THE KING IN THE NORTH

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It's another day for the Vikings; they have a big wrestling match; all the warriors participating were getting prepared; they have twenty contestants, including Ina and Carl; Martin wasn't involved; he had dropped back because of Ina's involvement; he didn't want to fight his girlfriend.

It was time for the fight to begin. The king of Vikings, King Erik, took his seat with his son Martin sitting at his right hand, and the king brother Janssen sat on his left. The other villagers were standing all around the court, cheering the fighters as they walked in to show themselves. The twenty contestants walk to the court, raise their hands to wave the crowd, and meet the king. They will bow to Erik, then walk out. Every one of the contestants walks in and does the same. Then it comes Ina, Ina being the only female fighter among the contestants. The crowd shouts as they see Ina; they cheer for her. Martin wasn't happy to see her context; he just clapped for her as she met the king. Erik blesses her, and she walks out. Carl was the last to walk in; he moved directly to the king. Erik blessed him for the fight, and he walked out.

It was time to pick an opponent. They had an officiating who had a bowl filled with bricks, written one to twenty. The fighters already knew their numbers; for the fighter to know their opponent, the officiating would raise two bricks; the two numbers would be the opponent. Ina was the fifteenth contestant, while Carl is the twentieth contestant. The officiating begins to raise the brick while they take record of the opponent. Martin prays that Ina avoids Carl as the first fight, hoping she gets an easy draw, but none of the contestants is an easy one. The officiator name is Lars; he is the son of Janssen (Erik brother). He raised the first brick, which was number five; he then raised the second one, which was contestants nine; they then recorded contestants five vs. contestants nine for the first fight; he then continues.

Contestants three vs. contestants fifteen

Contestants eleven vs. contestants eight

Contestants twenty vs. contestants one

Contestants six vs. contestants seventeen

Contestants ten vs. contestants seven

Contestants two vs. contestants thirteen

Contestants four vs. contestants sixteen

Contestants fourteen vs. contestants nineteen

Contestants eighteen vs. contestants twelve

That was the final draw; all the contestants were already there. It was time for the officiator to announce the rules of the fight.

"This is a fight for one winner; you will have to fight to death; choose any weapon of your choice at the entrance; the winner will progress to the next stage; the final winner will be awarded the new war leader; to replace the dead war leader, fight to death," Lars announced.

The crowd cheered; they clapped, and some blew whistles. It was time for the first fight. The contestants five and nine walked towards the court; they took the weapon of their choice before entering; the contestant five is a huge black guy with a huge beard; the contestant nine follows him, picking his own weapon; they faced each other at the court while the officiating stood at the centre; he made a sign for the two to walk close; he asked them if they were ready; they nodded their heads; they walked a bit back from each other; Lars made a sign of fight; they should begin.

They start to fight each other, very brutal attack from the contestants five, contestants nine was good in escaping his attacks, the momentum of the fight start to increase, it begin to be a tough one, after the two had given some cut on the body, after ten minutes of a brutal fight, contestants five threw his sword to contestants nine, as the contestants nine was about to dodge the sword, not knowing the contestants five followed it up, as he dodged it, contestants five kicked out the shield from contestants nine hand, he begin to give him blow Countless times until the contestants nine became very tired and weak, blood filled their faces; they all thought he was dead. Lars checked on him; he couldn't raise his hand. Lars declared contestants five the winners of the first round.

After a tough first round of fights, Martin knows it is not going to be easy for Ina. He left his seat where his father was sitting to meet Ina as she waited for her turn.

"What are you doing here, Martin?" Ina asked.

"I am afraid; you need to be quiet now; I can't stand to lose you." Martin said, confronting Ina.

Ina is reluctant to accept what Martin has said, as she is not willing to back down.

"I don't think I can do that; I will fight for the war leader. Don't worry about me; I will be fine. Your lucky you didn't join the fight; surely I would defeat you, or maybe you're afraid of me beating you up; that's the reason you backed out, "Ina said.

The second fight is about to begin, and Ina has been called out. She stood up and left Martin there as she walked to the court. Martin was standing there, and he couldn't do anything to stop Ina. She had made up her mind, and he only wished she didn't get too hurt. Ina is a very strong girl, physically strong, and has fighting techniques. She is very good at both swords and archery.

She walks inside the court with a sword, and her opponent comes in with two pairs of axes. Martin then goes to the crowd to watch his girlfriend closely. Th3 fight begins, Ina's opponent is not easy, he was tough, the guy literally dodged all Ina's attack, he tried hitting Ina with his axe, Ina was very quick, she then had to cut her opponent on the ankle, the opponent went on the floor and can't walk properly with the wounded leg, which is now an advantage for Ina to win the fight. Ina is now watching her steps and is now focused on ending the fight. She needs to be more careful. Her opponent is now on the defensive side. She then cuts the second ankle; this time her opponent can barely stand up. She walks close to him, kicks out his weapon, and points her sword towards her opponent's neck.

"I understand you, young girl, but clearly it is a good fight. It is time to dine in Valhalla," the contestants three said.

Ina smiled, raised her sword, and hit it on the floor next to her opponent. The fight was won, and Ina was declared the winner. Martin was relieved as he smiled at Ina's victory.

The fight continues as they get winners in each round.

Contestants five defeat contestants nine.

Ina's contestants, fifteen, defeated contestants, three.

Contestants eight defeat contestants eleven by death.

Contestants eighteen defeat contestants twelve.

Contestants seven defeat contestants ten by death.

Contestants six defeat contestants seventeen by death.

Contestants two defeat contestants thirteen by death.

Contestants fourteen defeat contestants nineteen by death.

Contestants sixteen defeat contestants four.

And this last fight of round one, contestants twenty vs. contestants one, Carl, but contestants twenty walks In to the court, followed by his opponent, Carl barely picked a weapon; he chose to pick a dagger. Everyone was surprised. "What was he doing?"

question the crowd was asking among themselves.

"What is he doing? "Erik asked Martin.

"He knows what he is doing; I trust him. "Martin responds to his father.

Erik is not comfortable with his son's choice of weapon, picking up a dagger in the midst of many swords that were laid on the floor to choose from for the fight, while his opponent picked up two swords. Lars was shocked to meet Carl.

"Are you sure about your choice of weapon? "Lars asked Carl.

"Your job is to officiate, not to worry about my choice of weapon," Car answered.

Lars indicates the fight to start; the King's heart wasn't at peace; his mind was going here and there, thinking maybe Carl doesn't want to go to England, so he decides to die in a fight; Erik is frightened.

The fight begins. Carl's opponent saw he was with a short dagger, and he began to laugh at Carl.

"Is that all you can use to defend yourself?" the opponent asked as he shouted at Carl.

Carl didn't respond as he kept looking at his opponent. The opponent rushed Carl, swinging his sword. Carl didn't make a move as he kept looking at his opponent. The second his opponent reached him, Carl did a 360-degree turn to cut his opponent's neck. Everyone was quiet; none of the crowd knew what had happened as both Carl and his opponent still stood. Seconds later, his opponent went on his knees as blood rushed out of his neck. The crowd shouted, Erik was relieved, and he started clapping for his son.

Lars raised Carl's hand as the winner, and cheers were coming all over the place. Erik raised his hand for quietness; the crowd then became silent.

"Today we have witnessed a horrific fight from our contestants. Round two of the fight will be in the next two days, and the next round will be physical combat. We are pleased to see you today. To those who lost their lives today, may they dine with Odin in Valhalla," Erik said.

The crowd cheered him, and they began to leave for their homes. Erik went back to his house with his brother Janssen, where the dead bodies were burned and their ashes thrown into the river.

They have ten fighters left for the next round coming up in the next two days. The remaining fighter went back to their home, and Martin went after Ina.

"You had a great fight today." Martin, congratulations, Ina.

"Thank you; you should be going home; you are late already," Ina tells Martin.

"Ehhm, I am staying with you for the night, "Martin said.

"Probably you want to get another thing; definitely not in my house; you will see nothing," Ina replied.

"What are you talking about?" Martin asked.

Ina didn't say anything else as she kept walking home, with Martin following her, still waiting for a reply.

"Ok, wait, you don't have to keep silent; I want to help you," Martin said.

"Help me on what Martin? I am doing okay, you can see; I don't have any cuts; am fine," Ina insists.

"The next round is going to be very tough; it is physical combat. combat , am very concerned," Martin said.

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Ina got angry over Martin insisting on helping her. She walked fast. Martin followed her and held her hand. He pulled her close to him.

"I am not worried about the fight; I love you," Martin said slowly.

He tries kissing Ina, and as he draws his mouth close to Ina's mouth, Ina holds his mouth and slaps him.

"You need to learn some behaviour; you don't kiss a girl like that; a dog is watching," Ina said, pointing at a dog standing in a corner and looking at them.

Martin smiled, picked up a stone, and threw it to the dog. The dog ran away.

"He made me miss a kiss; next time I will kill it," Martin said to himself.

He then followed Ina home. On reaching home, Ina removed her vest, dropped her weapon, and washed her face with the water outside her house. Martin stood and kept looking at her.

"Are you just going to stand there and stare at me?" Ina said.

Martin didn't say a word; he went inside. Ina cleaned her face and went inside with a lantern. Martin took the lantern out of Ina's hand, dropped it on the floor, and took out Ina's robe. Ina was completely naked. Martin started kissing her and threw her to the wooden bed. Martin and Ina had rounds of sex; they both enjoyed themselves; they both had sex until they got weak and slept on each other.