Morgana's Champion (Jim Lake Jr x Reader)

Chapter six

"wider stance. keep your frame." Blinky called to Jim as he stood in the middle of the arena and practised his fighting stance, "no that's good, that's good. yes, all right fine, that's better. all right. raise your sword, Master Jim."

Blinky continued to mutter constructive criticism as me, Aaarrrgghh and Toby sat at the edge, feeding Aaarrrgghh cat hairballs. or at least Toby did. I sat by them making retching noises as they discussed what Aaarrrgghh had just eaten. I wish I wasn't the only the girl that had been dragged into this mess. as they kept talking I turned my attention back to blinky and Jim.

"the trollhunter lives and dies by three rules" blinky stated as he circled Jim, "Rule number one: always be afraid."

"a fat lot of help that is"I murmured under my breath.

"afraid?" Jim questioned nervously.

"be afraid" Aaarrrgghh answered from beside me.

"Yeah," Jim joked "I don't think that will be a problem"

he was cut off as blinky threw a stone at his head that he barely dodged.  Aaarrrgghh easily caught the stone and ate it.

"see! fear is good!" blinky exclaimed, "keeps us alert, keeps us on guard, makes us vigilant!"

he threw another stone at Jim, who stepped out of the stone's path with a yelp.

"a hero is not he who is fearless" blinky continued "but he who is not stopped by it!"

"got it" Jim replied determinedly as blinky started listing the rules again.

"rule two" he called  "always finish the fight! an opponent must be given no mercy!"

blinky chuckled maniacally and started pelting more rocks at Jim (like seriously, where is he getting all these rocks?!). jim was slowly pushed back as he blocked the rocks with his sword.

"okay!" he shouted in defeat "enough with the rocks already!"

blinky stopped throwing the rocks and Jim dropped his sword and started breathing heavily.

"always finish the fi-?" he started to say before he was cut off by me throwing one of the rocks at him from behind and hitting him on the head.

"he means to kill them you nugget" I retorted as Jim tried to get up off the ground.

"indeed' blinky stated remorsefully "the trollhunter must always vanquish his opponents through death."

Jim glared angrily at me.

"dude, that's harsh" Toby commented.

"Ours is an unforgiving world, Toby" blinky explained calmly "hence, the third rule: when in doubt, always kick them in the gronk-nuks."

"gronk-nuks?" Jim asked bemusedly.

blinky tapped his foot on the ground and a blade came out of the nearest wall and embedded itself in the ground between Jim's legs. toby and Aaarrrgghh crossed their legs and shivered.

"the horror" Aaarrrgghh trembled.

"so basically" Jim started as the blade retreated into the wall "you're saying that one-third of being a trollhunter is kicking someone in the nards"

Blinky was about to reply when Draal thudded into the arena.

"Ah!" he thundered cheerfully as blinky and Jim exchanged a worried look "so, the trollhunter's training begins! I thought the great trollhunter might accept my services as a sparring partner! part of your training regiment, isn't it?"