62 62 - Event Part 05 (1/2)

”I lost.” Dylan said as he knelt on the floor panting in exhaustion.

Aatrox saw that he had not given him any serious injuries, but still bent down beside him and asked. ”Are you okay?”

Dylan looked at the little cut on his arm and sighed. ”Man, couldn't you take it easy?” He said before he let out a little laugh.

Aatrox, listening to his little laughter, relaxed and stretched out his hand to help him get up as he responded. ”I'm sorry, it's been a long time since I've had so much fun in a battle that I ended up forgetting and started to fight following only my heart.”

Dylan hearing that felt a little proud. Through his battle, he had seen that Benjamin was very skillful, for him to make a guy like that fight by just following his heart, it was something worthy of being happy. ”It's okay, I'm kidding.” He said as he held the hand Aatrox had stretched out to him.

James and Jude who were coming towards them worried, relaxed after seeing them hand in hand with a smile on their faces. At least no one was mad at anyone. ”What a battle, guys. It's been a long time since I've seen such a beautiful show.” James said with a smile as he passed his arms around Dylan's shoulder.

”Really. Just watching your battle made my blood run so fast that I need to battle with someone else too. What do you think, James?” Jude looked at James as he stretched out.

”I'm always ready.” James responded with his eyes on fire, dying to battle too.

One of these men was an acquaintance of Aatrox. When Aatrox was going to ask August what it was about, James, Jude, and Dylan said in unison. ”I pay my respects to the patriarch.”

When Aatrox heard them calling these men that, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. It seems that within the world of cultivation, people still preserve the tradition of always greeting the patriarch of the family. ”Hello, August.” Aatrox responded back to his usual distant face.

”Hey, Ben. I was coming to call you to meet some of my friends, but when we saw that you were about to start a battle, we could not fail to watch. It really was a spectacle.” August said with a smile while clearly showing his surprise.

”Hello boy, you know how to make an old man's heart race. During your battle, I swore that my son would lose an arm after that last attack, but to my surprise, you managed to cancel that beautiful sword skill of yours in just a few fractions of a second. Very good.” A man with a toned body over 2 meters (6.5 feet) tall told Aatrox with a worried look at Dylan.

”I'm still too weak, I don't deserve those compliments.” Aatrox said it was natural. The boys felt a little bad because he considered himself weak. Since if he who was stronger than them, was weak, what were they, who was weaker than him? But no one could complain since he was being humble.

”Hahaha, you spoke well, August. This kid has got something special. Even possessing this strength at such a tender age, he does not have an inflated ego. Very good, pleasure meeting you boy, I am the father of Jude, Jaden Flores, patriarch of the Flores family.” The man with the most scholarly gaze said as he stretched out his hand to Aatrox to shake.

Aatrox realizing that these were probably the parents of his new friends, he smiled with a nice little smile and answered as he shook his outstretched hand. ”Nice to meet you, Mr. Flores.”