Past Shadows

Unworthy Boss

‘ … ‘ Prisca thought.

“ What’s wrong. “ She muttered.

The act she waited, albeit in worry, for never came. Instead, what came after was a whooshing wind sound which she assumed to be orchestrated by Jake’s hand. Next… utter silence.

After a while of waiting in vain. She took another while to ponder what exactly was going on. But she still didn’t dare open her eyes as there was the possibility Jake was waiting for just that before delivering the slap.

While in the midst of the thought, she stumbled onto a realization she missed. The wind which breezed through her face came from behind. Then another clocked in. It wasn’t even aimed at her face in the first place. It’s only shook the little hairs on it. It passed by.

‘ If that’s the case… ‘, She was quick to get a clear epiphany on what was going on. Since the whooshing wind came from behind, it could only be from the one person who was behind her. Alisa had regained her strength. Or maybe it was a feint to begin with… Prisca thought. Slowly, she opened her eyes.

Just as she deduced, the one who took action was none other than Alisa. But something took her off, or better still; verified a second prediction of her’s which she had little faith in.

It was that Alisa was never exhausted or harmed to begin with. It was all a play staged by her for a certain course or so. Now seeing Alisa as vibrant and gallant as ever, her second prediction was confirmed.

‘ This lass is really corny. ‘ Prisca thought with a smile. Tears almost spilled out of her eyes from the sudden fear release.

The scene before Prisca was one where the hand aimed by Jake at her previously was now being held in place by Alisa. An intense shock clamored Jake eyes as he stared at Alisa. ‘ How could she get up… No, I am doomed. ‘ He thought in fright.

‘ I have to get out of here. ‘ He made a quick decision.

Gathering every atom of strength in him, he tried to forcibly free his hand, but Alisa hand still didn’t bulge. It was obvious she didn’t plan on letting him go easily.

“ You! What exactly do you want? “ Jake asked with a trembling voice.

“ What do I want? You. “ Alisa replied.

‘ What? Me. Could it be… ‘

“ To beat you up until your brain develops true maturity. “ Alisa taunted.

“ You! Don’t be too impulsive. Let me warn you. Don’t think you have seen my limits. I am dreaded Jake. Leading the streets with fear and respect. Who do you think you are? “ Jake changed tactics. He switched from trying to flee to trying to impose fear. If he couldn’t get away easily, he might as well threaten his way out. Besides, his threats weren’t without backing. He had being a top dog in the vicinity streets for a long while now. Though his words were a bit too far fetched, they weren’t completely worthless. He indeed had lots of connection to boast of. This was the main reason he became a top dog. Simply by becoming a slave to others.

But still, it was an unquestionable fact that he still had the connections. After all, slave owners fight for their slaves; so will his masters. Thus, he did have the right to make such claims. He was nothing much, but his masters were.

Alas, the one his threats were targeted at today was none other than Alisa. Fearless Alisa. Maybe before some others, his threats might have been meaningful. But before Alisa, they were worthless. She did rather do what she will and await the consequences, rather than back away because of threats. Never have she done such and never will she.

Her reply was like most other times, a flying fist towards his face.

“ Ouch! You! “ Jake screamed in pain. Even more so than his boys had; showing his lacking tolerance in comparison with them.

“ How did they even get hooked up with such a coward and weakling like you as a leader. Why? “. This was a point Alisa found worth questioning. The minions she fought earlier, though were trashed, still had their skills. But their leader couldn’t even take a casual punch without letting out a scream. His pain tolerance was simply too low.

“ Don’t humiliate me too much girl. Fine! You want a fight, a fight you shall get. Hope you don’t try to back out later cause I won’t let that happen. “ Jake ranted angrily. Next, his gaze turned fiercer and his muscles tensed up. This fight, he must win it. He had to put this lass in her place. He resolved himself deeply.

Their fight went up for a while, surprisingly longer than it did with the boys, showing he did have some skills. But it ultimately ended up with a trashed Jake wobbling miserably on the ground.

Alisa on the other hand took in and out mouthful of airs repeatedly. She had to admit, he was really a good fighter with lots of skills. Even his responsiveness and lethality was quite remarkable, though still a bit lacking in comparison to Alisa. But those weren’t where his main flaw laid. His main flaw, also the loophole Alisa made the most use of was his lack of pain tolerance.

Knowing his pain tolerance was pretty low, she wasted no time in bombarding him with blows, giving him no breathing space. Thus, right from the start, Jake had to evade so many blows thrown his way. Still, there was quite a lot he failed to evade. Lots of such blows was what led him to his current state. The exhaustion of energy to deliver such blows led Alisa to her’s.

“ Now who will save you? “ Alisa asked as she slowly approached Jake.

“ Don’t come closer. Don’t you dare. I am warning you. Don’t. Or else… “ Seeing her approach, Jake reverted back to spewing threats in fear. He had thought he could at least put up a fight with her, but this few moments of miserable torture taught him otherwise. Now he knew Alisa was one he should stay away from, especially when alone. Otherwise, mistakenly irritating her would invite utter thrashing, albeit with mere hands. The only ones who could probably deal with a defiant and impulsive lass like her would be his bosses.

Alisa soon stood before Jake, staring at him with a ruthless gaze. One which caused him to feel chills run down his spine. Next, she tilted her gaze to Prisca.

“ Come over. “ She said.