The market opened today like any other day. Shortly after the market opened, it was filled with people. There were crowd of people everywhere in the market talking in loud voices, moving around with their families. There were people arguing with the shopkeepers and some trying to work through quick deals with the sellers.
There were shops selling, fruits, vegetables, groceries and more which was bustling with activity. Then there were the meat shops, shops selling gift items, medical stores and so many other shops selling variety of goods to the customers.
The market place has a lot of competition between the sellers and vendors of different families. The competitive environment leads to the act of survival where the shopkeepers try all methods to sell their product to the customers through various deals.
A horse-drawn carriage drove along this busy market road. The carriage stopped next to a meat shop in the market. The driver got down from the horse carriage and told all the passengers to get off.
Seeing one of the passengers, it seemed that he had come to this place for the first time. His dress and demeanor were different from others (He must have been in his mid-20s). He looked like someone rich. He asked the driver politely, "Mister, I have to go to Magistrate's mansion. Can you take me there?
Detail: Hereditary titles have a hierarchy known as the five ranks of the peerage. The highest rank is duke, followed by marquess, earl, magistrate and knight. Dukes are addressed with their actual title, but all other ranks of the peerage have the appellation Lord.
1. Duke : All dukes are of royal blood. Sometimes when sons of kings came of age they are typically given the title duke. But most of the time relatives of royal family become duke. Now a duke is the highest rank of nobility.
2. Marquess : A marquess is at the head of a country. [ Fire kingdom consists of 11 countries ]
3. Earl : An earl is the head of military power of a country. Since securing the border with military is such an important job, the rank of earl is often considered superior to marquess.
4. Magistrate : A magistrate takes care of everything in a city. Some magistrates control 5 to 6 cities and some magistrates control 1 to 2 cities. Depending on the merits of a magistrate, he is given charge of the many cities.
5. Knight : A knight is a leader of an elite army.
[Fact: These rankings have a lot in common with the rankings used by the British]
The driver smirked and said, "Hey rich boy, what is your name?"
As the passenger was about to answer, the driver shouted, "Nobody cares. Look boy, if you want to go to Magistrate's mansion, start walking this way."
Despite the driver's misbehavior, the passenger thanked him for showing the way and replied that his name was James Butler.
James started walking towards Magistrate's mansion. James was walking through the crowd in the market when he bumped into a little boy and they both fell to the ground. The boy was probably 10 to 12 years old. His face was covered with cloth (hood).
James wanted to help the boy to get up but the boy left quickly. James started walking again but he felt that his body was feeling light. Then James found out that he didn't have the bag in which he kept his coins. James thought to himself that the little boy must have stolen his coins.
James turned around and tried to find the boy but could not find the boy due to the crowd. James felt ashamed of himself. James closed his eyes and tried to find the boy through his(boy) body temperature.
While James was looking for the boy, his golden hair began to make orange aura and he looked like a lion in search of prey.
James put his hand on his forehead and immediately a wave of wind spread around his body. In the blink of an eye, the wave of wind spread throughout the market.
[This wind wave is a technique which is used for detecting someone's body temperature. The more power one has, the more area he can cover through his wind wave strategy.]
James opened his eyes and walked slowly to the side of a house. James looked at the roof of the house (It was a three-storey house). Then James entered the house and went up the stairs to the roof of the house.
James found the boy on the roof. The boy was sitting in one corner and looking down.
James pointed to the boy and said proudly, "Little boy, did you think it would be easy to steal and run away from me?"
James was about to say more but the boy motioned for James to shut up.
James paid no heed to the boy's gesture but said more, "You should be proud that you stole money from a knight."
The boy gestured again and told James to don't talk.
James could no longer hold his patience. The boy beckoned to James when he(James) was about to scream in anger.
James closed his eyes for a while to cool his head. Then James sat down next to the boy.
The boy gestured to James to look down.
James looked down and saw three boys standing beside the building talking. James whispered to the boy, "You called me here to see all this."
The boy did not respond to James's question.
James said in a broken voice, "you know, you are a ruthless boy."
James took a deep breath and looked down again but this time he tried to hear what the boys were talking about.
James heard a boy saying that it was time for their boss to come and they should go there soon.
James asked the boy in surprise what was going on there.
The boy said follow me if you want to know.
James and the boy began to follow the three boys through forest (The forest was filled with green and tall trees). The boys looked like 15 to 17 years old and they all had a big bag in their hands.
James asked the boy what was in those bags.
For the first time, the boy answered James's question directly and said that the bags contained stolen items.
James was so happy to get a direct answer that he looked like he had won a big war.
James wanted to ask another question but before asking his question the boy asked him to look in front of him.
They saw 15 to 20 teenage boys gathered in one place. The place was filled with trees. Everyone had a big bag in their hands. The boys looked like they were waiting for their boss.
James and the boy were secretly watching everything.
James whispered to the boy, "It seems that their bosd has not come yet." James also whispered, "What are you doing all this for? isn't it risky for a boy of your age doing this kind of work?"
The boy replied, " I have my own reasons for doing this."
James did not speak further. He looked disappointed.
They hid quietly and kept an eye on the boys.
After a while, James suddenly told the boy that something was coming towards them. As soon as he finished talking, James pushed the boy away.
While the boy was falling due to James's push, while floating in the air, the boy saw a tree flying towards James. The tree broke into two pieces before it touched James's body.
Because of the noise, the boys realized the presence of James and the boy.
Then they heard a loud sound [BA-ROOM!] and a strong shockwave blew away all the trees around them. The place looked like a field as all the trees flew away. The shockwave had no effect on James and the boy (The boy held his hood so that it would not fly due to the wind). But the other boys were a little injured.
James saw someone standing in the middle of the field. The man's body was huge to look at. Blue aura began to come out from the man's body and the man's big hair began to float.
As soon as James saw it, he started running towards the man. The man also started coming towards James at a fast pace.
As they got closer, their running speed increased. As they approached each other, the man tried to punch James in the nose with all his might. But James quickly moved his head to the right and easily avoided the punch.
Then James curled his hand into a fist and aimed for the left side of jaw. James's fist hit the jaw of that man. The man's head touched the ground. The man slowly stood up.
The man laughed like a madman and said, "I was right about you. If you had suddenly attacked me, I would not have survived."
James asked the man, "Who are you? How did you know where I was hiding? "
The man replied, "My name is Davis and I am the leader of a gang known as the 10th Street Ghouls. I saw you on my way to meet my boys. I think I was lucky that I was coming from that direction."
James said, "After a while it will be known whether your luck was good or bad."
An Orange aura began to come from James's body.
A gorilla-shaped layer made up of blue aura covered Davis's body. The gorilla-shaped layer looked like a skin on the outside of Davis's body.
The ground around them started to shake.
Davis suddenly started running towards James like gorilla. James stood still without any movement. As Davis approached James, Davis looked as if he was preparing for an attack.
But as soon as Davis reached James, he jumped high. James stared in surprise.
Seeing Davis jump, James quickly jumped up and grabbed gorilla tail made up by the blue aura and pulled back Davis, throwing him away.
Davis hit the ground very hard (It made a loud [BOOM] noise). Davis stood up and began to hit his chest and screamed like a gorilla.
Davis pulled a large stone and threw it at James.
James noticed that the gang boys were standing far behind him. But he couldn't saw the boy with hood. James couldn't avoid the stone for the boys in the gang. Because if he avoids the stone, the boys in the back could be injured. So, James made a fist and punched the stone. The stone turned into a few thousand pieces.
When the stone was falling to pieces, he could not see Davis behind the stone. James noticed that Davis was running very fast in the opposite direction to where he was standing. Davis was running towards the boys. James realized that Davis used the stone to distract him.
James started to chase him. Davis gestured to one of the boys to throw something. One of the boys threw something from his bag at Davis. The thing looked like an ancient clock. Davis caught the clock and threw it at James.
When the clock got close to James, Davis muttered something and the clock exploded. James couldn't move after the clock exploded. James was floating in a jelly like thing which was around him. Davis stopped running and the blue aura around him disappeared. Then he came in front of James to talk.
Davis said, " You made me lose a lot of money today, brother. I just used an ancient artifact on you. That artifact was the reason I came here. I could have sold it for a lot of coin."
James slowly asked, "what did you do to me?"
Davis smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. This artifact can pause a person's time for a while. It can even stop the time of a person using black fire for three seconds. One of my boys stole it. I came here to collect it. But I have to use it on you. Only if you "
Before Davis could finish speaking, he heard a voice from behind. He heard, " Are you done speaking?" Davis looked back and behind him stood a boy in a hood.
Davis was a little surprised that he didn't know that there was a boy standing behind him. Davis looked at the boy and said, "I remember you. Aren't you the boy who was hiding in the forest. I don't have time to talk to any kid. Boys, take care of this kid. "
The boys of the gang surrounded the boy. The boy simply took a step with his right foot and it created a shockwave that was much stronger than before. The boys all fell because of the shockwave.
Davis somehow survived the shockwave. Davis realized that if he ignored the boy anymore, he might have problems later. So he prepared to attack the boy with all his might.
But the boy disappeared into the air. Davis began searching for the boy. Suddenly he saw a shadow. He realized something was floating over his head. Looking up he felt a pressure and his body pressed very hard against the ground
Davis tried to get up. However, due to pressure, he could not. He noticed that the boy was standing on top of his body.
Davis transferred into a gorilla again. Because of that, for a brief moment he could move. So, he began to stand up. But he felt even more pressure and half of his body crushed into the ground. And gorilla shaped layer shattered into pieces.
This generated a strong shockwave. The shockwave caused the ground around them to swell and the hood that the boy was wearing flew away.
That boy's face was shining like a sun and his hair was like lava-red. His eye colour was bright yellow like sun.
The boy placed his right foot above Davis's head. Then the boy lowered his head and whispered into Davis's ear, "Is that all you got?"
Davis asked the boy in a painful voice, "Who are you?"
The boy answered, " My name is Aelius."