Chapter 207 The Dawn of a Warrior V (2/2)

Beast stared back at him across the arena, the warning in his eyes. One of them was going to die today. There would be no mercy. The Slave Master wouldn't allow that.

Aegin drew the short swords and spun them in his hands like a nervous tick before gripping them tightly.

”Ladies and Gentleman, today, Warrior Aegin's third and final trial. He will fight one on one to the death with one of the Arena's greats, the one, the only, Beast!”

The crowd cheered as Beast stopped, the axe falling to the ground and piercing it with a clear thud.

”Will Warrior Aegin prevail with his thorns to save the rosy cheeked love of his life? Or will the great Beast end his great crusade?”

Aegin was getting sick of that announcer. He wasn't quite sure if he could throw quite far enough to kill him though. Maybe one day. He'd certainly be dying before Aegin got off the Island, along with the Slave Master and possibly the Madame depending on how she treated Ebony.

”Let the fight begin!”

Beast pulled the axe out of the ground, holding it slightly to the side as he stepped forward, Aegin followed the meet him. If either of them were going to die, he would not do the warrior the discourtesy of running away. Beast had spent to much of his life here. If this was to be his last fight, he would want it to be worth it. He would earn his death.

Aegin's speed increased as he approached, though his agility would be his only advantage against Beast, whose strength had appeared unrivaled in the training rooms.

Sure enough, the Beast swung the axe around and up above his head as he gripped it with his other hand, then straight down to slice Aegin in two.

Taking that his straight on would flatten him, Aegin crossed his short swords to the side and push the Axe blade to his right as he skidded across the ground on his knees. Beast was quick, twisting the axe and pushing it across Aegin horizontally. Aegin pushed off the ground with his hands, spinning over the blade before he landed on his feet and sliced across Beast's leg before backing up as Beast threw in another lethal slice.

They danced back and forth, Aegin only daring to make contact with the axe when there was no other choice. The weapon was too solid, too heavy for his tiny short swords and even tinier throwing knives.

The longest he'd lasted against Beast in training was ten minutes. But that was without weapons. Aegin wasn't sure if he had the advantage or not with them. He could barely keep track of time as they both took the fight seriously, dodging, cutting and barreling towards one another with their lives.

Finally, as Aegin attempted to dodge under Beast's guard and around him, Aegin realised he'd made a mistake. Beast shifted his footing ever so slightly, and Aegin was unable to dodge it. He tripped and rolled to the side, dropping one of his short swords as it clattered away. He looked at it desperately as Beast took two, steps, raising the axe up once more and bringing it down towards Aegin. Thanks to the awkward position he'd stopped in, Aegin couldn't move out of the way.