Ares⁰⁰ (EPIC)

"Your stance is not as firm as
other days... Rest"
Ares spoke with a firm voice
You cursed how observant he was when he wanted to be. But you simply put the sword back in its case and went to sit under the usual tree
How long has he been your mentor? 8 months? If you think it was exactly 8 months... I should start from the beginning.
You were someone from a lower class, poor and without parents... Being poor and an orphan, you were never able to learn many things apart from learning how to survive in the cruelest streets and steal food
But one day a teacher took pity on you
and started teaching you after school
But unfortunately for you, some kids from that school saw you and... They started bullying you for being poor and not having parents
They hit you, kicked you, and much more. But it didn't hurt, not as much as their words.
Until one day by some miracle someone heard you... Ares, God of war appeared in front of you and scared the boys away
"Tomorrow at 4"
It was the only thing he said that time before disappearing as quickly as he appeared
You stood there, bewildered. But you decided to go out of curiosity, and some fear and respect for the god
And suddenly, boom! He made you his student and taught you how to defend yourself.
You never asked him, but you appreciated the gesture. Since the last few months had been peaceful, he had shown up.
Until this morning... You were walking quietly eating a bread that the teacher gave you when one of the boys pushed you from behind
"You're going to pay for that rat scare again!"
And you got the beating of your life. You managed to hit back, but in a five-on-one situation, you can't do much...
Just at training time you wiped your face and tears and left
"...How did you get those bumps?"
Oh right, he was still here. You thought he wouldn't notice, and you thought if he did, he wouldn't ask. How wrong you were...
"And are you going to answer, brat?"