Definitely gonna train. It'll be good to get some training in before I have a reputation to lose.
"I do." The alien smiles at your answer.
"Then let's begin." He takes you to meet the rest of the elite team.
They bring you to a part of the training hall that resembles a large library. One of them begins piling books upon books, all regarding tactics and strategies. You see the Galactic Tactics coursebook, along with Teamwork: A Link in the Chain among the pile; two of the most highly-regarded books for military training. The elderly lizardman opens a book and instructs you to read. After a few pages, he closes the book and asks you to recite the key points.
You have trouble remembering all the things, but you persevere, and the lizardman is very patient. "Patience is a virtue - and a weapon. A foolish foe will fight first, but the foolish foe will fall first. Remember that."
The training will continue on until everyone is done with their actions.
Yell "I'm gonna show this alien scumbag his own organs."
Pick up the dagger and the sling at the same time.
You pick up the dagger and sling at the same time, sheathing the dagger on your belt. You take a stone and feel it in your palm, then placing it in the sling. As you enter the pit, the screams of the onlookers is nearly deafening, but you get used to the noise. Deciding for a bit of showmanship, you raise your hands high in the air. The screams quiet a bit.
"I'm gonna show this alien scumbag his own organs!" The screams roar even higher than before; some cheer your name, more spit into the pit.
The giant brute takes a step back, snorting and like a wild animal. With speed someone his size shouldn't possess, he picks up his previous opponent's corpse and lobs it at you! His Physical is 5.
You see it coming, hopefully quick enough, and try to leap out of the way. Your Physical is 3.
Physical: Brute (4) vs. Jex (4)= Brute wins!
You saw it come too soon, and the corpse sends you flying backwards. Luckily for you, it didn't hurt so much because the corpse was torn in half. Unluckily for you, you might be torn in half too. You see the brute preoccupied, getting cheers from the crowd. Alien scum.
Take both daggers, hiding one in the back of my pants or something. On my way out, Ill grab a sling stone with my other hand. Then I enter the pit.
"It was just an accident, you see. I didnt REALLY want to kill him. He just didnt choose to give up. Its not my fault I couldnt know he could take that hit."
When Ive gotten down to the pit, I shall slow down and say - in a loud but measured voice - "My name is Jack. I have killed many, I murdered those who thought themselves untouchable. I think you know me as the Red Knave." After finishing my speech, or if I an attacked in the middle of it, I shall throw my stone in the air, in an attempt to distract the goblin but in on arc that could not hit me. Then I shall charge the goblin with my rusty blade, taking the moment of distraction as a chance to plunge it deep into his neck, killing him.
You slide both daggers into the back of your belt. You open the doors and grab some stones, entering the dusty pit. The cheers of the crowd rise as they anticipate another fight. The goblin sneers at you, throwing his stones in the air and juggling them. Then he catches them all deftly and places one of them in his sling. "Who tha hell ar you?" he yells.
"My name is Jack," you answer. "I have killed many, I murdered those who thought themselves untouchable. I think you know me as the Red Knave."
"Oh, you'll be red by the time I'm done with you!" he cackles, drawing laughter from the crowd.
Without hesitating, you throw a stone in the air. The goblin is distracted for a brief moment, looking incredulously at the falling stone, giving you just enough time to charge. The goblin hears your running and tries to dodge, but you leap into him at the last moment. You try to plunge the dagger deep into his wrinkly neck. Your Physical is 3.
The goblin hysterically tries to push it back. His Physical is 2.
Physical: Jack (6!) vs. Goblin (4)= Jack wins! ((Criticals are automatic wins, unless you both crit, then it's a normal stalemate.))
"I YIELD! I YIEL-" His screams are cut short as you slit his throat. His black blood oozes onto your hands. The crowd goes silent. They didn't expect a death in a yield match. Some younger onlookers start crying. Someone spits and curses. You do spy some shady looking people smiling in the crowd, however.
The AI appears, projecting a hologram saying: VICTORY! You can now choose an Arena dagger as a prize or allocate a point to one of your ratings.
>Go see the training conduit, since I don't know how to fight.
You visibly start to shake. You don't belong here. They'll eat you alive! Looking at some of the more bestial looking aliens, you think they'll take that literally. On the bright side, there's a place to train, so that's a start. Heading down to the training hall, you see fighters of all kinds sparring with each other or watching videos on techniques or reading books on theory. You see one of the people on the shuttle with you reading a book with a group of elderly aliens. You're at a loss for where to go, until the trainer arrives.
"I am Conduit 3, the trainer. It is here that you may spar, practice and improve yourself, body and mind. Every course here is non-lethal, and if you successfully and honestly complete it, your skills will increase, just like winning a real fight." The Conduit places his arms behind his back. "Train at your own risk; all courses are non-lethal, but that doesn't mean they don't hurt."
"I want to learn how to fight," you tell him.
The trainer bobs his head, making a whirring sound in his neck. "A fighter that doesn't know how to fight. Hmm. Yes. There is a beginner course that will give you basic knowledge, increasing your Physical and Mental rating. You may only take it once however, and it will take the entire day. You must also rest the next day."
He walks you to the area where a group of people wear headsets, practicing combat moves. "These fighters use the headset to learn advanced martial arts, but we can reprogram it with something easier, if you'd like."
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