44 | LOST AND EARNED

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"Get up again" Vulcan's voice was devoid of any emotion as he stared down at the 6 year old Blaze, who's soft skin was already covered in numerous bruises. He groaned in pain as he slowly got up.

"B-But it hurts," he whined, but Vulcan's look only got harder.

"I didn't go out of my way to raise such a weakling, you're a Magma child, show it to me,"

The pain was telling, no screaming at him to stop. But fear overtook it the moment he saw Vulcan's gaze. Blaze gritted is teeth as he went through the pain and got up. Hardening his own gaze, he held his fists up and ran forward, shouting out loud as he pulled back his fist and screamed.

"Hyahhhh!" he threw the fist.

The fist dodged and a ten year old Blaze stumbled forward. But he didn't stop there. Using the momentum, he lifted his leg and spun around, wanting to do a backkick at his master.

"Too slow," Vulcan stated as he stopped the kick simply by holding it in place. But Blaze tried to use that to his advantage and lifted his other leg up, doing an air kick which managed to land a hit on Vulcan's arm as he quickly jumped back.

"Hmmmm....." Vulcan stroked his arm, "Not bad..."

Blaze smiled.

"....but it's not good enough,"

The smile faded away. Vulcan tighetened his fists.

"You a special child, you have something in you, something that will help us, help the world," he raised his arms, "your potential which you have yet to reach, prove it to me that you can reach it,"

Blaze panted, but he could say he was tired. He took a deep breath, and put on a serious face. Cracking his knuckles, he got into an offensive stance.

"Understood,"

And with that, he ran forward again, readying his fist.

"GRAHH!" he screamed his pain as his face smashed and forced onto the ground by a hand.

"Well well well, is this what a 12 year old can do," a magma grunt grinned as he shifted his weight onto Blaze as the rain came pouring down hard. Vulcan watched form afar, holding an umbrella in hand.

Blaze grunted as he tried to move, his arm was locked in place and the magma grunt was pressing hard into his back ,He could feel the bones on the verge of breaking.

Vulcan narrowed his eyes at the sight with a gaze. A gaze that caused anxiety to rise in Blaze. His eyes widened in fear.

'No....No....'

His fingers trembled.

'I can't give up...I need to show it to him.....I need to prove that I'm not worthless.....'

Vulcan's eyes widened as he saw something Blaze. The boy clenched his fist as eyes started flashing red a bit.

'This is for him....this is for him for taking me in....this for him saving my life'

His skin pricked as red markings started to form as his eyes turned a dangerous blood red. The tips of Vulcan's mouth raised a little.

"Huh?" the grunt's eyebrows raised as he saw the markings.

"Get.....OFF!"

Blaze overpowered the grunt as he managed to throw him off his body. The grunt screamed as he landed on the ground and immediate felt something heavy come onto him. The grunt opened his eyes to see a red-eyed Blaze, his face harnessing an angry face.

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