After the embarrassment in school today Ethan had been contemplating on his purpose in life. Why was he given life when it can't even amount to anything or run for fifty meter.
He sighed again. He had lost count of the number of times he had sighed while he was almong aimlessly.
He didn't particularly have a place he wanted to visit, he just wanted to get away from everyone and everything. Especially his mother.
After walking through several streets he was already getting to places he wasn't familiar with.
His brain wanted him to turn back and go back home where his safe space was. But out of spite towards his mother and annoyance, he kept going.
He was about to casually walked past an open alley when he mistakenly shifted his gaze to the side.
'Oh crap...'
Bullies have taught him by experience that he should never look at a closed alley when passing by. Yet he did that same mistake.
How could he make such silly mistake.
To make matters worse... he instinctively pulled back his leg and ran. He ran so hard, hoping that they wouldn't catch him but they didn't even have to break a sweat.
He was around staggering and blood dripping from his mouth.
"I almost did not recognize you bastard!"
Ethan's eyes began to shiver. Hearing that croaky voice immediately put tension on his chest, he began to gasp for breathe and found it hard to breathe.
"Will you look at him now... so, cute"
A tall guy with blonde hair grinned as he came out of the alley with his hands in his pocket. Seeing Ethan in such pototful state did not make them pity him, instead ot intrigued them. They were Bullies to their very core.
After reaching Ethan's front he grabbed the boy's hair and lifted his head.
"You bastard! You went ahead and tell your mom even after when I warned you. Because of you my father will get pissed and has to come and compensate the principal with extra cash." .
Slap!
Ethan's face swung sideways in response to the force of the slap.
"This is very irritating, and I warned you!"
Slap!!
Slap!!
Slap!!
"I warned you not to inform anyone!!"
Slap!
The guy continued to snap Ethan's face over and over again. With a frail skin such as his. He got bruised so quickly and began to bleed from his nose.
His eyes wrinkled with tears, his cheeks were hot and the slap was very painful. Ethan bit inside his mouth over and over again.
He wasn't even given the chance to apologize if not he would be on the floor licking their boots and begging them to just please leave him alone.
"Hey... Sam.. don't you think that is enough."
The other two guys behind him inquired with quaking voice, even them began to pity Ethan. It was a brutal scene and hard to look at.
"What? Are you going to take his place?"
"No, sorry I asked."
The guy that spoke bowed his head, furrowed his brows, he had mixed feelings on his face but it wasn't like he could go against the richest kid in the school. Even if he was one hell of a bully.
Slap!!
Ethan's cheek was red hot and swollen. He couldn't speak despite wanting to and tears effortlessly poured down his reddened eyes.
"This is what happens when you go against me you fool." He said as he released Ethan's groped hair.
The frail boy slipped to the floor, couldn't move a finger, he just laid on the floor looking half dead.
"The next person is that your bitch mom. I will show you what it means to cross Sam Halaand."
A grotesque smirk besmirched his face as he spoke. Casting one last demeaning look at Ethan's state. He cleans his hand with a handkerchief and walked away with his guys, leaving Ethan on the floor.
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Whoom!
With lightning fast reflexes Emilia clenched her raised fist, deploying a little bit of her own mana she created a shield that warded off razor sharp air that was beginning to brushes her.
It took a while for her to get a hang of it, in that mean time she had sustained small cuts on her cheeks and several other areas of her body.
The remaining blades clashed against her barrier, displaying sparks of energy.
Another attacker appeared from her shadows, manifesting black tendrils that snaked out from her finger tips, wrapping around Emilia's limbs like a living chain.
Seeing that she was restricted. The frontal attack lunged at her, his crimson energy shimmering around his fist as he manifested before her and sent his blow hurtling towards her stomach.
Emilia intercepted his punch with another punch, she had managed to force out her hand in time but the tendrils were tightening harder around her hands and trying to reach for the extra hand.
The attacker stumbled to the side, amazed at the lady's resilience. Taking the chance another one swept into her space finally being able to relish a tough punch into her guts as the tendrils belatedly caught her hand again.
She groaned had spat out. Emilia struggled against the suffocating grip, her every movement met with resistance.
"I reckon you have not been taking this fight seriously... or was my Intel wrong about the Wonder Woman." The guy with red energy glowing around his fist said, he was also the same guy crouching on the rooftop a while ago. He seemed to be their leader.
He folded his arms and continued, "When we were rookies, we would often hear of how powerful a woman was, she was nicknamed the wonder woman. One of the few A class awakened who was able to defeat an S class. I must say, I am disappointed to see you struggle here."
Emilia glared at her but didn't respond.
'Is he trying to buy time with meaningless conversations.'
Emilia thought in her head. Of course right now she wasn't giving her all. She won't be able to give her all in this fight because she does not want her son to die.
The moment she abruptly draws her energy from within it wi cause Ethan to be in a very grave state. That boy was the only reason she had held on for so long.
Nothing must happen to him.
She glared at the guy in front her with pure rage. And her vengeful eyes seemed to entertain me.
"Don't worry about your son. Our plan is to eliminate you first then we will go for him."
A wide grin spread across his face.