Chapter 4. A stupid act.

- Not bad, - Eros drawled rather, throwing the bone on the floor, - Why did you even join the dark guild, because you cook so well, you would open your own restaurant and work quietly for your pleasure.

- Mom told me the same thing, - Roni said sadly, that's the name of this person. - But no matter how much I tried to find a place for myself, they refused me everywhere, saying that there were no places or my level was not high enough.

- Although I'm not the best taster, I can say for sure that you cooked the meat well, which means that your flame control is at a high level, because the meat was perfectly cooked from all sides, and the fact that it did not burn anywhere is completely confirms this.

- Truth? the man asked with tears in his eyes.

- Of course, - Eros answered confidently, - Okay, come on, now I will finish all my business here and in the near future we will create my own guild, and I invite you to it as a cook, well, how, do you agree?

- B-but... - Roni stretched uncertainly, - I won't be able to leave the guild, the master won't allow, - he said sadly, - There are two ways to leave the guild, the first is by dying at the hands of the master, and the second is to defeat the master, but both options are impracticable, since he is an A-rank mage.

- I was going to kill this creature like a dog, so everything is fine, - the titan's gaze hardened, - Okay, I started talking to you, I went to finish my job.

Seeing the confidence in the boy's eyes, Roni decided to trust him. After all, for the first time in all these years, someone praised his food, which made his heart melt. He again remembered the faces of his family when he first cooked his first dish and gave them to taste ... The face of his mother, before death, who always told him to grow up a good person, so that she, looking from the other world, could be proud of him ...

Looking at the back of the fleeing boy, he felt disgusting, because even the child had the courage to stand up with a straight back and confront Karl, and he is an adult man, who is almost in his third decade, he was scared like a girl!

- Not! Will not work! - Gritting his teeth, Roni got up from his place and clenched his fist, he ran after Eros, - I'm not a weakling and if I die today, I will die with honor, so that my loved ones would be proud of me, that at least at the end of my life I would not run away !

***

- Apparently not all people in this guild are still creatures, but... - Eros's gaze became cold as ice, - But I don't have time to talk with everyone else, so forgive me, but if you get in my way, I will kill you.

Having run through another intersection, a door three meters high and two wide appeared in front of him. In the next instant, he pointed his finger at the door and shot at it, but this time he concentrated not one percent, but five at once.

Once the bullet hit the door, nothing was left of it. The previously noisy hall quieted down and shocked gazes were directed to the place where the door used to stand. A boy with scarlet hair slowly walked out of there, wearing a white T-shirt and shorts, which he found in one of the rooms.

- Ooo... I am already met, I am flattered, - embarrassedly scratching his cheek, said Eros.

- W-what was that? - оne of the shocked magicians exclaimed.

- Not a bad kid, - Karl exclaimed, laughing at the top of his voice, - You just awakened your magic, and you are already doing this, great prospects await you in the future, - but after a moment, his expression turned icy, - If, of course, you survive, and I let go I will not become a potentially strong enemy, - a gray magic circle lit up in front of him.

Eros felt how they began to attract him, but he did not resist, but only grinned and pointed his finger at Karl...

- And what are you trying to do? - Frowning, asked the master of the guild, but the next moment he abruptly stepped aside. From the chair on which he was sitting, only the legs remained.

For all these years of constant battles not for life, but to the death, Karl learned to feel when he was in danger and this moment was no exception. When he saw this little magic circle, a cold sweat broke out on his back.

- You little bastard! - Karl cried with rage, - Your death will not be calm!

- And you first defeat me, and then threaten, - Eros laughed, and again shot at the magician, he dodged and threw a dagger at him. It was not difficult for the titan to dodge ... But in the next moment, he jumped aside, because the dagger flew back to Karl.

When Eros turned back to Karl, he was already a meter away from him with a raised fist ...

"How fast!" - the titan was thrown aside from the blow to the face.

- Don't underestimate your opponent, do you think I was just given A-rank? - the master grunted, throwing a dagger, - Ranks are given not only for strength, but also for the ability to use it effectively...

- YES! THIS IS OUR MASTER!

- SHOW HIM WHO IS THE STRONGEST!

- DIE LITTLE! DO YOU THINK, IF YOU COULD DISCOVER MAGIC POWER IN YOURSELF, NOW WE WILL BE INVINCIBLE !? HERE A WHOLE GUILD OF MAGES!

"My jaw." - having touched it, Eros felt a slight pain and a slight dizziness, - "He pressed me hard."

- Get up, I'm not done with you yet, - a voice sounded next to him and turning sharply, the titan saw Karl's smiling face

and again the blow, from which he flew off another dozen meters, - Insignificance!

Rising up, Eros spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Bi*ch! He definitely broke a couple of bones for me! " - Feeling itchy pain, he began to pass magic power through his body in order to dull the feeling of pain a little and speed up recovery.

- You do understand that I'm just playing with you now, - Karl's bored voice sounded, who sat down at one of the tables with a bottle of beer, - Give up kid, you won't defeat me.

- Fuck you!

- I'll go, but you will die, - Karl grinned, taking a sip, - Come on, I liked you and I don't mind accepting you into my guild...

- Master! Why do we need this weakling in the guild!

- Kill him!

- WELL SHUT UP! - shouted the master of the guild, - Since when, you decide what to do? BUT?

- Sorry! - those who were shouting instantly fell to their knees and began to beat their heads on the floor, Karl just grunted and took another sip.

- Well, kid? I will accept you into my guild, and if you refuse, you will die, - an ugly smile appeared on the magician's face, - But for the fact that you attacked me, I'm not going to just accept you, you have to fall on your knees and kiss my shoes , and then I really will accept you, - the other members of the guild began to laugh out loud, only the children that looked around the corner were shocked, especially Lily and Rick, a girl who told Eros about magic and the only magician among children.

Rick at the moment felt only one thing, it was self-pity and disgust, because he was afraid to challenge Karl, and the boy, who is two years younger than him, was not afraid anymore, and now looks straight in the face without a drop of fear.

The boy felt someone take his hand, looking up, he saw Lily's face, from whose eyes were tears. She shook her head and squeezed his hand tightly.

- Don't think about any nonsense, this enemy is too tough for us, - the girl whispered with sadness in her voice.

- But...

- Rick, - her firm tone made the boy shudder, - If there were only two of us, I would not say anything, but now behind our backs are those whom we have sworn to protect, and if we do such a stupid thing, who will then stay with them ?

- You're right...

***

- F*ck you! - rising and straightening his back, replied Eros, - I'd rather die than join your guild.

- Well, whatever you want, I don't force anyone, - Karl shrugged.

In the next moment, the titan abruptly moved his head to the right, dodging a flying table knife. He looked with shock at the things floating in the air, among them were forks, spoons, knives, chairs and other objects...

- Another of my skills, I called it the Point of Attraction, - Karl grinned, - I will ask again, are you ready to join my guild or... - Without letting him finish, Eros again shot at the magician, but he abruptly went into side.

- Shall I repeat my answer again?

- If so, THEN DIE! - all objects surrounding Eros flew in his direction. He dodged the first, but when he realized that it would not help much, he jumped to the side, getting out of the encirclement and ran towards the seated Karl.

"Hmm... Became faster, very interesting..." - Carl thought in surprise, looking at the boy running towards him.

"Since I cannot escape from them, then I must knock out the magician who imposed this on me." - thought Eros, shooting at the magician. He did not try to repel this spell, a sense of danger screamed at him, not to try to reflect this attack, but only to dodge, which he did throughout the entire time.

- You think correctly! - Carl said with a grin, - But even in such cases there are exceptions, - having thrown the bottle directly at Eros, - If the magician who has cast such a spell on you is stronger, then the best choice would be to try to escape from the radius of the magic, - having beaten off the bottle with a titanium sharply bent down, dodging the magician's leg and sharply went to the right of the dagger, - I am exactly that exception, - from the next blow, he could no longer dodge and received another blow to the jaw, which threw him straight into one of the tables, and into the next moment, he was bombarded with all sorts of things, creating a large slide of them over his body, reaching right up to the roof...