âWe need to talkâ¦â
ââ¦..â
âI told you not to show off your blood power during the match, but you ended up using it. Furthermore, you didnât stop there, instead you went ahead to turn on your charm and forced everyone to kneel! What the fuck is wrong with you?â Alphonso bellows.
âIâm sorry, master. But I didnât mean to force anyone on their knees, my only target was Stephen. And as for my blood power-Â I had to use it because I couldnât afford to lose that match.
É´[0á´ á´]Ê âAll my life, Iâve always been a loser in every duel in this dojo. Iâve lost countless matches and it has always felt like a stake through the heart for me. So finally, I got the power to change my destiny, win every single match, bully every single person who bullied me in the past, and show off in front of those who had always ridiculed me as well. So please tell me master, if you had been in my shoes, wouldnât you show off more than the way I did?â I ask, with my brow slightly raised.
ââ¦..â
âSigh⦠Jake. Iâve always respected you for one thing, and that is the fact that you always find a way out of a situation. Fair enough, I would have also reacted the way you did. But still, you didnât have to use your blood power to that extent, what if word about it leaks out? Do you know if anyone knows everything about your power among the many people in the auditorium? I guess I will have to call your mom and tell her to talk to you.â.
âYou mean my wife? Well, you can call her if you want. But my mom is now my wife and you knowâ a wife would always support her husband,â I say with a shrug while Alphonso starts to grit his teeth.
*BAM*
âYour rudeness is too much! As your master, you have to listen to me!!â Alphonso bellows with rage, as veins pop out of his forehead and he slams his feet into the ground, causing a slight crack to appear.
For some reason, anger also begins to swell inside me⦠I feel like lodging my fist into his face and shattering his cheekbones.
âYou say Iâm too rude? Let me ask you one question, Alphonso.â I say, directly calling him by his name, because I am currently burning with intense rage.
âYou are my grandfatherâs Knight, Which basically means that you are his sword, your job is to protect him to death right? I didnât want to say this, but you have forced my hand.
âEvery fucking thing that my grandfather has planned, you knew about it. Every single thing he needed, you were the one who always executed it. You knew about the way he used I and my sisterâs future to play politics. He has been controlling everything from the shadows before he went into a deep slumber. This same nasty old man put my father into an eternal slumber, and I bet you also fucking know about Zellaâs whereabouts!
âLook Iâm done with you! I donât want to be your student anymore! You call yourself my grandfatherâs knight yet you are still collecting money from my mom just to teach me our familyâs footwork. You claim to know many blood skills yet you couldnât teach me a good one. You are only after one thing; to gather all the people with blood power huh? I guess this is the task that my grandfather assigned to you before going into his slumber. I donât know what you guys are up to but stay away from me and my wives.
âAurora and Misty wonât be part of whatever you are planning to do to all the people with blood powers. I just feel pity for people like Roth who have no idea that they are being used. Oh and one more thing⦠Iâll get my revenge later or sooner.â I say everything on my mind, then proceed to throw away the golden sash that I won onto the ground, before turning my back to leave.
âWait!â
Alphonso suddenly calls out to me the moment I grab the door knob.
âListen up, Jake. I wonât deny everything that you said because they are all true. However, as the kingâs knight, I always obey every order of the king since thatâs what I am tasked to do. My life is bonded to the king, I have to do his every bidding.
âYou have no idea, Jake. You have no idea how much I hate doing this. But itâs too late to back away now. Iâm gathering all the people with blood power in order to form a special group of elites that consists of the strongest vampires. Thatâs why I am willing to train all of you.
âIt has been so hard on me, Jake. I tried to gather everyone together but all my efforts have been in vain. Anytime your sister sees me she immediately attacks me on sight because she hates my gut, same with some other blood power users. You are the only one that can assist me, Jakeâ¦â Alphonso says, looking into my eyes.
âI donât want to repeat myself, Alphonso. Misty and Aurora will soon be my wives. And in case you donât know, Misty is now carrying my child. So stay away from her and Aurora! We are not interested in joining any useless elite group, you guys have toyed with our lives enough.â I give him a reply in a low yet tough voice.
Suddenly, Alphonso drops down to his knees with a downcast expression on his face.
âIâm sorry, Jake. I am sorry for offending you in any way. And about receiving money from your mom, I did that because she insisted on paââ
âAnd you collected it? Man, you are just one disgusting greedy guy. I canât blame you though, I blame old man Duke.â I cut him short and help him to stand back on his feet.
âSigh⦠I feel pathetic right now. I donât know how to convince you, but if you want to leave, at least let me teach you like a real master and show you what a real battle looks like!â Alphonso tells me with enthusiasm.
I simply look at him from top to bottom before finally giving him a reply.
âIâll think about it, but Iâll take my leave now.â I say, and grab the doorknob before twisting it and exiting his quarters.
Then, I enter the next building which is being used as an infirmary where the wounded participants are being treated. I walk to where Roth is being treated, but later realize that he is still asleep and all his wounds are gone.
I leave the infirmary and begin walking back to the dressing room that is beside the auditorium. I donât usually change my clothes there, but given the situation at this time, I have to use it.
[Dingâ!]
Suddenly, a message enters my phone.
Mmm, who could it be? I mumble as I turn on my phoneâs screen.
[â Unkown numberâ
: Meet me inside the dressing room
/Received: 5: 50 PM]
Myraâ¦..
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