AVELORA
My throat was burning, my whole body was shaking, and Khyrix had just told me to drop into a squat position and remain there while holding these dumbbells.
I was being stubborn. I wasn't ready to apologize, but I would do anything, anything, to leave this torture room.
He wasn't even saying much, just being unnecessarily cruel. "I can't get strong in a day," I forced out, almost wheezing.
"No," he simply said, before straightening my arms and my back.
My thighs were going to give out any minute, but I didn't want to collapse in front of him. Weak people weren't supposed to possess pride, but my ego had somehow become way more massive than I initially thought it was.
"I'm sorry," I choked out, almost inaudible.
If this continued, I might die before I actually got to the Bloo
