1. Chapter 1 - Fencer Vargas (1/2)

the agni empire was one of the great kingdoms in the land of grand gaia. in the kingdom resided the beings who were born to wield the powerful rage of fire. in its time of peace, the people wandered about in the bustling markets and near the molten hot lava lakes. the city was built with hardened magma, glazed over with a sleek, strong glass.

half of the population consisted of human beings. the other half were of a variety of different creatures. although the two groups were vastly different in many ways, they were able to maintain peace and tranquility. however, in recent days, a certain prophecy foretold of an unknown chaos that was going to unfold upon the land of grand gaia, and that six great kingdoms would fall to the hands of gods. there weren't very many civilians who believed this story, but there wasn't a day that went by without them thinking about it.

the one who thought about it the most was a young, energetic lad. he had flaming red hair, which was natural for the human populace, donned his late father's old armor and great sword, and wore a purple cape that was given to him by his mother. he was running through the streets of agni, late for his spar with one of the knights of the order of agni. this boy was young, but he was a formidable opponent. he had a

ave heart, burning with the courage of fire. he was fearless and also a bit rash. nonetheless, he was considered as a grand knight in the order of agni.

"ahh, fencer vargas. and i thought you would keep me waiting forever," said the knight of the order of agni once vargas arrived to the arena.

"sorry to keep you waiting, sir!" vargas panted, saluting as he entered.

"do not worry. i will enjoy having this little spar with you. after all, the other knights tell me you're the most fun to fight against," the knight chuckled.

"oh, is that so? well, i hope you enjoy this battle," vargas grinned in excitement.

vargas drew his great sword from his back and went into his battle stance. his opponent, noticing that vargas was already getting ready for a good fight, did the same. vargas analyzed his enemy. the knight wore the normal order of agni armor and uniform, which meant that vargas would have to hit pretty hard to deal some damage to his opponent. the armor of the order of agni was no joke, but neither was vargas' strength.

"gryaaaah!" vargas roared as he charged forward, flames dancing behind him.

the knight held up his shield in response to vargas' charge, but vargas was ready for that and dashed around the knight, catching him off guard. vargas then took his great sword and swung in an uppercut-like fashion, propelling his enemy upwards. the knight flew into the air rather high and fell towards the ground.

"heh, that was too easy!" vargas taunted.

"tch, i'm not finished with you yet, boy..." the knight grumbled, struggling to stand back up.

vargas smiled in response and dashed towards the knight once more. vargas swung his sword using a powerful overhead swing. however, the knight guarded with his shield in time and blocked the attack, making a loud ringing sound throughout the arena they were fighting in. the knight counterattacked with his slim longsword by attempting to slash vargas away. vargas was struck in the body, thankfully where the armor was covering him, and flew to the side. he recovered quickly; his opponent was approaching him to deal the finishing blow.

vargas built up all the strength he could muster within himself and unleashed an inferno-like attack that left almost all of his foes singed.

"flare ride!" vargas roared at the top of his lungs.

he performed an uppercut slash and flames swirled around his foe, blinding the knight and burning him. vargas, unaware of the damage he was causing, laughed before his burning opponent.