Not wanting to look incompetent in front of his commander, the Bohl captain disregarded all of his training and charged Rex head on, he planned on using brute strength to over power him and teach Rex what happens to those who mess with the Bohl. Sensing the change in the Bohl man immediately, Rex knew what he was planning to do, he could see from the look on his face and feel in his aura that he now intended to hurt him, with this in mind, Rex decided to end the game, beginning to channel half of his remaining energy into the ball, after a few moments it was complete, he could see the weird hairy ball start to move and wriggle around in his hand, the whole time it glowed a faint yellow colour, ‘The f**k is this thing?’ Rex asked himself. “Throw ball Prince!” his team’s captain roared. Looking towards the goal, Rex’s sight was overshadowed by the Bohl warrior who was now mere feet from him, his shield in front of him with the intention to charge over the top of Rex, spinning quickly
Rex could now see the outside of the library by now, also spying Ley standing next to the entrance, waiting for Rex to arrive. “You took your time” Ley said once Rex was within earshot, checking his timepiece at the same time. “I was held up” Rex retorted with a small scowl, making Ley chuckle a little. “A little ball game held up the mighty young prince!?” Ley teased and seeing Rex scowl even harder made him laugh out loud. “A little ball game my ass! I can’t believe how serious they take it, they were trying to seriously hurt me” Rex replied, shaking his head, raising his voice a little. “It has been a great game since its creation, helps the troops blow off steam, having that many battle-ready soldiers in one spot not doing much can become havoc quite quickly if left unchecked” Ley replied quite seriously, clapping Rex on the shoulder. “Mhm I bet, they seemed pent up that’s for sure, anyway, why are we at the library? I don’t do so well with book lessons” Rex asked, looking to
Once the hours had passed, Rex had forgotten how much reading he had done, learning the basics of the battle games, a chosen few from the surrounding nations would take on the role of competing in a set of games that would test their strength, cunning, strength and resolve, these activities would be proposed to the nation leaders, by another leader, and if agreed upon, would become the events the participants would compete in, the winner would then become the champion of the battle games for that year, bringing them fame and most times fortune. “Fame and fortune, a bit redundant for me, isn’t it? More people know me here than I could ever imagine, and being a prince, what need would I have in riches?” Rex thought to himself out loud, confused by his participation in the games, he could think of quite a few other talented warriors that could have easily taken his place. The other book he had finished reading was titled, “Guide to magic requiring emotional input.” He thought it was an
Seeing how well decorated his small new competition room was when he walked in surprised Rex, “You did all this for me?” “Well even though you are outside, does not mean you should not be able to relax between events, from what I have seen, you’ll need it” Kealy said, clearly pleased with herself. Even though the hut was quite small, Kealy was able to fit in a nice comfortable looking bed, a small desk with a few books stacked neatly on it and a small wardrobe in the corner of the room, “You’ve done well fitting all of this into here.” “Due to the size restraints put on everyone, I did the best I could fitting in all of the essentials you would need for the week, speaking of essential, I do believe you’ll need some sleep, first event starts early tomorrow” Kealy said pointing towards the bed. “Sounds like a plan” Rex said with a nod, once he had calmed himself and began to relax a little, he started to feel the familiar sensation of fatigue setting in, stifling a yawn while moving
“Oh shit” Rex said, slowly turning around to who had snuck up and spoken to them. “I see you brought others in your troublemaking too” Ley said, crossing his arms over his chest, motioning to Teka and Clicks. “THEY brought me into this” Rex protested, standing up, Teka and Clicks doing the same. “Hey! Don’t be a snitch! You agreed, not like we dragged you here kicking and screaming” Teka exclaimed in a shrill voice, scowling at Rex. “So next question is how did you know about this location? It was kept secret to prevent this type of action from happening” Ley asked, eyeing all three suspiciously. “Clicks told me about it, he and his kin built it” Teka said, lowering her head. “Ok. Another question, formicary ants are hive-mind, why is this one helping you?” Ley asked, looking Clicks up and down. “I don’t know, I found him hurt over by the river, he got knocked on the head I think, might be the reason” Teka said, looking at Clicks, showing Ley a recent injury that was still heali
Jumping to his feet at the loud voice emanating across the huts, Rex was lucky enough to already have his outfit on the end of the bed ready for him to change into, swapping his clothes out quickly, he pushed the door open, standing out the front, ready to go in mere minutes, looking to his left, he noticed he was the first out, Lacey stepping out shortly after, in a tight-fitting leather outfit, ‘Damn she makes that look good’ he thought, taking in how the outfit fit snuggly to her body. “Daydreaming already? You haven’t won yet” Lacey called out with a smile, catching Rex looking over in her direction. “I wasn’t daydreaming, I was getting myself into the swing mentally.” “Mhm, sure, whatever.” A loud crash interrupted their conversation, both stopping to look at what the commotion was. “I knew having a brain-dead troll here would ruin it!” came a voice irritated voice shortly after the noise. “Well the way I see it, we have two brain-dead trolls, but only one is being complaine
“It is a singular event, it must have only one winner, who cares if they try and team up? Eventually one will betray the others to get an upper hand” Muleek said, frowning at Grugil while shaking his head. “I think it’s bullshit they get a chance to fight as a team in the first event!” Grugil said, slamming his fist down on the bench, which subsequently drew the attention of everyone in the carriage. “Little angry man need quiet, give head throb” Ruguh said, rubbing his temples while scowling at Grugil, Yogulk started to smile and drool while still chewing on the branch treat Shaitan had given it. Once Grugil had quietened down, Rex, Lacey and Lizz relaxed a little and started up once more, “So any ideas what it could involve?” “If it involves an orc, it is most likely a battle, but to what purpose?” Lizz asked, staring out into the distance, deep in thought. “From the stories I’ve been told by father, orcs respect strength, much like the Bohl, so it must be a fight to prove you’r
Struggling to his feet and dusting himself off, Rex took the few seconds he had at the present while the orc was stunned to take in what his opponent was, he had not had enough time to process the transition from the area surrounded by bright lights and then the sudden darkness to center himself. Taking a deep breath in through his nose and exhaling out through his mouth to calm himself, he took a good look at his opponent, not having seen an orc before he was not really sure what he was looking at in terms of strengths and weaknesses, all he could see was the beast had black matted hair on its scalp, a broad forehead that was seeping green blood from the blow it suffered from colliding with his sword that almost hid its small red eyes, and a large jaw that held gigantic teeth that looked to be at least two inches long, a very short neck before the body started into a very muscular upper torso and short thin legs, overall, a strange beast. ‘Be wary young one, this is an orc feral, th