- Gaia Turk
Heheh… All right.
Let’s get right into it.
The moonlight shined at the Minotaur’s giant figure and his ax, which stood before the tiny Rael. His appearance was like how the bandits described him; a large bull-like man. Before the Minotaur could greet Rael with his iconic laugh, Rael interrupted it.
“First, I have some questions.” The small yet fearless Rael thumped his spiked club on the ground, hoping to halt this battle for at least a second.
But before the boy could ask anything, the Minotaur prepared his ax as he explained. “Huhuhuh… You’re one kind of a warrior, kiddo. And I challenge you to this battle.”
“Okay, cool. Didn’t know a notorious-”
Before Rael could finish his sentence, the Minotaur already charged at him.
“May the better warrior win!”
Like a fool, Rael swung his club at the Minotaur’s ax. That did halt the attack. But at the cost of being knocked away, and his club being hacked. With his main weapon damaged, Rael yelled. “Leap!”
By the moment Rael was in the air with his wood jump spell and the hacked club, the Minotaur threw his ax at him.
That ax hit Rael in the guts.
Being crushed into the ground afterward, he held his pain with his arm and got up. This time, his hand finally dropped his trusty club.
Rael finally realized exactly what he’s dealing with. Not a regular powerful villain nor a horde of bandits. It was a real threat he underestimated, and it was the one that actually got his heart racing.
Rael laughed his pain off. And bolted away from the Minotaur’s second incoming charge. But this time, he fired blocks of wood at the Minotaur too. Even if the Minotaur stopped the charge shortly, Rael rushed behind him. And continued smashing the Minotaur with his blasts.
He almost had a chance to drown the Minotaur with his own blasts, but the giant’s force kicked Rael back.
That kick almost broke Rael’s arm that guarded the damage at his body. But that’s fine, at least, for Rael himself. Until the moment the Minotaur swung his ax.
Rael had to scoot out from that attack with his jump spell and shot a few other blasts at the spinning Minotaur. With the amount of the pummeled blasts earlier, they should’ve taken the Minotaur down.
But nope, the Minotaur struck those blasts away with his ax. With Rael’s frustration, he charged towards the giant himself, propelled by his “Leap!” spell. The possibility of the spin cutting him didn’t slow Rael down.
Rael raised his arm to guard the slower ax spins. And used another arm to bash the Minotaur’s face with his wood blasts.
The gravity brought both of them down from the air. Rael used this opportunity to slam the Minotaur down.
With both of them on the ground, Rael pinned the Minotaur under him. Despite his weakened breathes and injured state. He finally won, at least.
“Huhuhuh… I… accept this defeat.” The Minotaur let out his final groans as he noticed Rael’s dominating glare. Before he glanced at the crowd of Magic Council soldiers surrounding them.
Rael’s glare also followed the Minotaur’s eyes. But all he could see were the blurry green-ish figures.
“I guess I’ll be arrested now…”
And that was the last thing Rael heard. Before everything turned black.
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The morning light shined on Rael’s face. As he woke up in an awfully familiar bed. It was quite hard on his back, but the blankets were too soft for his usual nights. Plus his legs were hanging out from the bed as he’s too tall for it. Yeah, this is definitely the Silent Tower.
Bandages covered Rael’s arms and stomach. But at least he could wiggle his fingers around to grab something. Such as this one letter on the table next to him, and his repaired spiked club.
The letter was a thank you letter from a wandering knight, called The Exiled. Rael’s ability to take down The Minotaur impressed him, even if that resulted in some injuries. He later asked Rael to meet him nearby.
“Knock, knock. G’morning, young Rael!”
“… Morning, Captain Levi.”
Later, a Magic Council captain checked Rael’s injuries from the battle. The captain then let him leave to meet with The Exiled, as he seemed fine enough to get his ass kicked down again.
After getting out of the tower, he wandered around the Whispering Forest with his spiked club. Until he met an armored knight, aka. The Exiled himself.
With the Exiled’s hope on Rael’s potential, he advised Rael to seek a wizard called Aurielle Salore. As she’d advanced and wielded two magics already. Rael didn’t care about the praises or expectations from the Exiled, although he had a concern.
Aurielle’s Location.
That concern got the Exiled thinking for awhile. Before he continued to explain about Aurielle a little more.
As a Salore, known as the house of merchants, she did a lot of business and helped wizards in several towns. Although lately, she resided nearby the eastern peninsula. The Exiled recommended asking people about a white-dressed lady with blonde hair. As some townspeople may have recognized her attire.
The story shall be halted for now, heheh…
It’s time for this small poll again.
Good luck finding Aurielle.
Good luck with this unfamiliar journey.
And good luck with tiny Rael’s fate.
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Riverville
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Ironport
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Summer Hold
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Bell Village
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Ruins of Charon
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