- Battle Tournament -

Above the field and crowded audience of Knights and Generals, Top of the middle was the king who was looking down. By his left side were inherit Princess Lucy Quntaz, soon to be Queen of Valoria. On the right side were his beloved daughter, it's only right for a princess to marry a prince but for King Halves, he wanted his princess to be loved and to be protected. To him he sees marrying to a prince would end up truly disastrous, Kings could have any wives as long as he wants and that's the worst part about marriage. He never once remarried after his Queen, Val.

(Let me tell you about the magic in this world, there's Fire, the ability to conjure, manipulate, and control flames, allowing a user to create fire at will, shape it into various forms, and utilize its heat for offensive attacks, defensive shields, or even utility purposes, often with the caster drawing power from their own energy or the surrounding environment. Earth, the ability to manipulate the earth itself, including soil, rock, stone, and even minerals, allowing a practitioner to create barriers, shape terrain, summon tremors, and even control the growth of plants, essentially drawing power from the very ground beneath them; often associated with strength, stability, and a deep connection to the natural world. Water, the ability to manipulate water in various forms, including summoning, shaping, and controlling its flow, often associated with themes of healing but their not at the level of an Healing magic, they could only cleansing, and take out poison, ability to fluidity, and the power of the natural world, allowing a practitioner to create water shields, conjure powerful water blasts, freeze opponents with ice, or even manipulate the tides and weather patterns depending on the level of the person and Air, the ability to manipulate the air around a person, allowing them to create gusts of wind, control air currents, generate pressure waves, levitate objects, and even manipulate the very oxygen levels in an area, essentially drawing power from the boundless sky and its ever-moving winds; essentially, an air mage can summon breezes, whirlwinds, or even powerful storms depending on their skill level. Rarest magic of all Healing, For a person who shows a sight of their first of their magic it's their main, the magic its apart of them. But not all, have magic powers. They either become a Knights or just a human being who try to live on a peaceful world

The herald on the other side of the King started to speak, " Hear ye, hear ye! By the decree of His Majesty, the King, let the tournament commence! Knight of defenders, prepare and may the bravest emerge victorious!"

After the herald speaks, Crowd to cheer for the Knights raise their weapons and let out a battle scream to show their readiness and enthusiasm for the tournament.

The rest of the Knights who don't participate sat behind the field. This area is set up near the tournament field, providing them with a good view of the 'about' ongoing tournament, the knights who are waiting for their turn to compete are watching as they are lined up.

" Zaki go line up, don't you want to marry the princess? Tama mocking making smirked face while poking his elbow to Alver, both stated laughing.
"Seriously you guys.." she blushed.

She line up

Two tournament battle were completed, Zekus got up and a shadow appeared to be..

Darius Mancole

"Hey Alver isn't that Darius who bullied Zekus at Page Training School?" Tama pointed, "Ugh this jerk, he's such a pain in the ass." Alver announced annoyedly clenching her fists, "We couldn't do anything about it because we were a Squire, I heard it from dad"

"Hey puck watch where you going" Young Darius glared down as the two of kids laughed.
"You again? Back off." Young Darius push her to the ground.

"Oh isn't this Za!pee, you're like a little girl. Are you even a boy. The boys laugh looking down, he looked at the boys of his. " Tk, tk" making his index finger in and out pointing, the boys went to take one pair of her arm, she got pulled up leaving her only one side of her shoe. " HEY what are you guys doing, hands off of me!" Darius was about to pulled down her pant, she shouted" No! Stop it!" She struggled, he pulled both of her pant and underwear. "You little three rascals!" Darius and the two look back with some panic and turn back to run away. "Come back here!" Teacher Vin shouted. He ran up as Zekus fixed up her pants.

" We have Darius, Son of Mancole, he won three gold metal of swordsmanship, and promoted to become knight in the capital."
" And here we have Zekus, Son of Gemstone, who has triumphed in five tournaments last year, proving his unmatched skills and Swordsmanship, Let the cheers ring out for this champion!"

The crowd roared as Darius and Zekus stepped into the arena, Zekus bowed then looked at King then the princess she stiffed clenched her fist.
Gemstone.. The king thoughts.

The sun hung high in the sky, casting sharp shadows across the tournament grounds. The crowd's excitement was palpable as Darius and Zekus faced each other, their swords drawn.

Darius, a towering figure with a reputation for brute strength, charged first. His sword came down in a powerful arc, aiming to overpower Zekus with sheer force. Zekus, nimble and precise, sidestepped the blow, her own blade flashing as she countered. The clash of steel reverberated, and the crowd gasped as sparks flew.

The two knights circled, their eyes locked in a deadly. Darius swung again, this time with a feint, but Zekus was ready. She blocked the strike and delivered a quick riposte, slicing a shallow cut across Darius's cheek. Blood trickled down, but Darius barely flinched, his eyes burning with determination.

With a roar, Darius launched a series of relentless attacks, each blow heavier than the last. Zekus defended skillfully, but the force of the strikes began to wear her down. She stumbled slightly, and Darius seized the moment, driving his sword towards Zekus's midsection.

Zekus twisted at the last second, the blade grazing his side and drawing blood. The wound stung, but it was not deep. Gritting her teeth, Zekus pushed through the pain. He knew he had to turn the tide quickly.

Feigning weakness, Zekus lured Darius into a false sense of security. As Darius moved in for what he thought would be the final blow, Zekus sprang into action. With a deft maneuver, he ward off Darius's sword and spun behind him, delivering a swift kick to the back of Darius's knee. Darius faltered, dropping to one knee.

In a flash, Zekus was upon him, his sword at Darius's throat. The crowd held its breath. Darius, breathing heavily, looked up at Zekus and nodded in defeat. Zekus stepped back, lowering her weapon.

"YEAHHHH!! Zekus WONNNNN" Tama yelled. Shaking her shoulders then hugging her energeticly. "I already knew this was going to happen." Alver rolled her eyes.

"Hear ye, hear ye! Gather 'round and witness the glory of Zekus, Song of Ben Gemstone!" the herald proclaimed. The crowd erupted in cheers as Zekus raised his sword in victory, looking up at the king then bow showing respect of the king then to Princess Rosa, she looked up again smiling bigly showing roll of white teeth. Rosa clenched her fist, this child how can he just smile like that..look at his wounds. Zekus turn to Darius, walking closer to rose and clasped Zekus's hand, a show of respect between opponents. He said " I'm sorry.. what I did to you back in Page Training school, I wanted to be your friend but you were hard to approach, After I heard about your condition and made fun of you I felt shameful, will you forgive me!" Darius bowed.

"Aye, Alver look what's happening" Tama said squinting his eyes. " Ugh just mind your own business." Alver walked away. " Hey wait up."
" Hurry up Tamie" Alver waved his hand not looking back. "There's still one more going on, let meet up with Zekus."After the tournament was done, all four of the Knights who won.

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