined to win, you wont. Awesome story! I enjoyed everything. It felt like I myself was fighting and ping all those evasion thingy and punching and stuff!! REALLY COOL. Thanks for this!
safohen

safohen

May 23, 2015 - 12:34 Thanks. Appreciate the feedback.

More from safohen

Tohajie

Tohajie

by safohen

On a hot Monday morning, two figures faced each other in the centre of the Mole Dagbani settlement. One of them was Tohajie, known as the Red Hunter, because of his fair complexion and his hunting prowess. His opponent was a large royal python,...

Nii: Chapter 2

Nii: Chapter 2

by safohen

The next day, a badly wounded Akai gave her report to the Asafoatse from her sick bed. 'We were ambushed by Kla (tiger). They took Dedoi. What worries me is that they knew exactly which route we would take'.

Naa listened grimly....

Nii: Chapter 1

Nii: Chapter 1

by safohen

The time was 10:00 am and the place Nkran in the year 3000. On top of the biggest Bank building in the city, a dark, lean and tall man walked to the very edge and stopped, hands in his pockets. Below him, a thick crowd was formed and watched him...

Akyeaa: Chapter 6

Akyeaa: Chapter 6

by safohen

Ntim tossed and turned in his bed that night. Despite his best efforts, something kept him awake. A sense that something malicious, something utterly dark was in the village. In his house. In his room. Ntim sat up from bed and stared at the...

Mawuli ne kwan (Mawuli's path)

Mawuli ne kwan (Mawuli's path)

by safohen

In a quiet suburb of Accra, a tall dark man in a white suit walked away from the row of houses to the bus station. Once there, he boarded the bus and sat next to a woman, also in a white suit. This would have been a normal occurrence anywhere...

Baaba: Chapter 7

Baaba: Chapter 7
by safohen

That morning, Efua slashed one kakai in midair, breaking through its defenses and banishing it before it touched the ground. Another kakai slashed several asafo with its serrated spear. It took down two more asafo and let off several steel...