Chapter 5

As the trial began, Marq started his performance. He moves in circle like a predator eyeing his prey looking for an opening enjoying the process.

What a fucking psycho. Heh, what he didn't know is that I'm thinking of ways on how I'll end his life.

After pondering for moment, I decided to take the low key approach. I will make it as it seems my win was a fluke. This way, my cousin won't hesitate to let me leave since he will see me with no value.

After deciding what I will do, I started to act with the best performance of my acting career. I position my self with my left shoulder infront and crouched a little to minimize his vision of target.

Then I clumsily swung my sword overhead.

Clang!

He deflected easily with a laugh. In the eyes of those who are watching, he was just toying me around. But they didn't know that it was the other way around. I was on guard the whole time so he wasn't able to take the opportunity to counterattack.

I drag my sword to let them think I'm having trouble lifting it and I saw Marq swung his weapon diagonally. I blocked it with my sword with 'difficulty' and let my body follow the force to stagger me back.

Clang!

"Hahahahaha" He laughed with the rest of the onlookers when they saw me staggering backwards. They probably thought I'm still the old me who was clumsy and couldn't even properly hold a sword.

He took the opportunity I presented and tried to stab me, but I swirl around recklessly to avoid it which sprawled me to the mud while crouching.

I was now panting courtesy of my acting and I decided to end this farce right away because my stamina couldn't keep up. I'm not strong and trained enough yet for longer battles. I think I needed to work on that after this.

In my past life, they say in the battlefield, if you know the terrain, you have to use it to your advantage. And now I'm going to do just that. In the center of the clearing where I swirl earlier, I felt a smooth stone protruding from the ground.

Step by step I started to lure him in the area as I clumsily block every swing of the sword he threw at me.

He didn't even noticed that he was stepping into a trap. When I saw that he was at the right place, I came up something to distract him.

"That's it. You have now angered me!"

When I said that out loud dramatically, all of them laughed at me but I didn't care and I continue my bluff.

"Before I begin being serious, I feel like I should warn you, Marq. I've learned a special move. It's part of the sacred timeless martial art. It is an ancient technique pass down by the elder lords. Taught only to a few who deemed worthy." I said it in low voice but loud enough to let everyone hear it to set the tension.

"Hahahaha, look at this cowardly fool." He spat unto the ground and he continued his sneer.

"If you're that great, O`warrior. Can you tell everyone one what this ancient technique is called?" He said mockingly.

But it didn't break my acting.

"They called it, the rolly polly sliding mud."

"Pfft Hahahahahahah"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH"

"Hahahahah"

They all laughed at me but I still remained serious.

"Prepare to die, Marq. Here I come."

I started to walk backwards and it earned another laugh from them. With enough distance, I started running towards Marq. The ground was soft and wet so you can easily slide through the mud and that's my plan.

When I feel like I have enough momentum, I dropped down lying on my back sliding forward while my sword was point towards the sky.

I can now see Marq with an excited face and he position his sword overhead to swing it downward waiting for the right time I was in his reach.

As I slide through the mud, my foot is now aiming at his feet that is standing from the protruded smooth rock. It doesn't have any friction so when I kicked it hard together with force of my momentum, they easily swept and Marq uncontrollably stumble forward.

Shchhhhkkkkk!

With the aid of gravity, he impaled himself towards my sword pointing upwards.

Then there was silence.

All of them was shocked by the result of this duel.

Marq couldn't believe he was defeated like that and there's still look of shock in his face while his mouth started to bleed.

"H-how?" Marq asked while he looked at the sword impaled at his stomach.

I leaned closer to his ears while he was on top of me.

"In the immortal words of the ancient rolly polly elder lords, get gud scrub!"

Then he went limp.

If there are people who are also transferred here in this world from earth, they would hail me as King..of Plagiarism. Stealing lines here and there but I'm not going to stop. They won't be able to chase me down now, can they? There are a lot of things to plagiarize..Cough! I mean to borrow.

'Oh god he was heavy, I can't breathe.'

With all my strength, I pushed him to the side and breathed hard. Once I get my bearings, I stood up with difficulty because of the mud.

Still there's no sound can be heard like deafening silence. They are all still in shock so I decided to wake them up from their stupor.

"Ahhheeem! It looks like I won! Right, Septa?"

Septa was the first regained her composure and confirmed. "Y-yes, it seems that way."

"Hehehe, then what are you still dawdling for? Release Marlena now. By the way, hello there, Tom. Hehehehehe."

I ran towards him while he was still in daze. He noticed me running towards him and tried to escape but it's all too late.

I grabbed his shoulder and stabbed him in the guts plunging my sword and twisting it.

Schhkkkkkk!

But I'm still not content with it. I dragged him towards the center and push his body towards the ground. He was now crying in pain.

Without hesitation, I swung my sword towards his right hand cutting it clean.

"This is for her bruises!"

Once again, I swung the sword towards his left arm and he wailed like a little girl asking for help and mercy.

"This is for annoying me!"

Then I targeted his croch stabbing it downwards.

"This is for the rape, because of you it will now forever stain her."

I opened his mouth with the sword pointing inside it.

"This is for your lose tongue making unbelievable lies."

I pushed the sword downwards ending his misery. But I'm still annoyed that I was forced so I brutally swing my sword on his head in fury. Everyword I said, I swing my sword down.

"You-fucking-imbecille-think-you're-smart-fucking-piece-ofshit-and-waste-of-air."

I couldn't remember how many times I slammed my sword down and I couldn't count how many cuss words I released. Eventually, I stopped and stared at his mangled head. Surprisingly, I didn't feel any discomfort killing someone for the first time. Maybe I'm an untapped psycho deep inside.

After I stopped, I laid my eyes on every servants in the crowd who wants to follow Tom's example. They averted their gaze like they did something wrong. I hope this warning is enough to let them know that I don't like a peeping tom.

Silence was still in the air, I started to walk towards Tristan to return his sword. I didn't say a word. There's no need to say thanks between friends.

I turned around to approach Aegon and Ser Jon to pay my respects. I nodded at my cousin and bowed slightly and then I turned to Ser Jon which made me in daze for a second.

After that, I hurriedly walk in the direction of my tent. The crowd automatically parted like how Moses parted the red sea but I didn't bother to stop and just walk as fast as I can.

A few minutes later, I finally arrived at my tent. I came inside standing there in silence trying to feel any presence around. Though I'm not a Jedi, with the experience I got from the black ring, I knew how to sense some presence around.

After making sure that I'm alone, I walk towards my bed and sat down. Then I opened my right hand to look at the silver ring I managed to extract and it's the reason why I'm hurrying to return to my tent.

This silver ring was extracted from Ser Jon Connington when I paid my respects at the end of the trial and it's the reason why I was dazed when looking at him for a moment.

I didn't even managed to properly read which skill it was and just extracted it from him. As soon as I saw it was a silver ring, no matter what it was, I decided to extract it quickly cause I feel like it will be useful and its a higher rank than the black ring. With the emergence of the silver ring, I can now confirm the pattern of the ranking for now and here's how it goes:

Copper ring is the lowest rank, followed by the black ring, then silver ring. It's the color of bronze, iron, silver and it's safe to assume that the next rank is gold that corresponds to the type of skills.

Not only that, there's still something else as I examined the silver ring closer.