Getting an Ally (Gideon)
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After my first training as a Female Devan Warrior came to an end, we were dismissed and sent back to our caves.
I wasn't satisfied as I was expecting something more harder, even after we were dismissed, I was still hovering round the field with no precise thought on my mind.
I was lost in thought when Gideon came to me "hey strange girl do you still want more, If you do I'm challenging you he said smiling" I looked towards his direction smiled back and accepted his challenge. We fought and to be sincere Gideon is really a strong Devan Warrior, it was hard for me to match up to his level.
After the challenge, I asked him to train me as I want to be more stronger than I am, he smiled and accepted to do so. He later escorted me to my cave reminding me to come as early as possible and since then we've been good friends.
Every morning, Gideon will come to my cave so we could go for the training together, he kept on asking me the reason why I'm always worried and the reason why most times when we will be in the middle of a conversation I'll just automatically go silent staring at nothing in precise. I wasn't able to give him a proper answer as I was just making up lies just to keep him from asking further questions.
I knew I needed to tell someone aside my parents what will be befalling our Race soon but I was waiting for when I called the right time while I just wasted the one I had worrying, thinking and imagining with carrying anyone out.
I kept going for my training and with the help of Gideon I was able to become more stronger, passing any test that was given to me. Most of them were too easy while some were very difficult.
Sometimes, the king will come to the field to know how I'm coping with the whole thing and I could see that he was very impressed with me.
I wanted to make my parents proud of me and I wanted to be able to defend myself in the war coming that was why I kept training to be more stronger.
Later on, the rule of no female being able to be a warrior was abolished by the king as he was so impressed with my progress and felt that we had some other females out there that have same motive with me and everyone deserves a chance.
It didn't take long, many young female Devans started showing interest and before I could know it, we now had hundreds of female Devan warriors. I was so happy at the progress, Everyone was and we celebrated that progress inviting the Rygnores over.
When the Rygnores king heard it, he didn't support our king in the decision but that didn't stop our king. "The decree had already been made" he answered the Rygnores king when he told him it was not a good idea to let the females fight.
It didn't take long after the ceremony, I was finally made a warrior as I passed all my tests successful, My parents and Gideon were so proud of me, I came back that day only to see that my parents had already hosted a feast on my honor. I could see Gideon and some of my friends smiling and all congratulating me on my breakthrough. I really enjoyed myself that night, I had the fun I've never had in my entire existence and I couldn't wish for more.
I woke up one morning to find out that we have two years left before the Invasion as THE BATTLE OF KINGS will be held next year. I became more worried. My worries became my worst nightmare as they kept haunting me. Most times when I sleep I see myself alone in an unknown dark place in the pool of an unknown blood surrounded by grasses subbing, and other times I see my parents being killed right in front of me and I couldn't do anything to help.
I am now a Warrior and a respected one at that due to my abilities but I'm not even able to reveal to the other warriors what is coming, "I'm weak I said to myself in anguish".
I went out one fateful evening with no where in mind to go, I saw a fallen big tree and I sat on it and almost immediately a voice whispered to me "just as this tree is down so shall your people be" I got more furious and stood up transforming to a Cheetah running as fast as possible to anywhere at all just to ease myself. As I came to the river bank, I sat there and due to I needed more comfort, I set a pile of weed on fire and sat very close to it. I was lost in thought that I didn't notice Gideon's presence "you seem worried about something, and you are always worried about something what is that? he asked". I turned to his direction "not really I replied" he didn't buy my reply as he kept asking me, he even went on to ask me if I was really reincarnated as our elders do say I didn't know how to reply him so I just nodded my head positively. "So now what is the future of our people? tell me how it will be for me?did you know me before? did I become the strongest warrior? he asked me smiling without giving me a chance to reply to any of them". I only smiled at him and after a very short while the smile turned to sadness as I remembered that someday we would be destroyed if nothing is done about it. I've been given a chance and I didn't want it to be lost "I thought to myself".
I was wandering of what next to do when an idea came to me to open up to Gideon, he's the only one that I'm close too since I started my training.
I kept Gideon wandering why I suddenly went silent and I noticed he was wandering with the way he was staring at me like he have just seen a human invade a place.
I looked at his face again and told him the reason I'm always lost in thoughts. He didn't believe me at first but after I showed him some marks on my skin and told him that our king will win the next Battle of Kings, he just couldn't help it but to slightly believe me on the account that if our king wins the next Battle of Kings, he will fully believe me.
I asked him to help me and inform more people, "You should better be sure if what you are telling me" he said as he agreed to help me tell other warriors.
I convinced him that I was very sure and we can be safe since I know about it. I told him that we can use the knowledge of the future and save our race from extinction. He agreed to help and that was how he became my very first Ally.
Having him as an Ally really eased me of some tension as I had little hope that we will get the others to believe together.
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