Volume 1 Chapter 1: Part 3: Fates Changing

Seriously? Of course, he came here as well." Onyx and the rest turn around to see a group of males. All of them look at Onyx's group with smug. But it was nothing compared to the look the guy in the middle gave them. 

His hair, vibrant red like fire, and contrasting the bright color, his skin was tanned from being out in the sun for so long. 

He's handsome too. The mocking expression and smug attitude coming off his body made it dye down a bit. Even if he didn't have the smugness, his looks were nothing compared to Onyx.

The two groups start a staredown in front of the church building. Well, only the other group was staring daggers at Onyx and them. Wyatt and Lily made confused expressions, wondering why they were being stared at.

Irene's expression is dark. She knew perfectly well who the guy in the middle was. That's why she's giving the person a glare. While Onyx makes a tired expression as he asks,

"What do you want, Finn?"

Ignoring Onyx's question, Finn walks over to Irene, "Oh, my sweet little wife, you look beautiful today. Are you getting your skills now too? Do you want to come with me?"

"..." Not surprising. Onyx wasn't angry about being ignored. Finn is always called the lover of Irene. Well, self-proclaimed. The guy was one of the few hundreds who fell in love with Irene. 

And one of the few hundreds who confess to Irene as well. Naturally, when Irene heard him, she flatly rejected him. 

However, Finn didn't seem to not understand what rejection was. He continues to pursue Irene even after the multiple rejections that came with it.

Naturally, as Finn continued to pursue Irene, he saw a lot of Onyx. And ignoring him was a natural reaction that Onyx got used to now. 

The expression Finn gave Irene would have made any other girl swoon by him. 

Not Irene tho. 

"Sorry. But I already have a date in advance with Onyx here. So I can't go with you." Hugging onto Onyx's arm, Irene replies in a kind manner. But Onyx makes a strange expression. Aren't you pissing him off?

Ignoring my Onyx like you're some kind of superior being? Who do you think you are?! Irene didn't want to have anything to do with Finn. Frankly, she thought of him as a monkey.

Hearing her rejection, Finn grits his teeth, and he notices his group chuckling at him. He shouts, "Irene, I've been patient with you for such a long time. How could you choose this farmer's boy over me?! I'm better than him in so many things! He's worthless!"

Huh? Isn't this the pot calling the kettle black? Onyx doesn't know whether or not to laugh or cry at what Finn said.

"Isn't your family background the same as Onyx?! How dare you call Onyx worthless!" Onyx was about to call Finn out for that, but Irene took the words out of his mouth.

Finn's family background is literally the same as Onyx and everybody else. His father was a farmer, nothing more, nothing less. 

The only thing different about the two was the amount of work they did on the farm. 

Onyx has always been working on the farm, helping his family out. On the other hand, Finn was a slacker. Instead of helping out, he was hanging out with his group. 

"How could I be the same as this worthless farmer's boy! Unlike him, I'm destined for greatness! He will always be a farmer's boy!" Finn considers himself on a different level than Onyx. A higher and above level.

After saying that, his group started to hype what he said,

"Yeah! Finn is definitely going to get better skills than that brat!"

"How could that farmer's boy be able to get anything good! I bet he won't even get any skills!"

With how much they berated Onyx now, it seemed the laughter towards Finn was nowhere to be found. Those guys are basically dropouts the same as Finn, not caring about everything around them. 

Seriously! Do they not think before they talk? Some of them were older than him, and Onyx knows they got squat from the blessing from what others had told him before. They shouldn't be talking. 

"No! My big brother will get the best skills! You guys are liars!" The person to shout this out was Lily. 

It didn't need anybody else to tell her; she could tell her brother was getting picked on. And she wasn't going to let that happen. From the expression she's making, she's ready to pounce on them like a cat and scratch them. 

"Heh. Do you want to make a bet if you are so sure?" From the smug expression on Finn's face, Onyx knew he was up to no good.

"Not interested." He wasn't going to get pulled into one of his useless schemes. Not again. It's too much work for him.

"What's the matter? Are you scared that you're going to lose?" Finn continues to goad Onyx. 

"Do you think I'm a fool? Why should I be scared of you? Do you know how many times you lost to me in those useless competitions of yours? Those contests are nothing more than trash."

This wasn't the first time Finn had pulled this stunt against him. With how prideful Finn was, he wanted to flaunt his abilities to everybody. Especially in front of Irene. He wants to show her that he's many times better than Onyx.

So he challenges him every time they meet up. It became a daily basis for Onyx. What made it worse was Irene. Finn would wager Irene as the prize without her consent. 

Onyx wasn't going to let him continue with that, so he usually agreed with his useless contest. And every time he did, Onyx demolished him. 

Arm-wrestling, Onyx almost broke the guy's arm.

A race? Beat Finn by a mile.

A fistfight? Not a scratch on Onyx and a pile of mush next to him. 

Onyx knows he's purely better than Finn in every way. And after time, Onyx just expects himself to win. There wasn't any urgency. It was nothing more than a waste of time for him.

"This will be the final time! Winner takes all! The loser will never get close to Irene ever again!"

"isn't that what you say every time you start the bet?" Onyx scoffs at him. 

It was the same outcome every time. Finn would say the last line and then go back on his word. The only reason why Onyx kept accepting his challenges was to beat him even harder to make him give up.

"But this time will be different. Our skills will be the ones doing the talking. Whoever has the higher skills will be the one for Irene." Skills cannot be changed once they get them. The higher the level, the better the one is suited. 

'Nope. Not doing that." Onyx wasn't going to let himself get caught in the scheme again. It seems that all that beating isn't going to make him understand. Shaking his head, Onyx decided Finn was a lost cause.

It was too annoying, and there wasn't a benefit to him doing all of this. It's too heavily skewed to Finn's advantage.

The chances of losing are too high.

The chance of Onyx winning was 50-50 odds. Unlike the other times he fought, there's a higher chance of losing. He isn't going to leave it to lady luck to decide everything for him. 

Before Onyx could leave them there,

"I agree to the bet." Onyx never expected Irene would be the one to agree to the bet. And then Wyatt and Lily chime in,

"Big brother is going to beat you!" "Yeah! Big brother is better than you in every way!" All three of them have undying faith that Onyx would be able to beat Finn with ease.

When Finn hears this, a vicious smile forms on his face, "Then it's a deal. Irene, you better get ready to be my girl." The lust in his eyes is apparent as he walks away with his group.

"I will never become your girlfriend!" "Hmpf! Better run away, you smelly boy!" "Bye-bye, you big meanie!" The two children, plus the girl, continue to talk down to them while they walk away. 

"Why did you guys agree to the bet?"