"You cretin—" Aretrus screamed, but he couldn't finish his sentence.
Smack!—
As Ares suddenly appeared in front of him and struck him in the face.
The force of Ares' punch pushed Aretrus back from the sofa he was sitting on, and his nose appears to be bleeding profusely.
"Ahkk!" Aretrus clutched his bleeding nose and glared angrily at Ares.
"Did you really think I wouldn't notice this was a trap, my beloved brother?" Ares spoke up, as he suddenly reappeared in front of Aretrus again and punched him in the guts.
Smack!—
Aretrus attempted to make a shield out of his water affinity, but it did not appear to be strong enough to withstand Ares's strike.
And as soon as Ares' punch connected with his guts, Aretrus was thrown backward, gushing blood from his mouth.
"My master once shared a proverb with me that goes like this: