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"You still have a chance to admit defeat, Emberlyn." the man warned.
She shook her head in refusal. "No. I don't do such a thing. How can I just give up without even trying? I'll bring shame to my pack."
He scoffed. "You'll bring shame whichever way since you'll be defeated by me."
"Who are you to decide my fate?" she questioned with a frowning face as both of them started walking around each other slowly.
At the referee's whistle, they charged at each other with battle cries, their nails changing into claws.

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Alpha Chase didn't bother going to the venue today. He was only interested in the winning Alphaless pack that would have a new Alpha. Therefore, he didn't need to sit and watch the battles at the venue in person. He simply called the officials of the competition with the excuse that he was unwell but would be present tomorrow surely.
In his lodged residence, he was watching the battles being displayed on the huge tv screen while half-seated on the comfy bed, his back resting on several stacked pillows.

Yesterday, he didn't find any dubious female partaking in the events of yesterday. So today he wanted to see if that Lavana would show up; That way, he'll have her captured before tomorrow. He couldn't wait to torture that unsightly b*tchy ex-mate.
Currently, he was watching the battle between Emberlyn and Robinson.
At first, it seemed she had the upper hand but the man beat her, eventually using her body to hit the floor hard severally without clemency.

"I warned you, didn't I?" Robinson chuckled as he slammed her body to the floor of the ring again. She was barely conscious at this point but refused to concede defeat. Each time he slammed her to the floor, she would still struggle to rise again with gritted teeth and laboured breathing. This Robinson wanted to break her completely.
He found no fun in just throwing her out of the ring.
The substitute fighter of Wild Fang suddenly got into the ring and stopped him from slamming her packmate's body to the floor again.
"Let me carry on, Lyn," she whispered and Emberlyn rolled towards the edge of the ring quickly and the supports of Wild Fang took her out hurriedly to the allocated spot.

Now it was the substitute fighter of Wild Fang against the main fighter of Silent Inferno. From the look of things, he didn't want to be replaced yet.
"Lass, don't put up a bold front. Just concede defeat," Robinson spoke with arms folded. In his eyes, this lady who was slenderer than that Emberlyn would faint before his punch got close to her.
"You hurt Lyn. I will help her get retribution." the golden-haired lady said in an unhappy tone, her chest heaving.
Robinson shook his head in pity.
'This bunch of weaklings dare to come here and compete.' he thought in amusement.

"I, Juliet Ackley, will beat you easily. Mark my words!" she showed a middle finger at him.
"I'm getting turned off. Let's fight." Robinson lunged at her, his nails lengthening into claws.
Juliet did the same and both collided. Surprisingly, Robinson was the one who fell to the floor of the ring. She quickly sat on him and retracted her claws.
"Watch me, loser!" she spat and started raining heavy blows at him in fast succession. He covered his face with his hands but when they received her blows, cracks were heard after a few seconds. His hands were slightly parted and she took the chance to widen them further by hitting them with more strength. Now that his face was undefended, she beamed at him.

"You wanted to disfigure my Lyn, huh?" she threw a heavier punch at his jaw, causing it to dislocate. As it tried to rearrange itself, she landed more punches at both sides of his face ruthlessly.
"I... I..."
"No, it's too early to say that, nor will I even let you." she got up and kicked his belly hard, causing him to cry out in pain.
"Shut it, wimp!" she kicked him to the edge of the ring.
Seeing this, the red-haired substitute fighter of Silent Inferno quickly got into the ring as the supports dragged Robinson out.
"Lass..."
Juliet interrupted the pissed new opponent by throwing a punch at him which he tried to dodge but his action was inefficacious.
The punch sent him to the floor of the ring. Jeez! Her punches were really something!

He rose from the floor and quickly got into a fighting stance.
"Boring!" Juliet's claws extended and she jumped at him, swiping down her red claws.
"Stop! I admit defeat!" the substitute fighter cried out.
"Nah, you know the rules. It's either I beat you till you have no strength to move or I throw you outta the ring unconscious." she spat as she sent him to the floor again and sat on his stomach. She raised her right hand to land a punch in his face.

"No, no. My handsome face! Juliet, please, you can hit anywhere, just not my face. I toil so hard to preserve my beauty!" he implored.
"(frown) So my Lyn doesn't do that?" Juliet questioned as she threw another punch at his face which he protected with his hands.
Nevertheless, she still hit his hands until they parted, quivering.
She frittered no time in landing three blows on the right side of his face.

"You've done your part. Now's my turn." he suddenly overturned the stunned Juliet, pinning her hands to the ring's floor. No matter how she tried, she couldn't get free of his grasp.
"Now how does that feel, Juliet?" he asked with a triumphant smirk.
In response, she looked away from him, her chest heaving. "Let go of me."

"No. I want to punch your face so you'll turn hideous. Don't blame me." he chuckled before landing a heavy punch at her jaw. A cracking sound could be heard and she spat out blood and 2 teeth.
"Curse you," she shrieked before overturning him. She rained punches without even looking, she didn't care if she even hit his neck.
He made her lose her teeth- that was unforgivable!
She suddenly got off him and the next thing she did was slam his body against the floor of the ring even harder than Robinson. Her eyes were bloodshot but she had no sign of shifting.
A minute later, she threw the terrified him out of the ring. He landed on the ground, barely able to lift a finger. Opening his eyes was even a huge problem.
"Yeah!" she raised both hands up facing her pack members while wearing a victorious look.

Alpha Chase switched off the TV.
He felt this was way too boring to watch. And then the next battle that would take place was between the punished packs. According to the updates he received a minute ago, of the five of them, only 2 of the disciplined packs successfully served their punishments. So they would be battling before the other intact Alphaless packs would get a chance. He bet the fighters of these two packs must already be exhausted and knew the fight would be too insipid. He'd better use the time to do other stuff.
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18 minutes later.

He switched it back on and saw that surprisingly, the battle between Storm Riders and Mystic Howl was still ongoing and it was much more brutal than the second battle. The substitute fighters of these packs were at the allocated spot with the supports resetting their dislocated bones while they gritted their teeth.

The fate of the two packs now rested on their main fighters who were stronger and more battle-experienced.
"Seems I underestimated them. I missed so much in just half an hour." he sighed as he got on the bed again, resting his back on the stacked pillows. His phone buzzed and he picked it up from atop the bedside cabinet.

He saw it was an unknown number calling. He answered it anyway, while not taking his eyes from the screen. He wanted to see if any of the fighters would die. Although the rules said 'No killing!' he'd be glad if someone actually died today. Then he'd take note of that dead fighter's opponent so he can add him to his pack as a worker. If he does well, he can climb the ranks. After all, who would lose out on the opportunity to join one of the top 3 ranked packs? Even a fool would want to.

"Hello? Who's this?" he asked.
"Oh sorry. Wrong number." replied the childish voice on the other end before cutting the call. He shook his head before placing it on the bedside cabinet.
However, his phone rang again after two minutes. Lazily picking it up from where he kept it, he answered the call.
"Hello..."
"You idiot! Why did you even bother calling this number... Oh sorry, Alpha Chase. My stupid son was the one who called you, haha."
Chase could recognise this voice. It belonged to a friend from another pack. Both attended the same school and then they were separated after graduation. He had also changed his number and only important individuals had it.

"Henley..." he muttered.
"Pal, it's been a long since I heard your voice."
"Yeah," Chase agreed, his eyes still fixed on the Tv screen. "How did you get my number?"
"A secret, my dear."
"You can die with the secret then." Chase replied in a bored tone.
"Fella, are you alright?"
"(scoff) You talk as if you know me."
"Of course, I know you well, Alpha Chase. I think you're bothered about something."
"Hey, all Alphas are bothered about the welfare of their pack, alright." Chase snapped.
"Yeah, I know that, Alpha King Chase. Come on, you can just tell me what it is and if it's within my capability, I'll..."
"I'll talk to you later. Goodbye, Henley." he cut the call and put it back on the cabinet.

He watched intently as Ms Charlotte having commended the two packs for the interesting battle, declared Storm Riders the winner of that battle, resulting in applause. Then she also announced that the Crimson Fangs pack had been disqualified from battling and upon reaching their land are to disband and give up possession of the land they dwell in.

After pausing for a few seconds while taking in the expressions of those in the audience- some worried, others apathetic- she then resumed speaking: "Now we call on the final two packs to compete. Moon's Paladin and Blood Star pack! We look forward to an excellent performance from you guys. Goodluck." she winked before descending the platform.

Not long after the fighters and supports of Crimson Fangs walked arrogantly to the field while waving those cheering at them. The fighters of this pack were 2 males and the supports had 2 beauties among them. The main fighter was a tall, reddish-brown-haired male with a well-built body, attired in a grey t-shirt and black loose cotton shorts.
While the substitute fighter was a head shorter with a shaved head and tanned skin. Several scars could be found on his arms and one on his right eyebrow that ran down to his cheek. He looked menacing and also some females found him really manly. Many bet he was even stronger than the main fighter.

A minute passed and no one from the opponent pack had come. Many thought they maybe chickened out. If it was indeed true, they should be stripped of their wolf spirits. A werewolf, even if it's an Omega, is not afraid of a fight. Moreover, it's not even a fight to the death.

In the 3rd minute, however, the supports of Blood Star pack along with their fighters arrived in a lax manner.
"These snobbish fools. They think this is their sitting room?" The main fighter of Moon's Paladin spat with arms folded.
"It's fine. They don't look that impressive. Oh, wait, that substitute fighter of theirs is really hot. I mean... just look at her. She's practically coitus on legs!" the substitute fighter said in awe as he watched the curvy, red-haired female who walked behind Mel with a curious, innocent look.

She's dressed in a plain black round-necked, thigh-length, loose flare cotton tunic top with a curved hem and black opague capri leggings. If not for the fact that he needed to keep his composure as he was before of thousands of people, he would have been drooling. This piece of meat is something every male wants. It's not only him, many in the audience already had their eyes on her. Her beauty is unique!

"We're here, opponents." Zyair said as they reached where the other pack stood.
"How dare you keep us waiting?"
"Because we're your ancestors." Zehelina replied to the pissed main fighter, sticking out her tongue.
"You..." the irked main fighter pointed at them speechlessly.
"Put those hands down. I hate being pointed at," said Mel in a carefree tone.

The annoyed main fighter of Moon's Paladin quickly jumped into the ring, surprising Lavana. But then she shrugged.
"Looks like I'll go first, Lava," Mel smirked as he smoothened his red tank top that almost covered his dark brown shorts.
"Yeah, you win. Don't pity him." she reminded.
"I should say the opposite to you, Lavana." he mindlinked before getting into the ring to face his opponent.
They shook hands before introducing each other. Mel's opponent was named Eaden Kaine.
They then stood on opposite ends of the ring, studying each other with sly smirks.
"Bro, don't break your bone too easily," Eaden said in a carefree manner.
"I'll try not to break too many of your bones," Mel replied with a chuckle.

At the referee's signal, both of them walked to each other and shook hands again before parting and rushing towards each other immediately. They didn't transform their hands into claws immediately like the others, nor did they curl their hands into fists and there was no battle cry before they collided.
Eaden kicked Mel and he fell to the floor of the ring causing many to shake their head in disappointment. Just one kick and he fell down like that?
Mel tried to rise but Eaden sat on him, pressing his knees on Mel's hands so now his face was without shield and Eaden curled his hands into fists.

"I'll see how long you can last!" Eaden grinned but before he could land a punch, Mel suddenly raised his hands and overturned him.
"Don't be too happy early." Mel advised before raising his opponent by the neck and throwing him to an end of the ring.
The latter rose up from the spot he fell on and rushed at Mel with bloodshot eyes.
"You're dead meat!" he yelled.
"I already see you in my frying pan," Mel replied as he dodged his opponent's punches. "Being big doesn't guarantee definite victory in battles, Eaden."
"Stop talking and fight. You keep dodging. Are you chicken?"
"If I was a chicken I won't have the guts to come here. But chicken is delicious..."
"Stop talking out of point. Fight me, you idiot!"
"Nah. I am too weak to fight you head-on. Besides, dodging is a wonderful skill. If you can't beat your opponent, at least you should be able to run to safety and that's where dodging comes in."
"You wimp! I'm not here for you to lecture me. Fight me! Don't think your plan of tiring me out by just dodging will work." Eaden yelled in spite.

"Then make it unsuccessful, Eaden," Mel said while yawning.
"Eat my fist!" Eaden suddenly jumped at Mel, hoping to punch him in the face but Mel dodged by a hairbreadth, causing his opponent to punch the metal chains around the ring instead.
He quickly rose and rushed toward Mel who had also decided to become serious with the fight.
As both collided, he kept kneeling Eaden in the gut but the latter was firm and didn't waver.
"Geez! This biggie is sure strong." he thought as he changed tactics, trying to trip Eaden instead but instead, he was the one who got tripped. Before he could try to rise, his opponent was already seated on his stomach.
Mel used his hands to hold his opponent's, aiming to get him off by force but to his dismay he couldn't.