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January 11

Rigel has been put in charge of training new Death Dealers. My partner is now Diego. We had a tip off from an unknown informant that there is to be a lycan arms dealing in Statute Park this weekend. Typical of lycan scum. The only time they ever do anything important is on the night of a full moon. If they're not the baddest kid's on the block, they don't come out to play. We have been ordered to follow them, in hopes of finding their den. I haven't killed a lycan in weeks. Shame that this won't be an opportune time. However, if we find their den, then we can send a team through to wash it out. To permanently rid the world of the race of lycans.

I fear, though, that one day there won't be any lycans left to kill. They all will be killed. We have already hunted their kind out to extinction.

I am definitely going to have to keep you, diary, in my pocket or with me at all times. The new maid I received, Erika, feels that she can just waltz in here and use my room and whatever she wants in here. She nearly discovered your hiding place. She's driving me nuts.

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Viktor woke me up early that next night. He led me once again down to the training area, leaving me with Kahn. "You've basically mastered climbing and crawling all walls and ceilings, but you still have to take the test on it."

I nodded. "What must I do?"

Kahn pointed behind him. A huge climbing wall was fastened to the wall, rising up the high ceiling and half way across the ceiling. "You must climb that wall, crawl along the ceiling, and ring the bell." I noticed a small bell hanging up on the ceiling. "Come down any way you can. You will be racing against three others. You will be 'graded' on how fast and how well you climb. The first to reach will get 'bonus points'. This will help us learn your aptitude. You can have as many tries as you like."

I bent my head back, craning to look up at the ceiling. I was still sore from yesterdays climb. I could see the three others grouped at the base of the wall. I walked over with Kahn. The wall was much smoother then anything I had climbed before.

The group looked up at us as we approached. "This is Selene," Kahn introduced. The others didn't exchange names. They looked affronted.

"We'll be going up against a female? A woman?" one spat out. I coolly looked at him while he scowled and glared back.

Kahn ignored the impolite exchange. "Please gather at the base of the wall." We did so. I saw some Death Dealers pause in their activities and come over to watch. Kahn pulled the watch out of his pocket again. "Are you ready?" I nodded. I didn't feel nervous. "And…GO!"

I jumped up as far as I could, getting a slight head start on the males who didn't take that approach. The wall felt smoother then I had previously climbed on but I compensated by digging in the tips of my fingers. My feet scrambled as I sought to push myself up. I kept going, on and on, up and up. I could see one of the men below me gaining. I would not let him win. I took a peek upwards as I reached. I wasn't even close to the top yet.

I could hear voices shouting in the background. They sounded like people were screaming in my ears. All my senses were on overdrive, stretched to their extent. I could feel my heart pounding and could see perfectly as if in daylight, even when I reached the darkest corner between the ceiling and the wall. I could see my destination in sight and hurried even faster. I had left the other man at the corner, but he was coming up fast, slipping slightly, due to his heavy weight. I was for once glad that I was underweight and light. The ceiling was harder to hold on to. It seemed to be getting smoother as I went along. I heard a gasp and saw the man beneath me, falling to the ground. He hit the floor with a sickening thud and I clearly heard a crack. I was almost there.

Five feet. Four. Three. Two. One. I grabbed the string and rang the bell briefly and turned to go down. The floor was far below me, a gap larger than my house was tall, including the cellar underneath. I remember something Viktor had told me. "Jumping is easy. You fall and bend your knees slightly before the impact. You carry your momentum down and land in a crouch." I decided to take his advice. As I fell, I noticed Viktor standing in the shadows on a balcony, invisible to the passer by. I hit the ground hard, remembering to bend my knees. I landed with one knee bent on the ground and rolled to the floor before standing up and brushing myself off.

I was told later on that I had been the first to complete the challenge in that short of time. Most others had days of practice before testing themselves. After the night was done, I retired to my bedchambers. Viktor was sitting on my bed, waiting for me. "Well done," he said, and left my room.

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