Mellak

Mellak I Sturozini of House Áskh was Wérgóm of the Gate Kingdom in 193 abv he ruled for a very brief amount of time. He is most known for a challenge to a duel with the pretender Akkal:
==Reign==
==Duel with Akkal==
Mellak's arrival in Rodmuthana
King Mellak arrived together with two of his friends. He entered the grand hall in the city, and was welcomed by three Za'ahene magi, who wanted to facilitate peace talks between both claimants. The three mages gave Mellak one gift each. One gave him a beautiful robe, another one gave him a box filled with gold menya, and the third gave him a box filled with salt. 
Akkal and his host received Mellak later, believing the Áskh king wanted to surrender.
Akkal began with receiving Mellak at an honorary place in the hall. Then he passed him wine and bread, to signify that Mellak was to be protected like Akkal's brother. And Akkal held a speech, saying that he personally grieved for the loss of Sturozi and that he would give the body to Mellak, to have burial customs prepared in Risante. He also stated that the Áskh family would be safe from retributions in case Mellak knelt before Akkal and accepted surrender in the war. In return, Mellak would be allowed to keep the two cities he'd conquered and rule as a sovereign over them.
But Mellak stood up and interrupted the usurper: 
"How you dare speak up to me like that, thief and murderer! To believe I crave the friendship of a kinslayer and my father's murderer! To believe my thirst for vengeance and justice will be cleansed by surrendering to comfort and wealth in a gilded cage! Where are your Doriyan rats, you scumbag!? Where is your honour and dignity? You rose up against, and all traitors shall pay their price."
"I have not come here to seek your friendship, but my vengeance! All too many good men have died already because of the greed of the Varedis! Let us end this here and now! I hereby leave my issue before the gods, and challenge you to a duel in the dawn, before the gates of Rodmuthana. May the best man win!"
Everyone sat as frozen. Akkal's men and Mellak's men. The mages from Za'ah. The governor of Rodmuthana and his men. The servants and dancers. Even the dogs seemed to realise the gravity of the situation.
Akkal stood up, with a face blackened by anger.
"So bet it!" he said. "The gods will decide this!"
The Duel
As the sun was rising, the two combatants faced one another. Akkal was armed with a short hunting spear, used for fighting bears in close combat. Mellak was wielding his copper club Wárgr. As the sun rised over the towers of Rodmuthana, both men circled one another cautiously.
Akkal threw the spear, and missed. Mellak approached him, wielding the club. But Akkal ducked and ran through the circle of grass, towards the spear. He tried to make a stand but Mellak ran towards him with the club over his head, smashing it down into the ground as Akkal threw himself forward and rolled up, holding the spear stretched forward. 
And so the battle went on. The walls saw hundreds of heads look down on the Duel of the Kings.
Mellak seemingly became dizzier and heavier, and his slashes became more lazy and unfocused. There was something unfocused with his eyes as well. Akkal called for the judge, one of their common friends, to halt the duel and give both men water. So was done and the duel soon resumed. 
What happened then was that Akkal tripped on his heel, holding his spear up as a shield. Mellak struck his spear in halves and gave Akkal a flesh wound on his left upper arm. But then Mellak, drenched in sweat, fell over Akkal. The bloody usurper rolled around, and moved the sharp tip of the spear into Mellak's neck, severing his jugular vein. 
Akkal stood up, holding Wárgr with both his arms, half of his face and his white tunic covered with blood.
Preceded by 	Reign 	Succeeded by
Sturozi VIII	193 abv	Akkal I
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