Death and Glory: A Progression Fantasy Adventure (Immortal's Ascent Book 1) by Luke Chmilenko & Chris Harris

Author:Luke Chmilenko & Chris Harris [Chmilenko, Luke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wraithmarked Creative, LLC
Published: 2022-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Five: Disharmony

1143/10/21 AR, Scorpion’s Oasis

“The Factions vie against each other for influence in everything. The Great Games, however, are their biggest battlefield; a good season can often shift the balance of power in the popular assemblies for the coming year. The incentives to cheat and exploit the rules are very high . . .” Deliberative Primer.

“This was so much easier when we studied it back in Campus Gladius,” Sadira groaned as she flipped through a massive tome. “I don’t remember it being this complicated.”

One of the most difficult adjustments for the Gladiators to the Faction Leagues was the scoring system for Faction Challenges. In the competition between factions, simply winning or losing a match was not everything. Gladiators could win points for their faction, which determined which faction won at the end of the season. A team that scored well, even when they lost, was a much bigger asset than a team that won but ignored faction scoring. Sadira found herself getting lost in the edge cases that governed the Faction League, the results of centuries of arena tradition.

“Well, for one thing, you’ve been pushing yourself rather hard of late,” Gavin replied as gently as he could manage, feeling the dozens of aches and pains that their training had brought him. “And it’s no surprise you’d be tired. Do you want to call an end to this tonight?”

“I’m fine,” Sadira assured him with a shake of her head, eyes dropping down to the book. “Now . . . where were we again?”

“Faction Challenges,” Gavin replied, letting a small smile play across his face as he spoke. “It’s a type of contest that’s issued by one faction to one of the other factions in their league. Which in the case of Scorpion’s Oasis, means only the Blue Faction and the Red Faction. None of the other factions have enough of a presence to qualify. Then, once the challenge is issued, any opposing faction Gladiator who qualify for the challenge and want to attempt it can accept and compete, earning points for the faction.”

“That part I believe I have down well enough,” Sadira replied, pausing for a second to flip between three different pages. “It’s what they can do afterwards that gets me. There is a provision that allows them to negotiate changes . . . somewhere. I swear I just saw it a moment earlier.”

“And you’d see it right now if you lifted your hand.” Gavin’s tone was still as soft as before while he motioned to a section of a page that a few of the dark elf’s fingers were covering. “See? It’s right there.”

“What? Oh, drat, I see it now.” She did exactly what Gavin had suggested and quickly skimmed over the text, her exhausted eyes blinking rapidly as she read. “Right, I remember this now. Then after the challenge is accepted, the teams then compete to score points during the subsequent arrangement of matches or until the season comes to an end.”

“That sounds about right to me.

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