“The final match of the Royal Fencing Competition is going to begin in one minute,” the announcer said across the speakers. Isaac and Matt, the two contestants who made it to the finals were going to fence three rounds and the winner will get the title “Champion of The Year”. There was still fifteen seconds until the finals start. “The two contestants may hold your sword now.” Isaac and Matt gripped their sword tightly. “Three, two, one…”

First round
”Go!”

When the judge shouted, “Go!”, Isaac and Matt sprinted to the middle of the arena. Isaac and Matt were rivals. The two rivals have different skills: Isaac is speedy and Matt is strong. They knew what each other would do. Their swords slashed through mid-air. It hit the ground with such a power that dust flew. The judge and the audience couldn’t see what was happening in the arena. When the dust finally cleared, the crowd gasped. Isaac and Matt’s sword were stuck in the ground and they were pulling as hard as they could. Matt finally pulled out his sword and stabbed Isaac. The clear winner of the first round was Matt.

Second round
“Second round will start in three, two, one, go!”

This time, Matt chose a different plan. He darted to Isaac’s front and tried to stab him. However, Isaac was thinking and acting fast. He jumped as high as possible, stepped on Matt’s head, leaped off, did a loop and got his feet on land. Matt could barely stand and didn’t know what Isaac did. The crowd cheered as Isaac and Matt fenced through the arena. With a fast stab, Isaac won the second round.

Third round
It was the final round. Isaac and Matt were thinking about their ultimate plan.

“Three, two, one, go!”

Eventually, Isaac and Matt stood there like sculptures. The crowd gulped. If each one of the two rivals made a sudden movement, he might win, he might lose. Suddenly, the two rivals jumped higher than anyone can jump, and slashed their swords together. The swords were so powerful and rapid that no one could see the swords. The swords made a thundering sound. White light flashed when the swords hit together.

Isaac’s sword was shuddered away. It seemed that Matt was going to win the game but when the two rivals landed again, they trembled and fell down.

The arena was in silence.

After this fierce battle, it ended up as a tie.

The Fencing Competition