Chapter 180: A Brotherly Feud


    The rest of the day was awkward for Leo, as he hung out at the lower floor of Cervantez’s house, doing basically nothing, while Luke and Cervantez stayed above.


    Thankfully, Cervantez was not the kind of man who was going to be petty and give Leo a low evaluation for his work just because they had a disagreement, as being the gentleman that he was, he gave Leo an S rating for his work despite their differences.


    The problem for Leo however wasn’t Cervantez but Luke, as his elder brother was seriously disappointed in Leo after their shift was over as he made his anger evident on their way back home.


    “I don’t want to hear anything today Leo, this was a great opportunity for you and you ruined it. There are things I can’t tell you because I’ve signed documents, but the DarkSky guild is going to be the biggest deal in the game and you missed out on it-” Luke said, sounding absolutely furious as Leo kept his calm and listened to his rant, although he did not agree with it.


    “I told you to keep your attitude to yourself right? That man is the number two yer in the game! He’s DarkEmperor….. why won’t you show him some respect?” Luke asked, sounding agitated, as still Leo kept his head down and said nothing out of respect for his brother.


    “Sometimes I just can’t with you Leo. I just can’t….. I’m very grateful to him, even if you might not be. That man has done a lot for this family” Luke said disappointingly as he seemed to run out of energy.


    “You see this wrong brother …..” Leo said, confidently as he felt like he had heard enough.


    “He’s lucky to have you and all the guild members and not the other way around. We both know brother, that he knows more than what he shows. Nobody randomly picks yers from all sectors based on a hunch.


    The fact that he wanted you specifically for the guild, means that he knows you are worth as much.


    A few months ago you were a nobody but now you’re top 30 in the rankings.


    Any guild would be lucky to have you brother, never forget it.


    We are not here to be anyone’s servants, we don’t owe anyone our sess because we goddamn fought for everything we have.


    If you really want to be grateful, then be grateful to our mom, because she is the one who sold a kid-” Leo said, as his voice choked beforepleting his sentence.


    “This…. This venomous mentality is why you haven’t joined a faction yet Leo. Learn to be grateful to people who are kind to you in life.


    You can’t take on the entire world alone-” Luke admonished him, as Leo wagged his finger at Luke in denial.


    “I agree with you brother, that he has helped us a lot, however, it wasn’t out of the kindness of his heart.


    If he did it without hoping for any return, then yes it would be kindness, however, Cervantez is only nurturing you as a talent. He’s investing in you and hoping to reap massive returns from that investment.


    That’s not kindness, that’s just business” Leo said, as he gave Luke a dose of reality.


    “I’m not going to argue with you over this Leo, else I might end up punching one of your teeth out” Luke said in anger as he was visibly frustrated with Leo.


    “And I’m not going to apologize for something that I don’t think I did wrong.


    Yes, sure, join the DarkSky guild and ride it’s wave to the top, however, let me do my own thing. Our family doesn’t need to put all our eggs in one basket” Leo said as both brothers looked away from each other and walked with a solid gap between one another.


    Both knew that this was only a momentary burst of anger that would subside after half an hour, however, for that half an hour, they wanted nothing to do with one another.


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    ( Back inside the game, Terra Nova Online, Leo’s POV )


    Leo was seriously pissed when he logged back into Terra Nova Online after his fight with Luke.


    “Good morning…. Why so cranky today” Ben asked Leo, as he was apparently on night watch.


    “Nothing much, did not sleep in peace, guess I’ll just bash my opponent to vent” Leo said, as Ben studied his students face for a while but then smiled.


    “It’s been a while since I’ve seen such predatory eyes….. I pity your opponent, whoever he is today” Ben said, as Leo put on his face mask and stretched his body lightly to prepare for the journey from the motel to the arena.


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    ( Same time Luke )


    “Woah, why the big frown?” Cervantez asked Luke after logging back into the game, as the two of them were scheduled to head to the same arena together today.


    “Let’s not talk, I’m pissed, let me channel my anger into the fight ahead please” Luke requested, as he came off rather more strongly than he intended, showing a side of himself to Cervantez that the guildmaster did not know existed.


    “Alright man, but don’t ruin your fight over your mood, this is a hard one and needs you to be patient and focused” Cervantez advised, as Luke gave him the death stare.


    For the first time in his life, Cervantez realized that there was a time to speak and a time to shut up, as looking into Luke’s eyes he got the hint that he did not need to be patronized.


    Walking in silence, the two made their way to the arena and although they were tailed by scouts throughout the way, nobody attacked or interfered with them this morning.