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Summoner of Nightmares

Chapter 20: Fighting · Oct 26, 2026

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1 Chapter1: In the beginning 2026-10-26
2 Chapter 2: The new world 2026-10-26
3 Chapter 3: Summoning the summoner 2026-10-26
4 Chapter 4: Getting the run down 2026-10-26
5 Chapter5: First step 2026-10-26
6 Chapter 6: It’s always the elders 2026-10-26
7 Chapter 7: The new domain 2026-10-26
8 Chapter 8: Domain Hub 2026-10-26
9 Chapter 9: Marketplace 2026-10-26
10 Chapter 10: Finding Trouble 2026-10-26
11 Chapter 11: New Friend 2026-10-26
12 Chapter 12: Making The Hotel 2026-10-26
13 Chapter 13: Exploring The Nightmare Hotel 2026-10-26
14 Chapter 14: The Guests Who Never Leave 2026-10-26
15 Chapter 15: Designing the Next Summon 2026-10-26
16 Chapter 16: Preparations for the First fight 2026-10-26
17 Chapter 17: Doing a little research 2026-10-26
18 Chapter 18: Opening the Arena 2026-10-26
19 Chapter 19: Takes Guts 2026-10-26
20 Chapter 20: Fighting 2026-10-26
21 Chapter 21: End of Tournament 2026-10-26
22 Chapter 22: The Little Queen of Monsters 2026-10-26
23 Chapter 23: Date night 2026-10-26
24 Chapter 24: Mother Sarah 2026-10-26
25 Chapter 25: Worst Burglary 2026-10-26
26 Chapter 26: Till Death Do Us Part 2026-10-26
27 Chapter 27: A Princess at the Market 2026-10-26
28 Chapter 28: Lessons in Victory 2026-10-26
29 Chapter 29: Dreams Beneath the Twilight 2026-10-26
30 Chapter 30: Dinner with the Future In-Laws 2026-10-26
31 Chapter 31: The Caretaker’s Quiet World 2026-10-26
32 Chapter 32: Jesse Belle 2026-10-26
33 Chapter 33: Hungry houseguest 2026-10-26
34 Chapter 34: Strings of Command 2026-10-26
35 Chapter 35: The World Beyond the Hotel 2026-10-26
36 Chapter 36: Love and War 2026-10-26
37 Chapter 37: The Midnight Academy Opens Its Doors 2026-10-26
38 Chapter 38: The Case of the Missing Mimic 2026-10-26
39 Chapter 39: The Phantom Chef 2026-10-26
40 Chapter 40: A Perfectly Normal Day 2026-10-26
41 Chapter 41: Two Worlds, One Heart 2026-10-26
42 Chapter 42: The Scorpion Prince 2026-10-26
43 Chapter 43: New World who dis? 2026-10-26
44 Chapter 44: Mystic Blood Valley 2026-10-26
45 Chapter 45: Mooncrest Secrets 2026-10-26
46 Chapter 46: Chomper’s Very Busy Day 2026-10-26
47 Chapter 47: Smoke Beneath the Moon 2026-10-26
48 Chapter 48: The Prince and the Shadowsc 2026-10-26
49 Chapter 49: The Bloody Note 2026-10-26
50 Chapter 50: To the Hotel she will Go 2026-10-26

Round Two

The second opponent entered the arena less than an hour later.

Gene had expected another type of creature or maybe even a warrior.

Instead, the opposing summoner brought a creature made entirely out of blue fire.

Gene stared.

“Elemental.”

He opened his notebook.

ROUND TWO — FIRE ELEMENTAL

Primary test: elemental resistance.

The bell rang.

The elemental raised its arms.

A wave of blue fire swept across the battlefield.

The Caretaker moved sideways.

Gene wrote:

Reaction speed adequate.

Another fireball.

The Caretaker ducked.

Another.

He rolled.

Another.

He stepped behind a stone pillar.

Gene smiled.

“Good Reflexes”

The opponent shouted:

“Burn him and the pillar.

Fire engulfed the pillar.

The Caretaker emerged from the flames.

His coat was on fire.

Gene’s eyes widened.

“Caretaker your on fire!”

The Caretaker stopped.

He looked down.

Then he calmly removed his coat.

He patted the flames off the coat and inspected it thoroughly.

Seemingly satisfied he put his jacket back on.

Gene blinked.

“…Good solution.”

He immediately wrote:

Armor/clothing should be fire-resistant.

The fire elemental attacked.

The Caretaker grabbed its arm.

His hand passed partly through the flames.

The Caretaker released it immediately.

He shook off the flames and started to back up.

Gene wrote:

Physical contact causes an attack equal to the elemental type

The elemental seeing that it could do seemingly more damage attacking the Caretaker, prepared another attack.

The Caretaker looked around the arena.

His eyes settled on the magical barrier.

Gene’s expression changed.

The Caretaker turned and ran towards the barrier.

The elemental followed quickly behind.

At the last moment, the Caretaker stepped aside.

The elemental slammed directly into the barrier.

The arena flashed.

The creature staggered in pain.

Gene’s pencil flew across the page.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMBAT WORKS

The Caretaker squatted on the ground and started chucking sand and rocks at the elemental causing it to bounce back into the barrier again.

The creature’s form started to destabilize.

The opposing summoner shouted:

“NO! What are you doing to him!”

The Caretaker reached over and grabbed the now exposed core of the elemental.

The Caretaker pull it out of the flickering fire.

The elemental collapsed into blue sparks.

The Caretaker dusted itself off as he approached Gene.

Gene thanked him and put the core in his pocket.

The arena system chimed.

SUMMON DESTROYED.

Gene stared at his notes.

Then at the Caretaker.

“That definitely wasn’t brute strength.”

The Caretaker tilted his head.

“How did you think to use the arena that way.”

Gene smiled.

He wrote:

New combat principle: Caretaker actively exploits terrain, barriers, objects, and enemy positioning.

⸻

The Third Lesson

By the third round, the audience had stopped laughing.

They were afraid.

Gene noticed.

He also noticed something else.

The Caretaker’s movements were becoming more efficient.

He didn’t repeat mistakes.

When an opponent attacked from the left, he remembered.

When an opponent used a feint, he adjusted.

When an attack failed, he didn’t attempt the same strategy twice.

Gene sat at the edge of the arena with his notebook open.

The next opponent entered the arena holding a family flag.

Behind him was a massive knight.

Thick Heavy armor.

Long spear.

Oversized Shield.

The announcer shouted:

“Now entering … IRON MANIAC !”

Gene wrote:

Opponent archetype: defensive melee.

The knight charged.

The Caretaker walked forward.

The iron maniac’s Spear stabbed forward.

The Caretaker dodged and punched towards the knight.

The Caretaker struck the shield causing it to dent.

The knight was pushed backwards by the blow.

Gene wrote:

Heavy knights possess strong defensive postures to help them keep standing and shielded.

The knight attacked again.

The Caretaker grabbed the spear.

The knight attacked with the shield.

The Caretaker released the spear to block the shield.

The Caretaker slid back one step.

The spear followed quickly from behind the shield.

The Caretaker caught it as he side stepped away from the tip of the spear.

He used his strength to twist the spear free from the knight’s hand.

The weapon flew away.

Gene wrote:

Disarming priority in battles that have longer weapons.

The knight immediately drew a sword.

Gene added:

Opponent has secondary weapon.

The knight swung.

The Caretaker blocked using his knife.

Another swing.

Blocked.

Third.

Blocked.

The Caretaker stepped through the knight’s guard.

He stabbed through the knight’s chest armor.

The knight slammed his helmet into the Caretaker’s mask.

The Caretaker was bounced backwards.

Gene’s eyes widened.

Weakness: close-range head strikes.

The knight attacked again.

The Caretaker ducked.

The knight swung his shield.

The Caretaker dodged and grabbed the knight shield pulling the knight forward.

Then he grabbed hold of the knights waist.

Gene immediately understood.

He’s going for the throw.

The Caretaker lifted the knight overhead.

The Caretaker chucked him hard against the ground.

The knight bounced causing him to hit the ground twice.

The knight slid roughly ten feet on his back.

Before the knight could recover , the Caretaker removed the knight’s sword and shield.

He turned and threw the shield and sword next to the abandoned spear.

Gene smiled.

Combat priority on human types: remove opponent’s options before attempting final attack.

The knight rose.

The Caretaker waited across from the knight.

The knight looked over at his lost weapons.

Then up over to the Caretaker.

He lowered his head and waved to Gene.

“I surrender.”

The arena system chimed.

MATCH COMPLETED.

WINNER: GENE GINGERLINE.

Gene waved at the cheering crowd as the Caretaker walked into the waiting room.

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