POV: Red haired boy
The road to school smelled like shit. Every day is the same repetition. I wake up and commute to school all for the sake that I need a high school diploma to join the S.S.E.D. if it wasn’t because of my damn old man, I would have given up. I turned around the same corner and just like usual the baker just across corner always open up his shop earlier before anyone other bakery at 7;45 in the morning. He carried this solemn expression but whenever he sees someone he always puts on a smile. Fucking hypocrite is what I think. Why bother smile if you don’t want to. My life would be so much easier if I could smile like a like him. His wife died with their kid several years ago and it pisses me off all the time how he still smiles like that even though no one will remember someone like him.
I cut a turn as a way to waste more time. The cool air was a nice a feeling and about the only thing that was good. Closing my eyes to immerse myself in this cool clean air. This was probably the only good thing about my morning. Suddenly the smell of cigarette caught my scent. I opened my eyes and looked in front to see a bunch of thugs. I cussed under my breathe. I walked past them minding my own business till another came across the corner. “Just mind your own damn business. This ain’t your problem” is what I kept repeating in my head. But this person kept standing in front of me and smelled like piss and alcohol with a strong scent of cigars. “Hey, kids shouldn’t be walking here, this is our place”. His breathe smelled just as bad. And the way he talked to me really got to me. I paid him no attention and stayed quiet. But the longer I had I smell his breathe, the less patience I’ll have.
However, a peculiar smell caught my attention, this guy had a smell like perfume. Wasn’t hard to imagine what had happened here. Police tends to avoid these parts and the idiots who live around here are mostly into some illegal shit. “Look kid I don’t mind you insulting me like that but” leaning closer with that horrid breath of his. “I’ll let this slide if you just hand over everything you got.” My patience is close to gone at this point, but I took my wallet out, handed him what he wanted with the last piece of self-control. He gave a hysterical laugh. He gave a hard left slap and threw the money in my face “The fuck you think this is some kind of joke? You wanna know why I ain’t scared because cops don’t come around here”. I mumbled something under my breath. “piss off.” Gave him a hard punch to the face. Probably got caught by surprise, cause the man fell back but I got on top of him and without delay I repeatedly punched his faced continuously as he begged me to stop. My fist bloodied and shirt stained so I turned around to his lackeys brought out their armaments ranging between gloves, small dagger and guns. I sighted with disappointment, as this was how my morning started
One of the knife wielders in a hoodie screamed “Fuck he’s just one guy gang up on him.”
“Fucking cowards.” I replied.
“This motherfucker.” And as soon as he said that they all rushed in, so fucking predictable.
The first one thrust the knife as I move to the side and punched him across the face he fell down. The one with gloves tried to attack my from behind but I intercepted the punch, locked his arm in and broke his arm by kneeing his elbow. He got on his knees agonizing in pain. It was annoying so I grabbed him by the hair and slammed in towards the ground. Finally, it was the gun user, I could tell he was frightened seeing his friends injured with no help he let out panic shots. He couldn’t have been any more predictable, his aim was unsteady which them easy enough to dodge or miss their target. To my surprise, he actually pissed himself. He looked me straight into the eye before turning tails and ran for his life. I walked away since there is no point at this point. But I was fucking pissed already. The one person scared, two more are unconscious and the biggest one passed out from a simple beating. I figured more of his friends will want revenge so instead of waiting for them why not just pay them a visit right now. I grabbed my bag walking down the alley.
Took a look at the girl with short black hair. No older than 15 probably. She lost all sign of life in her eyes. I took a quick stop and pulled out my phone. Moments later a female answered “Hello? This is the police how can we help you” she said sounding all professional.
“There’s been a murder down at xxx street between two buildings straight into the alley way. It’s an emergency”
“Excuse me? But-“I shut phone couldn’t even be bother to listen. I took one more glance at the girl before continuing. “Blame your parents for giving birth to you in this day and age” I said muttered
Looked to be a medium thick door of steel. There was a strange sound on the other side, not only that it smelled even worse. I banged on the door. Within a few seconds someone opened the door. He looked pretty big but if only he wore some clothes to cover the only thing small about him it would have made him look a little more intimidating. The man raised his voice but before he could finish, I kneed his groin.
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Honestly, I was surprise no one notice but then again these people are more interested in servicing themselves than notice someone breaking in already. The girls here were between the ages of 16-35. There was a girl lying in front of me. They’ll probably survive a week or so before shooting themselves or jump off somewhere. They’ve been tortured both mentally and physically. A woman ran out from the side screaming and crying but I couldn’t care. I only cared about the fat pig that right after the woman behind the curtain. Looked him dead in the eyes. Threw my bag in his face before beating him senselessly before he had a chance to react. Only then did they notice. Took one more look before I raised my voice “One of your assholes stained my uniform today. So I’m here getting my well due compensation”
It took me while but by the time I reached school third period already began. I went home to clean up and change uniforms since it was stained and stink of filth. A bunch of students was already walking outside with two other people on the side talking. I opened the door to the ire of my bald teacher “Souh! this is the last time” he snapped “I already have the principles approval to expelled you for excessive lateness!” maybe I should have just skipped school if it was going to be like this
“Ah fuck, do whatever, I’m here aren’t I? Shut your mouth already” I snapped back, glaring at him
“Excuse me?! Did I just hear you correctly? That’s it you will respect your teacher you disrespectful shit”. He raised his hand as I turned around about to grab him by the neck but stopped as a loud siren caught my attention. Seconds later, something struck down right outside. Cover the field in dust. I smelled iron and something rotten in the air. The hair on my neck stood up as I jumped out the window from the 3rd floor. Not a thing to be seen but students screaming and occasional blood shooting out. Not long, a stampede of students ran out from within the dust and some senior students rushed to help. All that running helped dispersed and clear the view for me
The field was a mess, body littered everywhere. That’s why I never participated in during armaments training or mock battle, just adults playing make belief heroes. All those years of practices in school instilled false hope and belief. Now look at them, lying on the ground. I kicked a head of some female girls towards the demon. Finally got its attention. It was fast and agile. I felt the rush, the adrenaline. I was completely immersed, thugs and training will never amount to actual experience.
POV: Narrator
The two pushed each other as the demon did whatever it could to get the upper hand. It slashed and flailed it serrated claws without stopping. Grabbing the bodies of its victims and throwing it toward Souh thinking he would freeze up. To its surprise it did not, work and he simply returned it back by punching the body back at it. Surprise by the action it got hit by it’s own tactic and got hit side kicked on the face, knocking it back several feet away. Agitated from getting hit it rushed back in swiping sand into his eyes. Souh countered this by breathing fire out of his mouth burning the demon and scattering the sand away from his eyes. The grotesque face of the demon seethe in anger at the humiliation as it grind its fanged like teeth together before letting out a screech. This humored Souh. “What did you think punches and kicks was all I know?” as they were about to begin he second round a surge of demonic energy filled the air.
The air around them became foul. Kazuki’s body that was lying down on the floor rose up. By the time, Souh and the demon had stopped in their track. Souh had felt an enormous pressure emanating from Kazuki, so much, so that the sweat dripped from his forehead. He hesitated on what to do. Observing the demon, he noticed the demon look frightened than when it fought him. This had hurt his ego. Moments later an explosion of fire blasted in several directions beneath the ground where Kazuki, stand. Souh and the demons avoided but not completely. The students within the school building witnessing this startled back from the heat release. Famous for being a soulless, the students were startled from the sudden awakening. The body of several students burned to ash. Souh who received a small burn, questioning whether it was real “Did I really just get burned?” Souh thought with mix emotion of surprise and anger who got burned by a nobody who was a dead not too long ago.
The demon had panicked rushed in to attack in retaliation. Fire had envelop Kazuki’s, surrounding and shot out several fireball towards the demon. Souh who stood at the back avoided all the incoming fireballs. Now Souh felt rage and humiliation. He believed that both the Demon and Kazuki, were looking down on him since he knew those were not aim towards him but was just him standing in the way. He jumped right into the fight but instead of fighting against the demon he attacked Kazuki. The students on the side shouted in protest. Screaming that he should be helping Kazuki instead of making it worse. Souh didn’t care and continued his attack. Kazuki was not fazed however his quietness and blank expression made him angrier by the second. Eventually Kazuki got pushed into a corner, this made Souh conceited for second. He poured everything into one punch only to be stopped one handed by Kazuki. Now his pride and rage had reached an all-time high and low.
The demon not missing out on this chance tried to attack from behind. Kazuki moving as if he anticipated it swung Souh towards the demon using the flames like a booster. And within a swift moment Kazuki closed the distance and pulled out a short sword from within his flame and impaled the demon, imploding it from within.