The duo was not expecting to meet a new person at the barracks, until they heard the screams of an old lady. A thief had just stolen her belongings and was running right past them. Gil stood up and tried to stop the thief, pulling out his short sword and darting towards the man. Unfortunately he was noticed by the thief thus making him choose to sprint at a boy holding a stick. The boy noticed the thief running at him and within a moment's notice got fairly excited.
*Twisty twirl of Doom* the boy yelled out, sending the thief flying into the air.
Gilthunder look surprised at what had happened before him, he quickly averted his attention to the boy who had retrieved the woman's stolen possessions and returned them to her. She was very thankful to him and gave him an apple as a reward. He gladly accepted it and wolfed it down. Gilthunder told Griamore to get up and walked over to the boy.
Gil: "Hey, you… what's your name?"
Hauser: "My name is Hauser; nice to meet you… who are you?
Gil: "My name is Gilthunder, I am the son of the great holy knight; I was wondering if you could help…" he was responding to the question before Hauser interrupted him.
Hauser: "The son of the great holy knight? In that case you wanna fight?" he said whilst smirking. Hauser's power level was closer to Gil's than Griamore's at a decent 264, but power levels are only basic measurements of your strength.
Gil: "I have more important things to do than fight you right now… I need to go find the missing princesses and I need people to help me." He said rather annoyed at Hauser's carefree response.
Hauser: "In that case, beat me in a fight and I'll help you out… after all I've been training with Sir Dreyfus and his sword skills are better than your dad's" he stated, holding onto his smile throughout his response.
Gil: "Fine! Then let's get this over and done with. Whoever gets disarmed first is the loser, okay?"
Hauser: "I'm cool with that." He responded, grabbing the large branch he carried around.
Gilthunder prepared his sword, in an offensive stance, hoping that Hauser's lack of discipline would be his downfall. He carefully watched his opponent who showed vague, but, obvious errors. He lacked form, his balance was terrible and he was holding his weapon with a single hand. All these flaws boosted Gil's confidence, although he too was showing the flaws in his technique. They both darted towards each other and in a complete frenzy of blows they both lost their footing and tripped. They stared at one another and began acting like stereotypical children, blaming the other for tripping them over. Both boys seemed equally matched, but, they were still children. It did not take too long before they began using magic to attack.
*Whirl shock* yelled Hauser
*Hammer of the thunder emperor* yelled Gilthunder
Both of their magical attacks combined together and formed an electric cyclone that hit both boys, leaving them in a state of shock. In a matter of seconds both children had been hit by magic and they both took similar amounts of damage. They both dropped their weapons and began rolling on the floor, aching from the pain. There was no way for them to continue the fight and they both decided they would have a rematch later. Hauser honored his promise and joined the two boys in their quest to save the princesses. This outrageous antic was only the first in the long history of the three misfits and they would find themselves getting into more trouble, whenever they were in a group. They head off to the castle, believing they had enough members, and traveled to see the sin of Lust, Gowther. He was the only sin they could talk to, considering who the last member was, and might have some information on the whereabouts of the princesses.
Next chapter: Gowther's information