Everyone entered the royal family's private arena and took front row seats with eager expression.
Both Alan and Gwalior walked to the battle area standing almost 50 feet apart from each other.
"Ben barriers. Swordmaster Gwalior, please don't hold back. I want to face you at your full strength." Alan spoke inclining his head.
Ben cast a thin transparent barrier like a doom over the sparring area.
This casual display of barrier magic which covered the sparring area of over a hundred feet radius stunned everyone. This was actually the first time for everyone except Sharon to watch a barrier magic at it's glory.
"Ready when you are." Alan said, a silver sword appeared in his right hand.
Gwalior smiled excitedly and also took out a dull grey sword from his storage ring . He unleashed his full aura and disappeared from his spot. What everyone saw next made their jaw dropped to their chest!
A resounding clang was heard as the blade of two swordmaster's met. A distance of more than 50 feet was covered in the blink of an eye.
At that moment there was a glint of excitement in both their eyes. And then the sparring began.
Gwalior was sparring at his full capacity. Alan on the other hand was parriying the strikes with a look of seriousness and concentration. After a few seconds of initial exchange, Alan started to attack!
Gwalior felt as if each blow from Alan was weighing a ton! The strength behind each strike baffled him. After almost 5 minutes of attacking and defending, both seperated from each other and stood at their initial positions.
A hugh round of applause echoed in the arena once the initial shock discipated.
Gwalior was slightly panting and sweated profucely. His tunic was clinging to his sweaty body.
On the other hand Alan let out a long breath and inhaled deeply beads of sweat started to form on his forehead. He then nodded his head with satisfaction. " A true Swordmaster indeed!"
" Your majesty, if you can believe my judgement, please honour Swordmaster Gwalior as a 'Grandmaster'! He is at the same level as master Harry when we first saw his true abilities." Alan turned towards the king and bowed.
After a few seconds of silence, the King nodded his head slowly and then grinned widely. "It will be done once the on coming troubles were dealth with.
"Master Gwalior, would you like to stay in the capital? It would be an honor and a great boost to the morality for all the other swordmasters who are currently resided in this region. I will ensure that all arrangements for you stay were taken care of." The King informed Gwalior.
"I would be honoured my King. As you know, I don't have any family members and had dedicated my entire life towards teaching whatever I had learnt from my master. However, I need a few months to settle my affairs and after that I will settle down here in the capital." Gwalior bowed deeply to the King.
"Wonderful. How about the both of you young men? Will you both do us the honour and stay in the Capital?" The King asked to Alan and Ben with great anticipation.