Captive

Chapter 5

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I woke up in my room, confused at how I ended up there. The lights of the stars on the ceiling showed that it was night time. All I remembered was the fight with Laerdya, Hyourin and the doctor that came to visit. I looked at the time on my watch and it signaled 2:43 am; I had lost fourteen hours that day, and I was completely awake at the moment. I decided to go and train in the classroom. I could not waste any time, and since I had still six hours and a half before breakfast, I would have spent that time practicing.

I exited my room and everything outside was dark. The only light present in the hallways was coming from the stars on the ceiling. I went to the cafeteria and then tried to trace the same steps that Lexa did today, and after a good 20 minutes I finally found it. I walked in and, as I suspected, no one was there. In the corner of the big classroom I saw a white mannequin, with different sticks on it. I walked towards it and positioned myself in front of it. It was pretty dark so it was hard to see. I put my hair in a high ponytail and started. I hit the stick in front of me but another one hit me on my stomach. The fact that I was in the dark did not help at all but it would have sharpened my senses. Everyone was so tall and fast that I needed my reaction time to be sharper. I was determined to get better. I kicked one of the sticks and managed to avoid another one that was going for my stomach, punched another one but a higher landed on my right cheek. I groaned in pain but gained back my fighting stance.

« Not only you got beaten up and passed out for more than half a day but now you're breaking the rules to injure yourself even further. Impressive » said a voice from behind me.

I turned around and there he was, Lord Hyourin, standing and looking down at me. I hated that so much.

« What do you want? » I asked annoyed.

He got closer to me and I could not move away because the mannequin was right behind me, so I was trapped. My heart started to quicken, his closeness made me nervous and anxious for some unknown reasons.

« First of all, I would like some respect from your side. I am your lord commander, whether you like it or not » he threatened. Even in this darkness his eyes were like stars during a clear night sky. So unique and petrifying at the same time.

« What is that you desire from me, Lord Hyourin? » I said sarcastically, which caused him to break into an even more annoyed smile than the one he had before.

« The Arc is mine, I am the commander and I do whatever I please » said walking away from me « Now, you answer my question. What are you doing here so late at night? ».

« I could not sleep. Since I was out for so long, I woke up completely awake. I decided to kill time by practicing, so that I can beat you and get out of this hell hole » I said, not caring whether he knew about my plan of escaping or not. I knew he would have never taken me seriously, so that was at my advantage.

« You dream big, don't you? Your naïvety is fascinating, and quite irritating for underestimating me so much » said Hyourin, while walking up to the mannequin in front of me « Let us make a deal then » he said all of the sudden, taking me by surprise « I will spar with you right now by only using my hands. If you manage to make me move from where I am standing, I will release you and you will be free to return to your life ».