As Eleanor helped John walk through the dump and were walking, John took the time to look around where he was, all he could see were cottages made of wood, the roads were made of cobblestones, to John it seemed that he was staying in a backwater place.
As John was groaning from the pain brought about by the bruises on his body, some windows among the cottages opened, and some glowing eyes were looking at them through the dark disdainfully, murmuring among themselves,
"It's those brats Wang picked up again—"
"Disturbing us in the dead of the night—"
"It looks like Joseph beat him up again, serves him right, I don't know what an idiot is doing in a town of outcasts"
"We've told Wang countless times to send this boy away and he doesn't agree with us"
"I remember last month for this boy, Wang almost killed Rake, Joseph's parents have to keep him safe, If Wang finds out"
"Don't forget Wang is the mayor of Vagrant Town before anything else ... he can't do anything to Joseph without us doing anything", said another voice.
Eleanor got angry and she turned around and said, "You guys—",
"Don't bother, Eleanor they won't listen to you no matter what you say", interrupted John wheezing as he spoke.
"But—",
"I said Enough!," he shouted. Eleanor was so aggrieved, she was going to stand up for John and he took her kindness for granted. John saw her aggrieved and rubbed her head in apology, then he turned to the residents and said,
"If--"
"So Wang has become a name that you people can call without respect. It seems that you people have forgotten who I, Wang am", a gentle voice suddenly cut him off. It was a tall man wearing a farmer's attire with his face blurred, his face was covered with a shimmering mist-like substance so his face couldn't be seen. It was as if he suddenly appeared on the scene, exactly at the front of John and Eleanor.
"Uncle Wang!!", said Eleanor and John. The man turned to look towards them, he nodded his head towards Eleanor and ignored John. John rubbed his nose, John swore he ignored him on purpose, Uncle Wang seemed like he wanted to have revenge for Eleanor when he interrupted her also.
...
When the arrogant residents saw this man, all their windows suddenly closed as if synchronized. Then as if their voices were also synchronized, the night rang out with their voices,
"I'm sorry Mayor Wang", they sang with the togetherness and order of a well-trained choir with the voices of men, women, and children mixing.
"So they're all paper tigers", thought John, then he remembered the fearful voices of the residents when Uncle Wang appeared, then he believed it, that this world truly was one where only the strong had the power, so without strength in this world you are a speck of dust among countless other specks of dust in this whole world, John clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he thought about this.
Eleanor found out that John's body was shaking so she thought he was angry, so she comforted him,
"It's okay John, Uncle Wang is here now".
"I know, don't worry about it, I was thinking about something else", said John.
"Why am I thinking of myself as a dust when I have the system?, I'm a speck of dust now but I'll not be tomorrow", thought John as he remembered that he had a system, he felt as if a ray of sunshine just shone on him when he was a very dark place.
Suddenly, John looked up, he felt a hand on his head, he looked up, Uncle Wang had appeared in front of his face from about twenty feet away!
"I heard you're fine now, let me see for myself",
said Uncle Wang said as he channeled his magical energy into John's head.
Aaah!!
John screamed as he felt excruciating pain as if his head was being torn apart, then it stopped.
"Oh, you're really fine", said Uncle Wang as he removed his hand from John's head then dusted his head.
When he saw John glaring at him, he asked,
"What?".
Before John could say anything, Eleanor shouted in joy. Though John told her he was healed, he may still forget everything again the whole day but if Uncle Wang confirmed it, it was true, that was the amount of trust she had in Uncle Wang.
"Let's go", Uncle Wang said as he started walking away. Eleanor and John followed him.
Then Uncle Wang turned backwards as if remembering something, "Tell Joseph to be ready for John's revenge, I won't interfere, since he has awakened to the Warrior's path, he should be strong enough for John to practice with". With that, he patted John on the shoulder and continued walking away with Eleanor and an injured John who didn't know he had basically been sold out.
...
Eleanor didn't see, but Uncle Wang glanced backwards as they were walking home and faced forward immediately. As they were walking home, at their back, the cottages made of wood and stone turned into perfectly shaped chunks of wood and stone, they were turned into mincecottage. As the cottages were destroyed, Eleanor and John couldn't hear a thing, Neither the fearful screams of the residents of the area nor the sound of the chunks falling onto the floor. What superb control of power!!!.
As John looked backwards also, he shuddered. All John wanted to express was that thank God, that ability didn't activate when he looked at me. As John thought about this, he patted his chest from fear.
*****
When they got to their home, a cottage like all the other houses in the town, they entered and John found out that the house was bigger than it looked. Uncle Wang told Eleanor to go over to her room when John was also following her upstairs, Uncle Wang spoke,
"John stay, I want to speak to you". John came back down the stairs. Uncle Wang bent down to John's eye level and looked directly into John's eyes.
John was terrified, "Uh... Uncle Wang... please don't look at me, I don't want to be turned into chunks of raw meat and splashing blood", said John in fear. He just had another life and he was sure he didn't want to be killed in just one day.
Uncle Wang was surprised, "Calm down, I'm not trying to kill you", he said cuffing John on the head and still looking at John in the eye.
"You know, when you were harsh with your sister today, I really wanted to kill you with a glance", he said looking at John who already had beads of sweat rolling down his pretty forehead, "But I understand what you were trying to do there, so you're safe", he said patting John on the shoulder and walking away.
As John looked at the man walking away in a gentle and calm manner, John had cold sweat running down his back. 'Psychopath' thought John.
John's corner
"I really died again, by literally just a glance, is that how this world is, interesting, anyway keep on following me on my journey".
"Oh, you're asking how I knew you were watching me, do you need to ask, which writer doesn't have readers".