" papa " Emily yelled as she flew into my chest hugging me " ahh easy kiddo I'm a little hurt " I felt Emily shake a little " I was worried for you but I knew you could beat them " I hugged her tight " sorry to worry you little but it takes a lot more then that for you father to get put down " I carried Emily with me to our seats along the way everyone congratulated me on making it to the second part of the tournament " what did the king want " Amelia asked Elise after we sat down
Elise shrugged " nothing really he just wanted to catch up a little bit since it has been so long since my family last visited " Elise answered Amelia didn't ask anything else after that
frida suddenly came up to me bouncing on her toes she was wearing a beautiful purple dress that made her gems stand out it was a nice contrast to the scared little girl that needed help when I first meet her it made feel that I at least managed to do something right " how are you so strong uncle " I shook my head no matter how much me and her mother tell her to stop calling me uncle she won't at this point I just accept it
After thinking for a second I answered " I'm not really sure honestly the best why I can put it is mana loves me and I love the mana you'll understand better when it's your time to try to form a connection with mana it's hard to explain at least for me I'm not good at these things " I explained the best I could but I'm not sure she understands me
" frida come over here dear the next round is about to begin let him rest and recover " birna called to her daughter a couple seats away she was wearing a dress similar to her daughters I didn't mind buying things for everyone I had more then enough money for it I just wanted them to be happy after what they went thru Frida nodded before hugging me and going to here mother
the colorful Dwarve popped up in the now empty arena to explain the second part of the tournament the people who were left standing in the first half will fight one another in 1v1 matches same with those who survived the second half lucky when it began Elise wasn't among the first ones to be called to the arena so we got to enjoy each other's presence
Not long after the fighting started a healer entered the room to treat me as we continued to watch the fights some were interesting other's not so much about half way thru the fights it was Elise turn she gave me and emily a quick kiss before going to the arena when the fight began it was kinda interesting because Elise opponent had the ice element like her there was a little bit of a struggle at first but Elise had a higher mastery over her element
Just after her opponent attack Elise used ice on the floor to quickly slip behind her opponent pointing her spear blade at the neck of the women she was fighting The woman raised her hands in surrender at this point seeing no way out
Elise dismissed her spear and started to return as the crowd cheered " you were awesome out there mama " Emily said when Elise got back Elise snatched Emily from my lap smiling " thank you my little dragon " she said hugging our daughter before sitting down with her
After tickling Emily she turned to me " how are you feeling it may be your turn soon " I was a bit sore but my injuries were mostly healed by the healer " I should be fine " I told her but she still gave me a worried look " just don't push yourself to hard winning isn't worth if you are permanently hurt " I smirked " maybe to you but I have a reason to push myself " I said looking her up and down causing her to roll her eyes " your ridiculous " she said as i smiled " just be glad I'm not so lustful I'll cheat on you with every pretty girl that I come across " she gave me a dirty side eye that made me uncomfortable " they will have to like what they see first "
I sat there stunned and honestly a little hurt by what she said mostly because she's right by this worlds standards I'm a little ugly and that's not including my height seeing me lower my head Elise kissed me on the cheek making me smile slightly " you don't need anyone else you already have me who likes and loves you for who you are " she was right I don't need anyone other than her she is enough for me plus who wants a husband that can turn into a demon when he loses control ' only this crazy lady' I thought looking at Elise's beautiful face
suddenly i got flicked by Elise " don't think bad things about me " I laughed rubbing my forehead " it wasn't bad...at least not completely " she shook her head looking back at the arena I kept looking at her smiling for a few seconds before looking at the arena too happy to have her in my life
A few more fight happened but nothing really interesting occurred in them after the fifth fight it was my turn when i teleported to the areas i was shocked by my opponent
It was a classic lizard-man just a bit more animalistic looking this was my first time seeing one of there kind some races are seen as monster like the goblins with the humans but in the Dwarven kingdom most are welcomed it's one of the reason I like this place
The lizard man stood proudly on the other side of the arena he was wearing leather armor with a curved sword in it's right hand and a small circular shield attached to his left wrist
Seeing me appear excitement awoke in the eyes of the lizard-man but you could also see respect " I was hoping you would be my opponent you have my respect for fighting off all your attackers last round " I smiled after the lizard-man spoke " thanks I just tried my best "
My opponent got into a ready stance so I did to " let's have a good fight as well " the lizard-man said before charging me I did the same I didn't want to use my staff to much because it got bent in the fight with ti so I tapped my Gauntlets together allowing my armor to spread across my body as I met is sword with my Gauntlet
The ground beneath our feet cracked into spiderwebs from the force of our clash "good " the lizard-man said as his face made what i assume is a smile
I quickly dodged to the side getting some distance as a flaming blade that was attached to his tail slashed at me Seeing me gain distance the lizard-man flicked his tail making the flames disappear in it's place wind gathered on the blades edge as he slashed out once again
I punch the ground using the debris as a shield just in time to block the wind slash that came at me " nice weapon you got there " I said as the dust from the attack started to settle " thank you it was made by my people's best blacksmith before I left home " he said in a rough but smooth voice stroking the side of the blade
Our battle went on for a while but I eventually managed to disarm him and get a hold of his tail we struggled on the ground for a minute he only stopped once my hidden blade touched his throat
" I surrender " he said while let out a heavy sigh trying to catch my breath I got up and held out my hand too the lizard-man who looked at me for a few seconds before grabbing my hand " good fight " I commented after helping him up the lizard-man didn't say anything just nodded then got his weapon and left
I didn't hold it against him I got the sense he has a lot of pride in his strength and doesn't lose often wishing him well in my head I closed my eyes teleporting back to the private room
Everyone congratulated me when I appeared in the room " I thought he had you for a sec there " Amelia said to me once I sat down which I nodded to " yeah honestly he did for a sec I'm not really use to fighting without my staff " Hearing me Amelia just shrugged
" you did great my love " Elise told me putting her hand on mine causing me to smile as we started watching the next fight
Halfway through Emily said she was hungry
" I'll take her to get some snacks " I got up taking Emily with me but before I left I looked back at all the other kids " do you guys Want to get something too " I asked them all the kids hopped up excitedly and started to follow me out a few of the parents got up to follow as well
With a smile on my face I made my way to places where they were selling food and snacks for the audience