Eris's life wasn't easy, since she was very young she was always very enthusiastic and helpful, she always helped her parents with the chores of the small house in a farmers village during the day, and at night her mother told stories of magical creatures that spit fire great cities floating on water and legendary heroes who lived among us. She was always happy and told her parents that she would become a knight and be a hero.
Around the age of 12, Eris saw the knights' initiative arrive in her village, ready to recruit warriors. There Eris saw her opportunity to finally achieve what she always dreamed of at a very young age, to be the heroin of many. While the initiative was setting up a camp near the village houses, Eris was paralyzed with emotion seeing all those people with armor and swords, until a tall woman, who appeared to be 27 years old, approached the young Eris.
- What's so funny little girl? It's been a while since I've taken the smile off my face. - Asks the woman, leaning down to bring her face closer to the girl.
- You are from the initiative, right?! Can I become a knight?! I can, right? - Eris replied, unable to control her joy.
- Um, of course you can, just try hard enough to get everything you want. - Answers the woman, patting Eris on the head.
- Do you think I really can do it?! That Cool! - Said Eris almost shouting.
- What's your name, lady? - Asking with shining eyes.
- My name? Hmmm is Sail, and your little girl? - Said Sail, with a thoughtful face.
- Eris, my name is Eris.
After that, Sail started to train Eris every day, since the dawn till dusk, tirelessly.
Time has passed, and the years were so quick in Eris's perception, she was almost 18 years old and had grown and changed a lot, she was a beautiful young girl now, with long, almond brown hair, amber eyes
and a little freckles on her cheeks and nose, small lips and round nose, she was slender and had well-defined curves. She trained hard and worked hard to become the heroic knight that she always dreamed of, but with all her time dedicated to training, her parents ended up getting very busy with their daily chores, and that made her training a little difficult at certain times. However, Eris decided that she would use her fame as a knight to give a better place for her parents; it motivated her and helped her become more independent.
To depend on others is always a bore for Eris, but she did her best because she didn't want to disappoint her parents, having a knight daughter, a user of magic on top of that, it was a tremendous honor. Eris was willing to get her post and awaken her magic that was hidden in her, but she knows very well that training with puppets will not get anywhere:
- Traineeeer !!!! I want a real training partner! -Eris said, already pushing the doll away from you.
-Come on Eris, how many times do I have to explain to you that your technique isn't perfect? – Said the trainer, stomping her feet on the floor
- Of course it's perfect, do you want to see it? - She said, already reaching for her sword, in an attack position.
- Prove me the opposite then. - Said the trainer as she stopped to calmly analyze the movements of the young knight.
Right after the trainer stared at Eris, she drew her sword at an incredible speed, slicing the doll into more than 100 pieces in less than 10 seconds, and even ended up in a majestic possession, it looked like it floated on the ground.
- It saw? Perfect! – Said Eris, with a wide smile.
- A little something is still missing ... look over there. - Said the trainer throwing a knife from the waist - you always forget that it is to leave only the base, but the support rod is always practically intact.
- But as you are demanding, I chopped the doll up into micro pieces, but you didn't even care about it, you're just paying attention to the '' doll base'' - She gestured with a certain tone of mockery.
- It is the details that differentiate a large from a small knight. - The trainer nodded, giving Eris a little shake - don't be in a hurry, these things shouldn't be rushed.
And the trainer was right, the world was in a difficult period, forces and people with blurred principles were rising and beginning to reign, thus making the life of simple villagers much more difficult than it already was. But Eris didn't seem to care much, she just wanted to ascend her social status soon to help her parents live more peacefully. With her goal in mind, and wanting to get to it as quickly as possible, Eris started spending days training, day and night to perfect her technique, but it didn't matter, she couldn't tear the whole training dummy apart, and every time it started to regenerate over the mistakes of her cuts.
Weeks passed and nothing to complete her technique, the day of the next ascension exam was already about to arrive and nothing of a light for her to be able to finish what she so longs for.
- You won't make it, give up already!! Shouted a young man.
- And who's the funny guy? - Said Eris turning in an aggressive position in the direction of the sound.
- Myself, your biggest rival! - Said the young man, already on the way to Eris.
- Oh, it's you, Orion, don't bother, okay? - She said already looking back at her training dummy.
- You will never make it, because you do not have what is necessary. – With a superior pose, trying to humiliate Eris
- And you have it there? You never made it either! - She said, turning and pointing the sword at Orion.
- Yes, but I found what was missing. - He said, smiling as he moved the tip of the sword to the right. - I can assure you that it is not speed or strength.
- You're bluffing, I'm the fastest you have, you don't even come close to the amount of cuts I made when I started. - She said looking away, avoiding looking in the eyes.
- Want to bet? If I pass the test tomorrow, you give up and live like a quiet country girl for the rest of your life. - Said Orion with a punishing look.
- Hm mm and if I win? Can I order what I want? – Trying to look tough in front of the taunts.
- Hahahaha, you will not win, stay calm and get used to peasant life. - He said as he walked away, returning to the road nearby and following his path.
After this serious provocation, Eris was shaking with fear, anger and excitement, it was a challenge in which she could not lose, she never lost to Orion in any test, it would not be now that she would lose to him ... right?
After two days, it's time for the test, the test inspector is a person Eris had never had contact with, but she hasn't changed her purpose, winning the job to become a knight. She arrived and went to the test armory, saw that there were few people in that test, something seemed different, the atmosphere was much more tense than normal. As the test instructor finished preparing, she began to speak out loud:
- Today it will be a definitive test for this region, in the Knights' Initiative we are spending too much resources in this village, and nothing has gone out to replace our ranks, what to leave today, and if you leave, you will be welcome in our initiative those who do not pass, will never have another chance, ARE WE UNDERSTANDED? She finished screaming out loud.
All: - Yes, Madam !!!
That had left Eris determined, but at the same time afraid of the bet she had made with Orion. As soon as they finished, they lined up to start the tests: speed, intelligence, reflexes, dexterity, strength, charisma, and in all Eris won against Orion, but even so, Orion had a smile on her face, she couldn't understand why, until the last test came:
- It's time for the final test, magical aptitude! You come! - Said the instructor pointing to Orion.
- Watch and learn Eris, so that you realize your mistake. - He said while walking towards the training dummy, laughing.
Eris had never heard that this was a test of magical aptitude, and even after knowing what it was possibly about, she still had no idea what it really is, until she hears a bang:
- How peculiar, did not know that a young man would have this kind of talent, say your name, you passed. - Said the instructor pulling a booklet to write down the names of those who were approved.
- Orion instructor! - He said with a rigid posture and in a position of attention.
- Ok Orion, water for a young man is very unusual, you are a rare piece. Finished the instructor, patting Orion on the back as she pointed the way for him to go. As he left, he looked as if he knew it would happen, Eris was astonished, in awe of the situation that happened before her eyes, she who always managed to cut the test dummy into micro pieces in a few seconds, but never managed to do it the damage that Orion in just 1 stroke. The test dummy disappeared, leaving only the base that was used for her livelihood. When she saw this scene, she managed to understand what the test was about, and realized that she didn't have much hope for her, because she knew she couldn't use magic.
- Next!
The instructor was calling 1 in 1, and Eris, who at first was determined, started to see despair take over her, she watching the others do the tests and fail one by one, and only Orion has passed until now.
- Next!
- Are you deaf? NEXT!!! The instructor shouted, trying to get Eris's attention.
- Eeerr meee??? -She said lost in her thoughts.
- Yes cutie, you, magic aptitude test, NOW!
Eris looked steadily at the doll, taking her sword and trying to ward off bad thoughts. She took a deep breath and then launched her volley of blows, the instructor was perplexed by the voracity and grace with which she swung the sword, it even seemed to dance with the wind, but at the end of his strokes, the test dummy started to regenerate.
- I almost thought you would be a wind user, it is not a rare element there, but it is potent. Too bad you don't use any, but your technique is impeccable, congratulations on the effort. – Said the Instructor, shrugging.
Eris, hearing the instructor say those words, was groundless, she dropped to her knees in the same place where she had stopped her blows, her face hopeless and the instructor's words brooding over her head: '' 'Too bad you don't use any, but your technique is impeccable. '' Eris started to cry, sadness and anger invaded her heart, she had tried very hard not to get anywhere, it hurt her too much, because she just wanted to give her parents a better life.
A few hours later, Orion passed where the test was performed, saw that Eris was still there, sitting and with a defeated countenance on her face.
- Still here, it doesn't matter, they won't give you a second chance, go home and live like the peasant woman you always were. - He said bitterly. - This time I won!
Eris ceases her crying, feels a surge of anger rise through her body, she turns and looks at Orion with a practically murderous look, he feels a strong but bad energy coming from her, swallows a dry saliva practically while she turns and simply speaks:
- Go away...
-But come on, as soon as I arrived ..." said Orion, sort of in a cold sweat.
- Go away!!! She-she screams as she pushes Orion away.
He almost loses control, but strides away and runs away, he has never seen Eris like that. After all that, she could only think about how sucker Orion was, thus becoming more irritated by everything.
- Why did it work for him and not for me? -She said crying with rage practically, while she punched the test dummy.
- WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? - Repeating it while picking up her sword to unload her anger on the doll. As she sank into her anguish and anger, her strokes were getting slower, but the feeling was different, there was something else there, but she was too blind to understand.
As Eris struck, the instructor in the cabin near the test field sensed the presence of new magic and went to check, saw Eris striking the test doll with pure, uncontrolled anger.
When she saw that she was worried, she felt that she could awaken a magic that she had not been proud or willing to possess, and she went towards her to try to calm the young woman, but as soon as she got close to the girl, she felt her raise her arm shout one last:
- WHYYYY!
Striking the test dummy very hard, leaving a huge lightning burst, disintegrating the dummy and even part of the ground around it, giving the instructor only time to raise a quick shield to prevent the explosion from hitting her.
After the dust from the explosion settled, Eris was passed out on the floor, her sword had broken in half and a lot of lightning burn marks on the floor around where the doll was and where she was.
The instructor took the young woman in her arms and took her to the infirmary:
- Hey you!! - She said pointing to Orion.
- Yes, instructor! - He said, while quickly getting up, standing ready.
- Take my notebook and help me here, because she was also approved.