Arthur note
This is a flash back chapter it's not exactly necessary to the story but dose add some more content for future chapter.
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(Y/N) POV
I was I the middle of a sparring session with Wrath and having trouble closing the distance between us. I get into his blind spot and try to go in for a quick punch but before I can connect I Wrath raises his hand and I get blocked by a wall of skewers. I try to jump back to avoid his follow up attack but was met with a skewer quickly coming out of the ground stopping right before it pierced my forehead. I stumble backwards in shock and fall on my but I sit there processing what happened and I suddenly noticed that there is something warm and wet dripping down my forehead.
I touch my head to find out what is was and find out it was my own blood dripping down my face. I look back at the wall of skewers which where retracting back into the ground and when they fully retract Wrath walks towards me and holds out his hand. I sigh and grab his hand. "Do you have eyes on the back of your head?" I ask annoyed that I lost another match against him. "No your just too predictable." He says pulling me off the ground. "You didn't question that I would just leave my left side completely open?" He says is a slight mocking tone. "I just thought you were overconfident." I say still pouting. He smile and retorts saying. "Well that a fair assumption but the problem with your thought process is that Im always overconfident." He smirks making me giggle and in turn Wrath starts laughing with me.
We both calm down from our laughing fit and Wrath looks at my forehead which was still bleeding. "Let's get you cleaned up." He says walking away to where I assume he's getting a towel. I was going to follow him but was stopped when a hand grabbed my shoulder. I turn to see who grabbed my shoulder to find it was (E/G/N) with her cold stare that she usually has. She moves her hand from my shoulder and wipes the blood from my head then cups my cheek. When she did that I couldn't help but lean into her hand. "What a pleasant surprise. I didn't know you would be joining us malady." I heard Wrath say from behind me. "How did she do today?" She asked Wrath while creasing my cheek.
"She has improved significantly over the week but there as a few points we still need to improve." I sigh in disappointment knowing exactly what he's referring to. (E/G/N) noticed this and she smiled. "It ok (Y/N). The reason why you train so so you get stronger and not make the same mistakes right." She says in an calm yet authoritative tone. "What about your dragon force power. Have you shown any other sigh of awaking it yet?" She asked me directly and I hang my head low in disappointment. "No. I've haven't felt even a spark of any dormant power awakening inside me." "I see." (E/G/N) says shifting her eyes down to think for a moment before Wrath interrupts.
"Malady if I may interject I have a theory on why she isn't making any progress with dragon force." (E/G/N) interest peaks and she shoot a look at Wrath. "Yes go ahead and speak." She said. "I think the reason (Y/N) is having trouble activating dragon force is because she isn't being challenged enough in her training." She gives a puzzled look from Wrath's word. "What are you talking about?" "Well in my experience people bring out their true strength when they are pushed to the brink of death. Although it doesn't really matter sense they die anyway." Wrath says that last part with a prideful tone.
I turn my head to look at Wrath. "Wow, could you sound any less heartless?" I say giving him a judgmental stare. "Hey it's not my fault every one wants to be killed by me. It's just a fact that if you don't want to be killed then either get stronger then your opponent or don't get strong at all." He said smugly. "Is that general advice or is that a guild on how to survive a fight with you?" As I said that he smirks. "Well I couldn't tell you exactly sense I've never fought myself." After he said that his eyes light up and grows a vary concerning grin. "Wrath it's not going to happen." (E/G/N) quickly interjects marking Wrath hang his head in disappointment.
I look back at (E/G/N) with a confused look. "What's not going to happen." She looks me in the eye and smiles. "Nothing you need to concern yourself about." She said running her fingers through my hair. "I'll take it from here Wrath." She she says holding her hand out towards Wrath and with her other arm she pull me closer. I turn my head to look at the interaction between Wrath and (E/G/N). Wrath took a step for and held out the towel expecting her to grab the towel but surprising us both she quickly grabbed his wrist. "Malady wha-." Wrath suddenly stopped in the middle of his sentence.
I look at Wrath to figure out why he stopped talking but to find that his face was contorted into pain. "Wrath what's wrong." I say concerned but he doesn't say anything. I look back at his wrist and see that is smoking. "NHAAAA!!!" Wrath starts screaming in agony. I look up at (E/G/N) and she has this look on her face that I've never seen before. It almost looks like her cold look but with the a mix of murder mixed in. "(E/G/N) stop he had enough!" I yell at her making sure she heard me. She looks straight at me with that same look she gave Wrath making my whole body go stiff.
She closes her eyes and takes a deep sigh and looks back at Wrath. "Wrath meet me in my room so we can talk about your screw up." She says visibly angry. "Ye-s M-Malady." He says still in immense pain. She lets go of him and grabs the towel as he retracts his wrist in pain. "You may leave now." Once again going back into her authoritative tone. "Yes Ma'am." He says and I heard footsteps. I turn in the direction of the footsteps and see Wrath walking out of of the training area clutching his wrist.
(E/G/N) grabs my chin and turns my head back to face her. She brings the towel up to my forehead and whips my blood away. When she finished she closed the distance between us and in response I turn my head away to avoid her kiss. "Why are you so mad at Wrath?" I say with my head still turned away. She sighed and backed of from her advice. "He screwed up on a mission which put the whole guild at risk." She answered vaguely. I was about to press her on it but decided against it considering she was extremely piss and I didn't want to set her of more then she already is. "I'm going to clean my self properly." I say pushing out of her grasp.
I walk out of the arena and look back one more time before I leave the arena and see that (E/G/N) looking at me. "I love you (Y/N)." She says smiling. "Me too." I say back walking out of the room.
