Everyone came to a stop, all heads turned when Rheya voiced out on the sky girl's turn. Me.
The pressure is on when Mr Sully had his arms crossed in uncertainty while Lo'ak ran to his older brother's side, all eyes were on me now & whispers among the other girls flooded through the crowd.
"Fìketuwongìl ke nayume ke'ut, nì'ul kame tskxe (This alien will learn nothing, a rock sees more)"
Neteyam was definitely pissed at the youngsters when the word got to him, they had no respect for his love ones & so he immediately hushed the crowed as he paced forward, giving infuriated glares to the young warriors.
I stepped into the circle with eyes on my opponent, a girl shorter than me but she had one of the nastiest smug i've ever seen. She howled, making the crowd excited for this particular fight & now i have no other choice but to fight.
My nerves were on edge as soon as i heard the crowd chanting my opponent's name. I couldn't look at Neteyam or Lo'ak no more, not when i know im about to be beaten to a pulp. I had to think of some strategy to win this, find her weakness.
Great Mother if you hear this, please grant me all your strength
"Kä! (Go!)" Rheya yelled.
My opponent was fast, she ran towards me & pinned me to the ground instantly with one move. Already lowering her dagger down to my chest, she was laughing maniacally. I could hear Lo'ak at the back screaming for me to get up, to fight her.
Neteyam pushed his way to the front in panic of me getting hurt by the warrior. As a mentor, you're not suppose to show favouritism towards any of the warriors in training. But i am his & he yelled out,
"Ma'Vi! you can do this! get up!!"
Fuck this. I brought my legs up to yank her queue, bringing her whole body back, giving me space to move away from her weapon & swiping the dagger from her hands. Quickly moving my feet to the front, kicking her lower abdomen.
If i could do it to Lauako, a man twice as heavy as me. I can definitely do it to a girl twice as light as me.
She grunted & hissed at me for taking her precious dagger, grabbing a fistful of sand & throwing it right at me to blur my vision out for a few seconds.
That was cheating but there it was, pettiness. A weakness every normal teenager would carry in a fight. All i have to do is slowly break her, by either taking away her ability to use her hands or stand.
I remember that Neytiri trained me on how to use my ears when it comes to differentiating the many sounds in one place. We meditated for days, focusing on selecting specific sounds coming from various directions of the forest. Using our arrows to shoot down the selected sound, this was no different.
As my eyes closed, i zoned the crowd out. My ears perked up, hearing footsteps running towards my direction & i dodged her velocity. Silencing the crowd.
"GO VI!!!" Lo'ak screamed.
My hands reached for her wrist, snapping it upwards which created a crack sound coming from her bones. But as my attention was all on breaking one of her carpal bone, her free hand got to me, slamming my face down to the sand as she screamed in pain.
While she was distracted with her discomfort, i quickly flipped her to face the sand. Sitting on her back like how Lo'ak did to me back at the river. My vision was blurry but the sound waves were still heightened & i smirked at how extraordinary i was able to use the Na'Vi's ears to its full advantage.
This felt fucking amazing. The way the my body instantaneously moves as a Na'Vi compared to my human body.
Mr Sully stood up in awe of how this was going. It was no longer training, it was a betting match. It suddenly got interesting to the youngsters & some of them started betting on their prized possessions on my opponent & some on me.
Rheya was agitated & filled with outrage as i looked up to face her.
I tasted blood as i wrestled the young teen, wrapping my legs around her head to face the sun as i pulled both her wrists back, tearing her tendons. Her screams of agony covered the crowd's chants as it soon changes to my name.
"ARGHH!! I quit!! I tap out!!! Let me go!!" my opponent cried out.
Mr Sully raised his right hand, signalling that the match is over & i released my opponent. Laying my back on her legs & rolling to the side to get up.
To be very honest with you, i didn't know what the hell just happened. As the youngsters cheered my name, i shook my head & rubbed the sand off my eyes. I tried to search for Neteyam & Lo'ak, but all i could hear was the boys screaming in exhilaration-
"Fuck yeah!!! thats my sister!!!" Lo'ak yelled out to the sky while Neteyam was howling proudly.
Although i had my first victory, deep down a rage was building inside of me. Something that i've been wanting to do ever since 3 nights ago.
My vision slowly came back to me & i turned to face Rheya's silhouette. Everyone's arms lowered & the chantings of my name died down, my index finger pointing right at her & i said,
"you're next".
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Without hesitation, Rheya stepped into the circle with a smirk. "Are you sure you can handle it sky girl? Don't push too high with just one victory" she said making some of the other girls behind her laugh.
Neteyam tried to make his way to the drawn circle but his father held him back-
"No son! If she needs to do this, then this is between them! not us men" he said to his eldest son, while Lo'ak had a frightening look in his eyes.
I tilted my head as i faced Rheya again, the rage in my heart was shunned away for a few days just for Neteyam & his family's sake. But in a place like this, how can i hold back? especially when she's been hoping me for me to fail badly during my first fight.
She laughed with a sneer as her eyes travelled to my bleeding lip. I knew that in her head, she wanted to do worse things to me.
"Lets dance" i muttered.
& Rheya launched herself, running with full force towards me. She quickly duck & tripped my legs, causing me to fall hard onto the sand. I have to admit, i feel so exhausted from the first fight & now im fighting for my survival for the next few minutes.
"Don't let your guard down Ma,Vi!" Neteyam yelled out.
Rheya scoffed at his encouragement & picked up my previous opponent's dagger, throwing it towards me as she pulled out hers. Nodding her head at me to fight her,
"Come on, pick it up sky girl" she teased.
A grin grew on Rheya's face & thats all it took for me to become a feral savage in the circle.
I took the dagger & we went at it, hissing at each other face to face while pushing one another's weight back.
"Aw- is someone mad? finally! a real fight!" she yells out.
As she lets go, it made me fall towards her. She slit my cheek as she pulls her dagger back, turning me around to slam me back onto ground for the second time.
Crimson splatters was already coating the light coloured sand. The youngsters, Neteyam, Lo'ak & Mr Sully knew that this was taken too far. But they also knew that nothing could stop us if this match was halted.
The slit on my cheek was faced down, there was a sharp pain when it made contact with the sand. I've got to find her weak spot.
I stayed down for 10 more seconds, enough time while Rheya mocked me as she lifted my head up by my queue. Laughing & pointing out to her girls that this what weaklings get if they put hope in more than what they wished for.
I took that chance to flip over, swiping her legs down with my feet & she landed on top of me, making both of us wince at the pain.
Inadvertently, she lets go of her dagger from the shock of the fall. i immediately kicked both daggers away & out of her reach to avoid anymore cuts or stabs.
My tail wrapped around her thigh as i flipped both of us, with her face now touching the dirty ground. She was squirming, punching & slapping my thighs to fight her way out of my grip as i repeatedly slammed her face to the ground.
I got annoyed with her constant whines & used my feet to step on both of her wrist as i pulled her head upwards with both hands. I simply let go once her legs stopped moving & her face fell forward, crushing her nose.
Her chest was pressed onto the sand as my weight was pushing her down, it was almost eliminating her ability to breath.
I knew how long it'll take for a Na'Vi to completely stop breathing when choked or pressure is applied to the chest. I mean it was one of the topics i covered on my research.
But i released her wrists & got up 15 seconds before that could happen. Rheya turned to face the sun, gasping for air as she gripped her chest piece. She no longer had that smug on her face.
I guess she thought i only wanted to prove myself as one of the warriors by having another match. But really i wanted to watch her beg for an apology.
The side of her face was purple & swollen, the skin above her eyelids was split open, her nose crooked & she was spitting out blood. Whimpering as she knew her 'pretty face' is ruined.
Honestly, i would kill her here if i could- but Mr Sully needed her to run one of his errand for him. So instead, i'll let her know that im not fucking one to be messed with. I wanted everyone who was watching us to know.
The rage definitely got to the best of me & i absolutely loved it.
I tilted my head & smirked with flames in my eyes, i slowly walked towards the helpless bitch who dared to lay her hands & kissed Neteyam.
"Awww- ...who cant handle what?" i taunt her as she backed away from me, turning over to slowly crawl out of the circle.
I chuckled & pulled her legs, dragging her body back into the middle of the circle. Taking the dagger & holding it up to her throat. Every single one in the crowd had fearful looks painted on their faces, some already covering their eyes.
Lo'ak had his hands over his mouth while Neteyam's eyes were widened by my brutal beatings to Rheya infront of the youngsters & Mr Sully.
"Say it! or i cut" i hissed by her ear, yanking her queue back to make her wince in pain.
"I-.. im sorry! please! i t-tap out" she faced down & tears streamed down her cheeks.
The other female warriors rushed in to help Rheya up, with none of them making eye contact with me. Rheya coughed out blood the minute she stood up, leaning forward & gripping her chest as she limped to a nearby tent.
"What the FU-"
Mr Sully immediately cutting Lo'ak off by raising his right arm once again & all the young warriors scurried back to their respective positions to resume their training.
I shook my head, waking myself up from the fiery rage.
My eyes softened as soon as i met Neteyam's. I limped over to him & he sprinted towards me to put my arm over his shoulder.
"H-how?, ...w-where did you learn how to fight like t-that?" he mumbled.
"No one touches my husband & gets away with it" i said & winced at my physical pains.
His ears perked up, realising that i would kill anyone who touches him too. His cheeks were flushed & i couldn't help but wink at him.
"T-that was so.. hot, what you pulled back there" he said, holding my chin up with his bruised hand to get a better look at my injuries.
"But never hurt yourself like that again my love" he chuckled & lightly kissed my forehead before carefully leading me to soft grass patch.
That shit would've honestly killed me if i hadn't had the rage in my heart. I am never putting myself through another combat training ever again.
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