During the two weeks Wael was away, Bahaa was talking with Amira at school.
“Bahaa... Wael has been gone since the day we talked. Do you know anything about him?”
Bahaa shrugged.
“How would I know?”
She looked at him.
“Because you were the last person to bother him. I thought you might know something. You... you didn’t scare him or hurt him, did you?”
Bahaa sighed.
“Listen, Amira... You don’t know anything.”
Then he continued in a more serious tone.
“Just because someone seems kind or gentle doesn’t mean they aren’t dangerous.”
He looked at her.
“You know the truth about my power, and you know there are many people like me. Anyone who gets close to me might only be interested in my power.”
Amira said calmly, “But... he’s not like them. I feel that he’s different.”
Bahaa lowered his head slightly.
“I can’t trust anyone.”
Then he added, “I’m sorry, Amira, but this is more dangerous than you realize... and the consequences could make you regret it.”
He looked up at the sky and whispered to himself, “What am I even saying...”
The next morning, while Wael was on his way to school, he encountered the boy who had saved him from Bahaa two weeks earlier.
“Hey. I haven’t seen you in a while. Where have you been?” the boy asked.
“Nothing... I just wanted to be alone for a while and think about what you said, so I...” Wael replied.
But the boy interrupted him and appeared in front of him in an instant.
“Listen. I’m not someone you can lie to easily.”
He looked at Wael’s body.
“Do you think I didn’t notice the change in you?”
Wael remained silent.
The boy continued, “It seems you don’t realize what you’re getting yourself into.”
Then he placed a hand on Wael’s shoulder.
In an instant...
The two of them disappeared.
They reappeared in a vast, completely empty green field.
Wael looked around in shock.
“What is this? Where are we?”
The boy answered, “I can see you’ve been training for the past two weeks.”
He then took a fighting stance.
“Show me what you’ve learned.”
Wael shook his head.
“I’m not going to fight you.”
The boy replied, “Then... I’ll force you to.”
He charged at Wael and threw a powerful punch at his face.
Wael was sent flying backward.
“Why did you do that?! I told you I don’t want to fight!” he shouted.
But the other one ignored him and continued attacking.
Wael took most of the blows and dodged some of them, but he never launched a single attack of his own.
Suddenly...
The man unleashed a wave of yellow energy toward Wael.
Before it could hit him...
Someone else appeared and knocked it away.
It was Bahaa.
He looked at Wael with a mocking smile.
“Looks like you’re in trouble... Want me to save you?”
Wael frowned.
“And what are you doing here?”
Bahaa smiled.
“You know I can’t resist a little fun.”
He paused for a moment, then added, “There’s another reason too.”
Suddenly, he kicked Wael, sending him flying backward.
Then he approached the boy.
“Looks like the meeting you were talking about has finally come... Elias.”
Elias smiled.
“I’m glad we can settle our score here.”
Bahaa laughed.
“What score? We’ve only met once.”
Then he gave a mocking smile.
“Or are you talking about your score with him?”
Elias turned to the side and saw Mark standing there, anger written across his face.
He looked back at Bahaa.
“Even you don’t move alone... You coward.”
The air began to move around Bahaa.
At the same time, his purple aura began to rise.
In response, a yellow aura erupted from Elias.
The three moved away from one another, preparing to fight.
Bahaa said, “Mark... You can join if you want.”
Mido smiled.
“I’ve been waiting to hear you say that.”
And brown aura started rising around him
Just as they were about to clash...
A burst of blue energy exploded in the distance.
It was Wael.
He rose after being sent flying, anger burning in his eyes.
He walked toward them, shouting,
“I don’t know what’s going on here... but I’m not going to stay silent about the way you people treat me anymore!”
A smile appeared on Bahaa’s face, as though he had been waiting for this moment. "Interesting!!"
The four stood facing one another, their auras rising around them.
Suddenly...
A red light tore across the sky.
Someone fell from above, shattering the ground beneath his feet.
Dust rose into the air, and another boy emerged from it, surrounded by a red aura and wearing a wide smile.
“Can I join you?!!” he asked, his voice filled with excitement.
Everyone froze.
Bahaa and Mido looked shocked, as though they knew him.
But Wael’s eyes widened, and he whispered to himself,
“I thought you were...”