The Red Knight

Chapter 3: The training

      This time training did begin, we all found ourselves in front of a giant wall, covering the Zex Krotanian forest. " You all will be camping as a team, this test will prove you worthy, true warriors. There will be teams of seven, your mission is only to survive, that does not mean complete teams will survive. There will be an Alpha to every team. Now choose wisely, and do not fail" Master Blyth announced so we could specifically hear the word "survive". We all choose our teams. Our team had skill, strength, accuracy, and strategy. These were the people in our squadron Yesiel, Michael (he was our alpha, acing every test involving combat and war strategy alongside me, also the master's adoptive son), Layla(excelling at every mental strategy test, extremely smart), Jonathan(smart mouth, but useful skill, main weapon being bow and arrow, was taught how to shoot the bow at a young age by his father until he died of sickness) , Tay (Tyler), Nicholas, and obviously me. Nicholas only had the chance because we explained everything to the master and he understood, Nick insisted on proving worthy. That's when Layla hugged me by the waist and said " how are you doing honey" right in my ear, but I just looked at her confused, and said " What......, honey?" and then Jonathan took her by the hand and said "c'mon you don't want him, plz come with me" then she pulled her hand away and pushed him away " jerk!!! go away". He had always liked her, but she had always had deep feelings for me from the start. " Alright enough drama, if we want to survive then we have to stick together, and put our heads in" said our Alpha. "Oh I could do that" said Layla holding tightly to me. I pulled away.

      The first squadron entered, we were ready to enter next. It was a beautiful, well some parts, but it was beautiful, i mean i don't have the words to describe. But it was infested with the keyack, some vicious blood thirsty pack of wolves that seemed to be birthed from hell. "That's why Blyth said survive, that is not a good sign" said Yesiel

                                                                                      forest

                                                                                   keyack

"this forest is not only infested with keyack, but with other creatures too" I added. " then we have to get ready before midnight" said Jonathan" " right" Tay added (she is one who has the most strategy) we set out 2 ppl at a time we all gathered wood and made a tiny hut "a little tight but ill work with it" I said. 

      It was midnight and our alpha was in charge of looking out, it stayed peaceful for only a while.. until we heard a little scream and then dead silence. We all came out only to find the teared up body of our alpha. Everybody stared blankly. 

"So who's gonna break it to the o'l chief?" asked Jonathan, 

"dude shut up this isn't funny" said Yesiel. 

"what the hell is going on!?.." squealed Nicholas as he slowly backed away 

"dude i thought this was a test what is this i don't want to die.." 

"this is what happens in life, people will die, you can never change that, and if you are ever lucky enough you can try to prevent it so everybody stay alert, if our alpha can easily be teared up then we will have to give it our all to survive alright squadron 2??"

"i vote on Rene as new alpha, that speech u just gave man, it was motivating, but don't get us killed"

"ill do my best Tayler, thank you"

"yeah i vote on him too"

"same"

"i agree"

"ugh why Rene guys, i'm best suited for this position guys"

"Shut up Jonathan, u cant even lay a hand on Rene in a fist fight" said Yesiel  

Jonathan looked at me with aggressive eyes and i looked back, Jonathan balled up his fists but then released

"this is all bullshit, lets just go"

"ill be on lookout this time" I knew there were a tremendous amount of dangers so i stayed more alert then ever before

"ok but if u spot danger throw like a rock or something, u know that we are light sleepers, its how we were molded"

 i put a rock in my pocket "don't worry Taylor, y'all go rest"

10 minutes pass

20 minutes pass

30..

40..

"everything seems clear" i whisper to myself

i closed my eyes for a bit, but then a tree branch bent. i grabbed my sword with my eyes closed pretending to be asleep and the tree bends again and when i open my eyes there's a  giant looking tiger with like horns on it back or something jumping right down at me with claws out and mouth full of blood covered teeth

   i jump out on time while swinging once with my left hand striking at its arm. it roars while jumping out of the way and it circles me, both hands on my sword i stare into its glowing eyes ready for it to do its next move. i quickly throw the rock into the group and the tiger sees and turns away to them instead "oh shit NO!!" and i run to it and try to stab it but it turns and swings its massive claws in all of my chest while the force throwing me back to a tree.

i'm losing blood..

i'm weak..

 I cant get up.. "get up Rene!!!" i tell myself and try to pick my self up slowly blacking out and i see everybody awake trying to defend themselves Jonathan shooting arrow by arrow, Yesiel charges at it with both battle axes 

"Yesiel ..no..." i weeze hopelessly while stumbling towards battle 

I've never felt this weak, so useless, so hopeless, while my friends die to sleep here another night and i can barely walk right. and thats when it happens.. Yiesel's head comes flying right next to me all beat up and bloody with giant claw marks.