T.U.M.S.P.F: ANOTHER chapter! Man I'm on fire.
R.O.F: -.-
T.U.M.S.P.F: What?
R.O.F: *Looks at his own author name*
T.U.M.S.P.F: Oh...
R.O.F: Whatever, enjoy!
(Line Break)
"Are we waiting for the khan?" asked Connor.
"Yes." answered Chrom.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." said a feminine yet somewhat deep voice
Connor, Chrom,and Frederick looked ahead to see a blonde-haired tanned women in red mercenary armor.
"Wait, you're the khan?" asked Chrom.
"Not exactly, I'm the east-khan, Flavia." said the women now known as 'Flavia'
"So is it true that bandits posing as Ylisseans raided your border villages?" asked Connor.
"Yes, the plegian dogs probably want to turn us against each other." said Flavia with a sour expression.
"Damn them!" Chrom yelled in anger.
"They almost got my brother killed indirectly, those bastards will pay with their lives" thought Connor while balling his hands into fists and with gritted teeth.
"Speaking of the khan thing we actually have a tournament to decide the supreme khan." stated Flavia.
"Let me guess the khans don't actually fight do they?" presumed Connor.
"Good guess, we actually have outsiders fight for us" said Flavia.
"So you want us to represent you in the tournament?" asked Frederick.
"Yes." answered Flavia.
"We'll do it so as long as it means we'll get support from Ferox." said Chrom.
"Alright I'll go check on Lissa and Conroy while you guys get ready" said Connor taking his leave.
(Line break)
Connor walked down the hallways of the feroxian castle looking for the room Conroy was assigned to. The hallways seemed endless but Connor eventually found the room. Connor walked in to see Lissa sitting on the edge of Conroy's bed while Conroy himself was still unconscious.
"How is he?" asked Connor.
"He's fine, he should be awake right now though." said Lissa frowning.
The two both heard groans of pain, they looked at Conroy's sleeping figure and noticed he was waking up. With a yawn Conroy sat up and checked his surroundings. He noticed his brother and Lissa were present.
"Don't you say something smart Conroy." thought Lissa and Connor.
"Man Raimi stabbed me a new one." said Conroy in a joking tone.
It didn't even take two seconds for Conroy's head to dart left and right. The reckless tactician cupped his cheeks realizing he had been slapped by his brother and princess.
"What was that for!" yelled Conroy
"YOU HAD US WORRIED SICK, YOU JERK/BASTARD!" screamed Lissa and Connor.
"Well geez I'm sorry." apologized Conroy.
"You better be." said Connor, cracking his knuckles for emphasis.
"Where's everybody else?" asked Conroy, looking around with a confused face. "And where are we?"
"We're fighting for the east-khan in a tournament." answered Connor. "We're currently in Ferox and the others are in the arena, waiting for me."
"I'm going!" said Conroy in interest. He wanted to battle because being unconscious wasn't his style.
"The hell you are!" shouted Connor looking at his twin as if he had grown a second head. "You almost died, and now you want to fight? You are the most reckless person on this team, and that's even including Vaike!"
"Oh come o-" said Conroy
"You're staying." said Connor and Lissa maliciously, their faces indicating that Conroy was not going anywhere, unless they told him to.
"Okay, I'll stay here." whimpered Conroy, slightly intimidated by the malicious intent in their voices.
"Wish me luck." said Connor, waving as he walked out the door.
"It's better than mine." jeered Conroy, chuckling all the while.
"Ha ha ha that was funny." said Connor sarcastically before leaving and heading out to the arena. Connor heard an "OW!" come from the room he just left. "That was most definitely Conroy. Now Lissa can unleash her frustration- I mean care on him."
(Line Break)
"Man that Marth man has some skill" said Vaike.
"Yes he does." agreed Connor. "And he's wielding falchion? How does this make any sense?"
Connor looked over his group of six which consisted of Vaike, Miriel, Kellam, Stahl, Chrom, and himself.
"Alright Vaike, Miriel, and I will go the left part of the arena." said Connor
"So that means Kellam, Stahl, and I will go right." said Chrom, taking falchion out of the ground.
"Alright guys you know the plan let's move!" ordered Connor, heading towards his objective.
(With Connor's group)
Connor dashed forward bronze sword in hand and slashed a deep scar a fighter's skin. The fighter just grunted and swung his axe at the raven-haired tactician, who dodged on time. While the fighter was left open Connor uppercut-ed him and sent him sailing until he hit the ground with a thud. He didn't move indicating he was unconscious.
"Hmph easy." Connor thought as he looked around for another foe.
Connor noticed a knight was approaching him, he barely dodged getting stabbed. Connor heard a battle cry and before the knight knew what hit him Vaike golf swung his hammer hitting the knight's abdomen. How far he flew shocked Connor to no end.
"Nice one Vaike." said Connor, slightly worrying for the unfortunate knight. "I hope he's still alive after that."
"Did you see his face? He was like 'oh crap I'm done for'!" said Vaike barely containing his laughter.
Nearby Miriel was battling a mage, Connor took advantage of her distraction and sneaked up behind the mage. Connor tapped on his shoulder and when he turned around he was met with a full forced headbutt.
"I had him Connor." said Miriel, adjusting her glasses. "I calculated the fight. I had a 85% chance to win, while he, obviously, had a 15% chance to win."
"I wasn't taking any chances." said Connor, shoulders shrugged. "Especially not after what happened to Conroy. Gods I hope that never happens again."
(With Chrom's group)
Chrom and Stahl backed the fighter into a corner forcing him to surrender. Kellam quietly took out the mage. The knight noticed Kellam but only got shoved by said knight and then kicked over by Stahl's horse.
"Well that was fast" said Stahl with relief.
"I got Marth." said Chrom charging at the young masked swordsman. This fight might be in Marth's favor, because Chrom was slightly tired out from the earlier battles.
From across the arena Connor noticed Chrom was dueling with Marth again. He took out his thunder tome and casted the spell at the masked swordsman. Marth noticed this and reflected the ball of lightning with the blade of his falchion. That gave Chrom enough time to strike the finishing blow, claiming victory for the east-khan.
"Looks likes you're very skilled Connor." said Marth, nodding to the long-haired tactician.
"Thank you Marth." responded Connor, nodding in return. "You were amazing yourself."
Marth then left the arena and Connor and Chrom looked behind them and saw Conroy and Lissa walking towards them.
"Good job guys we saw from the stands." said Lissa, clapping in happiness.
"Seems like you did okay without me." said Conroy, rubbing the back of his head.
"Are you okay?" asked Chrom, wondering how the injured, spiky-haired tactician was doing.
"It'll take more than some knight to kill me." said Conroy confidently, crossing his arms. "Although I might end up dying a horrible death if I don't be more careful."
Everyone present rolled their eyes at Conroy's obliviousness. It was obvious that he needed to be more careful, and he paid for that mistake. The bandages on his face and abdomen show his mistakes.
"Thanks for making me the supreme khan, Ferox will now support Ylisse" said Flavia walking towards the group while clapping.
"So you're the ones who took away my title?" asked a deep masculine voice
The group turned to see a bald tanned man in warrior attire,he also had a eye patch on his left eye. He wasn't alone though along with him was a black-haired myrmidon wearing myrmidon attire that was colored blue, brown, and some other colors.
"And you are?" asked Conroy, his face now turning into one of suspicion.
"I'm Basilio, the west khan A.K.A the man you took the title of reining khan from." said Basilio glaring at the group, mainly Conroy.
"Oh sorry about that." said Connor, rubbing his head nervously.
"Nah, I was just joking hahahaha!" said Basilio laughing at the calmer twin's nervousness.
"Ooooookayyy." said the twins in unison, wondering what was so funny.
"That was a good fight out there from you lot. Especially you." said Basilio pointing at Connor, said man smiled from the attention.
"So what're you here for?" asked Chrom.
"Just wanted to congratulate you lot." said Basilio.
"You can have my best man Lon'qu as a reward, be careful he's sort of scared women." added Basilio. Said man made himself known by nodding.
"Him? But he's so strong and handsome." Lissa ogled the black-haired man, that wasn't Conroy. "How did Marth beat him?"
Lissa walked towards Lon'qu but as soon as she was within arms length Lon'qu snapped.
"Stay back!" yelled Lon'qu.
"What did I do?" asked Lissa, slightly offended and wondering why the seemingly fearless man was now shaking as if his worst nightmares had come true. "Was it something I said?"
"Women tend to put Lon'qu on the edge. That won't stop him from his swordsmanship though." Basilio chuckled a little bit at Lon'qu. Conroy internally breathed a sigh of relief.
Chrom looked at Lon'qu. "Are you okay with this?"
"You give orders. I stab people. I think our roles are pretty clear." Lon'qu was straight to the point, just like his sword.
Conroy walked up to Lon'qu, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Welcome to the shepherds, Lon'qu. I hope we're able to get along."
Lon'qu nodded, a ghost of a smile on his face. "I hope as well."
(End of Chapter)
T.U.M.S.P.F: Man my back hurts.
R.O.F: You okay?
T.U.M.S.P.F: I'll be okay.
R.O.F: Hope you enjoyed the chapter.
T.U.M.S.P.F: R and R people peace out!
