Chapter six
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"We begin training tomorrow. We will start the first week with intensive mental training. We will be diving into the depths of your psyche. Get to know and become comfortable and familiar with your fears, but not just any fears but your deepest darkest fear. A fear you may not even know you have. By the end of the week that fear will become nothing but a back thought.
The second and third week we will be training your body. You will be put through the toughest and most dangerous obstacle courses ever known. There will be creatures within these courses that will be there to test your reflexes, stamina and endurance. The creatures are wild and unpredictable and must be killed to be stopped. Not only that, but you will be sparing with some of lord Kaos's most dangerous and ruthless warriors. They will not hold back on you and will push you to your absolute limit.
And as for week four you will train personally with lord Kaos himself. You have already proven yourself a worthy opponent against Gaia, lord Kaos is on another level of power than her. His power is immeasurable and unmatched."
I gaped at him as I processed his words. I have already been training myself mentally and physically, but this? This is on a completely other level. Anthos looked to be calm collected and just down right composed. As if nothing in this world could bother him. I wanted to test his response, just like he wants to test mine.
I looked up to Adam smiling. He gave me a questioning look, but all I did was wink at him before launching myself at Anthos's back. He may not have saw me coming, but he felt it, just like I could feel his movements. His arm swung around just as I was about to make contact with him. He attempted to latch onto my neck and pull me into a choke hold against him. But, I saw as his body tensed when I lurched at him. I noticed how his right arm flexed and his fists clenched. So I knew to move my body as he sung around.
With all of this in mind, I changed the course of my body mid air, and latched my arms around his neck, while simultaniously wrapping my legs around his and bringing him to his knees. We both hit the ground with a thud. Very proud of myself, I unwrapped myself from Anthos and went to stand back beside Adam, who was looking at me with his eyes shining.
Anthos however was not as amused as I was. "What the hell was that?" He demanded. He was fuming, you could almost see the steam billowing out his ears. I could tell he was surprised though. His normally calm demeanor was shaken. His body trembled in embarrassment and anger. "That, was a test for you." I told him shrugging. "You want to test and push us all month, then it is only fair I test you and see who exactly my grandfather thinks is good enough to train me and my warrior."
Anthos's jaw dropped and hie eyes went wide. I guess calm and collected went out the window. "You're the daughter of our goddess Nyx?" He asked me incredulously. I smirked and shook my head. "Yes, I am the daughter of Nyx." I confirmed. Anthos stepped towards me, but in a flash Adam was standing between us. "I mean her no harm warrior." Anthos said looking into Adam's eyes. Adam nodded and stepped out of the way.
Anthos stood in front of me and stared into my eyes. There was a hardness there, anger. "Who is your father?" His voice was hard, strained as he spoke, which raised red flags in my head. I narrowed my eyes at him and growled. "If my mother has not told anyone who my father is then neither will I. He may be my father but it is not my business to tell. If you want to know go ask my mother." I told him through clenched teeth. Anthos gave ma a curt nod, but I saw pride in his eyes. "Very well. Now, if you will continue to follow me I will show you your rooms. Dinner is at eight sharp, afterwards I reccomend you go to bed and get some rest. We will be up and training at eight in the morning. There is no being late, you will be woke up and pulled out of bed if the need arises."
I didn't respond, I just followed behind him. Being here away from my mates had me down. I was wondering what they were doing, how they were, if they were hurt. So many thoughts, so many situations where they could be harmed or killed kept running through my head. "Ariel, are you alright?" Adam asked as he wrapped an arm around my shoulders. I looked up and gave him a lazy smile. "Yea, I am just worried about the others, and I miss them." I said softly. Adam smiled reassuringly at me and squeezed my shoulders.
Finally, we stopped in front of a set of large double doors that were white with golden trim. "These are your quarters Ariel. They were built for you before you were born. There are three bedrooms, a kitchen, an office and a library in there. Someone will be up here to get you for dinner." Anthos then bowed his head and walked away. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him, he was so cold and detached. I hope that is not how they wanted to make me because I hate to break it to them but I refuse to lose my humanity, lose my emotions.
I didn't really have too much time to think about that though because I was still stuck on what Anthos had told me. These quarters were built for me before I was born. This is where I would have grown up had my father not took me away. I placed my hand on the knob, took a deep breath and opened the door. It was beautiful. The living space had a marble fire place with cream color furniture sitting around it. Down a short hallway were five doors I assumed was the bedrooms, office and library. Off to the other side was a swinging door that led to a beautiful kitchen, with all stainless steel appliances. The pantry and fridge were both also full.
I decided to explore the bedrooms next. Walking in one after the other I noticed they were all relatively the same, except that one was larger than the others. I of course took the larger one for my own, telling Adam he could choose any of the others. He laughed at me but obliged taking the room right across from mine.
Next was my office and library. Upon seeing them, I immediatly decided that I wanted to take the wall that was separating them down and make it one large room instead of two smaller ones. Plus, having the books in my office where I could potentially need them would be easier than walking back and forth between my office and the library over and over again.
It didn't take me long to figure out that I liked it here and try and imagine what my life would have been like had I grown up here. Don't get me wrong, I love the life I have, and I wouldn't trade it for anything, but I still wondered. Maybe once all this is over I can come back and visit, it would be even better if I could bring my mates and share my birth home with all of them. Maybe, I could only hope that one day my family would change that one rule and allow my demon mate here.
Pushing all thoughts from my head, I threw myself on my bed in exhaustion. It has been a long day and I am beyond tired. Turning over onto my side, I curled into a ball cuddling a pillow and fell into a deep and dreamless sleep.
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