The Tale of Sir Cutter McMain
Part V
Twas’nt
till 3 years after ‘is disappearance that Sir Cutter was eard from again.
It seems ‘e was
Marooned
on the shores of the Realms. ‘Is ship was taken by the dread Pirate
Barbarosa.’E
decided
to do a bit o searchin to find some sign of people or towns. That is when
‘e came upon
the
Tournaments
of Pyriden. ‘E not only placed high in the lists but was named most
honorable
Fighter
at the Tourney and won the coveted 1st prize,” The Sword of
Champions”, an
Artifact
Relic from the Dark Ages of the realms. Twas a great prize indeed, but it had a
terrible
Bane.
The sword’s powers were powerful indeed. The sword had the power to
pierce any armor
or
shield. Once the sword touched any armor shield or weapons that weapon armor or
shield was
destroyed!
If and when the sword touched flesh the person was instantly killed! A mighty
weapon!
But
the Bane too was powerful and terrible. Once the sword was drawn from the
scabbard an Evil
Terrible
Necromancer Litch was summoned. THE SHADOWLORD!
Sir Cutter
decided that the Sword of Champions must only be used when really needed.
The
wrath of the SHADOWLORD must not be taken lightly! So Sir Cutter had gotten
‘imself
into
another fix ‘e ‘ad. But Sir Cutter took up the challenge.
These were
the Middle Ages of the Realms, the Golden Years. An age of high chivalry and
bravery.
Many quests untried and unfinished. New Kingdoms coming into there own. But the
whole
of the Realms then was still under one flag and owed allegiance to the Great
kingdom of
VALEHAVEN.
(To be Contd………)
The Tale of Sir Cutter McMain Part VI
It
was also at this Tourney that Sir Cutter met the infamous BS Eurbakka. At the
tourney
BS
‘ad also entered the lists. Cutter asked where BS ‘ailed from. BS
said ‘e was a ship captain prior
to
his arrival in the land of the Realms. ‘E ‘ad also said ‘is
real name was BS Freebooter a Pirate
mercenary
originally from Unistella, but now sailin the waters off
that
‘e ‘ad heard of Cutter in pubs and taverns of
and
that began a long friendship between the two. At the lists they acted quite
differently though.
While
Cutter was the Chivalric, really honorable type, BS used every opportunity to
‘is advantage.
Lady
Corwin was to learn this right away. BS beat ‘er several times in the
lists by usin’ the rules to
‘is
advantage. ‘E also distracted ‘er several times in order to strike
successful palpable hits. Cutter
stood
by and watched with amusement. BS was a pirate alright!
No
matter their styles they both felt the Sea in their veins and longed for a
crisp wind,
and
a good ship. At this Tourney Cutter and BS were also to meet the future Emperor
of Tang-Hua
StoneDragon.
StoneDragon ‘ad come to this Tourney to prove ‘imself and to confront
Sir Richard,
The
Baron of Pyriden. ‘E and the Baron ‘ad a fallin' out they did and
StoneDragon wanted to challenge
the
Baron to a tourney fight with daggers. But several people stepped up and said
they would second
the
Baron and even offered to fight StoneDragon first to see if ‘is cause be
worthy of the Baron. These
people
were Prince Robert of Valehaven, Sir Cutter, And BS Eurbakka. Prince Robert
requested to
go
first and all agreed. It was close but Prince Bob was the Victor. One by one
both Cutter and BS
also
faced StoneDragon and barely won. StoneDragon seeing that his course might be
abit askew
honorably
stepped down from the challenge. ‘E proved that day that ‘e was
capable of great courage
and
great honor. Although ‘e ‘ad not defeated the Baron ‘e
‘ad ‘is respect and admiration. In later
years
this would make a bond between the Kingdoms of Pyriden and Tang-Hua.
(To
be Continued…..)
