Caleb/Colt

Five months later

After breakfast, Anan and I step into the middle of the arena and take our fighting positions.

After five months of daily training, I finally became skilled enough with a sword to think I might have a chance to defeat Anan in combat one day. It’s a great achievement, especially after spending the first two or three months covered in bruises since Anan would kick my ass every single time. That is basically our daily routine—meet on the training grounds, a few rounds of him sweeping the ground with me, making me always wonder if he is either very strong or if I lack basic training before he leaves while telling me to do better the next day.

My improvement is all due to Voros, who offered to teach me the technique Anan uses. I also learned demons are stronger than werewolves, which explains why Anan can easily defeat me, making me want to prove not only to myself but to everyone else in the Lastdenn that I have what’s needed to win the Games and claim the Sword of Night