Come on Herder, you can do it, get up! These were the words that Orella Abadon pronounced to his pupil. The training was hard, but absolutely necessary, however Whelp Herder assumed it with his head held high, for him the teachings of his master were absolute truth, and he did not have the will to contradict his designs, so he continued until completing the task entrusted to him.

Time passed and Herder became more powerful, so much so that his master had little to teach him. Both continued day and night until the pupil's strength was greater than that of his master.

Very well, I have nothing more to teach you, Orella pronounced, you may go," he continued.

Master, thank you, in the end I couldn't learn your most powerful technique.

Bloodlust? Orella asked.

Yes, that's the one," replied Herder.

Don't worry, said his master, Bloodlust is not a technique for everyone, some can learn it, others can't, maybe your heart is not the right one for such a dangerous technique.

The dialogue continued until disciple and master went their separate ways, deep down they knew that someday they would face each other, because one served the Splinter of fire while the other had his heart in the dragons.

¡Vamos Herder, tu puedes, levántate! Eran las palabras que Orella Abadon le pronunciaba a su pupilo. El entrenamiento era duro, pero absolutamente necesario, sin embargo Whelp Herder lo asumía con la frente en alto, para él las enseñanzas de su maestro eran verdad absoluta, y no tenía la voluntad de contradecir sus designios, así que siguió hasta culminar la tarea encomendada.

Paso el tiempo y Herder se volvía más poderoso, tanto así que su maestro tenía poco que enseñarle. Ambos continuaban día y noche hasta que la fuerza del pupilo era mayor que la de su maestro.

Muy bien, ya no tengo nada más que enseñarte, pronuncio Orella, te puedes ir prosiguió.

Maestro, gracias, al final no pude aprender tu técnica más poderosa.

¿Bloodlust? Pregunto Orella.

Si, esa misma, respondió Herder

No te preocupes le dijo su maestro, Bloodlust no es una técnica para todos, algunos pueden aprenderla, otros no, quizás tu corazón no es el indicado para una técnica tan peligrosa.

El dialogo continuo hasta que discípulo y maestro tomaron caminos separados, en el fondo sabían que algún día se enfrentarían entre sí, pues uno servía al Splinter de fuego mientras que el otro tenía su corazón en los dragones.

Time passed, and the day came, Herder had the opportunity to show his master everything he had learned, the best way to thank him was to defeat him in combat.

The fire was present in the praetorian war, Inferno's leader was trying to expand his domain, but Captain Daria was standing to face him, she could not allow the infernal troops to continue on their way to the empire, so she went out to face him.

Paso el tiempo, y el día llego, Herder tenía la oportunidad de mostrarle a su maestro todo lo que había aprendido, la mejor forma de agradecerle era derrotarlo en combate.

El fuego se hacía presente en la guerra pretoriana, Inferno su líder procuraba expandir sus dominios, pero la capitana Daria estaba de pie para hacerle frente, no podía permitir que las tropas infernales continuaran su camino hacia el imperio, por lo que salió a hacerle frente.

It will be a very physical combat, totally frontal, Inferno is a fearsome rival, his ability to strengthen the power of his troops is very similar to mine, so it is as if you were facing yourselves, any carelessness and you will die, Daria pronounced to her warriors.

After that she continued, we are in a field where the battle conditions are very favorable, there is no neutrality present and the magic power has been weakened, so we won't have to worry about those elements.

My lady, on the opposing side is my master Orella, he is a gladiator with the fearsome Bloodlust ability, allow me to fight him, Herder told her.

We cannot break the formation, replied Daria Dragonscale, Djinn Chwala will go in front, next we will have Kobold Miner, in the third position watching his back will be you Herder, in the fourth will be Dhampir, then you Krash, your task will be to increase the speed of our team, that way we will take advantage. Yes my lady," answered Krash.

Then Daria turned to Tenyii Striker, and asked him: Are you ready to fight your former teammates? He stared at her and answered in the affirmative. Very well, the commander continued, and having her enemies within her reach, she finished by saying: Let's go, for our king.

Sera un combate muy físico, totalmente frontal, Inferno es un rival temible, su habilidad de fortalecer el poder de sus tropas es muy parecida a la mía, así que es como si se enfrentaran a ustedes mismos, cualquier descuido y morirán, pronuncio Daria a sus guerreros.

Luego de eso prosiguió, estamos en un campo donde las condiciones de batalla son muy favorables, no hay neutralidad presente y el poder mágico ha sido debilitado, así que no tendremos que preocuparnos por esos elementos.

Mi señora, en el bando contrario se encuentra mi maestro Orella, él es un gladiador con la temible habilidad de Bloodlust, permítame luchar contra él, le dijo Herder.

No podemos romper la formación, respondió Daria Dragonscale, Djinn Chwala ira al frente, seguido tendremos a Kobold Miner, en la tercera posición cuidando su espalda estarás tu Herder, en la cuarta estará Dhampir, luego tu Krash, tu tarea será aumentar la velocidad de nuestro equipo, de esa forma tomaremos ventaja. Si mi señora, respondió Krash.

Luego Daria se dirigió a Tenyii Striker, y le pregunto: ¿Estás listo para combatir a tus ex compañeros? Este la miro fijamente, y le respondió de forma afirmativa. Muy bien continuo la comandante, y teniendo a sus enemigos a su alcance les termino diciendo: Vamos, por nuestro rey.

At the end of these words they headed towards the combat.
Facing each other no words were spoken, both sides knew what they had to do, Orella looked at his pupil and smiled in his heart, he was happy regardless of the results. The battle began and quickly Kobold Miner was defeated thanks to the power of Serpentine Spy, the speed of the latter gave a definitive blow, now Herder was watching Chwala's back, and in an oversight of one of his rivals he put into practice one of the techniques learned from his master, with the skill of opportunist he gave the final blow to Ettin Spearman who was weakened.

Al finalizar estas palabras se dirigieron rumbo al combate.
Frente a frente no se pronunciaron palabras, ambos bandos sabían lo que tenían que hacer, Orella miro a su pupilo y sonrió en su corazón, estaba contento más allá de los resultados. La batalla inicio y rápidamente Kobold Miner fue vencido gracias al poder de Serpentine Spy, la velocidad de este último dio un golpe definitivo, ahora Herder estaba cuidando la espalda de Chwala, y en un descuido de uno de sus rivales puso en práctica una de las técnicas aprendidas de su maestro, con la habilidad de oportunista asesto el golpe final a Ettin Spearman quien se encontraba debilitado.

In the second round, Tenyii finished with Serpentine Spy, and Dhampir could approach Orella thanks to the speed that Krash provided him, Orella attacked him but it was useless, the ninja's blow was faster and left him lying on the ground, they had prevented him from activating Bloodlust, one of his main purposes; Fineas Rage tried to help him but it was useless, he ended up becoming a victim of Herder who took advantage of his weakness and finished him with a single blow.

En la segunda ronda, Tenyii acabo con Serpentine Spy, y Dhampir pudo acercarse a Orella gracias a la velocidad que Krash le proporcionaba, Orella lo ataco pero fue inútil, el golpe del ninja fue más rápido y lo dejo tendido en el suelo, habían evitado que activara Bloodlust, uno de sus principales propósitos; Fineas Rage trato de ayudarlo pero fue inútil, termino por convertirse en víctima de Herder quien aprovecho su debilidad y lo acabo de un solo golpe.

In the twilight of the battle only Living Lava remained, but it was a matter of time for him to fall, fighting against four warriors would be very difficult to overcome, even so he remained standing, but Tenyii without hesitation wounded him and Chwala took the opportunity to finish him. The combat was over, Inferno had lost, Daria claimed his head, and the lands of his empire had been protected, the conquest of fire was over.

En el ocaso de la batalla solo quedaba Living Lava, pero era cuestión de tiempo para que cayera, luchar contra cuatro guerreros sería muy difícil de superar, aun así se mantuvo en pie, pero Tenyii sin dudarlo lo hirió y Chwala aprovecho la oportunidad para acabarlo. El combate se había terminado, Inferno había perdido, Daria reclamo su cabeza, y los terrenos de su imperio habían sido protegidos, la conquista de fuego se acabó.

When they left the battlefield, Whelp Herder approached his master, when he saw him he noticed that he was still alive, so he tried to encourage him to get up, however he said: You did very well my precious disciple, do not worry about me, I'm about to die, I just wanted to look you in the eyes one more time.

After that he took his hand, and between blurred vision and the falling rain water he exhaled his final breath, the last thing he saw were the eyes of his disciple, a scene that Herder will never forget.

Cuando abandonaron el campo de batalla, Whelp Herder se acercó a su maestro, al verlo noto que aún estaba con vida, por lo que trato de animarlo a que se levantara, sin embargo este le dijo: Lo hiciste muy bien mí preciado discípulo, no te preocupes por mí, estoy por morir, solo quería mirarte a los ojos una vez más.

Luego de eso tomo su mano, y entre vista borrosa y el agua de la lluvia que caía exhalo su aliento final, lo último que vio fueron los ojos de su discípulo, una escena que Herder nunca podrá olvidar.

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