Gavin stepped forward, pulling his sword, and in one swift motion, he clashed with the sword of the boy. The tallic sound echoed. Both of them held in a stalemate before pushing themselves back.
Raze stepped up. He looked the boy right in the eye, and all he could see was anger, rage, and soone who genuinely hated them. But he wasn’t here to entertain all that. He pointed at the girl. "She took what doesn’t belong to her. Hand it over, and we won’t have this issue," he spoke clearly. But the boy didn’t respond; he simply got into a stance.
He took a deep breath, twisted his feet slightly, and slowly opened his eyes.
"I don’t think he’s ready to talk," Gavin said.
"Then we’ll make him ready," Raze replied. Without wasting a mont, he lifted his hand, and four fla arrows ford. The boy was shocked when he saw the fla arrows, but he didn’t back down. He charged ahead, his feet digging into the ground as he launched himself almost vertically, covering a ter in an instant.
Raze attacked, firing all four arrows at the sa ti. The boy’s eyes picked them up. He swung his sword, blocking two in one motion. They exploded as they ca in contact with the blade. Then he kicked off the ground and retreated a few steps, dodging the last two that hit the ground and exploded.
He thought he was in the clear, but the next mont, Gavin launched forward as well. He went for an attack that forced the boy to block in a destabilized state. He managed to parry the sword but was pushed back even more. He slamd into the ground with his back, imdiately kicking his feet and rolling back up, landing right into a stance again.
"You’re pretty good, but two against one isn’t going to work," Gavin said. He lifted his sword at the boy. The boy frowned, then stood straight. His stance seed to shine even brighter, and for so reason, the air around him changed, beca sharper. He lunged forward at top speed.
He planted his feet into the ground, twisted his body, and then, using the chain of his full body, went for a slash. It was definitely a slash, so Gavin moved to block the attack, but then the boy went under Gavin’s blade and didn’t even attack. He passed forward, going right past Gavin.
His gaze locked on the person who used ranged attacks, Raze. He knew that if he closed the gap fast, he could take out Raze, and if he did that, he’d be able to 1v1 Gavin and possibly win.
A stunning plan. It was sothing only soone with good survival instincts could do. But he picked the wrong person to try it with, because as soon as he was within range to attack, Raze lifted his hand, but the boy didn’t stop.
He understood how mages worked. He could have cut right through Raze before he finished casting a one-word spell. But again, he picked the wrong person, as a jet of high-pressure water exploded from Raze’s palm and slamd right into the boy’s chest.
"Ack!"
The boy was thrown back. He slamd into the ground and skidded several ters. By now, the fight had caught the attention of a few people from the gutters. They ca out to take a look at the situation. A certain girl their age, with jet-black hair and abyss-like eyes, ca out just as the boy was knocked back.
"Luka!" she yelled and ran in his direction. But before she could get there, Luka raised his hand, telling her he was fine. Then he got to his feet, gripping his sword and ready to fight again.
"This is enough. I just want the card inside the pouch. I don’t want anything else," Raze said.
"Tsk, you think I’ll believe you? After you chased Cindy all the way here? I’m sure you saw her ears and tail and wondered how much money you could make from her, you disgusting people," Luka said. The anger in his eyes was real, and it burned heavily. The girl who had just arrived gave them a scornful look as well.
"Wh-what the hell are you talking about?" Raze yelled.
"Raze, let try to explain," Gavin stopped him. He looked at Luka. "We don’t have anything to do with the girl. We just want the card inside," Gavin said and then dropped his sword.
"Look, we an no harm," he said. But even after all that, Luka didn’t budge. He was about to speak when Ella and Riker arrived.
Their presence drew everyone’s attention, and the mont Luka and the other girl laid eyes on her, they froze. But a few seconds later, their expressions shifted into rage.
"Ella," Luka called her na, his tone filled with anger and hate.
She looked up, and when her eyes t Luka’s, she froze. "Luka," she muttered, her chest tightening.
Luka slowly dropped his sword. The look of anger was mixed with disappointnt. "Hahaha," he let out a small, shaky laugh. "So you left only to co back and take from us," he said.
"That’s not what’s happening here, Luka," Ella said. Her eyes moved to Cindy in the back, she realized Cindy was the one Raze had been chasing. It imdiately made everything harder for her.
"So what’s happening? These people chased down Cindy like she was so sort of wild animal for them to kill, and you know these people. Cindy loved you. Of all of us here, she loved you the most, and you walked out of her life like you didn’t care. And now you’re back to harm her," he said, rage burning in his eyes.
Ella’s breathing grew shaky. She clenched her trembling fists. "You know that’s not true, Luka." she said in a shaky breath, "you know i didn’t want leave her, you, all of you." Ella said.
"But you did."
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