Chapter 370: Let’s play, shall we? (1/2)

Even before walking through the back swinging door, Aiden could sense several unknown life essences at the other side.

He paused in front of the door, and turning to look at Lily he whispered with the same calmness as if nothing out of the ordinary was about to happen.

”Sis.”

”Brother?” Still hanging on his right arm and resting her head over his right shoulder, Lily raised her head and looked at Aiden with an inquisitive gaze. Although he did tell that some sort of exercise was waiting for them here, truth be told, she didn't really understand what she was referring to.

Still, she could at the very least get the fact that a group of people with clearly bad intentions were waiting at the other side. Coming to this conclusion, her hazy gaze cleared out, she let go of her brother's arm, and stood straight with her small hands balled into a pair of fists.

The shift in her demeanor made Aiden don a satisfied smirk, he nodded at her.

”Lily, although the people that came are here because of the actions of a woman, still, do not attack her. Let the man behind us take care of her. Our focus should be the thugs, they are the real issue here.” Aiden muttered, whispering his thoughts so only Lily would be able to hear it.

Seeing her nod, whilst keeping her focus on the door, or more precisely the people behind it, Aiden simply smiled and pushed on the door.

A relatively small kitchen was revealed in front of them. Whilst on one side you could see all of the necessities they needed to prepare, store and even cook the meals, the other side only had a small table with two chairs. A pair of cups were still laying on it, with some leftover coffee in it.

Opposite of them, just as they entered, on the other door a tall, slightly taller than Aiden himself entered. He had a rather exotic look to him, with a similarly unique attire. He was bronze-skinned, something that was rather rare in these parts, with a strange, mysterious, secretive look in his pale, hazel-colored eyes.

He was clean shaven, had a crooked smile, and a huge, wide-cut that ran over his triangular face, pointed nose, and puffy lips. His black, most likely shoulder-length hair was tied up behind his head in a bun.

The small dark brown, sleeveless, small jacket barely covered anything from his upper body, proudly showing off his muscular build for everyone to see.

His whole body was akin to a canvas to an eager artist for he had numerous, complex, simple, and realistic tattoos covering almost every inch of his body. Besides that he seemed to be rather down to earth, wearing no jewelry.

Last but not least, he had a long, thick iron link chain was wrapped around his body, with a pair of medium-sized spiky metal heads hanging from its end at his left side.

As soon as he stepped into the kitchen, he turned to look at the pair of youngsters and the two harmless-looking dogs with a cruel look over his face. Adding his crooked-looking smirk, his stare was rather ominous.

Shortly after he entered, the chubby, middle-aged woman came after him. She had a weary, worried look on her face. Still, as she spotted the black-haired boy, she steeled her resolve, and pointed at him as she exclaimed.

”Master Balun, that's the one! He is the boy that caused all that trouble this morning and invaded your turf!” Her tone was cold, ruthless, something that you wouldn't expect from someone that had such a kind, and honest look just some hours ago.

”Martha… What are you doing?!” Just as she pointed out the culprit of their misery, her husband stepped in, looking at her wife with a shocked expression. ”Why did you-”

Before he could finish his words, the large bronze-skinned barbaric figure raised his right open palm in his direction, silencing him. The old man looked at him with dread, his body was trembling as he unknowingly took a step back to the doorway.

The thug's menacing, piercing gaze then focused on the calm-looking young lad in front of him.

What surprised him slightly was the unshaken confidence, the nonchalant, uncaring attitude he was still radiating.

Usually, when he appears at a scene, people would shake in fear, terrified even just from looking at him. However, despite that, this young man was either not scared, or, and this was what he was guessing, was ignorant, didn't know who he was.

Also, he couldn't help but appreciate the beauty standing beside him. Luscious blonde locks, dreamy azure blue eyes, and a delicate, but bountiful body… such an angel was rather hard to come by.

Immediately, as his eyes shifted, and he kept gazing with his hungry, lust-filled stare at Lily, Aiden tightened his clenched fists. His calm smile instantly vanished from his face, he gazed at Master Balun threateningly.