Mirykia: Adventure Stories
Climb to the top, or fall to the bottom.
Chapter 1
by 
raiien
The world of Mirykia is filled with wonders. The ancient city of Cronus stands at the center, home to the champion king.
To become the champion king is a simple, but extremely challenging endeavor. A challenger must win a duel against the 6 Regents, which rule their own providences in the name of the champion king, then challenge the current champion king themselves.
People who are campaigning for the crown simply call themselves 'Challengers' which signals to other challengers their goal.
Mirykia hasn't seen a war in over 2400 years. This is primarily due to the first champion king setting a law that dictates any quarrel be solved in 1 on 1 non-lethal duels.
Unfortunately, women in Mirykia are not seen as equals to their male counter parts and often if a female fighter loses in a duel they must pay the other fighter in either sex or coins. It varies from person to person, some guys will just let you pay them if you have enough money while others will show no mercy and go straight for your body whether you have the coin or not.
Due to this female challengers are not nearly as common as males, the life of a female challenger is most often "tough to swallow" and "back breaking" repelling most women from the journey to become the champion king.