No.

It isn’t over yet! Why do I have to die? Why not her?! What the fuck is wrong with this world? It’s not fair! It’s not! Why me? Why me?!

I worked my ass through high school. Kept my nose clean and stayed in line…. I stayed faithful to a person who didn’t even feel an ounce of the same way towards me. I finally turned eighteen, and now the world is telling me to screw you, and die?

No! I hate this! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it!

He began pounding his fist on the ground as the siren ate from his neck.

The world thinks I'm just gonna let it chew me up, and spit me out?! I did my best to earn my keep more the next motherfucker ever tried to do!

Anger was the only thing befitting of describing Elijah’s current state. He no longer cared for the pain the siren caused, his rage blinding him from the world around him.

I’m not dying. I’m not! Damn it damn it damn it damn it! I’m gonna kill you! I'm gonna live! I’m going to!

I’m. Not. Done.

The boy’s body began to glow as he screamed out.

Cursing the world for the fate they placed on him, Elijah’s body began to glow brighter and brighter. Is this an awakening for the boy?

The sudden burst of energy caused a shockwave throughout the area.

Something is surging through my body.

But now… I’m floating in the air… Why am I floating?! My injuries… Are they gone?

What is this feeling…? I feel good… Really good.

I marveled at the sight of my glowing hands.

“They looked so surreal… I’ve never seen anything like this before. It looks… amazing.”

I looked down at the crowd of students beneath me. It all looked bizarre. From here they looked so small.

I thought I was gonna die… did I die?

“This energetic feeling I'm having… I feel powerful.” Looking around I spotted the siren, glaring up at me with those empty eyes of hers, screaming at me, completely ignoring my friend next to her.

Ryan had a look of amazement on his face. He looks as if he completely forgot about the dangerous being next to him. I don’t blame him, even I have no idea what’s happening right now… but I… I feel strong. Stronger than I've ever been.

This green glow around me, what is it?!

The glow… it’s like when that flower had that black, and whiteness around it, except this time I don’t feel scared around it. It’s making my body feel really strong, I feel like I can do things I wouldn’t be normally capable of.

I mean well… I am technically flying right now…, “Did I… awaken powers?!” But how is that possible? It shouldn’t be, is it an effect from being in this strange place? Or is my will to live truly that strong? Whichever one, I'm thankful. I’ve asked myself enough questions, if I wanna survive, I'm gonna have to throw out my natural way of thinking! This place won’t wait for me to adapt, I have to do it now!

I glared down angrily at the siren. Her previous aggression raced through my mind like wildfire.

“I’m… gonna kill you.” I said before dashing towards her at a speed I didn’t even know I was capable of, clearing a distance of what was seemingly hundreds of feet.

Before it could react I grabbed them by the neck, slamming it into the ground. I got on top of the siren, and wrapped my hands tightly around its neck, beginning to squeeze.

She tried to claw at the sides of my stomach again with her sharp nails, but I lifted her head up, strengthening my grip even more. I smashed her head into the ground, repeatedly, until I saw that it could no longer muster the strength to move its arms.

I caused a crack in the floor from how hard I was banging its head against the floor. Now that it’s weakened, I began to tighten my grip on its neck, more and more. The sounds of it choking was a sound far greater than its singing.

“You don’t like that huh?” I said taunting the siren. “The feeling you get when your neck is about to burst open, the only difference between me and you, was that mine happened in an instance from those sharp teeth of yours. You don’t have that luxury. I’m not stopping till I see the inside.”

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The harder I squeezed the more and more she fought, and squirmed to get me off of her. Blood started to run from her eyes, blood burst from her ears and spat out of her mouth.

I’m gonna crush her throat.

Wait… her?!

Its eyes started to glow once more as blood ran from them. “Why… WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE HER!”

Her red hair, those big brown eyes- NO!

“I don’t wanna see you…. You don’t care for emotions, only your own gain. …I hate you! I hate you! What was it all for, huh?! You never fucking loved me! Three years!

I started laughing at her like a madman. Directing all my anger and frustration into my words.

“You know what I could’ve been doing with those three years?! You deserve to be in this hellish place, not me! You and that bastard you decided to lay up with! You did this to me! You…! You… I HATE YOU!”

“STOP!” Ryan screamed, throwing me off of her. He held me by the shoulders so that I wouldn’t move. “...Y-you… a-already killed it”

“W-what…?”

I looked down at my hands, they were stained red from her blood. I looked over at the siren’s lifeless body. Its neck was barely hanging on to its body, blood filled its face.

“I did that…?”

“We don’t have any time to lose, we can think about it later, c’mon!” Ryan screamed, pulling me up my feet.

“...Okay!”

He’s right. There will surely be more. What if the same thing happens to Ryan like what happened to me?! What if I can’t save him when it does happen? I feel strong but those things… they’re too unpredictable. Who knows whatever twisted abomination might appear next! We might die if we stay any longer!”

“More guards are here!” He shouted out. We could see dozens of students flying in the air before being met by the presence of eight of them.

Shit.

They’re all around us, not leaving a single gap unchecked.

…I know! This power, it’ll help me!

“Stay behind me!” I barked at Ryan. He didn’t know what I was planning but he listened and moved behind me.

This aura around me… it can be our key!

“What are you gonna do?” He asked, looking around to see if there’s a safe spot to run away towards.

“You and I are about to find out.”

If I can move as fast I did earlier than maybe I could take out some of them and give us an opening. But what if they’re faster…? Shit, this isn’t the time to be having doubts. Ryan is counting on me, the others are as well!

The greenness around me started to glow even brighter.

My field of vision widened, my ears felt more aware of the sounds around me, smells were more precise and distinct due to my nose increasing in sensitivity.

My senses are sharpening!

I dashed towards the closest guard in front of us, only taking me two steps to get there. After closing the distance between me and him, I thrusted my leg forward, kicking it, sending it flying back into the crowd. I lunged at the one next to it, grabbing it by the back of the head and slamming it face first into the ground.

“...Holy shit! I’m doing it!”

“LOOK OUT!”

I quickly turned my head, and was met with a kick to the head from another guard’s deadly leg, but before it could connect, I put my arms up blocking the blow. It was a pretty strong attack, it sent me flying back towards Ryan, but I was able to catch myself in time, regaining my footing.

“S-shit! Am I okay- …I’m… okay?!” That blow didn’t hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. How strong have I gotten?!

Before I could ask myself any more questions, the same one lunged at me again, this time followed by two more of them.

They see me as a genuine threat now, they won’t be playing around with me anymore!

The first one tried to throw another deadly kick to my head but I ducked down dodging the attack, the next followed up with a kick to my stomach but I grabbed its leg, stopping it in its tracks. I wasn’t fast enough to react to the attack from the third one in time. It’s kick struck me hard in my chest, knocking me back a little.

“Looks like… I'm not invincible...” A part of my shirt was ripped off in the chest area. There was a giant purplish, red bruise on my chest with some blood leaking out from it. I don’t know if it’s the adrenaline or my powers but I can just barely feel it. …Still, that isn’t me saying it doesn’t hurt, the pain feels like someone is constantly wailing at my chest with their fists. I think it might have cracked some of my upper ribs as well. Isn’t that just peachy…

“E-Elijah!”

Ryan screaming my name alerted me to what was coming my way. All the guards were rushing towards us in unison.

They’re trying to dogpile on top of us?! What the fuck?!

I quickly grab Ryan by the arm, “Hold on! I’m gonna try something!”

“WH-” Holding Ryan by the arm, I turn us around, facing the pile of guards struggling to get up. I start to run towards them. “Are you insane?!”

“Trust me!”

Getting a running start, I squat down, giving myself a big boost before jumping up, launching Ryan, and myself into the air.

“HO-LY SHIT!” We’re almost touching the ceiling, I can see the speaker phones clearly from here. “HAHA, look at us! They’ll never catch us now!”

“You're right! Your-… why are we starting to fall?!”

“What-”

As quickly as we made it into the air, we started to fall just as fast.

“QUIT MESSING AROUND!”

What the fuck?! “WHY AREN’T I FLOATING!”

We both start to panic and scream at our impending doom. Maybe I could survive a drop like that but Ryan- wait! That greenness around me… where is it?!

“WE’RE GONNA DIE!” He screamed, his glasses started to float off of his face. I wasn’t holding on to his arm anymore, the fall made us drift apart somewhat.

Cmon! Not now! Focus Elijah! Focus! How did you do it before…?!

I close my eyes, and try to reproduce in my head whatever caused the reaction.

I-I-I I can’t do it! I can’t focus!

Not again… not like before…

Wait… before when I thought I was gonna die. I was angry… angry about everything.

I started to think about things that made me mad.

School…

…Eliza.

…These monsters.

…This place .

…This life…

It’s all so… aggravating.

I started to glow.

The green enshrouded my body once more.

I feel good.

Ryan was screaming at me to do something. We’re nearly at the ground, even at this height, the people wouldn’t break our falls, they’d just be casualties in the process.

“I got us!” I propelled myself forward in the air, and extended my arm, grabbing ahold of Ryan’s, I pulled him in, putting him on my shoulder. As we approach the ground I greet it by crashing into the ground landing perfectly on my feet. There was a small crater on the ground from my landing.

In quick swift motion I squat down before launching us back into the air this time sending us flying straight ahead across the room instead of just jumping straight up.

“You did it! Thank whatever's helping you do that!” Ryan rejoiced.

“I think I might have powers!” I yelled in his ear. I’m shocked, yet I couldn’t stop smiling at what I just did.

“Not think! You do! This is incredible! I never thought… I mean how?!”

“I don’t know… I just-”

I was met with a crushing feeling. Me and Ryan cried out for one another as our bodies slammed into one another.

We crashed into one of the staircases, hard.

I can feel my consciousness slipping as I fall once more.

“R-... Ry…an…”