The Crown's Entrapment

619  The Rightful Alpha of the Midnight Pack

Aurelia raised an eyebrow as she watched Calypso fight his next opponent in the arena. He was currently fighting someone named Rigor, and from what she could see, this man was nowhere near as skilled as the one that came before him. It showed how much he was keeping his distance from Calypso, and the defensive style of fighting he was displaying was clearly making her mate upset.

Why? It was because he was clearly trying to put on a show instead of taking things seriously.

'Stop wasting our time already,' she inwardly sighed. 'Everyone knows that you'll be the winner at the end of the day.'

Sure, she would admit to enjoying the spectacle that Calypso gave to them with his first fight with Seth, but it was also rather insulting in a sense that he clearly didn't think his opponents were worth his time. Instead, he would rather show off and entertain which, in retrospect, might also be one of the biggest signs of strength one could ever show to anybody. However…

'As if that would ever work on me,' she thought to herself with a scoff.

Aurelia crossed her arms over her chest as she leaned into her seat. Based on how often Calypso would glance by her seat, he was clearly trying to impress her with his moves. And while that would work in the short term, the same couldn't be the same if the fights begin to drag on like what he was doing now.

Watching on, she waited for him to just lunge in and finish the fight. While the crowd was clearly eating up the supposed tension, there were also those that knew that the end was nigh for this round. Rigor was purely on the backfoot, and Calypso was clearly at his patience's end as he primed himself up for an attack.

And as she expected, a few seconds later, her mate lunged at his opponent, catching the defensive combatant off-guard and knocking him off his fight with a powerful shove. He then stepped on his chest, showing off just how dominant he was against him.

"About time," she couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hey, can you blame him?" Queen Xenia chuckled beside her. "He's clearly trying to put on a show."

"As soon as he starts wasting time, any kind of entertainment value he can give us would be pointless," Aurelia scoffed. "Still, I will admit that he's doing a good job."

Back in the arena, Calypso offered Rigor the one question that would end the fight. "Do you yield?"

Aurelia raised an eyebrow as she watched her mate's opponent yield. Without any sort of fanfare, the man left the arena with an air of resignation, which meant that he had at least accepted Calypso as his future Alpha.

"And then there was one," Aurelia whispered to herself.

Calypso was clearly ready for his last opponent as Lady Clara introduced him into the arena. Badun was his name, and already, she could tell that the man also wouldn't be able to match Seth's power and skill. He was clearly already preparing himself to be defeated, which kind of defeated the purpose of even trying to fight Calypso for the title of Alpha in the first place.

"I suppose that this fight has already concluded before it even began," Aurelia sighed.

"That's unfortunate. I was honestly hoping to see Calypso push himself a bit more," Queen Xenia shrugged. "He showed speed and flexibility that even I'd be happy to emulate. His use of his own momentum is a sight to behold."

Aurelia simply nodded. She had already decided that his skill in fighting was rather… different than what she was expecting to see. He moved with a certain grace that she never really expected him to do. His sweeping kicks and flips might be inefficient in a real fight, but for a show match, he was really making it a spectacle to be remembered.

Soon enough, the third and final match began, and as expected, Badun had adopted a defensive stance, clearly hoping that he'd at least last longer than the one that came before him.

Likewise, Calypso clearly saw his opponent's intent and ended up adopting a more offensive stance in a clear effort to maybe coax his opponent to react.

"How long do you think this match will take?" Xenia mirthfully asked.

"Not even a minute. Maybe two if he's really going to try and put on a show with this," Aurelia replied with a shrug. "He's losing the crowd already, and I'm sure that he's going to end this with a bang if he wants to really put a point in his rule as their Alpha."

Sure enough, Calypso began to encircle his opponent, clearly trying to make an opening show itself for him to end this match once and for all.

All was still as they watched the match, the crowd waiting for how things will end as the fate of their pack rested on who was going to win. Eventually, something changed as Calypso lunged. With a quick and efficient strike, her mate swept Badun off his feet before then delivering a devastating kick to the man's chest before he could even touch the ground.

The crowd went wild at the explosion of movement. Aurelia, meanwhile, was rather impressed at how quick and efficient the takedown was. Unlike from earlier, there was no wasted movement from him. Instead, he made sure to direct all of his energy into that one singular combination of attacks, making sure that there would be no question that his opponent was down for the count.

Calypso smirked as he stood over his downed opponent. "Same question as everyone else: do you yield?"

"I… I yield," Badun replied.

Everyone stood up in applause as the last match of the day finally ended. Likewise, Aurelia did her part and clapped for him. While he might've done a bit too much in her opinion, his last display had redeemed him just enough for her to give him a smile of approval. Sure, she also appreciated his previous moves, but his efficiency was what really impressed her that day.

There was no question to his status now. He was going to be the Alpha of the Midnight Pack.

"So, is there anyone else that wants to challenge me!?" Calypso arrogantly smirked as he challenged the cheering crowd. "I can do this all day!"

Of course, none dared to challenge him after he had just soundly beaten the three officers that tried to beat him. In fact, there was an air of acceptance around the arena now as they all cheered for Calypso. Clearly, he was already their Alpha in all but name, and the only thing now missing for his rule to begin was an official declaration of his role for all to see and hear.

By the sidelines, Lady Clara once more took to the center of the arena to officiate the proceedings. "If there is nobody else willing to stand up to Lord Calypso's challenge, then today will mark the end of these matches to determine the Midnight Pack's new Alpha!" she declared. "Once more, is there anyone else willing to fight?!"

As if to further his claim, Calypso puffed up his chest, seemingly establishing his dominance over all that were watching him. Aurelia couldn't help but scoff at the display. Still, this was a very Calypso-like thing for him to do.

"I suppose my cue's about to come up," her queen smiled as she prepared herself in her seat.

"If so, then without further ado, I would like to acknowledge the presence of our Grace, Queen Xenia!"

Beside her, her Queen stood up, clearly already prepared for her lines as she cleared her throat.

"As a witness to these challenges, I formally declare that Calypso Grant is now the rightful Alpha of the Midnight Pack!" Xenia began. "With his exemplary prowess and strength, he has proven himself to be the one most fitting for the position!"

Once more, the crowd went wild as Calypso was finally officially recognized as the Alpha of his own pack. Aurelia stood up and clapped alongside the audience, genuine happiness for Calypso swelling within her as he clearly looked proud of his own achievement.

'I'll give you this much, Calypso,' she inwardly chuckled. 'You've truly proven yourself this time.'

Of course, that didn't mean that he had made good progress in wooing her. No, this simply showed that he at least knew when to get serious when it was required of him. He didn't show off at the last few matches, clearly knowing that he was already stretching things out for far longer than he should be, and she was at least glad that he didn't stare at her too much during the rest of his matches.

Although, she wouldn't dare admit that she felt something whenever he did that to her. That even while he was soaring through the air and delivering devastating blows, his usual smirk still somehow found its way to her.