Rapier The rapier being a traditional weapon has several styles that can be known to the user.
During the wars the basic rapier fighting styles have been lost and only Cheval and Anne used it through out the entire time thus most of the skills and styles are mid or high ranked.
Taking note of the thin blade of a Rapier it has never been good in attacking the shield but getting around the shield can be done.
The Blooming FlowerAnne's fighting style is similar to Cheval's but hers consist more acrobatic attacks in contrast to Cheval's well grounded movements.
The deceptive part of this fighting style is the speed, even with the speed you still manage to pull heavy and deep cuts into the enemy with slashes but stabbing and thrusting is quite limited.
This can be known only at Adept rank (WOW)
Tempo Rank: C
Description: Its a simple combo that must be executed with speed. The first is a simple stab to the head or upper chest and you quickly recoil to preform another stab to the upper chest again and for the last stab you actually move your entire body back half a step and then fully extend your arm for the final stab through the heart. Shields can easily defend this attack though you would scratch the shield up.
Decussate Rank: C
Description: A common attack between the Mind-Game style and the Blooming Flower style. It starts with you crouching downward and rising with a vertical slash around halfway through the slash you begin to spin and you slash at the person's leg. If you noticed you crouch down and if you are good you can use the spinning portion to your advantage as a way to deflect the enemy weapon.
Skull Slasher Rank: C
Description: A quick two hit combo that can easily result in decapitation. You preform a quick and light stab to the throat of the person as to catch them off guard as you pull back the rapier from this attack you proceed to spin your body but keep the rapier pointed up once you are about to get to a full spin bring down the tip of the sword onto the head or shoulder of the target.
Heavy Thorn Rank: C
Description: You preform a spinning kick to the person's gut as a sort of diversion. Once they block/grab or get hit by it you twist your body and thrust the rapier into them. Wearing metal greaves to knock off the weapon or shield they use to block may be possible.
Stem and Rose Rank: B (costs energy LOLZ)
Description: One of the signature acrobatic attacks of the Blooming flower style you begin by running at your opponent. You slash downwards at them with all your force causing you to crouch at the same time your rapier is coated by energy and this will not only sharpen your blade so it will cut an inch deeper into steel. As you slash downwards you begin to spin. You spin one direction three times as you rise thus causing you to slash at them, preferably through them, two more times and then you extend your leg to kick them on the third spin.
Bud Needle The Mind-GameCheval's common fighting style is once again similar to Anne's but his consist of dodging and countering the attacks of the opponent.
The moments in this consist of built in dodges and counters. Unlike The blooming flower its attacks are mostly quite light slashes but the direct stabs are quite effective.
This can be known only at Adept rank (WOW)
Decussate Rank: C
Description: A common attack between the Mind-Game style and the Blooming Flower style. It starts with you crouching downward and rising with a vertical slash around halfway through the slash you begin to spin and you slash at the person's leg. If you noticed you crouch down and if you are good you can use the spinning portion to your advantage as a way to deflect the enemy weapon.
Swordmaster Class only Liquid Lightning Through out the entire time Cheval only used this style three times. Once against the Soul reaper, once against his brothers and one last time as he fought Kegroth and Rolan.
This is him using two rapiers at the same time. Only those of Master rank can learn this style