A Tail of Two Peoples - Onwards
As he steadied himself, one of the guards swung his shortsword at kar'na, catching him with a spatter of red and a cry of pain. "no!"
Interlude Chapter: Character info and the story so far.
Equipment: a pair of dragon scale shortswords, his pet snake shadow. personality: agro is friendly and very protective of those he considers his friends. he can become very emotional, but he's a bit of a joker.
Dark Soles 4
One of the hollows had carried a shortsword, and she decided that would have to do. snagging it, she took a few steps back to get a running start, then threw herself off the edge.
Dark Soles 6
The badger asked, lifting the shortsword from the anvil and turning it, letting the lights dance along the blade for a moment before setting it down.
The Kitsune's Apprentice
The sturdy shortsword at his side had seen him through quite a few scrapes, but now he couldn't tell if it was too cumbersome or too tiny. his backpack with all his possessions seemed all too rugged, especially without any real decorations.
Training
He had a shortsword and a fighting dagger by his hips, and the long slender bows used by the unicorns and the pegasi strapped to his back. arzhi was already mounted, but cadfael was still saying goodbye to llewelyn. "i shall miss you cadfael."
LiM Ch7: Through my Veins
Considering the size of the scimitars, the blades weighed about as much as shortswords, so they weren't featherweight. "a good chance to practice then!" grant said and practically dissapeared.
Chronomancer Chronicles: The Burning Rebellion 2.0
Somehow, the non-human managed to remain standing and swung his rusty shortsword. the crumbling blade bit into harm's left shoulder, drawing blood and biting into flesh.
Overcasting Shorts 2 - On Patrol, On Display
Though he himself weighed nothing, and gently planted him on his backside behind an adjacent tent facing away from the action, and satisfied his current bindings would work, drew a greatsword from her hip with a rather crude grip, almost akin to a narrow shortsword
Immersive Experience
They're not dumb; they have their shortsword ready, but the sense of inhibition they entered with hasn't quite left yet.
The Grinning Blade
The rat straightened up with a flourish, leveled his saber, sighted, and then met the other guard's shortsword with a clang.
Earning the Loot
No response came to his jingling bell however, and thus as oni drew his sword... no bigger than a dagger really, but shortsword length for his short, skinny frame, he did so not to engage in violent combat, but to use it as a tool.