In the land of Norway, in the territory of the noble house of Larsen, the sound of clashing weapons can be heard. The sound was coming from the training ground a few metres behind the mansion of the noble family. A boy who is 17 years old was currently having a duel with a man who seemed to be at least 40.

The boy has jet black hair and grey eye's. A fair complexion and a slim build. He also has a handsome face. He only wore a white shirt and black pants as he was sparing with the man. He had a sword in his hand as he was fighting with him. He was covered in sweat and dirt was also on his body and clothes as well.

The man he was fighting had brown hair which was starting to grey at some points. He has auburn eyes and a moustache as well. A fair complexion and a body which is in the middle of slim and buff. He wore all black as he was also sweating from the spar he was having with the young man. He also had a sword in his hand as he was fighting with the boy.

They then locked blades with eachother as they put more force and tried to push the other back. The boy had to evidently put more force since he was both younger than the man and was also more sleek. The boy then broke the lock and did a horizontal slash at the man. The man used his sword to block the by doing a vertical downwards strike.

But to the man surprise the boy let go of his sword and due to the momentum created by the way it was swung it spun around the sword of the man. The boy used this momentary surprise and grabbed the sword handle with his left hand and spun around and used the momentum to attack. The man quickly adjusted his blade and blocked it but was pushed a bit backwards from the force.

'Remarkable, using an unorthodox technique like that will surely help in a fight. Were it not for my experience from previous battles then I wouldn't have been able to react so quickly.' The man thought to himself.

The boy meanwhile was a bit irritated that his attack was stopped. He was also getting more tired and knew that he had to end this battle quickly or else he will lose.

'Damn it. I didn't expect him to react to quickly that he would block with his sword. I thought he would jump but not block it. But then again, he wouldn't be my Master is he wasn't able to block my attack.' The boy thought to himself with a small smile.

The man then pushed the boy back and then started to thrust his sword at the boy as if he were fencing. The boy managed to block the strikes due to his training but it was taking a lot more energy out of him. After two seconds the man stopped attacking and readied his blade. The two of them knew that both were really tired from the fight and would collapse soon.

The boy went in for the attack and the man returned it with his own. The two then did attack after attack at eachother. As they were fighting the boy found an opening in the man's attack and quickly attacked and sent the man's sword flying into the air. He then pointed the sword at the man as the man's sword impaled the ground near them.

The man in response smiled at the boy. The two of them were panting from the spar that they had but both of them were satisfied with the result.

"You've won. You've defeated me master Lucas." The man said with a smile.

"It seems I have Master Gustav." The now named Lucas said in response.

Gustav smiled in response at the amount of respect his student was showing to him. He was quite different from the other young masters of the noble houses who have more pride.

"I think it would be better if you are to go and take a bath my lord. I shall inform the lord about your victory in our battle. I'm confident that he will be quite happy for your success." Gustav said to him.

Lucas nodded to him in response and then planted his sword in the ground and then left to enter the mansion. All the while Gustav looked on with pride.

'I have been training the young master for at least 11 years. When I first met him he was just a 6 year old boy but he had a great determination to grow in strength. And now he has finally managed to defeat me in combat. As his teacher I couldn't be more proud.' Gustav thought to himself with a smile.

Lucas had entered the mansion and took a refreshing bath. He was a bit exhausted from the battle but the bath helped him a bit. He then wore his noble dress and made his way to the dining hall of his family. After he had entered the hall he was met with a lot of food like always. He had a good amount of food and he was congratulated by his father and mother for his win against his teacher.

His father is Leif Larsen and the current lord of the house of Larsen. Due to being a duke he has significant influence in the country, overshadowed by the archduke and the royal family. He had black hair and a moustache, silver eyes and pale skin complexion and was a bit more buff than him. He was one of the few people in the land of Scandinavia to have black hair.

His mother is Agnes Larsen, the daughter of a Marquis who had lost their power. She was a beauty with cream coloured hair and fair complexion. She was also a bit of a fighter as well. She has great trust in her husband and loves her son very much.

Gustav had informed the two of Lucas's win against him in their spar in the morning. Of course both parents were quite happy when they heard that their son had managed to defeat him. Gustav was quite a skilled swordsman and had also given tutelage to many other children of nobles.

Of course, most of the children stopped their training after seeing how hard it is. Due to them being born into high class families and living a life of luxury they didn't like training and hard work that much and liked to indulge in their riches. Not to mention the fact that most of the nobles take leadership roles rather than those of warriors. Due to this Gustav has quite a liking to Lucas.

His parents congratulated him for his victory and we're very proud of his achievement. Lucas accepted the compliments and also thanked Gustav for his tutelage all these years which the man said was his pleasure. After eating and talking with his parents he retired to his room. His room was fairly large and contained costly things. He also had a lot of books and other accessories.

He stood at the window and looked at the sky and contemplated what has transpired since he had come here.

"It's been a long time." Lucas said to himself as he looked at the sky.