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Latham looked up and smiled. "You're here."
The young shifters from the Kendall pack turned around, curious to see to whom Latham was talking to.
Makena walked out from the bushes, a gentle smile on her face. Behind her was a group of unfamiliar young men and women, who seemed to be following her. Together, they walked towards Latham, who stood waiting for them to come closer.
She then gave a little bow of respect to Latham and then turned around to introduce herself and her group to the Kendall pack. "Hello. My name is Makena Cairin from the Cairin pack. You can just call me, 'Makena'. We'd like to thank the Kendall pack for giving us the opportunity to train together," she said.
Immediately, there were sounds of animated murmurs and whispers around the Kendall pack. Most of them rarely meet shifters from the other packs. Especially those from the Cairin pack, which was rumoured to never associate with the outside world. Hence, they were quite surprised to see them here.
Latham looked at Makena and the two exchanged pleasantries.
Makena nodded as she listened to Latham. She then told him that they arrived a couple of hours ago and were staying at a nearby bed and breakfast place. And they will depart early next morning.
Hamish immediately stood between them, giving Latham his back. He then grabbed one of Makena's hands and rubbed the top of it with his thumb lovingly.
Latham rolled his eyes at Hamish's possessiveness and jealousy. He then faced the crowd and clapped his hands together, trying to get everyone's attention.
"Alright, everyone! Let's not get too excited!" he announced. "So, the Cairin pack will be joining us for the training every once a week! With this, we'll be able to practice our skills and techniques and also to share our knowledge! Let's see this as a training camp for everyone!"
He then turned to look at Makena and turned back around. "At the end of tonight's training, there will be a competition between the two packs. Although they have just arrived, they do not mind having battle between the two packs. So, the rules are that three members of each pack will fight on behalf of their pack. So there will be no repetition of the same shifter. Makena here will be the leader for the Cairin pack and…" he stopped to glance at Erick and continued, "Erick will be the leader for the Kendall pack."
"I'll give each pack some time to prepare and then we will continue with the training," Latham ended.
He then nodded to Makena, who nodded back. She then turned to the Kendall pack and said with a bow, "Please guide us well."
Cheers resonated throughout the forest as each young shifter was excited for the battle to begin.
Makena then turned to Hamish, who was still holding her hand with a smile. "So, will we see each other in the battle?"
Hamish immediately shook his head. "I would never go against you. Even if it's a practice match," he rejected.
Makena let out a light laugh. "How will we improve then?" she asked teasingly.
Hamish gave her a rare smile. "I'll battle the others, but not you."
Before Makena could reply, Erick had already dragged Hamish away, headlocking the latter underneath his arm. "Let's go, loverboy."
Hamish growled angrily, pissed at the fact that he got separated from his mate.
Makena just smiled and then turned back to her pack to discuss the strategy.
After they arrived at their side of the pack, Erick released Hamish and then said to the others, "Alright. This may be sudden but we had practice earlier and we should be able to learn from our mistakes. Although some of us have some battle experiences, we still need to improvise ourselves."
He turned to Dex and Jeayan and said, "Perhaps you two can take a break since you've just had your battle earlier."
Dex rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms across his chest. "Are you saying that I'm too weak to go for another battle?" he retorted.
Erick frowned. "No, but I'm just saying this to give other people a chance. You're one of the people who have battled outside training sessions. You even battled against other types of supernatural beings before," he snapped back.
Jeayan immediately placed a hand on both Erick and Dex's arms. "Alright, you two," she said. "Cool it."
She turned to Dex and said, "You know Erick doesn't mean that." She turned to Erick next. "And you, calm down."
After the two shifters have calmed down, they began to discuss their strategy. Although it was just a practice match, they too wanted to win their 'first' battle against the other pack.
A few minutes later, the practice match began. And because the night has gone late, they were given fifteen minutes to battle it out.
Nearly an hour later, they were finally done to the final battle. At that moment, both packs were at a tie, with one win and one loss.
For the final battle, the Kendall side had decided to send Hamish to the field.
The other shifters stood in a circle, surrounding the participants, who were going to fight. Hamish stood in the middle, alone as he waited for his opponent to step forward.
His eyes widened in shock when he saw Makena stepped forward and stood in front of him.
Ignoring the smiling Makena, Hamish turned around to glare at Erick, who looked away, pretending to not notice his friend's scowl.
"Hamish?"
Hamish reluctantly turned back around to look at the confused-looking woman before him. "Makena…" he said sadly.
Makena's face turned serious, saying, "I won't forgive you if you look down on me and do not give me your all." After saying that, she took off her clothes unashamedly and immediately shifted into her werewolf counterpart.
Before Hamish could react, Rae had already appeared before him. Her arm was pulled back and was about to hit the former in the face.
But Hamish managed to dodge it by jumping back a few steps. His eyes widened in surprise as if he did not expect his mate to attack him. He felt a sting on his face. He touched his cheek and saw that there was blood on his hand. Apparently, Rae managed to scratch him and she was serious in this fight.
"Bring out Kaius, Hamish," Rae said in her raspy voice.
Hamish narrowed his eyes. He then stripped out of his clothes and changed to Kaius as Rae wanted.
Once Kaius appeared in front of everyone, without further ado, the two mates came into blows.
Paws after paws were exchanged between the two shifters, sending dust flying around them. However, the people who surrounded them took no notice of the dirt as their eyes concentrated on the two shifters fighting in the middle.
It seems like the two shifters were of equal power. It was unsure who would win or who would lose. However, from their understanding, they believed that Rae would win because she has the healing power, making it easy for her to reduce fatigue and decrease pains and wounds.
While the two were exchanging blows, at some point, Rae noticed the pain in Kaius' eyes and she took the opportunity to sweep her legs, making the latter fall on his back. And without giving him a chance to retaliate, she was about to land a blow towards his stomach.
But apparently, she was too slow. Just as she leaned closer, Kaius managed to scissor lock her head with his legs and toss her behind him. Rae went flying, upside down, making the people who had surrounded them to move aside to avoid the collision.
Before she was about to hit the tree behind her, she managed to put herself into a horizontal position and used her legs against the tree to propel towards Kaius once more.
However, before she could reach her mate, a voice called out to them.
"That's enough!"
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Latham looked up and smiled. "You're here."
The young shifters from the Kendall pack turned around, curious to see to whom Latham was talking to.
Makena walked out from the bushes, a gentle smile on her face. Behind her was a group of unfamiliar young men and women, who seemed to be following her. Together, they walked towards Latham, who stood waiting for them to come closer.
She then gave a little bow of respect to Latham and then turned around to introduce herself and her group to the Kendall pack. "Hello. My name is Makena Cairin from the Cairin pack. You can just call me, 'Makena'. We'd like to thank the Kendall pack for giving us the opportunity to train together," she said.
Immediately, there were sounds of animated murmurs and whispers around the Kendall pack. Most of them rarely meet shifters from the other packs. Especially those from the Cairin pack, which was rumoured to never associate with the outside world. Hence, they were quite surprised to see them here.
Latham looked at Makena and the two exchanged pleasantries.
Makena nodded as she listened to Latham. She then told him that they arrived a couple of hours ago and were staying at a nearby bed and breakfast place. And they will depart early next morning.
Hamish immediately stood between them, giving Latham his back. He then grabbed one of Makena's hands and rubbed the top of it with his thumb lovingly.
Latham rolled his eyes at Hamish's possessiveness and jealousy. He then faced the crowd and clapped his hands together, trying to get everyone's attention.
"Alright, everyone! Let's not get too excited!" he announced. "So, the Cairin pack will be joining us for the training every once a week! With this, we'll be able to practice our skills and techniques and also to share our knowledge! Let's see this as a training camp for everyone!"
He then turned to look at Makena and turned back around. "At the end of tonight's training, there will be a competition between the two packs. Although they have just arrived, they do not mind having battle between the two packs. So, the rules are that three members of each pack will fight on behalf of their pack. So there will be no repetition of the same shifter. Makena here will be the leader for the Cairin pack and…" he stopped to glance at Erick and continued, "Erick will be the leader for the Kendall pack."
"I'll give each pack some time to prepare and then we will continue with the training," Latham ended.
He then nodded to Makena, who nodded back. She then turned to the Kendall pack and said with a bow, "Please guide us well."
Cheers resonated throughout the forest as each young shifter was excited for the battle to begin.
Makena then turned to Hamish, who was still holding her hand with a smile. "So, will we see each other in the battle?"
Hamish immediately shook his head. "I would never go against you. Even if it's a practice match," he rejected.
Makena let out a light laugh. "How will we improve then?" she asked teasingly.
Hamish gave her a rare smile. "I'll battle the others, but not you."
Before Makena could reply, Erick had already dragged Hamish away, headlocking the latter underneath his arm. "Let's go, loverboy."
Hamish growled angrily, pissed at the fact that he got separated from his mate.
Makena just smiled and then turned back to her pack to discuss the strategy.
After they arrived at their side of the pack, Erick released Hamish and then said to the others, "Alright. This may be sudden but we had practice earlier and we should be able to learn from our mistakes. Although some of us have some battle experiences, we still need to improvise ourselves."
He turned to Dex and Jeayan and said, "Perhaps you two can take a break since you've just had your battle earlier."
Dex rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms across his chest. "Are you saying that I'm too weak to go for another battle?" he retorted.
Erick frowned. "No, but I'm just saying this to give other people a chance. You're one of the people who have battled outside training sessions. You even battled against other types of supernatural beings before," he snapped back.
Jeayan immediately placed a hand on both Erick and Dex's arms. "Alright, you two," she said. "Cool it."
She turned to Dex and said, "You know Erick doesn't mean that." She turned to Erick next. "And you, calm down."
After the two shifters have calmed down, they began to discuss their strategy. Although it was just a practice match, they too wanted to win their 'first' battle against the other pack.
A few minutes later, the practice match began. And because the night has gone late, they were given fifteen minutes to battle it out.
Nearly an hour later, they were finally done to the final battle. At that moment, both packs were at a tie, with one win and one loss.
For the final battle, the Kendall side had decided to send Hamish to the field.
The other shifters stood in a circle, surrounding the participants, who were going to fight. Hamish stood in the middle, alone as he waited for his opponent to step forward.
His eyes widened in shock when he saw Makena stepped forward and stood in front of him.
Ignoring the smiling Makena, Hamish turned around to glare at Erick, who looked away, pretending to not notice his friend's scowl.
"Hamish?"
Hamish reluctantly turned back around to look at the confused-looking woman before him. "Makena…" he said sadly.
Makena's face turned serious, saying, "I won't forgive you if you look down on me and do not give me your all." After saying that, she took off her clothes unashamedly and immediately shifted into her werewolf counterpart.
Before Hamish could react, Rae had already appeared before him. Her arm was pulled back and was about to hit the former in the face.
But Hamish managed to dodge it by jumping back a few steps. His eyes widened in surprise as if he did not expect his mate to attack him. He felt a sting on his face. He touched his cheek and saw that there was blood on his hand. Apparently, Rae managed to scratch him and she was serious in this fight.
"Bring out Kaius, Hamish," Rae said in her raspy voice.
Hamish narrowed his eyes. He then stripped out of his clothes and changed to Kaius as Rae wanted.
Once Kaius appeared in front of everyone, without further ado, the two mates came into blows.
Paws after paws were exchanged between the two shifters, sending dust flying around them. However, the people who surrounded them took no notice of the dirt as their eyes concentrated on the two shifters fighting in the middle.
It seems like the two shifters were of equal power. It was unsure who would win or who would lose. However, from their understanding, they believed that Rae would win because she has the healing power, making it easy for her to reduce fatigue and decrease pains and wounds.
While the two were exchanging blows, at some point, Rae noticed the pain in Kaius' eyes and she took the opportunity to sweep her legs, making the latter fall on his back. And without giving him a chance to retaliate, she was about to land a blow towards his stomach.
But apparently, she was too slow. Just as she leaned closer, Kaius managed to scissor lock her head with his legs and toss her behind him. Rae went flying, upside down, making the people who had surrounded them to move aside to avoid the collision.
Before she was about to hit the tree behind her, she managed to put herself into a horizontal position and used her legs against the tree to propel towards Kaius once more.
However, before she could reach her mate, a voice called out to them.
"That's enough!"
Latham looked up and smiled. "You're here." The young shifters from the Kendall pack turned around, curious to see to whom Latham was talking to. Makena walked out from the bushes, a gentle smile on her face. Behind her was a group of unfamiliar young men and women, who seemed to be following her. Together, they walked towards Latham, who stood waiting for them to come closer. She then gave a little bow of respect to Latham and then turned around to introduce herself and her group to the Kendall pack. "Hello. My name is Makena Cairin from the Cairin pack. You can just call me, 'Makena'. We'd like to thank the Kendall pack for giving us the opportunity to train together," she said. Immediately, there were sounds of animated murmurs and whispers around the Kendall pack. Most of them rarely meet shifters from the other packs. Especially those from the Cairin pack, which was rumoured to never associate with the outside world. Hence, they were quite surprised to see them here. Latham looked at Makena and the two exchanged pleasantries. Makena nodded as she listened to Latham. She then told him that they arrived a couple of hours ago and were staying at a nearby bed and breakfast place. And they will depart early next morning. Hamish immediately stood between them, giving Latham his back. He then grabbed one of Makena's hands and rubbed the top of it with his thumb lovingly. Latham rolled his eyes at Hamish's possessiveness and jealousy. He then faced the crowd and clapped his hands together, trying to get everyone's attention. "Alright, everyone! Let's not get too excited!" he announced. "So, the Cairin pack will be joining us for the training every once a week! With this, we'll be able to practice our skills and techniques and also to share our knowledge! Let's see this as a training camp for everyone!" He then turned to look at Makena and turned back around. "At the end of tonight's training, there will be a competition between the two packs. Although they have just arrived, they do not mind having battle between the two packs. So, the rules are that three members of each pack will fight on behalf of their pack. So there will be no repetition of the same shifter. Makena here will be the leader for the Cairin pack and" he stopped to glance at Erick and continued, "Erick will be the leader for the Kendall pack." "I'll give each pack some time to prepare and then we will continue with the training," Latham ended. He then nodded to Makena, who nodded back. She then turned to the Kendall pack and said with a bow, "Please guide us well." Cheers resonated throughout the forest as each young shifter was excited for the battle to begin. Makena then turned to Hamish, who was still holding her hand with a smile. "So, will we see each other in the battle?" Hamish immediately shook his head. "I would never go against you. Even if it's a practice match," he rejected. Makena let out a light laugh. "How will we improve then?" she asked teasingly. Hamish gave her a rare smile. "I'll battle the others, but not you." Before Makena could reply, Erick had already dragged Hamish away, headlocking the latter underneath his arm. "Let's go, loverboy." Hamish growled angrily, pissed at the fact that he got separated from his mate. Makena just smiled and then turned back to her pack to discuss the strategy. After they arrived at their side of the pack, Erick released Hamish and then said to the others, "Alright. This may be sudden but we had practice earlier and we should be able to learn from our mistakes. Although some of us have some battle experiences, we still need to improvise ourselves." He turned to Dex and Jeayan and said, "Perhaps you two can take a break since you've just had your battle earlier." Dex rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms across his chest. "Are you saying that I'm too weak to go for another battle?" he retorted. Erick frowned. "No, but I'm just saying this to give other people a chance. You're one of the people who have battled outside training sessions. You even battled against other types of supernatural beings before," he snapped back. Jeayan immediately placed a hand on both Erick and Dex's arms. "Alright, you two," she said. "Cool it." She turned to Dex and said, "You know Erick doesn't mean that." She turned to Erick next. "And you, calm down." After the two shifters have calmed down, they began to discuss their strategy. Although it was just a practice match, they too wanted to win their 'first' battle against the other pack. A few minutes later, the practice match began. And because the night has gone late, they were given fifteen minutes to battle it out. Nearly an hour later, they were finally done to the final battle. At that moment, both packs were at a tie, with one win and one loss. For the final battle, the Kendall side had decided to send Hamish to the field. The other shifters stood in a circle, surrounding the participants, who were going to fight. Hamish stood in the middle, alone as he waited for his opponent to step forward. His eyes widened in shock when he saw Makena stepped forward and stood in front of him. Ignoring the smiling Makena, Hamish turned around to glare at Erick, who looked away, pretending to not notice his friend's scowl. "Hamish?" Hamish reluctantly turned back around to look at the confused-looking woman before him. "Makena" he said sadly. Makena's face turned serious, saying, "I won't forgive you if you look down on me and do not give me your all." After saying that, she took off her clothes unashamedly and immediately shifted into her werewolf counterpart. Before Hamish could react, Rae had already appeared before him. Her arm was pulled back and was about to hit the former in the face. But Hamish managed to dodge it by jumping back a few steps. His eyes widened in surprise as if he did not expect his mate to attack him. He felt a sting on his face. He touched his cheek and saw that there was blood on his hand. Apparently, Rae managed to scratch him and she was serious in this fight. "Bring out Kaius, Hamish," Rae said in her raspy voice. Hamish narrowed his eyes. He then stripped out of his clothes and changed to Kaius as Rae wanted. Once Kaius appeared in front of everyone, without further ado, the two mates came into blows. Paws after paws were exchanged between the two shifters, sending dust flying around them. However, the people who surrounded them took no notice of the dirt as their eyes concentrated on the two shifters fighting in the middle. It seems like the two shifters were of equal power. It was unsure who would win or who would lose. However, from their understanding, they believed that Rae would win because she has the healing power, making it easy for her to reduce fatigue and decrease pains and wounds. While the two were exchanging blows, at some point, Rae noticed the pain in Kaius' eyes and she took the opportunity to sweep her legs, making the latter fall on his back. And without giving him a chance to retaliate, she was about to land a blow towards his stomach. But apparently, she was too slow. Just as she leaned closer, Kaius managed to scissor lock her head with his legs and toss her behind him. Rae went flying, upside down, making the people who had surrounded them to move aside to avoid the collision. Before she was about to hit the tree behind her, she managed to put herself into a horizontal position and used her legs against the tree to propel towards Kaius once more. However, before she could reach her mate, a voice called out to them. "That's enough!"
