THE KNIGHT OF CROWS PART 1
In a land called Affairan. Their stood beautiful Kingdoms. The Kingdom of the South: Auoris. It is known for its beautiful pastures and serene oceanside villages. Then their is the Kingdom of the West: Heroanis. It is well known for their Impenetrable Citadel that protects the inside from the dangers outside. Next is the kingdom of the East: Leviturn. It has been named after Levitus the Iron King. Finally the most important of the Kingdoms would be the Northern Kingdom: Salerian. This is home of King Fredrick and his daughter, Princess Iris.
Each of these Kingdoms live in harmony. However, for protection, every Kingdom does have legendary knights, famous for their talents. In the Kingdom of Salerian lives a young boy named Diath. This is his story....
CHAPTER 1: NEW RECRUITS WITH BIG HEADS
In the lower part of Salerian was a small village. All the houses were two stories high and and lined up together. It was close to the barracks and near the woods. This is where Diath, the energetic young man lived.
As Diath's mother, Annabella, was waking up she noticed her son was already up and completing his morning choirs. "Diath what're you doing up so early. Y'Know Sir Leo isn't holding judgment for recruits until noon. Not at the break of dawn!" She yelled from out her window.
Her son looked up and grinned from outside looked up at his mom from her window. "Yeah but if I wake up near noon I'll be drowsy" Diath replied.
Like always Diath was up early. He had already taken care of most of his choirs, so all he had to do was collect his belongings and head towards the barracks. He head inside and began packing his things.
"Hey ma?" Diath asked "Have you seen my dagger? I wanna take it with me"
His mother opened her mouth to reply when another voice interrupted.
"Here, I found your dagger in my bedroom. Stop going through my stuff!" The older girl said.
It was Diath's sister. She had nothing in common with Diath at all. She had brown hair, Hazel eyes,she smelled like nutmeg and she was quick thinking. Diath took his dagger and placed it in his sheath.
"Sorry Sarina." He replied.
Unlike his sister, Diath had blonde hair,green eyes and a slight athletic build from running errands for his mom and neighbors of his village. His sister was 21 and he was 17, but his sister acted like she was in her thirties.
Sarina looked up, she smiled at her little brother feeling pride like he was her own son
"So todays really the day,huh?" She asked. "Today is the day my little brother stops playing pretend soldier and becomes a real one"
Diath smiled, his face flushing red with excitement
"Yeah" He replied. "No more little kid stuff"
He checked outside to see the what time it was.
"Speaking of recruits, I'm gunna be late for tryouts. An hour has already passed by."
Annabella and Sarina smiled and shook their heads
Sarina chuckled. "And just when I thought you were growing up too."
Diath smiled,grabbed his satchel and hugged his mother and his sister. His mother held back tears of joy
"Your father would be so proud Diath. You'll make an excellant Knight." she said.
Diath smiled and left his house and began running to the barracks. It was on the eastern side of his village so he'd have to run a little bit to get their but he didn't mind. He gave one last wave to his mother and his sister, who were standing at the doorway of his house and then he turned and left.
By the time he made it to the barracks just about everyone was their. Sir Leo was standing in front of the group of fourty-two young men and women. Diath didn't understand why there were girls at the barracks but he didn't care. Sir Leo looked up at the crowd. He had blue eyes and brownish-blonde hair that seemed like he cut himself. He had a rough 5'O clock shadow that was even rougher than his hair but he didn't seem to show intimidation in his facial expression or posture.
As he stood standing in the crowd Diath already had the utmost respect for Leo. He was serious but not headstrong, and Diath liked that. Leo gave all of them a look and then smiled
"Welcome!" He shouted. "You are all here to be soldiers and knights. Right?"
Everyone nodded and replied in unison. "Yes sir!"
"Good I like that. All of you will show me your strengths and I'll show you your weaknesses. From then on I'll decide whether you've got what it takes to be a Knight or if your lacking." Leo explained. "Now follow me"
Leo led them through a large corridor that led to a large field. Diath looked in amazement at the field. It was big, in fact it was bigger than his whole village. Before Diath got to admire the training field Leo showed them to a small area with armors,swords,shields,and much more. All the recruits looked around. Looking at how amazing it was.
Leo now was in front of them. "This is the armory. I want all of you to put on armor. I don't care if its steel or leather or if you wore only gauntlets. Put something on and grab a weapon"
All the recruits walked in taking what felt suited them. The larger boys of the group went for large heavy army, and big weapons such as warhammers, claymores, and anything that looked like it could crush you. As for the girls, they stuck to leather armor and shortswords and daggers. They obviously relied on speed. Now all that was left were about eight boys, including Diath. Two went for leather armor and battle axes. and the rest went for metal armor and longwords and shields. Diath decided to take light metal armor and a longsword.
If he were to make it as a knight he'd get his own custom armor. As he walked out their were a few chuckles and words about Diath being not as tall as the rest of the boys. They looked like giants but Diath looked average, actually he looked below average. That made him feel like an easy target.
Leo then looked at all of them, making a mental note to himself. "Alright theirs about forty-six of you so split in half. Twenty-three on the left of the field and twenty-three on the right."
Just as Leo said, the new recruits spread out to either side of the field. Diath, went to the left of the field, and stared at the person directly across from him ,studying him carefully. He was tall, one of the tall young men of the group. He was heavily built and wore big, heavy armor like he was a berserk paladin. He seemed to be grinning at Diath like he was going to enjoy fighting with him. He held a lance and a shield which meant he would be attacking long range and defending himself.
As Diath stood their, the girl next to him smirked at him "That guys totally gunna crush you." she said like if it was amusing.
Diath looked at her like she had four heads and sighed "Whatever..."
Sir Leo had started calling people from both fields to spar against eachother.
"Listen" the girl said appolagetically "It was just a joke."
Diath lightned up a bit then "Oh I see. I'm just nervous. A big guy with a long lance dosent sound good to me."
By then Leo had made halfway up the group. The first one to strike a blow that knocks the opponent down wins and so far the big guys were winning. One blow from them and the anyone smaller than them was down. Now it was the girl next to him's turn. She marched across the field brandishing her shortsword while a muscular girl from the other side approached with a spear.
When the fight begun the girl with the spear went on a full onslaught, thrashing and lunging her spear against Diath's friend. The girl with the spear looked pretty confident when out of nowhere the other girl sweep kicked her off her feet and knocked her down. Diath's new friend returned triumphantly next to Diath.
"Wow you were really good." Diath cheered. "I thought she had you and then you turned it around!"
The girl looked at him and smiled "Call me Arithia and thank you. But before you compliment me, it's your turn to spar."
Diath"s heart sank. He completley forgot about his turn....
In a land called Affairan. Their stood beautiful Kingdoms. The Kingdom of the South: Auoris. It is known for its beautiful pastures and serene oceanside villages. Then their is the Kingdom of the West: Heroanis. It is well known for their Impenetrable Citadel that protects the inside from the dangers outside. Next is the kingdom of the East: Leviturn. It has been named after Levitus the Iron King. Finally the most important of the Kingdoms would be the Northern Kingdom: Salerian. This is home of King Fredrick and his daughter, Princess Iris.
Each of these Kingdoms live in harmony. However, for protection, every Kingdom does have legendary knights, famous for their talents. In the Kingdom of Salerian lives a young boy named Diath. This is his story....
CHAPTER 1: NEW RECRUITS WITH BIG HEADS
In the lower part of Salerian was a small village. All the houses were two stories high and and lined up together. It was close to the barracks and near the woods. This is where Diath, the energetic young man lived.
As Diath's mother, Annabella, was waking up she noticed her son was already up and completing his morning choirs. "Diath what're you doing up so early. Y'Know Sir Leo isn't holding judgment for recruits until noon. Not at the break of dawn!" She yelled from out her window.
Her son looked up and grinned from outside looked up at his mom from her window. "Yeah but if I wake up near noon I'll be drowsy" Diath replied.
Like always Diath was up early. He had already taken care of most of his choirs, so all he had to do was collect his belongings and head towards the barracks. He head inside and began packing his things.
"Hey ma?" Diath asked "Have you seen my dagger? I wanna take it with me"
His mother opened her mouth to reply when another voice interrupted.
"Here, I found your dagger in my bedroom. Stop going through my stuff!" The older girl said.
It was Diath's sister. She had nothing in common with Diath at all. She had brown hair, Hazel eyes,she smelled like nutmeg and she was quick thinking. Diath took his dagger and placed it in his sheath.
"Sorry Sarina." He replied.
Unlike his sister, Diath had blonde hair,green eyes and a slight athletic build from running errands for his mom and neighbors of his village. His sister was 21 and he was 17, but his sister acted like she was in her thirties.
Sarina looked up, she smiled at her little brother feeling pride like he was her own son
"So todays really the day,huh?" She asked. "Today is the day my little brother stops playing pretend soldier and becomes a real one"
Diath smiled, his face flushing red with excitement
"Yeah" He replied. "No more little kid stuff"
He checked outside to see the what time it was.
"Speaking of recruits, I'm gunna be late for tryouts. An hour has already passed by."
Annabella and Sarina smiled and shook their heads
Sarina chuckled. "And just when I thought you were growing up too."
Diath smiled,grabbed his satchel and hugged his mother and his sister. His mother held back tears of joy
"Your father would be so proud Diath. You'll make an excellant Knight." she said.
Diath smiled and left his house and began running to the barracks. It was on the eastern side of his village so he'd have to run a little bit to get their but he didn't mind. He gave one last wave to his mother and his sister, who were standing at the doorway of his house and then he turned and left.
By the time he made it to the barracks just about everyone was their. Sir Leo was standing in front of the group of fourty-two young men and women. Diath didn't understand why there were girls at the barracks but he didn't care. Sir Leo looked up at the crowd. He had blue eyes and brownish-blonde hair that seemed like he cut himself. He had a rough 5'O clock shadow that was even rougher than his hair but he didn't seem to show intimidation in his facial expression or posture.
As he stood standing in the crowd Diath already had the utmost respect for Leo. He was serious but not headstrong, and Diath liked that. Leo gave all of them a look and then smiled
"Welcome!" He shouted. "You are all here to be soldiers and knights. Right?"
Everyone nodded and replied in unison. "Yes sir!"
"Good I like that. All of you will show me your strengths and I'll show you your weaknesses. From then on I'll decide whether you've got what it takes to be a Knight or if your lacking." Leo explained. "Now follow me"
Leo led them through a large corridor that led to a large field. Diath looked in amazement at the field. It was big, in fact it was bigger than his whole village. Before Diath got to admire the training field Leo showed them to a small area with armors,swords,shields,and much more. All the recruits looked around. Looking at how amazing it was.
Leo now was in front of them. "This is the armory. I want all of you to put on armor. I don't care if its steel or leather or if you wore only gauntlets. Put something on and grab a weapon"
All the recruits walked in taking what felt suited them. The larger boys of the group went for large heavy army, and big weapons such as warhammers, claymores, and anything that looked like it could crush you. As for the girls, they stuck to leather armor and shortswords and daggers. They obviously relied on speed. Now all that was left were about eight boys, including Diath. Two went for leather armor and battle axes. and the rest went for metal armor and longwords and shields. Diath decided to take light metal armor and a longsword.
If he were to make it as a knight he'd get his own custom armor. As he walked out their were a few chuckles and words about Diath being not as tall as the rest of the boys. They looked like giants but Diath looked average, actually he looked below average. That made him feel like an easy target.
Leo then looked at all of them, making a mental note to himself. "Alright theirs about forty-six of you so split in half. Twenty-three on the left of the field and twenty-three on the right."
Just as Leo said, the new recruits spread out to either side of the field. Diath, went to the left of the field, and stared at the person directly across from him ,studying him carefully. He was tall, one of the tall young men of the group. He was heavily built and wore big, heavy armor like he was a berserk paladin. He seemed to be grinning at Diath like he was going to enjoy fighting with him. He held a lance and a shield which meant he would be attacking long range and defending himself.
As Diath stood their, the girl next to him smirked at him "That guys totally gunna crush you." she said like if it was amusing.
Diath looked at her like she had four heads and sighed "Whatever..."
Sir Leo had started calling people from both fields to spar against eachother.
"Listen" the girl said appolagetically "It was just a joke."
Diath lightned up a bit then "Oh I see. I'm just nervous. A big guy with a long lance dosent sound good to me."
By then Leo had made halfway up the group. The first one to strike a blow that knocks the opponent down wins and so far the big guys were winning. One blow from them and the anyone smaller than them was down. Now it was the girl next to him's turn. She marched across the field brandishing her shortsword while a muscular girl from the other side approached with a spear.
When the fight begun the girl with the spear went on a full onslaught, thrashing and lunging her spear against Diath's friend. The girl with the spear looked pretty confident when out of nowhere the other girl sweep kicked her off her feet and knocked her down. Diath's new friend returned triumphantly next to Diath.
"Wow you were really good." Diath cheered. "I thought she had you and then you turned it around!"
The girl looked at him and smiled "Call me Arithia and thank you. But before you compliment me, it's your turn to spar."
Diath"s heart sank. He completley forgot about his turn....
