I walked over to the speed course that Spazz said was on the eastern side of the Training grounds, there I saw A'kreath watching those going through the course carefully, he looked calm but it was almost as if he was watching for an opening or a mistake. One of the students was struck by a pendulum and knocked to the ground a few feet from A'kreath, I could see him look down at the student almost a glare before he let out a sigh and knelt down, he ran his hand over the injury they had received from the course and it was gone. A'kreath then told them what they did wrong and pointed out that they can't just follow the leader they have to observe and take action appropriate for them not the actions of the ones in the lead. I slowly approached A'kreath and held out the book. "Hey, A'kreath can you train me with sword fighting?" I asked as I watched his unchanging expression his storm grey eyes looking at the book.
A'kreath nodded but put his hand up as a sign to tell me to wait until he finished what he was doing. One of the female vampires nearby smirked at me and said, " I see there is a vampire fucker amongst the humans out here and she is standing right in front of us tonight." I looked at her and said, "What is wrong with being a vampire fucker? Plus looks have nothing in play here but good company and loyalty." The female vampire smiled crookedly and said, "Loyalty? Sweetheart, I don't think you understand what you are trying to get yourself into here. You are merely a human who can't even stand on her own without a male interfering or trying to help you. "
I didn't understand what she was trying to get at but something told me this was about Damien and the amount of times Spazz and A'kreath had to save me from different supernaturals. I said, "I can handle myself without a male in my life but do I want to have a love life and live independently to make money for myself? Yes, I do but to defend myself I need someone who can teach me so I don't have to rely on someone coming to save me every time."
A'kreath turned to see what was going on and what would happen, I saw him just standing there observant, thinking back to what Damien said there is an Elysium up here, and if this woman did anything it would break it. The woman tilted her head to the side. "Awe the little human fuck doll thinks she can live independent of her blood sugar daddy, how cute. " She stood up and walked over to me getting close I could almost feel her intent to attack me. "Look here doll, Damien needs a real woman not a toy like you, you would die within a week of being here." She brought her hand up to my neck but then we both heard a loud booming voice echo through the training grounds.
"Sania! enough before I take you out of the Elysium myself. am I understood?" Both mine and Sania turned our heads to look towards A'kreath who was moving towards us, his stride slow and deliberate as he approached us. "Leave Crystal alone, she came to me for training, unlike you who believes that you are perfect already, maybe the perfect toy as you keep calling Crystal. Learn your place Sania and get back with the others," he said with an oddly cold tone, his eyes were a different color.
A'kreath motioned to me and took me off to another location within the mansion, it was in the west wing that he said to avoid, I stopped at the threshold of the west wing. A'kreath looked back at me and tilted his head faintly before saying simply. "Come." I looked at him and followed close behind him seeing the west wing was still under repairs, he took me to a room in the west wing, it looked to be a secluded or private training room. " Find a sword you like," he said again quite simply.
I walked around the training room looking at the weapons till I found the swords, there were a wide variety of swords, ranging from different cultures such as Japanese katana's or Chinese swords, even Norse or Viking swords, and even European swords, I began to wonder how old was A'kreath truly if he knew how to use all of these weapons, there was even smaller thinner blades like a rapier. After what seemed like an eternity to me I grabbed the Katana and looked at A'kreath. " I want to learn how to use this sword." A'kreath who had been watching me only smirked. " Interesting choice, very well," he said before walking over to me and teaching me the proper ways to hold and use the blade.
Two months passed by what seemed like the blink of an eye, and I can say to people that training with A'kreath does hurt quite a bit. Not that anyone would doubt it was true or not. I looked at A'kreath and said, "Can I ask you a question A'kreath?" A'kreath nodded toward me and said, "What is your question Crystal?" I gave a nervous look before Asking, "Well, um what clan are you from?" A'kreath just looked at me. " Tzimisce." He said simply before removing the suit jacket setting it aside and unbuttoning the cuffs of his white dress shirt, he had asked me here to the private training room to see how far I had progressed, it was his assessment test and he would not be satisfied if I was not even remotely more capable then when we first started my training.
I watched him as he took the white dress shirt off revealing he had a black undershirt on under the dress shirt, it had no sleeves revealing the many scars on his arms, at least they could be easily mistaken for just simple scars, some of them looked a lot like the markings Spazz had on his arms, A'kreath then turned to me and within one quick movement he had blades in both of his hands, they looked as if they were made of bone, he took on a stance that looked as if it was made for speed and deadly attacks. " Ready yourself Crystal, this will be the only time you may fear for your life," he said as his eyes became ice blue.