First fantasy duel
As I approach the sparse crowd that has gathered around Liam duel with an unknown knight I can't help but notice how enthusiastic the 20 or so knight's are from their loud shouts.
Perhaps this is the only entertainment in this new world that they can find and maybe something I will enjoy as well.
I wonder how marching with thousands of such knight in a battlefield would feel like. Just the thought of such a situation fills me with an adenine rush.
'I am part of this ; part of history not just as a spectator but as a player.' I think to myself in the excitement of the moment.
I continue to watch the duel after the brief excitement that I felt.
...
Clank Clank Clank
The duels starts wih the man named Russel going for a hizontal strike. His tall statue of about 7 feet make him look terrifying as he attacks.Fabian effortlessly parried the strike with slash on the left on the sword. Russell sword is pushed to the side from the overwhelming force of Fabians sword slash.
Russel seems to have lost the fight as Fabian's sword moves closer to Russel's heads when Russel reacts with superhuman speed and dashes backwards.
"C'mon Russel you are better than." A man beside me with brown beard and sharp red eyes shouts with great enthusiasm.
Russels's arms are clearly shaking from the earlier impact. How much strong would you need to deliver such powerful blow so effortlessly?
Fabian takes this chance when Russel is on the back foot to start relentless attacks. First comes a vertical strike then a diagonal strike and then vertical slash to throw Russel off balance.
Russel unable to keep up falls on the ground under such intense attacks. His hands shivering under the pressure and trying to heal the wounds that it to hold onto the sword under such powerful blows.
"Commander Fabian! Commander Fabian!"
Russel takes off his gloves to reveal a wounded wrist and bruised skin. Just 4 strikes and he has lost. Russel's gets up with an annoyed expression feeling unwilling to accept such a humiliating defeat but his shivering hands leave him with no option other than to accept his defeat.
Most of the present crowd rush towards Russel to help him and search for any injuries while some go to get a towel and some water for both Russel and Fabian.
...
The sight of the 7 foot giant getting powerlessness defeated leaves me with shock on my face. My mouth open with a O shape. I close my mouth before flies get any ideas on how to fly through to their ends.
Regaining my compose I walk towards Fabian to congratulate him for his victory. After all he was the one that helped me the most today.
"Quite a spectacular victory, Fabian." I praise Fabian as he turns to look at my direction.
"That was nothing serious. I was actually waiting for you Ryan before that gentlemen decided he wanted a duel to determine my strength as their new commander." Fabian says as he picks up a leather bag.
"Oh and let me introduce you to the knight's order for now. I am commander Fabian of the western lion knight order for the next month. And you Ryan are it's newest recruit." Fabian continues as he takes out a small blue crystal from his leather bag. The crystal seems to be emitting light as soon as Fabian touches them.
"Stats." Fabian mutter as a blue holographic lights come into my sight.
[Status screen
Name : Fabian Valtor
Strenght : 43 / 47 / 89
Speed : 30 / 31 / 54
Agility : 38 / 40 / 50
Stamina : 49 / 53 / 70
Magic power : 14 / 14 / 50
Magic resistence : 15 / 15 / 40]
My mouth opens in a O shape again as I look at this futuristic looking screen.
"There are your stats the first numerical are the current prowess and then the maximum prowess outside of exhaustion or outside factors and then the limit of your potential.1 is the lowest possible stat and 100 is the highest. These stats are very important for your military career Ryan. Especially Magic power as it is the most important factor. As a new recruit you need to have atleast 50 potential in all physical categories and 10 potential in Magic categories." Fabian says with a serious expression on his face.
"As our newest recruit we need to be aware of your limit Ryan. Touch this blue crystal and say stats just like I did." Fabian says as he hands me the blue crystal.
"Stats." I say as I get my hands on the blue crystal.
[Status screen
Name : Ryan Rykard
Strenght : 3 / 4 /82
Speed : 6 / 7 / 90
Agility : 7 / 9 / 99
Stamina : 2 / 3 / 83
Magic power : 0 / 1 / 19
Magic resistence : 20 / 20 / 80]
Fabians face is filled full of surprise while looking at my physical categories while here returns to normal when he reads the stats of the magical categories.
"Is this not good for a knight Fabian?" I ask with a slightly curious look on my face.
Fabian turns to me and speaks.
"Your physical potential is quite impressive but unfortunately you have low Magic power. If you had more Magic power you would be able to become a royal knight with such impressive numbers. Though your current state is quite baffling." Fabian says with a wierd expression while looking at my status screen.
My current stats are bafflingly low. Well it's not that suprising afterall I was a sedentary average citizen without much training in martial arts.
"Regardless you will training as one of the 100 members of this knight order. Luckily there are 10 new recruits including you Ryan. So you can train faster with your peers. Now follow me to the training hall for the new recruits." Fabian said as he turned to the west.
'9 more recruits. That's relieving to hear. But aren't there too few knight? After all it's a count we are talking about how could there only be 100 knight's.' Ryan thought to himself as he followed Fabian.