The Unexpecting Journey

by dquiroga

ch.4 part 3: taphy vs the warrior/ three vs one (end)

Taphy vs. the warrior

Trust me when I say this, these guys are going to kill me one day. I mean Daniel’s like "let’s check it out." or "come on guys; just a little further.", so we agree and tag along. it was supposed to be a short trip, a in and out, but oh no; we get sucked into another world, go through many life threatening situations, and now I’m in some sort of fight club arena, going against griffons. Why is this happening to me; did god decide to say "Taphy you’re going to fight mythical creatures today and you’re going to like it." I’m not mad though. Daniel couldn’t have known that any of this could happen, but I know one thing. When this is all over, I’m going to find a nice hotel in Hawaii, with a nice pool, good service, and wonderful food, and I’m going to stay there until I forget that any of this ever happened.

"Don’t worry about it Taphy, I’m sure you’ll do fine." Daniel said encouragingly.

We all knew I was next on the list, and I wasn’t looking forward to it.

"Daniel's right, I mean you have improved in your fighting skills since we first entered into that dojo." Jordan added.

"That’s because I barely had any, and you guys keep beating me up until I actually beaten both of you." I said begrudgingly.

"Hey, if you can beat us, you can beat them to." Daniel continued on with his encouragements.

"I can also take care of any injuries you may obtain." Nova said, with glee.

"See Taphy, free health care; so there’s nothing to worry about." Jordan said. 'Yeah I feel so much better right now, if I get beaten into a pulp, there’s a doctor waiting for me.'

"Our next contenders will be Thrain from the Talon Guard verses Taphy the Human." the king announced.

"(Sigh) well if I’m going out there, I’m going out with style." I said while i went to search for my weapon.

"That’s the spirit Taphy." Jordan complemented.

Looking through the stash, I ended up choosing a sword and a dagger. Feeling a bit satisfied, I climbed up on the arena.

"That’s right Taphy, give him hell!" "You can do it man!" I heard my friends say.

When I got up there, I was getting my swagger on. I had the biggest grin on my face, giving a few possess to raddle up the crowd. I had to say, they were booming after each pose, and I’m actually liking it. 'This must be how it feels to be in the NBA.' I spun around and shot my hands up, making the crowd go wild. 'ha, I feel like I can take on anything.' all of a sudden, a loud crash, followed by a gust of wind and the ground shaking a bit, came from behind me. My grin was slowly deteriorating along with my arms going down, as I turned around. My eyes began to guide up, looking at the biggest griffon I’ve ever seen. 'You’ve got to be kidding me.'

Being so close, I could easily identify his features. His armor looked pretty standard: chest plate, gauntlets, and shin guards. It was all just in a bigger size. He had dark brown fur with grey feathers, but his height was where he stands out. He was on his hind legs, towering over me by at least two feet. His weapon was hidden behind his back, only seeing the handle behind his shoulder. My facial expression was neutral and my body was stiff, as I continue to just stare at him. 'Oh dear lord, I’m going up against the goliath of all griffons... oh lord have mercy.' he continued to look down at me, practically analyzing his prey. Feeling that I stayed quiet long enough, I decided to break the silence.

"I don’t know what they been feeding you, but your too damn big." I said, voicing my opinion of him.

He raised his brow, confused by my sudden comment.

"Are you insulting me, human?" he asked sternly.

"Ah na man; you see, these other griffons seem to average out at a certain height, but you, on the other hand, seemed to have hit that growth spurt since you were five." I explained.

He just stayed quiet after that, but he kept looking at me the same way.

"Man, you must have played a lot of sports..." I continued, "The names Taphy, you probably already heard. You know, saved a princess and all that."

"..."

"You’re not much of a talker."

"I am not here to make pleasant conversation." he gruffly said.

I was taken aback by that, giving him a scowl afterwards.

"Oh ok, I see how it is. You think you’re so big and bad you can’t have a simple conversation." I said, letting him know how I feel.

He continued to stay quiet, making me heat up in frustration.

"Alright; alright, you want to do this; fine we'll do this..." I said, pulling my sword out, "come on; come at me bro."

"About time, you were starting to bore Me." he exclaimed, reaching for the sword handle on his back.

"WHAT! Oh you gonna get it now. I’m gonna- oh my lord ((boondocks metaphor remix)" I stopped talking, when Thrain took out his sword.

It was almost as tall as I was, making mine look inferior in comparison.

"Hey man, you know I was just playing; ma-maybe we can start over?" I said, hoping he didn’t take what I said literally.

He swung his sword at me, making me juke out of the way. He came again with a horizontal strike, but I ducked under it, missing me by an inch. He then threw his sword down at me, putting a lot of force in this attack. I swiftly rolled out of the way, hearing the ground break by the collision of the sword. I quickly got up to face him, only to see him stand at the ready, with both claws on his sword. I charged him, keeping my sword ready to strike. He swung at me when I got close, but I dodged it and went for an attack of my own. However, I had forgotten about his wings, which hit me square in the face. I fell to the ground, feeling a bit dazed. I noticed he tried to stomp me; so I quickly rolled away, hearing a loud thud as his foot hit the ground.

After I got up, Thrain decided that it was his turn to strike. He swung his sword at me many times, forcing me back after every swing. When I thought I've seen an opening, I tried to counter, but he blocked it with his sword. With a free claw, he grabbed me by the chest and hoisted me up.

"Hey come on man, can’t we just talk about this?" I asked, desperately trying to save myself.

He responded by throwing me further across the ring. I shrieked until I landed on the hard ground.

"You can do it Taphy!" "Yeah just remember your training!" I heard my friends yell out to me. 'Oh yeah, these guys are going to kill me one day.'

I slowly got up, feeling the pain of the impact set in. before I got up all the way, I noticed a shadow covering me. I realized what it was and rolled out of the way. I heard a loud crack from where I was. I turned to see Thrain with his sword half way in the ground. Seeing him struggle to remove the sword, I took the opportunity to strike back. I ran up to him and gave him a good hook to the face. His head turned away from the impact, but he still stood his ground. He slowly turned back to look at me, giving me quite the glare. He stood up, completely ignoring his sword. 'Uh oh.' he opened up his claws, showing me his sharp talons. With a loud screech he swiped at me. His attacks became a lot quicker, and I was struggling to evade them.

I eventually lost my balance and fell. He then brought both his claws up, clenching them, and brought them down at the same time. I quickly rolled backwards, saving me from the sudden death blow. As his claws hit the ground, it gave way to multiple cracks around it. My face dropped, seeing the force he placed on his attack. Regaining myself, I decided that I backed down enough. I charged and swung at him with full force. He swiped back, intercepting my sword. The impact was too much for my hand; so I lost my grip. The sword flew off away from my reach. He chuckled at my sudden predicament, but I wasn’t going to give him that satisfaction.

"You know what, I don’t even need that sword. That’s right, come on!" I said, putting my fists up.

I charged him again and tried to punch him. However, he grabbed my arm and hoisted me up.

“Do I have your surrender?” he asked, as I dangled under his grip.

“Fat chance!” I said in defiance.

I then swung myself up, pushing myself on his chest, and kicked him right under his beak. He dropped me and staggered back, giving me ample time for another strike. I kicked him on the shin where I knew it really hurt. The armor took some of the force, but he still reacted in pain, bending down to try to relive it. I then ran up and jumped, giving him a good kick on the chest using my body as leverage for force. The impact caused him to fall back and stop me in place, hitting the ground quite roughly. I hurt my back in the process but I continued on regardless.

While he was on the ground, I took my dagger out and went for him. I jumped right on top of him, and, before he could react, I brought it down, yelling with force. The dagger landed right next to his head, making a loud crack. ‘I won… I won!’ I began to breathe heavily as the adrenalin wore off. Thrain looked at my dagger; then at me, showing a neutral expression.

“I have underestimated you, human. I admit defeat.” He finally said.

I accepted and backed off. He got up and gave me a small smile.

“You have earned my respect.” He said, bowing his head down.

“Hey (huff) it’s cool bro (huff) you aint bad yourself.” I said, giving him my respects.

“The winner of the third match is Taphy the human!” I looked around as the crowd cheered on. ‘Heh, at least I got some respect around here.’

Looked back at Thrain, only to see him where his sword was. He gripped it and pulled with all his might. The sword yanked out of the ground, going back to its owner. He placed the hilt on his shoulder, letting his body take the weight.

“Until we meet again.” He said.

“Yeah, see ya around.” I returned.

We both parted ways, ending our confrontation. As I was heading back, my back felt like someone swung a bat at it. I tried to act slick about it, hoping to keep what respect I had from these griffons. ‘Come on Taphy, keep it cool. You’re a world star now.’

I looked over to my friends, and they were going nuts as if their minds were blown.

“That’s how it’s done Taphy, that’s is how it’s done!” “You went off on him and that move was sick!” their praises were humbly received.

As I slowly got off the ring, the gang was already there to continue their congratulations.

“Well you shouldn’t expect anything less from me.” I said with pride.

“Heh alright, just don’t let it get to your head.” Daniel said.

He gave me a pat on my back, but it wasn’t received well. I wailed in pain, while holding on to my back and slowly falling to the ground.

“Uh sorry… Nova I think you should check on him.” Daniel suggested.

“Right.” She went to work immediately, checking where the pain was. ‘Oh yeah, I’m going to need a long vacation.’

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Three vs. one

“See, what did I tell ya; their practically unstoppable.” I said out loud.

I’ve been spectating the past few matches, along with my father and his adviser. They haven’t said anything other than announce the competitors and winners, and I was so enthralled in the tournament that I couldn’t help but wish to go down there to get a better look. Match after match, my confidence with the humans had grown substantially. After all, they all fought one on one with the best our military had to offer. There were a few times I felt a bit nervous, when fights were getting nasty, but they seem to find a way to turn the tables and win. I could go as far to say that the last match was already won.

“I will admit, your confidence in their abilities have been proven true…” my dad said sternly,” but they lack a certain ability that is quite relevant.”

“What’s that supposed to mean; they kicked tail out there.” I said defensively.

“I will not deny that their physical capabilities are impressive, to say the least, but there is more to battle than physical strength and skill. “ ‘What does he mean by that; more to it than physical strength… wait he doesn’t mean?’

My eyes shot wide open in realization on who the next opponent is.

“If the humans cannot overcome this next opponent, then they can’t defend you against all matter of enemies.” His words had given me a bad feeling about the next match. ‘They haven’t faced anything like that before.’

I looked back to the ring to see the opponent that could bring the humans winning streak to a close.

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Daniel

“How you feeling buddy?” I asked my semi injured friend.

“A little better.” Taphy replied, looking more relaxed then hurt.

His back was pretty bruised up from the match, but Nova was able to treat it by using a healing ointment that dulls out the pain. However, it looked like she was giving him a massage than anything else.

“There you should be good for the rest of the day, but, if you feel any more pain, please let me know.” She said, putting away her supplies.

“You know, now that you mention it…” Taphy said with a devious smile.

“Taphy! She’s a doctor; not a Mie sues.” Jordan said sternly.

“Hey you can’t blame a brother for trying.” Taphy said jokingly.

Tahy’s match was a bit nerve wrecking. He isn’t as good of a fighter as we were, and our opponents were no joke. We tried to give some motivation, but we still had our doubts. However, when Taphy turned the tables with that move, we couldn’t help but feel awestruck. It didn’t stop there though, he did something we thought he never do. He knocked him down. We were going nuts, and, when he went for the final blow, no words could describe how blown we were. When he was coming back to us, I knew he was beat. His attempts to hide it didn’t fool me. During his treatment, Jordan and I discussed a plan for the last match. All three of us would be joined up against one griffon, which gives me the impression that the next match would be different than the others.

Once Taphy was finished with his medical attention, we decided to lay our concerns with him.

“Alright, this is our last match, and they are allowing us to do it together. As far as I know, we are facing one griffon. The odds seem to be in our favor. However, I doubt they would make it that easy for us; so this griffon must be something special.” I said.

Taphy just looked at us with concern in his eyes.

“What do you mean by special?” he asked.

“Daniel thinks that we may have a magician in our hands.” Jordan answered.

“Nova mentioned a third branch, sorcery guild right…” Nova nodded in response, “I believe that our last opponent will be from this branch. I’m not sure what kind of magic they have, but we’re going to have to be ready for anything.”

We were all getting a bit uneasy. After all, we didn’t have to face an opponent that could use magic before. ‘If he has telekinesis, I hope it doesn’t affect us personally or else we’re screwed.’

“Uh guys.” Nova said, getting out attention.

We looked toward the arena to see a griffon in a black robe with a hood. There was a wooden staff on his back that seem to contain a gem on the top. ‘Just as I thought, a magician.’

“Hey uh Nova, what can you tell us about the guild.” Taphy asked, sounding more nervous than before.

“Not much I’m afraid. I haven’t really given much interest in the guild, but what I do know is that it’s the smallest of all the branches, since most griffon can’t do magic. Those who can would be taken in and be trained to hone their skills. Magic, that can be taught, is limited, but they are the most powerful of all the branches.” She informed.

I took a deep breath and began to search in the pile for a sword.

“Well, it’s now or never guys. Let’s just grab our weapons and hope for the best.” I said, grabbing the sword that suited me.

My friends went off to collect their previous armaments.

“Oh um, I suggest you take range weapons; I think it’s best to keep your distance.” Nova recommended.

Upon that note, we began taking as many knives and daggers we could carry. Sadly, we were limited on range weaponry.

“Let’s get this over with.” Taphy said, making his way up the arena.

As we got up, the griffon continued to stand there, expressions hidden under his cloak. ‘Hmm, what’s with magicians and robes?’

“For our final match, it will be Ember from the Sorcery Guild, versus the three victors!” the king announced. ‘Ember; interesting name… I wonder.’

The crowd began to cheer once more, waiting to see the outcome of the last match. We were now face to face with our opponent, but we just looked at each other. We continued to stay quiet for some time, waiting to see what the other will do. ‘What are we waiting for?’

“Heh, if somegriffon told me that I would be facing mythical beings, I would have laughed at it thinking it was a joke, but here I am, fighting humans.” The griffon spoke, having a female tone. ‘Wait our opponent is a girl… well this is awkward.’

“Join the club lady. We’ve been saying that ever since we got here.” Taphy said.

She chuckled at that and gave us the pleasure of revealing her face. She had white feathers with a shade of red around her eyes.

“I’ve been waiting for an opponent that could actually match me.” She said casually, “you’ve shown some promise. I may actually have to try, for once.”

She equipped her staff, giving us a devious smile.

“I wish you the best of luck, because you’re going to need it.” She proclaimed, “Shall we begin?”

We unsheathed our swords and began to surround her. However, Ember continued to stand there, smirking with confidence. Getting tired of her zealousness, I decided that we would make the first move. I grabbed one of my knives and threw it at her. My friends proceeded to do the same, having projectiles come at her in three different directions. The gem on Ember’s staff began to glow red, casting a red sphere around her. Our knives just bounced off it, not leaving a single mark. (Bad situation- naruto) ‘cr@p, she knows how to cast shields.’

“Really now, is that how you want to start this off. Heh, weak…” she said shaking her head in petty disappointment, “oh well, my turn.”

She rose her staff then brought it down. Once it hit the ground, the sphere burst in flames. It turned into a raging inferno, causing us to draw back in fear of getting burned.

I looked in amazement toward the display of magic that is being performed before us. ‘Elemental magic… and of course hers is fire, it matches with her name.’ I was brought back to reality, as the inferno shot a large fire ball at me. I dived out of the way, hearing the fire ball swoosh past me. I looked over to my friends, noticing that they moved from their positions. A line of black ash stained across their previous spots, showing that they too had to evade the flames. ‘She can throw more than one at the same time… great. Talk about a game changer.’

The inferno suddenly subsided, revealing the caster within.

“Your move.” She taunted, having a grin on her face. ‘Range weapons won’t work. She’ll just use her shield to deflect them. If we try to get close, she’ll just burn us to a crisp.’

The match just went from bad to worse. Any maneuvers or attempts on attacking could end in complete disaster. Unsure of what to do, I continued to stand there.

“I hope you’re not thinking of surrendering, because I was only getting started.” She continued to taunt us, looking at her talons just to increase the effect.

Feeling that I waited long enough, I decided to act. I charged her, seeing how far I can get. She smiled at the thought and balled her claw up. The gem glowed red again, and, when she opened up her claw at me, a burst of flames appeared and spurted out towards me. ‘cr@p.’

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Gilda

As I continue to watch the match escalate, it was pretty clear who had the upper claw. Daniel’s attempt to attack was easily repelled by Ember’s fire spells. He was able to get out of the way in time, but she continued to throw more at him. Taphy and Jordan weren’t favoring any better. Jordan tried to throw more knives, while dodging her fire blasts. However, they were either blocked by her magic shield or missed entirely. Taphy was barely able to do anything but run around, trying not to get fried.

“As I predicted, they don’t fare well against magic.” My father said, already believing on how the match will end.

“The match just started. I know they can pull through. Just give them some time; you’ll see.” I said in defense.

“Hmm, sir Gizzard, what is your take on this?” my dad asked.

“I cannot say. The princess is right that it hasn’t been long since the match started. However based on the current situation, the humans seem to be at a loss.” He said.

Gizzard is my dad’s chief adviser and also the head scholar in the castle. He doesn’t usually come to these events, but, when he heard news of humans competing, his curiosity got the best of him. I’m surprised he hadn’t said anything for a while.

“They can do this. I know they can.” I said, looking back towards the match. ‘I hope.’

The situation continued to look bleak, as Ember held dominance over the ring. As time went on, the humans became more daring, maneuvering closer to her to throw their knives. She continued to cast her fire magic to hold them back, but they keep advancing. I begin to feel a tinge of hope that they could actually pull it off. However, little did I know, the match was about to escalate on both sides.

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Daniel

The match had practically turned into a hit and run fest, desperately trying to conserve the knives and daggers. We weren’t able to get close enough for a sword, but, little by little, we were closing in. ‘she isn’t letting up, and she doesn’t even look tired.’ I noticed that, before she casts her spells, the gem on her staff glows. ‘Hmm, the gem must be some sort of amplifier.’ If what I believe is true, then removing the gem from the equation would truly weaken her. ‘If we could just get close enough.’ Checking my reserves, I only had three knives to spare. I knew it wasn’t enough, but I had to take out that gem. My friends probably don’t have that many left either, seeing that they’ve been holding back with them.

Ember was getting to impatient, being more and more aggressive as time went by. Her facial expression told me that she’s close to done playing around with us. With quick precision, she cast a fire ball right in front of Taphy, pushing him to the ground.

“Taphy!” I yelled out in concern.

He laid there fazed by the explosion, making him an easy target. Ember knew this and she was going to take it. I ran towards him to try to aid him, but Ember was already preparing to cast her next spell. Jordan and I desperately tried to distract her by throwing what knives we had left. It worked for a little while, making her cast her shield to protect herself, but she then absorbed her shield into her claw, creating an inferno. I didn’t have enough time to get him out of the way, but I did have enough to get in the way.

Ember threw one of the largest fire balls yet. Without even thinking, I rushed in-between Taphy and it, literally willing to take the heat for him. Before I met my fate, I noticed something happen. A faint glow begin to appear below my vision, while feeling a strange sensation around my body. Before I knew it, I was surrounded by flames, hearing a loud blast from the impact, but something was off. I didn’t feel like I was burning, nor do I feel the heat of the flames. I actually felt good; I can’t really describe how, but the closest thing I could think of is like an adrenaline rush but more intense.

The flames begin to subside, allowing me to see my surroundings once more. The first thing that came to view was a very astonished Ember, who was looking at me in pure shock. Jordan came next, having the same expression as her. The rush I felt disappeared, but I still felt energized. I begin to check myself for any damages, but there was none to be found.

“Daniel, y-you’re alright… but how?” I could hear Taphy talk out loud, probably feeling the same way as everyone else.

I ignored him, looking at my hands, unsure on how to feel. As I begin to clench them, I felt a compressed sensation on them. As I increase the tension, the sensation intensifies as well. When I opened my hands, a pair of flames appeared on my palms. ‘Wow…that’s new.’

The flames weren’t burning me, nor do I feel any heat. In mere curiosity, I thrashed my hand out on one direction and the flames shot away like a sling shot, bursting upon impact on the wall of the building. Feeling extremely impressed by the impossible, I had realize that I had cast a fire ball. I looked at my other hand, seeing the flames was still there. ‘I think the tables are turning.’ I looked back at Ember, who was completely baffled by what she’d seen. ‘I’m not sure how I’m doing this, but I won’t let this opportunity slip by my fingers.’ Realizing my intent, she regained herself from her shock and braced herself. (Run around)

I thrashed my other hand, sending a ball of fire towards her. She immediately cast a shield to protect herself. Upon impact the ball exploded, engulfing the shield in flames. While she was blind, I took the opportunity to charge her. As if she knew I was coming, she cast her own flames at me, causing me to maneuver around it. She then swung her staff, summoning a gust of wind to extinguish the flames. Without hesitation, she swung her claw towards me a few times, throwing fire balls after each swing. I dodged each one with ease, and threw my own set back at her. For once in the whole match, I got her to move from her position. She took off into the air to escape my attacks. Then she cast a blaze to try to keep me back. Without thinking I threw a fire ball right at it. When the two attacks collided, it caused a massive explosion.

I stopped, using my arm to shield my eyes. The arena was covered with blinding smoke, keeping us from seeing each other, but I remembered where she was. While the smoke slowly dissipated, I kept my eye on the area. For a split second, I caught a glimpse of her. I cast my fire ball towards her, causing the surrounding smoke to clear. Being caught off guard, she tried to cast a shield, but she was too late. She only had a little bit of the shield to protect herself; so my attack didn’t cause as much damage, but it was strong enough to knock her down.

She fell hard to the ground, causing a bit of dust to rise where she landed. I decided to give her the opportunity to get up. As she did, she gave me quite a scowl, snarling in the process. ‘You mad, bro?’ I chuckled at her, seeing that the tables had turned on her. Her staff’s glow intensified, as she began to summon another fire spell. Unlike the others, she was putting a lot of energy into it, causing a fire ball to expand above her. When she felt confident of its power, she threw it right at me, grunting in the process. I decided not to dodge it, remembering the effect upon impact. I prepared a smaller fire ball, and, when it got close, I threw it. It ended the same way, except with a bigger bang.

Predicting that she believes her spell made its mark, I decided to close in on her. There was enough smoke to cover the distance between me and her. ‘Think fast.’ I drew out my sword with every intent to hit my target. As the smoke began to clear, I could see my opponent in a short distance. I leaped up at her, bursting through the smoke. She looked at me in shock, but, before she could react, I swung my sword at the gem on her staff. It shattered upon impact, causing a small burst of light. Being unprepared to resist the force of my attack, she fell to the ground. She only had enough time to realize what happened, before my blade was drawn in front of her.

She looked at me in pure disbelief.

“I- I lost… but how did you-“

“Life is full of surprises, Ms. Ember.” I said, cutting her off mid-sentence.

I pulled my sword away and showed her my other hand to help her up. She looked at me for a moment, still shocked by the previous event. She then finally took my hand accepting her defeat. Using her staff for more support, she got up from the ground.

“Sorry, if I was too rough on ya. You didn’t really make it easy for us.” I said earnestly.

To my surprise, she began to laugh uncontrollably.

“Rough ha, I never had that much fun in ages.” She said with a grin.

I chuckled a bit by her statement. ‘Well I had to say, that was pretty intense.’

Realizing I wasn’t the only one on the ring, I looked around for my friends. When I found them, they were looking at me with dumbfounded faces. In fact, everyone looked really shocked. All of a sudden, I began to feel a little dizzy.

“Hey, you alright?” Ember asked, noticing my change of posture.

“y-yeah, just feeling a bit woozy is all.” After I said that, I started to feel really exhausted, as if all my energy was sucked out of me.

Feeling m body shut down, my sword slipped out of my hand. I fell to the ground as the world around me began to fade away. I could hear someone trying to talk to me, but it sounded too muffled; so I couldn’t hear them. My vision began to blur, and my eye lids felt too heavy to keep open. Once my eyes were closed, I finally lost all consciousness.

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Gilda

I stood there completely dumbstruck. I didn’t think anygriffon seen that coming. When Daniel got blasted, I thought it was over, but something happened. The flames began to revolve around him. When it subsided, he was still standing. In fact, he wasn’t even scathed by it. Then, out of nowhere, a group of flames appeared on his hands. At that point, I thought I went insane, but I didn’t. ‘When was he able to do magic?’ as far as I knew, it didn’t seem like they were capable of doing magic. I think he was just as surprised as I was.

The match then went to a whole new level. Daniel almost seemed like a natural with fire magic. My mind was practically blown out the window by what I’ve seen. Jordan and Taphy just stood there on the sidelines, watching their friend do the impossible. When the match ended with Daniel holding the title of victor, my father couldn’t even announce it. Both his adviser and he watched the whole spectacular in pure amazement. However, with the humans claiming victory on all the matches, that meant they have earned their right to be my personal guards. When that came to mind, I was about to jump and scream in excitement, but that was put off when Daniel fell limp to the ground.

Feeling extremely worried, I took off from the balcony towards him. His friends already got to him before I did, screaming for assistance. All the medical griffons for the tournament answered his call, carrying what medical supplies they had. When I got there, Jordan was already checking him over.

“What happened!?” I asked in concern.

“I don’t know princess. He was fine one second; then he just dropped the next.” Ember replied, allowing the medical teams to do their job.

“What’s the situation?” asked one of the medics.

“He’s unconscious, has a low pulse, his breathing is shallow, and he’s heating up; possible fever, reason unknown.” Jordan said with up most seriousness, “Nova, he needs immediate medical attention.”

“Right!” she replied with urgency.

They placed him on a stretcher and began to haul him away. I Followed along with his friends wanting to do anything to help. As we rushed towards the medical chambers, the rest of the griffons began to make way for us.

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Location: visitors living quarters

After the events of the tournament, something began to glow within Daniel’s backpack…

Author's Note:

ooohhhh four fights in a roooow.... yeah it does seem kinda repetative sorry about that. anyway the plot thickens yet again. i liked how it all turned out so far. again sorry for any mistakes. dont have a lot of time to do corrections out here.

Comments

[qamar-ling]

bravo.