He's coming

The arena was made to suit at least five thousand Spartans and it was filled with more than two thousand young Spartans who were eager to see the battle between both top leaders, no one bothered about Arthur's teammate as they all assumed it was Ulrich. While they waited for the battle to begin they chatted about the possible winner of the battle.

"I'm so happy we have no training today or else this exciting battle may not have occurred", a tall boy with full lips said joyfully.

"The wild hunt is coming soon and the mystic blacksmiths will be arriving, our time is fully booked so we should be training by now, sitting here to watch some battle is completely stupid", a muscular teen scowled.

"But you are here aren't you!, Besides it's just one battle and we have no training today, so you should relax for once, zed", a boy sitting close to zed said while he pats Zed's shoulder.

"Besides we would begin our spirit training tommorow and you know they save the worst for last", the boy added.

A girl sitting two seats away from them stared at zed and asked,"zed I heard your elder brother went missing at the human domain?".

Zed frowned, he hated people bugging him with such nonsense, he glanced at her and said coldly,"I don't know".

The girl scowled,"i don't get the reason you avoid the question, it's a fact that your brother is not good at his job. Infact I don't think he went missing, I think he forgot his job and enjoyed the pleasures of the human's comfortable life that doesn't have strict rules like ours and he also hid himself because once he's found he will surely lose his head, don't you think I'm correct". She stared straight into Zed's angry eyes and sneered,"you're also a fool who trusts his great cowardly brother".

"Are you done", Zed said with anger dispersing from his eyes, he turned to the battleground at the center of the arena and said with a low voice," we should wait for the match, that's what we came here for is it not".

The girl's eyes twitched, her scheme of getting zed angry did not work, she turned her head and gave a signal to no one in particular, but someone got it, he nodded and left. He came out from the arena and shouted in frustration,"that stupid pig, nothing is working, the wild hunt draws closer but I have no way of taking his position!"

"What!, It didn't work", a boy with only black trousers said with alarm,"but you said zed losses control when his family is involved, so what happened?!", The boy questioned in dismay.

"How would I know, other Spartans trains their bodies, that fool zed trains his mind maybe he's searching for the so called inner peace the archeions speaks of", max scowled in anger.

"You need a good reason to challenge him and you need it fast, why did you fool about when we first came, you could have gotten this position easier", the boy said while he walked about in anxiety.

Max glanced at him and leaned on the arena's grey wall while he clicked his tongue in thought about what he could do to change the situation.

The boy stopped and said,"I think we should forget about zed and go for someone else, zed is a tough but to crack and his mindset seems to be only below Derek".

"I can't, Zed's position is different, even among leaders there are rankings and zed took the last position, I can only go for him if I don't want to be disfigured by the others, trust me the people higher than zed are all nightmares", max rubbed his brows and said softly.

"I need an opportunity!", He said solemnly.

"But what's so special about the top leaders, forget about it and go for the other ranking, everything about the top leaders is so stressful, you could be the best in the other ranking, what do you think, my idea is good right?", The boy questioned with a wide smile.

Max stared at him for awhile and scowled,"your so stupid, they're trained to be chief commanders, did you hear what I said CHIEF COMMANDERS!!, How could other lowly ranking compare to it".

"Oh!", The boy uttered, if he understood or not was not known. He tilted his head and asked,"but there's an empty slot among them, so who has that position?".

Max raised his head and stared at the boy with deep thought, the boy's words made him realize something.

••••

"So what do you think William's expression would be like when he sees me", Thomas said with a smirk.

"William is indeed strong but he stands no chance against us, the major problem will be Derek. I have no idea of his current strength, his power level is a total mystery and without knowledge an opponent could be dangerous", Arthur said with squinted eyes.

Thomas sneered,"I don't think Derek's that good, even if he is he can't defeat both of us".

Arthur nodded slowly, then he glanced at Thomas,"our plans are to first bring down William then Derek will be defenseless and a defenseless Derek is already defeated. This battle is supposed to be a team battle but we shall make it an individual battle, you are a full attacker so while i attract Derek's attention you will go for William, do not underestimate him, apart from the stamina training you always trained with the chief commander so you don't really know William's capabilities. It's hard to break his defense, so while you hold him back my attack on Derek will leave him with only two options; face your attacks or help Derek and in his moment of confusion you should strike, that would be the beginning of their defeat".

Thomas picked up his twin swords and smiled at his reflection that shown on their smooth surface, he turned his head to Arthur,"I can see victory already, the so called wall will lose his reputation and that mysterious Derek, hump! He's dead meat. I have to say Arthur, you are an expert in battle plans teaming up with you is the best". Thomas said while he swung his twin swords.

Arthur watched the swords move about with coordination and speed as he said inwardly,'this will be my welcome back gift to you'.

Thomas Walter; a bulky teen with shoulder blades long hair, he is the last child of the sixth Elder and also inherited his father bulky body type, his only sibling is his elder sister who was a captain at the silver archers regiment. He had been under the tutelage of the chief commander Gareth since he was young, he was trained by the chief commander and also followed the chief commander's warrior path; a full attacker with twin long swords. As a young Spartan he was trained in all three weapons but he had the right to choose his speciality and he was a future chief commander so he could concentrate on his major weapon which was the twin swords. Thomas was the opposite of William, he focused only on attacking while William focused fully on defending. The two bulky teens were quite close when they were little but they separated after William met Alex, now William is famous with the moniker 'THE WALL' while he was nameless, totally unknown by the teens in the camp. This battle was a platform for him to prove himself as one of the top leaders and not someone selected because of his father and his teacher.

Thomas glanced at Arthur,"you are supposed to be at the emperyan city so why are you here?". This question has been bugging him for awhile, why would Arthur leave the best city in denerim and come to this city that doesn't even have a name, it doesn't suit someone of Arthur's status.

Arthur stared at Thomas with a slight frown and said slowly," focus on the upcoming battle, don't distract yourself with stupid thoughts. I will meet you at the arena". He stood up and left the room.

On their way to the arena William turned to Derek and asked,"who do you think Arthur will choose as his teammate?".

"I don't know", Derek said with a soft voice

"I think it will be Ulrich".

"Arthur will never choose Ulrich for this match, although has the strength he is incompatible with Arthur, especially on a team battle", Derek said calmly

"Our spirit training will start soon and all young camps must Join the training, don't you think you should rest for today, your training intensity is a problem and this is coming from me!. Derek promise me that after this battle you will relax for the rest of the day which you shall spend at the cave". William said with knitted brows, Derek's intense training does not seem to help but harm him,"I don't understand why white hasn't stopped you from this stupid act, or are you ignoring her?". William questioned.

Derek stared at William, this time with anxiety clearly written on his face,"he's coming and I don't know how but I can feel it".

William shook his head in confusion,"who's coming?", He asked curiously.