8 Challenger

I look mockingly at the cubs below, hopefully riled them up to fight me once again. However, nobody dare to come forward, their eyes full of reverence for my savage might. Even my siblings look at me respectfully, awww guys you're going to make me flushed. I grinned foolishly at their reverence, yes bow your heads to me, bow to your Alpha.

As I was laughing foolishly, a Zinogre slowly stood up tall. She look around at her brethren, before snorted arrogantly. I look at this Zinogre carefully, me eyes monitor every detail of her body. She was quite a lot bigger than her brethren, that's for sure. Other than that however, she still have the normal coloring. Well, its not like the appearance of a Zinogre will change immediately after birth, they only changed when they've absorb Thunder Bugs. However, I've a nagging feeling this one will be special.

While I was looking at her, she was also looking at me. Her eyes scan vigilantly for any weakness she could exploit. She slowly started to circle around me, her eyes never leave its designated pray. Soon she stop, she started to hunch downward. Her paws and her hind legs tense up, her eyes harden its resolve.

She look up at me and nod, clearly issuing her challenge. As the defender, I've respond in kind. Both of us started to circle one another, our body tense up. Then with a flex of her muscle, the little beast lunged at me. Her gaping maw aimed for my neck, while her claws flew close behind. I doges to the right, and counter with a slash of my own. The attack grazed her slightly, as she nimbly dodges out of the way. I follow my counter with another slash, this time aiming for her jugular. Once again the pups get out of harm ways.

My attack rain down on her like meteor, with each slash leave a gash on the ground. However, like the ballerina of fluff and death that she is, the pups weave through my waves of attack. Realization dawn on me, I do not have the skills that she possessed. Being able to nimbly weave between attack like that, I would've never been able to do it. I then discard all the skills and strategies out the window, as I rushed in and fight using my instinct.

I was not as skilled of a fighter as she is, the only point I've got above her was my physicality. So I put all my eggs in one basket, I rushed forward madly as I tried to inflict some wound. I refuse to believe that she could dodged all of my attack, I just have to wait for my chances. Seeing me just slashed wildly at her, the little beast get in some cheeky hit on me. The wound may seem small individually, however when tally together was an incredible amount of damages. There were many time I wish I could lunged at her, but reasoning always seem to won so I waited.

My patience was rewarded quite nicely, my opponent seem to have run out of stamina. Seeing my new strategies work, I waited patiently some more, for the perfect chance. The little beast also sense that her stamina was waning, decided to end the fight fast. Her attack started to get more vicious, her momentum slowly changed into a ferocious storm. She was doing all that she can in her power to bring me down.

However, her ferocious attack just could not broke through my defense. Her breath has turned shallow, and ragged. Her cutting attack now could barely penetrate the skin, as she stagger forward and backward. Her eyes glowed unwillingly as she knew she was about to lose, I merely stare at her. I indicate to her that she got two choice, bow down to me now or I'll beat her then she bow down to me. Her eyes flashed dangerously, she started to stood tall and her chest pushed forward.

I sigh, why does people want to make my job harder. I also started to go crouched down low, a minute later I sprint toward her. My body slammed toward her, sending her flying backward. I continuously rushed forward, sticking as close to her as possible. A flurry of swipe, scratch and bite hit her body, as she roar out in pain. She was still standing, albeit barely. Using the flat side of my tail, I swing it downward like a club. The cubs moan out in pain, as she got smashed to the floor.

I, now stand triumphantly above her. The arrogance pressure I give of before increased by manifold. If any Zinogre thought about betraying me before, they have no such thought now. As I was now surveying the other cubs looking for challenger, a soft sobbing noise rang out underneath me. Realizing what I've just done to a girl, no less a child, I felt quite shameful. I help her got up slowly, under the watchful eyes of many. Her eyes were glistening with tears, I try to clean it by licking it.

Her eyes slowly change from hostility to grateful under my caring gaze. Finally, after two major battles I have been accepted as the younger generation's Alpha.