Mathius with his wife and son had already arrived since he was the guest of honor. The banquet hall was decked with stunning furniture, beautiful flowers and delicious food. The elders and important members of the Ma clan were arriving with their families .
Hercule Ma being the son of the clan leader was also in the spotlight and he too was observing everyone. He had his fathers strong features, characteristic black hair of Ma family and soft eyes, he was already taller than most around his age. It was then he noticed the arrival of clan elder Maximus with his family. Mathius too saw this and took the initiative to greet them.
The rest of the people also noticed them and nodded to show their respect after all it was the respect the strong garnered wherever they went and Maximus was fully deserving of it. Thadius however was not really interested in this and just greeted them and went to eat all the delicacies that were brought for this grand occasion.
Hercule saw this and wasn't bothered much since this was always how Thadius has been, while others flattered him young Theo just showed the bare minimum respect and went about his way. Hercule actually preferred this since he knew others weren't interested in him but in his position as the clan head's son.
The banquet was in full swing the members of the clan got together, drank and chatted but the people around the clan head were a bit more somber since they were talking about the young saint of the Leone clan who was made the saint of the clan the day he was born . It has to be known that the position of young saint has always gone to the best of the new generation so for someone to become the young saint just when they were born was proof that they had incredible talent.
Mathius was also thinking about how his son and others in his generation would have a tough time but that didn't mean he was scared since he also has confidence in his son's talent. The only one he thought who could match his son was Thadius. Though others might underestimate him since he was always lowkey but Mathius knew that would be a grave mistake because he knew his younger brother and nephew had one similarity that both were unassuming and easygoing when unbothered but the moment someone tries to mess with them they unleash carnage.
Thadius was in a corner stuffing his face with all the delicious food when he saw someone coming over. It was a lanky kid with narrow eyes and pointed nose. Thadius knew it was Hemcur his cousin whose father was also an elder of the clan. Hemcur's father hated Maximus since he could never fairly beat him since young so the grudge had passed down to the next generation, Hemcur himself hated Thadius mainly because Hercule treated Thadius like a friend insead of an acquaintance which he did to Hemcur.
Thadius looked at Hemcur not really interested in talking to him and started walking to his parents . Hemcur looked at him stopped him by standing in front of him thinking by relying on his taller frame Thadius could be intimidated but Thadius just looked at him calmy and asked if he would move . Looking at his uninterested demeanor Hemcur got angry and tried to shove him but suddenly he got dizzy and started puking. It was then he realised he was punched.
'What are you doing boy 'suddenly a voice was heard across the banquet hall. It was a tall man who looked like the older version of Hemcur clearly it was his father. All the adults gathered around them to see waht was happening . Hemcur was miserable drowning in his puke while his father instead of helping him stared coldly at Thadius. Seeing everyone gathered Thadius told what had happened . Heinx was furious not at his son but at Thadius but forced himself to calm down since he couldn't act rashly in front of everyone. Before he could change the narrative by saying something clever Maximus walked towards him looking at him Heinx couldn't find his courage and stood still like a statue . Mathius was about to step forward but Maximus gave him an oddly calm look, seeing the look Mathius knew he should do nothing and just sighed .
Maximus calmly asked everyone if it was his son's mistake and he should pay but nobody said anything not wanting to be on this crazy man's radar. Finally he looked at Hienx and asked why did he shout at his son . Heinx felt a chill in his spine and wanted to apologize but before he got a chance Maximus got close to him and both of them disappeared. Mathius sighed and got the jolly mood going again while Hercule had stars in his eyes realizing rather than his father's soft demeanor he liked his uncle's tyrannical style more. As for Thadius he knew his father best so he wasn't really worried but suddenly goosebumps rose on his body he turned around and saw his mother's twitching face and crooked forced smile knowing his father was going to get in trouble later.
Just like that the banquet ended, seasons passed and Thadius was seven years old preparing for a very important ceremony