The dragon within

10

                   ~Leon~

   I get finished telling my mom about the offer Stephen and Gage made me. Although she was reluctant on me joining she came to the realization of this being the only way I was getting trained. I understood why she was not overjoyed with this opportunity but if we didn't want to blow our cover this is what had to be done. "Well just be careful dear" she says with tears in her eyes. I pull her into a hug and squeeze her tightly like it might be my last as I ran out the house. 

   It's now mid afternoon and I'm dressed in some athletic clothes with a spare pair in a dark green and black book bag on my left shoulder. I've never been through training and not sure what to expect so I prepared for the unexpected. I see Stephen outside with a few other warriors laughing with the group as I jog up to them. I stand on the outside of the ring as they talk not wanting to be rude and interrupt. As I'm standing there I see Stephen look over my way  and I start twisting my left hand around the strap of my book bag feeling uncomfortable. He actually ends the conversation with the guys surprisingly quick. If I wouldn't had seen with my own eyes what this man was capable of I would never thought him to be an evil being. 

   "Ah you're back with 15 minutes to spare. I'm impressed" He said with a smile starting across his face. He leaves me no room to speak just motions me to follow and I do so. "I'm going to see how you spar with Dale over there. This is a test to see what you know and what we can do to improve your tactics." At this point I see Dale looking at us mischievously like he knows something I don't and I wring my strap a little harder. You can tell by the power coming off these men I'm definitively out of place but I've got to try. I put my bag down next to a tree. I turn around anxiously awaiting the next set of instructions. Stephen then starts to talk again "this is a free style and it's anything goes. Leon you are the one who gets to determine when the fight starts by making the first move. Dale these instructions are from the alpha make him proud." At this Dale just had a demonic smile creep across his face "Don't hold back. I'm not gonna"

   I just circle the mat trying to stay loose. This is actually my first fight so I throw a small jab to let the sparring begin and as soon as i did this i wasn't expecting the outcome. He hit me twice with his right and one with his left fist and he would had kept going if I wouldn't had stepped back. He started hoping from one side to the other bouncing in the balls of his feet still smiling as i was shaking off his hits. I get back into my defensive stance and I'm beginning to get a little upset but I still don't want to do too much damage I mean I tower over him but i gotta give it to him Dale sure can pack a punch. This time i swing harder and faster actually making contact with his face. I see him become defensive and it made him mad enough he decided he needed to shift and i began to panic. I mean he could easily kill me in wolf form because my wolf is an omega.  "I thought we were just sparing!?!" I yell behind me. 

   Stephen gives a sickening laugh. "This is but Gage wants to see if you can follow through so kill or be killed after all it is part of our nature." I can feel my wolf start to run in the back of my mind scared of what's too come but I feel something else inside of me start to come forward. It started somewhere deep in my belly and the angrier I got the more i could feel the fire within rise. I can't let my dragon show but maybe I can use a part of him to get out of this predicament. The weird part is it seemed as if time was slowing down. I look down at my hands and i feel a power forming in my psalms. I look back up at Dale and realize... time has actually stopped. I'm at a loss here. "Don't be scared boy" I hear a voice say out of no where. 

   "Who are you?" I question looking around but seeing no one other than who was there before. 

   "My name is Castille  and I am the dragon within you." I begin to quake as the voice oozes with power. "You will have to learn not to fear me if we are going to work together. For now though let me take over physically and you can still watch through your eyes or we're all going to die."

   "Can you do this without showing your true form? I can't risk Joslins life for mine" I say

   "We will stay consealed. You must remember once a dragon finds their other half when one dies both dies." I'm slightly confused but I can hear an eye roll in his next comment "I'll explain later." With that time unfreezes. Dale is in the air aiming at my throat. I don't even look up from the ground as I stick my arm out and Dales neck ends up in my hand and I snap his neck in one swift movement. I couldn't look into his eyes as I took his life but the look of terror was still upon his face when i lowered his body to the ground.  The field became quiet as shock set in. Castille let me have my body back just as promised and I felt a traitor tear slide down my cheek. Call me what you will but it was the first life I've ever taken. As we all stood there in silence someone by the side lines started clapping and then another. Before i knew what was going on the whole fields was clasping including Stephen but he had his eyes narrowed at me like he was trying to figure me out. He starts walking towards me putting on a fake smile and pats me on the back.  The sun is starting to set and he's now guiding me off the field. 

   "The alpha will be pleased to hear of the out come today." Stephen is saying. "All though I must say I'm quite surprised myself. I wasn't sure you had what it took but I'm glad you proved me wrong." He now has amusement in his voice and it made me sick but I suppressed this.  

   "So does this mean I get the position?" I ask.

   "Yes but unfortunately the alpha will be down for a few more days." 

   "I hope all is well" I say hoping he would share more information. Which he hesitantly obliges my curiosities. 

   "Well seeing as how you're going to be gama i will tell you." He says scratching the back of his neck. "You know the girl in the dungeons?" I act like I'm thinking about who he's talking to and he says "you know the one who was in the square?" At that i nod my head "Well she stabbed him with a pen in the jugular and I got to him before he bled out." I fake a surprised look but in reality I was so proud of her. All three of us were. "He's still in the process of healing but he'll be better soon don't you worry" he says with a chuckle. At that he dismissed me and i was off towards home with my heart swelling knowing that our girl still has some fight left in her.