>>5406719Combatants wielding light bending shields and cloaks were able to quickly dispatch several threats, showing off the accomplishments of Lightbenders.
This was also a good opportunity for different blacksmiths to show off their approach to their products, with each duelist weapons with different types of designs.
Advanced arms with western designs clashed against well tested weapons native to Sablestream. From sword to polearms to daggers, it was a spectacular display in martial arts and arms, showing off the fast paced knife fights to tense duels between sideswords.
Alongside lightbending, works of other disciplines were also shown.
An arquebusier wielding the gravity enchanted firearm showed the crowd why the crown invested in so many of these mages, hitting in total of six birds that were still flying in the sky without missing once.
Instead of a cloud of smoke that remains after firing a matchlock, a strong wind is expelled from the barrel, blasting away the smoke and nearly moving the shooter. While noticeably louder, it’s range and speed surpassed any other firearm.
As the sun moves closer to the horizon, more people leave the fair. They left with a smile on their face, either due to the satisfaction of buying something they wanted or the excitement of being part of such an event.
Pine and Jess discuss what they found entertaining about the fair as they walk back to their homes. While Jess enjoyed how satisfying it was to see weapons cut through fruits, Pine enjoyed the dueling and how the practitioners showed how elegant the art could be, dispelling the notion of the brutish, untrained fights with foreign weapons.
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