It was the evening and I was feeling tensed up.how could I be having such trouble in a duel?I asked myself.
My younger brother Archie was standing Infront of me not taking his eyes off me for a second.i was doing the same.we both had been sparring for about the past half hour now and I felt a bit exhausted.was i gonna be defeated here?no way I could lose to my younger brother as my opponent.how could he of all people be giving me trouble?I can't lose there has to be an experience gap at the very least no?thoughts were circling in my head as I tried staying focused.
Suddenly my brother lunged at me.i was caught off guard but I managed to block the blow.would I've lost here?thoughts still echoing in my head.
We both kept blocking blows until I got the upper hand,I hit him and he stepped back.
He then proceeded to heal himself,a flash of green light emerged from his hand as he started using healing energy.
Hey that's against the rules I said as I dashed towards Archie,he reacted fast and dodged it stepping back.
"All is fair in war Zane"he said as he charged towards me.i turned to a side and saw that Archie's back was wide open for an attack I elbowed him and he landed straight on the ground and I was the victor.
"No fair you're older that's why you won"said Archie.
"Quit crying.you lost.accept defeat like a man"i argued.
"You sound a lot like father, no wonder you're his heir, you're just like him"my brother said to me.
"Is that supposed to be an insult?"i asked
"No…. It's a simple taunt... imbecile!!"he exclaimed.for some reason I found hatred in his voice.
"Well it doesn't matter now,your idiocy saved you from the taunts impact"my brother added.
"I sometimes don't get how you're a genius yet so stupid"
"Can you stop now?you're trailing off quite a bit and I don't like it."I stopped him from going any further.
"We have to go home now, it's late, mom will be angry and tomorrow is an important event so we have to prepare for that"I tried making excuses to stop him from insulting me more.
"Yeah I'll call the carriage, you pick up our things... little heir"he said before running off in the distance.
For some reason the word heir really got stuck in my head.
That little idiot taunting me like this.though I am the heir to my father's duchy and I will get all his duties once I have reached the age.its not like I am completely unaware of my responsibilities but still the thought of it makes me nervous..... and scared.
Everytime someone mentions the word heir I sense a lump in my throat.
I am not being forced to this or anything but if I do think of something else I feel a sense of responsibility;that if I were to leave I'd be drowning in guilt my whole life.
To rule over a duchy I have always been aware of this future I've had since my birth…. Not really but still it's as if I was born to be the next big Duke,and to abondon such a thing after 16 years?I don't think I can do such a thing after all this progress.
To think that as a son I would abandon my father and family's legacy is a shame I don't want to bear.
"i have to do this"I said to myself clenching to my sword,lost in my thoughts I was picking up our stuff I heard a loud voice go;"Zane, I called the carriage,come here quickly"said my brother from afar.
"Coming"I replied.
I walked towards the carriage and we both got in and left for our mansion and snuck in with the help of one of our servants who helped us escape.
I left for my room,washed up and went to bed. That night I was still thinking of the heir thing before falling asleep.