Albion's Hero by Knux Rox

A Fable Fanfic
Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Rated T
COMPLETE!

Teaser:

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The reunited family had spent the rest of the day together. The sun fell and rose again before Lyle awoke in the room alone. Getting to his feet, he left his armor and weapons where they were and travelled downstairs. He ran into Van when he hit the bottom of the stairs. Van was dressed in only a black pair of pants after cleaning himself of a hard nights work. As soon as the two saw each other, the war was on.

Lyle sprung off the bottom stair and crashed into Van, putting him into a headlock. Van rolled around for a moment before loosening the warriors grip and putting him into an armbar. Stretching his arm out, Van pulled visciously, making Lyle yell out in pain. But, the warrior weaved his way out and grabbed Van's foot, dragging him into the mess hall where most of the guild members where having breakfast.

As soon as the crowd saw the human tornados coming towards them, they immediately surrounded the pair and began cheering as money was passed around again. The two went on for what seemed like hours, and the crowd never got bored. They had managed to wrestle all the way out into the courtyard of the guild and onto the grass. Lyle was sitting on Van's back with his arms locked around Van's chin, making the mage struggle for control of his head. Lyle pulled back more and Van called out in pain before he finally grabbed one of Lyle's hands and bucked, sending the warrior flying off of him.

Jumping up wearily, Van grabbed Lyle and stood him to his feet before sending him flying backwards with a large headbutt. Lyle rolled over in pain as he saw stars appearing before his eyes. Getting to his knees, he felt Van's hand grab his shoulder, then pulled the mage over his back and lifted him into the air, spinning around rapidly for a few moments, sending both of them flopping to the ground with the crowd still behind them. Van rose to his feet for a moment before falling backwards again like a drunk.

Lyle tried to rise, but as soon as he stood he found gravity pulling him to the left before sending him crashing to the ground again. The audience laughed in merriment as the two stumbled around in their dizziness like a pair of blind drunks. Finally, order was restored to their senses and they were at it again.

Alex was wearing her former apprentice robes as she walked across the lawn with an armful of beautiful flowers. She looked over at the crowd and curiosity got the better of her. Walking over to the group of people, she pushed them aside, then looked at the scene. Lyle and Van both had each other in some kind of leg lock. "What is going on here?" she shouted as she saw the two struggling to make each other submit.

They both looked up at her and immediately let go of each other. Standing up strait, they stood as if being punished by their mothers. "It's kinda a ritual we've had since we were younger. Every week or so, we would just beat each other til we couldn't anymore..." said Van, who got a startled look from Alex.

"Beat each other until you can't anymore? What kind of world is it where boys just go around and beat each other for no reason?" she asked huffily glaring at them both. They moped a second before a loud battle cry came to their attention.

"Hyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" came the shout from behind them. They all turned, and as soon as they did Lyle was hit with what felt like a cannonball. Talon slammed into him and wrapped her arms around his neck, locking him into a stranglehold. Van laughed loudly before diving into the melee and grabbing Lyle's leg again.

Suddenly, Aerika sprung from nowhere and landed on Van's back, locking his arm behind his head, shouting her own battle cry in the process. The crowd burst into laughter, and even Alex managed to giggle a moment before one of the girls spoke. Talon looked up at Alex and winked. "It's not just boys that get to have all the fun!" she said, then proceeded to finish off what was left of Lyle.

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