Red ~ (Tales of Arcadia Fic)(x Reader/OC)

Chapter 4 | A fighter

"Wider your stance. Keep your frame." Blinky says to Jim, "No. That's good, that's good. Yes, all right, fine. That's better. Alright. Raise your sword, Master Jim. Mhm-hm. Head up, chin up, stomach in."

"Mmmm, what's this?" Aarrrgh says, sniffing a paper bag.

"Dander from my nana's Persian, AND a couple of hairballs," Toby says, Aarrrgh tosses the bag in his mouth, and I fake-gag in disgust.

"Mm, tasty." Aarrrgh burps.

"Trollhunter lives and dies by three rules. Rule number one: Always be afraid."

"Afraid?"

"Be afraid," Aarrrgh says,

"Yeah. I don't think that'll be a problem."

Blinky throws a rock a Jim, he ducks out of the way and Aarrrgh catches it, "Whoa!

"See? Fear is good. Keeps us alert. Keeps us on guard. Keeps us vigilant." Blinky says, throwing more rocks at Jim, "A hero is not he who is fearless, but he who is not stopped but it."

"Got it," Jim says, putting his game face on, making me smile.

"Two: Always finish a fight. An opponent must be given no mercy." Blinky says, throwing rock after rock,

"Okay! Enough with the rocks already!" Jim says, "Always finish the fight?"

Aarrrgh throws a rock at Jim, making him stable forward, "Kill." Toby points at Aarrrgh supportively.

"Indeed! A Trollhunter must always vanquish his opponent through death."

"Dude that's harsh," Toby says,

"Ours is an unforgiving world, Toby D. Hence, the third rule:" I roll my eyes, "When in doubt, always kick them in the gronk-nuts,"

"Gronk-nuts?"

Blinky stomps on the ground, sending a blade down from the wall, landing right between Jim's legs.

"AH!"

Aarrrgh and Toby shiver, covering their crotches, "Oh.. the horror" Aarrrgh says,

"So basically, what you're saying, is that one-third of being a Trollhunter is kicking someone in the cards?" Jim says,

"Precisely,"

"Blinky," I say, getting up from the floor, "I think you're scaring him a bit. Let me have a go at it."

"Very well," Blinky says, walking to sit with Aarrrgh and Toby.

I walk over to Jim, feeling his armor.

"Sit."

"What?"

"I said sit."

Jim plops down on the ground, looking up at me.

"There is only one trollhunting rule I truly stand by, one that I live by. Can you guess which one?" I ask, crossing my arms.

"Uh... the second one?"

"Wrong!" I say, stabbing my sword into the ground in front of him.

"Is she usually this scary?" Tony whispers to Blinky,

"Only when she cares to be,"

"Where did you-" Jim starts, looking at the blade,

"It's the first one." I cut him off, my blade disappears. "Always. Be. Afraid." I say, walking around Jim, "Fear is the only thing keeping you from becoming an arrogant man, arrogance will get you killed... However, rules like this often mistake, misunderstood." I say, Jim looks at me confused, "While you need fear, you also need trust, faith."