Ilea packed the spare one of her backpacks with the things she didnt need. Adding the Charred Drake scales too. I wont be able to drag them around with all the ti... looking at the other things she still had, she frowned Do I want the bow? I an its fun but a bit bulky... shrugging, she took the bow and quiver with her and soon found herself in Earls shop.
Ah the battle healer. Well well, here to sell your precious things? nodding, Ilea removed the Sword and daggers from her backpack.
Adding the bow and quiver, she closed her backpack. Do I need to find an archery shop to sell that?
Earl shook his head Its fine, I do have so people asking for bows from ti to ti too so I can sell it just fine. checking the items intently, Earl started with the bow and ended with the daggers.
The bow is very high quality. With the quiver I can do 3 Gold. The sword is worth 2 Gold. The daggers 1 Gold each. And Ilea, Im not trying to rip you off here. These are very good items. Im not prepared to haggle either. having checked so of the prices for similar swords and daggers in the shop, Ilea believed him.
Less stressful for as well, so its fine. getting out various things from her backpack, Ilea answered Thats fine with ...only if you take these things too. Basically a basic backpack with necessities for an adventurer.
Hahaha, well I wont ask you why you dont need it anymore or where you got it. Fine, Im sure Ill find a buyer. Half a gold for that stuff, that makes 7 Gold and 50 Silver.
Shaking the outstretched hand on the deal, Ilea removed the Charred Drake scales from the just sold backpack. Wanted to ask you this...that armor for , how many of those would I need?
Earls eyes went a little wide Wow, thats a lot...I think a third of these would be sufficient, better half but that might be overdoing it a little.
Perfect, thats exactly how many I still have at the chamber...as a backup I suppose.
Alright, then Ill sell half of them to you now if youre interested. The other half Id like you to store if possible for when I get that hide. smiling, Earl again agreed
I like how direct you are. I hate the business part of this job. So thats five gold for half of them. 50 Silver for storage. Plus the money from the other deal. Twelve Gold for you. taking the scales and storing them, he handed her the money which quickly wandered to her pouch.
Happy to do business with you Earl. shaking his hand again.
The feelings mutual. Co by whenever. Ill think of so other material you could use for the armor. Maybe Ill use the scales you sold to create sothing... seeing that the smith got back into his work mind, Ilea said farewell and left the shop. That taken care of...ti for second breakfast.
Holding her stomach from the food, she slowly made her way towards the arena. Theres no big building anywhere here...just normal houses. asking so passerby, she was apparently very close. Turning around another corner she saw the entrance. Why are there no buildings here? looking behind the entrance, there didnt seem to be any structures for a couple hundred ters.
Two guards blocked the way inside, an official sat next to them inside a booth. Greetings, is this the arena where the tournant is at?.
The man nodded. Yes yes. I dont think a healer was scheduled for today...all tournant really. checking his books.
Ilea stopped him Oh no, Im just a spectator.
Ah yes, another foreigner I see. The entrance for spectators is further down the street. Here its only for the fighters. Enjoy the show! excusing herself, Ilea walked around the supposed arena. The noises of the city grew and soon she found herself before a mass of people, trying to get into the main entrance. The mass was moving quickly though, so it took her only ten minutes to stand in front of another official. Ten of them were handling the masses at a surprising speed.
Welco, papers please. handing him the magical paper, he checked it and nodded. Sector 14, row 28, number 31. Please dont move seats or youll be removed. Keep the paper on you while inside. Enjoy the show! already greeting the next spectator, Ilea was shoved inside by the unruly mob trying to push its way in. Walking through a small dark corridor, she ca out to the cheers of already more than a thousand people.
Oh wow... she uttered, as she took in the view. An arena dug into the ground stretched before her. Thousands of seats and just as many people continuing to fill the place, more streadin from other entries as she stood there. About fifty ters further down, a sandy pit with so mages performing could be seen. Looking around, Ilea spotted her sector and soon found her spot. Its around in the middle of it all. Not too suspicious but a nice view...thanks Inna.
There were people selling food and drinks walking around. Motioning to one of them, Ilea soon has an ale and so grilled chicken. Its pretty early but I an its a festival right? eating the chicken, she watched the perforrs.
An ice mage and a swordsman were working together to create beautiful ice sculptures. The two perford for another fifteen minutes until an announcer started to speak. Identifying the man as so sort of mage. Hes incredibly loud though...maybe theres sound magic or sothing?
Welco again to the newcors. Welco to the fifth decade of Riverwatch! Let us celebrate today. Now for your pleasure, the magnificent Chalene from the distant Thordain! The main show will start in another hour as soon as everyone has found their place.
A mage with colorful clothing entered the arena, waving at the people. Cheers erupted from many of the spectators as his magic flared to life. Colorful changes and waves in the light form, and rainbows fill the whole arena. Neat, its like a laser show... watching with Magic perception, it was even more impressive. Obviously a lot of preparation, work and skill went into this showing.
So sort of light mage? Or maybe illusions...I cant tell at all... the spectacle continued for another twenty minutes, the crowd silently watching on as Chalene span inside a colorful tornado of magic. Cheers and clapping filled the arena as his show ca to an end. Bowing several tis, the entertainer left the stage.
The speaker walked back to his podium on the ground level of the city. Wonderful performance. Thank you Chalene! And now for the last perforr before the tournant. Please help in greeting Jyraiu, the great fire sage!
The temperature in the whole arena suddenly increased and everyone stood up, so people screaming at the top of their lungs. A big deal that Jyraiu... getting interested as well, Ilea stood to see above the people before her.
Fire erupted from one of the entrances for fighters below, blasting out is a man covered in fla and fiery wings steaming from his back as he rockets in circles spanning the whole arena, gently increasing in altitude with each complete circuit. A tornado of fire followed his ascent.
Beautiful the only word in Ileas mind as she watched on with thousands of people. Jyraiu stopped at little above the arena, visibly concentrating. Releasing his spell, a fire erupted in the form of a lotus, burning above the place.
The lotus seed to then split instantly into smaller pieces, that began to rain down. Just before hitting the people watching, they all grew wings and flew towards the center. Circling around the mage, the whole stream of fire followed him in a magnificent choreography.
...Its like a jet show...and those wings... not able to get her eyes away from the mans wings, Ilea was transfixed. Flying around for two minutes, the birds then ford into bigger targets, flying behind the mage. Seemingly threatening to eat him, he masterfully dodged them. A fiery lance appeared in his hand, which he threw at one of the birds.
Hitting his target, the bird exploded in a beautiful display of fire. This is the best... the show ca to an end, as all the small firebirds reappeared, forming a monstrous phoenix above the arena. Crashing down on Jyraiu, a bow made of pure fire appeared in his hand with a massive arrow made out of nearly blinding white fla. Releasing the arrow in the last second, the phoenix exploded from within, creating fireworks that would rival the best Ilea had seen on earth. Bowing elegantly in the air, his wings keeping him afloat, Jyraius performance ended.
The crowd didnt calm down for a whole five minutes, the announcer was unable to start his next sentence. I want those wings...I dont even care man but those wings are fucking amazing. looking at the descending mage, Ilea watched, transfixed with the intricate detail of the wings visible to her magical perception. Its even more beautiful like this...
Alright ladies and gentlen! finally getting the crowds attention, the announcer spoke up. Thank you Jyraiu, that was magnificent to say the least! Now were ready to start the main event youve all been waiting for. The great tournant of Riverwatch! cheers were accompanying his expected reveal. Anyone between level 50 and 100 was allowed to qualify. They fought in up to five preliminary matches and now we have only sixteen people remaining. They will fight until but one remains at the top. We have healers standing by to help recover the contestants from pretty much anything but instant death. Intentional deathblows will lead to imdiate disqualification. So now we start!
Disqualification for murdering soone? Well this is hardcore...
For the first match its Aaron the bard against Silvis the rogue...
Theyre not revealing anything else...guess to keep it interesting. A bard hmm?
A man in light armor and a short eastern looking sword erged from nowhere in a bit of smoke. Teleportation...that seems rather similar to my spell... teleporting around a couple tis, the man bowed to the crowd.
[Rogue lvl ??]
Throwing his weapon into the air, he caught it skillfully. While his opponent slowly entered the arena.
[Bard lvl 60]
A huge bulky man with a tal hamr or sothing similar on his back. Thats all muscle...hes a bard? removing the cloth that had covered his weapon, Aaron unslung his huge lute.
It was a monstrous thing. With a dull tal color and spikes around it, he bowed slightly to his opponent who did the sa.
Let the match begin! instantly vanishing Silvis appeared next to Aaron. Over that fast? jumping back before getting a hit in, Silvis had to dodge a couple of stray rocks. As the dust settled, Aaron was covered in a rocky armor. Grinding noises could be heard as he turned towards the rogue.
Starting to play his massive instrunt, Ilea watched on with magic perception. The shine of Aaron intensified as the notes leave the lute.
Silvis tried the sa approach and got a couple shallow cuts in as Aaron ignored him and simply kept playing. The rogues movents beca slower and slower the longer the sound played.
The rock around him started to crumble from the constant assault. Stomping to the ground, so earth spikes ca out of the ground right around Aaron. He renewed his rock armor and stopped playing.
Turning the lute around, it seed more like a mace. Suddenly rushing at Silvis with incredible speed for his size and what should be at least several inches of rock, the lute descending onto the rogues position.
A teleport saved the rogue as Aarons lute crashed into the stone floor and apparently getting wedged in there as he is trying to remove his stuck weapon.
Rushing at him, Silvis had to dodge spikes from the ground again. There were no spikes in front of him...is the lute in the way?
Repeating the sa thing two more tis, Silvis seed to catch on too. He rushed to Aaron, who again was removing his lute from the ground, but teleported right in front of him in the last mont. No spikes hitting him, he grinned while slashing at his opponents face.
Lightly stomping on the ground, Aaron took the hit as a surge in earth magic shot the lute from the ground in a burst of motion. Silvis was right in front of him, the musical instrunt hit the rogue and threw him upwards.
A sickening crunch was heard through the arena as Silvis landed, not unlike a lifeless doll. Rushing into the arena, a team of three healers hastily worked their magic on the downed rogue. Ten seconds later the man coughed and tried to sit up. One of the healer pushed him down again and motioned to so other people on the sidelines.
Silvis was removed from the stage on a stretcher as Aaron covered his lute again, bowing slightly to his opponent and then to the crowd. The winner of the first match is Aaron, the stoic bard! not seeming to mind the added adjective, Aaron simply walked off the stage.
So thats rock enhancent Id guess? Seems pretty cool too but Id think itd remove too much of my mobility...hmm not necessarily but can you use armor while you have that spell activated...the skills he used seem mostly defensive in nature too, I probably have enough of that with Azarinth healer already. Otherwise Id beco a tank healer or sothing.
After a ten minute break to repair the arena and so more food for many of the spectators, the announcer started the second match of the day. For our second match, the lovely Eleonora! A beast tar and traveling enchantress. Her opponent is Marco from the pranking falcons adventurer team! Please welco the contestants!
Walking on stage was a burly man with an even burlier shield.
[Warrior lvl ??]
On the other side of the arena, a rather petite woman entered, wearing a colorful yellow and red dress. Oh wow, shes like a princess from a childrens movie... following behind the girl was a plethora of small birds in dozens of different color combinations.
[Beast tar lvl ??]
Waving to her opponent, the woman smiled and looked at the arena around her. Grunting, Marco took up his shield and unsheathed his short sword, while he got into a defensive stance. Ilea saw magic flow around him and concentrate on his shield.
Hes just gonna wait? I an I guess he is the tank of that adventurer team... Eleonora sat down on the ground and the birds simply chirped and flew around, so landing on their master. Opening her bag, Eleonora removed so stones.
Theyre glowing... Ilea turned off her magic perception and only saw normal stones. So of the birds grabbed the stones and started flying around in higher and bigger circles. Getting more of the stones from her bag, Eleonora repeated the process until nearly all the birds held one of the enchanted pieces of rock.
Ive heard about you girl. Marco spoke. Ive tanked the repeated magical assault of a level 130 Night stag. Now show what you got!
Eleonora ignored him and started to draw in the sand. Did you hear m... his shout was interrupted by the sudden need to raise his shield. One of the birds circling above him released its stone. Impacting on the shield, the magic unleashed. Marcos knees bending hard, as the force of a magical explosion pushed his shield down. More of the birds started circling above him and every now and then they dropped their payload.
So sort of pressure magic, fire magic and even lightning landed on his shield as he struggled to keep his balance. His magic is weakening... seeing the magic on the shield, Ilea rooted for the small woman. I like her dress, she should win.
Eleonora was now drawing on the ground around her with her back to Marco. Five minutes of bombardnt later, Marco apparently lost his nerve. Ilea is one of the few watchers in the arena who knew the real reason.
His shield would have not held for another ten seconds. Getting out of the direct strike zone of the birds, he ran towards Eleonora. Reaching her, Marco raised his sword and was about to strike as the ground around the woman started to glow.
His sword impacted upon a small do shield around her. His confused expression turns into shock as he raised his battered shield, half of her birds releasing their payload all at once on top of them both.
The entire arena shook as different magical powers landed upon the tank. Ilea could make out a glow coming from him right before the first stone hit. Several dozens of impacts in the span of two seconds later, the dust slowly cleared.
Standing there was a disheveled Marco and a woman sitting inside a small do shield. Jumping backwards, Marco dodged a late explosive stone. The birds followed him this ti, unlike when he had approached Eleonora before. Like a bombing squadron, they peppered the ground before and around him.
He tried his best to block the impacts with his shield but one of the strikes eventually slipped through his guard, a lightning explosion propelled the huge man into the wall of the arena. The healers rushing to his side as the birds collected their stones and returned to Eleonora, her shield dissolving with a colorful aurora shimr.
What a cool combination...shes like heavy air support...and she can bomb her own position.
Eleonora stood up and waved at the spectators, her birds happily chirping and jumping around. And the second winner is Eleonora! Clapping and cheering filled the arena as Eleonora left through one of the entrances below.
We will now pause the event until later this afternoon, when Iris will face Atur in the first fight! Be here one hour after midday ladies and gentlen!
Leaving the arena, Ilea looked for so food again. She sat outside one of the restaurants nearby, when a group of lizardn walked by. Waitwhat? looking after them, Ilea noticed so other people were staring as well. Most ignoring them completely.
Bringing the ordered beverage, the waiter smiled at her Never seen any lizardfolk eh? nodding at that, she took a gulp from the drink. They mostly stay in the plains to the east. I an its been mostly humans to found the cities south of the Navali forest.
Why are waiters always so talkative? Ilea groaned silently.
They just fear the elves too much...Oh am I boring you? Im really sorry, you know Im just super talkative. Do you want anything else with that ad? We have a great ham dish at the mont and so amazing fish...just caught earlier today!
Finishing her ad while he stood there talking, Ilea laid down a silver piece and leaves without another word. Thats why I like my temple...just need to find a way to produce ad there...
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