Brave Frontier: Grand Gaia Tales: Igniting the Fire

Young Flames

The Agni Empire. It is one of the currently greatest kingdoms. A kingdom of mainly fire, and people with burning passion, we follow a young fencer's story and the birth of a legend.

"Haaaaah!" A teen shouted, He is currently inside a training room. He unleashed multiple slashes filled with burning passion and fire at a training dummy, apparently he is currently training. He continuously attacked the dummy with an excited expression on his face until a voice called for him.

"Vargas!" A knight shouted, calling for the young teen. "Sir Agni" Vargas said quickly bowing to his senior knight. "Rest." Agni ordered. "Tomorrow is your test for The Order, right?" Agni then asked, Vargas only nodded. "You should be preparing right?" He asked again, and Vargas only nodded again. "Then why are you training at this late?"

"I can't contain myself sir, I am too excited." Vargas responded. "A future knight of the order should be properly disciplined" Agni said in a strict voice, "Ok, Sir." Vargas said with a downed expression. "But I am confident you will win" his senior knight then said. Vargas then let out a smile. "But you will lose, if you just stand there smiling like a fool." Agni the immediately said. Vargas smiled at his godfather and said goodbye before heading to his apartment.

*On the Day of the Test- Last round*

"Graaaghh!" Vargas roared out, he jumped and swung his sword as he spins at the same time. The boy he was facing was the winner of the other division, it is the finals now. His opponent then lunged at him but he quickly evaded. He then kicked the boy and jumped back.

"You're pretty good" Vargas said. The boy then threw some flaming daggers at the fencer, but he evaded it swiftly. The boy searched to where Vargas was but stood there frozen when he heard a familiar voice behind him.

"I spent a lot of time perfecting this technique," The voice said in a determined voice. "Flare Ride!" Vargas shouted. A torrent of fire was unleashed on his opponent. After for more than 5 seconds the opponent then was seen lying on the ground covered with burn marks and some cuts.

The referee then called the match.

A sound then echoed on the Arena "Winner of the Fire Arena and The new Member of The Order of Agni, Fencer Vargas!" the announcer shouted his lungs out. Waves of cheer was heard across the entire Arena. Vargas then looked at the Royal Stand where Emperor Olven* and his brother Agni sat. Agni gave him a nod and a thumbs-up but the emperor just looked with an expressionless face. Meanwhile at the back of a special stand filled with girls, a girl with raven-black hair with red-blood eyes just looked at him with interest on her eyes. "Looks like I found a worthy guy to beat." She hummed in an excited tone.

*Evening*

"The Order of Agni, huh?" Vargas wondered out aloud on his apartment.

He is currently on a sitting position on his bed, thinking about how far he had come. 'Dad, I hope you are proud of me now, but I still need more training.' He then slept, tired of all the fight he had gone today.

*Vargas-Mindscape*

"Huh? Where am I?" as the fencer looked around. "OH? YOU COMPLETED YOUR TEST?" a lively voice exclaimed. Vargas then looked at where the voice came from and saw a being that looked like it is born from fire, it is wearing a witch's hat but has a red diamond-like shape on it. It also holds a wand with a crescent moon and a red orb on it. "What are you?" Vargas asked pretty much startled at what just appeared before me. "I am a fire nymph but you can just call me Hi."

"Um, Hi?"

"Yes?"

"What am I doing here?" Vargas asked. "You are here because you passed your first test" Hi said. "What test?" He asked again but Hi just snickered and said "It is a secret you would later find out"

"Anyways," Hi started. "I am about to grant you the nymph's blessing"

"Your blessing?" The fencer asked. "Yes." "Ok then," Hi said as the nymph raised its staff. The nymph whispered some words and warm blue energy surrounded Vargas. "Take care young Fencer," Hi said as the nymph disappeared and Vargas was sent out of his mindscape.