Chapter 5 – The First Battle
Darren sensed the sound was coming from the army of knights in training, finding the same flag as Duke Moore's family crest in the bathroom, fluttering above the high ramparts.
Several posts are guarded by many people, complete with armor and weapons they carry, such as swords, bows, and spears.
They tried to ignore the screams, chose not to listen, started walking back out of the noisy place, and then heard the sound again.
"At least the status of an illegitimate child fits perfectly with a servant." said someone with a large body and a bald head. It looked like he was the commander of the troops.
"Hahahahaha." People started laughing out loud.
"Unexpectedly, tastes will indeed follow the line of descent." said another.
Dareen walked up to them. I don't know what instinct made him suddenly angry and wanted to invite him to a duel. Is it because of pride as a man? or does the owner of this body not accept being insulted? Walk with confidence and can gag them all.
He picked up a real iron sword, not the one made of wood used for training, at random that lay on the table.
There were also some other weapons. Mary, who did not move from where she was standing, only saw Dareen from a distance, hoping her cousin had not experienced something terrible.
"A man finish things with swords, not with a verbal confrontation like women." turning his body, he pointed the weapon at the commander of the troops, feeling light as he lifted it.
Another reason he wants to invite the person in front of him to a duel is to see how the male body reacts to getting things done when he's emotional.
Make use of his new body that was just found. However, a feeling of pity suddenly appeared in his mind, so heartbreaking. Dareen had never once met the mother who gave birth. He felt sorry for his figure.
In the novel, Dareen is a character known to like to play with many beautiful women, both the nobles and ordinary people in the Kingdom of Rhodes.
Surprisingly, none of the women he slept with protested or demanded until he found out why this morning.
"A burdensome who was fortunate to be born into a respectable family invites a duel of a mage knight commander, whereas they would not even care about his death." he spread out his arms as if everyone there listened to him his every word.
"Alright, let's get started," he added confidently.
He walked over to the table for the sword and proudly twirled it as if the object in his hand was only a child's toy.
Darren was standing, preparing his body.
The sun was hot, making the two people in the middle of the field sweat.
"Let's pull over," said one of them.
People who did not participate in the fight looked for a place to take shelter to watch the competition.
"The rules apply. Whoever hits the opponent first and gets hurt is the winner."
A smile on his lips indicated he agreed.
[Tap tap tap] The sound of footsteps rang out, and they ran over to attack. Darren aimed at the right side of the temple started swinging the sword in his hand, and dodged easily. His experience as an army commander made him not easy to defeat.
[Hap…]
[Tring… Sriing]
He also underestimated the young man's strength, who looked weak and lacked energy.
He was trying to strike back blindly on the chest. Darren dodged the attack and jumped behind him.
[Sriiiiiing.]
The sound of sword friction sounded loud, making the knight's team more and more cheering. Some servants stopped doing their duty to watch the match.
"Let's cheer up, commander!"
Darren tried to dodge during the fight, keeping his distance to notice every move.
"Kid! If you want to run, then run, and I'll be happy to slash your leg, so you rarely come back here so easily," he shouted excitedly.
Trying not to be consumed by his words, he suddenly felt boiling; his breath painted. Is it because the sun is so hot?
Darren was getting a little overwhelmed while the troop commander was excited to fight him. From the look on his face, it was seen that he always showed a smile that he wanted to slash. The fast movement of the feet makes the dust fly behind.
"Slash him!"
"Cut off his head!" another shouted.
Which almost hit the eye and cut off his golden hair.
Dareen's attacks are now focused on vital parts. He saw his movement aimed at certain positions, kicking his wrists.
They stopped to breathe, only one swing of their swords apart, and their gazes seemed as if they didn't want anyone to budge since neither of them had been hurt yet.
[Gloup]
The people who saw the match looked stunned, accompanied by endless screams. Duke Leon watched those fighting in the field from the magic tower.
After a few minutes stopped to take a breath and started running. Their swords crossed in the air, emitting an iron-scraping sound.
[SRIING...]
[SRIING...]
[Kraak]
Tiny sparks also emitted from their two blades. Darren pressed hard and pushed him forward with all his might.
The ratio of power is not equal, moving his body slowly.
Unfortunately, Dareen's foot slipped on a small rock, choosing to jump backward and run back to him quickly. The pain in the leg and the shock made him fall because he was not balanced.
The commander, who saw the opportunity, quickly hunted down and targeted his feet, trying to stand up using the sword rebuttal in his left hand.
Watching from a distance, Mary held her breath and covered her mouth with both hands.
"Woooooo!"
The men in the squad shouted louder, enjoying the thrilling battle before them. Darren saw that his leg was going to be chopped off. It's over.
PANG!!
A protective circle surrounded him as he bowed. The great sword before him tried to make up for it many times with great force. The big iron is constantly bouncing. Punching a hole in a thin rainbow magic circle is even hard.
The onlookers asked where it had come from. Dareen was relieved. He knew that from the age of ten, the potential successors of the five Mana sealers had elemental powers passed down by their grandfathers.
An ability that could only protect them from attacks by humans and magical creatures.
[Tap]
The retreating commander took a safe enough distance to check the magic circle there.
Knowing that, he also took out Mana and coated his entire sword-enjoy with smoldering red smoke. Then grinned happily.
The attack restarted, and Darren, who was already standing, ran over.
The Mana sword used to pierce the shield makes the protective magic ripple unstable.
The sword that was swung now became more powerful and faster than before.
His slash was aimed at Dareen's neck. Seeing it ran away, jumping quickly. Almost hurt his back because he had lost concentration, he turned to dodge the sword with both hands.
Suddenly out of sight, he aimed the weapon at Dareen's neck.
The tip of the sword hit his neck and scratched the skin. The weapon in his grip instantly stopped immobile.
The magic circle stopped his movement, suppressing Mana's power, ending up cutting the iron wedged between the gaps until it broke.
[Cliiing] the tip of the iron fell off.
Feeling his sword couldn't be moved, he lay on the ground.
The sound of a sword falling was heard, and the people around fell silent without a sound.
Mary just held her breath, tears flowing down her hands.