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Chapter 7: Preparations.
Day: 1.
It was the day after Reaver's appearance in the village and everyone in the village was doing something to try and prepare for the coming attack. Traps that were usually used for hunting had been modified to work on humans and were placed in the areas that Reaver and his men would most likely pass through to enter the village, watch towers were being constructed to give archers a good vantage point to shoot from, and anybody who knew anything about fighting including Alex was trying to teach what they could to others.
Alex was taking a break from teaching the villagers about sword combat to pursue an idea he had that could give the villagers an advantage in the battle. He had been teaching some of the villagers a phoenix style form to try and correct some of their posturing issues when he remembered Leo's grenades. Alex figured that even an untrained fighter could do his or her fair share of damage with a weapon like that so he decided that he would convince Leo to supply the villagers with some.
Alex knocked on the door to Leo's decrepit house and waited for Leo to answer. After a few minutes Leo opened the door, he was armed with a loaded crossbow and had the same paranoid look he had when Alex had first met him. As Leo realised who it was he relaxed and lowered the crossbow. "Hello again Alex please do come in." Leo said happily as he stepped aside and motioned for Alex to enter.
"Thank you." Alex said before entering. "Leo I have a request to make of you." Alex said as he followed Leo to his living room.
"Oh and what would that be?" Leo questioned as he sat down on a worn leather chair.
"Those grenades you make… They could be a game changer in the upcoming battle." Alex said as he paced back and forth.
Leo fell silent and had a look that suggested he was thinking deeply. "Alright I'll give donate of my grenades for the cause, just try not to burn the whole village down ok?" Leo said.
"Alright I'll make sure everybody keeps their throws away from the village." Alex said.
Alex left Leo's house soon after. Leo had promised to deliver upwards of ten thousand grenades, Alex wasn't sure whether he should be happy or scared that Leo had that many to spare but he knew that they would be a great help in the battle.
As Alex walked towards the village square to continue training anyone who was interested he noticed a male Lucario approaching him.
"Hello is there something I can help you with?" Alex asked as he turned to the Lucario.
"You're the human who has been teaching some of the villagers how to fight right?" Asked the Lucario.
"Yes I have some experience in fighting so I decided that I should share what I've learned to try and prepare the people for the attack." Alex said.
"My name is Romulus I've been teaching the people here how to fight for over a decade." The Lucario said.
"Yes I remember being told about you." Alex replied. "I heard that you won't teach women is that true?" Alex asked.
"Yes I don't teach women and neither should you." Romulus said.
"And why's that?" Alex asked becoming slightly agitated by Romulus.
"A women shouldn't be on the battlefield they're too weak!" Romulus yelled angrily.
"I've met women just as strong if not stronger than me." Alex replied simply.
"Then you have no right teaching anyone how to fight!" Romulus said.
"I don't have time to spend on the weak-minded." Is all Alex said as turned away and began to walk to the village square.
When Alex turned his back Romulus lashed out with a strong flurry of punches but Alex heard the sound of the Lucario's feet moving and felt the disturbance in the air so he quickly sidestepped to the right and launched a twisting round house kick that connected with the Lucario's stomach and caused him to bend forward in pain. Alex brought his elbow down on the exposed back of Romulus' head causing the Lucario to fall face first into the ground.
Alex stepped back but stayed in his fighting stance as the Lucario slowly stood up to his feet.
Romulus looked at Alex with fury and growled. The enraged Lucario charged at Alex with a lunging punch. Alex stepped forward diagonally dodging the punch but used one of his arms to clothesline the Lucario while kicking one of his legs from behind causing the Lucario to fall hard on his back.
"Stop this foolish attack before you get hurt!" Alex said to the downed Lucario.
"Fuck you human!" Romulus yelled as jumped to his feet and threw a kick at Alex's thigh. Alex raised his leg in such a way that the Lucario's kick was deflected and then countered by delivering a straight kick to Romulus' chest.
Romulus stumbled back in pain and tried to get back into a fighting stance but before he could Alex used a low kick to knock him off his feet and on to his back.
Before Romulus could get up Alex Placed a foot on the Lucario's chest and pinned him there.
After a few minutes of struggling to try and get Alex's foot off of him Romulus was exhausted. "Fine you win now get off of me." Romulus said angrily.
Alex took his foot off the Lucario's chest and pulled him up to his feet. "If you attack me again it will be worse." Alex warned as he walked away from Romulus.
Talking and fighting with Romulus had left a bad taste in Alex's mouth, he hoped that at the very least the thick skulled Lucario had learned not to attack him again but he would keep his guard up just in case.
Alex approached the group he had been teaching. Among them was Mary, Derrick, and Joshua. Mary had been the one to suggest Alex teach people how to fight, Alex thought it was a good idea so he agreed on the condition that Mary and her family came and learned what they could though Alex hoped that Mary and Joshua wouldn't have to fight he knew it was for the best if they at least knew how to.
Alex was surprised at how quickly Mary seemed to be learning his teachings. She showed a lot of potential especially with the Jian straight sword that she seemed to gravitate towards. The weapons that they were practicing with were wooden replicas but they worked well enough as training tools.
Mary noticed that Alex had returned so she walked up to him and hugged him. "I'm glad you're back." She said as she separated from the hug. "Where did you go anyways?" She asked.
"I went to see Leo, he has something's I think could help us with the battle." Alex said.
"Well that's good. So what will you be teaching us now?" Mary asked.
"Well everyone's stance is coming along nicely so I suppose I should go over some basic attack and defence drills." Alex said.
"Alex… Can I talk to you privately for a moment?" Mary asked her voice becoming melancholy and serious.
Alex noticed the change in her voice and saw the worry in her eyes. "Alright." Alex replied. They walked out of earshot from the other villagers and stood behind a house. "Is something wrong?" Alex asked worriedly.
Mary sighed heavily and leaned against the wall of the house. "I'm worried Alex." She said. "We aren't exactly the strongest or most skilled warriors half of us can barely hold a sword for god's sake. And it's not like we have a lot of time to get better at this stuff." Marry said with a hint of frustration in her voice. "I just want to know what you think are chances honestly are."
"I think are chances are better than you might expect." Alex said. "These people may not as strong or experienced as our enemies but they have a reason to fight. This is their home and from what I've seen every single one of them is willing to fight for it. The slavers we are fighting are only motivated by the promise of money if we show them that we aren't the easy prey they expect they'll move on and look for an easier fight." He said.
"But what about Reaver, their leader, he isn't coming for money he's coming because he wants to kill you." Mary said.
"His men follow him out of greed and fear but they don't respect him. If push comes to shove they'll abandon him." Alex said.
"But what if they don't?" Mary asked worriedly.
"Then we'll just have to fight them all off." Alex said jokingly.
Mary chuckled softly. "If only it was as easy as you make it all sound." She said. "Alex I'm afraid, afraid of dying or losing you or Joshua or Derrick." Mary said as tears started to well in her eyes.
Alex wrapped his arms around Mary and began to rub her back in soft soothing motions. "I know you're afraid, there would have to be something wrong with you to not be." Alex said. "I'm afraid to, I don't want to lose you. But we have to stay strong otherwise we're beaten before we even start, don't give up hope yet my love because the night is always darkest before the dawn."
After a few moments of sharing their embrace in relative privacy Alex and Mary returned to the group and Alex began to teach his students some basic attack and defence drills. This carried on until late during the night when everyone parted ways to return to their houses.
As Alex was laying in his bed trying to sleep he heard a faint knock on his door. He opened the door to find Mary standing outside of it.
"Mary is something wrong?" Alex asked as he put a hand on his lovers shoulder.
"I've been having a hard time trying to get to sleep." Mary said. "I was wondering if you would mind if I slept with you tonight."
Alex was somewhat surprised by this but he was more than willing to share his bed with Mary. He invited Mary into his room and as they lay together under the sheets within each other's embrace they both felt a newfound sense of peace as if their body's physical closeness had brought their souls closer to unity. As they slowly drifted off to sleep Alex heard Mary whisper "I love you" into his ear. To this he responded by kissing her on the lips and saying "And I love you and always will".
End of chapter 7
I know that you may be wondering where the sex scene is but don't worry it is coming, but I think that I will release it separately so anyone who wants to read the story but is uncomfortable with a sex scene still can and anyone who is interested in the sex scene can read it separately. Anyways thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter even though it's a bit short.