Between Heathers and Reeds

Heatherpaw watched in awe as her mentor lashed out his unsheathed claws and retracted them so quickly she almost missed it. Looking over at the tree Reedheart directed her to, she nodded and approached it. She crouched into the battle stance before it, mimicking Reedheart's stance, and she lashed out her claws at the rotting bark. She swiped off a small piece and many shattered particles of the wood and it dappled her coat. She did end up catching her claws on the bark, however, and one of them began to bleed. She hissed in pain and began gingerly licking the small wound.

Heatherpaw used Front Paw Strike on Tree, dealing 6 damage and costing 10 SP. Heatherpaw lost 1 HP in recoil damage.

Heatherpaw
19/20
70/80

Tree
-6/??
??/??

(OOC: I think I have the system down fairly well, but it's still nice to hear a proper explanation. ^^ Also, I figured injuries during battle or hunting training would chip off one or two HP, but if I'm wrong I'll change it. XD)

The warrior looked at her quietly but he jumped a bit scared by the amount of pieces of wood that her move caused. The golden tom approached her running when he heard her hissing and when he saw the blood. ”Oh, no! Are you okay? Do you wann come back to the camp so a medicine cat can heal you?” He said worried but when his eyes met the mark she leaved on the tree he smiled widely. With bright green eyes, the tom purred delighted. ”You see that?! You’re a natural! That mark is deep of enough to be classified as one of a warrior! You have some talent with that, Heatherpaw.”

OOC: Sorry for the delay -_-. Since there’s no rule about side effects that cause damage in the cat that uses a move, is not necessary that you lower your HP but if you want to I don’t see why not

Heatherpaw looked up at Reedheart, then at the mark she made. She had to admit, it was a pretty powerful blow. She placed her paw gingerly on the ground, testing how much pressure she could apply, delighted to find the pain was quickly ebbing away. Perhaps she couldn't be the best hunter in the Clan, so maybe she could be the best fighter instead. "No, that's okay. My paw's feeling better already. Can you teach me more please?"

(OOC: Please don't worry, I know perfectly well no one can live in the cyber world all the time. XD Alright, I understand, but I do personally feel recoil damage when using certain moves would make battles a bit more challenging and strategic. :3)