Chapter 21
ummr vtn h d, nd lvln h rturnd t th dm.
h fghtng turnmnt tht w hld tw vr r w th grtt tm fr knght nddt t hw ff thr blt.
f th mngd t gt gd rult, th nt wuld ttntn t thm.
ut wth tht, th hn fr thm t bm knght wuld nr.
mttr f ft, th urrnt rm nght, Ll tt, hd gttn lt fttntn nd hgh vlutn frm th rvu Gurd nght n hr 1t r du t hr blt. h d tht h wuld bm Gurd nght w lrd trtd n tblhd ft.
Vrnll t, w n f th l wh md fr th hmnh.
n ddtn, lr l m t wth th turnmnt. uldnt ffrd t hw bd fght
dvrtmnt
t lrght, h d t lm hmlf dwn.
ll th trnng tht h dn u untl nw wuldnt btr hm. ll h ndd t d nw w t d h bt.
th turnmnt bgn, Vrnll kt wnnng h mth wth grt d.
blw th nm wrd w ung th wr h hnd frm trnng, nd nmbl ddgd th nm mg. t f h fght wr ddd b th frt mv.
d hm, thr w l hn, rn wh hd l bn ught n tht htg ndnt nd hd bm frnd wth hm. hn hd l gnd th rtgu hvmnt frhng th t fur.
h l wh hd mngd t rh th t fur wr Vrnll, hn, n F, wh fthr Gurd nght.
nd fnll, r t, wh w nt wll knwn, t d n vrwhlmng kll gnt thr fghtr. th f th grl wr rtt, nd hd ntrtng hr lr f rd nd blu rtvl.
Fr thr mth, t w r gnt n, fllwd b Vrnll gnt hn. h m-fnl bttl hd mttr f th m gndr fght h thr.
r nd n wnt t th rng frt. th f thm brndhd thr wn nd fd h thr.
n hd lng wrd hr wn, whl r brught lght-wght rr.
bvul, nthr f thm hld rl wn.
h wn wr rrd b dm nd th bld wr dulld.
Wth th rutn thr wuldnt b n unfrn du t dffrn n th tudnt nm wr.
vn wth t bld dulld thugh, wn w tll wn.
vn f t w ud lk n rn rd ntd, t uld tll kll l f th wr ht n bd t. h uld d f th lt thr gurd dwn, nduh hd vn hnd n th t.
dvrtmnt
ht w wh, lthugh th wrnt wldng rl wn, th tll hd ru rn nd thr w tn tmhr btwn thm.
w ur mth. Yu hv urb kll u mght hv hd hn fr th hmnh. ut tht nl f u wr nt fng m.
m dffrnt frm u. nt ull th nm f m fthr, wh Gurd nght, nt l hr.
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n fthr w n f Gurd nght wh rvd th nt.
Du t h g, h t rm nght, whh grntd th rght t b lt t nt, w tkn w b Ll. vn , h w tll wll-knwn knght.
uh, n ddd h w th n wrth t b th rm nght, nd h ntndd t lr hr fthr rgrt f hvng th t tkn w b Ll.
hr fthr nvr tull flt th lghtt rgrt but lng h t th rm nght. Rthr, h w tfd mn mr bl tk h l
wrd n dlrtn, r qutl rld.
thnk, tht mzng vn , wnt l
uh n rrgnt rn. Fn, hll th u th dffrn n ur lvl.
Nt nl thr hr lr, thr rnlt l ntrtd.
Whn th hrd th gnl t trt, n, twntl fluttrng, qukl ruhd r. r thn qutl rrd t.
n wrd kll w ttbk rft, tru ml f hw rr wrd kll huld b dn.
rh th w bu h hd bn tught th w n h w ung.
r vdd t wth lght mvmnt nd thn grd n hnd.
rult, n hnd w frzn wth mg, nd hr mvmnt w mdd.
n hurrdl trd t u fr mg t thw t, but r zd tht nng t thrut hr rr n frnt f n nk.
ht t! h vtr r t!
dvrtmnt
h blu hrd grl wn th fght n thwmn mth.
r thn ffrd hnd t n, but t w ld w n rn w frm th rng whl wng w tr.
r gzd t hr bk wth lnl rn bfr wlkng dwn frm th rng.
ftr th tw w th mth btwn Vrnll nd hn.
th td n th rng, th bth mld twrd h thr.
thnk w wuld fght lk th. vn , v wntd t d th t lt n.
h. Lt fght h thr wthut n rgrt.
Vrnll rndd t hn wrd wth fghtng rt, nd th wldd thr rtv wn.
Vrnll wn w tw-hndd grtwrd, wth bld lngth tht rhd 1.8 mtr lng.
t ndd grt trngth t wld t rrl, but t w rlbl wn f n w bl t d .
nd Vrnll rght nw dd th nr mul wr fr t.
n th thr hnd, hn wldd tw wrd. n hnd hld mmn lng wrd, whl th thr hld hrt wrd.
rr wn w utm wn tht w dgnd t b ud t, but h ddnt hv n h but t u wht w rvdd fr th mttn.
Lt g!
t th gnl, Vrnll ruhd hn.
wung h grtwrd dwnwrd twrd th flr f th rng.
hn l vdd t, but f Vrnll hd rd h mv, h thn md wng trk wth h wrd.
h w hw Vrnll mngd t wn h fght fr.
t bt f h uld wn n n ht. f th w vdd, ut w t twrd th drtn th nm ddgd n. Wth th rh f th grtwrd, t wuld ht h nnt nd blw thm fr nugh w t fr rng ut.
dvrtmnt
ut hn vdd th wng trk b umng vr t nd thn h ld thr dtn.
grtwrd h lng rh, but t w n gd n l qurtr mbt.
hn tbbd h wrd twrd Vrnll nk whh Vrnll ddgd b nmbl bndng bk h ur bd t rz ngl. 1
lwr bd tbl urtd uh n untbl tn, whl h udn hnd t lh twrd hn.
hn vdd th trk b rllng w, nrng thr dtn.
Ung tht hn, Vrnll truk dwn gn twrd hn, whblkd t b rng bth f h wrd.
h wrd hrkd gnt h thr nd th wght nd hk f th blw brught hn t h kn.
vn , h mngd t t t, nd wth th t bm ntt f rw wr btwn th tw.
Guh u dmn mul dt
hnk, gu wll tk tht mlmnt!
Vrnll nrd th trngth bhnd h wrd.
t lr tht hn wuld l n ntt f trngth.
hn thrw h hrt wrd twrd Vrnll.
Vrnll rtd b tltng h bd t vd t, but th wknd h fr.
Wth th nng, hn mngd t frm Vrnll wrd, nd thn md kk t h bld, uhng hm bk.
h mv brk Vrnll tn.
v gt u nw!
hn wung h wrd uwrd.
Vrnll w tht, h l ntd hrt wrd b h ft.
t w th n hn hd thrwn t hm rlr.
qukl bndnd h grtwrd, kd u th hrt wrd wth h rght hnd, nd blkd hn trk wth t.
t th m tm, h ud h lft hnd t gr hn nk nd t hk hm.
Guh!
wrd fll frm h hnd, thn Vrnll wt hn lg frm undr hm.
hn lld, Vrnll md th hrt wrd twrd h hd.
dvrtmnt
t th, hn lt ut ruful lugh, nd rd h rm n urrndr.
ht t! h vtr Vrnll!
th rult wr nnund, Vrnll rhd h hnd ut t hn.
hn td h hnd nd td u, thn th tw hngd frm hndhk nd mmndd h thr blt.
r gzd t tht n wth lttl nv nd lnhd hr hnd tht w ld b th rd hrd grl rlr.
h m-fnl nludd, nd th fghtng turnmnt rhd t lm.
t w th fght btwn Vrnll nd r.
h bth tk tn: Vrnll, wth h grtwrd, nd r, wth hr rr.
gn!
h fght bgn. h hd t th trt f th rvu mth, Vrnll md dwnwrd trk wth h grtwrd..
r ll ddgd t th rght, nd Vrnll wt h grtwrd gn n hr drtn.
t w ttll th m. vn f h mngd t wn th w u untl thm-fnl, t w t muh f rdtbl ttrn.
uh, r vdd t b umng whh turnd ut t b tl wthn Vrnll ttn. thn wung h wrd t hghr ngl thn bfr.
h md r blnk n urr.
h undrtd h trtg thn. ll th ngl ttrn mv wr fr th mmnt.
rtd th m mtn u untl m-fnl t mk h nm t t, thn hngd th trtr f h w durng th fnl.
uh hng wuld urr h nnt.
ut n th nt mmnt, t w Vrnll turn t b urrd.
r vdd th mngl unvdbl trtr f h trk b rttng hr bd dw.
h lndd, h dhd twrd Vrnll nd thrut hr rr.
uld vd th b drwng bk, but r uld ut l h frwrd nd k thrutng.
h bttl w ddd vrn thught .
dvrtmnt
ut Vrnll vdd th rr b bndng h bd bk gn lk n th rvu fght, thn h tuhd h lbw t th flr f th rng t tblz h tn.
nd thn, kk! nnn-lk kk ht r rr nd flung t md-r.
r ntntl mvd bk nd wdnd thdtn btwn thm. h t mg twrd hr rr.
hn th rr w blwn bk nt th rng frm th mt f hr mg. h ught t ffrtll.
mzng. thnk tht u uld d tht knd f wrful kk frm uh n untbl tn.
Yur l mzng. ntntl dt t m bluff fr th fnl.
ht n rll urrd m.
t h nl bn hrt tm n th bttl trtd, but th tw f thm rgnzd h thr blt nd mld t h thr.
hn, bth f thm rumd thr tn n gn.
Fuh!
h tm r truk frt wth hgh d thrut.
wvr, Vrnll blkd t ung th bd f h grtwrd nd mtll hrk hd n mr.
Rh!
nd thn, wng blw!
Vrnll wung h grtwrdwth mmntum tht ut thrugh r, but r w n lngr n tht t.
h hd drwn bk n h flt th nmng ttk, thn trtd dvnng n gn.
r fghtng tl w n tht utlzd hr d, whr h wuld trk & thn qukl ddg.
n th thr hnd, Vrnll w th t tht td h grund nd ntrtd th nm.
lng t w wthn h wn rh, h wuld lt th rng f h grtwrd nd wng but, t w ml bttl tl.
th f thm fught vnl, nd th mth ntnud uh th tudnt wthd.
r, wh dnd lk buttrfl nd tung lk b.
nd Vrnll, wh ndurd th ult nd truk bk wth hv ht.
ut vntull, r w th frt t gt trd.
dvrtmnt
Unlk r wh rn rund th rn, Vrnll brl mvd t ll.
n ddtn, thr w l th tmn dffrn btwn mn nd wmn.
h md t nvtbl fr r t nd u trd frt.
Yuv trtd lng ur brth. t n wndr n u mvd rund muh.
h.. u dnt lk trd t ll
Wll, trnd mlf qut bt.
mzng. ut th n wh wn, wll b m.
t md lk Vrnll hd th dvntg.
ut t nt lk r w dng ll th trk wthut ln.
h ntd twrd Vrnll ft, nd t w thn tht h ntd tht h w unbl t mv thm.
h ! mg!
Y. rn wth ur kll wll b bl t vd bng ttkd bfr th gt frzn ,
h d tht, h tvtd hr mg.
mmbl lg w frzn nd t bm hrdr t mv rund.
lwrd th tmrtur lwl u nt vd t.
N, th n gd!
Yu nt nmr.
r mg l frz bth f Vrnll hnd, nd h uld n lngr u h wn.
w hld mtnl. bd mght gt ruhd f h frd t t mv.
Fr mg uld thw t, but Vrnll w nt bl nugh wth mg t d nd vn f h uld, h wuldnt lt t hn.
r rn frwrd, drwng hr rr.
ll h ndd t d w thrut t t h nk.
Yt h w mthng untd th tht vrd hm trtd rkng.
U!
Wth fr r frm Vrnll, th tht frmd n hm w httrd.
uh w th burd munt f trngth h hd. thnk h uld brk th frm th nd.
n, tht nt th rblm hr.
dvrtmnt
vn wth rw trngth, f n frfull mvd frzn bd, th bd wll b ruhd.
mk Vrnll ft bl, t mnt tht th mg tlf fld t ntr h bd.
r ddnt knw tht Vrnll h drk ttrbut wr tht trmntd hm vr n h w ung.
u t w th m ttrbut th Wth wr, t md Vrnll bd mr rtnt t dmg.
ddnt hv mlt ntrl vr th wr, but du t bng uhd t th brnk b r, Vrnll mngd t unnul rvnt hr mg frm frzng th nd f h bd.
n tht mmnt, r w tufd b th untd turn f vnt nd th mth w ddd.
Vrnll ud h grtwrd t knk ff hr Rr, thn tuhd hr nk wth t, whh ud hr hvr ntntvl.
h mth ddd!
t dn! h hmn Vrnll!
t th udg gnl, th mmnttr nnund th rult n lud v.
Vrnll ut h wrd w, nd bfr lbrtng h vtr, h d h rt twrd wrth nnt b rhng ut h hnd.
r lkd t t fr fw nd nd thn, wth lghtl h ml, h tk Vrnll hnd.
nd wth th, th Fghtng urnmnt ld t urtn.