I am Asher—I think you already know who I am and the one I'm getting engaged with, Princess Rina.
And because of that, I am currently having a fight with Lord Douglas.
[ Flashback from few minutes ago ]
" I have a suggestion. "
King Albert said as he go in front of us. " This match will have three parts. Asher will be facing Douglas for the first part. Then for the second one, I will have a battle with Prince Vale. Final part would be the battle between the winners of the first and second part. "
" What?! Why?! " me and Prince Vale exclaimed.
" Well, you see, it's been awhile since I last fought in the battlefield, let this be one of my selfish wishes. " King Albert smiles.
No, I'm having a bad feeling about this. Judging from what I'm sensing right now. Lord Douglas is a really…really dangerous person.
" As per the King's wish, the final round will be Asher against Lord Douglas and King Albert against Prince Vale. " Barrel stated. " Asher and Lord Douglas would go first. "
" Wait, I don't think this is a good idea—"
" Hah, this will be your end. My father is a lot more powerful than me. " Prince Vale said.
" I will explain the rules. " Barrel grabbed his waraxe and starts dragging it on the ground around us. " The rules are simple. The two participants will have a fight inside this circle. The goal is to either push the other participant outside the circle or drive them to forfeit. "
" Don't expect me to go easy on you just because you're a kid. " Lord Douglas said.
I'm actually expecting for this match to end with me still breathing.
" Battle Begin! " Barrel announced.
" I'll end you with one shot! " he said then point his staff at me.
" Wait, is having a weapon allowed?! " I asked Barrel.
" Yes it is. Do you have any weapon you would like to use? "
Give me something that would keep me alive.
' Don't worry, Asher. Just face it head on. '
I will die!
" Ahem. " Lord Douglas cleared his throat. " You are free to forfeit now if you want. "
I can do that but...
I looked at Rina from the distant benches behind me. Her eyes are gleaming with hope and is telling me that I can do this.
" I'm sorry, Lord Douglas. But I can't give up my wife to your son. "
" W-Wife? " Rina said flustered.
" Fool! As if you have a choice! " he once again pointed his staff at me and shoot out a huge ball of fire.
The impact filled the place with smoke. But of course..
" What do you mean? I do have a choice. It's to defeat you. " I said smugly while dusting off my clothes.
" Impossible! How are you not hurt from that?! " Lord Douglas yawped then quickly cleared his throat once again. " It's because I specialized in ice element than fire. " he moved his staff, casting a spell. " I'm sure you won't survive the next one! "
The sky went dark and a sudden chilly wind brushed upon us. It's starting to get colder and colder.
" Winterfall! " Lord Douglas shouted.
" This spell.. Father, isn't this a bit too much?! " Prince Vale cried out.
The dark clouds swirled around as the tip of what seem to be a huge iceberg began to form right above me, slowly falling.
" Father, you need to tell Lord Douglas to stop! " Rina said to King Albert. But the king just smiled and said " Why should I? " He stood up and casted a barrier around them at the benches.
" But father--! "
" Rina, you don't need to worry about anything. " I turned around and looked at her before the iceberg completely hit me.
" Asher, no! "
I can hear Rina along with all the ice crushing down. But oddly enough, I can't feel anything.
Seriously, I might as well be God myself at this point.
' I don't think that's a good idea. Afterall, there can only be one God. '
" Guk- I overdid it! " Lord Douglas said stupefied.
" Huh?! What do you expect after hitting someone with that kind of attack?! " Rina shouted with anger.
As the last block of ice crashed on to my head, it finally stopped and the surrounding slowly clearing up. " Ahh, good thing that didn't hit my head too hard. " I stepped forward while holding the back of my neck. " So, is it my turn now? "
I felt a hug from behind " You're alive.. " Rina said while crying on my back.
Rina, you should understand by now that I cannot afford to die again.
" Please don't cry.. " I aimed at Lord Douglas with a gun finger. " I might cry too and miss my target. "
" W-What are you doing? " Lord Douglas said frightened.
" Air Hit. " With that, a sudden line of thin air hit Lord Douglas' forehead causing him to lose consciousness, resulting to a knockout.
" Asher won by knockout! " Barrel announced. " Everyone, please take a break while the battlefield is being cleared up. "
I looked around and the blocks of ice are scattered everywhere. I'm surprised it didn't damage the castle nor hurt anyone. But what surprised me more is Vale's expression.
I glanced at him and he's looking kinda...flustered? Aren't you supposed to be mad?
" Asher, Rina, let's go and have lunch. " King Albert approached us with a smile.
Rina went behind me " Hmph!"
" Rina?! " King Albert panicked.
" I hate you. " Rina said and looked away.
" Ahaha.. " I laughed awkwardly.
Now, I just need to wait for the next battle's result and this game will be over.
[ Time Skip ]
" Stop! W-What are you doing?! "
" No one here will save you. "
He fired a large concentrated ball of dark magic and everything went black.
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[ To Be Continued ]