Ezra looked at Asher with provocation. "How dare you speak to me in that tone.
Asher was not sure he was stronger than Ezra, but he knew one thing for certain, if Ezra pushed things, he would go all out.
"I didn't do anything to you, so let me be."
"You didn't do anything? Your entire existence is a provocation." Ezra spat out.
Those words provoked Asher, but he swallowed his anger. "If I irritate you that much, then why don't we just avoid ourselves."
"Ha ha ha, it is not just the sight of you, also the thought of you is irritating.
Asher was getting fed up, he was trying to get through this smoothly, but Ezra was adamant in pushing this into a problem.
"This is most definitely going to turn into a fight," Elsa said. "I will watch your blind spots."
Just as she predicted, Ezra dropped from his motorcycle and lunged at Asher. He had a strength ability, so he needed to get close. If only he knew that Asher was not the same as the boy he beat up the other day.
Asher controlled his lightning, wanting to use the glove technique he had just learned. Ezra threw out a punch, and Asher did the same. The two fists collided
*Bam*
Asher was pushed back by the immense strength of Ezra, his arm felt numb. Ezra's hand was bleeding, the attack that Asher used had ripped his skin. Though he was not pushed back, his arm stung, he looked at Asher with surprise in his eyes. He quickly climbed his bike and sped off, followed by his perplexed crew.
"So he's just a wimp trying to be a bully. The moment you fight back, they become weary." Elsa commented.
Asher did not expect this to go this way at all. He had expected an all-out three versus one-brawl. Still, he was very happy with the outcome, he had managed to make Ezra see him as a threat now.
***
After going home, Asher didn't see his mum. She was probably at work. He decided to cook dinner tonight again.
"I wished I could taste food once more," Elsa lamented as she saw Asher preparing dinner. What she said put a question in Asher's mind.
"Is there a way to get you into a body?"
Elsa was shocked by the question. "No, I have never heard of something like that being possible. I have only been able to enter objects and influence them slightly. Then again, now that I am bound to your soul if I stay disconnected from your soul for a long time, I will die."
Though he heard what she said, Asher made a mental note to search for a way to get Elsa a body if possible. Elsa who was connected to his mind heard his thoughts, she felt happy that Asher wanted to help her. During her lifetime, she had very few beings that she related to and fewer that would want to help her, the thought Asher had warmed her heart.
When Asher's mum came home and saw that Asher had prepared dinner again, she nagged all through the meal, complaining about him not focusing on his training for the Elite program, and wasting his time to prepare dinner.
Asher kept laughing as his mum nagged, Elsa to was having a good time seeing her nag and complain. When dinner was over, she took a rolling pin and kept it on the dining table to serve as a warning for him to not come close to the dishes.
Asher retired to his room for the day, tomorrow he would begin his martial arts training.
***
Hu, Hu, Hu
Asher was bare-chested, with sweat dripping from his body he was copying a routine that Elsa was showing him. She had changed her long black gown into combat clothes.
Asher had been going for hours now, the first few hours had been lackluster as he was completely new, but as the time went on his skill and coordination increased.
Asher had never seen such martial art before, it was new, but he felt that it almost completely used all the muscles in his body. His body was on fire, but the more he saw himself improve, the more his drive got. After the combat training, he switched to lightning training honing his skills further.
***
Days went by like that. Asher coming out to carry out his rigorous training. He had improved explosively during the few days. The fighting technique from Elsa was so good that it covered up for years of no training. If someone saw him move, they would think he had honed his skills for years.
The last day before the Elite entry test. Asher was standing and facing Elsa.
"Today we will not do the usual. I want to teach you a method to move faster. It is a method that involves you to channel your lightning and using it to bolster your speed. It is a risky training that if failed can cause serious injuries." Elsa proceeded to explain the details of the speed movement. She broke down the whole process into bits so that Asher could understand with ease. Half an hour later, she was done explaining.
Asher replayed her words over and over in her head. When he was ready, he took a running stance. Asher slowly began gathering his lightning the way that Elsa had explained in his muscles, and soon he began speeding up the gathering. When he was ready, he used the gathered lightning to propel his body.
Asher's body shot like a bullet, as lightning crackled around him. He had succeeded on his first try, but he lacked any control, causing him to ram into a tree.
"God my head!" He groaned in pain.
"I told you it could lead to injuries," Elsa said.
"I thought you meant internal injuries from the lightning."
Elsa simply shrugged.
Asher kept practicing till it got dark. At the end of the day, he had bumped into tens of trees, but he had gained some level of control though. Allowing him maneuverability in opened spaces.
Asher left the woods to go home. Tomorrow he would take the test for the Elite program, beginning a new phase of his life.