Angel Monarch-Chapter 371: Combat Training

Another two days went by quickly. Henry brought everyone up to speed about his discoveries and theories, however, they needed Professor Collins's help to confirm anything.

He travelled to Antarctica a few months ago, to learn more about the continent's culture and history. In other terms, he was taking a vacation.

The professor was already eighty-years-old, and unlike many others, he wasn't an Evolved. With current technologies, he should survive until hundred, but that's not a guarantee.

Because of this, Henry stayed silent about everything. The impending war had already cut his vacation short, and his immediate presence was unwarranted.

While everyone worked towards the upcoming war, Vicky travelled to Thea's residence again. This time she even messaged ahead!

She stepped out of the portal, and the gate immediately began opening. The young Princess felt both surprised and embarrassed. She could've entered so much easier last time, if she would've been thinking straight.

In the past two days, she met up with Thea a few times. She continued explaining and expanding Vicky's fighting knowledge, to prepare her for today… Because today, her training with Yvonne will begin!

Vicky didn't head towards the main mansion. Instead, using the map provided by Thea, she went to a smaller building at the edge of their property.

The building's door led to a bright passage underground. That's where the gym and training area were.

Curiously, the young Princess moved down the stairs. She could already hear the sound of training weapons clashing.

The young girl's excitement continued to grow as took one step after the other. The passage leading down felt unnaturally long, but upon reaching the end, she figured out why.

The training hall was gigantic. The metal ceiling hung about two dozen meters above them. The square hall took up about thirty meters in length.

A large dueling mat occupied the middle of the room. Yvonne and the eldest brother, Yannick, fought each other there.

To the right, nearly a hundred different gym equipment collected dust. Even though they must've tweaked them, so more weight could be lifted, anyone above Ascended couldn't use such machines to increase strength…

When you can run close to the speed of sound, a treadmill becomes pretty useless…

To the left, an unnecessarily large and very deep swimming pool and recreational areas, like saunas, took up space.

Currently, Thea and the younger brother, Marko, sat there, watching their elder siblings fight… Or at least they tried to watch…

Even when neither used abilities, following the fight of two Transcended, was extremely hard for even Ascended.

Vicky also stared at the fight in awe, while she slowly made her way towards the younger siblings.

"Good morning, Thea and Marko!" Said Vicky, not taking her eyes off the fight.

Both Yvonne and Yannick used regular training swords. Their blunted metal blades were chipped so much it could be considered sharp.

The physical capabilities of Transcended were truly amazing, even for Vicky. She always watched in awe as two skilled fighters dueled. However, she quickly noticed the difference between their skill level.

Yannick swung his sword wide, and her elder sister moved to parry the blow, but just when the blades would've met, he took one step back.

Somehow keeping his momentum, Yannick stabbed forward, aiming right at his sister's chest.

Yvonne, still stuck in her previous movement, couldn't evade the blow. However, Vicky's eyes widened even more as the tall woman grinned at her brother.

While mid parry, Yvonne let go of her sword. Her other hand caught its blade before it even moved an inch.

With the newly gained control, she deflected her brother's weapon, then kicked him in the ribs.

Yannick went flying at least ten meters into the air until he eventually hit the training hall's metal wall, leaving a clear indent on its surface.

Only now did Vicky notice they made the entire room from metal. She also noticed how chipped and broken the metal was in some places... Transcended training wasn't an indoor sport!

Vicky winced as Yannick's crumpled fell towards the ground, but while falling, he turned and landed back on his feet. A laugh escaped the lanky man's lips as blood dripped from the side of his mouth.

"Well, sister… I think that's enough for today… I've broken enough bones, and your new pupil is here!… Good morning, Princess!"

Yannick bowed from the waist elegantly. Even as sweat and bruises covered most of his naked chest, he showed as much decorum as possible.

"Good morning, Yannick!"

Vicky smiled widely at the tall man, and couldn't help but wonder why he kept his eyes closed.

As her voice echoed loudly in the hall, both Thea and Marko yelped in surprise. Even though she greeted them after arrival, they were too absorbed in the fight to notice her presence.

Soon they all exchanged greetings, and after a few minutes of chatting, both brothers left them alone… Or more like Yvonne ordered them away…

Since this will be Vicky's first training session, she didn't want anyone to make her uncomfortable.

When they left, Vicky turned towards the sisters, with a wide grin, excitement evident on her face.

"What should I do first?" She asked, while trying to contain herself.

Thea and Yvonne glanced at each other, then looked at the young Princess's clothing with judgmental eyes. She wore her usual, night sky colored dress, which wasn't exactly suited for fighting practice.

"Thea, could you give the Princess something better for training?"

Before Yvonne even finished her sentence, Thea was already walking away towards the training hall's changing room. They had multiple training clothes prepared for anyone.

While she was away, Vicky glanced down at her dress in confusion. She couldn't understand the problem with her clothing.

"In combat, everything matters. You have to pay attention to every minute detail in order to survive! A flowing dress could get caught on something, and could even block your own movement if your weapon gets entangled!"

Vicky nodded with understanding, finally realizing her mistake.

"This is why everyone wears either close-fitting uniforms or armor. Less hindrance is what everyone should strive for while fighting!"

As Yvonne finished her speech, Thea arrived, carrying a tight-fitting trainer shorts and shirt.

Thea opened her mouth, to tell the young Princess where the changing rooms were.

However, Vicky wasted no time. Without warning, she dismissed her dress, confirming Thea's previous hypothesis… She didn't wear anything underneath…

Both sisters turned away as quickly as possible with heavy blushes. They wanted to berate Vicky, but before either could've spoken, the young Princess's joyful voice echoed.

"I'm ready! What's next? Can I choose my weapon now?"

A deep, exhausted sigh escaped both sister's lips as they turned back to Vicky.

Thea just tossed her a hair tie without saying a word, then went to the nearby bench and sat down.

While Vicky tied back her shoulder-length, white hair, Yvonne explained the plans for the day.

"We don't even know if you can summon any weapon other than the dagger, so for now, you won't choose a weapon. Instead, we'll work on general reflex and coordination training. You have to understand your body's movement in a fight before I let you choose a weapon!"

Vicky's joyous expression went away, solemnity and calmness taking its place. She listened to Yvonne's every word with intense seriousness.

"Normally, we would use dummies until you reach a basic level. However, we lack time, and your Transcended strength would break any dummy with one hit. Instead, I'll train you the old-fashioned way, by beating the knowledge into your body!"

Fear appeared in Vicky's white eyes as she watched an insane grin spread across her supposed teacher's face.

"Yvonne, don't break her, please. She's the leader of our nation! Everyone needs her in top condition!"

The tall woman didn't seem to hear her younger sister's advice. She just walked to the weapon rack and tossed a longsword to Vicky, but didn't take one for herself.

"Don't you take a weapon for yourself?" Asked Vicky with short-lived worry. Yvonne continued to grin as she pointed to the middle.

"You have to earn that! I'm the worst without weapons, so only after forcing me will I use any weapon! Now go and show me everything you know, but remember, using any ability is forbidden!"

Vicky gulped and went a bit pale as she approached to the training mat. With one foot, she stepped on it and realized that it wasn't soft at all… It was even harder than the concrete floor!

A small tremble went across her body as she imagined getting slammed into it.

While preoccupied with her future pains, Yvonne snuck up behind her, leaned in and whispered into her ear.

"Let's go Princess, we don't have all day!"

Vicky yelped from surprise and jumped away, her scared face covered in sweat. The tall woman just chuckled and moved towards the center.

When both stood there face-to-face, Vicky began taking deep breaths containing her terror and excitement.

Yvonne continued grinning, which was unsettling, but something else appeared in her eyes too.

"Okay, Princess. The rules are simple: No abilities, no killing. When you land a blow or can't move anymore, we reset! Understood?"

The Princess nodded, doubtfully, and soon Yvonne motioned for her to attack.

She waited a few seconds, then suddenly raised her training sword, and attacked with all her power.

Vicky wasn't a total idiot when it came to close-quarter fighting. She knew how to swing a sword, and could even chain a few moves together.

Her sword arced towards Yvonne's smiling face, and that's when Vicky realized what the look in her eyes was… Revenge…

"This is for making me explain sex to you!" Shouted Yvonne, and the next thing Vicky noticed was the hard floor meeting her face.