13 THIRTEEN...

Gates sat up, looking at the blasted door... Her temper fit the description.

"Well, hello Anne." Gates said without much care as he laid back down...His physical strength alone was much more than hers, his magical strength although a bit weaker can handle hers if need be.

Standing there in a feat of rage, Anne couldn't speak, it was as though the anger had got the best of her and she was now unable to voice it out however that was just it, voicing it out.

Before Gates knew, the room became Ice cold, his breathing could be seen in a wisp of air pushing out of his nose and mouth. Wondering what exactly she was doing, he sat up immediately only to see a dozen Ice spears launched at him. Moving out of the way, they penetrated the bed, the spot at which he laid on previously...

Now, he really didn't care...She wanted to kill him just now? He walked towards her, without any sign of urgency, he wondered as he walked, what he would do with her, should he strangle her to death or maybe even break some bones while he was at it. She created another ice spear and launched it at him,

"Tsk" a sound left his lips as he raised his hands towards the ice spear, as soon as it entered his palm, he closed the hand, putting as much force as he could shattering her attack.

Seeing such a feat, she was taken aback but like the prideful child she was, she could not accept such a thing.

Using instantaneous casting, she created ice spears and a whip made of water, its tangible form was something of greater achievement as it requires a bit of mana which would be a lot depending on who was creating it and alot of concentration on their part, regardless.

Smacking two of the Ice spears away with his hands, shattering them in the process, a whip like sound could be heard before a sudden pain assaulted Gates face...

"Hahah you stupid pest, I will teach you some manners today" Anne said as she got excited finally putting a hit in, it was demoralising seeing her attacks fail in its pursuit against her useless younger brother. He had better off not been born.

The moment he was born, he received all the attention, she was no longer the jewel of her parents eyes as he was now born...she hated him and yet pretended to stay with him out of love so she can still receive that attention and love from her parents.

Until the day she heard the news that he couldn't Awaken, something was wrong with him, they said...it was then it all changed.

Abusing him, hitting him, taking out all her anger on him whenever she felt like it, relieved her of her years of neglect and pain. She whipped again towards him but this time she noticed, something was different...

Gates looked at her with eyes that spewed hatred, he had changed from him expression of lack of interest to a wraith that would end her life...

His figure became blurry and he disappeared, she looked around the room, but no sign of him, then she felt a chill run down her spine, tilting her head to look behind her, a hand grabbed hers, twisting it in the opposite direction as a shrill scream erupted from her mouth.

/TWAH/

She received a slap that threw her across the room, slamming her into the walls of the room, her face and hand ached sore with pain as she looked to where she had stood before but he had already started coming towards her,

His eyes filled with hatred for her, without a word as he walked to her, she could taste the metallic components in her blood as she bleed internally in her swollen mouth.

He reached her and put his leg above her ankle as she tried to pull it away but he had her ankles pinned, applying his force, a crack could be heard before the entire ankle was broken through.

She screamer in pain as she tried to voice something out, but her swollen mouth wouldn't allow her. Gates bent down and picked her up from her neck, raising her whom was years above him and much taller than he was above his head as he strangled her. A soft crack was heard as he applied more pressure to separate her head from her body.

Tears started to stream down her swollen face as she looked into his eyes, he did not seem to care whether she cried or was in pain, nor did he seem like he was going to stop...kicking him in the body and trying her best to escape his hold, someone arrived at the door

"Miss Anne, please don't kill-" A male voice was heard before the figure rushed towards the two that were engaged in a fight...

No, this was no fight, it was a one sided beat down.

Gates saw a flash by the corner of his eyes to his left as he let go of her neck and dodged the slash of a sword, turning to see whom actually dared to interrupt his discipline, he saw a man dressed and adorned in silver armor and a helm, his face much more mature than most he had seen up till now which were not many...

He held a longsword in his right arm as he used his left to carry the unconscious body of his Young miss, Anne-Marie before turning to look at the young kid that caused all the injuries and his misunderstood prospect of protection for the child...

"You, who are you to stop me?" The boy said as he started walking towards him

"Wai-Wait, Youngest master Amon, I am a Knight assigned to protect the Young Miss, Midas, is my name." The Knight now identified as Midas said as he lowered his sword and raised his hand, sword in hand and point down to the ground in the air to show his sincerity.

"You think I care? I said who are you to stop me from dealing with that wrench in your hands...drop her now or I'll kill you."