Risen Short Stories #6 and #7

Piranha Bytes’ official Risen website has been updated with two more short stories entitled “The Don and His Followers” and “Master of the Blade”.

(Hey! Don’t wave the sword around like that. What did I tell you?!( Edgar leaned on the grindstone and shook his head compassionately. The old sword teacher had withdrawn to the shadows of a wall, in order to observe his pupil. Then he explained once again from the top:
(Hold the sword calmly. Clasp the handle firmly, so that the opponent’s first strike doesn’t knock your weapon from your hand. The point goes towards the opponent.(
Edgar’s pupil tried to implement the instructions to the satisfaction of his teacher.

(And don’t hold yourself so straight and stiff. That looks just awful.(
(And when can I finally fight against someone?(, grumbled the young lad, who was bored of the many instructions. (I want to finish off an Ashbeast!(
Edgar laughed. (Young boy. Put that out of your mind. You first need to learn the fundamentals of striking and parrying. When you have those down, then you can start to work with series of strikes in order to keep the opponent from getting a chance. After that, you’ll need to improve your footwork, so that you learn to dodge. And then you will learn to chip away at your enemy’s blockade.(
Edgar took a meaningful pause. (And then, young boy, then you can maybe start to think about taking on some of these beasts out there. ‘˜Cause people are predictable. You can study their behaviour and anticipate their attacks. These monsters, on the other hand, react completely imponderably. To succeed against them is something completely different. You are still far away from that.