Poland, October 1330

The cries of the dying could be heard around Perseus as he stood on the battlefield. He had arrived in the north just in time for a counterattack by the Polish and Lithuanians. Siding with the Polish, Perseus had spent this fight cutting down the Teutonic knights. His steel blade stained with the blood of his enemies.

This fight had become intense, with both sides losing many soldiers. It was a hope by the Polish that it would end the war. Perseus was dragged from these thoughts by a war cry and a battleaxe aimed for his head. Dodging forward and left to flank his enemy, Perseus tore his blade through the knight's side.

Much of the fighting had been like this for the witcher. He had utterly dominated all in his path. None of the knights could stand before the demigod witcher. As two more knights approached, Perseus used his demigod abilities and viciously tore the blood from the knight on the left. The one on the right he simply stabbed in the throat with his blade.

Even with the powerful witcher fighting on the side of the Polish, the battle would only end in a stalemate. It would not be the end of the war however. Perseus would still have several years of fighting before the conflict would end. It would be during this conflict that he would once again see mankind's desire to take.

Poland, November 1330

While the counterattack of the Polish and Lithuanians had resulted in a tentative peace, and many of the Polish territories taken by the Teutonic knights had been returned. Despite this however, the fighting still continued even if it was far lighter than before.

This brings us to Perseus' current situation. He was once again fighting on the front lines against the Teutonic knights. As the witcher carved his way through the knights, he saw an odd sight. One of the knights wielded a seemingly glowing bronze sword.

As Perseus and the odd knight engaged each other, Perseus realized the man before him was not normal. The man was one of the few able to keep up with Perseus in a duel. It was in this moment that Perseus realized the man was not normal for he must be a demigod.

"Who are you boy." Perseus asked as he slashed at his enemy. "I am Conrad, knight of the Teutonic order, son of Ares. Who are you to challenge me." After the son of Ares finished his short giving of titles, Perseus laughed and then responded to the demigod's confused look.

"You have so few titles boy. I am Perseus of Novigrad, last of the witchers, son of Poseidon, the Butcher, the Destroyer, defender of innocents, defeater of armies, leader of rebels. I am the Undying."

At this revelation of who he was truly fighting, Conrad grew fearful. Nevertheless he raised his sword and charged the witcher. As the two traded blows back and forth it was clear as to who was the greater fighter. To Conrad, Perseus seemed to fight like one of the gods. To Perseus, Conrad was better than the mortals he was used to fighting, but he was nowhere near the strength to fight an army.

As Perseus dodged the demigod's attacks he soon saw an opening on Conrad's left side. Dodging the boy's blade and swinging past his shield, Perseus cut the demigod's left arm clean off. Screaming in agony the demigod had no time to block Perseus' blade as it pierced his heart.

Withdrawing the blade from his opponent, Perseus continued the fight against the knights. His walk across the battlefield lead him to some of his allies being overwhelmed by the enemy knights. Charging in, his blade shining from the sunlight, Perseus lived up to his titles and butchered and destroyed the knights in his path. Soon none remained, but the war was far from over.

Poland, March 1331

Perseus was in a meeting with the king of Poland, Władysław I. The king had had great luck with his forces against the Teutonic knights in the last few months of fighting. Even with this luck however, the war was still a stalemate between the two forces. The meeting Perseus was currently in was to decide of the best positions to attack.

"We must strike swiftly and banish these bastards from our land." King Władysław said. "The Teutonic order has caused much death in my country. As well as taking our land. I will not stand for it."

As the king began his rant Perseus sighed. While it was true that the Teutonic order had killed and plundered the Polish, it only happened because Władysław would not pay them for being his mercenaries in a previous war. Perseus simply stayed to the side and watched as the king ranted and raved about the knights.

Soon the king stopped his rant and in a simple action ordered Perseus to the Northeastern front. Perseus would be in this area for the next six months and would partake in many battles. It would be the legendary battle of Płowce of that September, however, that would be the most important.

Poland, July 1331

The fighting had continued. Perseus had been positioned by the king personally and had been sent to the east front. Some of the heaviest fighting was being seen here and Perseus was in the thick of it. Many had died for this petty war.

Even as he thought this Perseus cut down another knight in his path. The battlefields that Perseus had walked in this war had been chaotic. Because he was now in western civilization, some of the combatants in this war were demigods. Perseus had faced mostly sons of Ares and Athena.

His name had come to be known among the demigods. Because he mostly left out his title as son of Poseidon, the demigods believed him to be an extremely powerful mortal. With his killing of his enemy demigods Perseus had gained a new title, Slayer of Demigods.

Speaking of demigods, we see Perseus' next opponent, a son of Zeus and one of the most powerful of demigods. The fight that the two would have would be a legendary battle that not even the mist could cover all of it. To a mortal's eyes it would be two powerful warriors fighting seemingly inhuman.

Perseus saw his next opponent, a young man, standing at about six foot two, and wielding twin glowing bronze blades. Perseus, seeing his opponent duel wielding, reached over his right shoulder and drew his second blade. Now he was ready for a true fight.

No words were said between the two warriors. In a sudden blur of motion the demigod charged Perseus. The four blades of the two combatants clashed over and over again, sending sparks with each devastating hit. This was a fight truly worthy of children of the big three.

As several minutes of the two fighting went by, neither could find an opening to defeat the other. It seemed as if neither would win. Bringing the sword in his left hand into an overhead blow, Perseus attempted to stab the demigod with his right blade. Moving faster than the human eye could see the demigod blocked both strikes at once.

Using both his swords at once, Perseus began an astonishing amount of blows against the son of Zeus. As the blades clanged against each other once again, Perseus brought his right sword in a powerful overhead attack, forcing the demigod to block with both blades. Using this opportunity, Perseus brought his left blade around for a killing blow.

At the last second the demigod disconnected their blades and jumped back, dodging the strike. The two face each other, each with their twin blades in a ready position. Once again Perseus charged and began repeatedly attacking his enemy. Soon the demigod was overwhelmed by the witcher's quick and powerful blows and, in his desperation, summoned lightning against the witcher.

Perseus jumped back dodging the lightning. Even after doing this the demigod came flying through the smoke from the lightning and used both of his weapons in a powerful downward slash. Blocking both blades Perseus could see that this demigod was a match for him. Knowing this he used a power he had not used in quite some time. The signs.

Using the Aard sign, which he was a master of, Perseus blew the demigod back and charged in slashing his blades like a madman. Disarming the son of Zeus of his left blade with a simple hand gesture and sign, Perseus than swung both of his swords from left to right. Blocking both blades, the son of Zeus knew he had met his match.

Disconnecting his left blade, Perseus brought it up and severed the head off his enemy. Kicking the headless corpse down, Perseus looked at the demigod that had given him a true fight. He said a few simple words to honor this worthy foe.

"Rest well in the afterlife, young hero. Know that you were a worthy challenge to Perseus of Novigrad."

His words of honor said, the witcher continued his path through the battlefield. The son of Zeus, who Perseus would later come to learn was named Ivan, would not be the only challenging foe he would face in his life. For Perseus would one day face Kronos himself.

Brześć Kujawski, September, 1331

The battle of Płowce had just begun, with Perseus right in the middle of it. The Teutonic order had had a German army which had attacked the polish with seven thousand men. Against the Polish' forty thousand men, it was next to nothing. The battle was in the Polish' favor.

As the fight went on Perseus looked to all the suffering and death around him. All of this fighting because a king did not pay someone for a job. To Perseus it was pathetic. He wished that there would be a day where humans wouldn't kill each other for such petty things. He knew however that this may never happen.

Shaking off his philosophical thinking, Perseus charged into the fight, his steel blade hacking and slashing. If the Polish could win this battle than the war could be turned in their favor. Perseus charged forward, his sword flashing as it killed man after man. He needed to win this fight, he could not allow the innocents to suffer any more because of this war.

Perseus made his violent way through the Teutonic knights. Any that got in his way fell in gruesome and violent ways. Some were decapitated, others eviscerated, and some were delimbed, in the end all that got in the witcher's way were killed. In a matter of hours the battle was over and the ground behind the witcher was covered in the blood, guts, heads, limbs, and corpses of his kills.

The battle was not over however, even though the Polish had successfully defended Brześć Kujawski, the Teutonic order had sent one third of their army from Płowce. To counter this, the king had decided to attack with his army in a full frontal assault.

After only a few days respite, Perseus continued what would come to be known as the battle of Płowce. As the armies of Poland and the Teutonic order met in a clash of epic proportions, Perseus charged, blade singing, and blood boiling. This battle was legendary and the witcher would make sure the Polish would win it.

Perseus killed all in his path, fighting his way to the enemy general. Any knights or enemy troops in his path fell, their blood coating his sword. After three hours of fighting his way through enemies Perseus stood before the Teutonic general and his military council. Looking to the men Perseus pointed his sword at them in challenge.

"General of the Teutonic knights, I challenge you to single combat, surrender or die."

"I will not surrender boy." Saying this the general drew his sword and lunged at the witcher. The swords of the two warriors began to clang together as the two engaged. Both of their blades seemed to be blurs as the two fought with reckless abandon. However, not even the skilled general could hold up against the legendary witcher.

Simply dodging many of the generals strikes, Perseus eventually grew tired of the fight. Clashing their blades together, Perseus pulled away and moving to the right flank of the general brought his blade in an upward strike, severing the general's right hand. The general screamed in pain as Perseus held him at sword point. In only three hours the Polish had defeated a third of the Teutonic forces and captured their leader.

The battle was not over however, as another third of the Teutonic forces had heard the sounds of battle and had come to aid their comrades. The battle continued shortly after it had ended in full swing once again. The battle would last until night fell and although the Polish would win the battle and drive the enemy back to Thorn it would not be a clear victory.

The Polish would suffer many losses and would not destroy the enemy, thus the war would continue. It would end by the next year with the order taking back some land and the two sides going into an armistice. With the war ending shortly after this battle Perseus would take his reward for his part, a simple five thousand gold coins, and return home to Italy.

Savolvano Verolzano Bripoli, Italy, July 1332

Perseus had finally returned home. He had used the coin that he had earned in the last war to return home and make additions to the manor. It had been a long and troubling time for our hero in this last war. A war he saw as unjust. With the end of it Perseus was happy to be home.

Heading to his study, Perseus sat down and once again began his research. One could not fault Perseus for his desire of knowledge and power. He had become a master of war and his magic, the signs, although he rarely used it in battle. He was now however, deeply interested in the demigods that he had fought in the war that had given him a challenge.

He new demigods were powerful, but to be able to take on a demigod witcher, even one who was holding back, was impressive. After finishing his studies, Perseus went down to the newest addition to the manor, a forge. He had hired a blacksmith to teach him the art of forging, simply because Perseus wished to work and repair his own weapons and armor. And so he began learning his new skill, waiting for something interesting to happen.

Alright, one of my shortest chapters yet. This one had a couple of fun fight scenes, but I never knew describing sword fighting could be so hard. I'll try and have a chapter ready for next week but we'll see. Also I am working on the next addition to the darkverse but I don't know if I want to finish this first or not, mabye i'll have a little cameo or something next chapter. Also you guys are great at reviewing and helped me with stuff I missed, like dates, so thank you for your help. Until next time, read and review.