"You did?"
Alister hid his expression behind his fan, said "Yes, I am... His tutor"
Draven blurted, "My tutor?"
Alister said. "Yes, I heard he needed help, so I stepped up"
"I need help?" Draven blinked his eyes.
Alister shook his head. "See, look at that dumb look on his face. He clearly needs help"
Natalia found him fishy and quizzed him. "Really? Why would you help him?"
"I want to do something good"
"You of all people?" Natalia frowned. "You are the last person I ever expected to think about someone else other than yourself"
Alister chuckled under a fist. "Little sister, I am full of surprises"
"But don't you hate him?"
"No, I don't. The only reason I was mean before..." He glanced at his fa
"If you want, say please"Draven snorted "That's easy"Alister grinned. "with a cute puppy look""What?" Draven frowned and scooted further from him. "Then, I don't want"Holding the chip before Draven, Alister said "Why not?" and scooted closer. "I know you want one"Draven turned his gaze to the screen, thought. 'Of course I want, those are my favorite! But I have to be careful, what if he is trying to prank me'"Alright, fine. Can you at least say please?"Draven grunted. "Fine""And I don't want a half hearted one"Draven mocked him in his head, and with a pleasant smile, he said "Please"In the second, Alister's grin spread wide, he tucked a de
She swung her mace and stuck Draven's defence as he crashed into the walls. While falling from the building, Draven thought ‘Man, is it just me or why do I fell everyone is stronger…’ Draven tilted his body straight and fire boosted from his soles and levitated before the ground. Getting the chill, Draven jumped and rolled on the grass. Natalia crashed on his spot, with a mace double her size, splitting the soil into the air. Draven coughed as he picked himself up. “How? How could you…” Her rage spoke through the subsiding dust cloud. Her flame blazed over her bloodshot eyes. His eyelids shivered; Draven stumbled backwards. “Nat wait! Nat, I can explain” "What is there to explain? You slept with…" she stamped her foot; the fire swirled around her body and shot a mini fire tornado from her arms. Draven jum
Draven lifted his sword. Fire swirled from the tip down to the ankles of his feet. It blazed and a thin sheet of armour formed above his skin and clothes, except for his head. She growled and shot her stretchy arms across. Draven tilted his blade and blocked the incoming attack. He side-stepped and jumped as a hand reached for his foot.He materialized a wall, delaying her next attack. Ropes of fire bounded her feet and tripped her. Under his manipulation, thousands of threads sprouted out of the ground and strapped around her waist, arms and legs. She snared, wiggling her body, breaking few strands. Another formed and replaced the old ones. Lava congealed around her and she burst out and grabbed him by the throat. Draven teleported and his brows creased with disappointment. 'Is there any shame in taking a tactical run?' he made a run.He yawned under a palm, while he watched his daughter chase Draven with a brutal
Volley punches resounded, sweat glistened his biceps as they tightened, pulling his arm back and explode with a side hook, swinging the chains of the heavy bag. “Cool it champ!” a sweet voice slipped into his ears. “What’s got you worked up?” a neon blue fingernail brought him a towel. He hummed while dabbing the towel on his face and swiped it down his chin.With a solemn expression, he passed her like an unfeeling robot; fully autonomous. Pricking her seventh sense with concern, she walked to his side and pressed on, without regards of coming off annoying. She punched his shoulder. “Stop locking me out. Aren’t I your girlfriend?”He took a side glimpse. A smile surfaced but soon disappeared, as Natalia’s face flashed in his head, heartbroken and disappointed. He watched her run and fade in the distance… and fade out of his life for a second time, was cru
Waves crashed onto the sandy shore as the salty breeze played with his raven hair. He blinked his eyes and to the bright light. He lifted his neck, muttered "Beach?" he slumped and sighed while waving wings on the warm sand. Her bare-feet crushed the sand. She walked towards him and leaned over, casting a shadow on his face. He shifted his sight to her wide smile, almost resembling a quirky cheerleader. His mood flickered for a second, but his expression remained blue. "Meh""Hello, I am back," she said, shaking the jacket tied to her hips. He turned his neck to the side and missed something again, he watching the lone crab thread the endless distance of slopes of sand.In his absent state, she slid her thigh beneath his head and pushed the stray hair to the side of his face while humming a sweet tune. He couldn't wrap his mind over it, but he didn't want this moment to stop. He murmured "Peaceful"
"Another year, drawing the curtains to an exciting season" the commentor said,the spectators roared for their teams, some blazinglyshowed their colours while the highlights replayed on the holographic screens. Meanwhile, the contestants sat in their respective dug out. The moment Coach Fredrickson started talking about strategies and stuff. His mind wandered, he took a few steps back and looked at his surroundings with great detail, especially the rival teams. Recalling Rocco's words, Draven shifted his attention to Eagle High's captain, who was rumoured to be a level 5 superhuman and could be quite a challenge. Thomas Walters felt a stare digging to his back, he turned around and found him, staring down, he snickered. He raised a thumbs down to Draven. "You have no chance mutt. Don't even think about it" Draven smiled back with a challenging look and cracked his neck. "Oh it'
Instantly, the stadium disappeared, along with the spectators' banter. The platform underneath their feet morphed into a rocky terrain. Draven unsheathed his sword and formed a globe of fire above his head, head light for his team. While Draven scanned the environment, his ears buzzed to their whispers. "Hey, where is the other team?""I don't know. I can't see them"Draven muttered. 'Shit! They can operate in total darkness. This is bad'His eyes glowed green as he shifted his vision. Looking far, his squinted eyes widened and his hands tightened around the guard of his sword. Osborne pulled his shield out and led his team. “Move forward" he said, while taking careful steps forward.Osbor0ne took another step and looked to the side. A ghostly hand popped from the darkness and fell on his head and puff, it turned into a cloud of smoke. Osborne's head jerked bac
Claps resounded in the air. "Well done. I certainly didn't expect you to be quite a challenge" Draven turned his head to the voice, his brows raised. "Who are you?" "Andrew Baron, but from your reaction, it seems you have no idea who am I?" "That's good" Draven smelt an opportunity. Fire converged around his body and flashed in front of his last opponent and swung his blade down from his head to his waist, and water hose, blood splattered on his armour. Draven froze with his mouth agape. "Did I just kill him? Shouldn't the system teleport him out?" A dagger darted to his unturned back. By his reflex, Draven tilted his head to the side. "Nice. Good reflexes! Now I am starting to doubting my choice." Andrew's voice echoed in the space. His forehead scrunched in thought. 'He is alive, but