An eye for an eye

The footsteps drew closer,we were covered with grasses,never underestimate the power of a tree element controller,despite him being peak 1 star,he didn't seem weak in anyway and with this you could only imagine the way this would turn out,the dogs sniffed at us and they continued on their way,as the footsteps receded,he slowly removed the grass,as we congratulated ourselves from escaping,we saw a figure approaching"finally,I knew you guys were here"he didn't seem to be in a hurry and took casual steps,this person was exceptionally beautiful and powerful the aura preceding him could make your hairs stand straight,he was putting on a dark cloak,wore leather sandals and a cap to match,his face was not seen well but he was beautiful nevertheless,you know that a man can be handsome but when considered beautiful it is on a totally different level,they were at a loss, should they run or attack,xhou didn't seem to be doing any calculations as he released his strongest might,this stranger was powerful and therefore needed to be crushed once,at once the ground opened under the masked guy,and he started sinking,it seemed to be working,"peak 1star,not bad"saying this he closed the waters with the earth,clay flowed out if his hands and slowly solidified sealing his spot,they were visibly shocked,peak 2class in the earth element,he might lack any other element,Frank one of the drunkards stepped forward,it seemed it was a battle of the elements and Alex couldn't do anything about it.

*Frank closed his eyes and gathered the highest energy he could,every element in this world had energy and when you sync with your energy,you are unstoppable,"peak 2 star,the others weren't surprised,they had been growing their powers secretly and still disguising to avoid been caught,the masked stranger continued,this was his end,guy,a typhoon descended and all the areas within 5m radius of the masked guy was attacked,he just there staring unblinkingly at them,maybe he accepted defeat so easily,", expecting to defeat me with peak 2star",he just waved his hand and everything disappeared,damn,just like that,Xhou began to do some calculations in his brain,to counter the attack of an element,you had to be 2 stars away from your attacker,that meant this guy was at least peak 4 class air element,this must be all his elements,they had never had of someone who could control 3 elements,now he watched this masked stranger closely,maybe he was an illusion,all this things were illusions,that was why he could counter all their elements,his hands were still in the air,and that powerful aura was getting infuriated,he dropped his hands and Frank was flown out,he hit a tree and fell coughing up blood,he had decided to make a move,the masked stranger,two had attacked a d it remained three of the drunkards,what could they do?Alex spoke up,'what's your name?' he asked in his most calm voice,"I don't have a name"he replied,the aura getting more angry,'then I guess you don't know your name,ok,we will call you based on the impression your face makes on us' signaling to the rest to help Frank,what was this guy thinking?for a second,Xhou wanted to beat Alex up,they were supposed to run from this guy,but here he was trying to make a new friend,he was sure this stranger wouldn't show his face,but to his dismay,it seemed Alex had a new friend,the masked guy slowly removed his hat and as his face came into view,the drunkards swallowed,if they had 1 percent of this guys beauty,the thought of the amount of free nights they could have had,'are you a barbarian???Alex asked,awe and confusion visible on his face,"why do you ask??

'barbarians were foul faced and as such you can't be one'the faces around him fell,'no offense'he gestured to his companions,"none taken"Xhou replied on behalf of the others,he knew Alex was only trying to pull this out,if he discovered this now,then the masked stranger must have discovered a long time ago,then why had he decided to play along,this must be an illusion, Alex spoke again 'i think Silver would be a good name for you'the masked stranger seemed to be pondering on the name,why would Alex name him after one of the most costliest stones,this guy was an expert on the lips,he should be a peak 3 class on the lips element,if such existed."I like it,Silver it is"Alex was dumbfounded,what the hell,this stranger had accepted the name he got,he kept muttering Silver, stressing the second and at times the first syllable,this guy really treasured the name,"I think it's your turn for an intro"saying this he pointed at Xhou....

***"meanwhile in the barbarian kingdom,the prince was surrounded by his inner circle,they deliberated on problems they had,like shortage of food,they needed to expand their kingdom,as their population increased day by day,all along,the prince was absent minded,when asked a question or told a suggestion he just nodded,a royal body guard entered the hall,he gestured to the entire council,and turned to the prince,"the scouts had returned,sire"

'let them in',two powerful barbarians the prince's personal guards entered,the other council members were awed,maybe their seemingly cold prince had some tinge of emotions,they didn't bothered gesturing to the council members,they just walked to the prince and knelt down,"Tell me what happened?"the prince was obviously impatient,now the council members knew the reason for their prince's awkward behaviour,"The drunkards all had elements they controlled,and as such the group had no problem,they survived pretty fine, walking by day and then sleeping in the night,they had thus gotten to the ice forest,that was where we stopped and returned"

The entire council spoke at once,"outrage",they had elements and concealed it, everyone spoke at once,but the prince just entered his study, smiling for the first time,as he dismissed his council.....

****Xhou was surprised,why was this stranger asking for his name,his thoughts were interrupted, "Caught you finally traitor"they were surrounded by the pack of hunters from before,but they weren't just hunters,they were something more and had something to do with Silva.