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Chapter 6 - ARENA NIGHT- CHAPTER #5

DREW POV

That night what I didn't see coming is that me and the other eleven recruits, were driven to an arena blindfolded like some sheep. When we were finally able to see, I was astonished to see Anna in the middle of the arena wearing some kind of combat uniform. The other Temple members were outside the arena watching us, like if we were about to get slaughtered. A chill was running through my body. I knew it was fear something I didn't experience in many years, and the look in her eyes was making me experience it again. She is in no way in hell the same person that was in her office. Before we could register what's going on she started talking

'Sorry guys! But I will be your opponent and judge tonight' so that's why she gave me that warning! When she saw some smile and some taking a relaxed breath as if she wasn't a threat, she just smiled, I bet she saw that my body was tense 'you may come at me all at once' and here it comes, I get to witness her fight in real life, Or not.. since to my surprise I couldn't even keep up with her movement, in less than two seconds the eleven recruits who attacked her went down, and now she is in front of me.

'Want to spar?' she said with a hint of mischief in her voice and eyes.

I didn't answer but took my attack stance at once.

Well, I should have seen this coming, all it took her is change her attack mid-way to throw me of balance and grab my neck, don't get me wrong, normally this would have meant nothing but she does have such speed and control over her movements that I can't even start to imagine achieving one day. But how the heck are those small hands able to grab my neck with such force! I guess I will just keep wondering.

Before moving away, she whispered to me 'get your act together!'

Garen approached us with several men who were also mentors, I think.

He went directly to Anna and talked to her, he seemed close to her by the way he is smiling at her.

'At least he is still standing!' is he talking about me?

'Arrogant as usual! Did you have to beat them to the pulp?' this one I think his name was ZHIRAYR, he either doesn't like her or is deadly jealous.

She just dismissed him with a smile and a wave of her hand toward the recruits who are still on the ground.

'Well! They are getting up! Aren't they?' Oh, hooh she can be sarcastic too, did I just smile?

'So!'Garen inquired as if he was looking for her assessment. And he was.

'So what? You knew the outcome the moment you asked me to test them. You will start from the ground with them' She answered him but he seemed surprised, well she did overwhelm us after all with sheer power.

'Even this fella?' Garen asked her waving toward me.

'He is no exception! He got some good gut feeling but it won't do him much with what he is going to do later' and there goes my years of training, am I that hopeless?

Garen smiled at her as if he was amused by her answer 'Ok! At least you are involved in their training this time, so I'm expecting an exceptional group'

She smiled back at him 'Don't get your hopes up! If I get involved more than I should be, they will end up in the graveyard in the back' a shiver run through my body while hearing that. I knew for a fact she meant every word; and by the look on the others faces I wasn't the only one. She was clearly a monster on another level on her own.

'So, am I done here?' she asked Garen clearly, she wanted to end this.

'Won't you eat with us? You can bring your food!' Garen asked her, but wait won't they prepare food? Why does she need to bring her own?

Without really answering his request, she just smiled 'have a good night Garen' and like that, she just headed toward the stairs.

Another mentor named RAFAEL smiled while talking to Garen

'Some things don't change!' He cried out loud 'Come on everyone, we will introduce you to some of your seniors who will be helping with your training, and don't forget, if you see her again thank her since you got yourself out of here with your limbs intact'

Garen came closer to me and whispered 'You are the lucky one after half a century, so make sure to absorb anything she teaches you!'

Hearing that made me lose balance while looking at Garen shocked. What the h**k!

He just smiled at me 'Yeah, that's the look! And don't worry, it's not even the half of it, more is coming! Good luck young man!' He left him laughing.

ZHIRAYR smiled while talking to Garen 'Did you have to do that to him this soon?'

GAREN smiled at him 'I'm not getting any younger, better take my chance and enjoy this as long as it lasts! Plus, he will be hearing all kinds of information about her since she is here for a while, this time' What the.. They didn't even bother to take some distance before talking.

It was harsh! That's the least that could describe the One month and ten days that followed. My feeling about this training didn't fail me after all.

Less than three hours of sleep, with an amount of training as I never did before, and I did that a lot.

Bloody duels every two days

Finally, we were drugged and pushed to mountain hiking in the middle of the night, while most of our senses being dulled. That's how we were selected and graded.

At the end, only four made it including me. None of us was unscratched.