Arena of Sinister Passions

Though there are no specifics of the past written down and a lot of things obscured, what everyone generally knows is that three thousand years ago, Aether and the system came to earth.

Its introduction saw nearly everything humans had known be flipped about and civilization reordered but along with this it also saw the rise of heroes, people who were eternal legends.

It didn't matter what continent or culture one went to, these people were revered by both citizens and the government, stories of their bravery and sacrifices a lesson for every growing child.

The action of these legends was revered so much so that a worldwide competition Arena of Life was created.

This competition promised so much status, fame and wealth for its winners that a culture, one which reshaped and redefined the earth was born out of it and this culture is referred to as Zen boxing. 

Zen Boxing was an event where two people fought in a ring till a winner was proclaimed and those who participated in these events were called Zen warriors. 

With the new superhuman capabilities of the world, Zen boxing was the grand sports of the world and with everyone able to unlock a system and access Aether it was available to all, well everyone except Fhize Hungreg.

It wasn't unheard of for people to fail to awaken their system by 15 but the number who were still unable to do it at 20 were quite miniscule in the world and Fhize was one of them.

The sleek red car carrying Fhize and Rose, drove through the roads if Westbod City, speeding through the rain and carrying its occupants past the walls of the city.

"Did you tell your parents you'll be coming home late"

"Yeah I did," Fhize said.

Rose glanced at Fhize and seeing him lick his lips while tapping his phone rapidly a spark of jealousy couldn't but light in her before quickly going off.

"Focus woman"

The car drove for several more minutes before going off track and driving onto a dirt road.

When the car finally came to a stop, Fhize had already put his phone away and was squinting his eyes to peer through the rain and see what was outside.

"Alright, step out."

"But there's a downpour" Fhize said and Rose loving the way his face scrunched as he complained and stated the obvious nodded her head, opening her door and stepping into the rain.

"I hope you realize that now I have to find an excuse to give my parents for why my uniform is wet" Fhize said meeting Rose at the front of the car.

"I know" Rose said with a smile, the drops of rain doing nothing to her beauty and showing that she had not a single touch of makeup on her face.

"Follow me."

"Either she's taking me to rape me or her plan to awaken my system involves me being sacrificed." Fhize thought as he watched Rose walk into the bush to their left and begin heading into the forest.

Rose had come to Westbod City High School three years ago as a geography teacher and like a cosmic bomb had immediately become the talk of the school.

Though it was understandable that she would want to interact with him as she had been one of his teachers for the last three years, Fhize still couldn't understand how they had arrived at their current relationship and what it even was.

Without a word Fhize followed after Rose, he thought it would be a short trek but a better part of an hour was gone, the rain already reduced to a slow patter when Rose came to a stop, had a black well-carved staff appear in her hand and then threw it to Fhize.

"You have a storage ring" Fhize asked breaking out of his usual bored charter as surprised bothering shock appeared on his face while he caught the staff.

"How rich are you"

"Filthy" Rose replied and before Fhize could close his mouth from the previous surprise she approached him and slapped a palm to his chest, pressing something to it.

There was a low buzz and a spark of blue around Fhize and once again, shock appeared in his eyes, his mouth sputtering as he touched himself around unable to formulate a word.

When finally, Fhize could speak, he slapped a hand to chest hard, a thud sounding out and then he looked at Rose with disbelief.

"This is a shield generator, how did you get it"

"When I told you I could get you anything you wanted, did you think I was joking" The woman said closing the distance between her and Fhize rubbing her fingers across his lips, smirking when his face went dull again.

"Always wanting to look glum, you behave like the heavens will strike you for being happy" Rose said and before she knew it, took a step forward and pressed her lips to Fhize's.

It was only some second later after nibbling and sucking on Fhize's lips hard that Rose pulled back and though she smiled sultrily at him, rubbing his cheeks, within her, she was all rage.

"Damn it Rose, control yourself"

"What are we doing here" Fhize said looking at his palms, rubbing them on each other and feeling the thin light film that now covered them and the rest of his body.

"As you must have noticed, not too far away are some tents. What I want you to do now is go over there and beat up the people camping there.

"You think I'll awaken my system if I am stimulated and put under tension"

"Yes"

"And what measures other than the shield generator have you put in to ensure my safety"

"I'll be around if anything happens" Rose said but when Fhize's stare remained fixed on her she sighed.

A gun with blue lines all around it's edges appeared in Rose's hand and though Fhize tried to hide his surprise, she grinned to let him know she had caught his brief awe at the sight of the object.

"Wanna hold it"

Not entertaining her words, Fhize turned and began heading towards the camps.

"How many"

"Just a few thugs."