1 - Preparing equipment for duel
2 - The fight
1 - award ceremony
 
Lionidas sat polishing his blade. He found the sword on the bank of a river when he was a kid. He remembered that the orphan mama wanted to sell the sword for money, but Lionidas would not part with it. Any attempts to take it by force were met with the sharp tip of the blade. The orphan mama even asked a black market broker to come by with thugs to take the blade from the young cat. Lionidas could not defeat them, but he did manage to escape. After escaping and running away, he had no friends in the world. The sword became his friend, so Lionidas gave the blade a name: Ishrive. He was snapped out of his reminiscing when his teacher Tigrodus entered the room and began shouting at him. "Why aren't you dressed yet? We haven't the time!"
"Time," joked Lionidas, "is but a concept."
"Quit coughing hairballs!" shouted Tigrodus. Lionidas giggled as he got up and started to dress. He dressed himself in a tan padded coat and thick pants that would protect from sword blows.
"Ugh, I hate wearing this. It looks so dumb! It looks like I'm caring for bees," Lionidas complained. Tigrodus rolled his eyes and fastened the back straps for Lionidas.
"Is your tail alright?" asked Tigrodus. Lionidas flicked his tail to check his range of motion.
"It's fine." Tigrodus nodded and led the young Lien to the waiting area. Lionidas sheathed Ishrive and followed his master. At the waiting area, Lionidas unsheathed his blade and began to do some exercises to warm his muscles. Ishrive whistled through the air as the young Lien swung repeatedly. After finishing his exercises, Lionidas began to think of his upcoming match. This would be the final round of the Golden Sword Tournament. Darion was Lionidas' archrival. Darion was a member of a rival school, Brodsword. Their rivalry, however, was personal. Lionidas didn't have anyone in his age group that could match him with the blade. He actually had to spar with the older students at Swordsworth, his school. Lionidas met his match for the first time against Darion. The match ended in a draw. Darion got angry and spat some harsh words at Lionidas and their rivalry kicked off from there. Every time they met, Darion would hiss cutting words at Lionidas and the two would compete with each other to extreme levels.