In the land of Norway, in the territory of the noble house of Larsen, the sound of clashing weapons can be heard. The sound was coming from the training ground a few metres behind the mansion of the noble family. A boy who is 17 years old was currently having a duel with a man who seemed to be at least 40.
The boy has jet black hair and grey eye's. A fair complexion and a slim build. He also has a handsome face. He only wore a white shirt and black pants as he was sparing with the man. He had a sword in his hand as he was fighting with him. He was covered in sweat and dirt was also on his body and clothes as well.The man he was fighting had brown hair which was starting to grey at some points. He has auburn eyes and a moustache as well. A fair complexion and a body which is in the middle of slim and buff. He wore all black as he was also sweating from the spar he was having with the young man. He also had a sword in his hand as he was fighting with the boy.They then locked blades with eachother as they put more force and tried to push the other back. The boy had to evidently put more force since he was both younger than the man and was also more sleek. The boy then broke the lock and did a horizontal slash at the man. The man used his sword to block the by doing a vertical downwards strike.But to the man surprise the boy let go of his sword and due to the momentum created by the way it was swung it spun around the sword of the man. The boy used this momentary surprise and grabbed the sword handle with his left hand and spun around and used the momentum to attack. The man quickly adjusted his blade and blocked it but was pushed a bit backwards from the force.'Remarkable, using an unorthodox technique like that will surely help in a fight. Were it not for my experience from previous battles then I wouldn't have been able to react so quickly.' The man thought to himself.The boy meanwhile was a bit irritated that his attack was stopped. He was also getting more tired and knew that he had to end this battle quickly or else he will lose.'Damn it. I didn't expect him to react to quickly that he would block with his sword. I thought he would jump but not block it. But then again, he wouldn't be my Master is he wasn't able to block my attack.' The boy thought to himself with a small smile.The man then pushed the boy back and then started to thrust his sword at the boy as if he were fencing. The boy managed to block the strikes due to his training but it was taking a lot more energy out of him. After two seconds the man stopped attacking and readied his blade. The two of them knew that both were really tired from the fight and would collapse soon.The boy went in for the attack and the man returned it with his own. The two then did attack after attack at eachother. As they were fighting the boy found an opening in the man's attack and quickly attacked and sent the man's sword flying into the air. He then pointed the sword at the man as the man's sword impaled the ground near them.The man in response smiled at the boy. The two of them were panting from the spar that they had but both of them were satisfied with the result."You've won. You've defeated me master Lucas." The man said with a smile."It seems I have Master Gustav." The now named Lucas said in response.Gustav smiled in response at the amount of respect his student was showing to him. He was quite different from the other young masters of the noble houses who have more pride."I think it would be better if you are to go and take a bath my lord. I shall inform the lord about your victory in our battle. I'm confident that he will be quite happy for your success." Gustav said to him.Lucas nodded to him in response and then planted his sword in the ground and then left to enter the mansion. All the while Gustav looked on with pride.'I have been training the young master for at least 11 years. When I first met him he was just a 6 year old boy but he had a great determination to grow in strength. And now he has finally managed to defeat me in combat. As his teacher I couldn't be more proud.' Gustav thought to himself with a smile.Lucas had entered the mansion and took a refreshing bath. He was a bit exhausted from the battle but the bath helped him a bit. He then wore his noble dress and made his way to the dining hall of his family. After he had entered the hall he was met with a lot of food like always. He had a good amount of food and he was congratulated by his father and mother for his win against his teacher.His father is Leif Larsen and the current lord of the house of Larsen. Due to being a duke he has significant influence in the country, overshadowed by the archduke and the royal family. He had black hair and a moustache, silver eyes and pale skin complexion and was a bit more buff than him. He was one of the few people in the land of Scandinavia to have black hair.His mother is Agnes Larsen, the daughter of a Marquis who had lost their power. She was a beauty with cream coloured hair and fair complexion. She was also a bit of a fighter as well. She has great trust in her husband and loves her son very much.Gustav had informed the two of Lucas's win against him in their spar in the morning. Of course both parents were quite happy when they heard that their son had managed to defeat him. Gustav was quite a skilled swordsman and had also given tutelage to many other children of nobles.Of course, most of the children stopped their training after seeing how hard it is. Due to them being born into high class families and living a life of luxury they didn't like training and hard work that much and liked to indulge in their riches. Not to mention the fact that most of the nobles take leadership roles rather than those of warriors. Due to this Gustav has quite a liking to Lucas.His parents congratulated him for his victory and we're very proud of his achievement. Lucas accepted the compliments and also thanked Gustav for his tutelage all these years which the man said was his pleasure. After eating and talking with his parents he retired to his room. His room was fairly large and contained costly things. He also had a lot of books and other accessories.He stood at the window and looked at the sky and contemplated what has transpired since he had come here."It's been a long time." Lucas said to himself as he looked at the sky.'It has been what, 12 no 13 years since I awoke in thei world in the body of Lucas. And I was about to graduate out of college as well. I was very confused when I awoke in this body but thankfully since I had already matured by that time I was able to adapt quickly. I quickly learned that I was in the 6th century in the country of Norway. I also came to know that I am the son of a duke and holds significant power in the kingdom. But that didn't mitigate the fact that I had now lost my previous life, all that hard-work I put in gone.' Lucas thought to himself as he sighed at the last part.He then went to the shelf with books and took one and traced along its spine.'I also learned that humans weren't the only race in this world and that magic also exists. But magic has now rarely been used by the people in this land and even though they believe in the Norse God's, they consider it a hassle since it takes a lot of time to learn magic. The machinations, the words, the letters, all of wh
"I would say the same but unfortunately I don't know your name but it's nice to meet to meet you too." Lucas said as he bowed as well.He saw the finger of the boy twitching when he said he didn't know him. He also saw the boy had a irritated face when he heard him."Oh, then let me introduce myself. I am Oskar Rehbindr, the heir to the house of Rehbindr which holds the rank of duke like yours." The now introduced Oskar said to him."Good to know." Lucas nonchalantly said as he took a sip of his wine.Oskar grit his teeth in response to his nonchalant answer.'Why the hell is he talking so nonchalantly?! My house is the same rank as him and he acts like I'm some normal person! I'm the heir to the noble house of Rehbindr! Is he looking down on me!?' Oskar thought to himself with growing anger.Oskar looked at Lucas who was calmly observing his surroundings while eating a few grapes. While this would've caused other people to leave him, for someone like Oskar it was as if he was disresp
The man in front of him is Alvis Johansen, a merchant who has trade connections in both the countries of Norway and Sweden. Lucas had a chance encounter with the man as said merchant was going through the forest for securing a deal. Unfortunately for the merchant he was ambushed by bandits but fortunately for Lucas he was in the area going through his training when it happened.He saved the man and defeated the bandits and the merchant in response was quite pleased with him. After that the two of them would see each other from time to time as the merchant had taken quite a liking to Lucas due to him saving his life and him being much different than the other nobles.While Alvis was a good businessman he isn't treated that greatly by the other nobles due to him not being from a noble family in the country. Due to this he had taken quite a liking to Lucas due to him treating him like any other person. He liked him even more when he saw Lucas' potential in the business department.Lucas
Lucas then read the letter again carefully before he burned both the envelope and letter with magical fire to ensure no one knows about it. He then sat on his couch as he thought about all the information he had gotten. Though it wasn't much he was someone who believed that knowledge is power and is needed if one needs victory.'If what I know about both kingdom's is true then it will not be much time before they go to war with eachother. There's going to be many casualties in the war and maybe some of the members of the noble families might perish at the war. If that happens then I might be able to use that chance to increase the strength of my own clan.' Lucas thought to himself.Then he thought about the tension between the two kingdoms about the piece of land which both are debating for. That particular information stuck in his mind.'Wait, if both the kingdoms are focusing on that particular land then doesn't that mean the other territories aren't under that tight supervision. If
Both heirs looked at eachother. Lucas with a neutral look while Oskar had an arrogant grin. Their armors were quite different as well. Oskar was wearing armour that showed his noble heritage and made him look good. Lucas meanwhile had worn plain armor over chainmail. Lucas had a longsword while Oskar had on his hip a decorated longsword.The nobles started to mutter amongst themselves when they saw the way the two heirs dressed. Many complimented Oskar for his great looking armor which showed his noble blood. But the nobles were staring and muttering disapprovingly at Lucas's choice of armor as it was very plain and made him look like any normal soldier."Why is he wearing armour like that?" "He should wear something more fitting of his status.""He looks more like a commoner than a noble." Those were the kind of chatter that was going around the nobles. As for the royal family, they were mostly curious about Lucas's choice of armor as nobles usually wore more extravagant armor. Osk
Both fighters drew their blades and got into stances. Though it was easy to know that the stance used by Lucas was much more stable and better than the one used by Oscar by those who were well versed in the art of combat like Lucas's teacher Gustav and the princess Olivia.'His stance is actually good.' Olivia thought to herself.Lucas narrowed his eyes as he looked at the sword which was covered in an aura indicating that it was enchanted as well. Oskar then went with an overhead slash at Lucas which had it's speed increased by his armor. But for Lucas who had trained consistently with his master the attack wasn't that impressive.Lucas merely sidestepped as the sword went harmless down his left side. Oskar was surprised while Lucas was looking at him with the same impassive face. Oskar was a bit ticked off at the lack of reaction from the heir to his attack as he went for a horizontal slash which Lucas blocked with his sword and used his hand guard to stop it as he had the same impa
"As if! I'm not gonna yield!" Oskar shouted as he went to attack Oscar with his fists.Lucas only sighed in response as he used the broad side of his blade and smacked Oskar's across the face with it. This sending the heir tumbling to Lucas's left as he lost his balance while Lucas openly scoffed. Olivia meanwhile was grinning at seeing a cheeky nobleman being put in his place.Oskar coughed a bit and started to get up when he heard the clanking of boots as he turned and looked at Lucas who was walking towards him."Just give up you are embarassing yourself." Lucas said in a tired tone.But Oskar wasn't having none of it. He was brought up as a member of the high class of the current society and was told that he was special and that was how his life had been. But now facing the humiliation of defeat in front of all these people was making him more angry as he lunged at Lucas with a roar.Lucas sighed and letting go of his sword he moved out of the way and then using his hand tore the
As Olivia was reading the letter her eyes were starting to be filled with fury and rage as she read more and more as her face started to grow red from anger. Despite the elaborate language used by the prince she understood that he only wants to marry her due to her position and body. She also did not like the fact that he claimed that she needed him to live.She was a proud woman who was capable of taking care of her own needs and found it very insulting. But what angered her most was how he was saying his kingdom was greater than hers. As the princess of said kingdom and as someone who takes pride in it she was very furious at him.Her parents had seen the rage in her eyes despite her having the same serious face she maintained. They knew that whatever the prince had said in the letter has resulted in their daughter becoming very angry."What does it say dear?" Signe asked her."I believe you should read it for yourself." Olivia said as she gave the letter to her mother.Signe took t