Renewed vigor.

Nemis attacked his training with a renewed vigor. As soon as he was done with his weapons training, the sooner he could leave this place and talk to father about removing that nasty old man from their list of servants.

Nemis spun quickly, his gladius slapping downward, knocking the trident away from his body as his other gladius made a reverse stab behind his back to hit his opponent in the stomach. If their weapons had been real, the man would be leaving his guts across the arena floor.

The man cursed and backed away, readying himself from the start position once again.

While Nemis has now scored 5 kills against the gladiator, the man didn’t seem to take it personally. Instead, he readied himself and began again. He also wasn’t exercising in futility either as his attacked changed with each match, looking for openings in Nemis’ defenses that so far, have not been identified.

The gladiator in question was Menaus. He was a bit older (28), but he had not yet lost his speed or strength. Truth be told, Nemis was having a hard time keeping him at bay.

“Want to wager Nemis?”

Memos’ snapped his thoughts back to the forefront.

“Wager on what?” Nemis eyes the man doubtfully. He knew the lingo, but he had never bet anything with anyone.

“We make a wager on who wins the next bout.” Menaus smiled disarmingly.

Nemis stood there for a moment. “I’m ahead of you 6-0 now.”

“It’s 5 to zer..” Menaus paused as Nemis stabbed him again in the chest, taking advantage of Menaus keeping his guard down to talk. “o... ok , 6-0.”

Nemis grinned. “No.”

Menaus frowned in apparent confusion. “Why not? As you just stated, you’ve won six out of the last six.”

“Exactly.” Nemis grinned again.

“But why?”

“Because at such a losing streak, to make that wager now, you’d have to have a secret weapon or unavoidable strategy. I don’t know what the wager is, so it isn’t a risk worth taking.”

“Oh... well it wouldn’t be anything big. How bout if you win, I’ll suck your cock tonight after nightfall. If I win, you do the same?”

While Nemis was by no means stupid, he was by all means, horny.

“Mmm.. how about this... try your strategy or trick on me. If it works, teach me how to use it and avoid it. As a reward, I’ll suck you tonight and tomorrow night. If I avoid it regardless, you let me fuck your ass.”

“Counter offer. Instead of two days of sucking, you suck me tonight and I fuck your ass tonight.”

Nemis hesitated. Taking cock up his ass was a new thing and he wasn’t sure he wanted it.

In the end though, he was young...and horny.

“Ok.”