Slaved To The Alpha

He was searching the palace where I was training earlier. He looked like he was trying to pick up my scent. If I stay here for long, he’ll pick me up at my location. So I had to move fast. I tried to sneak up on him, but my keen observation failed me the moment I did. I stepped on a twig which immediately alerted him to my presence. He turned around before I could even blink. I thought I was done for.

Then I saw his face. “Greco?!” I shouted as I realized who it actually was.

He just chuckled and scratched his head. “I thought you were going to kill me or something, I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but I already knew where you even noticed my presence. I was just waiting for you to make a move, I was wondering how you’ll approach this type of situation, and you did not disappoint!”

I thought about what he said, and I think that it was impossible to sense someone that long. I only noticed him when I heard his footsteps. I thought he didn’t know where I was, and I guess I was wrong. “When did you notice me?”

“Oh, I noticed you when I was still near the entrance. I could see your every move, nice sets of moves, by the way, let me guess, someone taught you those? They’re great, but they could use some improvements.” He said in an enthusiastic tone of voice, could Greco really replace Fravis while he’s not here? Hopefully, yes, since he really looks capable.

I wonder what he does; could he be a bodyguard? Or maybe a secret fighter? I gotta know for sure, but I don’t need to ask him. If he does train me, I’ll be certain for sure about what he does, depending on his moves.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

But what shocked me was him saying that he could sense me all the way back to the entrance of the pathway. That’s like so long. So even though I couldn’t imagine having a power like that, he would be really useful in recon or a spotter.

“So… I was thinking since you were training here on your own anyway, why not come join me in the gym?”

I was surprised that there was even a gym here, I tried to find one earlier, but I just couldn’t find one at all. “There’s a gym? I didn’t see it earlier. Where did you find it?”

He just laughed and chuckled again, with a little smirk on his cheek. “It’s a secret. Just follow me.”

Of course, it is. I guess everything’s a secret around here, a good thing the bathrooms aren’t secrets, or else I might go mad or something.

We were walking back to the venue to go to the gym he talked about, then he suddenly asked me what I could do. I don’t know why he’s trying to interview me all of a sudden, and maybe he was just curious.

“What can I do? Well, I know I can fight, that’s for sure, I can run fast, and I also have the stamina to back it up. Aside from those and the moves I was taught, not much.” I wanted to be modest. Even though I’ve only started my training not too long ago, I already had a significant improvement.

“Sorry for asking, but I need to know these things so when I test you later to see what you are really capable of, that none of us get injured. Asthrid won’t like an injured and disabled maid, now would she?” He said in a sarcastic tone of voice as he laughed. It was weird, it felt like we’d known each other for so long but in reality, we’ve only known each other for a day, maybe two.

When we arrived at the entrance of the gym, we were faced with another obstacle that looked like it was immovable. This time, it was a plain brick wall with no keyhole, not even a doorknob. So I was wondering if this wall was fake as well as the fence back in the woods. “So? What are we waiting for?”

He smirked at me and just looked at the wall. “And… now.”

The wall just split in two, revealing a hallway with huge glass doors, on the inside were many equipments for weights and even a ring in the middle. However, when we went inside, the wall behind us just closed. “Wait, why is it just us right now?” I was curious since this looked like some kind of trap.

“I’m very sure they were all exhausted by Grant since he had everyone working overtime just to finish the decorations and the theme of the Annual pack gathering on schedule. I guess that they’re still all asleep. They’re weak, I guess.” He said in an enthusiastic tone of voice as he opened the glass doors. “Get in the ring, we’ll test your abilities here, and we can work on from that.” He added.

I was nervous since he was the one I was going to fight. I don’t know if I’ll be able to even be on spar with him, or will just completely obliterate me once the match commences. “Stay easy on me, okay?”

“Well, that’ll have to depend on how good you are in combat. Prove me that I’m wrong. Prove to me that you can handle yourself while in heat.” He said in a serious tone of voice as he got ready. “Your goal is to land a hit on me, that’s all.”

I was thinking that this would be easy since I knew that I was fast. Then the match started, suddenly he became faster than earlier. I almost couldn’t see his movement, and he was too fast for me even to comprehend. With Fravis’s ability, I’m sure that I can see Greco’s every move right now, but I’ll just have to make with what I have at the moment.

We were sparring for half an hour. None of us could land a hit on each other, but he was way faster than me. I was just able to dodge his attacks by my instinct alone. When I caught him off guard, I just threw a right jab and hit him right in his chest. “Yes!” I exclaimed as I felt like I had just won something big.