CHAPTER 1- Drag Village Arc - Ryu & Zeus

It was quite the middle of the night at this moment. A boy in an underground training hall staring at an enormous cube of steel that weighs around one ton. He has raised his hand toward that cube and is trying to do something. He's looking tired and a little anxious about whether he can do it. Suddenly, that enormous cube made of steel flew up in the air and fell to the ground at that moment. The calmness of the air suddenly disappeared, as he could not concentrate or focus his mind on this thing. He just wanted to forget about the recent incident that happened in the city two days ago.

..... Flashback.....

Two days ago,

His name is Glen Ryu. He has long, black hair with a pair of black eyes. His body was quite muscular, but not like any bodybuilder. He has a scar on his palm. It's like an 'X' mark. No one can tell if it is a burning mark or a cut. He lives in a colony near the city. His colony's name was Drag colony.

Ryu this year reached the age of 16 years old. He wasn't a genius or a loser. In one word you can say, he was an average guy, like his average look.

So, two days ago he was going towards the city market after he got permission from his village's head. You can say his village has strict rules. If you want to go out of the colony, then first, you need permission from the village elders.

If you were asking why they have this strict rule, then this was because in their colony they have a very special stone. Their colony was the protector of this stone. But the most interesting thing was that they didn't know from what they were protecting the stone. You can find the stone in the underground training grounds. The name of the stone was Zirkon. This stone's color was shining white. If you look carefully, then you can see that it looks close to a diamond.

In his colony, every person has a supernatural power or a supernatural physique. They all were strong compared to any other normal human. It all happened because of the stone. In his colony, when any child reaches the age of 15, they will join the training program that teaches them to control their power and also teaches various techniques. Their colony was in charge of the defense of the city.

Ryu has a power that was like telekinesis, but ‌it was also quite different. About 1 year ago, he joined there, but because of his average talent, he didn't progress that much. They all practiced in the underground training ground because they didn't want anyone to find out about their secrets. They also told to not to talk about the Zirkon to anyone.

Ryu was approaching the busy market. His mom told him to buy some vegetables. He completely brought all the vegetables, and he was ready to leave the market, but suddenly he heard a voice from a corner of the market. The sound was as if someone was fighting. He heard a voice with which he was very familiar.

Ryu quickly went towards the voice and saw four men beating a boy. The boy was bleeding from his right hand, but those four men were beating him without stopping.

Ryu knows this boy very well. It was his best friend, Zeus Evan. Zeus was his best friend since childhood and he can't watch his friend getting beaten. He needs to stop them. So, without thinking, he runs towards them. Normally, Ryu always avoids fights or any kind of conflict. He loved the peace and didn't want to get into any conflict with anyone, but for his family and friends, he will not tolerate this.

He knows them because they run the local thug gang. He saw one guy ready to kick Zeus. Ryu quickly comes in front of Zeus and tries to stop the attack with his hand. But the kick was so powerful that it sent him flying backward. Ryu hits the wall when he coughs a mouthful of blood.

"Ooooo..... A hero arrived. A weakling hero arrived to save him. Guys, look, the weakling wants to save him from us. Hahaha," the man who had a bald head said to the other and started laughing. The other three men also laughed after seeing Ryu, who was coughing blood.

Ryu stands up from his place. He can feel pain in his hand. He looked at Zeus, also sent flying backward, and was now bleeding from his head.

"Seniors, I don't know what happened, but please let me take him to the hospital or he will die of blood loss," Ryu request them.

Ryu told them anxiously and was ready to take Zeus to the hospital. Suddenly, one man came in front of him and punched him in the abdomen. Ryu fell, holding his stomach. He once again coughed blood.

"A weakling wants to bring another weakling into the hospital. Hahaha," the bald head laughed and was ready to beat them.

Ryu was now getting anxious because Zeus was faint, and he quickly needed to stop the blood. These four men were also powerful compared to him. He stands up, holding his pain, and stands in a fighting pose. He needs to do something.

Those four men, seeing Ryu standing up and standing in a fighting pose, started laughing. They were once again ready to beat him, but at this moment, the police showed up. Seeing the police, those four men ran away. At this moment, Ryu relaxed and fainted.

... End of the flashback...

Ryu looks so tired. He has a slightly cut mark on his forehead because of that fight. It's been 2 days already. He's continuously practicing.

Zeus was standing outside of the training hall. Zeus is a genius. He analyzes anyone's weakness and he can memorize a complete book in one shot. His hobby is collecting information about everything. Zeus was average, with white skin and blond hair. He doesn't talk or laugh so much and stays calm all the time. He is an introvert to others but not to Ryu. Since they were friends from a very young age, they are very trustworthy friends. Even though he is physically weaker than others, he is quite famous in his village for his intelligence.

Zeus has been observing Ryu for so long. There is only one thing that is going on in his head, "how will he become powerful?". Using his, he found a secret to becoming powerful from a book, and for this, he needed the Zirkon. So, Zeus was planning to steal the Zirkon and use it to become powerful. Once he had read in an old torn book about Zirkon. Some pages of that book were missing, so Zeus only knew the tremendous power of Zirkon.

" It's too late to be here, isn't it, Ryu?" Zeus asked.

Ryu turned around and replied," what are you doing here now?"

Zeus looks so angry at Ryu and slowly walks toward him. He grabs his collar and shouts at him," why do you do ‌nothing there? You could beat them just in the blink of an eye! Then why do you do nothing?"

Tears welled up in Zeus's eyes." You know that I have no physical abilities. I'm just weak," Zeus shouted. Zeus took out some white powder from his pocket and applied it to Ryu's exposed scar.

Ryu felt sorry for that incident. He couldn't make eye contact with Zeus. He stayed quiet and low. But Ryu reacted to Zeus's words. Previously, he didn't react because he thought Zeus was applying some kind of medicine.

"What are you saying, Zeus? You are the most intelligent boy in this colony. Even though you haven't any physical power, by using your brain you can do miraculous things." Ryu said to Zeus.

Zeus loses his color and steps back from him.

"I want the Zirkon!" Zeus said to Ryu.

Ryu can't believe what he heard. He was stunned. "What!! Do you know what you are saying, Zeus? You know we are the protector of this stone and now you say that you came here to steal Zirkon for your selfish wishes. I can't let that happen," Ryu said to Zeus.

Zeus smiled at Ryu and said," you can do nothing to stop me, Ryu. I already give you that sleeping powder when I grab your collar. It wasn't harmful," Zeus said. Zeus started walking towards the stone tower.

They kept the Zirkon in a stone tower. It was 6m meters high from the ground and kept inside a special type of cage. The cage is used to keep Zirkon incognito. Because of that, no one with the special ability could find Zirkon here. There was a bright light coming out of the cage and light illuminated all over the training hall.

"As long as I'm here, I won't let that happen, Zeus," Ryu said.

Ryu used his ability to stop Zeus. Ryu didn't use his full power to stop Zeus because if he uses more power, then he will hurt Zeus. He doesn't want to hurt Zeus badly. So Ryu uses some of his power to stop Zeus's movements. Zeus tried to be free from it, but it could help. He knew that Ryu's ability is far greater than the others. He couldn't take him down by force. Ryu kept shouting at Zeus to stop. Ryu wasn't angry, but he looked sorry for Zeus.

Unbeknownst to the two of them, a strange creature was slowly approaching them.

To be continued...…

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