Chapter 42
Another participant got eliminated from team A. Now it was 1:2. The one left on the side of team A was a burly hairy man with gray and black hair that was tied in a small bun. The other two on team B’s side were two women with a burly build. One had 3 long claw marks on the left side of her cheek while the other had one long scar on her left hand. One couldn’t imagine how bad the injury was to leave these kinds of marks on the ladies.
The man on team A’s side suddenly stopped dancing and let go of the chain. He walked to the two ladies and shook hands with them.
“Thanks for letting us win smoothly, Estes.” the one with the marks on her face said.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.
“It’s my pleasure, mate.” he said before placing a kiss on her forehead amidst the cheers.
“A man and woman of the same body build. What kind of child would they give birth to?” Lavana wondered.
Anyway, the second game was done and the two ladies were given the prize money in an envelope. No one knew how much was inside.
Usually these kinds of activities were just for fun and there have never been an event where one would get an iPhone as prize or cash in an envelope. Probably this was a sort of incentive to make them work harder and of course, they will work hard on their training. Their priority was to get an Alpha and the prestige that comes with it.
Then the third game on the list was announced- the human table game. This time there were four teams, each having 4 members. Mel counted from 7 to 1. Immediately, the teams started working on forming a human table. One had to trust their partner well enough in this game. Any mistake and all their hard work would be ruined. They each had a golden soft pillow that covered their crotch area down to their thigh area. Their partners placed their head on each other’s pillow. Each was looking at the night sky.
Now that they had formed 4 human tables without the need for chairs, Mel (who now held the mike) said with a warm smile:
“Congratulations on forming such nice tables. You guys did well. But this is just the beginning. Now comes the fun part. You see, the fire?” he asked and the teams shouted: “Yes!”
“That’s good. You guys are gonna work together. You are to circle around the fire 3 times. After that, a flat wooden board will be placed on you chests. Someone will sit on it however he or she likes. You are allowed to tremble, but if you fall, you lose. But I’m confident, though, that you guys wouldn’t. Am I right?” he asked again.
“Yes!” the teams shouted.
“Then good luck. While moving around the fire, the temptress will come to tempt you. You must prove that she can’t make you to forget the priority. And closing your eyes won’t help. Begin!” he said. A pack member came with a drum and started beating it. Then another came with a flute and started playing it. The teams discussed amongst themselves for a while. Team A started moving slowly. The other teams had begun their move. There was no need to hurry. The hardest task was yet ahead.
It was a not an easy thing for them to go around the fire once but the second time; they found it much harder to do so.
The one to be the temptress had appeared. She wore white harem pants and a black bra studded with beautiful pearls. Jewelry adorned her hands, neck, and bare feet. She had a golden veil on but one could see that she was beautiful underneath the veil. As the drummer and flutist did their thing, the beautiful lady started dancing. The small bells around her waist jiggled. She also occasionally used the finger cymbals. She would lower her body and bring her face close to a moving team and flash an enticing smile at them.
She would even stand in their way while dancing. This made it even harder for the teams. They were slowed down greatly. They’d barely made it through the second round of circling around the fire. Now this annoying temptress was making things so difficult for them.
As Mel said. If one of them made a mistake, the rest of the team would go down with him or her.
Saying a word to this temptress would also bring about their defeat, so they could only grit their teeth.
Everyone was sweating profusely as they managed to complete the third round of circling around the bonfire.
They remained in their position, breathing hard but no one dare ruin the human table they’d formed.
“Congrats to you all. You reached this stage.” said Mel and the audience applauded.
“Now this stage will decide whether you get to claim the prize of not. Don’t worry, even if you lose you’d still get something special.” said Mel. Someone came over carrying four thick wooden boards and started placing them on the four teams’ chests.
“Now the crucial part is here. I’m gonna close my eyes and pick a random person. Whoever I pick will get the chance to do whatever he wants to the table. Are we clear?” he asked and the audience replied with a resounding: “Yes!”
“Alright.”: Mel closed his eyes and took 10 steps towards the crowd. He pointed at someone and then opened his eyes. It was Carmelia.
Seeing this, many applauded while the teams prayed not to be chosen by her. This lady was the strongest she-wolf in the pack. If she chose them…
Mel closed his eyes again and randomly pointed before opening his eyes. It was an older man. He got up and walked to where Carmelia stood.
The 3rd person was another man that was a warrior. He didn’t look strong though but they knew he was a tiger pretending to be sheep. The teams again prayed that this one wouldn’t choose them. The last one that was picked was surprisingly Lavana, who was busy whispering something to Magnolia who had played the role of temptress earlier.
Mel opened his eyes and saw that he’d picked this skinny girl. It required someone of strength to do the job. Even if she danced on the table, would the chosen team feel it?
The teams started wishing that Lavana would go for them. After all, she was so fragile. Any team chosen by her has automatically won!
Mel sighed.
“Maybe I should try again?” he muttered.
“Don’t worry. I can do it.” Lavana said.
He noticed that this wasn’t her normal voice. Probably her wolf took over? Did her wolf feel insuted because Lavana was looked down on?
Since she had volunteered, he couldn’t refuse. Well, the chosen team she would go to are in luck.
Lavana walked to where the other three stood. Carmelia put her hand around Lavana’s shoulders, patting her right shoulder gently.
“Don’t worry.” she said.
“Thanks!” Lavana’s voice had become normal. Pamela was no longer in control.
“So over there on that table is a small jar. You are to place your hand in it and take out whatever you reach first. Then you may go to the assigned team.” Mel said.
The four nodded and set off. Carmelia took the lead and put her hand into the earthenware jar. She took out a small piece of paper and opened it. Seeing its contents, she smiled and turned around, walking to team B.
Seeing her coming at them, the 4 that made up that team began to tremble. It would be great if she just sat down on the wooden board atop their chests. But can one fully guarantee that that’s what she would only do?
The older man walked towards the jar and put his hand in it. Then he took out a piece of paper.
Seeing what was written on it, he simply turned and walked to his assigned team- Team D.
The slim warrior repeated the older man’s actions and took out a piece of paper. He opened it and smiled but he did not leave immediately to his assigned team like the other two.
Mel had specified that the 4 of them must pick the pieces of paper and know where they would be heading to.
This created quite a lot of suspense and great eagerness in the audience.
They wanted to know which team he was assigned to and which one was Lavana to head to. That team would be so happy!
Lavana sighed and walked forward to the small, round three-legged table where the jar was placed.
She put her hand inside the jar and took out the piece of paper inside. She slowly unfolded it and saw what was written on it. She looked at the pack warrior who was almost bald but he was quite on the good-looking side.
He nodded at her and flashed a smile. She also nodded her head before turning around to look at the teams that were left.
They started walking towards them. When they were 4 steps close, Lavana switched places with the warrior and headed for her true, assigned team- Team C!
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