He Has Many Flaws
Rhea’s P.O.V.
I eyed my opponent, who was like a giant. He was baring his teeth on me from time to time while circling around me. I was light on my feet while moving around cautiously. He was ten times heavier than me and twice of my height. He was justifying the statement people used to describe the warriors of the Night Shadow Pack. I had to stay away from his hands as far as possible if I really want to live the next hour of my life. Once he caught me and I would be dead the next second.
He suddenly launched himself at me taking a big leap in the air. I waited for him by staying at my place. The whole crowd burst into a roar but my concentration was completely on my opponent. I immediately bent down on my knees on the ground and slid myself onto the ground swiftly dodging his attack. I saw the surprise on his face when he was a few feet above me. The corner of my lips curled up and I stood up immediately on my feet at a safe distance from him. He fell down on the ground but rolled his body and stood up too. I noticed that his weight was the biggest advantage for me here. He took time to stand up after rolling himself on the ground.
“Moon”, I called her while looking at my opponent. “I got you, girl… just manage to dodge his attack”, she replied to me in a calm tone. I knew what I needed to do right here. My disadvantage here was that I couldn’t shift whereas he could shift any time during the duel. This duel was only for the entertainment purpose to prove that the awards were given to all the winners for their skills. That was why only those warriors whose nomination was the topic of conflict were fighting with others who were clean. My nomination was opposed by so many other warriors from other packs and even some alphas objected to my nomination.
That was why my name was on the top of the list of these duels. I was sure that they paired me with the warrior of the Night Shadow Pack only to show that I am weak because of the rank that I held. I started jumping, rolling, and sliding all around only to make him tired. I could see that he was now getting angry with every attack I dodged. “He is about to change in his wolf and his wolf is more powerful than him”, Moon informed me and I nodded internally to her. One of her powers was that she could assess other wolves without meeting them. “He is as tall and heavy as he is”, she again informed me and I nodded again while dodging his attacks one after one.
I smirked when he started growling and increased his pace. He was completely blind by his anger now. I used his own body to take a jump high in the air a few times and it infuriated him more. My advantage was my average height, and my petite and lightweight body. I didn’t use any of my fighting skills. I only used my defensive skills to keep myself safe from him. I had to look only for one opportunity and had to use that opportunity to win this battle. I was looking for that opening only. One mistake on his end and I would win. Until then, I had to save myself no matter what it cost me.
I smirked when I got his weak point. He had a deep scar going from his right shoulder to the left side of his torso on the back. He was not swift and quick while moving his body to and fro from his waist. He wobbled a little when he landed on his foot every time. “Moon”, I called her again when I found that he was now completely tired. The crowd around us was now screaming madly. I noticed a few more flaws in his movements and his body. Suddenly he growled aloud and jumped over me one more time and changed into his wolf. His wolf straight aimed his front paws at my neck. “Moon”, I called her once again, as she didn’t respond before.
I stayed in my place without leaving my eyes on his wolf. As Moon told me, his wolf was enormous and I was sure that my ashes would turn into powder if he fell down on me. I took a deep breath and leaped in the air too, aiming a punch at the left side of his neck. He changed the direction of his neck while baring his teeth at me in anger. I smirked and changed my hand’s position and aimed for the right side because he had some problem with the right side of his neck. Before he could understand what just happened, I twisted my body in the air, dodging the aim of his paws, hit his paw with my toe, and punched hard where I aimed at his neck. At the same time, Moon channeled all her energy into me, increasing the strength of my punch. I heard a light sound of cracking a bone there where I punched him.
I hit his shoulder with my next toe and took a high jump in the air, leaving him behind me, and landed on the floor swiftly on my feet. I heard an ear-piercing howl before I landed on the ground. There was pin-drop silence in the arena for a few seconds. I smirked when I saw around me. All of them had widened eyes in shock. I slowly moved behind me and saw the man transformed into his human form. He was breathing heavily while lying on the floor. I closed my eyes as I didn’t want to see his naked body, and then moved towards the throne. I bowed in front of the king and the queen first and then walked out of the ring.
The whole crowd screamed aloud behind me but I didn’t stop. We were not allowed to kill our opponent. I just broke his shoulder bone which was also one of his weak spots. “Wow… you were amazing there”, Daniel exclaimed in admiration when I met him outside the room assigned to me so that I could freshen up and change without going back to my wing. “I just escaped my death”, I muttered under my breath while entering the room. Daniel laughed behind me but I closed the door. I took a deep breath and then closed my eyes.
“That was a close call”, Moon commented as if she was stating the obvious. “You didn’t help me much today”, I complained because she channeled her energy in the end right before the punch. “I was saving all my strength for the right time”, she rolled her eyes while replying to me in a flat tone. “You are really impossible, Moon”, I grumped and stripped off the t-shirt that I had worn. It was completely dirty and wet due to sweat. I walked towards the washroom to take a quick shower. “Do you think that we were merciful towards him?” she asked me when I was in the shower.
I huffed but didn’t answer her and continued showering. I finished my shower quickly and then put on my clothes after drying my hair inside the washroom. Although I had closed my door, I still heard some movements out there. I didn’t want to go in front of anyone in the towel. My fingers brushed passed the scar on my waist and I stiffened a little. I closed my eyes and shrugged my head because it was not the place to immerse in the painful bad memories. Suddenly, the familiar scent hit my nostrils and I stopped my hand from opening the door. My grip tightened on the knob. “What is he doing here?” Moon yelled angrily.
I didn’t answer her but closed my eyes to calm myself down. I took a few deep breaths before opening the door. I walked out and found him pacing anxiously in the room. As soon as his eyes met mine, he stormed towards me. I took a few steps backwards to increase the distance between us when I realized what he was going to do. “Alpha Theo”, I called his name aloud when he was about to touch me. His hand stopped in the mid-air and he stared at me with a worried gaze. “Do you have some work from me, alpha Theo”, I asked him in a formal and calm tone. He didn’t answer but kept on staring. I was anxious but I hid my emotions well. This was the first time that we were alone in the same room. Suddenly, he moved back and stormed out of the room. I closed my eyes and clenched my fists tightly digging my nails inside my palm.
I felt a pang of pain in my chest, but I hit my chest hard to stop that pain. I smiled bitterly but composed myself again. I lifted my hair in a messy bun and walked out of the room. I was relieved when I didn't find Daniel out there. All I wanted was now to finish everything here and then go back to my pack. "Rhea", I stopped in my track when someone called me from a good distance. My body stiffened when a strong scent of cedar and rain hit my nose. The scent was suffocating but I endured it and moved behind. "Prince Henry", I bowed a little in respect in front of him when he stopped near me. "You were really amazing and I couldn't believe that you only hit him once and he was out", he praised me in a cheerful tone and I passed a tight smile to him without looking at him. "You really impressed me, girl", he kept on praising me. "Thanks, Prince Henry... I ... I have to go back to alpha Hunter. I have a meeting to attend with him after the ceremony", I told him in a respectful tone. "Let's go together then", he said and without waiting for me, he started walking in front of me. I sighed and followed him with an absent-mind.