Amelda stood unfazed the fact that her opponent was a lieutenant, one of the highest posts in the Revolutionary Army after the commander. He was a tall man with quite a sturdy physique. He’s lance was an enchanted relic that had a double-sided blade.

He glanced at Amelda,

“Girl, you have some fine pair of swords there. I only have seen quite a few dual sword relics such as yours. Please don’t bear any grudge if I take those, of course after when I am done killing you.” he said with a smug look.

Amelda stared back,

“Stop daydreaming, will you? I will be the one to have the last laugh. But don’t worry, I won’t take your lance, it’s quite ugly.”

“You brat! This ugly lance will be the one to end your miserable life-” shouted the Lieutenant as he charged forward to attack.

Amelda dashed towards the Lieutenant.

But soon she disappeared in front of the Lieutenant’s eyes and closed on his blind side.

But the Lieutenant noticed this in the last-second and used his lance to block Amelda’s attack.

Although, her attack packed quite the punch that it pushed the Lieutenant a few feet away.

‘She’s fast, I must not take her lightly. Not to mention that expression like she enjoys the thrill of battle.’ the Lieutenant thought. Amelda had a wide grin on her face despite being in such a pinch situation.

The Lieutenant fixed his battle stance posture and started taking Amelda seriously.

“Girl, at least tell me your name so that I could make a proper tombstone for standing up against me on a one-on-one duel.” asked the Lieutenant.

Amelda just stared with scorn,

“Hey, you know it’s rude to ask a girl’s name before introducing yourself.”

“My name’s Krieger, I am the lieutenant under commander Vittorio of the Revolutionary Army. Remember my name well, because I am going to send you to the afterlife.” introduced the Lieutenant himself.

“Well, I am Amelda Nevarthalises, a Magic Knight of Fiery Lions squad from the Rublor Kingdom. Now that’s done let’s fight already” saying so, Amelda once again sprinted to attack.

Krieger went to a defensive stance but once again she disappeared in front of his eyes and suddenly resurfaced in a close range in a matter of seconds.

But Krieger was ready as he already predicted her move. He swung his lance with putting his back his all weight behind it.

Amelda’s wide grin changed,

‘Oh crap!’ she thought to herself.

She used her swords to block Krieger’s attack.

Their blade collided and Amelda was sent flying away a few meters away before falling to the ground and rolled a few feet further before coming to a stop.

The rebels rejoiced in joy and cried out loud cheering for their Lieutenant.

The soldiers watched motionless Amelda lying on the ground.

Krieger started walking towards Amelda,

“That was quick, I thought you would last longer.”

Just when Brian, the soldier’s captain stepped in front of Krieger, pointing his sword. His other arm was bleeding and rendered useless because of a flying spear from a rebel that impaled his shoulder.

“Oh, you must be the captain who survived Lieutenant Bolio’s spear. I am surprised that Lieutenant Bolio missed your vital organs, never seen his throw ever miss his mark. So you going to stand against me with that busted arm?” asked Krieger as he smiled.

Brian smiled back,

“This arm is more than enough, for the likes of you. Bring it on!” he challenged.

Just when,

“Oi, captain! Stop stealing my prey.” a feminine voice interrupted.

Everyone was surprised to see that Amelda was back on her feet.

“Back off captain! Don’t you dare interrupt in our fight or I might have to kill you as well.” threatened Amelda.

Amelda slowly got up and started stretching her arms.

She seemed to have bruised her forehead, there was a small cut where blood was oozing.

Despite Krieger showing his power, she had a wide grin on her face as if she was rather enjoying it.

The Captain lowered his sword and backed away in a cold sweat. He knew that Amelda wouldn’t mind striking down the captain if he had interrupted.

Krieger looked at Amelda,

“Ha! You are quite a tough little girl, that one attack should have easily crippled your arms. Either way, you’re no match for me.” said Krieger.

Amelda started walking towards Kriger,

“Oh, just because you managed to just push me away, doesn’t mean that you’ve defeated me. Let’s go one more round.”

“Listen, girl. You already lost this battle when I stepped to battle with you,” said Krieger as let out a sigh and straightened his back casually, “You see, I am a dual relic wielder.”

“Dual relic wielder?! That cannot be...” mumbled the captain in shock.

Even Amelda stopped in her approach and stood motionless.

She gazed at Kriger with an expressionless face for a few seconds.

“Oh!” Amelda muttered, “That explains your power behind that attack. No wonder you managed to push me back.”

Krieger laughed,

“Haha! You see now. You already met my lance here which is already an enchanted relic but-”

Krieger stabbed his lance in the ground and raised both of his hands in the air, showing the backside of his hands. He was wearing a brown piece of leather gloves with a green mana stone embedded just above the knuckles.

Mana stones are magic imbued gems crafted by mages. These mana stones can be attached to any things, like weapons or armor which then gives the equipment power and magical properties. Henceforth, these same equipment are later called enchanted relics.

Kriger showed his gloves which had mana stone embedded in it.

“I know this is unfair but you are outmatched. Surrender now, and maybe I could let go but-” Krieger glanced at Amelda with a wide grin, “But surely we will let you go that is after my men ravish your body to their heart’s content. Hahaha!”

‘The rebels are as despicable as the rumors. My stomach turns upright down just listening to his yabbering.’ thought the captain of the soldiers as he glares at Krieger with disgust.

“Wow! You like yourselves talking, don’t you?” asked Amelda who was not amused by Kriger’s threats.

She starts walking towards Krieger with her twin swords in her hands,

“Well, I don’t care either way. You had two or three or a full set, I wouldn’t give a fuck unless you can give me a good fight that is-”

Amelda started speeding up.

Krieger grabbed his lance,

“I wanted to avoid killing you but there’s no stopping you, I guess.” he readied his stance.

Amelda sprinted and pulled her arms behind her back to give a powerful strike.

“A frontal attack?!” mumbled Krieger with a surprise, “You wanna battle out with strength! How pointless.”

But as soon as their blades collided sparks emitted from where their blades came in contact. Their strike was powerful but both Krieger and Amelda were pushed back away by the impact.

Kriger was surprised that Amelda managed to push him back.

“What’s the meaning of this!” he mumbled in shock.

Even the captain was surprised as well.

Amelda laughed,

“Ha! I guess that’s the most you can do despite having two relics. How disappointing.” giggled Amelda.

Kriger was surprised that Amelda was able to withstand his attack unlike before.

‘What the hell! How was she able to withstand my attack, not to mention she even pushed me back. Does she have another relic too?’ thought Krieger.

Amelda smiled,

“Oh! I don’t have another relic. I just happened to be stronger than you.” announced Amelda confidently.

Kriger calms his nerves and started smiling as well,

“Is that so? Well then, I guess I need to get serious too.”

“Oh my! I was thinking the same,” replied Amelda.

“Shall we get started?”

“You needn’t ask twice.”

Soon the relic wielders readied to battle for another round.