Chapter 1: Charging Into Action
Connor ventured through the harsh, yet calming environment of the Forest Ruins. He wasn't too sure about what he was supposed to look for, but the Mayor told him to look for signs of increased shadow activity. Seems easy enough.
Connor looks around and notices several Bombirds hovering around in the air. He thought for a moment that those Bombirds could've been the sign of shadow activity, but they were just Bombirds minding their own business. He continued walking through the forest.
After quite a bit of walking, Connor finally hits a gate. He looks past the gate and he notices a familiar-looking statue of a shadow knight. He recognizes that statue almost instantly. An arena!
Connor needed to get this gate open somehow. He looks around in hopes of finding some kind of button or lever. He goes left to search, and he finds what looks like a button. Connor goes over to press that button, and to his surprise, the gate opens!
Connor runs over to where the gate used to be, and he enters the site of the arena. But to his surprise, it looked like the arena had already been activated, meaning he couldn't activate it again. He looks around to see if any shadow creatures were roaming around, but he sees nothing. He walks past the arena to search for clues, and up ahead in the forest he finds something very mysterious.
Hidden behind a tree, Connor finds some kind of weapon stuck into the ground. He tries to pull out the sword, and barely manages to do so. He holds out the sword in front of him, and it resembles some kind of Ice Raiders runesword. Could this mean that an Ice Raider was here? What if he got captured? Connor wasn't sure what to think of this. At this point, he had searched through every part of the forest, so he decided to go back and show this runesword to the Mayor.
Just as he was about to leave, Connor hears a roar from the distance. He turns back, and he sees a large, angry Shadow Cragcrawler staring directly at him! Connor mutters, "I think I know what happened to that Ice Raider now." He packs the runesword in his backpack and draws his mighty Shadow Fighter Sword! He yells, "Bring it on!"
The Shadow Cragcrawler charges directly at Connor, and he jumps over the beast and slashes at its scales with his sword. The Cragcrawler roars in pain, but he shakes off the attack and prepares to charge again! Connor charges straight towards the Cragcrawler, and the Cragcrawler begins to charge too. At the last second, Connor jumps to the right and the Cragcrawler runs into a tree! Connor takes this as an opportunity to strike, and he moves in and continuously strikes the beast with his sword. The Cragcrawler roars in pain and tries to force Connor away, but he dodges its fierce attacks. Finally, the Cragcrawler collapses to the floor out of exhaustion. Relieved, Connor mutters, "Phew. That was close."
Connor sheathes his Shadow Fighter Sword. He looks in his backpack to make sure he still has the runesword. Sure enough, he does. He departs from the arena site and makes his way back to Clock Tower Square to meet with the Mayor.