'What could he possibly want with me now?' Ed was wondering what his father wanted with him. He knew his father was a strict man but he still cared for his family.
"What is it, father?"
"I heard from Bella that you were practicing some sword skills earlier." A hint of surprise was found in Arthur's voice.
'Huh, why would that be surprising shouldn't everyone be able to do that?' Ed found it normal to be able to practice swords in this world.
[Reminding host that this body was at the bottom of the world just 5 days ago, Host being able to practice now for more than 2 hours would shock anyone in the world]
'So that's why!! I completely forgot about that...' Ed couldn't help but feel stupid for forgetting something so important. His father Arthur then continued to speak.
"Are you feeling alright, any discomfort or anything?"
"No father I'm feeling alright, I'm guessing the pills you got me healed me and now I'm able to practice sword skills." Feeling nervous he couldn't help but shift the blame to the pills his father had gotten him before.
'Those pills shouldn't have helped him with anything, but whatever it is a good coincidence indeed' Understanding that his son was hiding some sort of secret he couldn't help but feel sad. However, happiness soon took over as he thought his son would soon climb up in the ladder of the world.
"Then how about we spar a little but tomorrow hahaha"
Ed suddenly got stiff and afraid. 'Spar with you?! Who would want to do that?! Who in this country even dares to stand before you other than General Leonard?!!! '
Ed couldn't help but feel despair take over. This was his retribution for not thinking thing thoroughly. He knew his father was at Heavenly establishment; and although he didn't know what level; his father was very close to breaking through to the next grade. This alone made his father among the top 10 people in the world, a spar with such a person was like courting death.
Ed left the bath and went straight to his room. He had a lot to think about and a lot more to prepare.
"System what are my chances at putting up a good fight tomorrow?" Ed didn't bother to ask for his chances of winning since even he knew it was impossible.
[If host uses all of his powers, then host might be able to get close to his father]
"All of my powers just to get close...this Is not good at all"
[Reminding host that he is still level 1, although your stats have increased, you are still nowhere near your father. Being able to get close is already an achievement]
Listening to the system, Ed acknowledged and quietly went to sleep; there was nothing he could do.
Next morning there was a knock on the door and the maid Becky entered.
"Young master, his highness requests that you get up and join him for the spar that was scheduled."
Ed got up, although reluctantly, summoned both Murasame and Murata-tou and made his way to his father.
His father was waiting for him in his casual clothes; he looked more like a commoner rather than a king with his pants and long shirt. It looked like the perfect thing to wear for a spar as it was easy for movement.
"You're here Ed. Humm..." suddenly Arthur's eyes were like hawks checking out the swords that Ed was carrying.
"Where did you get those swords, Edward?"
"I bought them from a blacksmith shop when I went out yesterday"
"I see." His voice had a bit of caution in it as if he didn't believe what Ed was saying."Let us begin anyway" Saying that he brought out a wooden sword that was laying next to him.
Ed was slightly relieved he wasn't using his saber, but he knew that it was the same to his father.
No one else was present in the training area; Ed guessed his father forbade anyone from coming.
Arthur made the first move which looked very casual but was actually a very serious step in that covered most of the distance between him and Ed. He then swung his wooden sword at Ed from above.
Ed was surprised but was able to barely dodge the coming attack thank to his movement skill. But then a side attack was coming from his father which he could do nothing about but block with Murasame. Even though he was blocking it still felt extremely painful, It was the first Ed felt such pain since the Truck incident that caused to come to this world.
"What's wrong Ed? That can't be all you got right?" Arthur said turning towards Ed who was still in shock from his pain.
"I can still go on" Ed didn't want to end his spar with his father so fast as it a very good combat experience.
"Good then!" Arthur said and charged in the same way as before. But since Ed knew it was already coming he decided to step in as well while thrusting Murata-tou towards his father's throat.
Arthur was very surprised that his son could do such a thing but still managed to dodge by sidestepping.
Ed, however, foresaw his movement and suddenly swung Murasame to the right where his father was. Yet, even so, his father still blocked it and retreated back.
"Your skill is very good Ed. I wonder how you learned such movements." His father was clearly surprised.
"I was always watching your training from afar father" Ed didn't lie; the prince did actually watch his father's training all the time. However, this didn't explain how Ed could do perform all of this since in his training yesterday he could only mimic the movement that came to his mind.
[The Two-sword style skill combined with the Spectral Shadow Steps allows the host to have a great grasp of his surroundings as well as perform skills to a great degree]
[On top of that host's father is greatly suppressing his power for you to keep up. As for the difference between training and sparring, the Two-sword style skill was created with fighting in mind so its performance improves during actual combat]
As Ed was trying to understand what his system had told his father's voice interrupted his concentration.
"I will be getting a bit serious now Ed. Don't disappoint me!"
Hello guys i hope you enjoyed the little battle scene i wrote. Would you like for me to continue this way or decrease the descriptions and increase the battle more?
As for Arthur he was suppressing his power to knight establishment 1st level to test his son, that's why Ed was able to keep up.
Ed is holding Murasame in his left hand while Murata-tou is in his right hand.
As soon as his father said that, he immediately raised his wooden sword above his head in exaggerated movement clearly indicating that Ed should dodge.
Ed understood that and dodged to the side by rolling on the ground, although the movements were exaggerated they were still very fast, after getting up; Ed looked to the side and found that the earth had caved in a straight line from his father's strike. 'Was he trying to kill...' Ed could only smile wryly at this.
"I'm still not done yet," said Arthur, which caused Ed to feel a chill and a premonition of death, because of that he decided to use the Sharingan even if it meant more problems afterward.
Even though Ed used the Sharingan, he still could only catch the blur of his father coming from his left side which prompted him to block with both his swords.
*BAM* An ear-numbing strike was heard and Ed was lifted off his feet and thrown away, thanks to his shadow steps which increased his balance as well, he managed to get on his feet quickly.
Ed was greeted by his father's sword coming at him from above, seeing this Ed immediately crossed his swords above his head and held on for his dear life. He successfully stopped his father's sword, but it was still putting some force on him.
Ed got an idea at that moment; he used his Murasame to help slide off his father's sword to the side in smooth movements and then slashed with his other sword at his father.
Seeing this, Arthur couldn't help but let out a smile. But soon that smile turned into a frown followed by a roar that could scare even lions.
"HAAAAH!!"
Ed felt like the shock-wave of a bomb hit him and threw him to the back.
[Host, the roar just now was infused with tempered QI. Host may be suffering from confusion and paralysis due to fear]
Ed didn't even bother to understand what the system said; he was indeed in a state of confusion. But his father didn't attack, he felt a bit childish to use a QI roar on his son who was still bedridden not too long ago so he waited until Ed regained his normal state.
"You okay Ed? Can you still continue?" Arthur asked with concern in his voice.
"Yes, I still can" Saying that Ed grabbed his two swords with his shaking hands. Although Ed was never in a fight like this before, he was beginning to enjoy it and didn't want it to end at all. He had even forgotten that he activated the Sharingan that was draining his stamina away.
'I won't last long like this against him... I need to change my plans' Ed knew that his frontal attacks can do nothing to his father so he to change strategies.
He decided to check his inventory for anything to use and noticed he had 2xKunai and 1xshuriken. He then started to think up a plan.
After he was done he started his plan immediately. Ed threw his Murasame at his father suddenly and quickly, as his father wasn't expecting such a thing he was caught by surprise and dodged to the right. This didn't escape Ed's Sharingan and he immediately pounced at his father with a slash.
However, his father still parried his attack and retreated back; this was exactly what Ed wanted so he threw a Kunai at his father who was dodging to the back.
Arthur was admiring his son's strategy but couldn't afford to go easy on him so he instantly changed directions to the left, then he noticed Ed pulling off another Kunai. Ed threw the Kunai where he had thrown the first one; Arthur thought that his son's skills were clumsy only to here a clink at his left.
The 2 Kunais hit each other which caused the 2nd one to change direction to where Arthur was at.
Ed knew his father would have no choice but to slash at the Kunai since he had nowhere else to dodge to, he had already reached the wall of the training area. He then rushed up front slashing at his dad again, just as he was about to hit, Arthur caught the sword with his left hand even though he was in a twisted position because of slashing at the Kunai with his right hand.
However, Ed was a step ahead of his father. Murasame, which he had thrown earlier was now stuck at the wall, Ed grabbed it and pulled it away, performing a stabbing motion.
"Hahahaha great job Ed, it's been a while since I was cornered like this!" Hearing his father's words while he was stabbing, Ed knew something was coming. And he was greeted with a kick to the guts.
Ed completely disregarded his father's legs as a potential weapon and now he was paying the price. The hit along with the fatigue he accumulated by using the Sharingan and his spar caused Ed's consciousness to slip away while he was falling to the ground.
Ed was hearing 2 voices; 1 belonged to his father while the other belonged to the system. However Ed couldn't be bothered at all, he just wanted some rest.
While Ed was unconscious, 2 days passed by. After he woke up he made some noises which caused Becky to knock and enter the room.
"You've woken up young master. Should I call his majesty over?"
"No need my father should be busy, I'll head over to him myself when he's free" Ed wanted to verify his current state before making any actions.
"Understood young master I'll take my leave now" Becky left the room while saying that.
"System how much time has passed after I lost consciousness?"
[Host has been unconscious for 2 days]
'That long huh...'
"System show me my stats," Ed thought that he should have gotten some bonuses after all
[Scan function initiated]
Name: Edward Avalon.
Level: 3.
Stats:
Str : 45.
Agl: 36.
Int: 32.
Def: 32.
Sta: 50.
Skills: Two-sword style, Etiquette, Haggling, Strategy.
Abilities: Sharingan, Spectral Shadow Steps.
Monsters: None.
Evaluation: Still a long way ahead of you.
"System how come I leveled up?! I didn't kill anything!!" Ed was perplexed at his current power-up.
[Although I said before that killing monsters and finishing quests will let Host level up, that is not the only way. Host can also level by performing outstanding feats. Although this method is not to be trusted as its results are not certain].
Hello guys, the fight between father and son is over i hope you liked it.
What do you think about Ed's power-up? Does he deserve it or nah?
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