Several weeks went by and I fully adjusted into the system of the Academy. The early morning classes and whole day training. I couldn't believe anything could be more exerting than Mr Gregory's training but this was, but just by a little bit. They focused here more on endurance training than anything else. Making sure we could fight for hours on end without feeling fatigue. We spent the other parts of the week going through fighting techniques and rescue mission schemes that I wanted to leave at the end of the day, but I didn't.Gossip around me did whine down like Jonathan had predicted. People still gave me weird stares but I was already used to that.We were presently in Monday training class, one of my very favourite classes of the week. This one even more so. Commander Matt had decided that we were now worthy of numbers instead of just calling us "hey you" and hence he named us numbers from one till thirty. till the last person. "It's been a month today since we all stood he
"You all should leave. You don't want what would happen if you stayed" said.Emily, she looked menacing.Teresa and her clique were watching us, trying to figure out if we were serious. We were deadly.I glanced at Emily for a second, trying to ascertain how serious she was being. I knew she was skilled. She must have had to be if she passed all the trials and got admitted here. I didn't have to worry about protecting her if things got shitty.I walked over to where the girl stood over Bryan. She stepped back then another, I guess she knew from the look on my face that I meant business."Get up" I snapped at the guy on the floor. hated weakness.He shuffled slowly to his feet before standing, but his face was cast down, almost ashamed."Look at her," I said.I waited until his tears stained face looked at me before it went to the girl"She has probably fucked all the fuckables in this school and beyond. It's not just her body that has taken damage but her brain as well. Imagine she
The academy was being extra busy, even more so than usual. I could see as several large trucks got in and passed through the roads into the dense forest behind the school. The excitement amongst students and others heightened until all everybody could talk about was the fighting realm. Class went on as usual though amongst us, the Commanders being extra taxing because they were all tensed, everybody was.I could even see it among ourselves, the slight hesitation or the fast action towards something, especially during training.I and Emily had decided to go and register ourselves for the realm two days before the week started. The competitions of the fighting realm usually took up a whole week. And I heard that there was a huge stadium behind the school where we had audiences from all over coming to watch, which explained what the trucks had been doing here. They were preparing for it.The fighting realm competition took seven days. The first day was all about introducing the four A
The podium was tense, as it should be. The past five days had been the most exciting and exhilarating thing that had ever happened to me, to us in general as a class. We had failed and hurt and cheered together, a few had even shed tears. We have had victories and defeats and we have had several of our mates beaten so bad we all thought they were all going to die. But we had made it, we were still thirty just like we were in the beginning, no one had died even though some had been severely injured.I felt as if the fighting realm more than anything had brought us closer together, had gotten to know names of everybody and I had opened my heart in a way I never did.The evil that is in my soul, that had been slowly eating away at my humanity, the evil that was King Hades had finally left me, because of my class and was back to being Cassie Hades, the one that had dreams. I was happy.We had finally chosen the person that would be representing the whole class, and I was glad. Emily was
"It's so funny how I am not in the least bit worried. Are you?" I said to Emily.We had been walking for quite sometime, going in the direction we thought we could find a gem. We had said nothing the entire time until I spoke."How about you keep quiet and let me concentrate" she replied stiffly.My gaze went to her and I watched her body language, she was...trying too hard. I didn't want to worry but her actions were worrying me. I said nothing after that.It wasn't long before the smell of Alphas hit me and quickly stopped. I placed a hand on her shoulder and sighed, letting her know someone new was not too far from where we were. She nodded in acknowledgement.We became stealthier as we moved admist the trees and the wet ground. The smell of petichor helped camouflage us from them, but it couldn't hide them from me.We moved closer and hid under some bushes and watched them. I looked around and only saw four wolves guarding their gem, nobody else was there.I quickly tried assessi
We went back as silently as we had arrived, stealthily and quietly moving through the forest. We arrived just when a fight was ending. I could see incapacitated wolves on the ground groaning in pain, most of them not our own.I looked around and saw Emmanuel limping, there was a huge tear on his shin which was slowly closing up. Mitchel was seated grinning from ear to ear on one of the wolves on the floor."Damn it" shouted Emmanuel and he walked towards where we stood watching everything."How did it go?" He asked."We are good" I replied, still looking around at the Carnage that had happened.I nodded at the other three students, they looked fine. They nodded back, one of them even smiled."I think another group should go. That way we won't exhaust our strength by going after them one after the other" said Emily.She walked past me and sat with her back on a tree, she looked drained"Okay then. Give us a minute to recover. I and Mitchel will go" he replied as he walked back.I nodd
"Noooooooooo......" Mitchel's mouth was saying the words but I was not hearing.The sound of their gem hitting the ground added to the ringing in my ears and my eyes were becoming hazy. My wolf was awake and she wanted to play.Fuck.Emily was out of Teresa's hands and into mine in an instant, I cradled her head between my arms as I bent low and laid her on the ground. I didn't know if she was going to make it at this point or not, it looked very bad."And the winner of this year's class team fight is Alpha One A!" Shouted Commander Matt on the microphone. Shouts and screams of the viewers reached us but for me it was nothing, it was all background noise.My eyes were riveted on Emily, trying to find out if there was a lot of damage and if I should get help.I scooped her up in my arms and ran towards where I thought the entrance had been. I found the elevator open and got in as fast as I could. It automatically closed and took us up back to the centre of the arena. I was out and ru
I hardly had any sleep the night before, staying beside Emily most of the time or going back out to the reception to stay with Joshua and Bryan. They looked so good together and I was glad they were my friends.I couldn't help fidgeting with the thought of what would happen the morning to come. I would have to leave them and go and fight for the team. I didn't want to let Emily down but I didn't want to let the class down more.Emmanuel finally came for me at dawn and we were off before I could even say anything to Bryan or his boyfriend. I never got permission from Emily to take her place, and was doing it anyways.The drive back to school was way longer than the drive on our way here. I finally noticed things I hadn't when we were in the car earlier.We had left the suburbs and went into the city to get to the clinic where Emily was, and now we were going back to the school.I felt like I had been given a death sentence the entire time."Are you ready?" Asked Emmanuel, his eyes sti
Our footsteps rang out as we walked back into the castle. The noise of the crowd was still reaching my ears after that little speech I and Hades gave. I thought we would get back into the elevator and then back into the new suite that I was staying in but Hades pulled me into one of the rooms in the hallway then closed the door on the guards that were accompanying us."Are you okay?" He asked, looking worried."I am" I replied as I nodded.Our heads both bent down to look at my stomach. It was showing a little bit for over three months."You told them about the baby" I said to him "I did. They were excited for us" he replied with a soft smile"I need to keep you safe," he said, pulling me close. He looked really very worried again."I am safe with you. I promise I won't let pride or any sort of duty keep me from protecting peanuts here. Apart from you, he is the single most important person in my life" I said to him earnestly.He immediately pulled me close and shoved his face into m
A shot came out of nowhere. I was facing Hades and we were both talking about something, now that I think about it I can't remember what it was we were talking about, but a shot came high above from the left side and it came for me. Hades was fast and immediately removed me from the position, and I heard the loud boom that followed it's impact on where I just left. Hades held me tight to him and we were suddenly moving very fast. The guards that were hiding immediately appeared and surrounded us. They had shields out that were covering I and Hades as we rushed back to the palace. Several other loud sounds followed us, very close to where we were but managed not to hit anyone. We were soon inside the palace and I could hear barks of orders from Hades as he shouted at the guards. He went into the elevator and then down underground to the several floors of building we had.He was breathing heavily by the time we appeared inside a new suite. He sat me on the very good looking couch i
We went home silently and uneventfully. The barrier was easy to breach of course with the help of forest whom by the way I hadn't seen once on this entire trip, I was too down and exhausted to play with him and all I wanted to do was go to sleep. The royal demon wolf guards were waiting for us when we arrived and they immediately escorted us back to the castle.The castle was quiet when we arrived, almost as if it had been completely cleared out before we arrived. Hashira and a few familiar council members were waiting for us but I ignored them as well and went straight into our bedroom. It was a little while before Hades joined me. By the time he arrived I was under heaps of blankets shivering and my teeths chattering because I was so very cold. All he did was find me amidst the mountain of blankets and then he held me close."Hades" said after my body had calmed down."Yes?" He asked."You are in love with me" I said softly.He was quiet for a moment, but he couldn't deny it. I t
"It is nice out today" I said to him after a while."Isn't it? I am glad you like it" he replied."Rain is coming though" I said, my eyes trained on the dark clouds far in the horizon, watching them as they got closer and closer to where we were."Yes I see that as well. We can't stay out for long, we have to get back soon" he replied."Of course," I said as I nodded."Where do you want to go in particular?" He asked me.I looked around at the far outstretched land in front of me. The huge grassy field we were currently on. To my far left was a very dense looking forest and to my far right was the edge of a cliff."Let's go to the cliff. I hear it's an amazing view" i said pointing at my right."As you wish" he said as we headed that way."Woah" I whispered the moment my feet touched the ground.The view in front of me was absolutely breathtaking. Even more so than the way Angela had described it for me.There was a small waterfall right underneath the cliff and after that was a vast
"What is the number one priority to both of us?" He asked."Obviously the barrier and making sure it remains unbreached" I replied."Exactly. We have to focus everything that we have on that, together as a team. This is a new evil that we are facing and we do not know how strong this force is and what it is truly here to do. What I know is that we stay together, at all times, promise me" he said as he looked into my eyes."I promise. Together "I promised him."Good" he said as he nodded " I'II scheduled that visit to the facility. Let us see face to face what we are dealing with" he said to me."Yes" I said. My heart was really heavy and I just had to lay my head on the table, trying to stabilise myself. What was all this coming from? I didn't like it one bit, it was honestly not good for my mental health."Hey. Let us go to your horses" he said as he pulled me up and literally had to drag me with him as we walked out of the study."How are you so cheerful? After what we just heard"
I woke up the next day happy and feeling lighter than I have felt in a very long time. I left Hades on the bed and went ahead with my morning body routine in the bathroom and dressed down before leaving our room. It was around eight and I knew Hades would stay asleep till early noon. I was sure we didn't have any plans.went to the kitchen and immediately made toast and then made coffee in a takeaway cup before leaving the castle through the side door. I hurried to the stable where I found that they were already feeding the horses for the morning."My Queen" bowed Angela. She was one of the many workers I met yesterday, she was a little younger than me, tall with beautiful dark hair and blue eyes "Hello Angela. You are all up early" I said as I looked around."Good morning""Morning my Queen"Several of the workers said as they saw me."Good morning everyone" I said out loud.Looking at them now there were not as many as they were yesterday. If anything they had reduced by half. I co
We spent the rest of the evening soaking up in the tub before we came out and finally got that wash down from my husband. We both came out of the bathroom and then into the closet room before dressing up as comfortably as we could."I will have the servants ready the snacks. You go ahead" I said to him as we parted ways at the top of the stairs. I went down and headed straight to the kitchen where I met with several of the cooks there."Hello. I am glad you haven't finished up for the evening" I said to them as I smiled.About three women were marinating chicken while two other males were stocking up the pantry. They all wore uniforms and looked very professional and coordinated."My queen" they said as they all bowed."You are all busy. Let me do it myself" | grumbled to myself as I went ahead to look for where the corn was kept. I found the butter, sugar and milk. But where was the...?"Here my queen" said one of the women as she passed me a bag of corn seeds.It was easy from heat
We went back to the castle silently. The mood between us was dull and tense, like a tight rope being stretched, any moment now it would reach its elastic limit and snap. I could just feel it. We walked into the castle and I could see that Hades was struggling to say something."Let me go freshen up" I said softly to Hades without looking at him.I immediately turned and walked away, climbing the stairs and getting back into our room. I needed some privacy. I walked into the bathroom and shut the door, then immediately pulled out my body care products. I felt the need to pamper myself. I needed to distract myself from everything or I felt like I would just shatter.I spent most of the day first of all taking care of my hair. It was now long rather than the short hair it used to be, and now hair wash days were no longer a breeze the way they used to be. It took me forever to pre-poo, then shampoo, deep condition, leave in conditioner and then seal my hair, before finally styled it.
"You do know that most of us at the academy were related to royalty one way or the other right?" She asked incredulously."Really? I always just thought your grandparents or fathers were all commanders or something" I replied."Well about seventy percent yes. In Fact I think almost all of the students at the academy are one way or the other related to a Commander. A lot of us in the other hand, are related to royalty. Like me" she explained."That explains how you were so grounded, you grew up basically knowing that you were going to rule Lamar one day" I said."Exactly" she replied "so how have you been? Is there a reason why you haven't aged a day since you left?" She added, looking at me with pure envy."Time is slower there" I replied in a chuckle "you still look beautiful by the way, royalty fits you" I said to her.We laughed it off and continued our small talk. It was really nice catching up with her."Where are the guys? Emily and Bryan? Achu and Anthony?" I asked her eagerly.