Shield of Destiny ch3

I don't own Destiny 1 or 2

I also don't own rising of the shield hero

Guardian/organic "hello"h

Ghost "hello"

Boss "hello"

Shout "HELLO"

Mental conversation'hello'

Emphasis 'hello'

Grammarly is my BETA! lol i have no idea why I haven't been using it before, it makes everything easier.

Story Start

That night we enjoyed a feast at the castle, though with all the snotty people there 'enjoyed' is probably too strong a word.

"Splendidly done brave heroes! Tonight we celebrate so please enjoy yourselves!" exclaimed the king

Soon everyone broke off in conversations, to be honest, I really didn't pay much attention to them or the fact that the other so-called heroes soaked up the attention they were getting. 'When are they going to grow up and take this seriously. Heroes do not go out to seek praise or attention, true heroes help where they can without becoming greedy and arrogant like they are. One fight and they think they are unstoppable, though with those weapons I can see why...there is a reason why new guardians don't get exotic or powerful weapons or gear as soon as they start. Otherwise, they become too sure in their strength and end up dying their final death way too soon, so looks like I will have to remind them what their strength really is.'

Just then Raph comes over breaking me out of my thoughts "Callum, how great is this party." said Raph happily

"On the surface everything does look good, but looking around you can see that everyone here is entitled to some degree, no common people here at all. The food is all too rich and sweet for my taste, though granted the beef is good and I truly doubt that many-if any of the people here were really in any danger as they hid in their safe rooms during the wave."

"Ohhh...sorry I didn't know." said Raph sadly ears drooping

"It's not your fault, and please do enjoy yourself it is a party."

Then out of all thinks a glove falls at my feet...what the?

"Callum..." Started Motoyasu before I interrupted him

"Did you...just through your glove at me?"

"Yes, I want to duel you!"

"Then why didn't you just say 'Hey Callum...can you duel me' it's not that hard, you really need to work on your approach"

(Look at watch?v=-Gnmh8oRlfE at 50 seconds)

"I don't need to!" before once again being interrupted

"I mean now you have to pick up the glove to put it back on, that or leave wearing only one glove. Either way makes you look stupid." I know I'm pissing him off but he really needs to be more humble.

"Duel me now!"

"Why would I bother, you're a newbie at combat. You've barely even bitten your teeth so to speak, Ar'na and I, on the other hand, have a lot more experience and Raphtalia here is well on her way to becoming just as good."

"Speaking of Raphtalia, I hear that she is your slave."

"Then you have been hearing wrong, Raph is not nor will ever be my slave, nor anyone's else's. Now I think I'll retire for the night."

As I go to leave I can hear the negative comments coming from Ren and Itsuka, what a bunch of idiots. But before I can leave entirely a guard blocks me and the king starts to speak from the level above.

"I could help but over hear your conversation, a hero having a demi-human as a slave? It seems that you are rotten to the core."

"This coming from the king that legalises slavey, your words mean less to me than what you leave in your royal chamber pot. Which I guess is emptied by your own slave you hypnotic."

"How dare you speak to me like that! I order you to obey me!" shouted the king

"You can no more order around then you could a mountain, but I will accept the challenge. But when I win I'm going to shave his head so that he can remember this."

"This isn't needed, I'm with him of my own free will." cried out Raph before a soldier grabbed her from behind covering her mouth...for about 3 seconds before it was removed, well the body attached to it anyway.

"The next person who touches Raph I will not be so merciful as to let them live!" said Ar'na ignoring the soldier clutching the stump that was their arm screaming his head off before he was taken away.

"So is anyone going to try anything?" asked Ar'na

"Step aside girl! She is clearly under some kind of curse, do not worry young one, when Motoyasu wins he will free you." ordered the king

"You just don't get it do you? You don't have the power nor the respect needed for us to listen to anything you. The only reason we are still here is to help the people of this kingdom. You on the other hand could die for all you care, since arriving here you have done everything you can to sabotage us and you think we will just let you! There is one thing you should think of before you continue, how many times can one poke a wolf before it bites off the hand holding the stick?"

The king turns red with rage "Are you threatening me? 'The king!'"

"Not at all, I'm just giving you some friendly advice that's all. No lets get this over with."

"You seem awfully sure that your friend can win, but how can he only has a shield." laughed Malty

"And all you have is an empty head, but that doesn't stop you from saying stupids things." responded Ar'na

"How dare you."

"That enough, Callum are you going to fight or are you going to run?" asked Motoyasu

"Run from you, a flock of chickens are more intimidating than you! Though that is more due to Cayde." I added quietly

After that we headed to a massive arena with Ar'na staying close to Raph to make sure no one tries anything. As I wait in a small side room I hear the referee announcing the match and the rules, soon the doors open and I walk towards the centre of the arena.

"This duel will take place in the presence of the pope and King Melromarc and thus it is legitimate and official!"

As we both reach the centre of the arena Motoyasu speaks up "Do you remember that folk tale about the irresistible spear and the immovable shield?" Spinning the spear around he takes the stupidest pose I have ever seen. "Callum be a man and admit defeat."

"I'm sorry to ask this and I am being serious here...but were you dropped on your head as a child, like from the second floor or something? How does someone as stupid as you get into college? I mean irrespirable spear? Do you mean you can't stop it or that you cant resist having it? Either way, all the shield has to do is block it while the spear has to break through-which is harder. Anyway, let's make this interesting, every time I could have beaten you or killed you I will call it out."

"BEGIN!" shouts out the referee

Motoyasu charges blindly at me before jumping and stabbing down with the spear, responding to this I merely duck under the spear and nock his legs to the side then bashing his head with the shield knocking to him to the ground and wait for him to get up.

"That's one, seriously jumping in the air like that? You don't have nearly enough experience to do that, not that its smart to begin with...haven't you heard about opposite and equal reactions meaning you will only be able to deliver half the blow force you should."

Getting to his feet angrily "Don't think you can tell me what to do! Wait why isn't it showing my you level, all its showing me is question mark. Your cheating!" exclaimed Motoyasu

"And your looking for excuses! I told you I was more experienced than you, Ar'na and I came here already skilled in combat unlike you. I tried to warn you that you weren't at my level, but like a new guardian that got their first exotic you think you are invincible."

"But it isn't fair." argued Motoyasu

"What are you, a child? It was you that wanted this fight, it is you who challenged me without bothering to do any research. Weren't you ever told 'Fail to prepare then prepare to fail?' you only have yourself to blame."

"I'll show you, Chaos spear!" he shouts as he lets loose a barrage of shards of light, which I block effortlessly

"You see how weak you really are? A simple house cat shouldn't provoke the tiger if it wants to live."

Charging at him I dodge his wild thrust and slam my fist into his stomach before back handing him away. After that I used a number of shields against him, starting with the dog shield I got from the mine near lute, stopping him dead with the airstrike shield before locking him in the shield prison. Making use of its round shape to roll him around for comedic value.

"Stop this, you cheater!"

"Cheater, all I am doing is using my shield, if that cheating then your cheating too." Hearing someone in the crowd say "At this rate the shield hero might win" I turn to address them. "Might win? A soon as this battle started the was no question about me wining, throughout this duel I have constantly shown I was the better fighter! Now the spear hero has been rendered helpless and unable to attack me, meaning that I have won this fight...right king?"

But the king just ignores me, going so far as to look into a different direction. Soon the crowd starts to speak out against me "What does that lowly shield hero think he is doing to the spear hero?" and "Do you have no respect for the sanctity of a duel?"

"So everyone here is either stupid or an asshole...or in the kings case both. A duel is a fight between two people until one can not fight...by that definition I have already one. But judging from they way the shit king isn't even looking that way he doesn't want to admit it, so I'll release him...then beat him till he can't stand."

I release Motoyasu and am about to attack him when my danger senses go off making me dodge to the side. Just in time for a whirlwind to go past and nail Motoyasu.

"MOTOYASU" cries Malty

"Wow wow wow, you were so eager to call me a cheat when here you are being helped by your teammates. Oh and Malty, do that again and I will consider you a part of this duel and take you apart."

Going over to a worn-out Motoyasu getting to his feet. "You just can't stop cheating can you?" he says scornfully

"I haven't cheated once, your team mate over there however, tried to get me in the back and hit you instead."

"Your lying!"

"Like your opinion matters to me, and unfortunately for you the only way I can see to end this duel since the king refuses to admit you already lost once and then cheated, I'm going have to beat the shit out of you."

"What?" starts Motoyasu starts before he is stopped by my knee impacting his stomach, then a haymaker to his face then a massive headbutt. Pretty soon Motoyasu was on the ground unable to continue.

The king finally gets to his feet "For gross extreme use of force I declare Motoyasu to be the..." BANG the kings crown falls to the ground with a massive hole in it, everyone looks down to me still holding my hand cannon in the firing position.

"You have a gun, how do you have a gun?" Asks an afraid Motoyasu through rapidly forming large bruises

"We came from another world, already trained and skilled it your fault if you didn't think that we might have brought something with us along with our clothes."

"But its against the rules to use any weapon that is not of the same weapon class!" Protested Motoyasu

"If you were listening at the start of this shit show we were told we were 'equipped' with legendary weapons, nothing was ever said that we could unequip it and equip something else! I haven't been doing it just encase I need the shield at a high level later on but that doesn't mean I can't. Now if you don't mind me I'm going to leave now...wait a minute didn't I say I was going to do something when I won? Oh yeah that right!" Going back over to Motoyasu I grab his hair and cut the majority of it off in as single swipe of my knife.

"Maybe next time you will understand where you stand and pay less attention to how you look."

And with that we left, ignoring anyone and anything that stopped us.