DassaultMirage
Minstrel
Here is what I'm going through.
The main character found out that his real father, who left him and his brother when he was nine, was, after twists and turns in the story, locked in battle against the man that adopted him and his brother. Hence, it was a fight between his two fathers. The main character is double-crossing the Holy Alliance that wanted to establish a New World Order, of which his real father is a proud part of.
The real father was a general from the Kingdom of Royal Skies, and he was your usual stoic dad with a soft spot for his kids, that under the circumstances, would not show. His wind magic would be top notch. He would not rise to the ranks had it not been so. He was internally troubled of course, seeing his own offspring going against his lifelong desire of the new world order.
The foster father was a cook who fought in the underground battles with his earth magic. He adopted the main character and his brother for no other reason than his innate kindness, and they lived a normal family life under a single parent for nine more years. The foster father's magic would be very informal and weak compared to that of the well-trained general. He was troubled as well, unsure if it was right to convince his adopted son to go against his real father.
The main character is a Damocles, blessed by my version of angels to be one of those who would "check the power of kings". He wielded a plethora of water spells that were more than a match for his real father. During this battle however, his three unconscious friends and thirteen unconscious allied wolves were littered all over the battlefield. His strategic-level wide area of effect magic which he believed would do his friends further harm, and of course seeing his two fathers slugged it out in front of him, rendered him immobile, reduced to talking his real father to take him instead and let his foster father live.
I want a short fight scene between the two fathers, and just as the foster father was at sword point, one of the MC's unconscious friends would be able to sneak behind the general and plant a sword in his gut, ending the fight. Of course the real father was aware that he would be stabbed, making sure the sword would miss any vital organs and that the only thing it would do was not have anymore participation in the war so as not to go against his son and not help him as well.
My problems are:
1) I have never written a fight scene involving wind magic. It's so fast paced compared to the other elements.
2) Three characters with three brewing emotions inside of them were involved. I could not layer it effectively at the moment
3) Is it even possible to get stabbed in the gut without hitting vital organs?
4) Is it even right to choose the foster father over the real father? Won't it make the MC an ungrateful dick?
5) I ain't a father. I don't know what a father would feel when he would fight his son's other father.
I would appreciate any suggestions as to just how I would tackle this part in my story.
The main character found out that his real father, who left him and his brother when he was nine, was, after twists and turns in the story, locked in battle against the man that adopted him and his brother. Hence, it was a fight between his two fathers. The main character is double-crossing the Holy Alliance that wanted to establish a New World Order, of which his real father is a proud part of.
The real father was a general from the Kingdom of Royal Skies, and he was your usual stoic dad with a soft spot for his kids, that under the circumstances, would not show. His wind magic would be top notch. He would not rise to the ranks had it not been so. He was internally troubled of course, seeing his own offspring going against his lifelong desire of the new world order.
The foster father was a cook who fought in the underground battles with his earth magic. He adopted the main character and his brother for no other reason than his innate kindness, and they lived a normal family life under a single parent for nine more years. The foster father's magic would be very informal and weak compared to that of the well-trained general. He was troubled as well, unsure if it was right to convince his adopted son to go against his real father.
The main character is a Damocles, blessed by my version of angels to be one of those who would "check the power of kings". He wielded a plethora of water spells that were more than a match for his real father. During this battle however, his three unconscious friends and thirteen unconscious allied wolves were littered all over the battlefield. His strategic-level wide area of effect magic which he believed would do his friends further harm, and of course seeing his two fathers slugged it out in front of him, rendered him immobile, reduced to talking his real father to take him instead and let his foster father live.
I want a short fight scene between the two fathers, and just as the foster father was at sword point, one of the MC's unconscious friends would be able to sneak behind the general and plant a sword in his gut, ending the fight. Of course the real father was aware that he would be stabbed, making sure the sword would miss any vital organs and that the only thing it would do was not have anymore participation in the war so as not to go against his son and not help him as well.
My problems are:
1) I have never written a fight scene involving wind magic. It's so fast paced compared to the other elements.
2) Three characters with three brewing emotions inside of them were involved. I could not layer it effectively at the moment
3) Is it even possible to get stabbed in the gut without hitting vital organs?
4) Is it even right to choose the foster father over the real father? Won't it make the MC an ungrateful dick?
5) I ain't a father. I don't know what a father would feel when he would fight his son's other father.
I would appreciate any suggestions as to just how I would tackle this part in my story.