The Realm of Magic

The Tournament Round 1

The arena is the biggest building in Sakari, and has the best "entertainment" as we call it. The arena holds the annual Warrior Tournament, and we are finally competing this year. This tournament works a little different than others. A competitor is randomly chosen, and then anyone who wants to go against them can fight. Whoever loses is eliminated. There are only eight contestants this year, which was a little strange, considering the popularity of this tournament. This process continues until the final match. There is a time limit for the regular and semi finals, which is five minutes. The final has no time limit. "You nervous?" I asked Jasmine. "Of course! I think we can do this though. The other competitors don't look very ready." Well, we better eliminate them quickly, cause I don't need any surprises before the final." "The first round is gonna start soon. Let's get going!" We walked through the massive entrance, and made our way to the competitor entrance to the arena. Every other fighter was here, with so many different types of weapons. All of which were pretty strong. I looked at Jasmine. She looked at me. I could tell she was ready. BOOOOOOOOOORRRRG! The horn sounded. "The first competitor is!... Gardell!" Suddenly, a massive man stomped his way to the centre of the arena. I mean, he was insanely big! He had a just as big hammer in his hands. I could tell his weakness was fast movement. "And the one fighting Gardell will be!... Malachi!" I gulped. You have got to be kidding me I thought to myself. I gave Jasmine one more look. She said "Go get 'em blue."I smiled. I walked out to the centre of the arena. We made eye contact, then walked to opposite sides of the arena. I drew my swords. I took a deep breath. "In..." "Out." BOOOOOOOOORRRG! I took off with a massive burst of speed. I could take him out in a matter of a minute. As I came close, Gardell swung his hammer, straight into the ground. Everyone in the arena started cheering. The ground started to shake, which I knew was coming, so I jumped, still coming at him with all of my momentum. He raised his hammer to swing, and as he begun to swing, my swords started to glow. Determination took me over completely, and in one quick motion, I slices his hammer in half, and then half again in the same motion.  As I finished my slash, aiming for his chest, I kicked his chest. With the momentum I had, and the power flowing through me, he stumbled backwards. Are you serious?! I couldn't believe he was still standing! He was off balanced, which provided opportunity. With a burst of speed, I jumped straight in the air, and dived swords first at him. My swords started glowing red again, but there was no killing in this tournament, so I crossed my swords, and knocked him over. Not only did I knock him over and win the match, but he went flying back into the wall. I landed on the ground, completely exhausted. The crowd went completely insane! I returned my swords to their sheaths, and turned around. Before I could make any sort of reaction, I was met with Jasmine's lips. "A little too much for the poor guy, don't you think?" "Maybe. But he wasn't falling over, so I had to give it a little more oomph!"