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It did not take them long to make it the prat's den and it was just as intense as before if not more with the addition of the Alpha and Beta guards that were now standing along the walls glaring him down. Bulging their muscles to show how big and bad they were, it was utterly ridiculous and if Merlin hadn't already promised Gaius that he would be on his best behavior he would have laughed. Now that he was fully recovered he can easily take down the entire room no problem since before it was his wounds that kept him from escaping before. Though his father taught him to be humble he just couldn't help but smirk in pride knowing that he could be very well the most dangerous person in the room.
He coughed straightening himself out as he realizes that the older Beta's were glaring at him when they saw his smirk and dropped it immediately and tried to smile pleasantly at them but it would seem that the damage was already done. They glared even harder at him and a wave of annoyance and anger was sent his way, 'well fuck' Merlin thought as he winced because he already ruined his first impression and now his second was destroyed beyond repair, 'fuck my life!'
Merlin made a wise decision to turn away from the elders and tensed up as he noticed the smell in the den, though he noticed it before upon entering it never failed to entrance him with the smell and with that small distraction the smell was left at the back burner. But once his eyes landed upon the very delectable and very obnoxious prat sitting on top of his furs he was immediately very annoyed and very aroused all at the same time. He was confused by this and it annoyed him beyond belief as he was raised to analyze his surroundings and situations so he can act accordingly but what the fuck is he supposed to do when all he wanted to do was beat the shit out of the prat while also wanting to jump the man and ride him until kingdom come.
Arthur looked at the guards that were with Merlin and Gaius and nodded at them with gratitude while nodding at Gaius with respect before glaring at Merlin with every inch of hatred and frustration that he could muster. Though this confused Merlin because for a second he could have sworn that his scent became even more delicious before it dispersed after a second of being there, he looked around the room to see if anyone had noticed it but nobody seemed to bat an eye at the change, he must have imagined it because for a moment he thought that maybe Arthur was somehow calling him. Which is impossible because there is no such thing as a scent calling you, right?
Lancelot, Percival, and Gaius bowed to Arthur and his council while Merlin stood there and nodded back in greeting which aggravated the council and he supposes Arthur as well based on the glare he sent his way but did not do much else as he spoke to Gaius. "Report," he said boredly as he sat on his pile of furs.
Gaius stepped forward bowing once more to Arthur before speaking, "all the injuries that the Omega had come with before are now fully healed and there are no delays of his motor skills to show that the injuries created any everlasting damage to his body. He is eating regularly with the diet of soup so to give his body the time to adjust before eating solids again and I believe that after today he can eat solids again. Other than the burst of hyperness that he has shown which is quite normal for an Omega to experience when left to their own devices but other than that the Omega is healthy enough to begin training with you tomorrow, my lord" he said before bowing and stepping back to where Merlin was as he then straightened his back.
Merlin thought that Gaius must have a bad back with all the bowing he seems to be doing while in the prat's presence if he could he would go to Arthur and knock some sense into him for allowing someone as old as Gaius to bow so often. And he would too, if he didn't already know that Gaius would scold him for daring to speak against the almighty Alpha that was surly sent from hell to make all their lives a living hell. Merlin almost chuckled in his head but kept his face emotionless as he stared Arthur down even though Gaius had told him earlier that it was impolite for anyone to stare the prime directly in the eye unless given permission to, well a little disrespect never hurt anybody.
"I see," Arthur noted before looking to Lancelot, "now tell me, Lancelot, is there something missing from the good doctor's report?" Gaius instantly tensed beside him and he tried to reassure him by placing a hand behind his back to squeeze his hands that were clasped tightly behind him, Gaius glanced at him in surprise but his gaze turned appreciative as he squeezed back before Merlin finally pulled his hand away to look back at Arthur. The gesture was not lost on the council who could see clearly from where they were sitting as whispers sounded from around him and if he had to guess then Arthur seemed to have noticed it too judging by the unreadable look that was sent his way almost analyzing him before he looked back at Lancelot.
Lancelot bowed as he then stepped forward, "the Omega has not shown any signs of aggression during his time in the healer's hut. As the Healer had said he did show a burst of hyperness from time to time which had caused no harm to the healer and me. Even though he was aware of my presence he did not try to escape the hut when the healer would leave to treat his patients. He seemed more content to simply engage with me rather than try to overpower me in any way," he then bowed as he stated, "I do not believe the Omega is dangerous in any way if for the very reason if he truly was someone to be concerned about he would already have tried something with only one guard watching so close to the forest. He could have escaped at any time if he wanted but if he truly wanted to do harm he would have already have done so."
The entire room was shocked for multiple reasons including Merlin, he thought that the guard was indeed a good man with good morals but it never occurred to him that the man would speak well of Merlin. It was a surprise to him as it was to Arthur as he spoke out, "you do realize what you have said, Lancelot?" he said even though he was asking him a question it seemed more like Arthur was asking himself that question instead, it would seem that they agreed on something for once. Even though it was true that Merlin has no plans to cause any harm to this pack no matter how annoying Arthur seemed to be, it was still a shock to hear.
"Yes my lord I stand by my statement when I say that the Omega is of no threat to the pack," Lancelot stated as he continued to hold his bow even though Merlin was sure his back must be hurting him right now.
Arthur still shocked as he turned to his left to look to Morgana who Merlin wasn't even aware she was sitting there, to begin with, but she seemed pleasantly smug while Gwen stared wide-eyed at Lancelot.
There was a murmur through the council as Arthur coughed to get everyone's attention before speaking, "I see, though you are a fine member within the guard and I believe what you say has some value but do know that what you say is rather hard to believe. Gwaine, Percival," immediately the guards that stood behind them stood at attention, "is there anything you wish to confirm or deny with Lancelot's report."
At this time Lancelot was already standing at attention with the exception that his eyes remained gazing at the floor as the one with shaggy hair spoke up, "from what we have seen so far in the last few days he has only been what the healer and Lancelot has described, he has not shown any aggressive behavior during the time with the healer. In fact, from what we have seen is that he seemed to be very engaging whenever anyone was to come by, such as the Omega William."
Arthur nodded, "I am aware of the Omega, Gaius has mentioned that he will be a good influence but as it stands I do not know for who," Merlin wanted to growl in frustration because no matter how you treat him he will not tolerate anyone talking crap about his friends. Well, his only friend in this entire village minus Gaius who was more of a grandfatherly figure and he had no idea where he stood with Lancelot and he didn't know where to begin when it came to Morgana and Gwen but he will not take that shit lying down. And just as he was going to open his mouth, he saw Gaius shake his head subtly, he sighed the prat wasn't worth it anyway but remembering that they will be training tomorrow it almost made him smile with glee just thinking about knocking that ass in the ground.
"Wait," Lancelot stated looking shocked and a bit hurt, "you had us watched? I thought I was the one who was being tasked with watching the Omega," Lancelot looked upset though he tried to hide it away as best as he could but you can clearly see that this affected him greatly.
"As you are aware the task was to guard the Omega until now as a test to see that you were worthy enough to be a Knight which is the highest honor when it comes to being a warrior," Arthur explained as Merlin wondered where this was leading to and judging by his expression it was nothing good. "A Knight is the first one to be called upon when it is time to go to war. The first ones on the front lines to fight any enemy that threatens the safety of the pack. The very same Knight that should be loyal, a Knight that should think with their heads, not with their fists, and do you truly believe that I was going to give you a task that is next to impossible. Percival and Gwaine were just an extra precaution but I should be grateful to them because who knows what would have happened without them keeping watch."
"But my lord-" Lancelot tried to reason.
"Based on this I believe that you are not yet ready for the title of Knighthood, regardless of what you have seen this Omega was found in the forest beaten and bloody. By gods know who! But it is obvious that they were not friendly. And this so-called nonthreatening Omega, while injured, took out many of your fellow guardsmen and here you tell me that I should not think him a threat," Arthur sighed with disappointment as if it pained him to say this. Merlin could tell that it was genuine but it still upset him to hear him berate and embarrass Lancelot like this, "after this I don't believe I can trust your judgment any longer."
Lancelot bowed his head in shame looking absolutely shattered and this time Merlin couldn't stay silent so he did something rather unexpected that had everyone in awe, Merlin stepped forward causing everyone to move as the guards tried to step forward to stop him from from doing anything rash. But stopped when they saw him kneel and bowed with his forehead touching the floor.
"What the hell..." Arthur said sounding very surprised.
"Look alright I never give a shit when people talk crap about me but if my crap brings people down with me that is where I draw the line," Merlin said seriously, "if you want me to be some peppy Omega then I will. If you want me to shut up and look pretty then I will. You can do whatever you want to me but don't blame Lancelot for my shortcomings. From the little time that I have known him, I could tell that he is a man with honor and integrity and he was serious the entire time. So do your worst but leave Lancelot out of it."
There was a pause.
Like a really long pause.
Merlin felt his neck cramping up a bit.
Did they fall asleep like what the hell?
When the silence was finally broken by the sounds of clapping and female laughter.
Okay, now he feels like an idiot.
He looked up to see Arthur looking extremely shocked with his eyes wide and his mouth open while Morgana was nearly falling over with laughter while Gwen looked a little nervous as she tried to calm the seemingly hysterical Morgana.
"Now do you see what I see brother?" she said smugged as she finally stood from her spot as she walked over to Merlin, "now, now there is no need to be bowing to this idiot."
Merlin looked at her for a moment before slowly standing up because this is not how he expected this situation to go. "So what do you think dear brother do you still think Lancelot's report is invaluable," she said sarcastically.
The shocked expression was quickly wiped off his face only leaving pure annoyance and anger as he growled at her showing her just how unpleased he is by her getting in the middle of something Merlin thought was going to be his punishment and Lancelot's redemption.
Just looking at the two he was glad that he was an only child.
Arthur and Morgana stared each other down as Merlin looked back and forth at them, "okay so I don't know what's happening here so uh..." Merlin began but he was starting to get annoyed from being ignored by their strange sibling rivalry staring match, "what is happening here!"
Arthur growled turning his gaze to him while Morgana puffed up in victory, "what is happening is that I will be seeing you tomorrow on the training field and Lancelot," he said turning to Lancelot who looked hopeful as he said this next part, "will be getting another chance to knighthood."
Lancelot looked as if he was going to jump for joy as a large smile tried to make its way on his face as he bowed, "thank you, my lord, I will use this second chance to prove that I can become a Knight and show that I am capable enough to protect you and our pack."
Before Lancelot straightened himself Merlin could see the pleased expression that swept across Arthur's face before it disappeared when Lancelot looked his way putting on his very holier than thou face.
But regardless it made Merlin extremely happy to know that Lancelot was getting a second chance because he could tell that this is something Lancelot had wanted for a really long time.
Morgana turned to the council, "I think that we can all agree that this is a very trying evening and we all deserve a rest don't you think," she said sweetly but her tone didn't match the jubilant and pure joy look on her face.
It seemed that everyone was a little wary as they looked at one another in confusion before slowly getting up and clearing the den whispering amongst themselves probably trying to get heads or tails in what the hell happened in there.
Arthur pinched in between his eyes, "before the rest of you can go there are a few rules that need to be addressed. While the savage is out and about Gwaine will be escorting him to the training yard and as discussed for lunch he will be escorted by Percival back to the healer's hut where he will be spending his afternoons with her for however long she wants. But whenever he is not being disposed he will be earning his keep by helping Gaius with whatever he needs, is that understood?" it sounded more like a command rather than a question.
As if Merlin were to step one foot out of line then Arthur will personally kick his ass.
"Understood," he said fearlessly because he will take whatever Arthur threw at him and throw it back ten times harder.
Arthur glared at him, "but for now Lancelot you will go home tonight as I am sure you will need the proper rest after the week you just had and the Knights will escort the both of you to the hut. They will not be guarding you tonight as a form of goodwill, but if anyone were to find you out and about tonight then you shall be punished for your insolence. You are all dismissed," Arthur dismissively with a wave of his hand before getting up and leaving the den through a back entrance of the cave possibly to his own quarters, with Morgana and Gwen following close behind him. Though everyone had already dispersed the guards along the walls didn't move an inch and remained there even after they left the den.
They all bowed including Merlin, though his was half-assed before they all left it was when they were walking down the steps when Lancelot approached him, "why did you do that?"
Merlin turned to him as they stopped in the middle of the stairs as the others made it to the bottom as he spoke, "I don't know what you mean."
Lancelot smiled appreciatively before clapping him on the shoulder, "all I want to say is thank you for standing up for me, you didn't have to do what you did and I can't thank you enough."
Merlin smiled back at him before putting a hand on his shoulder giving him a little squeeze and shake before pulling away, "don't worry about it I know when I'm in the wrong and for someone to get punished because of me then that is when I get involved. Actually it should be me who apologizes to you if it wasn't for me then you wouldn't have gotten in trouble in the first place," he said, feeling a little bad that he almost made him lose something that he clearly wanted.
"There is no need to apologize everything worked out in the end, so let's call it even then," he said smiling brightly that Merlin couldn't help but smile back.
He knew that he and Lancelot were going to be good friends and it made him happy to know that he was making another friend in this strange place. "Alright fair," Merlin laughed as they finally began to walk down the stairs and parted ways when they made it to the village.
While Gwaine and Percival walked them to the healer's hut then wished them goodnight and they closed the door behind them, "well that was a mess," Gaius said sighing and Merlin couldn't help but agree with him as they made their way to clean themselves up before going to bed.
As Merlin laid there in the darkness of the room he couldn't help but feel excited about what tomorrow might bring.
He wished that tomorrow came later because with Gaius storming into his room for him to get ready was just dreadful, "come now Merlin you have to get up and get ready Gwaine is here to take you to the training field."
Merlin groaned as he swiped his hand across his face feeling a little upset that he had to wake up this early. The sun was barely out for crying out loud! Even though he was use to waking up at this time it still didn't make it any less tedious.
Isaac.
That single word made his entire mood sour, what the hell was he doing? Why the hell was he even here, with these people when his father was out there hurt somewhere. He knew that his father wasn't dead because his father, even though he was a human, was the strongest, smartest, fastest person he knew. There was no way that he was going to let something as stupid as werewolves take him down. Even though he wanted nothing more to leave this place and go after the people that hurt his father there is no way to do that with how weak he was.
If today was as serious as the prat made it out to be then he was going to be training with these so-called Knights who are skilled in fighting. He was a good fighter in his human form but he knew that his wolf form was severely lacking technique when it came to fighting others. He was use to stalking and preying on other animals not so much fighting and dominating others who were on the same skill level as him.
If his father was here he would have used this opportunity to learn more about the enemy to use it to his advantage. With a nod he got out of bed with conviction, he was going to use this time here to his advantage. He was weak before but now with the new knowledge that he will be getting from these other wolves, he can use that knowledge to go after the wolves that invaded their home, hurt his father, and chased him away from the only place where he was truly accepted.
He had a mission.
And he wasn't going to fail.
He got dressed quickly into the blue tunic, brown jacket, and brown pants with a red scarf that he liked a lot then proceeded to put on his wool socks and boots. He walked out of the room to the main room where Gaius and Gwaine were speaking to one another in low voices, judging by the body language Gaus looked a little concerned while Gwaine seemed a little tense.
By his guess, Gaius was afraid that something bad could happen to Merlin from being around so many Alpha's on the field since he was an Omega while Gwaine seemed a little on edge possibly having to walk a strange 'savage' Omega all the way to the training field. "Good morning," he said calmly as not to give Gwaine any reason to distrust him.
"Uh yes," Gaius said fidgeting a little taking one last look at Gwaine before walking over to the bench where he had made Merlin's sandwich and a waterskin filled with water. "Now I made you a sandwich so you can eat it as you make your way over there," he said giving him his breakfast though he tried to seem calm he still seemed a bit apprehensive which almost made him chuckle because this is the first time in a long time that anyone was worried about him when it came to fighting.
Usually, Isaac was on his case to make sure he didn't beat his opponent too badly while Mrs. Adams would just roll her eyes and scold him for getting dirty. No one was ever really worried about him but to see Gaius worried about him was kinda refreshing and it showed that through the short amount of time that they have known eachother he actually did care about him.
"Oh Gaius," he said before pulling the old man into his arms and giving him a friendly squeeze, "you don't gotta worry about me alright I'll be fine," he said and only pulled away when he felt the tension in Gaius' body finally loosen. He looked him in the eye giving him his most encouraging smile before grabbing the food from his hand, "I promise you that I'll be alright okay and with this guy with me I'll be even more safe so don't worry about it. I'll make sure to be back before lunch," he said grinning as he pointed to Gwaine.
Gaius sighed, "well you better," he grumbled, "I just got new herbs and I don't want to spend the afternoon treating you."
Before Merlin can say anything else there was the sound of someone clearing their throat and Merlin turned to the Knight that he had nearly forgotten was there, "we should be going the Prime usually begins training quite early and he does not tolerate tardiness," he said eyeing Merlin before turning to Gaius, "have a good day healer" then he walked to the door and waited for Merlin to follow.
"Uh yes," Gaius replied before turning to Merlin, "now you stay safe you hear, I don't know what it's like where you come from but these are highly trained warriors and will not hold back even if you are an Omega."
Merlin smiled as he laid a comforting hand on his shoulder, "there is no need to worry Gaius I'll make sure to be careful alright," he said comfortingly.
Gaius sighed before throwing his arms up in defeat, "alright alright you get out of here already there is no need for you to be late because of an old man like me."
And with that, the two said their goodbyes as he and Gwaine made their way to the direction of the training field eating his breakfast feeling a little giddy inside. He has been inside for such a long time and he couldn't wait to stretch out and throw a couple of punches. But what Gaius doesn't know was that he was looking forward to them not holding back he would be insulted if they did, it just made the victory that much sweeter and it made him that much more knowledgeable in what he was getting into.
But in order to receive knowledge, you just have to ask the right questions.
"So uh Gwaine was it?" he asked taking one last bite of his sandwich wiping his shirt from any crumbs that may have fallen.
"Mm," Gwaine hummed not even turning to look at him from where he was walking ahead of him.
"So what is training usually like?" he asked taking a swig of water from his waterskin.
There was a bit of silence and Merlin thought that he was going to ignore him when the man finally spoke, "we Knights do a series of exercises before we take turns training together it is a form of discipline and learning through brotherhood that we are not alone in war that we can rely on one another in any given situation," he stated sounding as if he rehearsed it in front of a mirror every night before bed.
Merlin nodded as he was lost in thought regardless of how these people treated him they had something that he had always wanted, someplace to belong. Yes, he knew he was accepted by his father and he was sure that Mrs. Adams had some sort of idea that he was different from most people but he didn't have a community to depend on as they all had.
He looked around to see people laughing and interacting with one another even children running around some in human forms while others were in wolf forms, they're happy. It made him smile in envy just looking at them, he could tell that they were playing in a game of chase as a humanoid chased a small wolf around laughing and squealing for having been so close but only for the little wolf to run out of her little fingers. He didn't have that sort of freedom growing up he wasn't allowed to play with other children until he was in middle school because Isaac believed that he would accidentally shift in front of the other children. In his wolf form, he was always alone and had always wished to have at least a younger sibling that he could run around with and even though Arthur and Morgana were kind of strange in their sibling rivalry it was still a relationship that they had formed through the years and he couldn't help but envy them.
He turned away to see Gwaine was looking at him before turning his eyes to the front, "why are all of you awake so early? I can understand that you all have to train but I would think that the rest of the village would wake later," he asked curiously because the sun was still barely peeking out over the horizon.
"Our kind is used to waking up so early in the morning, it is actually a rarity that anyone wakes after the sun rises," Gwaine stated, Merlin noticed that they were nearly exiting the village to a wide field where the delectable scent invaded his nose and he nearly groaned because he knew exactly who it belonged to.
"Now that the savage has finally graced us with his presence we can finally begin," Arthur exclaimed from where he was standing in the middle of the field surrounded by many Alpha's who were all glaring at him. Many of them seemed like they wanted nothing to do with him, some looked like they were going to enjoy pummeling him to the ground, and others flashed him a look of distrust even a bit of pity. "Are you ready savage?" Arthur asked mockingly looking pleased, he possibly is going to use this chance to humiliate Merlin and make him regret daring to go after his precious guards by showing him the true strength of his Knights. It was clearly an intimidation tactic if he ever saw one this was to put Merlin in his place so he wouldn't dare betray him.
But he couldn't help smirk as he stared Arthur down, "I'm ready."
There were basic drills that they all had to do before doing the actual training, some running, pushups, situps just some basic exercises that Merlin was able to keep up with, with no problem. It really was easy, there were some that seemed to have a problem with the exercises but judging on appearances they seemed rather new and were probably not used to the work out yet. Though he had to try hard to not grin in pleasure as everyone stared at him in awe and frustration as Merlin was able to not only keep up but was able to finish before anyone else. He made sure to count out loud of course so no one would dare say that he was cheating, everyone seemed to be annoyed with him as more whispers of savages surfaced between each exercise but the only one that he was focused on was Arthur and Arthur seemed to not be saying anything. In fact, he didn't look like he was being affected by Merlin besting many of his Knights just thoughtful and at times he would pass by him as he did each exercise and just watch him before going to the next Knight to tell him what he was doing wrong.
Merlin has been living with a military man his entire life so he had to make sure that everything he did was perfect because if he wasn't perfect then he would have to do it again until he was. He knew that he had the perfect control, the perfect breathing pattern, and the perfect posture. There is nothing wrong with him so there was nothing to fix and he could tell that Arthur was noticing it too, as he continued to watch him.
"Alright now everyone is to get into groups of two, now that warmups are over next will be hand to hand combat!" Arthur commanded looking strong and proud as he gave his Knights orders and he will deny it till the day he dies that that wasn't a turn on. "Savage come with me!" Arthur called out, Merlin looked up from where he was watching a group of Alpha's standing together whispering as they glared at him, oh how he wanted to beat all their asses.
Merlin sighed as he walked over to where Arthur was standing with a dreadfully smelly Alpha whose scent made his eyes water with how potent it was, it was absolutely putrid, "yeah?"
Arthur glared at him for the clear disrespect that Merlin had shown him before pointing to the large Alpha who looked vile and utterly creepy, "this is Valiant and he will be your training partner for the time being."
Valiant looked outraged as he turned to Arthur with a growl "but he is an Omega how can I possibly train with someone that is as weak as an Omega."
"Is there a problem?" Arthur asked sarcastically with a brow raised.
"Prime you know that I am a strong Alpha why pair me with him! It is insulting!" he said growling angrily.
Arthur didn't even react though Merlin knew that he seemed like he wanted to beat him for questioning him, "well it shouldn't be a problem then, the faster you beat him the faster you can switch partners," Arthur stated before walking back a couple feet to give them room and Merlin noticed that everyone stopped from what they were doing to watch.
'Great an audience,' Merlin thought, groaning inwardly, 'don't people have better things to do?'
"Now stop idling and begin," Arthur commanded as he folded his arms and his expression was observing, Merlin knew that he was going to watch every second of this battle probably testing just how strong he really is and he wasn't going to disappoint.
Valiant growled before turning his glare onto him, "let's get this over with little Omega," he sneered as he began to circle him and Merlin couldn't but to help roll his eyes and look at Arthur with a 'really this guy' look but Arthur remained stone-cold serious.
So the idiot wouldn't get anywhere near him he couldn't help but go around in that dumb circle the Alpha was making.
Valiant tried to psych him by stepping forward abruptly Merlin slumped forward with a groan, "seriously dude?" he couldn't help but ask, swiping a hand down his face, "are we gonna fight or are we gonna circle eachother like idiots," there were a couple of chuckles from the field that caused the Alpha to grow red with rage and storm at him.
'Big mistake,' Merlin thought, the guy was leaving himself open in the abdomen so when Valient took a swing at him Merlin dodged the attack by crouching and throwing a mean punch to his stomach before moving out of the way completely as Valiant hunched over to grasp his stomach.
Just as Merlin managed a couple of feet back and Valiant finally got his bearings he looked at him with pure hatred, "you're going to regret that!" Valiant yelled losing his cool as he launched forward throwing a series of punches that Merlin expertly avoided.
"Man, I actually thought that this was going to be a fight," he said sounding bored, "I'm barely breaking a sweat," just to annoy him he would throw punches and pull back at just the right moment before they landed and dodging all of his attacks using tai-chi techniques to guide his punches away from him. The guy was literally a tomato at this point it was hilarious.
"How dare you mock me you damn Omega!" Valiant yelled as he continued to attack him but it was starting to get repetitive at this point so he made the decision to get it over with already.
Merlin waited until he had the proper opening before landing one solid blow to the face that caused Valiant to fall on his back unconscious, he sighed before rolling his eyes, "geez what an idiot," he said and he would leave the guy there but since he was taught to respect the art of fighting he was also taught to respect his opponent no matter how disgusting their scent was. He bent down and threw the Alpha over his shoulder as he walked over to the fence that separated the field from the public and to his surprise saw not only the Knights watching him wide-eyed Gaius and Will along with Morgana and Gwen were also there standing behind the fence.
Gaius looked surprised, Will was practically jumping in excitement, Morgana seemed thoughtful, and Gwen looked almost anxious with a hand over her mouth.
"That was awesome Merlin! How the hell did you do that!" Will yelled excitedly gripping the post and shaking it with such vigor that he thought he was going to break the fence, Merlin couldn't help but laugh because this is the first time anyone was excited about his fighting skills. 'They were necessary,' his father had told him once, that they were going to help him to survive so he always thought of himself as capable, not cool.
"Haha, yeah well it really isn't a big deal," he said, feeling embarrassed before turning to Gaius, "he's not hurt that badly I made sure to pull back just enough to not break his nose. A bit of blood but still good, I guess."
Gaius raised a brow at him, "put him down here," he said pointing to Merlin's side of the fence, "I'll be right over to examine him so hurry back before Arthur becomes impatient."
Merlin put Valiant down as he did so Gaius was already making his way around and just as he was out of earshot he turned to the other three, "what are you guys doing here anyway, don't you guys have things to do?"
"Yes well I thought since you were going to be training today I just had to see how you would fair against the Knights so I came with Gwen right away once I heard you were here," Morgana said with a bored tone though Merlin could tell that she was rather interested him and would probably ask him a million questions later. He turned to Gwen and she only waved shyly at him moving closer behind Morgana probably nervous that an Omega defeated an Alpha as strong as Valiant.
"Well I ran into Gaius earlier and when he told me that he was heading over here to see you, well I just couldn't miss this opportunity to see an Omega finally kick some Alpha ass!" Will yelled excitedly causing Morgana and Gwen to cringe and move slightly away from him.
Merlin couldn't help but laugh at Will's over eager face, "yeah well regardless of how I made it Valiant is actually a strong fighter," Merlin stated, trying to give some credit to the sleazeball even though he really didn't want to.
"And why is that?" a voice came from behind him, Merlin whirled around to see Arthur standing there with three other Alphas Gwaine, Percival, and a long-haired shaggy blonde standing right behind him.
"Ugh, what do you mean?" Merlin asked confused.
"Well," Arthur said glaring at him as he took a step forward obviously trying to intimidate him, "you said regardless of how you made it seem, so elaborate because it seems to me that you were toying with him rather than fighting him." He growled fiercely using that deep one that he had used when they first met, the very same one that caused the three behind him to whimper and the Alphas to flinch but he still remained unaffected with only a slight feeling to bare his neck. "I could see that you were pulling your punches back at the last minute, purposely trying to not land a blow so if you made it seem so easy why toy with him?" Arthur snarled as the three behind him folded their arms watching him with an unreadable expression.
Merlin shrugged, "honestly he was annoying all I did was try to see what his fighting style was and after a while, he was just predictable. Too prideful as well, pretty full of himself to be honest. Just doing that I made sure he realized that he wasn't the strongest person here and based on his temperment it's safe to say that he thought he was pretty tough shit around here. And like I said he's a good fighter I could see all the power going into each punch but it was so uncoordinated," Merlin said sighing filled with boredom just thinking about the fight, "I mean did you see how open the guy was! What I was doing was pretty much pointing to each open spot and the dude had plenty! Especially no technique I mean yeah a punch is good but if all you do is raw strength and no strategy then you're gonna wear yourself out eventually." He probably ranted for a good ten minutes before he realized that not only was Gaius was on his side of the fence wiping and examining Valiant's nose Arthur's body language changed completely as did the three behind him looking rather surprised.
"And so when you finally punched him..." Gwaine trailed off speaking for the first time.
Merlin sighed, "yeah he was starting to bore me to I just decided to end it," he said nonchalantly grabbing the water skin that he had tied on the side of his pants and took a couple of sips.
Arthur looked downright pissed, "he bore you!" he yelled.
"Yeah," Merlin said with a raised brow not seeing what the big deal was.
"Valiant is part of the brotherhood and to call him a bore is to demean everyone who has worked hard until this point!" Arthur yelled and Merlin can see past their little group that many Knights looked upset and irritable, "if you must know Valiant is part of the older generation! And to insult him is to insult them as well!"
'Geez,' Merlin thought wanting to groan out in pure frustration, 'I mean I know when to be humble and be a team player but seriously it's Valiant!' He always did well when it came to working with others but he has always learned its good to know your own weaknesses so they can be trained and improved and use that weakness as a strength and not something that weighs you down.
Arthur finally moved away, "if that is how you feel then I wouldn't want to keep you bored," he said calling over another older Alpha by the looks of it.
And it ended just the same as Valiant but he made sure not to toy with this Alpha though so the battle was over before it even began.
And Arthur each time would get upset and pair him with another Alpha to fight then another and another.
"He was too open on his right side and his left jabs were dreadful."
"His kicks barely went above my waist it was easy to dodge since his eyes told me exactly where he was going to kick me."
"He couldn't even punch where I was and his footwork was off."
He especially didn't like his criticism.
Before long Merlin had already defeated six Alpha's including Valiant all only lasting barely a minute before they were all defeated. At this point, no one was training at all just standing around and watching Merlin defeat every Alpha he was paired with and he could feel the frustration and anger fill the entire field as each Alpha wanted to get their hands on him but didn't since Arthur was the one deciding who would fight Merlin.
All the while Will was cheering and yelling in the sidelines even though Gaius was trying his hardest to silence him but the Omega was too excited. Gaius was treating each Alpha that Merlin brought over, looking very stressed and worried for his well being as if expecting his next fight to be his last even Morgana who was silently observing before looked anxious even Gwen who was willing to stand close to the fence before was practically hiding behind Morgana whenever he came over and made him feel a little bad that she was scared of him but there was nothing he could do about it until later when they were all alone together.
'Well at least Will is enjoying himself,' he thought, feeling happy that there someone in his corner, it was nice.
"You damn Omega!" someone yelled behind him probably someone getting sick and tired of him winning every match. Merlin could practically feel the aggression and immediately got into defensive mode and twirled around to fight his oppressor when he noticed an Alpha charging after Will.
"Shit!" Merlin yelled making a dash toward the Alpha hoping to get there before he could hurt Will but it was quite the distance from where he was. He could hear Arthur yelling behind him calling for the Knight to stand down but to no avail, the Alpha kept going.
"You dare cheer for an outsider!" he growled nearing the fence now, "you are a traitor to your pack and I will kill you for your insolence." Then to Merlin's horror, he saw him shift turning into a large brown wolf as he lunged at Will with his mouth wide open preparing to strike Will down with those large fangs and tear him apart.
His body acted upon instinct as his human legs turned into four as he ran at top speed and before he could think of what to do he soon felt blood pulling in his mouth from where he was sinking his teeth into the Alpha's neck.
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