The Duel
"Fuck, what took you so long to explains to him" cussed by Roger.
"All right all right it's my turn then" said Simmon and he mumbled " nya nya nyaa... whatever dude."
"watch how I hit that damn thing with my calculations'' said Simmon. He stretched his arm while staring at the wooden blocks. He started calculating in his mind, the angles degrees, force, the weather and impact. He had high concentration, when he was done calculating he started to throw his wooden flip flop. When it released, the flip flop launched in a beautiful straight line and then it hit the target. Teo was ready to pick his own flip flop and something with Lance.
CLANG!
The wooden block and the flip flop flow in the air. The most thing Simmon missed in his calculation was after the effect or what next to happen to the wooden block while flowing high in the air.
The wooden block was flying high in the air. And when I looked ahead I saw a city guard walking around and I know who this guard it's Leo patrolling around for the safety of our city. When the wooden block was going down, it hit Leo's head.
"Aw!"
Leo looked at the wooden block on the floor while he rubbed his head where it hit. I got nervous, and I looked at Roger and the rest of his friends who pretended to not know it.
Leo turns around in 180° to search for someone who is the cause of it. He suddenly saw me or Roger friends who were preparing to run away.
'It look like Mr Leo's mad right now,' I exclaimed. I never thought when I looked around to look for Roger and his friends, they were gone like a flash but I still heard clattering sounds. I saw them running towards the alleyway. And Mr Leo was walking towards me with his angry expressions and red face.
"You, did you see anyone here who threw the wooden block," Leo asked.
"Umm... they are gone" I said to him.
"Ugh... damn those brats, they keep always doing this whenever I patrol here," Leo mumbled to himself while he looked at the alleyway. "Anyway don't join with them, they are bad example to you" Leo said and he gave me a pat on the head.
I just nod my head while looking at the head. I turn around then walk back on the shop
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The Weeks past.
I woke up on my bed while I'm staring at my ceiling. For a few minutes, I got up then went downstairs and saw mama Cathleen carrying breakfast food.
"Morning Jack" mama Cathleen said.
"Morning to mama Cathleen, so what's breakfast?" I asked.
"Is just eggs, breads, and some milk"
"Ohh okay" I went to the kitchen and washed my face then my hands. "Ahh so refreshing" I exclaimed.
After we ate our breakfast I went right away on the farm fields. After working there for a while, putting all the tools, feeding the livestocks and pulling some weeds to make the field can get more nutrients for the crops.
When I came to the hills I saw a shadow figure. In my mind I know who it was: short blond hairs waving at me. 'So it's that time, huh.'
"Hey, how you been Jack?" Alex said while we raised our hand to give high five to each other as our greeting and then clamping his arm around my neck.
"Doing fine I guess," I said. We walk towards the tree where the little birds are chirping loudly. It tells me "Welcome home" or looking forward to the food.
I climb on a tree and rip some loaf breads piece by piece so that they can be eaten easily. After that I climb down.
"Ohh I didn't notice that there was birds on tree" Alex was excited and climb up on the tree. He(she) couldn't believe what he(she) saw, three baby birds with symbols on their foreheads. "What this is has a long tails feather on their heads and symbols, I never seen this kind of animal in the books I read" he(her) looked at me with wide eyes and you could see that she's having sparkles on his(her) eyes.
"Ugh they were here before you were gone or meet us each other" I told him(her). Anyway I told him(her) everything I knew and we decided to take care of them while their parents are gone and keep it a secret just for us.
"So anyway are you ready for our first duel, did you have enough practice and strength to wield that sword with your two hands," Alex said to me while he(she) is having confidence.
Of course I answered "Hmmm don't look down on me, I'm going to beat you down" I said with brave words, so I picked up my sword and got on my stance. I look at his(her) eyes with my determination.
So Alex grabs his(her) sword in special rings that look like magic tricks that materialize out of thin air. "Hmm get ready if you have that determination, and don't back down at word what you said to beat me down," He(she) smirked at me and his(her) lips started to curve up. I didn't notice this so I just keep adjusting my battle firm. And he(she) suddenly shouted.
"HERE I COME!"
BANG!
Our wooden swords collided with each other and I got pushed back in five steps. My hand went numb and started shaking, I felt like my shoulder was going to dislocate. Thank goodness I responded right away or else I might have lost my head.
"Ohh you have a nice quick reaction that would help you more in survival instinct when danger is coming at you," Alex complimented me or he(she) just made fun of me or looked down on me. Of course when it comes in danger my instinct told me to run away or defend with my own life if I want to survive. Without further ado he(she) rushed towards me and this time I'm prepared. I rushed toward him(her) to meet the swords so I raised my sword high and slashes down. While Alex bringer his(her) sword toward up to slash and meet my sword.
I slash up, down, pierce stroke, slash in the side way left and right but every time I do that he(she) always blocks it and counters with his(her) skills. I just swing my sword whatever my mind tells me. The only thing in my thought was break his(her) defence by brute.
My stamina was falling, I'm panting a lot and sweaty. But Alex he(she) looks to have more stamina than I am. I looked at her he(she) sweating a little but that's all I could see.
And then she said "Is that all you got? tsk tsk" he(she) sticking her tongue. We fought for almost 1 hour.
He(she) rushed toward me with a pierce strike and I black it with my sword. He(she) changed his(her) form after I completed the block with slash up in diagonal. I blocked again but I was late. I got some bruce and wounds, he(she) then slash in sideways from left to right in horizontally. I'm so desperate to catch my breath he(she) won't let me, and this time I almost perfectly defended it but what happened next is I didn't notice he(she) gave a big blow or kick in the stomach. And my whole body was curved in "C" shapes.
"Ughh" I grunted and threw up some food and water. I felt really tired and wanted to lay down on the ground to catch some of.my breath.
He(she) stops the attacks and looks at me on the ground. "I win tsk tsk I guess you can't beat me down" Alex said with a proud look and smirk.
"hmmp you been training your swords man ahead me so it's just unfair that you are better than," I complain to Alex. I got frustrated that I lost but at the same time it gave me more motivation to train more my physical and my stamina. So it was okay for me to lose someone who hasn't trained for a long time. I don't have a sparring partner or someone to teach me how to wield a sword.
I got up and inhaled deeply. I said to him with the declaration "I'll challenge you more even if I lose to you more. I won't give up until I get a score on you!" I pointed my finger to him(her).
"Ha! ``Here you go, your big mouths come and challenge me more. I'll wait for that day when you get a score on me," said Alex with a smile on his(her) face. Suddenly Alex took out a small booklet and wrote some things.
I asked him "What are you doing?"
Alex answered "taking a record of our winning and losing."
"Hmmp fine, I'll write mine on the tree," I said, then turn around, grab some stone and walk toward the tree, I put my name and Alex.
Jack 0
Alex 1