Hindrance is on your way (Saintess #1)

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I screamed in pain when a strong kick from a trainee here at the private Esmerald Key landed on my stomach.

We only started training together yesterday, and I'm really feeling the difference because my body isn't used to it anymore. Adriana and I also have separate training times, so we barely talk anymore. How will we even manage in the following days?

I just held onto my lower back when I fell to the floor because of the force of my opponent's attack.

"Focus, Ms. Saintess. You'll die early if you don't pay attention to this!" He shouted, watching every move I made.

Even though I could barely move my left arm properly, I tried to stand up again and attack my opponent, but he dodged and hit me with another strong force that sent me flying to the side of this boxing ring.

"That's enough for now. Take a break."

Coach Corvuz gave me a water bottle and offered his hand to help me up, which I accepted.

"You don't like it here, do you? You've been out of it since earlier, you're not paying attention, which could get you hurt" He said a baritone voice.

He's definitely in his 30s, he's still agile and good-looking, but I don't care.

I just bowed my head and he didn't say anything else. He just walked away from me after reminding me that we're going to the weapon training in 15 minutes.

Parang gusto ko nalang mahiga at matulog, pagod na pagod na 'ko. Kanina pang madaling araw nagsimula ang training na 'to at alas otso na ng umaga. Gutom narin ako pero mamaya pang 12 noon ang lunch namin, sana lang ay hindi ako himatayin.

I slowly walked towards a lounge chair I saw and endured the pain in my lower back.

I can't help but worry about Adriana now. She's probably crying right now because of the pain she's feeling. Training really is tough, especially with our strict coaches. One of Dad's friends who's high-ranking is assisting Adriana now. Sana lang ay hindi nya masyadong pinahihirapan ang babae.

Once I caught my breath, I went to the firing range or shooting range to prepare. I found coach there loading bullets into each gun I would be using. The other personnel were arranging the zigzag path I would take while there were bottles and drawn figures that I needed to hit in the head.

I took my position as he motioned me to come closer.

"Fire!" His loud voice was accompanied by the echoing, piercing sound of the gunshots.

We were being monitored, my gun focused on each target I needed to hit. He said I could try the zigzag path later.

"Asintahin mo ng ayos, Seraphina!" The last shot of the gun echoed through the entire firing range. My shoulder also hurt so much because of the way the gun recoiled when I fired it.

The outcome was good. Almost everyone was scoring around 9 to 10 points. I followed the zigzag path, which made me stumble a bit due to dizziness and the recoil of the gun, but even so, the result was still good.

"Take a 10-minute break, then back to training. sa liksi mo naman tayo mag focus, you need to be flexible" He then left me again.