Drettonus(English Version)

1. The Apprentice of Flames

    In an arena located on a small island, two swordsmen face off in a decisive duel. These swordsmen are similar in appearance and skill, but one of these two carries an eerie confidence in his face.

    This confident swordsman makes his blade glow with an intense blue light, and then easily cuts his rival's blade off.

    After having the blade of his sword cut, the defeated swordsman is disarmed and then is kicked in his belly, causing his back to collide with the wall of the arena. A legendary sword falls to the side of the unarmed loser, who has fallen sitting on the ground.

    With his enemy's blade aimed at his head, the defeated one desperately wields the legendary sword and attacks with all his might. With this attack, the mysterious duel between swordsmen ends.

    In parallel to this duel, a 16-year-old young man walks along a mountain road right after leaving school. This young man is Vektor Drenn, an inhabitant of a basic town. He is the protagonist of this long story, which is not exactly a journey or a quest. Although this part of the story could be considered a journey... We'll get to that later. I have decided to start narrating this story from this point, as Vektor's life gets really agitated starting from here. And this long story begins... with a robbery.

   "Heh, heheheh! Look! That's a really stupid shorty, wandering around here alone. We are the dreaded thieves of the mountain!"

    The one who is talking is a tall and muscular man, who has as a subordinate a thin man and only a little taller than Vektor, who in turn, is silent and confused, not knowing what to answer:

   "..."

   "This is the part where you give your money, kid..."

   "A- Ah, I'm sorry! Well, you see... I'm kinda broke now, so..."

   "Don't try to play dumb! We can see the money in your hand!"

   "Ah!
    (Damn, I forgot about it! Just when I was saving some money to buy a snack on my way home...)
    Ha, ha haha ​​ha..."

   "Kh-! Don't make fun of us, you brat!"

    The muscular thief pulls out a switchblade and attacks Vektor, who just dodges. Even though his reflexes aren't at their peak due to his procrastination in his training, it's still more than enough against such a slow opponent.

    Vektor's first counterattack is a simple punch in the face of the thief, who drops the switchblade but tries to punch the boy with his other hand. Vektor simply dodges once more and elbows the thief in the belly, followed by a footsweep that knocks out the muscular thief.

    The skinny thief, who was shocked and watching everything, screams while shaking anxiously:

   "Boss! Y- You damn kid...!"

    He pulls out a revolver and tries to aim it in Vektor's direction, but his hands are too shaky to do it properly. Vektor takes advantage of this, kicks his hands to quickly disarm him, and knocks him out kicking his belly then his back.

    Still with his money in hand, Vektor looks disappointed as he sees his opponents knocked out on the road:

   "Even though they called themselves dreaded thieves, those two were no big deal... Well, doesn't matter. I won, right? Anyway, better get out of here before those two get up. I'll spend my money on something to eat already. I have to stop walking around with money in hand in places I don't know..."

    As Vektor continues his walk, his mother is performing a magic experiment at home. Vektor Drenn's mother works as an artisan, selling her works on the internet. However, since her youth, her hobby is witchcraft.