Verser explained to me that I’m gonna fight someone of similar height and he is known for fighting with one sword and knife. This guy is more of a speed type. Didn’t fight with that kind of guy in a long time. It’s still better than fighting the whole clan.

I made a quick warm-up and took a shield and sword with me. I hope the kid will be there to watch me. Thanks to that info I know this guy will be attacking me relentlessly. A shield for his blades and one sword that will be enough to break his defense.

While I was waiting for my fight to begin I heard the announcer and the crowd. They cheered more for my opponent but there were some people that were on my side. Yesterday's fight put me in a good spot. WHY I DIDN’T THINK ABOUT IT?! I can give Dian my money so he could bet on me! It’s an easy profit for me too! I was the first one to step o the arena.

[ Announcer ]

“On the other side is Terov! Currently, his balance is twelve wins and one loss.”

As the announcer was talking I could see this guy provoking me. He ran his thumb across his throat. Like that would scare me. I fought monsters, trained soldiers, and blessed people! I think I can handle one slave.

When the battle began, none of us made a first move. We walked around in circles. I tried to scare him by sudden jump forward but he didn’t flinch. There is no way that I’ll do the first move on someone with two blades. I won’t attack first no matter what. Terov was the first to break the silence and attacked me with a simple slash of his sword. As I expected he had his knife ready for the next attack but I didn’t simply block his sword with my shield. I bashed him with my shield. He tried parrying my attack with a knife but I wasn’t going to slash him. He didn’t expect a punch to the face.

[ Terov ]

“Are you mocking me?!” He shouted as he took a few steps back.

[ Eric ]

“Not at all. Just trying to not massacre you.”

He clearly didn’t like what I said. First, he threw his knife and run behind it. As I blocked the knife I stood still ready to block his sword. What I didn’t see at that time was that he had another knife. I was ready to block the attack from above. Instead, he used his knife and stabbed me in my thigh. It hurt but I had to be calm.

[ Terov ]

“Not so great now, are you?”

[ Eric ]

“Nah… I’m great. Now I know your style and… Thanks for the weapon.” I threw my shield away and pulled the knife out of my thigh.

Now, we both had a sword and a knife for the fight. This guy has a similar fighting style to me. Let’s see who mastered it better! This guy thought that speed would be enough to win against me. I’m not stopping, I’m not losing my speed, and I don’t waste much energy. After a minute of clashing blades I was hit once and he had shallow cuts all over his body.

[ Eric ]

“Do you want to surrender?”

[ Terov ]

“Fuck… you…”

I don’t like killing people but for the whole fight, he clearly tried to kill me. If I just knock him down… He will come back. Not in the arena. He will try to assassinate me… Better killing a few thugs than the whole army. The man was exhausted and slower because of the wounds all around his body.

The fight kept going for five more minutes. I could kill him. Not that he was strong. He is just forced into fighting. There is no reason for me to kill him. After five minutes he lost consciousness because of exhaustion. Some people were cheering while most kept silent. It was clear who was betting money on me.

[ Announcer ]

“Terov is no longer able to fight! Verser’s champion. Eric! WON!”

Before leaving the arena I took a look at the stand for rich people. This time I could clearly see another separated sits. There were three of them. Probably for the three great lords. Two sits were empty. The only lord that was present was the one who sat on the left side. We were looking at each other. One of the guards took me out of the arena because there was another fight in a few minutes.

To my and guard's surprise, Verser was down here waiting for me. Apparently, it’s unusual for lords to come down here. After all, why would a rich guy come down to the level of a slave? But he did for some reason.

[ Verser ]

“I knew I stroke a gold when I found you!”

[ Eric ]

“I hope I can say the same thing.”

[ Verser ]

“I think you can.”

[ Eric ]

“Can I ask you one question?”

[ Verser ]

“What is it? Want some coins from that fight?”

[ Eric ]

“Nah. The three great lords. One of them stayed till the end and watched me. Do you know anything about him?”

[ Verser ]

“Propably the wierdest one. Was he sitting on the side?”

[ Eric ]

“Yeah, he did.”

[ Verser ]

“That would be Gregor.”

[ Eric ]

“Doesn’t sound like a name from around here.”

[ Verser ]

“Well… He is an old timer and blessed by the gods.”

[ Eric ]

“You mean that a great lord is blessed.”

[ Verser ]

“He isn’t the only one. Out of three great lords, two of them are blessed. One of them is blessed by Widar and the other one by Loki.”

[ Eric ]

“And the guy that was looking at me was?”

[ Verser ]

“Blessed by Loki.” As he said that I left as fast as I could. “Hey! Where are you going?!”

[ Eric ]

“I’ll be back in the mansion in around two hours!”