If I Could Turn Back Time

Chapter 3

             Sean was adopted by his dad's friend when he was young. Lucas Wong was his name. Uncle, that's what he called him.  He has a wife and her name was Adira So. She was always angry ever since Sean came into the picture. Sean still used his surname because she was the reason why he was not officially adopted. At least Eli, the older sister, and her younger brother, Viktor liked him (not that it matters now).

             The Wong sect was a family that studied different kinds of weapons. It was both tradition and work. Because Sean was adopted, he had to train together with Viktor just like the other four influential families.

            Sean and his younger brother Viktor were sent to become trained soldiers just like his uncle Wong and madam So. Sean was talented at experimenting with chemicals and explosives. He created different kinds of explosives that deal large damage to property. Because Sean was very talented, his peers started to fear him. While training, he meets someone.

             She's so pretty and elegant in every way. Sean finds himself fawning over her whenever she walks. Viktor retches as he keeps seeing that disgusting look of adoration on his face.

            After years of training, Viktor and Sean went back home. A few months later, they were invited to learn techniques from the Lazaro family. The Lazaro family's head was infamous for being cruel and bloodthirsty among his co-leaders, and his youngest son, Bryan Lazaro was also known to be quite the spoiled, rude, and insulting jerk.

             When Sean and Viktor finished training, they sat down under the tree shade, fanning themselves with their hands. Suddenly, Sean hears a voice he never wants to hear, "Sean Lim!" He sighs as he turns to look up at Bryan Lazaro pointing his finger at him, "What do you want?" he says tiredly, "Let's spar!" Bryan Lazaro smirks as he clearly seems to think he is above everyone else.
             
             Sean wins and everyone cheers, but not for long. Bryan Lazaro stands up, fuming with clenched fists, he stomps away from the group. After taking lessons from Lazaro family, everyone from different families bid their goodbyes and went back home.

              A few months after they arrived, people surrounded them. It was the Lazaro sect and their men. "What is your purpose here?" madam So asks, narrowing her eyes. "We have come here to take his hand to our young master." says a lady in a red dress that comes in front. "Why his hand?" madam So asks as she looks at Sean with still squinting eyes. The woman says "He harmed our young master, so there has to be a consequence." while crossing her arms, looking at her red-painted nails.

               "That's not true!" Sean shouts with a scandalized expression, "He asked for us to spar and I won!". The woman looks at him and scoffs, "You are nothing but adopted so, why will they care?" she looks at madam So from head to toe, "Since the Sect head isn't here, who will protect you?" the lady laughs, but is interrupted by Viktor's cry of outrage, "You- How dare you-!" "Quiet child." Madam So interjects, "But mother it wasn't on purpose and he even asked for it!" Viktor looks at her, but madam So keeps him quiet.

               "Shut all the doors, make sure that no one sees." madam So says to her personal servants. Suddenly, pain erupts from the back of Viktor that sends him reeling to the floor. He is hit again and again until his Vision blurs from the pain. The Lazaro sect attacked and lunged at both sides but was apprehended by the Wong sect elders.
                Viktor grabs Sean from the floor and starts fighting for their lives. Gunshots rings through the air as shots are fired. Madam So runs to them and grabs them both and shoves them into the car. "Leave here and meet with Lucas and Eli. Go to my mother's sect. Go. Now!" She says quickly as she starts the car. "Mother, Let's go together!" Viktor cries and pleads, but it was not heard.

                Sean, already used to the pain grabs Viktor and starts driving away. They stopped when a car familiar to them blinked its headlights. Viktor shouts, "Father! Mother is there fighting all of them alone!". The sect head looks at his son's face and then his burning home and decides to leave them to help his wife. Viktor reached out to his father and says, "Father stop! Let's go together and find sister!", but once again it was all for naught.

                Lucas Wong knocks his son out, and tells Sean, "Please protect them. I entrust you with this responsibility Sean". Sean cries, but decides to go. So he nods and carries his brother on the seat and drives away leaving behind his uncle and his home.