***Rev
I wonder what my brother and Hephaestus are talking about. It sucks they are making me learn all this. If it makes me stronger though then it is worth it. Joker walks in the room and starts speaking " I'm not here to start a fight, I'm here to warn you about your brother."
"If you are trying to turn me against my brother then it won't work." I say to him.
" No that's not it. Your brother is sick mentally." Joker says.
" What are you talking about?" I ask.
"Okay so when we went to hell. Baek died but I didn't so even though I got tortured, mine wasn't anywhere near as bad as his. All those scars he has didn't come out of nowhere. He might seem fine on the outside but I'm telling you he was just ignoring it to be strong. As soon as he lets his guard down all that pain is really going to hit him. " Joker says.
"Why are you telling me this? You could've just ignored it. What do you get out of this?" I ask.
" Baek is my boss. Without my boss I don't get paid so I need him in his best shape." Joker says. Well I can't just ignore what he's saying. It'll be fine. I won't let him be alone.
" Your brother seems very quiet." Kendra says.
" He'll start talking more when he gets used to you. He used to be a crybaby when we were younger." I say to her.
" What no way." Kendra says.
"Yeah for real he would always be crying and he was a little thief. Every time I saw him he would always have someone else's things." I say to her.
" Yeah he does seem pretty sneaky. " She says.
"Something he hates is getting his hands dirty. Like he has such big issues with getting dirt or sticky stuff on his hands. He could never be a farmer; he hates worms too." I say to Kendra while laughing she laughs with me. I start getting a familiar feeling crawling up my spine. I jerk my head behind me and it's my brother. He's always appearing out of nowhere.
He is giving me a weird look though. He then hits me upside the head and says. " Why the hell you cuddling with Kendra instead of reading them books"
Now that one pissed me off. " You must've forgotten who's the stronger one." I say to him.
***5 minutes later Reznakov.
"Okay so explain this game to me one more time." I say.
"It's a game I found out about when I was younger. We both hold our non-dominant hands together then tie them with some cloth. Then we hit each other. If you release your grip you lose and if your back touches the ground you lose. " Baek says to me.
" What a barbaric game." Kendra says with an attitude.
" Is mana allowed?" I ask.
" Only mana allowed is to keep the cloth from ripping." Rev says.
" Okay so what am I here for?" I ask.
"You're the referee so when Rev loses he doesn't make up any lies." Baek says.
"Okay start the match." I say.
Baek immediately drops Rev to the ground. He does it so fast and with such perfection I didn't realize it was Aikido he was using. Rev seems used to it though and lands on his free hand. Then sends a swift kick to Baek's head. Realistically the weight and height difference should overwhelm Baek. However, it's like Baek doesn't care and he just blocks the kick with one hand then flips Rev.
Rev lands on his only free leg, crushing the ground in his descent. However Baek has no free hands left while Rev has one. Then Baek does something completely unexpected. He kicks the dirt in Rev's eye then headbutts him. I never expected Baek to be a dirty fighter.
Baek then trips Rev before he fully falls though Baek completely twists both their arms in the opposite direction. The pain causes Rev to release his grip for a second which tears the cloth.
" Baek is the winner." I say immediately.
" I didn't expect your brother to fight like that. Also why does he seem so unaffected by his arm?" I ask.
"My brother has always been a dirty fighter. He also has complete control over all the joints in his body. He is a master martial artist though. He's way better than 3 years ago." Rev says.
"Yeah, I can definitely see his mastery in martial arts. However, isn't it about to be 4 years? Your birthday is in a few weeks. You guys will be 20. " I say to him
" Rev looks super surprised. I doubt he's celebrated his birthday once over these past couple of years. " Yeah you're right we should plan something. " He says with a smile.
" If me and your brother fought, who would win." I ask him.
"Just go fight him, he accepts challenges from anyone and everyone. I'm sure the moment he saw you he started analyzing your movements. " Rev says.
" Seriously?" I say.
"Yeah seriously. However I can say if at any point you think you're superior in hand to hand combat you'll lose immediately." Rev says.
I don't think you should be talking about losing in hand to hand combat." I say jokingly.
"Look at Baek's body. I didn't lose that bad." Rev says. I look towards Baek. His hand is mangled and there are burns and fire damage all over him. How could Rev do so much damage to him even though technically Baek blocked all his attacks.
"Stop being childish and come eat. You too Joker stop sitting in a corner like a lost puppy." Hephaestus says
***Baek
We all sit around a dinner table and eat while enjoying the food. Laughing and talking about life. This is the first time something like this has happened. What I'm feeling is something new, something I haven't felt before. I think this is what they call happiness.