Pride

Theo didn't want to hear anything from Laust, so he escaped to handle the bear.

Laust gripped his sword even tighter. He wanted to attack Theo right now but knew it might be the worst thing he could do.

He thought he could control his own emotion, but the treatment he got from his father and everyone else kept getting worse after that defeat.

'Will people keep looking down on me? When… When will I break free from this curse? If I can't even win against him, there won't be a shred of hope to overcome this curse of mine.' Laust began getting desperate as all the bad memories he had gotten from the past decade flashed in his eyes.

"No!" Laust gnashed his teeth and charged forward, trying to kill Hontar with everything he got. His sword started glowing as he made a fast sweep from the left.