Afraid To Fight But Have To Do It

Aster stood infront of the guards, ready to attack them. He glared at the guards, not because he wanted to frighten them, but because he was concerned for the brave woman who was suffering inside.

He saw that almost all the civilians of Depcod had come out of the stadium. He wanted make sure that none of the civilians were hurt due to his attacks. Eventhough, this was an enemy planet he couldn't think of murdering or attacking innocent people. Something in his mind even told him that the guards were innocent too. Something told him that the guards were helpless and were just following the orders.But he quickly cancelled that thought from his mind. He did not mind hurting those guards as it was for Tania.

The guards pretended not to be scared by the little boy's murderous look. But Sienna and Eren could clearly see that they were scared to their bones. That was how Aster stood. Wielding a silver stone and wearing a golden armour which looked so strong that not even the fiercest blows could crack it. Aster couldn't wait longer. The guards were not going to initiate an attack as they were too scared to do so. Aster's heart longed to meet Tania and confirm that she was ok.

'What the-? When did I?' Aster asked himself.

He looked at the guards thoroughly. He saw that they were not too strong. Though they looked well fed, he could see deep poverty in their eyes. Aster could feel their thoughts. He felt like, they were thinking about him. About their families. About their death.

Aster couldn't bear the thoughts coming into his mind. He just wanted to cancel out those thoughts. He thought that these unpleasant feelings would make him weak.

"Let us pass." Aster told gloriously. His undisrupted voice beamed into their ears.

"No, we won't." The head guard said with a little shiver.

Aster couldn't wait. So he thought if having a better method to make them move without harming them. He didn't like harming anyone without a clear reason. The thoughts that rang in his mind a minute ago had done their part.

"Move. I don't want to harm you. We did not come here to harm you." Aster said with a cold, murderous aura.

'Why we they actually come here? How could I expect to get answers by coming to another planet?' Aster said in his heart.

"Hahaha... You kids think you can harm us just like that? We are here to guard our master. Not to listen to your ramblings. Well, how did you three have the guts to come in here?" The head guard asked arrogantly. The other guards could just look at him stupefied. 'Why the hell did he say that? Doesn't the boy look angry enough? Do want me dead? The boy's armour and sword are enough to kill us. Who the #*^#* will feed our families?" All the guards cursed their head simultaneously.

The head guard saw the others looking at him gravely. He couldn't understand the meaning of their glares. Suddenly, it clicked.

"WHAT? ARE YOU AFRAID OF THESE CHILDREN? DO YOU EVEN THINK THEY CAN EAT BY THEMSELVES? I'M SURE THAT GEY ARE STILL FED BY THEIR MOTHERS. ARE YOU SCARED OF THEM?"

Aster was already burning with rage. The guards words got him even more angry. He was transforming into a beast from inside. He was ready to strike anyone who blocked his path. Such was his rage. His already glowing body gave way to pure flames. His body was covered in flames of blue and red.

Aster made his way towards the entrance. The guards saw him nearing and kept their spears and hands ready to attack. They had to follow the orders whatsoever. If not, they would be killed.They did not dare oppose their master's orders.

Sienna and Eren closely watched the guards and could see that they were weak mages. Very weak ones. Aster moved closer to the entrance. The head guard asked one the other guards to stop Aster. He wanted to know the boy's capability.

As Aster saw the mage who was running towards him, Aster raised his sword and prepared an attack in his mind. The guard saw the boy's action and was utterly shocked. Sienna noticed the guard's terrified expression. So did Aster. Eren was completely immersed in watching the show, rather than taking time to see through their minds.

Aster's body was glowing red. He was angry. He was concerned. He was sad. He couldn't himself his emotions.

Aster saw the mage running towards him. That was a clear indication that he was weak. If was strong, he wouldn't need to come this close. Aster slowed his attack a bit to confirm that the mage wouldn't get hurt. The mage came closer and shot a small attack. Aster could defend that just by raising his sword. The mage did not give up. He ran over to Aster closing another attack. The mage had conjured a yellow ball of flame in between his two palms. He had a great difficulty conjuring it. Aster saw the fireball coming and raised his sword again. A gust of wind diverted the direction of the attack and the fireball went back to the mage. It hit him hard and left him flying before he crashed on to some other guards, making himself and the others incapable of fighting.

As each guard came to him, he easily defended the attack by a simple move. He took care that he did not hurt anyone. At last, the head guard was also defeated. Sienna and Eren had nothing to do but watch the show. They followed Aster as he was about to enter the stadium. The black dragon caught Aster's attention. The dragon grunted gently. Aster felt pity towards the chained dragon.

He patted its scales and gently said, "I will rescue you."

Sienna and Eren watched Aster in surprise.

They entered the stadium. The sight that they saw shocked them.