SWEET SWEET HOPE AT LAST

..... END OF FLASHBACK.

And now, this? I was in so much pain to even move. I manage to stand up. 'Shit no kidding. Those wolions have something in their saliva that makes healing of wounds take time and extremely painful.' I groan in pain.

"Oh is that so. So you were attacked by a wolion and you managed to survive. I am impressed." Sai says in surprise, causing others to be surprised too.

"So you can read minds. That's such a good magic." I say, trying to sound nice. Which I am.

"You aren't serious." Mike says and began laughing.

"Yeah. Definitely not serious. He is messing with your mind." Nick says and joins Mike in laughing.

I didn't know when I began to laugh. "Ha. Nice one." I say, still laughing, then stopped. I wipe a tear from my eye.

"I think we should go." Nick; their leader says.

"Yeah. Sure. That's a great idea." Mike and Sai say together and they all left. Nick leading the way.

'Something isn't right here. They wouldn't just leave. I know them too well. Maybe something is wrong. I need to run.' I begin to walk away.

"Hey. What isn't right? " A voice asks behind me, almost scaring me to death.

'Oh. No wonder they left.' I smile, although feeling kinda pissed off.

"Leonardo?" I say and turn. I was happy to see him again. Maybe it's because he is the only close person I have. "Hey how did you hear my thoughts?" I ask in a faked scared manner.

"Just a simple guess, I guess?" He says and laughs awkwardly. "How are you doing?" He asks with a smile. "And your hand?" He asks and looks at it. His smile disappears the moment he sees it. "I am sorry for all this drama. I promise to defeat my dad." He says in assurance.

I smile. "It's okay. It isn't your fault." I replied, still smiling. "How is your training going?" I ask in high hopes.

"Great. Very great." He replied and damn did it sound like a symphony to my ear drums.

I open my mouth to speak but find myself and Leonardo in the air.

"Come and watch me show you something cool." He says and pulls me along with such powerful force and speed that I felt like I could melt in the air. We appear in a non-magic hospital and I was treated, then he pulled me out and we are back on air again.

"So, how strong are you? Are you now a God level magic?" I ask, hoping the answer would be yes.

He began to laugh, but stops suddenly. "No. I am still a Lord level magic." He laughs some more. "How do you think this magic level thing works?" He turns and looks at me. "Do you wanna know a secret?" He asks and looks back.

I look at him, beaming with hopes. 'Wow, a secret. It will definitely be a new and invisible technique or techniques that will give him a chance against his father.' I laugh aloud and stop instantly. "Yeah. I very much want to." I replied, smiling like a child whose one dream became a reality.

He nods and turns, looking at me with a serious expression on his face. "Some magics never reach God level." He says, killing my joy instantly. But I didn't give up. I still held on to the strings of hope. "Some die the moment they achieve it. Some die years later after achieving it." He adds and looks back.

I hear a loud snap and find myself falling down from hopes haven. God. If this guy was an MC of an Isekai anime, it's title will be 'I got reincarnated as the most powerful hope and joy killer. And now I must work hard and level up to kill all existing hope and joy.' I hissed, feeling dissapointed. He is talented in it. But somehow I am still calm. I still have hopes in him, but it is in an emergency room surrounded by all sorts of life support machine. Why? Well, if there is one thing I know about him. It is that he never seizes to amaze people. He would always find a smart way or tactics to use. And that's why I am surprisingly calm. And come to think of it. He is kinda a genius. I mean, bro leveled up from commoner level to Lord level in just two years. Two years?! I breathe in and breathe out. Although I knew his dad was a big part of it, but damn he's good. I do know a lot of kids whom it took four to five years to level up from commoner level to chief level. Some never do.

"What are you looking at?" He asks, bringing me back.

"Huh?" I ask in confusion.

"You have been looking at me in silence for sometime now." He says and looks at me with a pitiful expression on his face, then he looks back.

I look back. "How did you level up to Lord level so quickly?" I ask, feeling awkward.

"Oh." He says and breathes in. He breathes out and looks at me. I look back at him and was surprised at how saddened he looks. "Well, it is a long story." He says and looks back.

"How long can it possibly be?"I ask and laugh awkwardly, letting Mr silence show the communication who is boss.

"I went through a lot." He says and sighs.

'Really? Is that all he could say? I don't blame him though, he has been through a lot because of me.' I began sobbing as Mrs Silvia's corpse flashes before my eyes.

"Are you okay?" He asks in confusion. Obviously thinking 'what is this big baby crying for now?'

"Nah. It's nothing." I replied and stop sobbing.

"Are you sure?" He asks and looks at me.

I look back at him and smile a wicked smile. "Well, I guess I can tell you." I say as I breathe in and breathe out, pretending to perceive a nasty odour and puke. "I guess your body odour is an almighty question mark level." I say and began laughing. He began laughing too, hard. He is laughing more than I am. And for some reason it wasn't right. I am surprised at first, and stop laughing, but bro is still laughing. The next thing I knew, is that I am falling down, a few light flash at my face and I am on air again like nothing happened.

"What the.... " I say and pause, looking at the laughing hedgehog(note: an idiot if precise) in front of me. "How'd you.... " I pause again, shaking like a cat that is saved from drowning.

He continues laughing. He looks at his phone screen and keeps on laughing. Then he lands us on the floor lightly. So lightly that I feel like a feather.

'Pfft. Show off.' I roll my eyes.

"We have arrive, master." He says and bows. He shows me his phone screen and I am shocked. So shocked that it feels like I am in a lightning storm. On his phone screen is the most nastiest look I have ever seen. And the worst part? It is me.

I bend my head and sigh. "You truly are a hedgehog." I say in a faked deep voice and raise my head.

His laughter increases, pissing me off more. "Oh. You mean an idiot, master?" He asks, laughing more by each passing second.

'Oh wow. The dude knows his name. I laugh a little, then stop. "Now, hand over that phone and nobody gets hurt." I say as I began walking towards him slowly. I freeze instantly as he instantly stops laughing.

"Well, come on. I dare you a billion times. In fact, infinite times." He says and smirks. I look at him taken aback by the amount of times he is daring, when he knows I wouldn't do it. "No. No. No. IF.... YOU'VE..... GOT..... THE.... BAALLLSSSS." He shouts and began laughing like a mad hedgehog. You know what I mean.

I gasp, feeling insulted. 'How dare he? How could he say such? Who even gave him the balls to say such?' I began fuming with anger.

"Oh, is that so ballainiac?" I ask and laugh a bitter laugh.

His laugh falters. "Huh? What's that?" He asks with a frown. I open my mouth to speak. "Oh well, never mind." He says, cutting me off before I could speak.

I feel instant pain rush through me. 'Damn he's good.' I close my eyes, sigh and open it.

"You really don't wanna know?" I ask in confusion, desperation and annoyance, hoping he'd say no.

"Nah. Not really." He replied, shattering my new hope. 'Damn this mc is really tough. He is a question mark level hopes and joy crusher.' I laugh bitterly in my head.

"Ok then. Let's get to work." I shift back. "Now, show me what you've got. 'Tough guy.'" I added with an insulting wide smile on my face. "It's not like there is much difference anyway." I say and grin innocently.

He smiles accepting my challenge with a nod. "Now prepare to be amazed by this great magic. For his awesomeness shall make you wet your pants." He says like a hedgehog he is and laughs aloud. "Are you ready?" He asks in an irritating manner.

"Nah, not really. I am sure it's just as hedgehogic as you." I say and turn around. 'Such nice comebacks are extremely rare and precious.' I laugh and began walking away. But I'm instantly glued to the ground by a strong force, unable to move. 'God dammit. The boy is using his power to his advantage.' I begin gritting my teeth with so much force that I could feel it's friction.

"What a weakling you are, hedgehog. Why don't we use fist instead." I say and laugh aloud but he laughs louder.

"Are you dumb or stupid? You wouldn't even touch me." He says boast fully.

"Oh really? Don't underestimate my physical prowess." I say with pride and laugh.

He releases me and gestures me with his left hand to move forward. I smile and ran towards him quickly, trying to punch him but he scatters into leaves.

"What in the.....? What sort of magic is this?" I ask in confusion. But then it hit me. He is a fusion magic. I feel my soul leave my body as I feel a tap on my shoulder from behind. I shout my throat out and fell to the ground, hearing his loud laughter from behind and feeling angry irritated and pissed off.

'See? I told you so. You can't defeat me now that I have new magics." He says and stops laughing.

"New magic? How and which?" I ask, feeling my adrenaline overtaking my body.

He looks up and begins to think. Then he looks at me and begin counting with his fingers. "Well, you know I am a Lord level gravity and anti-gravity magic." He says boast fully, placing his two hands on his waist and raising his naturally square shoulders that are already high, higher. I roll my eyes in disgust.

"Yeah yeah. And?" I ask, feeling suspense.

He breathes in and breathes out, then smiles widely. "Well, I am now a nature magic and a summon magic. Which means I am an inherit magic. And somehow I discovered, I am also a portal and teleportation magic." He shouts aloud with pride. He stops laughing and smiles. "Also meaning that, I am now a physical type and a magic type multiple magics magic." He says, still smiling.

I stare at him in shock and surprise but wasn't too surprised. I mean, he is the first and only child of one of the most powerful magics in history and a born genius. Why I am surprised? Let me explain: Firstly, in the magics side. There are special magics children known as inherit magics. These magics inherit their parents magics during their lifetime. But, they are very very extremely rare. So rare that there are only one hundred and fifty recorded in the history book of rare magics. Secondly, he is a physical type and magic type magic. Although, people do mix them up a times. But physical type magics, are those magics that use physical prowess to fight. Meaning, they are strong in close range combats and some geniuses are also strong in far range combats, but they're rare. While magic type magics are those that use magic to fight and they are strong in far range combats, and some geniuses are strong in close range combats, but they aren't as rare as the physical type magics that are strong in close and far range combats. Now, magics that are both physical type and magic type magics are extremely strong, depending on their abilities and their physical prowess. And are also rare, with the records of two hundred and forty in the history book of rare magics. Thirdly, he is a multiple magics magic. Now that is rare. Cos in the magics side, there are mostly single magic or bi-magic magics. Single magics, are those with one magic ability. Bi-magics, are those with two magic abilities. But multiple-magics magic, are those with three or more abilities. And in the history book of rare magics, there is only a record of ninety. And finally, the last is that bro is literally a fusion and as some people will call it, 'a-one-with-your-magic' magic. Meaning, he is a magic that can fuse, swap places, intertwine, in fact whatever has to do with being one with your magic. These magics are known to be Supreme or Lord levels, because of there abilities to be one with their magic and mastering it to the core. These ability grants them the power to fuse with their magic, becoming the magic itself. It is said that some even fuse and become one with others magic. But who knows, maybe it's just a rumor. Rarity? Only fifty have been recorded on the history books of rare magics. But somehow this bro is the four of them. Making him the first of his kind in the history book of rare magics. And a powerful force to be reckoned with. But how he got the portal and teleportation magic is unknown. But who cares.

"Wow, awesome. This means you'll be able to match with your dad." I shout aloud, beaming with a smile. "Besides, your dad is not a inherit magic and he is a single magic. This might give us advantage." I stop smiling. "But unfortunately, he is a physical type magic and a fusion magic and also a freaking God level magic. Which will be a massive disadvantage." I could feel my hope falter.

"Yeah." He says and nods in agreement, pissing me off.

I slap my hand on my face. "Must you agree to everything. You hedgehog." I say in disgust, looking at him like I could beat him to a pulp. He only smiles a smile that causes me to cringe hard.

A wolion appears behind Leonardo from nowhere and jumps towards him. It is almost on top of him, but is smashed to the ground with such force, that the ground shatters under the pressure, releasing dust and causing the wolion to vanish the moment it made contact with the ground.

I stare in shock. "Such force. Wow, we might stand a chance after all." I begin laughing aloud as sweet tears of joy, so sweet that I can drink five kilogram of it, streams down my face.

'I think I over exaggerated.' I cringe at the thought of drinking my tears.

The dust clears, but Leonardo isn't there anymore. I feel a light tap on my shoulders and almost gave up the ghost again. I turn around only to see a serious faced Leonardo. And for some reason I have a feeling that I wouldn't want to make him have that look on his face. He walks to my front and pushes me behind him.

"Don't move. Don't worry. I'll protect you for mother's sake." He says with a voice that I have never heard from him before.

'Is this how he sounds when he is depressed?' I gulp hard.

Mr Mike comes out from the bush behind where Leonardo was once standing. Clapping his hands, while the hooded person followed him behind.

'What is with that guy. He is always following Mr Mike around. And the worst part is that I know nothing about him or what he is capable of.' I sigh, feeling irritated and suppressed.

"Looks like you are ready son." Mr Mike says with a wide grin. "Let's begin then." He added as his smile grew wider.

I can only watch and gulp, hoping for the worst and the best.