The Desert Alpha's Mate

CHAPTER 40-DARKNESS

The people were starting to gather at the arena that was located at the biggest cave near the palace. The arena hadn't been used for a long time, but because word spread about the Battle of Glory commencing today, all of the people of Sahara wanted to watch the match. Word of the battle got out even near the border. People located in the remote areas near the border of the Sahara came to the arena to watch the battle.

Members of the council were all present there, together with their entourages. Also, the members of the different clans who gathered for the coming-of-age ceremony of Prince Badr were there. It is a rare sight to see members of the twelve different clans gathering in one place at the same time, and not even one fight broke loose. The last time they heard of this kind of gathering was more than five centuries ago when the tale of the Mad King was the ruler of all the Aucrolux.

As people started to pile in, the omegas started to become busy serving people and the warriors became more vigilant for the safety of the Royals and their visitors. Excited chatter could be heard everywhere. Everyone was starting to have their opinion about the upcoming match. One by one the seats in the arena started to become full until there were no more seats to be sat on. When a horn blared, indicating that the members of the clans that were involved in the battle were now entering the arena, the excited chatter of the people slowly diminished.

First came the Kijima Clan. They were led by their Alpha Gusti, a deep dark brown, brawny man. He was wearing a galibaya and a kaftan over it. He was followed by the members of his clan, which was composed of just a few people. The crowd murmurs when they see women in his clan. There were at least five women in his entourage and one of them was clinging to his arm. Except for the Saharans and Khiterrans, people had never heard of more clans having a lot of women in them. The surprise of other clans when seeing this many women in the Kijima clan was palpable. Especially when they saw a tall muscular woman wearing armor among them.

Then came the Drozosha clan, led by their alpha, Alpha Allister. Murmurs of onlookers started to rise once again. The brute look of the Drozosha warriors created different opinions from the crowd.

As another horn blared, the crowd became silent and they immediately stood up to honor their king. King Abdul entered the arena, followed by Beta Sabir and Effendi Raj. Few royal guards were on their side.

"Citizens of Aucrolux. Today is the start of history for all of us. The twelve alphas of the twelve clans are gathered here today, in place of the coming-of-age ceremony of your prince and my only son, Prince Badr," King Abdul started. "This is the new beginning of a new era for our kingdom. The Battle of Glory that will commence today proves that in every misunderstanding and difference in our clans, there's always a solution without resorting to war with one another. On behalf of all the people of our Kingdom, I, your king, Abdul Omar first of his name, announce that the Battle of Glory between the Kijima and Drozosha clans shall now begin!"

The crowd thundered in cheers, after the king's announcement. Then the two warriors who will be fighting in the battle started to get into the fighting pit in the arena. Suddenly murmurs started when they saw who the warrior was that was going to fight to the death in the pit.

"Wait! What is that? Why is she there?" someone from the crowd said.

"Yeah, what is the woman doing in the fighting pit?" another one exclaimed. The crowd was starting to become louder, each of them had an opinion about the woman who climbed inside the pit.

Alpha Allister raised his hand to silence the crowd, "Your Majesty, it seems there is a misunderstanding. We are here to fight for the honor of our clan, and to prove to everyone that they were wrong in what they've thought about us. But it seems that the Kijima clan is insulting us," he said in a loud voice from where they were seated in the crowd.