It was 5:30 A.M., the sun was rising over Cavern Hill. After eight dreadful hours of Sakais snoring, Ayame opened the door to the balcony and into the bright light of the sun. The crisp air hit her face as she walked down some steps to the first floor. A beautiful hillside with colorful flowers and a stream ran down to the main road.
"Lovely isn't it?" someone asked from behind Ayame.
"Yes." she answered a bit startled and surprised to see someone else out here at this hour "Aren't you that one guy from Thunder Valley?"
"Yes, it's Nakoa. I hope to face you in the tournament. If the rumor is true, one of the students from River Mountain is a legendary hero."
Without warning, the wind suddenly picked up blowing some fallen leaves away. The wood from the balcony started to creak as Sakai walked down the steps.
"Sakai weren't you just sound asleep?"
"Yeah well that all changed when Izumi kicked me out of bed." Sakai yawned "She's up there on the balcony looking like a grump."
Izumi didn't look too happy. Her arms were crossed and her eyes were closed. She answered with "That's because you were snoring all night!"
"Heheheh."
"Anyway, it's time for breakfast. The tournament starts at seven. Let's go."
Sakai, Ayame and Nakoa followed Izumi through the room and to the dining hall. All the students were down there. The others saw Toda eating a ton of meat.
"Hey guys, how did you sleep?" Toda said continuing to eat "I slept like a baby."
"We'd rather not talk about it." Ayame sighed.
They all grabbed food and took a seat at the table. The tournament was held over a week and included a variety of challenges. Each year was different than the last. After finishing breakfast, all the students went to the arena.
The arena was a giant room filled with decorative japanese symbols and dragons. A big screen was on the north side of the arena. Seats lined every corner of the room with stairs connecting to the main building. There were bleachers on the arenas side for the teams competing to sit and watch. Above the arena, there was a giant glass dome. A man walked to the center of the arena with a microphone.
"Hello and welcome students to this years Academy Convention. I am the director Shino Hatakishi, I will oversee this competition." the man explained "We will now start the matchups. Each contestant will participate in a single round battle against their opponent. A student either wins by knocking out there opponent, falling out of the arena or by a surrender. If the fight gets too out of hand we will stop it. Now let the tournament begin."
The big screen on the wall started randomizing a bracket. None of the River Mountain students were first, but the boy named Nakoa was up against a student from Crystal High. Their match started.
"This is gonna be an easy win." the Crystal student smiled "Take this!"
He charged Nakoa with a full frontal attack. He sent his fist right for Nakoa's face, but he was stopped short. Nakoa had stopped the attack with one hand.
"I will not be defeated by anyone until I face Swift." Nakoa stated "Until then, I can't afford to lose."
He sent the student flying and he crashed into the stands.
"First match finished! Nakoa Toshiaki is moving on to the next round." Shino announced.
As Nakoa walked by he gave a nasty glare at the River Mountain students.
"Man this guy is strong." Sakai said biting her nail.
"Yeah," Ayame agreed "And I have a feeling we haven't seen everything he has to offer."
YOU ARE READING
Enchanting Grace
FantasyIt's time for the annual Academy Convention, and everyone is excited. Until a rumor goes around that a legendary hero from a book is a member of River Mountain. Can they find the fictional hero or will they be crushed under there mighty power.
