Sixteen-year old boy Rage Ard is preparing to join his village's Trials this year. He has been waiting all his life for the opportunity to do so. But during the Trials, Rage and the other contestants are attacked by a mighty Elder Dragon. Stranded i...
Rage looked around at the small living quarters. It had a bed in the upper left corner of the room and a couch in the bottom right. A wardrobe stood next to the bed and a table sat in front of the couch. A small door that led to what Rage could only assume was the bathroom was in the upper right of the room a few feet from the wardrobe. He noticed an armor stand and weapon rack next to the door he had just come through and put away his things. He then sat down on the bed thinking. Could he really do this? Was he prepared enough? Before his mind could find answers there was a knock on his door. It then opened and two Guild Knights stepped into the room.
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They were dressed in the normal Guild Knight outfit, with wide brimmed hats, swords at their side, and a special kind of maroon and yellow leather on their shoulders, hands, waist, and chest. The leather helped enhance their strength in some unknown way. Underneath it all Rage knew they had on some sort of chain mail.
"Alright trainee, time to get suited up." one of them said.
Rage nodded and put his armor back on before sheathing his dual blades. The knights gestured for him to follow and they lead him to a room where the other contestants were waiting. Rage looked around at the assembled kids and estimated there were well over a hundred. Among them was Jarger and his two buddies. Jarger noticed Rage enter and snarled at him, causing him to look more like a Tigrex than he already did. Rage ignored him and faced the front where the village elder, Prudens, stood. He was a large man, having been a hunter for most of his life. He was retired now but still strong enough to hunt if the occasion arose. His hair was silver and tied into a pony tail. He wore no shirt. His pants were a deep sea blue and he had a elegant long sword on his back. He had helped protect Domum many times from many different monster and Elder Dragon attacks. He cleared his throat once all the contestants were in the room.
"Welcome future hunters of the Hunters Guild!" he began "Today is a grand day! Today you will begin your journey toward being a hunter! Before we begin though, I am sorry to say but most of you will not make it to the final round. But I know that you all are capable of great things! Whether that be hunting, farming, researching, building, or forging! You are the next generation!"
Everyone nodded. The stakes were high. Only 10 contestants were chosen each year. You could always reenter the Trials the next year but you couldn't enter once you reached the age of 20. Rage knew if he didn't make it this year he would never get another chance. His father would be double protective of him and since Rage had been born on the day they held the Trails, once he turned twenty, it was over.
"Now with that out of the way who is ready to become a hunter!?"
A cheer rose up from the gathered kids. A few yeses and whistles could be heard over the roar. Prudens smiled and laughed.
"Well then, lets get started!"
The Guild Knights corralled all the kids toward what looked to be a giant wooden wall. Rage watched as one of the knights pulled a lever and the wall lowered down to show the arena. A collective gasp and a few "ohs" and "ahhs" came from the gathered kids.
