Chapter 160

"Am I really going to climb this till I actually break my legs? I've been doing this for the past thirty minutes!" Athena complained.

"If that's what's going to kill you at the ceremony, we can just do climbing for tonight,"

Athena's left foot was hanging in the air and the only source of her support were both of her hands grabbing onto the jagged side of the rock and one foot on the rock's foothold. "It's strenuous,"

"It wouldn't have been if you could shape shift properly. I use my claws to climb and it's really easy,"

Athena pushed herself up with her right foot and balanced her left foot on the nearest foothold. She was breathing heavily by now. "Then why are you stressing me out?! I could easily do that if you teach me how to shape shift."

"I chose the hard way."

"My muscles are burning, Alexander," Athena cried as she pushed herself up again. She was already close to the top of the rock but she could feel the rough edges of the rock pierce the flesh o