Chapter 4: Willows Edge

Ara and Isabella set off to find Willows Edge Forest, as they reached the outskirts of Alimo Village, they met a familiar voice "Hey! Are you done yet?" Both Isabella and Ara looked at each other and ran towards the voice.

As Ara and Isabella closed the distance towards the voice, they realized that the voice they had heard was Leena and he sounded like he was in a spot of bother.

"Elie are you done yet? Do you have to keep bullying people? just because you're the top student in our class doesn't give you the right to bully others weaker than you!" Leena shouted in anger as he stood in front of a mother and child.

As the mother was on her knees holding her daughter close to her, crying to be let go, with food spread across the floor and a basket upside down Leena was standing up for them both, making sure the situation didn't get any worse.

"Elie you've gone too far, how can you hit those who are not practitioners? Do you get a buzz from hitting the weak? If you've got…"

Leena was trying his best to make sure nothing happened to this mother and her child, making sure that both of them are able to get help and live in peace.

Before Leena could finish his sentence he got kicked so hard he flew into the tree directly behind him, the tree shuddered and leaves staggered downwards towards the ground, blood dripped out of Leena's mouth along with pain and aches running through Leena's body.

"Leena, do you think a Bone strengthening stage could possibly beat me who's at Vessel Realm? I broke through a couple of days ago to Pure Vessel Stage. We are no longer equal so you no longer have the right to fight me nor talk back to me" Elie began to step on Leena as he was closing Leena's personal space, making Leena feel uncomfortable but yet angry.

"Hmph, all you do is bully people, you're a worthless excuse of a human, I've met chimps who are a lot more respectful than you," Leena shouted, spitting blood all over himself while being stepped on.

By the time Ara and Isabella got to Leena, they saw him lying on the ground with Elie the school bully and the top student of the 3rd year standing over Leena with Elie's foot on Leena's chest.

"Elie! Get your foot off of Leena, it's alright bullying me but to bully Leena is too far!" Ara shouted at the top of his voice as if seeing Leena laying on the ground in his condition suddenly brought out Ara's hot temper and a burst of anger clouded his mind.

Isabella grabbed Ara's hand "Ara calm down please, don't be rash"

"Ara stay back this is not your fight!" Leena shouted and gestured towards Ara from a distance to stay back.

"AAhahahahaha, Little Ara thinks he's capable of actually defeating me with his little strength, you've been at the Physical Aroma stage for the past year with no progression, do you really think trash like you can actually win against me? Absolutely laughable Ara, before you speak maybe use your head." Elie the school bully expressed his bullying ways towards Ara with confidence.

"Give me 7 months, at the next school tournament we shall fight, if I lose I will quit school and leave Alimo Village, but If I win.. You are no longer allowed to bully anyone." Ara struck a deal with Elie.