Chapter 115: Start of War(9)

Luke scratched his head and acted lazily and forced. But under the act of laziness, he's already starting to analyze the two kids in front of him. And these two are very troublesome base on his observations.

Base on how Snow appeared, Luke can confidently say that her powers are related to cold and ice which is a very odd power. He hasn't heard or read anything about this in the novel. Luke doesn't have the powers to deal with her and even if he does he can't possibly harm an eight-year-old with it. That's just... no.

The flaming teen next to her is in the same boat. His abilities are linked to heat. Luke can't approach him too close or else he'll be grilled. Luke can deal with him with water, but is it worth the risk to reveal it? Will his abilities even be sufficient to deal with these two? Luke was certain that this was not the only thing these two could do based on how they demonstrated their abilities.

'Damn, I had no idea dealing with kids would be so difficult.'

Luke frowned; he would've clicked the skip button by now if there was one. But, alas, there are none, therefore he must devise a plan to get out of that situation or else he will die.

Luke sighed, realizing that there is only one way out.

"Nash, if this plan works out miraculously, prepare to have a sibling."

• Huh? What exactly are you talking about, dad?

Luke pursed his lips and soon groaned. Here goes nothing.

"Snow... Come to me."

Snow flinched and stared at Luke with an astonished look. Luke gave her a friendly smile.

"Why didn't you tell me you were being treated badly? Did you realize how concerned Nash was about you when you vanished? I was also worried about your wellbeing, did you know that?"

Snow came to a complete stop and locked his gaze on Luke. She then spoke carefully, holding the coat that Nash and Luke had given her before.

"Were you?"

"Yes, every night I'm worried for you. I was wondering where you went or if you were even eating well. Nash was concerned as well, and he frequently mentions you to me."

That wasn't entirely a lie. Nash was often grumbling about how he missed playing with Snow, and Luke did think of her every time he went to sleep or eat. Mainly because he is thinking about Snow's so-called 'family' and if they are even treating her right base on how Snow acts when they met at Thea.

With trembling eyes, Snow glanced at Luke's solemn face. She then turned her attention to his shoulder, where she detected Nash. When he heard Nash speak in her head, she flinched.

• What my dad said was correct. He even mentioned out loud in breakfast one day, 'I wonder if that girl is eating well.'! Dad is concerned about you!

Snow took a deep breath and began to consider her options. The teen next to her observed this and was going to slap her in the head when he was stopped by a hand. When he turned to see who it was, he saw Luke gazing fiercely at him.

"Hey, I think that is enough smacking."

"Hah?! You think you have no right to tell me what to do- ACK!"

Luke hit the boy in the gut as hard as he could before he could finish his sentence, causing the teen to vomit blood. The teen's body was thrown forward, and his entire body trembled as a result of the hit. The teenager then raised his head, gritting his teeth and glaring at Luke. Luke backed away when he saw the teenager's body began to heat up once more.

Luke came to a halt and turned to face Snow, who was locked in her position. She then shifted her gaze from Luke to the teenager. Luke scowled as he could see the heat creeping closer to Snow's location. Luke clenched his teeth and extended his arms.

"Snow, come here! I'll protect you!"

With teary eyes, Snow flinched and glanced at Luke. She's still unsure, but she came to a halt when she heard Nash's voice in her head.

• Please return to us! Snow! Big sister!

Snow bit his lower lip and dashed towards Luke's arms. Snow then leaped and extended her arms towards Luke. Luke safely caught her and hugged her close to him.

"It's all right now; I'm here. We'll protect you."

Snow's eyes welled up with tears, and she pressed her head against Luke's chest. Nash then began wiping her tears away with his fluffy paws.

• I always knew you missed us too! Hehe! Don't be afraid! You'll never miss us again because we'll always be with you from now on!

Snow nodded softly and let Luke carry her away from the enraged teenager. She's now safe. She will never be in pain again.

"You bitch! Where do you think you are going?!"

"Who do you think you're calling a bitch?"

Luke locked his gaze on the teenager in front of him. He needed to take care of Snow now that he had decided to take her in. And seeing all of those insults directed at Snow is making him furious.

"I dare you to say that one more time, you son of a bitch-"

"Or what?! Are you going to kill me? Hahahaha! You slapstick think it's possible to kill me?! Don't make me laugh!"

Hearing their exchange, Snow grimaced and clenched her fists on Luke's garments. Because she was so near to Luke's shoulder that she could also hear Nash's low growls.

• That bastard... What right does he have to say that to our dad?!

The word 'our dad' made Snow flinch. She can't believe how quickly she was accepted by them. Why? Isn't it to be accepted and not be killed, you must be obedient and follow orders such as killing people? Why? How? She doesn't get it. Why are they treating her so well?

When she heard an unfamiliar voice chuckling in her brain, Snow flinched.

• Dear, it appears that you still have no idea what family implies. They're not doing it for the sake of getting something in return. They did this because they already regarded you as a member of their family. And, just like they do to you today, a family protects each other.

For a brief period, Snow fell silent. Unconsciously, a little smile began to emerge on her lips. Her eyes, which were typically cold and lifeless, began to shine. She felt alive for the first time in her life.

Luke gulped and stared at the teen in front of him, oblivious to the shift in Snow's expression. Now that he's got Snow on his side, all he has to do is knock down this scumbag.

'Should I employ my water abilities right now? Should I do it? Is it even going to work against this jerk?'

Luke's teeth were clenched. He was about to unleash his abilities when he felt Snow climbing down from his arms and stopped him. Luke was taken aback. 

"Snow? What are you doing?"

• Hey, big sis, where are you going?! It's dangerous!

Snow ignored their questions and raised her left arm sideways and glaring at the teen in front of her as if she were protecting Luke. Luke was taken aback and glanced at her with disbelief.

"Snow..?"

Snow opened and closed her mouth several times as if she was unsure whether or not to speak. She finally spoke after a few seconds.

"Dad... I'd like you to take a step back for a moment. I'll take care of him."

Luke looked at Snow with wide eyes from shock; he then flinched when he heard the teen's loud laughter.

"HAHAHA! What the hell is going on here?! You think you can use your abilities without me, you fool?! I'm sure you won't last a second in this fight!"

Luke's ear twitched in response to his words.

"Are you unable to use your abilities without him? What does he mean by that?"

The teenager looked at Luke as though he was mocking him.

"You decided to take that bitch without even knowing anything about her? How laughable!"

Luke locked his gaze on the teen that was laughing and pointing at him. He was ready to charge towards him but stopped when sharp icicles formed around Snow and charged towards the teen. The adolescent became aware of this and stopped laughing. He then fixed his gaze on the jagged icicles and boosted the temperature around his body even higher, melting the icicles before they could reach him.

"So you're serious about this huh? You bitch, don't come sobbing to me once you've started to regret your actions."

For a little period, Snow fell silent before forming enormous glaciers on all sides of her.

"I will never regret this."

"Ha! We'll see about that!"

The teenager then began to heat up even more, to the point where genuine flames engulfed his entire body. When Snow saw this, she made her glaciers charge at full speed towards him.

BOOM! BOOM!

The impact of the heat on the glaciers was so great that it began to make explosive sounds, drawing practically everyone's attention.

When they all looked up at the hills, all they saw was a large cloud of steam that obscured their vision of what was going on. They immediately began to hear a variety of explosive noises emanating from within the steam, as well as ice boulders emerging from the steam. It appears that a fierce battle is taking place inside.

Liam fixed his gaze on the steam. Inside, he can sense the unknown teen, Snow, Luke, and Nash. Liam is becoming concerned because he can't see anything other than their auras. But he came to a halt when he sensed an unknown object approaching him.

Liam instinctively spun around to see a black orb speeding towards him. Liam grimaced and grabbed a nearby dead body to block the ball and tossed it along with the body.

BOOM!

Liam frowns because the area of the body where the ball sticks have been blown off. He then glared at the monster walking in front of him.

"You appear to be impatient. Fine, I'll deal with you first, you bastard."

Liam immediately turned on his aura and directed it at the monster. He then charged straight at it.

The monster appeared to be alarmed by Liam's movements, and it continued to unleash another ball from its mouth, but Liam quickly dodged it, and when he got close enough, he began to sever the monster's limbs one by one. When the monster collapsed, Liam thrust his blade into the monster's mouth and split it open. Before the monster could even scream, Liam kicked it as hard as he could, causing the monster's body to fly away, allowing him to slice off its head.

Liam sighed and turned to face the severed corpse and head on the ground. He then turned to face Shawn and the other giants, who were staring at him while dealing with the other four creatures. Liam smiled and gave them thumbs up causing the giants to look at him weirdly but ignored it and focused on the enemies instead.

When Liam spotted them returning to work, he sighed and returned his attention to the thick steam. He desperately wanted to go there and figure out what was going on, but he couldn't because Luke had assigned him a task.

'I hope brother is doing well.'