Chapter 45: Cold Blood
Alice and Elena were attending their biology class when Principal Shepherd walked inside and called out Alice's name. Alice looked at the Principal with a mix of fear and shock as Shepherd's sharp glare penetrated her soft heart. She stood up and slowly walked towards Mrs. Shepherd and stood there with her eyes low. Principal Shepherd said in a stern voice, "Follow me to my office, Ms. Alice. I have some questions to ask you." Alice followed her to her office and Principal Shepherd pulled her inside and locked the door from inside. Alice asked, "Yes, Principal ma'am?" Principal Shepherd sat on her chair and said in a low yet intimidating voice, "Take your seat, Alice." Alice sat on the chair and slowly raised her eyes and her glaze fell on a whip with spikes on it. Principal Shepherd looked at her and said, "I know that you and your silly friends have been juggling classes this month and the previous. I won't ask the reason but I want to know how did you defeated my daughter in the judo competition held in last February month." Alice said weakly, "It was a fluke, ma'am. Isabella had a little gap in her defence." Principal Shepherd looked at her and said, "I have to admit that you are quite a good fighter and to be honest, I am considering to select you for the state level judo competition.
The winning price is 50 million dollars and the winner of the semi finals, will face Alexa Sandra, the current regional judo champion." Alice said weakly, "I'm sorry to say that I cannot fight in the competition. I'm not a trained fighter and fighting such an excellent and deadly opponent will be direct suicide." Principal Shepherd looked at her and said, "Actually, our college is organising this competition and our trustees has invested a lot of money in buying the sponsorship contracts and Mr. Watwell has personally obligated me to give a fighter from our college. I don't want to risk our students's lives but seeing your potential in the fight, I can put a bit of trust on your ability. Even if we don't win the trophy, the participation alone will boost our monetary funds and who knows, our college might gain international recognition."
Alice said, "No, Principal ma'am. I cannot do it. I'm very sorry but to be honest, many unpredictable and unavoidable problems have surrounded me and I don't want to increase it." Principal Shepherd opened her drawer and threw some papers in front of Alice and said, "I don't want to sound too much manipulating. But, if you don't fight in the competition, I'm forced to rusticate you and your monkey gang from the college. Your attendance alone provides me much leverage but the incident that occurred between you and Cindy has put you in deep waters." Alice looked at her and said, "Okay. I will participate. But, atleast give me some time to prepare and train." Principal Shepherd said, "Fine. The competition begins after two weeks. Train as much as you like till then."
Aliyah was fuming with anger, "How can you let that old bitch blackmail you? If I was there, I would have strangled her with her spiked whip." Alice looked at her and said, "Let bygones be bygones. Principal Shepherd has really played a very dirty game this time. If I participate in that competition, I would became a punching bag for everyone and again if Aliyah helps me fight and win the competition, it will only make that fat bitch more popular and rich. Either way, it's a win-win situation for her." Aliyah smiled, "Actually, that will quite good for us in many ways. Gaining popularity in the mortal world can do wonders. You would have fans and money and with both of them we can easily locate out the demons that has been living in disguise between the mortals since the war with us." Elena said grimly, "It's not that easy as it looks, Aliyah.
Popularity will also make her more recognised and hiding from her enemies would become more difficult." Aliyah said, "If that happens, I will be more happy only. I'm tired of hiding my ass from this "unknown" enemies. It's now time to kick their asses and get rid of them for good." Trisha said, "Don't get so happy, my little bitches. I have googled her opponents and I have to say that she will be going to fight monsters. Everyone of them is professional athletes and have won some recognisable medals for the fighting community.
Alexa Sandra is just the main boss, the underbosses are the real killers. Masha Tate, a four time MMA champion of Arizona, Sasha Glassy, a professional Jit Jitsu practitioner, Biba Blaze, the most chaotic and agile fighter in the ring. She has the highest bids on her and apparently she was also a street fighter once." Alice looked at Aliyah and said, "I know that you can defeat them. But, they are going to damage my body in a very bad way." Aliyah looked at the videos of Biba fighting and said, "She is good and maybe a competent opponent. But, her dancing style of fighting which is called "Capoeira" is slightly vulnerable to my direct and hard fighting style which I call "Di Isu", the "Cold Blood". Come on, let's see what you can do by yourself."
Alice looked at Aliyah who was standing on the mat and looked at her and said, "You sure do have a little bit of muscle growth in these recent times, but still your muscle and physique is quite amateur. They are professional athletes and fighting them will require strong body and the ability to return the attack as much as you defend. I will at first go lenient on you as your first day but remember perseverance makes you better at your job and no amount of talent can beat a person of sheer will. So, enough of the pep talk. Let's start your training." Aliyah pulled a bag full of balls made of hard plastic and said, "I will throw the ball towards you and you have to punch every ball with accuracy. I will give three points for every successful punch and deduce one point for unsuccessful or unsatisfactory outcome. The rules are nothing and I can throw it at any speed and from any direction as I like." Aliyah took the balls in her hand and started throwing the balls one by one from every side and Alice managed to get hurt in every possible way.
Aliyah stopped and said, "The damage was quite lethal but you managed to keep yourself standing straight. I think you can survive some rounds in the octagon after all. But, again I have to make sure that you don't get much injured and die. Biba and Masha are a little more muscular than you, so I have to train you in making your upper body strength higher." She took Alice and created an energy sphere around her and took Alice to the gym. Aliyah said, "Pick up the dumbbells and do biceps curls thirty times and then we will work on your agility by making you run on a treadmill." Aliyah gave her dumbbells and said, "Each weights 35 pounds each and you have equally do the biceps curl in a repetitive and consistent form. Each side thirty curls and we will see what happens with your biceps after."
Alice took the dumbbells and started doing the workout and soon she exhausted her biceps and threw the dumbbells on the ground. Aliyah said, "Nineteen curls isn't bad. You even exceeded my expectations by a wide margin. I thought you won't even make a dozen curls." Aliyah took her to a treadmill and said, "This machine is manual and will help you run a good amount of distance with the strengthening of the calves and leg muscles." Alice started to run and managed to go to a good distance of ten miles without tripping. Aliyah said, "Awesome work, Alice. I have to say your lean physique did gave you an agile edge."
Alice said panting, "Please, let the training end now. I'm too much tired and cannot continue any more." Aliyah sighed, "A weak girl, I see. Well, let's not make you any more tired than you "apparently" are." Alice said, "Spare me from your horrible sarcasm and drag me to my room. I think my leg muscles have got unconscious and I can't even stand up properly." Aliyah smiled, "Okay, okay. Don't be so salty, bitch. Let me take you to your room." They went to her room and Alice laid on her bed and fell asleep. Aliyah looked at her and said, "Only Mother Manaca knows what will happen with this girl. So lazy and feeble. How is she going to fight the super powerful demons who she will soon meet." Aliyah sighed in disappointment and disappeared in purple smoke.
Principal Shepherd was lying on her couch in her house, when the doorbell ringed. She woke in a jolt and ran towards the door and opened the door. It was Mr. Watwell and Assayah standing outside. Principal Shepherd called them inside and said, "I have forced that little shit to participate in the competition and I'm sure that she will surely get what she deserves. I want to see her dying slowly from the fatal injuries she is going to get from the competition. She insulted my daughter in the judo competition and from then onwards, Isabella never went to the judo classes and missed her lifelong dream of representing United States of America in the Olympics this year. She felt so depressed that she locked herself in her room and even tried to commit suicide several times.
No pain is bigger in this world for a mother than seeing her children suffering from mental trauma. I know that Isabella will get okay only when she hears about the news of the death of Alice Cooper. She is going to burn in the wrath of a injured mother." Mr. Watwell said, "I can understand your pain, Ms. Shepherd. After your husband's death, you and I got closer and started dating secretly. Isabella and Cindy are our children and that bitch Alice has humiliated both of our children mortally. She beated my daughter and threw her from the stairs. My daughter had to spend two days unconscious and lost a hip bone all because of that Alice. Her death will begin a new chapter in both of our daughters's lives and I have made all the requirements for it." He looked at Assayah who smiled, "Don't worry, Ms. Shepherd and Mr. Watwell. Alice is not going to survive this tournament. I have personally selected fierce and crooked fighters from all over the world. Biba Blaze will beat her so badly that she won't be able to even drink a single drop of water before she dies a fighter's death in the octagon."
Ms. Shepherd said, "But, don't forget my money. Alice is temporary problem, but the we indeed need some heavy cash flow if we want the college running properly. Four years of maintenance debt, salaries and the free sports tournaments and excursion trips have sinked our treasury to its lowest." Mr. Watwell said grimly, "That's the part where we get a little disturbed. The thing is that we cannot let our competitor lose or die as it will cut out our way to the final of the tournament. So, killing Alice means killing our monetary funds." Assayah smiled, "Actually, I have a brilliant idea that will make both things possible. We just have to place another of our contestant in the tournament and she can win the tournament and make us rich." Ms. Shepherd asked, "But, who will be foolish enough to go and die in that death tournament?" Assayah smiled, "Your daughter, Isabella. If she wants to rejuvenate her dreams of representing United States of America in Olympics, then the tournament is quite a good opportunity for her."
Ms. Shepherd asked angrily, "Are you mental, Mr. Assayah? Isabella is an amateur judo who is not even a black belt but only a green belt." Assayah smiled, "You don't know me, Ms. Shepherd. I have trained ants to defeat hawks and under my tutelage your daughter will turn into one of the finest martial artists of all time." Ms. Shepherd looked at Mr. Watwell who nodded in approval and Ms. Shepherd said, "Okay. I have always backed my daughter in her every dream and I think it will be a good opportunity for her." Assayah smiled, "Don't worry, Ms Shepherd. After my training, she will be out of the world." Assayah rose and slowly walked towards the door and went outside.
Ms. Shepherd looked at Mr. Watwell and kissed him. Mr. Watwell kissed her back and soon they started cuddling each other passionately as the sun started to hide behind the horizon ....
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