Miscalculation

The Hydraulic, Quite literally made a hole in the boy's skull, A clean cut, In and out.

Leus' world turned silent

He couldn't believe what he was seeing and his mind went blank

He stared at the boy's lifeless body

The other 4 guys were shocked, While Leus was staring at the boy's corpse with disbelieve, They were looking at Leus with disbelieve

Blaze was a bit behind Leus

Even though he didn't do anything to conceal his presence, Neither Leus nor the guys noticed him, Their minds were preoccupied with trying to process what just happened

Suddenly, a single thought dominated Leus' mind

'Vivify'

He immediately began controlling his Life Force and pushed it to his palm, then he kneeled down and started pouring ridiculous amounts of his Life Force into the boy's dead body

When Blaze saw what he was doing, he stepped forward

"Leus, Stop"

But Leus didn't stop, He just kept pushing his Life Force into the kid's body, Specifically the hole in his skull

Blaze caught Leus' shoulder

"Leus, Enough"

Leus didn't even hear him, Only a single thought swirled in his mind

'I must save him, I can save him'

Blaze shouted

"Basileus! I said enough"

But still, Leus didn't stop, So Blaze quickly made a decision

'There's no point in talking to him'

He punched Leus' head, knocking him out instantly

Then he looked at the bewildered faces of the other four guys

They were still unable to accept what just happened

"Only the four of you are aware of what happened.

Choose, I kill you now, or you forget about what happened forever and never speak of it?"

The guys just looked at each other, then their eyes fixed on their leader

The brown-haired guy stepped forward and spoke with a shaky voice

' ... If the child is this powerful then how powerful is the man with him?'

He knew that they stood no chance against Blaze

"We'll for-get about everything that happened, Let us go"

Blaze nodded

"If what happened today comes out to light, I'll find you and kill you"

The guys just nodded and were about to run away

"Wait"

They froze in place

Blaze unsheathed his sword, And cut the boy's head

He then ignited his sword and cauterized his neck to stop the bleeding

After that, he added more mana to his sword, Making the flames burn brighter, And turned the boy's head into ashes

'This should scare them enough'

He turned around and spoke in a cold voice

"Take the body and bury it"

The four guys held the dead body and ran away

They quickly disappeared into the darkness

Blaze looked at the unconscious Leus on the floor and sighed

'Such an utter failure'

He carried Leus in his arms and walked out of the slums with a grim look on his face

' ... That's not how things should have played out'

When Blaze reached home, It was already late and everyone was sleeping.

So He put Leus on the bed and waited beside him

Hours passed, And morning came, But Leus didn't get up

'He will need time to recover his life force, His body isn't showing signs of deterioration so it's okay'

When morning came, Viorica entered the room

Seeing Blaze's face, she immediately felt that something was off

She asked

"Is everything okay?"

"No, An incident happened"

"How bad?"

"Bad"

"Will Leus be okay?"

"Yeah, It's a matter of time"

"Is there anything I can do?"

"Not now, Maybe after he gets up, I'll let you know"

Viorica went and sat beside Leus, She kissed him on his cheek and hugged him, Then she left the room

She decided not to ask much about it

'If Blaze wanted to say then he'd have said.'

'All that matters is that Leus should be okay, I'll leave it in Blaze's hands'

Although Viorica might act silly sometimes, She has been with Blaze for more than a decade

She could immediately tell when it was serious, and she acted accordingly.

The next day, Leus got up

Blaze was sitting in front of him

Leus looked around him and then asked in a depressed, Droopy tone

"How long has it been?"

"Two nights"

"Did he ....?"

"Of course"

"Any reason you didn't stop me?"

Blaze spoke in a matter-of-fact tone

"I was too far from you, and you were too close to him, Your spell was too fast as well.

I felt your magic but I wasn't fast enough to intercept it, your spell was very powerful"

Leus put his face between his hands

"I didn't mean to do it ..... It was a miscalculation"

Blaze spoke in a gentle tone and patted Leus' head

"I know"

But he quickly switched back to his matter-of-fact tone

"It was an utter failure.

Not only you completely failed in adjusting your strength according to your opponent, but You also failed to control your emotions, If I didn't stop you, You could've killed yourself"

Leus muttered

"Sorry ..."

They both remained silent for a couple of seconds then Leus asked

"Now what happens?"

"About what?"

"About .... What happened"

"I made sure the other gang members stayed silent about it.

But even if they did speak up, there wouldn't be any consequences.

Nobody would take action against you. You had a valid reason, and besides, neutralizing gang members isn't considered a crime, even if you didn't have a reason."

".... I see"

"Leus"

" ... yes?"

"It wasn't only your fault, It was mine too.

I overestimated your capabilities, You had no experience, and I should've been more careful.

Honestly, You did nothing wrong.

The responsibility isn't only on you, It's on me as well"

Leus sighed

"Can you leave me alone for some time?"

Blaze nodded

"If you need anything let me or your mother know"

And left the room.

On that day, a profound transformation happened within Leus.

Something malevolent and sinister took root deep within him, and a lone strand of his purple hair shifted entirely to black.

However, these alterations would go unnoticed by him and others for a very long time.