"Yea!,your kinda right ",why do I keep letting anybody with a sob story get me into this ,it's downtown Kingston all over .

You can't get me to support my local community Fare , yet Here I am trying to be a "Champion?" Of this yahoos ,wannabe magicians that switches up "champion"every other week.

Hmm maybe it's not too late to bail on this

"Hey is it too late to...."

I looked back at Raila and I couldn't quit .

I looked back at my opponent and proceeded to raise my sword ready to battle.

Time to use my knowledge of videogames and Kung Fu movies to come in handy.... Or get me killed

I took a wide stance blade extended behind me

"Boy are you ready? ???!"

"Has ready has I will ever be "

I was hesitant ah and I looked back at Raila and those eyes

"Then again can't we talk about this ??"

I leaned on my sword like a cricketer trying my best to reason with the man and weasel my way out of the fight

"I mean I am just 13 years old man , how's that look on your resume or whatever that you assaulted a child "

The man went quiet, hmm looks like I got him rethinking his life choices and looked backed at the ninja girl she seems kinda disappointed , my heart kinda sank a bit but at the same time I ain't getting Mained over some girl , but maybe I saved enough face.

I turned back to the guy

"So big guy we good ,no need for violence right? "

The man looked at me and had a twisted look on his face ,eye blood shot , veins popping out out , you would have thought I shot his dog the way he was looking at me .

I staggered a bit

" are you okay sir???!"

The man laughed

"Call me conan"

I nervously laughed it off ,he gave his name , for a minute there I thought he would have wanted to fight . I responded with my name

"My name is atrau, it's a pleas....." Conan cut me off

"I"ll make sure to put atrau on your tomb stone !" He said it in a very low and threatening voice

And then he began his assault on me

I started to panic and tried to get the sword out of the ground but I couldn't , he was approaching quickly

"You think you are smarter than me , you will die for your dishonor you tried to put on me!!"

He got within swinging distance with his battle ax and aimed for my head I ducked and rolled

"What dishonor!?, I was trying to reason with you ???!"

Conan disregarded my. Response

"You are no warrior , you are a coward ,a politician , a weakling"

"Are you a man or a boy!"

"Boy!!,boy,100 percent bowy!"

I caught my self and correct myself

"Man!? I mean..... Teenage man!?....mannish!... Yea!?.......wait?" I started to ponder what would be the best term so i wouldn't seem like i was a boy i was but my dad always told me girl don't want boys they want men.....still figuring that out what a man is but I am claiming it for the time being .

Conan let out a battle cry and started to charge again. He came even faster than before and he swung his battle ax straight down and the ninja girl told me to jump back I listened to command

The ax hit the rock. And earth and split it hard. There was debris everywhere. My blood went cold. I whispered

"if he had hit me with that I would have died!?"

I went back to and attempted to pull it out. With all my might

"Come on!!!"

I was finally able to get the sword out and it sized up the guy and proceeded to make my charge towards him .

Conan was still trying to get his axe out of the ground and it charged forward and tried to use the opportunity to take him down. When i got in range I attempted a swing down from a 1 o'clock position but I hesitated and switched the edge to the flat part. And attempted to hit. Him in the face maybe knock him out .

He parried my sword with his. Hand and the sword went out of my hand

"Really?!!"

Conan had one hand on his axe and the other hand. Free ,he used that hand to smack the sword out of my hands he put it in in a fist and got ready to strike me with it. I grabbed some dirt and flung it into his eyes

"Ah!!" You little brat?!"

Perfect this should be an easy fight

"Hah!"

Conan turned his face , he couldn't have. Known my position .

Wait I gave away my position when I talked . before I could move i got hit with his fist in my stomach .I was sent flying. I landed right in front of raila.

I got the wind knocked out of me. And it was coughing

"Raila I need help!?"

She gave me a cold stare

"You are our destined champion"

"How can I be the champion if this guy kills me!"

Raila clasped her hands. And look up at the sky then the gods will send another.

I stretch out on the ground and looked up into the sky .

This is what I got for trying to impress a girl .