I was Kidnapped for Revenge by a Ruthless Alpha-Chapter 153: Training with artemisia

***It’s been brought to my attention that privileged Chapters are still in place, I have messaged inkstone editors on discord about this and if they can turn my privileges off. I had them turned off. They are turned off on the other two books. I don’t know why it didn’t do it for this book. I am going to try my best to put out more Chapters this month. Again I’m so sorry, I don’t know what happened and I’m working on a solution***

~THIRD PERSON POV~

When Odette woke up, she was in an empty room. The curtains were drawn shut and the darkness was a familiar soothing for her.

Everything that’s happened over these months was starting to weigh her down. But she was doing her best to keep a smile on her face and a level head on her shoulders.

She would train with Artemasia today, and that release would be a huge help.

Odette hurried to get ready. When she returned from the bathroom showered and dressed breakfast was on the table and Phera was asleep in her fox bed in the corner.

"I’m off to training." Odette told her. Phera’s ear twitched, but with that she gave no other response.

Odette Shrugged and walked to the training arena.

Today, Artemasia first came armed with traps. Runes littered the ground, invisible to the naked eye until triggered. She spent hours setting this up this morning.

As usual Artemasia said nothing about how training would go, and just like last time Odette learned fast, the first rune she stepped on detonated in a gust of air that sent her upward spinning.

Odette reoriented herself and landed swiftly on her feet, shaking it off.

She smirked and began using telekinesis to "feel" for the traps, sensing the subtle resistance in the air around each one. Moving in blinding speed, she dodged, weaving through the minefield until she was close enough to strike.

Artemisia’s hand was already rising for a counterspell, but Odette noticed and before Artemasia could react, Odette vanished, reappearing right in front of her. A violent pulse of Odette’s telekinetic power slammed into Artemisia’s chest, knocking her back into a trap of her own making. The trap flared and exploded, catching the witch in the blast.

Odette busted out laughing, holding her stomach.

Odette stood over her with a small, menacing smirk. Artemisia dusted herself off, matching her smirk despite herself she said "Finally."

This fight wasn’t about quick victories it was about lasting. Artemisia began with harassment tactics, sending bursts of force, fire, and wind at intervals just long enough to keep Odette on edge. Minutes stretched to nearly an hour.

Odette’s air magic turned aside some attacks, her telekinesis swatted away others. Despite Artemasia’s relentless pursuits to annoying and wear down Odette, she just kept coming.

Odette wasn’t becoming exhausted, instead this fueled her. It was like she was feeding off the fighting energy being expelled on the field.

Odette feinted left with a swirl of dust smoke she kicked up as a distraction and appeared behind Artemasia, locking her in a constricting wind and dust vortex. Artemasia tried to break free with magical strength, but her limbs felt heavy, her magic sluggish. She hit the ground hard, coughing.

Artemisia took the next round training to the skies. With a few murmured words, she lifted them both off the ground in swirling columns of wind.

Odette relied on her own air magic to keep stable, but balancing while dodging spells midair was like fighting on a rocking ship. But the challenge was new and welcomed.

Bolts of lightning flew between them, followed by blasts of compressed wind sharp enough to slice bark from the trees below. Odette retaliated with telekinetic throws, hurling chunks of rock and splintered wood into Artemisia’s path.

Their fight became a dance, Artemisia vanishing in mist, Odette zooming across the sky in blurs. They crashed in to each other creating a shockwave that sent them tumbling backwards. Both of them caught themselves just before slamming into the ground. They ended in a draw. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"How do you use mist to move and shift things? I can’t get mist to obey me. For being the daughter of the moon, you’d think water would respond better to me." Odette asked annoyed dusting her clothes off.

"Water is tricky. Earth is stubborn, fire is unpredictable, and air is adaptable. They are the traits elemental magic projects. Water is difficult to learn, but easy too master. Water likes to carve its way into you before allowing you to flow with it. Rock is heavy and wants you to bend to it before it gives in. Fire likes to keep things interesting forcing the users to stay on their toes and cautious of consequences. And air is simple, it’s everywhere, in all things, air is easy to learn, and fairly easy to master." Artemasia explain. "I have a more fluid connection with water, so we tend to work well together. But your affinity is not water, your is fire. The kinda that never stops burning. It makes sense water is something that is a bit repelled by you." She laughed a little after finishing her pun.

"Ha... Ha... very funny." Odette rolled her eyes.

"Alright, one more before we go." Artemasia said and started immediately with an illusion spell.

Odette saw not one Artemisia, but six, all moving differently. Every punch or kick hit only empty air or triggered a sudden magical retaliation.

Odette would get blasted by energy every time she missed attacking the wrong witch.

Odette was getting annoyed and reaching her limit with Artemasia’s illusions, she destroyed three fakes with air blasts and brute force leaving three remaining. Two were illusions one was the real one.

Odette closed her eyes, letting herself connect with the earth beneath her feet. Artemasia said that earth magic was stubborn, well, so was she and Odette would use that to her advantage. Using the earth to capture movement Odette could finally see the real Artemasia. And dashed toward her. before landing a hit. Odette leapt over Artemasia using air magic to push herself off the ground and then changed the direction of her air magic and with the added force from her telekinesis she shoved Artemasia into one of her own traps. Artemasia was blasted into the air before landing on the ground.

"Nicely done, princess." Raven appeared in the arena clapping.

"Oh you saw that?" Odette asked innocently batting her eyes.

"I did. Did you want to come with me to train the little shit’s today?" Raven folded her arms leaning to one side of her hip.

Odette smirked. "It would be my pleasure."