6.The First Clash

Present day...

Wael stared at the man surrounded by the red aura and whispered:

"Amin... What happened that day?"

Amin smiled.

"Not now, Wael."

His smile widened.

"Let's have a real fight first."

Their auras ignited once again.

Elias stood beside Wael, while Mark stood beside Bahaa.

Amin said:

"I'll take you all on by myself."

The next moment...

The four of them charged at one another, while Wael remained frozen in place.

The battle erupted.

Their energies collided, and explosions shook the area.

Just as Wael was about to intervene, Elias was knocked down in front of him after taking a powerful blow.

He quickly got back up.

"Stay where you are!"

Then he charged toward Bahaa again.

He fired a yellow beam toward Mark, but Amin intercepted it before it could hit him.

While the three exchanged attacks, Bahaa suddenly charged at both of them and knocked them down.

The next moment, Mark raised his hands.

The ground exploded.

Massive rocks burst from beneath the earth as Bahaa unleashed a wave of purple energy from above.

But a flash of yellow tore through everything.

Elias stood in the middle of the dust.

Amin smiled.

"Light Element... Lucky you."

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Elias answered coldly:

"Are you with me... or against me?"

Amin laughed.

"With you... for now."

At that moment, Wael charged toward Bahaa.

Bahaa looked at him with contempt.

"Get away from me, trash."

He merely waved his hand...

And Wael was sent flying without Bahaa even moving from his position.

Wael crashed to the ground in front of Elias and Amin.

Amin looked at him.

"What was that, Wael? You're still this weak even after obtaining an element?"

Wael answered between breaths:

"Because... I've never used it before. Unlike you."

Elias shouted:

"Didn't I tell you not to move?! Don't you realize you'll get yourself killed?!"

Wael stubbornly replied:

"Am I supposed to just stand here and watch you?!"

Elias raised his fist.

But Amin stopped him.

He then looked at Wael.

"So... what can you do?"

Wael clenched his fist.

"This!"

He charged forward and punched Elias in the face.

A smile appeared on Amin's and Bahaa's faces.

Marl, however, looked stunned.

Elias slowly got back to his feet.

"Then... let's continue."

His yellow aura erupted.

Suddenly...

Yassin appeared between them.

"All of you, stop."

Silence fell over the area.

Bahaa raised his hand, and black energy began gathering within it.

But the moment his eyes met Yassin's distant gaze, he froze, as though he had realized something.

He lowered his hand.

"Come on, Mark... We're leaving."

The two of them left the area.

Yassin then turned toward Amin.

Amin smiled and raised both hands in surrender.

"All right... all right."

Then he turned and walked away.

Yassin approached Wael with a stern expression.

"You disobeyed everything I told you. Not only did you reveal your power, you also jumped into a fight. Don't you understand that..."

Wael angrily interrupted him.

"How do you expect me to stand there while he's attacking me?! I thought you'd show up in time to stop him, but you didn't. I had to defend myself."

He continued more sharply:

"And after everyone showed up... where were you? Are you saying you didn't sense all those energies until the fight had already escalated?"

He stepped forward.

"I'm training my power so I can use it, not hide it from everyone. Otherwise... what's the point of all this?"

Yassin remained silent for a few moments before answering:

"I'll overlook it this time... but there won't be another. Now, come back with me to the training grounds."

Wael shook his head.

"Not now."

He looked toward Elias, who was still standing nearby.

"I'm not leaving until I finish this fight."

Yassin said sternly:

"I won't allow it."

But Wael didn't back down.

"I don't care what you do... but if you're really my teacher, and you understand how I feel, then you'll understand why I can't leave right now."

Yassin remained silent, staring at him as though considering something.

Then he sighed and stepped aside without saying a word.

Wael gave him a faint smile.

"Thank you."

He charged directly at Elias.

The two clashed again.

They exchanged punches, dodged attacks, and unleashed waves of energy that shook the ground beneath their feet.

Elias was clearly more skilled, but Wael refused to stop attacking no matter how many blows he received.

Elias watched him for a few moments.

"Looks like you won't give up..."

Suddenly...

A dense golden aura erupted from his body.

Yassin's eyes widened.

"Elias... Don't!"

But it was already too late.

Elias's hair grew longer and turned golden, while his power surged enormously.

He vanished from his position.

In an instant, he appeared in front of Wael and drove a devastating kick into his stomach.

Wael's eyes widened before he was slammed violently into the ground, losing consciousness.

Elias returned to his normal form and looked at Yassin coldly.

"Stop training him."

He continued:

"The rest of us are enough to finish this, and we don't need another person."

He paused briefly.

"Train him in secret if you want, but if I see him stronger next time... I won't hesitate to kill him. Making him stronger will bring us nothing but trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished in a flash.

---

Yassin carried Wael back to the training grounds.

As soon as Wael regained consciousness, he quickly got to his feet.

Yassin said:

"Calm down... It's over."

But Wael immediately asked:

"What was that golden power?"

Yassin pretended not to understand.

"What power?"

Wael said sharply:

"It was exactly like yours. Why did you hide it from me? And what is your relationship with Elias?"

Yassin answered:

"I have no relationship with him."

Then he added:

"And that power... anyone can reach it."

Wael frowned.

"Then why didn't you tell me about it?"

Yassin suddenly snapped:

"Because you're not ready!"

Silence filled the room.

Then he continued in a calmer voice:

"And I can't help you reach it. You have to discover the path yourself."

Wael realized he wasn't going to get an answer.

He left the cabin.

Yassin followed him outside, only to find him standing beneath the waterfall, punching the mountain rocks with all his strength, as though pouring his anger into them.

Yassin sighed inwardly.

"Forgive me, Wael... but there are things I can't tell you."

He watched his student from a distance.

"Some of them... you have to discover for yourself."