Author's note: Again, a bit of a shorter charter to prepare for a bigger, exciting one i'll be uploading tomorrow,

Velvette is getting better and the idea of her with a sword just seems badass to me, gaining the bark to back-up her bite.

Chapter 40:

Sworn by the sword

As instructed, Velvette would appear every Friday morning at 7 with both her new scabbard and the wooden training dummy she was lend as she would continue to train with the former exorcist and with each week, Vaggie watched with pride as her pupil slowly got better and better.

By now, the fallen angel had gotten to a point where she only had to hold back a little bit as Velvette was quite easily able to block her every move, only slipping up on small occasions.

Where the old Velvette would whine and throw a hissy fit, this new Velvette would get up, dust herself off and jump right back into gear, immediately asking what she did wrong and how to counter it.

It had been a few weeks as by now, the fallen angel and smaller overlord were in the middle of landing quick blows as Velvette's wooden training dummy sword clanked against Vaggie's wooden stave with hollow thuds in rapid succession, until with an unexpected twirl, the short fashionista managed to hook her blade under the stave and with a quick flick of her wrist, knocked it out of Vaggie's hands.

And as it landed on the ground next to her and Velvette had her wooden dummy aimed at the former exorcist's throat, Vaggie stared at her with wide eyes "…wow….not bad Vel….not bad at all….."

Velvette smiled as she lowered her dummy as she picked up Vaggie's stave and handed it to her "What can I say, I had a good teacher"

Vaggie shook her head, eyes closed in disbelieve as she had a smile plastered on her face that only a proud master could have at seeing their student excel.

"A good teacher is only half the work, Velvette. It doesn't matter if you have the greatest swordsman in the world, if the student is unwilling; they won't get anywhere….you….you really put in the effort…"

as she then gestured with her hand to where Velvette had previously knocked her stave "That move was completely unexpected, and I was only holding back like 40%, Velvette….i want you to take in that information…..you disarmed a former exorcist angel who was fighting at 60% of their full potential….that's not a small feat" as she put down her stave and began to clap, a big smile on her face.

As Velvette let this all sink in, she heard another set of applause as several residents of the hotel, who were silently observing the training session had now also taken to stand and clap.

And as Velvette smiled proudly at the sight before her, she heard a voice behind her that made her heart flutter "Damn Vel….not gonna lie…..that was fucking hot" to which the short fashionista saw Vaggie pinch the bridge of her nose in annoyance "Ashley I swear, don't you have any filter at all?"

Velvette would quickly turn towards the anarchy overlord as she approached, who, to everyone's surprise, planted a small kiss on the short fashionista's forehead.

"Wait, holdup….Velvette….you….and Ashley?!" to which the social media overlord piped up "Is that really so hard to believe?" as Ashley added "Plus….we're kinda….testing the waters still….it's not official…." To which Velvette would whisper under her breath "….yet"

"what was that?" Ashley would curiously ask as Velvette began to panic as her face turned red "NOTHING"

Vaggie would chuckle before she gestured for the taller overlord to leave their makeshift trainingfield as she gestured to Velvette "Now, Vel, I've been particularly hard on you during your training. You showed resilience, endurance and a willingness and ability to adapt quickly…." Vaggie spoke as she circled around her protégé.

"These are qualities that will save your life one day, so never forget these lessons. Train as hard and often you can to keep your reflexes sharp and to make sure you're always prepared for anything"

Velvette would listen to her teacher with back straightened and her wooden dummy held firmly "Yes ma'am"

Vaggie would come to a stop in front of her "It's true you still have quite a bit to learn, but those lessons must be learned through experience…..i have nothing more to teach you…." She said as she placed a hand on the short overlord's shoulder "Now, I want to subject you to the final test…you think you're ready for that?"

Velvette looked up at the fallen exorcist, nervous, yet ready "And what might that be?"

Vaggie smirked as she put both hands behind her back and took on a wide legged, powerful stance "A fight…where we give each other our all….no holding back….apply the lessons I taught you…and you will do just fine…." Velvette would nod as she was about to reach for her dummy sword, but Vaggie waved a dismissive hand.

"Not now. We've just had a grueling training session, take the rest of the day to rest. Stay the night at the hotel and tomorrow, at 7, i will test you properly….but I want to make this VERY clear…..i'll be coming at you with everything I have, years of extermination training, and even more years of first hand experience in the field…yes, we'll be using wooden dummy weapons, but it's going to hurt…...we WILL bleed…..and I am going to give you my full 100%, no holding back…..but I'll be expecting the same thing from you...you think you can handle that?"

Velvette stared down her teacher, letting her words sink in….pondering for a moment….before giving a confident smile "No guts, no glory, am i right, feathers?"

This put a wide smile on the fallen angel's face "Good…..then we will see each other tomorrow…may the best woman win…."