Chapter 12 - Thunder's strength and Scarlet Robe.
Sure enough, due to that fateful night meeting ,Thunder asked for me personally. I met him outside in the training area. Trainees watched as I went over to Thunder.
"Good morning Hawk." Thunder smiled
"Thunder." I said
"I heard from the Guild master that you are already well trained in the hero abilities. " Thunder told me.
"That's true." I nodded
"So, I would like to have a training battle. To test your strength. " Thunder said "Is that okay?"
"Yeah, the fact you even wanted to help with my training is a complete honour!" I smiled.
"Then, let's begin." Thunder drew his giant blade. I couldn't help but feel intimidated by his sword. I knocked it aside. I face the barrel of the Pirate king's gun and live to tell the tale -to our kids. I drew the Dachi, it was significantly smaller, but it had saved my life many a battles. Thunder laughed "You call that a blade?" He motioned at it with his own. I knocked it aside with the Dachi.
"I always say men who had unnecessarily big sword they are trying to compensate for something." I replied, how dare he insult my weapon choice.
"A female shouldn't have such a harsh tongue." Thunder told me, he smirked. Heroes gathered around.
"Hawk, you are crazy! He'll kill you withe one hit..." Whisper yelled as his sword swung down. I raised the Dachi above my head. The weight of his blade crashed down on me, but the Dachi blocked it. "I stand corrected." Whisper muttered. I pushed up, Thunder backed off.
"Impressive." He nodded
"Most believe strength is an offensive ability, but I like to prefer it as an defensive one." I smiled. Our blades clashed in a frenzy of sparks. Many gathered to watch. Thunder's blows became heavier, and he knocked the Dachi from my grip. I took a breath, my muscles burned. Thunder brought his blade down once more. I ended up catching it in my hands, its sharp edge cut into my palms. Whisper punch he brother on the arm, making him let go of his blade.
"Whisper?" He asked, she came over to me. I had lket the blade go, my hands felt as if they were on fire.
"Come on Hawk, let's gets those seen too." She picked up the Dachi and led me to the medical area of the Guild.
"There." A nurse smiled. my hands were in bandages. "The should be find tomorrow. do use your hands until then."
"Okay, thanks." I nodded. Instead of hanging out with my friends I went to my room, I lay on my bed facing up. "I lost..." I muttered. tears stung my eyes. losing was a horrible feeling.
I woke up in the dead of night, I must have fallen asleep. I looked at my hands, I unwrapped the bandages. I had a scar on each hand, I sighed. I got up, Kaida was asleep. I smiled, I hoped I hadn't worried her. I headed down stairs. No one was in the library. I looked at the hero section. I found a book on Scarlet Robe, Chase's mom and the first female winner of the arena. I sat at a table and lit a candle and began to read.
'Hailing from Knothole Glade, her autobiography describes her first encounter with a balverine at the tender age of fifteen, in which she surprised the elder warriors of that township by killing a particularly fearsome balverine with a simple piece of wood. Hailed among the greatest Heroes of Knothole Glade, she then went to mainland Albion and trained under the tutelage of the Heroes' Guild.
Upon her graduation from the Guild, Scarlet Robe quickly established herself as one of the greatest heroines in Albion's history up to that point. The book called The Pale Balverine describes her successful take-down of a white balverine with a silver arrow, while it is mentioned elsewhere that she participated in the "Great Balverine Extermination." Perhaps in recognition of her abilities, she was invited to fight in the Witchwood Arena, where she emerged the first female champion in arena history. After a battle with twelve Balverines, Scarlet Robe was found in a near-death state by Brom, a woodsman from Oakvale who proceeded to take her in and nurse her back to health. In time, they married and had two children.'
"Hawk!" Chase was heading to his room, but he rushed over and hugged me. "Are you okat? your hands..." He took hold of my hands "Wow, you have healed already."
"That's my hero blood for ya." I smiled, I looked down sadly.
"What's wrong?" Chase asked
"I have never lost before, I've run away, but never lost." I sighed "Lucien...those visiting royals, and everything in between. I never lost once..."
"It's fine..." Chase began
"No it's not! Thunder didn't even stop when my blade was knocked away. It was like he would kill me!" I looked at him, crying "Why does it seem like everyone is out to kill me..?"
"We're here for you Hawk!" I looked up to see Kaida and Whisper.
"Girls..." I muttered, but looked down again.
"It's true Whisper and I will die..." Chase began
"But I will live forever." Kaida said, I looked at her. "When you go back, I will find you and help you. As I will help you now."
"Thank you." I smiled
"Now, let's get to bed before the guildmaster finds us." Whisper said. We all nodded and headed up to our rooms. I felt a lot better falling asleep that time.
