Face-Off
'You have my blessings'
After breakfast, we took a rest and roamed the palace yet in the end, I standing infront of a field holding a bow and an arrow, training once again. This time, the princes and princess will join so we have an advantage of observing their weakness and strengths.
"Incoming." Bulong ni Veron as she passes by sa gilid ko. Napatingin ako sa entrance as the three approaches. They are wearing a sports wear for training yet still in a classy way. We decided to have a face-off battle meaningly isa laban sa isa ang mangyayari. The king and queen suggested this since wala namang meeting or any agenda ang mga anak niya.
"So everyone ready?" Reid asked habang pinaglalaruan ang dala-dala niyang dagger. "Yeah we are." Damon said without hesitation so we started.
First batch will be Veron and Vallerie. Two strong ladies and I wonder who will win in this battle. Masyadong hasa si Veron at alam ko na ang galaw niya but Vallerie? I have no idea. They decided to do a hand combat. Sa una, hindi gaanong gumagalaw si Veron maybe waiting for Vallerie to do the first move but she didn't. Veron is short-tempered kaya sumugod na agad siya, lahat ng atake niya ay naiilagan ni Vallerie. Vallerie is damn fast. I can see the struggle in Veron's movement and eyes.
Veron changes her strategy, she started to be more focused and gain power. Napapantayan na niya ang bilis ni Vallerie. Veron is still calm, observing and memorizing the movement of the opponent. 3 minutes has passed at ganun pa rin ang scenario. Pantay silang dalawa. "I must say I'm impressed. My sister is fast and your friend is able to cope up with it." Reid mentioned habang nakangising nanunuod.
On the latter part of the combat, Veron giving her all but Vallerie stays calm. Minimal ang galaw, puro sangga ang ginagawa. I can see na pinapagod niya si Veron and on the remaining minutes, doon palang siya aatake. Just like Rye and Ryder's tactics. Veron kicked her and strike her abdomen making Vallerie to fall on the ground. Pero masyadong mabilis si Vallerie at kahit nakadapa siya ay nahatak niya ang paa ni Veron.
"Vallerie has a different and unique skill," Yvo said without breaking his stare from the face-off tournament as well as me. Veron was caught off guard nang daganan siya ni Vallerie. "How about a double face-off?" Vallerie suggested at tumayo helping Veron.
"Blaise Harper, you're in for the double face-off," Lux said na ikinatingin ni Rye. I just smiled a bit at bumaba na mula sa bench. "Ready?" Veron said as her back is leaning on my back. "Weapons may be used by
"I was born ready." I said at agad na sumugod ang dalawa sa'min. Their strengths are really different. I can't see any weakness of them. At first, martial arts lang ang ginagaea ko dahil napunta sa'kin si Vallerie at masyado malakas ang pwersa niya.
Napaatras ako ng matamaan niya ako sa sikmura. Umilag ako ng muntikan na niya ako sipain sa mukha. That was hell close. Mabilis na sumugod ako at pinadulas ang paa ko para matamaan ang paa niya at madapa siya. Lux suddenly attacked me using his dagger na ikinasugat ko sa braso. We switched our opponents. I took out my dagger at nilabanan si Lux. He's fast. Nilabas ko ang tatlong shurikens ko at pinalipad un papunta sa kaniya habang inaatake siya.
"Nice one." He uttered nang matamaan siya sa pisngi. Puro pagsasangga lang ang nagagawa namin at ang pag-atras o pag-abante. Limited lang ang weapon ko. No more shurikens to throw at them. I took the moment at iniba ang galaw ko. I made it more faster na ikapapagod ni Vallerie since kanina pa siya nakasalang. Halatang napapagod na siya dahil humihina na ang pwersa niya.
She changes her route at lumayo sa'min. Tumabi siya kay Lux habang lumapit sa'kin si Veron. "Magaan ka hindi ba?" Veron whispered that made me nod.
"Prepare." She said habang kinakalkula ko ang mga mangyayari. Mabilis pa sa isang segundo nang buhatin ako ni Veron para sipain ang dalawa. Pagkababa sa'kin ay mabilis na pinadulas namin ni Veron ang paa namin para matumba silang dalawa yet Lux manage to attack me that fast as well as Vallerie kay Veron.
Pinulupot ni Lux ang braso niya sa leeg ko and now he's at my back at pilit na kumakawala ako yet he's still a man - strong. "I know your plans little girl." He whispered na ikinatigil ko. No. Hinuhuli lang niya ako. "I don't know what you are say-"
"There are duplicate keys from your bag, a key to the master's bedroom and a key to the office where my parents stays often." He whispered. How does he knew? Pilit na kumakawala ako and when I finally did, agad ko siyang inatake at pinagsususuntok. "Hey calm down." He said while laughing. He's insane.
Lumayo ako sa dalawa na si Veron at Vallerie so that they can't hear anything that this man will burst. Mabilis na inatake ko siya and took my dagger out. I attacked him at kahit nasusugatan ko na siya, he didn't changes his expression. Still the playful one who is wearing his favorite smirk. Tsk. I was about to hit him at the chest using my dagger nang bigla niyang mahuli ang kamay ko and pressed it making me lose my grip on the dagger.
He stopped and stares at me. Now he is serious and by looking his apperance, puro sugat at punit sa damit niya kagagawan ng shurikens at dagger ko. Pilit na kumakawala ako sa pagkakahawak niya sa kamay ko yet he tighten his grip making it hard for me to take it back. "About the plan." He mentioned na ikinatingin ko sa kaniya lalo. Gusto ko magpatay malisya yet I'm not good at it. He leaned closer na ikinaatras ko yet he pulled me closer habang hawak ang kamay ko. The fuck is he doing?
"You have my blessings."
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