" How could you mess up a simple task like this Josh", A knight wearing a heavy suit of armour with a winter emblem that looks like scribbles, can be seen towering over the younger knight.
" Its not enough to just do nothing but lookout for enemies, you still failed to help our lieges when it counted". The taller knight snickered.
"My apologies", the knight grits his teeth. Other knights laugh calling him names. Disgraceful, spoiled ungrateful all of which cause him to grit his teeth further to the point of slight blood appearing.
In a room with other maids, rests on top of his bed Vermouth. His sister clinging onto his sleeping form.
"Your Highness Sofia, please leave the rest to us". The maids, hushed whisper makes the Sofia tremble. She shakes her head, no way she could leave her brother in such a state.
"Getting rest is essential for your status". A small maid comments.
"Utmost regard-". Her magic activated the floor freezes, her cheeks puff similar to a hamster. The maids frightened by the attack runs off.
"Brother, please heal up". She holds his arm, praying that he wakes up. Almost like her touched worked like healing magic the untalented Vermouth wakes up.
"Hit by a fright train ugh fo shizzle". Vermouth raps out. His sister brightened hugging him with the most choke worthy hug in existence. He pats her on the head softly beaming she realises her hold on him.
"Brother please, get better". She takes a apple slice and shoves it into his mouth. Happily smiling, anything to soothe her worries. Vermouth choose annoyed, but soon shrugs it of enjoying the tasty apple.
The atmosphere was peaceful before, vermouth clenches his head. Panicked Sofia looks around to see what she could do before, grabbing a towel only to slip as her hands hit his head.
"Arghh no brother". She cries out before violently shaking him. Should she give him a kiss to the forehead?, mom said they can wake her up from her sleep.
"Stop i'm not high on c- I mean thats enough". He grabs her hands, before giving her a piggy back ride.
"Lets go, do something else, instead of wasting time uselessly". Sofia nods at the back of his head, her legs freely danglingly without care in the world.
Walking into the halls the darkness consumed it all, strangely enough it was more silent then expected. Vermouth, grumbles at the state of the hall are they trying to scare him.
"Vermouth can we play after this". Her sister whines out while patting his head slightly.
"No play with the maids why don't you". Vermouth sighs out, its their job after all. Still shouldn't they be taking of him. Great of course adults are irresponsible.
"But its boring brother, your the only one who cares". She mutters the last part, Vermouth ignores it. He checks his surroundings with focus.
"Br-", before she says before seeing a small shiny metal object. Immediately both of them tumble to the ground the sound of the object crushing the wall of the palace.
"Unexpected you dodged that, no matter". The guard reveals himself he was wearing a much more noble like clothing. With refined taste his armour completely away.
"Hey whats the big idea", Sofia gets back up, activating her magic. A large icicle appears, heading straight towards the knight.
"Oh princess Sofia, apologies but this humiliation shall not be tolerated!!". the knight launches forward slicing through the literal large icicle. Princess Sofia widens as, the knights fist heads straight towards
Before he could get far, Vermouth grabs his sword and heaves a slash towards him. The slash nearly hit him. As he dodged in the nick of time, losing momentum his the guards body slams into the wall.
"Traitorous guard, this day can't get any worse". He grabs Sofias arm, giving her a look. She conjures a small frozen lake. Sadly it made them slip and fall. Nearby the staircase of the hallway.
"I The great Cornilious the great shall not be defeated". the guard bursts out of the wall, before slipping. His uses his magic go get up flinging himself into another wall. Before finally managing to throw himself onto the staricase like a fish.
"Why are you angry Mr guard". Sofia asks running down the staircase with Vermouth.
"Because of you the former Noble household has been reduced to a sham of its former self. I cornelious demoted to a mere guard." before he can continue monologing. Vermouth throws a torch at his face.
His robes catch on fire, abruptly ending his speech.
"Really wasn't that household found for fraud and embezzlement". he gives out a sigh. Before stopping Sofia looks at him tearfully. "Just go, your the precious princess I'd rather not get in trouble'.
Sofia hesitates, but stares into the maddened man with his clothes completely catching on too Cornilious growls like an uncivil animal.
"Just run gosh darn it". Vermouth says drawing his sword stolen from the guard or former noble.
"How insulting to think you would underestimate me this much'. He says looking at Vermouth. He grits his teeth, as the burn marks consume his body slightly.
"Lets just get to the point", Vermouth stands back slightly. The man charges forward, with a large blast only to tumble forward. But before vermouth can respond he hits the ground with his fist.
The impact sends him flying straight to vermouth. Vermouth sends a downward slash to his arm. the man blocks it though it leaves a shallow cut on his arm. The force of the mans attack sends vermouth flying.
Hitting the stony concrete Vermouth cringes, his former wounds leads to blood drawing out. harsh breaths, weigh heavy on his lungs.
The man somehow took less damage was it magic. From what he knew, this guard was not that good at magic in fact he sucks.
"Welp end credits to my death." He says his hand shaking, his right eye feels heavy. A light glows white.
"Its futile you have no talent, former highness". Cornilious lets out an insidious sneer of victory. He rushes head forward like a cheetah. Vermouth dodges and stabs into his eye. He snarls, while digging his hand into the ground.
Carving out a large block, he punches it with a glow of his fist sending small pellets in many directions. Not being able to dodge, vermouth gurgles out blood as his body sustains some serious damage.
"Bruh, I just got a hit in", Vermouth sneezes only to hear a loud band, the Cornillius is out of sight. He pauses, "where are you..oh you gotta be kidding me'. Looking up he sees Cornilliious planning on giving him a downward smash.
Readying his sword he points it towards him, his eye feeling emptier as a sudden pain strikes ins it. The man nearing inches away grins, only for vermouth to gentle move his sword towards his other eye. Afterwards he dodges the attack.
The force of Cornillious attack, leaves creates a strong wave pushing vermouth back added by his legs straining from the point black dodge. The Man groans in pain as both his eyes are heavily injured.
Vermouth shakily puts up his fist for a bit. Before cursing" Dude really, just my luck why did I have to be born in this training arc." he groans seriously what is all this.
The man regains his senses as he prepares to charge forth, only to get slammed into an ice block. Still managing to react by blocking the attack.
"Brother I have come to help". Vermouth lets out a sigh at his sister. Did she not have common sense. the man growls and charges at them.
Sofia freezes the floor making him stumble, as he heads straight to them. Without hesitation vermouth holds out Sofia hand as it touches the man.
"Checkmate you bastard". With a freezing sensation the man turns into a popsicle cube. Sofia smiles only for her brother to push her out of the way as the popiscle cube slams into him.
"BROther NOOOO!!!" She shouts out loud forgetting any semblance of formality. The knights had returned just in time to help. Vermouth losses consciousness. the last thing he hears is his sister wails, and affection.
"That was the most anticlimatic battle". He thought lastly, they didn't even get to clash swords.