The Man Above

2 - The Duel

Beast Series 1.01

A duel, a duel, a duel.
Is there anything more exciting,
More romantic....
Or more utterly moronic?~

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It was a prodding to her face that woke her up. She swatted at it, making it draw back, but it soon returned. Groaning at her interrupted sleep, she cracked an eye open to see three young boys staring down at her as she lay on her back. They somehow reminded her of produce.

"AH! She's awake!" The three boys, they couldn't have been any older than ten, leapt back in fear as she slowly levered herself up. Ignoring the baseball bat and frying pan they shook in her direction she looked around to get her bearings.

"This is Aslan's land?" It certainly didn't look like the paradise she was supposed to be in.

"Ass-who?" One of the kids piped up in confusion, only to cower back at her glare.

"Aslan! Show some respect for your king!"

"The Gecko Islands don't have a king!" One of the kids shouted back from where they hid behind trees.

"Gecko Islands? Where is that? Is that near giant country?" Suddenly the kids eyes sparkled and they were in her face.

"You've seen giants!?" Flinching back from their sudden movement, she scrambled away only to hit something behind her. It was her daggers, lying on the ground beside a necklace with what seemed to be a tooth and a little golden circle.

"I have seen giants, haven't you? Once the Giant Wars ended their people were allowed to travel all over Narnia." She picked up her daggers and sheathed them before putting the necklace over her neck. Turning back to the boys, she saw them practically staring at her like she was some god.

"So cool!" They chorused together. "What else have you seen?"

"Have you seen werewolves?" The green-haired boy cut her off before she could answer.

"Dwarves?" The boy wearing the orange hat asked.

"Unicorns?!" The blonde boy chimed in.

"Unicorns?" The two other boys looks at the blonde while he flushed slightly at their confused looks.

"Aren't you silly? Werewolves don't exist but I have friends who are dwarves and I have seen a couple unicorns in my lifetime."

"WOAH! Who are you?!"

"My name is Aster Leonova. I am the King's Champion." She puffed her chest proudly

"You're a knight?! Awesome!" As strange as these boys were, they entertained Aster immensely.

"Haven't you ever seen a knight before?"

"Nope!" The orange top boy chirped.

"Yeah, we're pirates so we don't see very many knights, or even Marines for that matter!"

"Pirates?" She was shocked to say the least. "Why would there be pirates in Aslan's land?"

"I don't know about this land you're talking about, but Syrup Village is just one of many towns in the East Blue, and we're just one crew of hundreds that sail the seas of the world."

"East Blue? What is that?"

"One of the six seas that make up the world! There's the West Blue, South Blue, and North Blue as the big four which border the two most dangerous seas: Paradise and the New World!"

"Yeah, but the only people who really sail those two seas are pirates, Marines, and the people who live there."

"We're going to go after all the treasures in the world when we're bigger pirates one day!"