In the middle of the great city is a castle with six great towers. On each one of them, there was a flag of a different color. Green, Purple, Red, Yellow, and Blue. Each of the colors represents the royal house. The tower in the middle was different. There wasn’t a flag. At least not yet. 

Not far from the castle, a tournament was held. Thousands of people were watching it. In the arena, there were stands for citizens, and right above them with a better view were stands for nobles. Then between noblemen, there were stands for royal houses. The number of seats for the royal families differed from each other. By the yellow flag sat only three people while by the red there were seven of them. 

By the blue flag sat four people. A beautiful woman with pitch-black hair. She wore a white and blue dress with a coat made of white fur. Beside her sat a man with dark-blond hair and a few gray hairs showing themselves. He had a mark by his right eye of two triangles. He wore a blue shirt and dark coat made of hide. 

Right by them were two children. A boy with long black hair wearing a white shirt and blue coat with fur around his neck. The boy's younger sister had blond hair and similar clothes to her older brother. The difference was that she wore a skirt. The boy has similar marks to the man. Three small dark triangles. 

“Our boy is coming out!” Said the old man with excitement in his eyes. Yet at the same time, he had a tight grip on his hands. 

The children stood up on the chairs to have a better look at the person coming to the arena. It was a young man with silver armor and a majestic blue cape that had a symbol of a deer’s head. The man looked almost the same as the young boy in the stands. He also had a mark by his eye. One dark triangle.

“Good luck Klain…” Whispered the woman.

“Who’s gonna be his opponent? House Lophia? Or is it House Sengest?” Said the man as he looked around the entrances to see his son’s opponent.

“Dear… You don’t know who won the previous duel?”

“I was so excited with Klain’s win that I ignored the next duel. One more win and Klain will fight against the current ruling house. It’s time for House Peresia to step away from the throne.”

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“House Sengest is the one who won.”

Klain’s rival came out in dark silver armor and a red cape with a dragon’s head on it. Once they were both in the middle of the arena they turned around toward the crowd. With swords stuck into the ground, they kneeled.

“I, Klain Von Alk, shall fight rightfully against my opponent in this royal duel. May the gods be my witnesses.”

“I, Richt Von Sengest, shall fight rightfully against my opponent in this royal duel. May the gods be my witnesses.”

Both men stood up at the same time and took twenty steps forward. Once they did they turned around and put on their helmets. They both unsheathed their swords and got them ready for the duel. They slowly approached each other and the tension rose in the arena with each step they made. The tension broke once they crossed swords. Everyone began cheering for their favorite. After all, the winning house will rule over the country for four years. 

The man with a red cape, Richt Von Sengest, tried to overwhelm his opponent with a number of attacks. Each one of them was effortlessly blocked by Klain. The man with a blue cape stepped to the side while the opponent tried to charge into him. To mock him, he spanked his back with the sword’s side. Some of the crowd laughed at that hilarious view. 

“Don’t be such a fool son! Finish him! Don’t risk it!” Shouted the man from the blue stands.

“As you wish Father…” Whispered Klain as he struck his sword against the ground, making ice cover the surface in the place he hit. 

“Dad! Can brother do that? Isn’t it against the rules?” Asked the young boy.

“Using magic is against the rules as it is a sword duel but enhancing the sword and himself with magic isn’t against the rules as it is basic for each Nobleman.” Explained the father.

“Don’t you know fire is good against ice? And here I was trying to make that duel fair…” Said Richt as he covered his sword with fire. 

“Don’t fool yourself… Even if I didn’t use any enhancement I still would win against you. But it looks like I can’t play around anymore.” Klain took his gaze away from the opponent to look at his father.

“You…”

Richt wanted to mock his opponent but he was cut off with a surprise. Klain suddenly was right in his face. There was no way for any of them to strike with the sword but Klain had that in mind and punched the man in the side. Then he hit him in the chin with a sword’s handle. 

“What is this?! This isn’t a duel with swords! How dare you!” Shouted the man from the red stands. 

Some of the crowd followed the royal man’s complaints and shamed Klain for that. Richt had ice on the side of his armor and his chin. Because of the ice, he was forced to look up. Once he melted the ice he saw a sword coming his way. He used both of his hands to hold off the attack while Klain used only one. 

This time Klain was the one attacking but he didn’t aim for his opponent’s body but his sword. With the enhancement of ice magic, he was able to extinguish the fire and once he did the sword broke in half. He pointed the sword at Richt’s face and took off the helmet. With a smile on his face and a crowd cheering he left the arena as the winner. 

“YES! He did it! My son! There is one more left… Peresia. We are coming for the throne…” The father of the winner looked at the purple sedition of the stands.