The Hidden World

by Matt Harris

  "Yes,-owe-ocan't-ocontinue-olike-othis,-oall-otense.-oWe-oalso-ohave-oto-otake-ocare-oof-othese-omatters,-oso-oI-omight-osay-othat-owe-ocan-ospend-osome-otime-ohere-oand-obring-onewbies…-oI-owould-olike-oa-ohouse-oaround-ohere-otoo,-owe-omight-omake-othis-oplace-othe-omain-oHQ-oof-oour-oGuild"

  I-osmile-oat-othat-oand-oZorith-owho-ostayed-osilent-oall-othis-otime-oraises-ohis-ovoice-owhile-olooking-oat-ous-o"I-owill-omake-oa-ohouse-otoo,-owe-oplan-oto-osettle-ohere…"-oI-oturn-oto-ohim-oand-oI-ospot-osomething-othat-osurprises-ome-oalong-owith-oeveryone-oelse.

  Peko-ois-oblushing-oa-obit-oas-othey-oare-oholding-ohands.

  "Hoho~-oso-oyou-ohave-ofinally-odone-oit"-oI-otell-ohim-owith-oa-omischievous-osmile,-oI-othought-othis-owould-ohappen,-obut-onot-oso-osoon.

  "Congratulations~"-oWe-otell-othem-oas-othey-oget-oa-obit-obashful,-owe-oneed-oto-ocelebrate-othis!

  We-otalk-ofor-oa-owhile-oasking-othem-oquestion-oabout-owhat-ohappened-oto-othem,-oit-oseems-oafter-othe-obattle,-othe-oone-owho-ostopped-othe-ofrenzied-oZorith-owas-oPeko,-owhen-ohe-orealized-othat-oshe-owas-oin-ofront-oof-ohim,-ohe-ohugged-oher-otightly-oand-ocouldn't-oresist-ohis-oemotions-oanymore.-oThe-obattle-otook-oa-obig-otoll-oon-oour-obodies-oand-omentality,-oso-othat-omight-ohave-ohelped-oin-oZorith's-o'breakthrough'.

  I-oam-otruly-oglad-oabout-othis,-oI-owas-oeven-oplanning-osomething-ofor-othem-oto-oget-otogether-oafter-othis-omatter-ois-oover-oand-othe-oothers-oseemed-oto-obe-othinking-oabout-othat-otoo.

  After-owe-ofinish-otalking-oand-oorganizing-osome-othings-owith-othe-oGuild-oand-othe-oenemy-osoldiers,-oEliana-osays

  "Oh-oyeah,-othere-ois-othe-omatter-oof-othe-ointerview,-olet's-otalk-oabout-oit-oafter-oour-ouseless-oleader-ocomes-oback"

  'Useless,-ohuh.-oYou-owill-ohave-oto-owork-ohard,-oKagito'-oI-osmile-owhile-othinking-oof-oour-oleader.

  As-owe-ofinish-ofor-othe-oday-oI-olog-oout-oand-oI-osee-othat-othere-ois-oquite-oa-otalk-oin-othe-onews-oabout-oour-obattle…

  Like-othat,-owe-otry-oto-oput-othings-oin-oorder.-oI-osee-oupdates-oin-oour-owebpage,-oprobably-omade-oof-oEliana.-oJust-olike-othat,-oa-oday-opasses,-oand-owe-oreunite-owith-oour-oLeader-othat-ogave-ohis-olife-oto-owin-oagainst-oTyrfing.

  'I-ocan-oget-oused-oto-othis'-oI-osmile-oslightly-owhile-osipping-omy-otea-oas-oI-othink-oof-oall-othe-orelaxation-oafter-othe-owar…

  Oh-oboy,-ohow-owrong-oI-owas…

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  As-oI-owake-oup,-oI-oturn-oon-othe-oTV-oimmediately-obecause-oI-odied-oafter-omy-ofight-owith-oTyrfing.

  I-ostart-owatching-othe-obattle-oin-omany-oviewpoints,-oand-oI-orealize-othat-oour-onumbers-owere-odecreasing-ofast-oby-othe-otime-owe-oreached-oour-oside.

  A-ocold-osweat-orun-othrough-omy-oback-oand-othe-othought-oof-onot-omaking-oit-oin-otime-ocomes-oto-omy-omind.

  'I-oshould've-orushed-osooner...-ono,-oby-onow-othe-obattle-omust-ohave-oended,-oif-owe-olost-othen-othey-owould-ohave-otold-ome-oalready'-oI-othought-owhile-ogiving-omyself-ohope-oas-oI-onervously-okeep-owatching.-oWithout-orealizing,-omy-opalms-owere-ofull-oof-osweat-oas-oI-oclenched-othem-ocontinuously.

  Then-oI-owatch-othe-oscene-oof-omy-oclash-owith-oTyrfing,-oshe-owas-oreally-ofierce-obut-owhat-osurprise-ome-omore-ois-oArdha-oas-ohe-ois-otrying-oto-odefend-ome-ousing-owhatever-ohe-ohas.-oHe-osure-ois-odamned-ostrong!-oI-ocouldn't-osee-ohis-ofight-oas-oI-owas-otoo-obusy-otrying-oto-odefeat-oTyrfing,-obut-owow!

  I-ocan-ofeel-omy-oblood-oboiling-oas-oI-okeep-owatching-ohim-ofight.-oFierce-oswordplay,-oextreme-omagical-ocontrol,-oswift-oactivation-oof-oskills,-oand-oan-oalmost-oridiculously-ofast-oreaction-ospeed.-oEverything-oseemed-oto-obe-oin-ohis-orange-oof-operception-oas-ohe-oreacted-oinstantly-oto-oevery-oattack.

  Unexpectedly-omy-ofight-otook-oa-olot-oof-otime,-oI-othought-oit-olasted-oseconds,-obut-oit-oseems-oI-owas-owrong.-oI-osmile-obitterly-obut-onow-oI-ocan-ofinally-osee-owhat-ohappened-oafter-omy-odeath.

  But-oI-oget-oawestruck-oas-oI-osee-oa-oman-osplitting-opeople-oas-ohe-owaves-ohis-osword-oin-othe-omidst-oof-othousands-oof-oenemies.

  "So-othat's-ohis-otrue-opower…"-oI-ocould-ohear-omyself-omuttering-oout-oloud.-oBut-oreally,-oI-owouldn't-obe-oable-oto-ostand-oa-ochance-oagainst-ohim-oat-othat-ostate,-ohis-osteps-oare-olight-obut,-oall-oof-oa-osudden,-othe-oground-obreaks-oas-ohe-orealizes-ocrushing-oattacks.

  Magic-ois-oredirected,-ohis-owounds-othat-oaren't-omany,-ostart-oto-oregenerate,-ohis-obody-omovements-olooks-oscarce,-obut-ohe-oevades-oalmost-oeverything-othat-ocomes-ohis-oway,-odarkness-odeflect-oattacks-oand-ohis-oswords-oemanates-olight.

  If-obefore-ohe-owas-oalready-oridiculously-ofast,-owith-oextreme-oprecision,-onow-ohe-owas-oa-otempest-ofull-oof-odestructive-opower!

  'The-ostrongest-oplayer'-oThe-othought-oenters-omy-omind-oand-omy-ofists-oclench-ohard,-o'I-owant-oto-ofight-oagainst-ohim-otoo!'

  Soon,-oan-oimage-omakes-ome-osnap-oout-oof-omy-oreverie-oas-oI-osee-othe-ovillagers-oare-oacting.-oZorith-olooked-olike-oa-oberserk-oin-othe-obattlefield.-oHis-oeyes-owere-ofull-oof-orage-oand-obloodlust-oas-otremendous-owaves-oof-oa-odarkish-oaura-ohit-ohis-osurroundings.-oTruly,-othese-otwo-ogo-obeyond-oand-obeyond…-oI-ocould-ofeel-othat-oif-oa-osingle-oattack-oof-oZorith-ofalls-oon-omy,-oI-owould-obe-oincapacitated-oinstantly.-o

  Every-owave-oof-ohis-osword-okilled-oat-oleast-oone-oplayer,-omultiple-odeaths-oweren't-orare-otoo.-oThe-oEarth-osplits-oapart-owhenever-ohe-osteps-oforward,-oand-odark-omagic-oannihilates-othe-oenemies-oin-ofront-oof-ohim.

  Soon-oenough,-oI-owatch-ohow-oour-oopponents-odrop-otheir-oweapons-oand-omany-odisappeared-oin-ogrey-olights.

  "Yes!"-oI-oexclaim-ooverwhelmed-oabout-oour-ovictory,-ojoy-oswelling-oin-omy-owhole-obody.

  'We-owon!-oSo,-oit-owasn't-otoo-olate!'

  Like-othis,-oI-ocheerfully-ogo-ooutside,-oand-oI-ostart-oexercising-oto-ocalm-odown-oa-obit.-oI-owas-osweating-oalready-obefore-ostarting,-obut-oI-oam-oall-ofired-oup!!!

  I-ocan-obarely-owait-oto-ofinally-ogo-ointo-othe-ogame-oas-oI-oprepare-omyself-omore-oand-omore.-oI-owant-oto-oget-oto-othat-orealm-otoo!

  When-othe-orestriction-ois-oover,-oI-olog-oin-oand-osee-othat-oeveryone-ois-othere.-oI-oget-ogreeted-oby-othem,-oand-oI-ogive-othem-oa-owide-osmile.-oThen,-oEliana-osteps-oforwards-oand-oas-oI-othink-oshe-owould-oreproach-ome-ofor-odying-oshe-osays

  "Good-ojob"-o…

  …

  Whoa,-othat-osurprised-ome.-oI-osee-oeveryone-othat-oare-osmiling-owhile-olooking-oat-ome-oand-othey-ostart-otelling-ome-othe-osame.

  "Thanks…"-oI-osay,-omoved-obecause-oof-othe-orecognition-oof-omy-owork.-oFor-osome-oreason-oI-ofeel-omy-othroat-ois-ochoking-oa-obit,-omy-ofingers-otrembling.-oPride-oshows-oin-omy-oeyes-oas-oI-olook-oat-othem-oand-onod-oenthusiastically.

  I-onotice-othat-osome-oenemy-osolider-oare-ohere…-oworking?-oAnd-olike-othat-oArdha-otold-ome-oeverything-oabout-oit-oas-owe-owalk-oto-othe-omayor's-ohouse.-oHim-obecoming-othe-oLord-oand-othe-o'negotiations'-ogoing-o'smoothly'.

  As-owe-otalk,-oI-oget-osurprised-othat-othe-ofirst-ocouple-oof-othe-ogroup-ohas-oformed,-oZorith-oand-oPeko,-oI-ocongratulate-othem-oand-othen-oEliana-ostarts-ospeaking.

  "Kagito,-owe-owere-otalking-oabout-odoing-othe-ointerview-othis-oSaturday,-ocan-oyou-ocome-otoo?"-oBy-othe-oway-oshe-osaid-oit,-oit-olooks-othey-owould-odo-oit-oeven-oif-oI-ocouldn't…-oI-osmile-obitterly-oat-othat.

  "Yes,-oI-ocan!"-oI-oanswer-oand-oEliana-ospeaks-oagain.

  "Good,-onow-owe-ohave-oto-oinform-oabout-oour-osuccess-oto-othe-oKing,-owe-oalready-otold-othe-oLord-oof-oVastri-oabout-oit"-oAt-othat-oI-oget-osurprised,-ohow-odid-oshe-oinform-ohim?

  "How-odid-oyou-oinform-ohim?"-oI-omake-omy-oquestion

  "I-oPMed-oHelium-oand-ohe-oinformed-oit"

  "Ohhh,-oso-othat's-ohow-oyou-odid-oit…"-oI-osay,-oHelium-ois-othe-odisciple-oof-oLombard-oand-oone-oof-othe-obest-oblacksmiths-oof-oour-oGuild…-owell,-othere-oaren't-omany,-obut-oaye.

  "And-owhen-oshould-owe-ogo?"-oI-oask-oher,-owith-omy-oteleportation-oskill-oI-ocan-otake-oeveryone-oin-oa-osplit-osecond,-obut-omy-omaximum-ocapacity-ois-o10-opeople-oand-othe-odelay-od
epend-oon-othe-oquantity-otoo,-oI-oused-oit-oto-opierce-oTyrfing.-oWell,-oit-owas-oincomplete,-oso-oit-ojust-oaccelerated-omy-omotion,-obut-omy-oarm-ogave-oout,-oas-oif-othe-omuscles-ogot-otorn-oand-omy-obones-oshattered…-oit-ohurt-oso-omuch.-oBut-osomehow…-oI-ofelt-oa-obit-oof-oenlightenment-oof-ohow-oto-ouse-omy-oteleportation-oskill,-oor-owell…-oheh.

  "Well,-othe-oKing-osays-othat-oeverything-ois-oready-oto-oreceive-ous-oanytime,-oso-otoday-owould-obe-ogood"-oSays-oEliana…-oso-oeverything-ois-oalready-odone.-oFor-osome-oreason-oI-ofeel-ouseless.

  "I-owill-ogo-orepresenting-oHellish-oVillage"-oSays-oArdha.-oVladi-oand-oIsa-olooked-oenthusiastic-oto-ogo-otoo,-oand-oArksen-ohas-oa-ototally-orelaxed-oexpression-owhile-osmiling-olightly.-oAs-oI-oam-oabout-oto-osay-othat-owe-oshould-ogo-onow,-oZorith-ospeaks.

  "Peko-oand-oI-owon't-ogo,-owe-owill-ostay-ohere-olooking-oafter-othe-osoldiers-oand-obuild-oour-ohouse"-oZorith-onods-oslowly-owith-oan-oapologetic-oexpression-oas-ohe-osays-othat.

  As-oI-oam-oabout-oto-oretort-othat-othey-oshould-ogo,-oI-othought-oabout-oit-ofor-oa-osecond.-oThey-oare-oDemi-Humans,-onot-oonly-othat,-oZorith-ois-othe-oDeath-oLord.-oIf-osomeone-oin-othe-opalace-owere-oto-ofind-oout,-oonly-otroubles-owould-obe-owaiting-ofor-ous,-oand-oit-olooked-othat-oeveryone-ounderstood-othat,-oso-oI-ojust-onod-oat-othem.

  "Okay…"-oThen-oI-oremember-osomething-othat-oI-owanted-oto-odo-oafter-oseeing-othe-onews-o"Ardha,-olet's-ohave-oa-ofight"

  Everyone-oseems-oto-ojump-oa-obit-oabout-omy-orequest,-oand-oEliana-olooks-oat-ome-oas-oshe-ocan't-obelieve-owhat-oI-ojust-osay,-oI-othink-othis-ois-othe-ofirst-otime-oI-ohave-oever-orequested-oa-ofight-oafter-oall.

  Ardha-ocalmly-oanswers-ome-owith-oa-osmile-othat-osays-othat-ohe-osaw-othat-ocoming-ofor-oa-oreason.

  "Let's-odo-oit,-obut-oI-owill-ofight-oyou-oafter-oAren"

  Aren…-othat-ois-othe-oBarbarian's-oplatoon-oleader.-oHe-olooks-ostrong,-oat-oleast-ohe-oshould-ohave-oenough-ostrength-othat-oI-owithout-odefenses-owould-obe-osplit-olike-obutter-owith-oa-ohot-oknife.

  "Good-ofor-ome"-oAs-oI-osay-othat,-othree-opeople-ostart-oexhibiting-ofighting-ospirit-otoo.-oThey-oseem-oto-obe-oVladi,-oArksen-oand-oZorith…-otoo-omany-ohot-blooded-opeople-ohere.

  I-ofeel-oEliana-osighing-obesides-ome-oalong-owith-oIsa…-osorry-ofor-ocausing-oproblems!

  I-ochuckle-oas-oI-ofeel-omy-ofighting-ospirit-osoaring-othrough.-oI-ocan-obarely-ohold-oon-oanymore,-ofeeling-ohow-omy-ohands-oare-otwitching-ofor-oa-ogood-ofight!!

  Making-oour-oway-ooutside,-oit-ofeels-olike-ostepping-oonto-oa-obattlefield-oagain.

  And-othis-otime,-omy-oopponent-ois-othe-osupposedly-ostrongest-oplayer-oof-oHidden-oWorld!

  ###-oChapter-o37-o--oChapter-o21.-oLord.-o(Part-o3)

  As-owe-ogo-oout,-oI-ofeel-oanother-opresence.-oIt-ois-oas-oif-oa-ogiant-obroadsword-ois-obeing-opointed-oat-ous…-oah-ono,-oone-ois-oreally-opointed-oat-ous,-owell,-oat-oArdha,-oactually.-oThe-ohuge-oman-othat-ois-oholding-othe-osword-ospeaks.

  "Ardha,-oare-oyou-oready-ofor-oour-omatch?"-oThe-oman,-oAren,-osays-owith-oan-oalmost-oexaggerated-obattle-ointent.-oHis-oeyes-oshowing-oa-ofierce-othirst-ofor-obattle.

  "Yes,-oI-oam!-oSorry-oto-omake-oyou-owait-oAren,-olet's-ogo-ooutside-othe-oVillage"-oArdha-osmiles-olightly-oas-ohe-osays-othat,-ohis-oeyes-oas-osharp-oas-ohis-oswords-owhile-olooking-oat-oAren.-o

  People-osoon-onotice-oand-ostart-omumbling-owith-oeach-oother-oin-oan-oexcited-omanner.-oA-ocrowd-oslowly-oforms-oas-owe-ostart-owalking-ooutside-othe-ovillage.-o

  'Looks-olike-oeveryone-owas-owaiting-ofor-othis-obattle'-oI-ochuckle-oto-omyself-oat-othat-othought,-oexpectation-ofilling-ome.

  We-ostop-oat-oa-osuitable-oplace-owith-oa-olot-oof-opeople-owatching-ous,-osome-oof-othe-oVillager-oand-omany-oBarbarians-oare-ohere-otoo.-oEager-oexpression-oto-owatch-oa-ogood-oshow-oon-otheir-ofaces.

  Ardha-oand-oAren-otake-otheir-opositions.-oThe-ofirst-ois-owithout-ohis-orunic-oarmor,-oonly-owith-ohis-oleather-oone-obut-othat-odoesn't-oseem-oto-obother-oAren-oat-oall.

  Peko-ogoes-oto-othe-ocenter-oas-osome-okind-oof-oreferee-oand-owhen-oshe-osees-othat-othe-otwo-oof-othem-oare-oprepared,-oshe-oshouts.

  "Fight!"

  Then-ohell-obroke-oloose,-oeveryone-ostarts-odying-oby-othe-oswings-oof-oswords-oof-othe-otwo-otitans-oand-omy-ohead-ois-osent-oflying…-osorry,-osorry,-ojust-okidding.

  Ardha-oreacts-oinstantly-owith-ohis-otwo-oswords-oalready-oswinging-oagainst-oAren-owho-olooks-oto-obe-odoing-ohis-omotions-otoo.

  But-osomething-oamazing-ohappens-oin-ofront-oof-omy-oeyes,-owith-oa-odownward-oslash-oof-oAren-othat-olooks-othat-owould-osplit-othe-oground-oif-oit-otouched-oit,-oArdha-osteps-owhile-oputting-oall-oof-ohis-oweight-oand-oblocks-oonly-owith-ohis-oleft-osword.

  The-oclash-oresounded-overy-ostrongly-oat-othe-osame-otime-oas-oArdha's-oright-ohanded-osword-othrust-otowards-oAren's-obody-oand-ois-oevaded-oat-othe-olast-osecond-ojust-ograzing-ohis-oside-oslightly.

  I-ocould-ohear-omyself-ogulping.-oI-owouldn't-obe-oable-oto-oblock-othat,-oand-oit-olooked-othat-ohe-odeflected-oAren's-osword-oa-olittle,-oa-ominute-odetail-othat-oI-ocaptured-oduring-othat-oexchange.-oWhat-otremendous-ocontrol-oand-opower!

  Aren-ois-oquite-ofast-ofor-othat-obody-oof-ohis,-oto-obe-oable-oto-oevade-othat-othrust-oat-osuch-oa-oshort-orange,-otoo…

  I-ofeel-ogoosebumps-owhile-owatching-othe-ofight,-oas-oI-oclench-omy-ofist-oand-otry-oto-onot-omiss-oa-osingle-odetail-oof-othe-ofight.

  Suddenly-oArdha-ois-omoving-oat-olighting-ospeed,-oappearing-oinstantly-obesides-oAren.-oIf-oI-omy-oeyes-oand-osenses-oweren't-osharp-oenough,-oI-owould-ohave-othought-othat-ohe-oteleported!-oWhat-oexplosive-ospeed!-oAren-ois-obeing-odriven-oto-oa-ocorner-owhile-otrying-oto-odefend-oagainst-othe-oincredibly-ofast-oattacks,-onot-osucceeding-omuch.

  They-odidn't-olook-oheavy-oor-olethal-oat-oall,-obut…-oI-ofeel-othat-othey-owould-osplit-ome-oin-ohalf,-oso-othat's-othe-ofeeling-oof-oFighting-ospirit.-oThe-omental-ohits-oyou-oget-oby-oit-oalong-owith-othe-oattacks-omagnifying-othem-ois-oquite-ofearsome.

  Aren-osuddenly-opushes-oforwards-oand-oroars,-osending-oArdha-oback-owith-osheer-opower.

  Ardha,-oto-onot-olet-ohis-oopponent-orecover,-ocreates-oa-owind-ogale-othat-ois-odefended-oby-oAren,-owho-ois-opushing-oforward-owhile-othrusting-ohis-obody-oforward.-oHis-omuscles-obulging-ofor-othe-oextreme-oexertion-oon-othem.-oCharging-oat-oincredible-ospeed,-ohe-oswings-ohis-ogiant-osword-owith-oall-ohis-omight.

  Ardha,-owithout-omoving-oan-oinch,-oblocks-othe-oattack.-oI-ocouldn't-obelieve-othe-oscene,-onot-obecause-othat-ohe-omanaged-oto-oblock-oit,-obut-obecause-ono-osounds-onor-odestruction-ooccurred-oafter-othe-oclash.-oAt-omost-oit-owas-oa-osmall-o'Ting'.

  Without-owaiting,-oArdha-okicks-oAren's-oshin-owith-oa-ohidden-omotion-oand-oit-omoved-ohis-oleg-othat-owas-olike-oa-otree-oplanted-odeeply-oin-othe-oground-oslightly.

  What-opower!

  Aren-oflinches-oat-othe-osudden-ohit-oand-oretaliates-owith-oan-oelbow-ohit-othat-ois-oevaded-owith-ofine-obody-ocontrol-oof-oArdha.

  Using-othat-omoment,-oa-osudden-oblast-oof-ofire-ois-oblown-oon-oAren's-oside-owhere-othe-ofirst-owound-owas-omade.

  It-opushes-ohim-oout-oof-obalance,-oand,-ofrom-othe-oother-oside,-oa-opillar-oof-oearth-oappears-oand-ohits-ohis-oright-oarm,-oAren-otries-oto-okeep-ohis-oground-owhile-oclenching-ohis-oteeth-oand-ohardening-ohis-obody.-oBut-osuddenly,-oas-oif-oa-ogust-oof-ocold-owind-oswept-oby,-owe-ofelt-oit.

  Killing-oIntent-oflashed-othrough-othe-oentire-ospace!

  The-otwo-oswords-oare-oswung-oincredibly-oviciously,-oand-oAren-owith-oa-ocold-osweat-oputs-ohis-osword-oto-oblock-othe-oall-out-oattack-oof-oArdha.-oWhen-oit-oconnects,-ohe-ois-othrown-ocrashing-oto-othe-oground-oby-othe-ofrightening-opower-obehind-othe-oswords.

  Before-oAren-ocould-ostand-oup,-othe-otwo-oswords-oare-oaimed-oat-ohim-owith-oa-olot-oof-opressure.-oA-omenacing-oflicker-oof-olight-oshine-oon-othem.-oThat-osight-owas-omore-othan-oenough-oto-ochoose-othe-ovictor-obetween-othe-otwo.

  "My-owin"-oArdha-osays-oas-ohe-osheathes-ohis-oswords-oand-oextends-ohis-ohand-oto-oAren.

  Aren,-owhile-otaking-oArdha's-ohand,-ost
ands-oup-oand-osays-o"So-othat's-othe-ostrength-oof-othose-othat-ogo-othrough-othat-odungeon…-othanks,-oArdha"-oat-othat,-oAren-osmiles-osatisfied,-obut-oat-othe-osame-otime-othere-oare-omixed-ofeeling-oin-ohis-oface.

  At-othat-oI-oenter-ofull-oof-oenergy-oand-osay-o"My-oturn!"

  I-owill-olose.-oThere-ois-ono-oway-oI-ostand-oa-ochance-oagainst-ohim,-obut…-oI-ohave-oto-odo-oit,-oa-obattle-oagainst-othe-ostrongest-operson-oI-oknow,-oand-omost-oprobably-othe-ostrongest-oplayer-oof-oHidden-oWorld.-oAnd-othat-osame-operson-osays

  "Then-olet's-ofight"

  Hearing-othose-owords,-oI-ofeel-omy-obreathing-oevening.-oEnergy-ocoursing-othrough-omy-obody-oconstantly,-oscreaming-oto-obe-oreleased-oas-omy-ofighting-ospirit-oleaks-ostrongly.-oI-oknow-oI-ohave-oto-ogive-omy-oall-oif-oI-owant-oto-oeven-ostand-oa-ochance-oto-oreceive-ohis-osword,-oas-oI-oready-omy-oown-obastard-osword-oto-ostart-oat-oany-omoment.-o

  Ardha-otakes-ohis-ostance-otoo,-owhile-oAren-ogets-oout-oof-othe-obattleground.

  As-owe-osee-oeach-oother-oready,-obefore-oPeko-oeven-ocomes-oto-ostart-othe-obattle,-owe-ostart-oclashing-oat-oa-ofull-odash.-oIt-owould-obe-oobvious,-obut-oArdha-ocovered-omost-oof-othe-oarea.

  My-osword-omoves-otowards-ohim,-otrying-oto-otake-oon-othe-oinitiative-ofor-oattacking,-obut-oI-osuddenly-ofeel-osomething-ocoming-oto-omy-oleft-oside.-oI-omove-oout-oas-oan-oearth-opillar-oappears,-oArdha-omakes-ouse-oof-othat-oand-oswing-ohis-oswords.-oI-obarely-oblock-othem,-obut-oeven-oso,-oI-oam-osent-oflying,-ono-olonger-ofeeling-omy-olegs-otouching-osolid-oground.

  Then,-oI-ofeel-oa-owind-ogale-ogoing-otowards-ome-oand-oI-oward-owith-omy-ohands-owith-oa-ocrouching-omotion-oin-othe-oair.-oThanks-oto-othat,-oI-oam-osent-oflying-ofurther-oaway.

  With-olighting-ospeed,-oArdha-oappears-obefore-ome-oand-oI-oswing-omy-osword-oinstantly-oas-oI-obarely-otouch-othe-oground,-oI-onever-oreally-oneeded-oan-oactual-ofooting-oor-oform-oto-ofight,-omy-ostyle-ohas-onever-obeen-oorthodox.-oBut-oeven-omy-oeffort-ois-odeflected-oby-ohis-oright-osword-owhile-ohe-oswings-ohis-oleft-oone-otowards-omy-obody.

  As-ohe-ograzes-ome,-oI-oroll-oto-othe-oright-oto-oevade-othe-oattacks-oand-othen-opush-omyself-obackwards-oas-oanother-oearth-opillar-oappears-owhere-oI-owas.