Chapter 111: eltit a fo kniht t’ndluoc I
*I guess Thy's just having a bit of fun. Kat took another sip of her drink. It's pretty nice though I have to admit, tastes a bit like pears… Oh, Oh* "Hey Green what does your drink taste like?" asked Kat
"Um, fruit? Didn't you say that already Kat?" asked Green
"Yes but I suspect it tastes different to everyone" said Kat "Mine tastes like pear for example"
"Oh, yes it seems your right then. Um, mine tastes like serella" said Green.
*Oh bother, I don't recognise that. Did Green recognise pear? Um, let's get a second opinion.* "Hey Nixilei what does yours taste like" asked Kat
"Just plain water" said Nixilei
*I have no idea how to react to that answer. What does that even an for this drink. What does it say about Nixilei if it takes on our favourite flavours or sothing.*
"Now that everyone's had a drink can we get back to the questions" asked Skye
"Calm down, why are you in such a rush" said Jim
"I just think this is pretty cool. Sorry, I'm a bit excited I guess" said Skye
As Skye said the Ryo finished gulping down her drink "Ok I'm ready"
Kress glared angrily at the water in front of him and the rest of the contestants not willing to join the conversation.
"Seems it's fine to start up again there are only a few questions left in this round. The next question is. During the maze, the second event, Green entered the Temple of Riddles. She was asked a series of questions by the guardian of the place. What was the answer to the second riddle"
Skye instantly hit the buzzer "The riddle was what runs around a city but never moves and the answer to it is a wall"
"No hesitation, I like it Skye. So we are still in the sa round, but the next few questions won't just be about our tournant but about the Tournant of Five and so of it's history" said Thy
"Thy, can you provide a fake set of glasses for this section" said Ryo
"Sure thing" said Thy throwing over a pair of glasses with fake lenses
Clapping his hands together Thy looked to the rest of the contestants for a mont to see if they were going to say anything but when nothing was forthcoming Thy began to speak. "Firstly, what was the na of the first team that won the original tournant"
Skye and Ryo both pressed the button down in an instant before heads snapping to each other to see who was first. "Ryo, just barely edged you out there Skye. You first Ryo, what is your answer" said Thy
"The very first competition was actually a draw intentionally to further cent the end of the war. They did this by stacking the gas and teams in such a way that they'd end up with the sa number of victories. Back in the original tourney each race fielded only one team, and there was no preliminaries" said Ryo pushing her glasses further onto her face.
"Excellent answer Ryo. Correct and even with more information than required" said Thy.
"Next question. After existing for many years the Tournant of Fives opened up to allow for multiple teams applying by themselves. This was a cause of contention mostly due to the varying rates at which the races age and was deed unfair by so. Who was the person behind this change and why did they want to make it" asked Thy
Once again Skye and Ryo pressed the button at almost the sa ti followed slightly by Jim, and Kress didn't even attempt to answer. "Skye, it's all yours" said Thy
"It was introduced in the 12th iteration of the tournant and the one to propose it was a dwarf by the na of Reckal, no clan affiliation. Originally he was t with massive pushback, but he simply beat everyone else on the committee in a fight and said that anyone could show great strength if allowed and none should be barred from entering the tournant" said Skye
"Perfect answer" said Thy "Next question. After running the competition for over a century the first dryad entered and competed. This was the first and last year a dryad would ever compete. Who was it and why were they banned"
Nobody put moved for the button. They all glanced around wearily. Ryo and Skye especially were eyeing each other, waiting for the slightest movent in each other's hands signalling they were about to try and make a guess. Jim watched them both warily as well, but wasn't as ready on the button.
Kress however eyed his button suspiciously and would occasionally sneak glances at Thy every now and then.
"Thirty seconds" said Thy as the big numbers appeared above his head.
Kress gaze on Thy intensified. *Wait, was it Thy? Could Thy be the dryad they are talking about?*
Kress glanced at the others and noticed none were really paying attention to him. While they were distracted with each other and the tir was counting down he debated over pressing it. His hands wavered over the button until he glanced at the scoreboard and saw himself firmly in last place.
Slamming his hand down on the button he looked Thy dead in the eyes and said "It was you. You were the one dryad and you competed, by yourself and still won"
Thy burst into laughter "Oh that's funny" said Thy as they slapped their hands against their knees. Thy kept this laugh going until it was getting awkward for everyone else before finishing "And also entirely correct. Yes that's right, I stand before you the only person in history to win the gas by themselves. Of course, dryads were quickly banned from the tournant of fives, which is fair considering it is for the weaker mbers of each species before they truly gain power
"Good guess Kress. Now for the next question. Over the course of the tournant, there have been a number of powerful and unique rewards for the winners. What was the prize for the 12th tournant, the-" Thy was cut off when once again Skye and Ryo pressed their buttons not a hairs breathe apart from each other.
Thy motioned towards Ryo to speak "It was one piece of armour, or a weapon crafted by Reckal himself. Or at least, that is what he said was the prize. The truth of the matter was that his wife made the gear in his stead, but she was the much superior smith, Relanna the Anvil"
"Correct once again Ryo. Now for the final question in this round, and please listen carefully it is quite a long one" said Thy. "Over the course of history, the Tournant of Five has been successfully completed almost every year since the great war. Despite this though, there have in fact been a few tis where the tournant failed to conclude or failed to start. I need you to na three of those tis and explain the specifics as to why the tournant was unfinished"
Skye and Ryo pushed their buttons shortly followed by Jim. "Skye, you first" said Thy
"The three I will ntion it, the great plague, the eternal winter, and the great collapse. The great plague was during the 15th tournant and as the na entails, a great plague ravaged the capital the tournant was ant to be held in, thus leading to the cancellation of the tournant that year
"The second was the eternal winter. During the 28th tournant the weather had beco so fierce that it was impossible to travel unless you were part of the inner continent. The tournant was suspended so that the organisers could protect the cities and villages from the cold and help grow enough food to make it through the weather. The final one is the great collapse. This was during the 88th tournant and is famous because during the grand finale the arena collapsed into an ancient ruin. Instead of continuing with the tournant the teams opted to explore as the grand finale but none returned" said Skye
Thy sucked in a breath "Ooh I'm afraid that's wrong Skye. Ryo your next"
"Well, the great plague did happen, however it was actually the 115th tournant not the 15th" Ryo then went on to explain the eternal winter and the great plague before "And the final one I will ntion is the 3rd tournant. The third tournant's catastrophe has no na, because it was no great event, simply there was a mistranslation and they held the fourth tournant instead. For so reason nobody noticed this error until after the tournant had concluded and thus the 3rd tournant never happened"
Thy raised a hand and then lowered it again. "Hmm, I'm, well I guess that's correct actually. Assuming it's true, but I do believe I've heard sothing like that one mont" said Thy as they brought out a small stick and put it to their ear.
"Chronicler? Yes, can you confirm if the 3rd tournant ever happened?" asked Thy
"No, I'm not joking" said Thy "A mistranslation was the issue"
"Yes, yes, ok thank you" said Thy putting away the branch "Ok the Chronicler has confird your correct. Five points to you Ryo"
"Wait you know the Chronicler?" shouted Nixilei
"Yes" said Thy simply
"What are they like" said Nixilei agitated
"Please calm yourself. If you wish we can discuss it later, but for now, we have the final round of our little quiz to prepare for" said Thy grinning madly
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