Trapped By Him

CHAPTER 79

Mary POV

"Ngayon pa lang, sasabihin ko na sayo na hindi ako marunong gumamit ng dagger. Teach me carefully" pangungunahan kong sabi kay Elias sabay bigay sa akin ng  dagger na siyang gagamitin namin sa training. 

Magaan ito kumpara sa inaasahan ko. Kitang kita ko rin kung gaano ito katulis at tila'y kapag hinawakan ko lang ang tuktuk nito ay parang masusugatan na agad ako. 

"I know thats why the first thing you must remember is to hold your dagger firmly and don't let it go. You must calm yourself and stay focus" he said as he walks toward me thats make me nodded

"Place your thumb at the back of the blade to control better the dagger." utos nito na agad ko namang sinunod habang patango-tango siyang tinitignan ang postura ko

"Keep your dominant foot slightly behind and bend your knees a bit. With this stance, you will have your balance and mobility" sabi nito na agad ko rin sinunod

"And now, I will teach you how to attack in that stance. You must follow me carefully, Mary" sabi nito at tumango ako

"This is the thrust" sabi nito at itinuro kung paano ito gawin. Para lang akong sumuntok ng tao sa lagay na 'to

"This is the slash" he said and make a horizontal slash

"And lastly, backhand slash" he said again and made a diagonal backhand slash

Paulit-ulit niya itong ginagawa habang tinitignan ko kung paano siya gumalaw. Inoobserbahan ko yung bawat position na ginagawa ng katawan niya para mabilis ko itong masundan kapag ako naman ang nag demonstrate

The way he move is flawless and he looks so fearsome in every movement he make. He become a different Elias when he holds dagger. Akala ko nga puro babae lang talaga nasa utak nito, may maibubuga rin naman pala pag dating sa labanan.

"Try it" sabi nito at ginaya ko na kung paano siya gumalaw. Paulit-ulit ko itong ginagawa hanggang sa masanay ang katawan ko sa bawat galaw

"Sandali, let me correct you" sabi nito at lumapit sa aking likuran at hinawakan ang balikat ko

"Try to relax your shoulder and then put some weight whenever you take a step. Kapag nasunod mo ito, mas powerful ang bawat galaw mo" bulong nito sa akin at medyo tinaas niya yung pagkakahawak ko sa dagger

Shit! He's too close to me. Is he trying to hit on me? Kapag lumapit pa sa akin yan onti ay baka siya ang gawin kong punching bag.

Nung lumayo siya sa akin ay naging panatag na ang loob ko. Baka mamaya ay nanonood lang sa amin si Lucy, mag selos na naman yun.

"Subukan mo ulit, let's see if you improve" sabi nito sa akin at ginawa ko ulit yung thrust, slash at backhand slash. This time, sure akong nasunod ko yung pinapagawa niya sa akin

"Good! Much better" saad nito sabay harap sa akin

"Kapag gumagamit ka ng dagger, pwede mo magamit ang skill mo sa martial art. Habang sinusubukan mong saksakin yung kalaban mo, pwede mo rin yun sabayan ng sipa" saad nito sabay bigay sa akin ng isang pekeng dagger

"Next, I will teach you how to block your opponents' attack. You must meet my blade to block my strike on you and do a counter slash. Lets try practicing it using these fake dagger" utos nito at nag simula na siyang umasinta sa akin, dahil sa bilis ng galaw niya ay dumaplis yung pekeng dagger sa braso ko

"If you are late to block my attack, you will get wounded, if you block in advance, your opponent can change the way they strike on you. You must learn how to block in time. Lets try it slowly" he said and we strike and block each other slowly and it getting faster as time goes by