Chapter 135 - Chapter 135 The Start Of An Orc Tournament

As morning came the others surrounded Thomas who was still sleeping as Lily said "If we don't wake him he'll miss the tournament." Ocis flew into the air and said "I can carry him to the festival for the tournament." Ocis picked Thomas up with her talons and said "I'll fly him there now." As Ocis flew out the window with Thomas Lily glanced at the others and said "They had plenty of time to just walk there." Ceil closed the window and said "I think she's just excited." As Ocis flew through the air with Thomas Poppy appeared on top of Thomas's head. As she appeared she held onto his ears and said "How can he sleep through this?" Ocis glanced down at Thomas and said "I can't wait to see you fight!" Poppy stared at Ocis and shouted "I wish she'd quit flying so fast!" As Ocis landed she said "Good we're just in time." One of the orc men glanced at her and said "If your participating you should head over towards the ring." Ocis grabbed Thomas's legs and began to drag him as she said "Now whenever he wakes up all he has to do is fight!" Poppy sat on Thomas's chest and said "He's probably gonna be mad when he wakes up." Once they arrived at the ring Ocis dropped Thomas's legs and said "I should wake him up now!" Ocis stood above Thomas and started to poke him with her wing saying "It's time to wake up." Thomas opened his eyes and stared at her for a few moments. Ocis smiled and said "It's about time you woke up!" Thomas sat up and looked around as he asked "Where am I?" Thomas put one of his hands on his jacket and began to remove the dirt stains as Ocis said "we're waiting for the tournament to start!" Ocis stared at a Thomas and said "I'll probably have to help Scarlett and the others with shopping pretty soon but once I finish I'll be right back here to watch." Thomas continued to sit there as he looked down and seen Poppy sitting in his lap. Poppy waved at him and said "Good morning." Thomas glanced at Ocis and said "So you'll be back later?" Ocis nodded and said "You better not get beaten!" Thomas stared at her and asked "But what if its a fight I can't win?" Ocis smiled and said "That's just silly because there's no such thing as a fight that can't be won." Thomas scratched his head and said "You got me there." As Poppy climbed out of Thomas's lap he stood up and said "Alright then I'll do my best." Ocis smiled and said "Okay while you get things started I'll go find Scarlett and the others so we can finish shopping and come watch you fight!" As Ocis left an Orc stood atop a box and said "Fighters we would like to see your strength so we can match you all up evenly." Thomas walked towards the orc as he said "To do this we will be determining your strength by the amount of damage you can inflict on a pre made dummy." The orc brought one out and pointed to Thomas as he said "I'm sure this young fellow wouldn't mind starting us off." The man pointed to the dummy and said "Hit it with all you've got, your allowed to use magic, weapons, or even your fist if you do please." Thomas walked towards the dummy and pulled his fist back as he said "So all I have to do is hit it as hard as I can." As Thomas punches the dummy the support beam broke and the top was knocked to the ground. Thomas turned to the man and said "I'm sorry, I broke it." The man laughed and said "That's quite alright we expected many people to break them, that's how we know that they're spirited adventurers!" The man pointed to two other orcs and said "Bring forth the other dummies." As the two men brought out some more dummies Thomas turned around and said "Wasn't Poppy with me a moment ago?" As Thomas said this Poppy appeared on his shoulder and said "You called?" Thomas glanced at her and said "I couldn't find you." Poppy pointed towards the bottom of the dummy and said "I was standing right there." Poppy stared at Thomas and said "If you ever need me just say or think my name." Thomas stared at her as she asked "So how do we know if you made the cut or not?" Thomas shrugged and said "They'll probably make an announcement about who made it." A few moments later the man said "That's it for the start and as for those of you who haven't broken a dummy feel free to watch the others fight." Thomas walked towards the orc man and said "So it's decided on by who can and can't break the dummies?" The orc man smiled and said "Ah yes now I remember, there have been a few stories going around about you." Thomas froze and glanced at him as he said "Your that same demi human who managed to beat an orc and take down that guild in the town over." The orc man reaches into his shirt and said "In fact I'm pretty sure his name was Thomas." The man held a paper out in front of him and said "It would be pretty odd if we didn't see you pass by I don't think we would've recognized you without this tournament." Poppy smugly grinned at Thomas and said "Well isn't someone popular?" Thomas turned away from the man and glanced at Poppy as he asked "What should I do?" Poppy smiled and said "Well you already seem to be making quite the name for yourself so why not just own it?" Thomas turned around and said "Yeah that me, but didn't the stories mention anyone else?" The orc man nodded and said "There was also a rumor about you defeating a tier two golem." Thomas froze as the man said "I'll just assume that the rumor was true." Poppy glanced at Thomas and said "Now the only other accomplishment he can mention is you killing and fighting Kings." Thomas glanced at her without saying a word as she said "Or maybe your wanted poster, although I suppose those are history now." The orc man put a hand on Thomas's shoulder and said "Although those accomplishments may seem like a huge feat for a demi human they are seen as an easy task for many others." The orc turned around and said "You will soon find that out through this tournament." Poppy glanced at Thomas and asked "What do you think that was about?" Thomas shrugged and said "To hell if I know." As Thomas turned around a boy stood there in front of Thomas. Thomas stared at him and asked "Did you need something?" The boy pointed at Thomas and said "Your my first real opponent!" Thomas tilted his head and said "They want me to fight a kid?" The boy flinched and said "Just because I'm a kid doesn't mean you should hold back." Thomas smiled and said "I never intended to." Poppy stared at Thomas and asked "Are you really about to beat up a little kid?" The boy pointed at Thomas and said "Good because I'm not your average kid, I happen to be a prodigy, you hear that?" Thomas glared at the boy and said "Spare me the chit chat and move along." The boy grinned and said "I'll be sure to get rid of you from this tournament, and then I'll conquer the world." As the boy walked away Poppy asked "Are really gonna attack him with everything you got?" Thomas nodded and said "I told Ocis I'd do my best and so I plan to." Poppy stared at him and said "Don't beat him too badly." Thomas nodded and said "If you prefer I didn't hit him I could just knock him out of the ring." Poppy nodded and said "I would prefer that." The orc man approached Thomas and said "I assume I don't have to tell you who your fighting?" Thomas nodded and said "Yeah he already told me I was his opponent." The orc man smiled and said "Fighting someone like him can teach you not to underestimate your opponent." Thomas smiled and said "In that case let's get this thing started." The man laughed and said "An eager one, I like that." The man pointed to the circle on the ground and said "Luckily you and your opponent are up first." Thomas walked into the circle and said "Let's get this thing started then." As Thomas stood there the boy walked out from the crowd and said "Your my first stepping stone in order to become the strongest!" The boy pointed at Thomas and said "I'm Neil, and one day I'll be the strongest!" Thomas sighed and said "This kid better not be all bark and no bite."