The crowd grew louder as they cheered and rallied to their new hero. "Dragon Slayer," they roared. Unlike typical parades, there were no horses or chariots.Kali and I marched down the main road with Royal Shi on each side of us. They wanted to see what kind of man I was. I waved at them, and they cheered. I drew my blade, and lighting shot up into the sky. The crowd's energy skyrocketed—the hype was real. I wondered if this is how those singers felt when they performed at concerts. Everyone dancing in the middle of your palm. They turn on you with one wrong move, but as long as you nudge gently, they will follow you.A boy was shoved out of the crowd and in our way. The royal Shi ready to march all over him. They escorted us from Whitrock to the Captial. Kaminarimon, the thunder gate.

The weather in Chadel is usually always nice. Bright blue skies with clouds and a warm breeze. Winter is usually short and summer is long. I love this country.My office is held in the highest tower of the Chadel Royal Academy. When I first came here seven years ago, I was young, only nineteen. Matilda and I were the oldest when it came to the students of the Academy. Being older, we had a better focus, and it didn't take long for us to get into the senior classes. I told Mattie that I would have an office in the tallest tower one day.It had been a long journey. Working as Adventurers and slaving away at monsters and quests. Mattie was not an easy person to work with, far too emotional and righteous. She wanted to help every single person that needed help. She has always wanted to be a hero. She was the only one that I knew I could tru

I walked out of the throne room with one victory under my belt. We left the dragon head in the room. Callum wanted it. A gift of our newfound friendship.Callum had given me Jonathan's identification tag for the Royal Battles. I was now a temporary Prince in this fight. I couldn't do the same thing as the Princes and Princesses, but it was proof that a commoner was now in the runnings. This didn't mean that the nobles would treat me with any respect. In their eyes, they probably wanted me to beg for their support. I didn't need them."Quite the show," said Kali. "Did you see Tybalt's face when we left? He was furious.""I bet.""What's wrong?""James," said Fiona rushing up behind me. "Are you really James?" I turned around to face my sister. The moment she showed up in court, I held everything back from removing her head from her body. Even now, I imagined how it would feel to see the same twisted face of grief that I had on her face."Yes,

The Armoury really was on fire. The side of the two-story building was burning bright orange and red in the night. It lit up the other wooden houses and shops. About a dozen workers were trying their best to put out the fire. At the same time, the other dozen were fending off black decked Shi.There were about five of them. Each sporting a sword in one hand and a shield. Their armor was black but still looking like the typical Shi design.The workers didn't stand a chance in the face of special trained soldiers. It was a blood bath with the workers being cut down without a care. Their blood filled the streets, not draining into the sewage because, well, the Capital didn't have one.  It wasn't invented yet.I jumped in between the two survivors of twelve. Shadiàn drawn."Help put out the

The Armory was called The Unbreakable Anvil or the Anvil for short. It wasn't the only blacksmith shop in the Capital, but it was the most famous and the only one set in the South District. The nobles made sure that the commoners wouldn't be armed. It was a law that they couldn't wield weapons. Only those permitted by the Emperor were allowed. I was a lucky exception. Nobles were also another exception. The leaders needed to protect themselves. At least that's what they told themselves.The number of adventurers in the Captial was one (we'll get to them later). There wasn't even a Guild building. This was for a reason. The Nobles had determined that the Adventurers were a possible threat and sanctioned that they could not work in the Capital. Clearhall, the second-largest city in Chadel, was where the Adventurers Headquarters resided and was an Adventurer governed city.In m