Chapter 53 - Face-Off (2)

Before Adrian could gather his bearing after meeting A'Mila, he was dragged out of the tent like he had been brought in. 

The next minute, he was tossed into a cage made of tough wood from a tree called Darkwood, held together by ropes. Adrian recognised it because destroying it was a test for them back when he was a hero trainee. 

While their task was to break the wooden bark by any means, all the heroes failed to even make a dent in it. Once they were tried and defeated, the instructors revealed that Darkwood wasn't something that could be chopped by mere strength and a tool. It required a particular skill only a handful of blacksmiths seemed to have in Nexaria. 

While Adrian reminisced about the past, slowly, the tribals began arriving and formed a circle around the cage, cheering like it was a big show. 

Adrian thought he would be getting a weapon since he was supposed to fight someone. But Akila was there to rain on his parade. 

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