Life After Legend
Chapter 14: The Colossal Fighter
Duke Baron wandered through Hyrule Market on one sunny afternoon. On this particular day, he strayed to the part of the market where the foreign merchants usually set up. He was hoping he might here a word of what was happening to Knil.
As Duke was walking past on vendor, a poster on display caught his attention. IT was an advertisement for a coliseum. This poster was showing off a match between Death-Killer and 3-armed Man. What intrigued Duke the most was the picture of Death-Killer. He looked exactly like Knil.
"How do they make this picture?" Duke asked the Vendor.
"They use the color pictograph. I believe that you Hylians have a black and white pictograph," replied the vendor.
"Can you tell me anything about this Death-Killer guy?" asked Duke.
"He is the greatest fighter currently employed at the Sparta Coliseum in my home country of Nihil. I have collected the posters for all his fights. I even have a rare poster of him fighting in his debut coliseum match as one of the men in the army of a hundred men."
"Can I buy one of these posters from you?" asked Duke.
"This one will cost three Rupees." Duke paid the man and hurried off towards the castle.
'Well that was disastrous,' thought Duke as he hurried back to the orphanage. 'Both the King and Princess agree that he is Knil but they can't do anything. We have are friends with that country. Knil is of no diplomatic importance. He isn't even a wanted criminal. Sometimes you just train your thieves too good.'
As Duke returned to his orphanage, he began to prepare for a long journey.
After three days of traveling, Duke and his entourage finally reached the coliseum where Knil supposedly was being held. Duke went to see the owner of the coliseum and took with him a boy of about 17. The boy wore a black cloak. His hair was the color of the night sky. Upon his chest was a tattoo that assured his Sheikan heritage. The third man of their group was told to lay low.
Duke and the boy walked into the owner's office and were greeted cheerfully. Once they mentioned their business, the owner's smile faded.
"You can't have Knil!" he shouted. "He is my best fighter. I don't care if he once belonged to you, he is mine now!"
"How about a nice little wager. We bet Knil on a match. My man duel with your men. How about it?" Duke said.
"Fine. A ten-man battle royale. If your man wins, you get Knil, but what if you lose?"
"If we lose then my student and I shall join your coliseum as fighters."
"Where is your man anyway?" the owner asked.
"He had some business to take care of, but I assure you he will be here for the match."
Knil was walking to the bathroom when something hit him in the head. He looked around but saw no one there. He thought he saw a shadow turn around a corner, but it must have been a trick of the light. He picked up the stone that had been thrown at him. Around it was a note, which read:
You must lose the ten man battle royale but don't die. From Kiir
This message perplexed Knil. His friend couldn't really be here, could he?
The stadium was packed with people. The Coliseum had never done something like this before. All wanted to see how it was going to end. It should be a spectacular fight.
In the locker room for the home fighters, the owner was giving a talk to his nine fighters.
"You must defeat the other man. The one who kills him, shall get his pay increased ten fold. However, every time you hit one of the men in here, your pay shall be cut in half. Kill the other man."
When the fight began, the fighters were spread out in the oval shape that made up the arena. Knil was on one end of the coliseum, and Duke's man on the other.
"Welcome Ladies and Gentleman to the fight of your lives," yelled the announcer. "Today we have the best fighters in the land competing to see who is the top dog. We have: Death-Killer, Gargantuan, Red Arachnid, Sir Knight, Shackles, Iron Fist, Mutinous Mage, Thunderbolt, Titanic, and the guest, Bohndi!"
Bohndi was a very well built man. He wore no shirt and a par of loose fitting pants. His blonde hair was in a braid that fell to his waist. On his left side was a sword in a sheath attached to his belt. Each hand was covered in Iron gauntlets.
Up in the stands, Kiir asked Duke, "Do you really think he can win? Those dudes look pretty tough."
"Bohndi could kill all of them just by drawing his blade from its sheath. That is if he wanted to.
As the battle began, it soon became apparent that Bohndi was not to be underestimated. He was first charged by a samurai type warrior. The Samurai charged before drawing his blade. As he reached Bohndi, Bohndi drew the man's blade, and impaled him with it while flipping him over. Bohndi drew the blade from its owner's cadaver and through it at a mage who was trying to charge up a spell. The bloody blade pierced the mage's skull right between the eyes. A knight then ran at Bohndi, but Bohndi gabbed the man's chest and used his right hand to swiftly decapitate the knight. He grabbed the knight's shield and threw it at a very large man with a ball and chain mace. The shield stuck itself in his throat. The giant then fell down choking. Bohndi grabbed his mace and ripped off the chain. He dug his hand into the iron and lifted the mace up. He used to crush whoever it was who tried to charge him just then.
Five men remaining. Bohndi ran up to one man and crushed his ribs. There was a sickening CRACK as the man screamed in pain. Bohndi mercilessly kicked him away. Then he picked up the tortured man's spear. Bohndi impaled a man who tried to sneak up behind him. Then he throws a spear at a very large man in heavy armor. For the first time in the fight, someone actually blocked Bohndi's projectile. Both men charged each other. Bohndi leapt over the big man and did a back flip in air while removing his opposition's helmet. Bohndi then threw the helmet at its owner. The big man blocked, and while he was preoccupied with the helmet, Bohndi slid in and tripped him. The big man fell face down into the dirt. Bohndi then crushed his neck with his boot. The last man besides Knil was scared right now. He had seen this newcomer savagely murder all his friends. Bohndi turned and faced the scared man. "Boo!" said Bohndi. The man fell down, probably dead.
Now only Knil was remaining. Knil charged Bohndi with blinding speed. Bohndi quickly blocked all incoming punches. Without a moments notice, Bohndi's left hand was on Knil's back, and his right hand was in his gut. If you listened closely enough you could here the two iron gauntlets hitting each other. Blood spurted from Knil's mouth and covered Bohndi's arm. Bohndi was the winner.
That night as the four Hylian's traveled home that night, Kiir's curiosity was perked. He asked Bohndi, "How did you not kill Knil?"
"I just slipped him some fairies when I struck him down," replied Bohndi.
"Humph!" Duke pouted. "Mum always said I was the smart one."
I am sorry for not updating in a while. This chapter is extra long. The last few were pretty short. If I don't update in a week, then don't expect one for 3 more weeks. Thank you for all the reviews.