124 LYRIC TheChairmanwentovertheruleswiththeAlphas.Eachofthemwouldbetakentoseparateroomswheretheydbegivenaheavytasktodoindisplayoftheirstrengths.Thetrialwastolastforseventyminutes.Gaspsrippledthroughthe crowdwhenhementionedthat.Seventyminuteswasawholelotoftime.
Hementionedthattheycouldgiveupwhentheygottired,buttheywouldbetheendofthetrialforthem.
Justhearingaboutitalonewasalreadymakingmetired.Howweretheysupposedto holdonforthatlong? I couldnthelpbeing worriedforJaris.
Thetrialbegan.ThefourAlphaswereledtoseparateroomsatthesametimeandwecouldseeitalloncamera.
MymouthhungopenwhenIsawthetask.
Theystoodinthecenteroftheroomwiththeirarmsspreadapart.Then,achainwaslockedaroundtheirarms,allthewaytotheirshoulders.
Followingtheinstructions,theypulled,and somethingpulledfromtheroof.AbigstatuethebiggestIdeverseen.Itlookedlikeitdhavetheweightofthreecars.
Itwashangingfromtheroof,connectedtothechains.So,astheAlphaspulled,itsweightmovedfromtheceilingandrestedonthem.
Thecrowdmurmuredwhentheyrealizedthiswaswhattheyweremeanttocarryforseventy minutes.MyheartracedinalarmwhenInoticedthepainandsurpriseontheAlphasfaces.Itonlymeant itwasdamnheavyandeventheydidntexpectthetrialtobelikethis.
TherewerefourAlphasonthescreen,yetthe onlyoneIfocusedonwasJaris.
MyheartdrummedagainstmyribcageasItookinhisfeatures.Thetrialwasjuststarting.Washetiredalready?Whatifhedecidestogiveup? Theclockkeptticking.Theatmosphereintheairwastense.

Twenty minutesintothetime,oneoftheAlphasaskedforhischaintobereleased,acceptingdefeat.
ThehallwentalittlenoisyaspeoplefromhisPackgrumbledaboutit.
Myanxietyspikedtoawholenewlevel.Itwasjusttwentyminutesandsomeone wasalreadygivingup.Howwouldtherestofthemmakeittoseventy? IlookedatthefacesoftheremainingAlphastoseeiftheyweretired.TheotherAlphaseemedlikehewasusingallofhislaststrengthtokeeppulling.
Zarekwassweatyandhadveinspoppingonhisneckandforeheadfromhowhardhepulled.
Well,Ididntcareabouthim.Hecouldfailifhewantedto.
WhenIreturnedmygazetoJaris,Ifeltanacheinmyheart.Heseemedtobeholdingjustfine.Butforhowlong?Theystillhadfortyfiveminutestogo.
Fiftyminutesintothetrialandsomeoneelsegaveup.ButitwasneitherJarisnorZarek.ItwasthethirdAlpha.
Thehallbecamenoisyagain aspeoplegrumbledaboutit.ButIdidntlookaway fromthescreen.
ItwasjustJarisandZarekleft.
Whatiftheybothfailed? Well,Ialreadyknewthe answertothat.Afreshtrialwouldhavetobeorganized;amoredifficult one.
Ikeptcheckingthetime.Justafewmoreminutes… Please,Jaris,holdon.Holdon.

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Zarekmoved.
ThegaspsthatrippledthroughthehallwerenothinglikeIdheardbefore.Well,thecompetitionwasbetweenthetwonow,soeveryonescuriositywaspiqued.
Weallthoughthewasabouttogiveup,consic Successfullyunlocked! king.
Hetiltedhisheadback.Wecouldnthearhim,butweweresurehewasgrunting.
Helookedlikehewassoclosetogivingup.
Icheckedthetime.Fifteenmore minutes.
1/2 124 Theclockkeptticking.
Tenmoreminutes.
AfreshgasprippledthroughthehallwhenZarekmadeanothermoveasifhiskneeswereabouttogiveup.Foramoment,Iactuallybecamescared forhim.
Whydoesnthejustgiveup? Suddenly,somethingdawnedonme.Mybellygotfilledwithbutterfliesattherealizationthatinallofthis,Jarisremainedunmoving.Hewastheonlyonewhohadntshown anysignofexhaustion.
Myheartquickenedatthethought.Howwashesostrong? Few moreminutes.

Three.
Two.
One.
Seconds.
Thebellwentoff.
Cheers eruptedfromeverycornerofthehallaswealllookedatourtwowinnersonthescreen.
Whilethepeoplecelebrated,thechainswerepulledoffofthemwithpeoplerushingoverwithtowelsandwaz Iclappedsohardandonlystoppedtowipethetearsthatweremakingtheirwaydownmycheeks.
Icouldntbelieveit.Jariswon!Inagrandway! Hemadeittothefinalround,andwiththis,therewasahighchanceofhimbecomingtheAlphaKing!TheKingofeveryotherAlpha! Gods,Iwassohappyforhim! Momentslater,theyemergedonstageandweregiventheirlanyards.
AsJarisapproachedhisseat,Iwassotemptedtorunuptohimandgivehimatighthug.Inthatmoment,Ifeltproudbeinghis.Well,notreallyhis,butatleastIwashismateandeveryonesawmethatway.Hewasmineintheeyesofthepeople.Congratulations,AlphaJaris.Thatwas spectacular!Ibeamedashetookhisseat.
Hecockedhisbrowatme.Youlooksohappy,ImstartingtothinkyouretheonewhowillbecrownedKing Ileanedbackandhowledwithlaughteruntilmyabdomenhurt.Jariscouldbeannoyingmostofthetime,buthecouldbe reallycuteandfunnywhenhewantedtobe.Ilikedthispartofhim.
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