I attacked with all my force, but my brother parried all my attacks with ease. I even tried my new move I call the serpent thrust but my sword didn't touch him. His sword slid down mine and launched my sword into the air. I used my shield to block his counter, but I was overwhelmed and fell to the ground.
"Good fight, I can see you have been improving. You almost got me with that new move." My elder brother said as he helped me back up.
"One day I will be able to hit you and even beat I promise you that, but until then lets go to dinner." I said taking off my sparing gear.
We walked down to the dining hall were my parents and other two siblings sat. My family the serpents are a noble family. There is my parents Nathan and lily serpent. then the oldest sibling also named Nathan and my two younger brothers Jake an Ethan. My brother and I sit down for a nice turkey dinner.
"So how did the sparing go today?" My father asked to Nathan
"Good she is improving a lot and will be able to become a knight soon." My elder brother said
"I want to be a knight." said Jake
"Me too." said Ethan
"You boys have to be at least 18 to become knights. So keep practicing until then." My mother said.
We ate the food severed to us and chatted about becoming knights for a while. Then my parents asked me to do a practice night guard job. It is very simple just have to watch the family vault. so after dinner I head to the out side the vault and get suited up. Nothing much happens as I expected.
After some time I was getting tired and then I heard a voice from within the vault. I nearly jump out of my boots at hearing this. I rush to check the door for any kind of entry. I see nothing so I unlock the vault to see what is going on. Inside there is riches all around and a few magic items of what are already few magic items in the city. I see no one inside anywhere and no hole to get in to. Then I feel something hit my head as I fall. Next thing I know I am lying on the ground and there is a thief standing in the vault.
"No No No where is it? here it is." The thief says as he picks up a potion.
He starts to run and I get up as fast as I can. Then I start to chase him down. We got outside and it was already mid-day. I chased him down the street and then lost him in the crowd. I searched the best I could but I lost him and failed my job.
Later I sat down at a cafe to eat while I try and remember all I could. All I could remember was a dorsal fin symbol on his shoulder. He look like a human but was hard to get any details because of his cloak. While I was thinking I saw the symbol on a guy arguing in the market. I walk up and he ran the second he saw me.
I chased him all the way down to the slums. He stopped and turned around trying to stab me. I dodged and kicked him right through a wall. He landed on a man. The man was human he had brown hair and was wearing some light robes.
I look at the man who was my only lead and said "You are under arrest for stealing a valuable treasure from the serpent family".
The man on the bed started moving his hands in a weird way then yelled "Duck".
Magic shot out of his hands blasting in to a man behind me. The man walked up to me.
"Thank you for the help um... whats your name?" I asked.
"Oh I am Ted whim and whats your name?" Ted asked back.
"I am Dorthy Serpent. Nice too meet you." I said.