Lamia's Fists

By D. Omars

The world has changed forever, thanks to the revelation of the Inter-Species, living beings that were only heard of in ancient mythology and folklore. Now, they have co-existed with humans for a long time. It would be no different than looking at any other person in the streets, but that's not all. They have also enter into the workforce, politics and sports. Our story revolves around a female inter-Species person in this new world.

Lea, a lamia boxer, was at the top of the world, until she let her arrogance and greed ruin her life. Now homeless, she lost all will to live, until she met Julie, owner of a home group that is sinking with debt. Finding new purpose, Lea must put her gloves back and return to the ring. Will it be as easy as before, or will she fail?

• Language: English
• Publisher: D. Omars
• Release date: Mar 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311577283

D. Omars

There's not a lot of interesting things about D. Omars, he's a simple man who likes to surf through the internet, play video games, and when the mood is right, continue with his story "Lamia's Fists" in hopes of becoming someone well known with his stories.

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Lamia's Fists

By D. Omars

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Copyright © 2014 D. Omars

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Table of Contents

About the World.

Prologue: The Rise and Fall.

Chapter 1: Meeting an Angel

Chapter 2: The Return.

Chapter 3: Forgiveness.

Chapter 4: Fighter's Spirit.

Chapter 5: The First Step

Chapter 6: Back In The Ring

Chapter 7: A Learned Joy

Chapter 8: Improvement.

Chapter 9: Results

Chapter 10: The Worst Match Up

Chapter 11: Is It Enough?

Chapter 12: It All Comes To This

Chapter 13: Searching for Passion

Chapter 14: Let's Dance

Chapter 15: Mathematics

Chapter 16: Time for the Test

Chapter 17: What Did I Get?

Chapter 18: Is This Good-bye?

Chapter 19: The Specter vs. The Maniac

Chapter 20: Upgrade

Chapter 21: A Moment Of Rest

About the World.

In the 1960s, the world witnessed an event that would last for years to come: the revelation that mythological creatures were more than just a myth. They have existed for thousands of years, but the humans from ancient times weren't very accepting of them. Some humans feared the creatures' bodies: the tails, the horns, the eyes, the wings, and the scales, anything that didn't resemble a human being. Other humans used them for their own agendas: warriors hunted down any creature they encountered, believing that killing one would bring them glory. Religious human leaders used them to preach about the humans' gods and pointed the creatures as demons or mistakes. Merchants used the creatures' body parts as merchandise that humans would buy as accessories or ingredients for their drugs or potions. Others turned the creatures into slaves. Some would work in hard labor, others would serve in the armies of empires, and others would be used for pleasure. The creatures had non-human qualities, but they also had human ones.

Not everyone was against the creatures. Some humans took pity of the creatures and gave them refuge against discrimination. Others believed that the creatures were people, living beings with a consciousness. Others believed that all life deserved to live free among the humans. Others believed the creatures to be celestial beings from the heavens, a blessing to the world. Others simply believed that it was the right thing to do. After all, once the humans saw into the creatures' eyes, the humans saw something more than a monster, they saw someone. Those humans were the few, the ones who let their reason govern over their aggressiveness and desire, the ones who believed that they could co-exist with the creatures, the ones that saw that the creatures were not so different.

The human being was as magnificent as it was horrible, and the creatures were no different. Some were criminals, killing and stealing the poor, the weak, and the defenseless. Others used the trust of the kind and the just for their own desires. Others ruled with an iron fist, with corruption, and with lies, while their subjects died of hunger and disease. Then, there were the ones who believed that they should co-exist with the humans. Some wanted to live in peace with their families and friends. Others believed that they deserved the same right to live in the same world as the humans because of a higher power. Others simply didn't see the problem for both races to live together in harmony and peace.

Unfortunately, no progress was made around that time and the creatures decided to disappear, away from human civilizations. The creatures moved into areas that humans couldn't reach by normal means. Some creatures moved into the top of mountains, others moved into dangerous areas that humans didn't dare to explore, others moved to the bottom of the ocean. Over time, the creatures became a memory, then they became a legend, then they became folklore, then they became a myth. In the end, the creatures turned into nothing more than fairy tales that humans told to children before going to sleep. Those mythological beings never forgot about the humans, since those beings were everywhere, especially certain beings that were all female. And so, the creatures waited, waited for the moment they could finally come out of their caves, their mountains, and the sea to once again roam the earth.

The time was coming. In the 1920's, human explorers discovered the hidden places of those beings, which was a big surprise to the humans. Those mythological beings thought the humans would flee in terror or attack them. To the surprise of those mythological beings, the human explorers were filled with awe and wonder, especially since some records of those beings were exaggerated. For example, the harpy wasn't grotesque at all, their arms were wings and their legs were those of a bird, but the rest was human-looking. The legs of a Lamia were fused into a long snake tail and their eyes were those of a snake, but everything else was human. The human explorers conversed with those beings, ate with them, played with them, and some even fell in love with them. The human explorers that went back to their own countries gave the news to their colleagues. Unfortunately, the human explorers were ridiculed, they were called liars or delusional people, but those news didn't escape the government. The government listened to the human explorers, read their documents, watched their drawings, and made a decision. The government would wait for the perfect time to reveal those beings to society, believing that society wasn't ready. That lasted for 40 years, until the Bill of Rights was passed. That was when the government decided that it was time to reveal those beings, who were more than happy for it.

A few humans disagreed with that decision, mostly religious people, but most of the public were more than happy for those beings to live with them. The public didn't know how to call those beings, if they should say monster or Lamia, or Harpy, or Mermaid, it was all too confusing. So, the humans decided to call them the inter-species people, since most of them were both human and animal combined. The blending into the human society wasn't as hard as some believed, especially after the Bill of Rights was passed. The inter-species people were everywhere, from cities, to towns, to neighborhoods. The inter-species people have made their families, some with their fellow inter-species people, and others with humans. Some people were against the idea of a human and an inter-species person making a family because they were of different species and it may only produce inter-species people, but that was proven wrong. There was a 50% chance that the offspring would be human or an inter-species person because the DNA of the inter-species people was part human. Humans saw the inter-species people no matter where they went. The inter-species people were in jobs, in schools, in homes, and even in sports. Unfortunately, humans and inter-species people couldn't participate together in sports because the inter-species people had an unfair advantage over the humans. So, it was decided to keep both groups separate. The inter-species people were still part of the humans' sport organizations, but others had to be developed. The humans had a voice in political matters as much as the inter-species people. Some of the inter-species people were actually mayors, and even presidents.

In modern times, both the humans and inter-species people have lived in relative peace and harmony, as much as it was possible. There were still fights and crimes, riches and poverty, but all of that would have existed even without the inter-species people in the world. The inter-species people had blended so well, that for the humans, it was like looking at anybody else in the street. It could be said that, the world was never the same, and yet, it felt as if it was from the beginning.

Prologue: The Rise and Fall.

There was a girl, a very peculiar girl. She was a very peculiar girl because she was a Lamia, one of the races of the inter-species people. As a Lamia, the girl was half-snake and half-human, who possessed a strong snake tail, which started from their hips and below the waist. She also possessed snake-like eyes and, like other snakes, susceptibility to the cold. It was expected that the girl would be born female, since Lamias were an all-female race. She was with her human father, Rick Anderson, and her Lamia mother, Laila Anderson. Her father was an average man, not too tall, not too small, but his hair was completely black and he was of fair-white skin. The girl's mother was a Lamia with hair as brown as her scales, eyes as blue as the sea, and her skin was of fair-white complexion. The couple's daughter was born with those qualities. Hair and scales as black as night, her eyes as blue and deep as the sea, and with fair-white skin. The girl's mother gave her the name of Lea because the mother believed that it was a beautiful name, and her husband agreed with her. The couple loved Lea dearly, and Lea loved her parents just as much. Rick and Laila weren't rich, they lived in a poor neighborhood in California, but they were decent people that didn't get into any problem. They lived in a small apartment with two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom, and a kitchen. Everything was going as the parents expected, until Lea was in elementary school at the young age of 9.

Instead of playing with dolls, playing house, or talking about singers or models, Lea started to show interest in sports, like soccer, football, baseball, and so on. She showed interest in action movies and video games. Her interest in clothing also changed, she started to dislike what she considered 'girly' clothes. Instead, she wanted something more practical, for example: pants, t-shirts, and sport hats. Of course, certain items had to be made for inter-species people, especially since Lea had a tail instead of legs. For example, the ‘pants’ for Lamias were actually skirts, but some of the designs made the Lamias look at the skirts as pants. Then, what really grabbed the attention of Lea's parents, was the fact that Lea paid more attention to girls instead of boys, and not as simple friends. Laila was worried about that, since Lamias were a race of only female, so she considered marrying a man very important. That idea had been changing over time, but some Lamias still held to it. Preferring not to do anything at the moment, both of Lea’s parents simply decided to wait and hope that Lea would start to act the way she was supposed to as she grew older. Unfortunately, Lea’s classmates were not as passive as her parents. Some started to call Lea weird because she was acting like a boy, others would call her a freak because she was interested in girls and not in boys. Some would go as far as start bullying her, throwing her stuff and pushing her. They wouldn't go too far with her, since she could use her tail to trap them or strike them with it, so they did most of that behind her back. Lea talked to her teachers about how the other kids treated her, but it didn't seem to do much. The kids simply tried to put more caution in their actions so they wouldn’t get caught. Since Lea couldn’t stop the kids after talking to her teachers, she talked to her parents about it.

Mom, Dad, I got to tell you something, said Lea as she approached her parents in their bedroom. They were both in bed and close to each other.

What is it, sweetie? asked Laila, who put her book down to give her full attention to Lea. Laila clearly saw that Lea was distressed.

I don't want to go to school. That caught the attention of Rick, who was watching a game on the television.

Why? Did something happen? asked Rick with worry in his voice.

There are some kids in school that are bothering me. They call me names like 'freak', 'weirdo', and they push me too.

Have you told your teachers about this?

I did, but they still keep doing those mean things to me and I don't know what to do.

Rick and Laila had an idea as to why that was happening and more than expected that to happen to Lea. They simply didn't know how they could tell Lea that maybe it was because of the things she did and the way she dressed. Laila was the first to tell Lea about it, since Rick was thinking of a way to say it.

Well, maybe they don't like the things that you do.

What things? asked Lea in confusion.

You know, playing sports, talking about video games, stuff like that.

But I like doing those things, I see other kids do that.

But those are boy things, not girl things. You should be playing with dolls and the like.

Those things are boring, I don't like that. Rick and Laila saw in Lea's face that Lea considered it something awful.

You're a girl, sweetie. Those are things that you should like.

Instead of trying to help their own daughter, which they wanted to do, it seemed to have turned into a scolding and an argument without any one realizing it.

I don't understand, I have to do things that I don't like just because they don't like it? After hearing that question, Rick started to realize that something was about to start if no one stopped the conversation.

Honey, maybe we should leave this conversation for another time, said Rick to Laila, but she wasn’t in favor of that.

We shouldn't wait any longer, things could only get worse and it might be too late if we don't do something about it.

Why are you blaming me for it? I never did anything to them, they started first, said Lea, and her eyes started to water up because it seemed unfair to her that they were saying that as if it was her fault that the kids were bullying her.

Is not what you're doing, is the way you act, said Rick, who tried to avoid an argument, but didn't realize that he was getting into it.

What do you mean? As far as Lea knew, she was just being herself and nothing else.

You act like a boy, that's simply not something a girl should be doing, answered Laila.

But I'm not acting, I'm just being me. Don't you love me? Tears were flowing down Lea's cheeks.

Of course we love you. This is just a phase that you're going through, not who you are. You're too young to know these things. Rick's response made it sound as if he was just blowing it off.

You're lying, you just saying that, if you love me, then you wouldn't be saying that it’s my fault that this is happening to me, you wouldn't be telling me to do something I don't want to do. You wouldn't be telling me to change who I am.

Lea, don't call your parents liars, show some respect, said Laila.

But-

Listen to your mother, Lea. Now go to your room. We're going to your school tomorrow morning and talk with your teachers about those kids bothering you, and that's final. Rick put an end to the argument, hoping to have some peace for the rest of the day. That was final for Lea. She couldn't understand why they said such a thing, why they would blame her for it, and why they would want her to change. After that, Lea started going back to her room, but not before she left something that would hurt her parents more than anything.

I hate you!! Lea screamed to her parents, slid to her room as quickly as her tail could take her, and slammed the door as hard as she could.

Her parents were in shock after listening their own daughter scream those words to them. Still, they held on to their decision. They wanted Lea to stop acting like a boy and more like she was supposed to. Even though they had that in mind, they couldn't shake the sadness that was growing inside of them. That was just the beginning of how they lost their daughter.

The next day, Rick and Laila went to Lea's school and talked to the teachers about the problems that their daughter was having in school. Lea didn't care if they told the teachers anything or not, Lea didn't believe that her parents were trying to help her, she believed that they blamed her for it. Days passed and everything seemed the same to Rick and Laila, but they knew that it wasn't the case. Lea started to isolate herself from her parents, she didn't smile the way she used to do, she didn't even seem to feel happy anymore. One day in school, the kids that were bullying her decided to ambush her. It was a group of 3 human boys who decided that it would be fun to attack a Lamia, which they thought would make them famous in school. They came up with the idea to grab Lea's tail, which was the most dangerous thing that Lamias possessed. When Lea was alone in the corner of the playground, the group of boys came out of nowhere and 2 of them grabbed Lea's tail, while their other friend started approaching her from the front. The boy started to taunt Lea and push her around. Lea tried to defend herself, but her tail was held in place. Without her tail, Lea decided to use the only other weapon that she had: her fists. Lea's time playing in sports had helped her develop strong arms. Lea used those arms to easily knock the boy in front of her with a straight punch to his face. After seeing their friend go down, the other 2 boys decided to simply leave their friend behind and ran away. Soon after that, it came to the attention of a teacher, who called Lea's parents. Rick and Laila had a talk with Lea about it, but Lea didn't care anymore. Lea believed that they weren't on her side anymore and that kind of accident kept going for a while. Some of the kids in school started to be afraid of Lea, but she didn't care. After all, Lea decided to consider everyone her enemy and preferred to be left alone.

Lea reached the age of 14 years old, second year in high school, and she didn't change one bit. That was worrying Rick and Laila because they thought that Lea's attitude would go away, but they started to realize that it may not be the case anymore. Either way, they always kept the hope that it would change one day. Lea still looked kind of boyish, except that she left her hair grow all the way to back-length. She had been getting into fights with other kids back in elementary school because they wanted to fight a Lamia to look cool. In high school, it seemed to be more frequent because of the same reason as before. The difference was that it also included other inter-species people, like Centaurs, Harpies, and many others.

Centaurs were half-human, half-horse, making them taller than a normal human. They were powerful beings, able to lift a normal person with a single arm, but a big and strong body like that tended to need large amounts of food. They also produced lots of heat for a normal being, so they preferred places that were cold. In legend, they were considered to be wise teachers in hunting and combat, but they were also considered barbarians that should be killed. Some of those stories were exaggerated, since the Centaurs were pretty normal beings, some good in nature, others more evil and corrupt. The male Centaur was left alone, but their females were another story. The female Centaur was believed to be incredibly beautiful, making many nobles wish to have one as either their trophy or slave. Over time, those desires disappeared, and Centaurs became normal citizens.

Unfortunately for Lea, she had to deal with Centaurs, and talking was never a choice. Lea's attackers didn't seem to learn from the others that have faced her. They still believed that the most dangerous thing about Lea was her tail, which was true, but she would also use her fists. She could pretty much knock anyone down with a single punch. She had no friends, didn't need any nor wanted any friends, and everyone knew that she was a lesbian, which Lea didn't care if they knew or not. Until she met Ciara, a pretty, blonde human, with gray eyes, fair-white skin, and a good pair of D-cups. They were at lunch on that day, Lea was eating alone in a bench as far away from the others as possible, but Ciara was looking straight at Lea. Ciara was interested in Lea because of her reputation as one of the toughest students in the whole school, and Ciara wanted to get some of that fame for herself. Ciara wasn't a lesbian, but it didn't matter as long as she got what she wanted. That day, she decided to wear the most provocative clothes that she could get. A red seamless tank top, which showed a well amount of cleavage, with a small black jacket on top, black aphrodite denim shorts, and small black boots. She also put some earrings and red lipstick to help her look even sexier. With everything prepared, she walked straight to Lea, sat on the table that Lea was using, and Ciara crossed her legs.

Well, hello there. Ciara talked to Lea with the most seductive voice that Ciara could use.

Hey. Lea was wearing a white t-shirt, and black pants. She was doing nothing more than eating her lunch, a small cheeseburger, a soda, and some fries. At that moment, there was someone ruining her lunch by not leaving her alone. Lea wasn't looking at Ciara, hoping that she would get the message to leave Lea alone real fast.

What's your name? Ciara actually knew Lea's name, the whole school knew Lea, but Lea never met Ciara in person.

Depends on who wants to know.

Someone that is very interested in a tough girl like you. Ciara had heard that Lea was a loner, pretty much keeping anyone far away from her, but Ciara already expected that. The moment that Lea laid eyes on Ciara, she would get Lea, it was just a matter of time. Lea got tired of whatever that girl was doing, so Lea started to turn her head towards the girl.

Listen, can you just- The words died in Lea's mouth the moment she laid eyes on Ciara, or her breasts to be precise. Lea had seen her fair share of beautiful girls, but that one was on the top of her list, and that girl was talking to Lea. Lea dropped the french fry she was about to eat without noticing.

Like the view? Ciara was quite glad that she got a nice reaction from ‘the toughest student in the whole school’.

Very…I mean…they're good, but I've seen better. Lea tried to sound cool.

I'm sure you have. After all, what girl can resist such a strong woman like yourself? Ciara knew that Lea was just acting tough. Ciara saw Lea's cheeks turning a slight red, showing the effect that she had over Lea.

One who hasn't seen these muscles? With that said, Lea pulled her right sleeve and flexed her arm, revealing that all those years of playing sports and fighting had giving her quite the muscles. Ciara didn't waste such an opportunity like that and started to look at the arm.

Now that's quite the arm, can I touch it? Ciara was actually surprised to see it. Lea truly lived to the reputation of 'the toughest in the school', and Ciara could see that she was about to get what she wanted.

Go ahead. With that said, Ciara grabbed Lea's arm and started to examine it. She could feel the tough muscles of Lea's arm, but the skin felt smooth, which was surprising because Lea didn't care about cosmetics.

Such muscles, I wonder if it's the same with your abs. Ciara was been careful not to upset Lea, but Ciara was actually curious about Lea's abs.

Why don't you find out for yourself? asked Lea in a smooth voice, since she was enjoying Ciara's exploration. Then, Lea lifted her shirt, just enough for her abdomen to show.

I would like that. Ciara responded with a sexy voice and got closer to Lea. Ciara started exploring Lea's abs, which they didn't disappoint either. Packs were already forming, but now that Ciara took a good look, Lea's chest was pretty close to B-cups, but they were nicely shaped. Lea was the good image of strength and beauty. All of it was about to belong to Ciara very soon, she could feel it. Ciara could have continued, but the bell ringed, signaling the end of lunch. Both of them groaned in annoyance, Ciara because she could no finish her business and Lea because it had to end so quickly for her. Lea didn't even finish her lunch, but that was the least of her worries at the moment. Maybe we can continue this some other time? Lea was obviously flirting, and her tail coiled around Ciara's waist and pulled Ciara close to Lea. Then, Ciara put her arms around Lea's neck and said.

Of course. Ciara knew that she got what she wanted in her grasp.

That marked the beginning of their relationship, and all of the school knew about it very shortly. Everyone knew that Ciara was with Lea, but most of them knew Ciara was with Lea mostly for interest. Ciara wanted to be with Lea because of her reputation, or infamy depending on who was answering, and nothing else. Lea's parents never found out about it because Lea didn't talk to them as much as they wanted, and she kept it a secret for a whole year. Ciara and Lea went on dates every once in a while. Most of those times, they would eat somewhere, and after their meals, they would walk around. Not all of those dates were as peaceful as Lea and Ciara wanted. Some students from the school would pick a fight with Lea, and she wasn't the type to run away. Lea always came out of a fight victorious, no matter how many they brought with them. Unfortunately, when Rick was going back home, he saw Lea with Ciara. Rick didn't know it, but they were on a date. Of course, that information was unnecessary because Rick could see that they were holding hands and were very close to each other. Rick didn't call for Lea. Instead, he went back home and told Laila about what he saw. They decided to talk to their daughter about it because their fears were coming true. Lea was dating other girls instead of a boy. When Lea got back home, her parents were waiting for her.

Lea, we need to talk, said Rick with a serious face.

Okay, what is it? asked Lea.

Let's talk in the living room. After Rick said that, they went to the living room, which wasn't that big. They had an old TV in there and a large sofa with a lamp on its right side. Lea saw her mother already sitting on the sofa and Laila had the same serious face as Rick.

Sit down, sweetie, said Laila while patting the middle of the sofa, indicating Lea where to sit. Lea took a seat and Rick sat on the other side of the sofa. Once they were all sitting down, the conversation started, and they didn't beat around the bush. Lea, your father saw you with someone on the streets, who was she?

A friend from school. Lea was lying because she knew that if she told the truth, it would go badly.

Is that so? How come you never told us about her? Rick knew that it was a lie. After all, he saw them together in the streets.

It never came up. Lea knew that it was a bad excuse, but it was the best she could come up with.

Lea, tell us the truth, I saw you two together and it wasn't just as friends.

If you saw already, then why are you asking? Lea's parents didn't like the sound of defiance in her voice.

Just tell the truth. Who was she? Laila didn't like her daughter's attitude with them. Laila was expecting it, since it had been the same for years, but she still didn't like it.

Okay, fine, she's my girlfriend, happy now? Lea got tired of that, especially since she knew where it was going.

Lea, that's no way to talk to your parents, and what are you doing with a girl? You should be dating boys, not girls, what's going on with you? Laila was about to panic, realizing that her worst fear was happening. Their daughter was actually a lesbian.

There's nothing wrong with me. This is exactly why I didn't tell you anything because I knew that you would react like this. Lea decided to get up from the sofa because she felt like they were surrounding her to attack her from every direction.

This is simply something that you shouldn't be doing, it's just not right.

Why not? What's so wrong about it? Why can't you accept that this is who I am? Anger could be heard in Lea's voice. The conversation was already turning into an argument, and not going the way that Lea's parents wanted.

Because not everyone would accept that, people are going to attack you because of it. Worry could be heard in Laila's voice. After all, she just wanted to keep her daughter safe.

Why do I have to change just because some people don't like the way I am? Why should I even care? That's their problem, not mine.

Because that's how society is, there's a certain way that you must act in it.

Then who would I be? How could I live in a place that doesn't let me be who I am?

What about children? Two girls can't make a family, have you thought about that? Laila was getting frustrated.

There are other ways to make one, like adoption and the sorts. Lea was just getting angrier as the conversation kept going. Why are you so worried about it anyways?

We just want you to be happy, nothing else, said Rick, who was trying to calm the both of them because he noticed that the conversation was getting out of control.

Then why don't you just leave me alone and just accept me for who I am?

Because you're acting like a dyke trying be a man! Laila would have kept going, but she realized what she said out of frustration and panic. Lea heard it, from her own mother, so she did the only thing that a person at that age would do in a moment like that: She slid out of the apartment.

Lea, wait! Rick tried to catch her, but she was faster than him. Laila could only stand in the living room, with horror on her face, realizing that she might have driven her daughter away.

What have I done? That was the only thing Laila could say at the moment, and no one could answer for her.

Lea was sliding as fast and as far as her tail could take her. Lea wasn't going anywhere in particular, she simply didn't want to be near her parents. Without realizing it, Lea reached the commercial area of the city. Lea was trying to avoid crying on the streets, and she was thankful that she was good at it, or it would have been humiliating. Lea slid by restaurants, pawn shops, cafes, all sorts of stores in the area. She saw, not only humans, but also Centaurs walking around, Harpies flying or walking, Arachnes were actually walking on the buildings. Lea figured that she would go back, since she had nowhere else to go. Lea just needed a moment alone to calm down, then she would go back to her room, and that was it. Lea didn't even think of that place as her home, her parents didn't want to accept her for who she was, they wanted to turn her in whatever they wanted, and she just didn't feel like letting them do that. She didn't feel anything wrong with her, maybe other Lamias were with their boyfriends and such, but she just couldn't do that. Lea simply didn't feel that kind of interest in boys. Girls were another matter altogether. While Lea was sliding around the area, she didn't realize that a certain group of people was following her around. It was a small group of high school students that wanted to take Lea down because she defeated some of their friends. The waited for the perfect moment to attack, and the moment came when Lea decided to slide through an alley. Lea though that a change of view would help her calm down. When Lea slid into the alley, the group appeared behind her, and Lea heard them because of their footsteps. Lea quickly turned around and realized there were four of them, and one of them was actually a Centaur.

Are you Lea Anderson? Said a Centaur. Lea realized that the Centaur might be the leader of the group.

Depends on who's asking, answered Lea. She wasn't in the mood to deal with people that she considered idiots. Lea considered them idiots for the simple fact that they were trying to start a fight with her.

Someone that got his friends beat up by a fucking dyke. Lea had her fair share of people like the Centaur, they were always coming from left and right with the same reason. They wanted revenge for their friends who got the bright idea to fight Lea for no reason.

I'm not in the mood to talk, why don't you just come over here and we finish this, horse shit. Lea was ready and thankful for that fight because she needed to let off some steam. The Centaur knew of Lea's reputation, but that insult got to him, and decided to charge at her.

On the other side of the block, two people were walking on the sidewalk. One of them was a Mexican human in his 60's with short black hair, which had signs of having some white hair, brown skin, and dark brown eyes. He was wearing a business suit. The other person was a male Werewolf with dark blond hair, the same color as his pointy ears, fur, and tail, and with green eyes. He was on his 40's, but he seemed to still have some life in him. He was also wearing a business suit.

They story of the Werewolves was that they were cursed humans who would turn into werewolves in the full moon. The truth was that they already had the ears, the tail, the fangs, the claws, the fur, the legs, and the eyes of a wolf. The difference between male and female Werewolves was that males had the face and muzzle of a wolf, while the female had a human face and fur only on the arms, legs, and tail. Werewolves only came at night because they were prosecuted in ancient times. It was mere coincidence that a passerby saw a werewolf in the full moon, and so, the story was born. In modern times, they were looked as another citizen of a nation.

Those two people were going back to their office after finishing some business.

We have to keep looking for more people to join the gym, coach. The new ones may have helped, but it's not enough if we want to get better equipment for the gym, said the Werewolf with a serious voice.

I understand your concern, Alfred, but it's hard to find people to join a sport that is actually brutal. The new members show promise, but they haven't built up enough recognition to fight in higher level matches. It was easy to hear the Mexican accent in the coach’s voice. When the coach finished answering that, they started hearing clopping sounds on the alley to their right. They turned their heads just in time to see a Lamia dodging a stomp from a Centaur, quickly lifting herself off the ground with her tail, and throwing a right uppercut straight at the Centaur's chin. The punch connected so well, that Alfred and the coach could hear it all the way to their end of the alley. What surprised them the most, was that the punch lifted the Centaur's front half from the ground, but only a little bit. Then, the Centaur started to fall on his right side, which was unbelievable. The Centaur's friends saw that happen, and they immediately started to leave the area. Everyone knew that a Centaur was very strong and heavy, but the Lamia was actually strong enough to lift the Centaur and knock him out with a single punch. The Lamia was actually Lea, and she didn't consider beating a Centaur such a big deal. She had been fighting for years and that fight was no different from the others. Alfred and the coach were frozen in their places, uncertain if what they saw was true or not.

Coach, is this actually true? Did she just knock a Centaur down with a single punch? Alfred didn't know if the coach heard or not. The coach wasn't paying attention because he was focused on Lea.

"That kind of strength is the kind that a champion actually has. If what I'm thinking is true, then she has the strength to become a world champion. I just have to put her in the ring. The problem was to actually talk to Lea and convince her to join the coach's gym. The coach saw Lea start to approach the fallen Centaur, and the coach knew exactly what Lea was going to do. Lea was going to keep punching the Centaur. The coach quickly started walking towards Lea and grabbed her shoulder just in time to stop her from launching another punch to an unconscious Centaur. Hold it right there, chica. If you keep punching him, you might just kill him." Lea didn't hear him get close to her because she was focused on giving the Centaur a beat-down.

What do you want, old man? You better make it quick, I’m not in the mood to deal with you, said Lea with an edge in her voice, as if she was ready to attack the coach. Lea pulled her shoulder free from the coach's grip, which made her let go of the Centaur, and the Centaur fell back to the ground. The coach quickly started grabbing Lea's arms, rubbing the muscles with his thumbs, then the abdomen. Lea quickly slid out of his reach and screamed in anger. What the fuck are you doing!?

Sorry about that, I was checking something. The coach discovered that Lea had well developed muscles in her. "No wonder she could take that Centaur down, she simply had the muscles for it. She might be the answer to our problems."

For what? Who are you anyways?

My name is Alonso Rodriguez, I'm a boxing coach at my gym, and this is Alfred, the manager. You have quite the muscles, chica. You could do quite well as a professional boxer. Alonso wasn't known to be subtle, he never liked to beat around the bush.

Boxing? Never seen a match and not interested in getting into it. By the way, my name is not ‘chica’, it's Lea.

I can tell you this, Lea, with enough training and determination, you could reach world fame, you could become rich, and you could become someone. All you have to do is come with me to the gym. Alonso had a calm tone in his voice, but in reality, he was desperate. People like Lea were difficult to find and she just happened to be nearby. When Lea heard fame and money, she actually started thinking about it. Lea was barely making it through high school, but if she could get enough money, she could leave her parents forever and get Ciara to live with her. Lea's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of distant sirens. Lea believed that someone might had seen the fight and decided to call the police.

All right, I'm in. I have nothing better to do anyways.

Then follow me, the gym isn't far from here. Alonso didn't show it, but he was happy to know that he got the attention of a potential champion.

They headed straight to the gym, and as Alonso said, it wasn't very far from the alley. It was an average looking gym, a two story building with a sign that said ‘Alonso's Gym’. The building itself wasn't too big, but it wasn't small either. Lea didn't know what they used the second floor for and didn't care. On the inside of the building, the walls were painted white, with pictures hanging on the wall of boxers, some with belts on them. The gym had what a normal boxing gym should have, punching bags on the left, heavy bags on the right corner, a ring in the middle, helmets, etc. Lea could see that the equipment was very old and used. There were people of different races and species in the gym, there were other Lamias like Lea, male and female humans, Centaurs, Arachnes, and many other different kinds. Lea didn't care much about that, but then, some of the people in the gym started looking at her, which she didn't like.

Hey, coach, is that a new member? A person asked with a cheerful tone in her voice. Lea turned her head towards the source of the voice to find a Lamia approaching Lea's group. She was an African-American Lamia with dark brown hair in a short-bob hairstyle, very dark brown skin, and violet eyes. She would stand at 5ft and 7in in human height. She was wearing a gym uniform with the name of the gym on the back and front.

It's not final yet, but she's considering giving it a try. Alonso answered to the Lamia. Then, the Lamia looked at Lea.

You should join the gym. It's actually fun in here. Oh yeah, I haven't introduced myself. The Lamia put a sheepish smile as she noticed her mistake. My name is Salena Smith. Salena put her hand forward for a handshake, and with a friendly smile on her face.

Lea, answered Lea with a flat tone in her voice. She simply wasn't interested in making friends. Lea didn't shake Salena's hand, but that didn't seem to put Salena’s cheerfulness down.

That's rude from your part, Lea. Lea looked towards the source of that voice. It belonged to a Lamia that was working on a punching bag. She was a Mexican-American Lamia, who had light brown hair picked up in a bun, but Lea could see some curls in the Lamia's hair, green eyes, and a brown skin complexion. The Lamia was actually small, standing around 5ft and 4in in human height, wearing the same uniform as Salena.

It's alright, Alinda, maybe she's just shy, said Salena. Lea, this is Alinda. Alinda, this is Lea. Lea and Alinda didn't seem to care because they simply stared at each other.

A pleasure. It was easy to hear the sarcasm in Alinda’s voice, and to make it worse, she didn’t try to hide it. Lea didn't answer. A moment after that, a tall Lamia entered the gym and saw the group.

What's going on, lads? It was easy to hear the Irish accent on the tall Lamia's voice. Everyone turned towards her, and Salena approached her.

Good timing. Lea, this is Hilda. Hilda, this is Lea. Salena introduced Lea, still with that cheerfulness. Lea wondered if it ever stopped or if Salena was in some kind of drug. Hilda was an Irish-American Lamia, who had red, short spiky hair in a bobbed style, ice-blue eyes, and fair white complexion. She would stand at 6ft in human height, taller than the rest of them. She was also wearing the same uniform as Salena and Alinda.

Pleasure to meet ya, lass. A smile appeared on Hilda’s face, showing just how friendly she was, but Lea didn't respond. Oh, seems we have a shy one. With that said, Hilda started to pat Lea's back quite hard while keeping that smile on her face. No worries, she might loosen up once she gets to know us.

All right, you three, time for chit-chat is over, get back to your training. They all heard someone calling the trio. Everyone turned towards the person and saw a Minotaur with a shaved head with horns that were at least 2 ft. long, brown eyes, and brown fur. He easily stood at 6ft and he was wearing a gym uniform. He had the actual face and legs of a bull. You got matches coming up and you need to be ready for them.

Sorry, Fergus, said Salena, who didn't sound reprimanded in the least, but she did left to go back to her workout. Let's talk more some other time. Alonso and Alfred were on the side the whole time, and Alfred didn't like Lea's attitude.

Coach, are you sure we should let her join? She might cause some problems for us. Worry could be heard in Alfred's voice.

Don't worry, Alfred, she might be hard to handle, but maybe with enough time, she might get friendlier. She might have some problems in her life that caused this attitude, said Alonso.

I hope you're right, coach.

That was how Lea's career as a boxer started and how she met the other boxers in the gym. Lea returned home and didn't talk to her parents, even though they wanted her to say something. Unfortunately, Lea didn't say anything and simply went straight to her room. Lea told Ciara about the boxing gym and that Lea was going to stay there. Ciara was pleased with the news and supported the idea. Ciara knew that if Lea became famous and rich, then Ciara would