I thought heros are suppose to be strong, so why are you crying
Arthur looked at the noble beauty for a moment but didn't say anything and just stood up and was about to leave when she spoke again
my whole life I trained to restore my families pride and honor, there's no male child presently in my family, so there's no one left to carry the family name, so I trained and took the responsibility of a son hoping I could make my father smile, make him happy, but nothing I did or accomplished got noticed by him. But then I thought, maybe if I become the hero then I can make my father proud, that was all that gave me hope that one day I would be the one to draw the sword from the stone but before I got there I heard the sword had been drawn but not by anyone special, an outsider summoned from another world and now finally face to face I see your not even as strong or as skilled as I am, I just think it was mistake, you may have been chosen but I am the right full hero not you, you lack the will to fight, and the skills required, your weak and cry like girl, you lack the strength so carry this burden so why not just give it up or better yet kill yourself.
Listening to violets speech struck a nerve in Arthur but her last words, telling him to commit suicide was what pushed him off the edge, all the pain he felt turned to anger as he turned around and dashed forwards attacking violet, she simply stepped to the side dodging his attack but he wasn't done, he kept on attacking swinging his sword left and right but she kept dodging, out of frustration he threw the sword at her, finally drawing her sword she sliced his wooden sword in half. At that point Arthur finally noticed her sword, it was a real sword, so while we train with sticks for weapons those in class A actually train with real swords? he wondered
Disgraceful she said looking at him with a sorry expression on her face, I refuse to believe I'm not worthy and less fit to be the hero when a sorry excuse like you can be chosen. With those words she finally departed leaving Arthur alone, his anger was still boiling but now there was no way to vent it out
fuuuuuck I hate this place!! he yelled
just then a pigeon flew and landed on his shoulder startling Arthur, he wondered why a pigeon would suddenly land on his shoulder but then he noticed something tied to it's leg. it was a message from Emrys
I hope you get this message, Arthur it's me Emrys, I found a way to sneak into the school, on the south east side of the school's campus, there should be like a small forest there, if you check well there's a small stream of flowing water there, meet me there tomorrow night
Reading the message actually made Arthur feel better, he didn't think he would be happy to see someone in this world but he was. After all that he went to take a shower and went to bed. The next day came and the same thing happened again, Arthur got beat up by the instructor again, got his wounds healed up and went to lifting weights, that evening he went to the south east wall of the school and found a small forest, it wasn't much, more like a garden with lots of trees. When he got there, true enough there was a small lake there and Emrys was already there drying his clothes
hey buddy long time no.... see?
Arthur had rushed and hugged him, he didn't realize how much the academy had an effect on him but he longed for a companion more than he wished for
hey this is new, did you miss your new friend this much or the academy is totally nuts
the last one Arthur said letting him go.
Arthur went on to tell him about his experience for the past two and half weeks. Damn you've been through a lot and yet your still this stubborn? your hard headed, I like that
Arthur remain silent looking at his reflection in the water, so have you learned anything Emrys asked
yh, I'm learning it bit by bit, I learn fast but it's just I have a lot on my mind that's why I'm slow at progress
Emrys could guess what he was thinking about but he was wrong, Arthur wasn't worried about the maltreatment he was getting, he was prepared for that, sure it was overwhelming but when he thought of the reason, he just accepted it since there was nothing he could do for now
Arthur listen to me Emrys said putting his hand on his friends shoulder, right now you have to endure it all, just focus on learning as much sword skills and techniques as possible, whatever they ask you to do or put you through just go with the flow
what?! you want me to adhere to they're treatment? no way
I know it's hard but the more you resist the more attention you'll get and the harsher the treatment will be, I'm not saying you will bend the knee forever, just for now when this is all said and done then you can do as you please, all you have to do is focus on getting strong ok
Arthur did want to do this at all, he wanted to stand his ground even if it ment fighting everyone in school, but he had to admit Emrys was right, at his current level all he was doing was just making things worse for himself later on.
Common Arthur, once this is all over you'll be strong enough to stop them from treating you wrongly Emrys said trying to convince his friend
ok but only till I get strong enough
alright, that's the spirit
so I forgot to ask but how long is this academy
uhh hehe well...…...
that's a long well
After the meeting Arthur left Emrys in a sore mood, he was considering using the sword to just blow up the academy but that would defeat his purpose for coming to the academy
when he got to his room he saw some of the boys in a corner scared, one was on the floor passed out while the other was up in the air held by drax, he turned to see Arthur enter the room.
Arthur good, just the punching bag I wanted to see, he threw a letter to Arthur, your going to deliver that letter to violets room and you'll make sure she comes to the location you hear me he said
everyone was expecting Arthur to resist and get a beating like he usually does but to the shock of everyone Arthur bowed and accepted
it... would be .... my pleasure he struggled to say
they were left speechless, Arthur, the boy who would always resist drax and give speeches of why what he was doing was wrong was now obeying like a servant? it was unreal to them. Meanwhile Arthur was on his way to the girls dorm at 8pm in the night
5years, I have to endure this shit for 5 years