???: *The "Chadwick" hisses at Aiden, blood flies out of its mouth while hissing*
Aiden: *Aiden sweats nervously as he takes two steps back, he looks at Chadwick's body, he suddenly gets serious, he talks in his head* I get that he made fun of me, but I wouldn't wish death on him over it. No one deserves death over bullying. He could've had a family, and this monster ends his life while on the job. I won't allow this thing to get away with murdering him. I swear. *Aiden stares at the monster with a murderous intent, the monster hisses once more before running at Aiden, right as it comes in range of Aiden, Aiden growls, he quickly throws a right punch, hitting the monster on the left side of its face as hard as he can, sending the monster flying, making it slam against the back wall of the building with a bang, cracking the wall, the monster lays there for a brief period before sitting up, but right as it does, Aiden is already next to it, he kicks it across the face with his right foot, making it roll on the floor, the monster quickly stands up with the joints in their body popping out of place, the monster runs at him fast* So this thing isn't fazed with anything!? It's casually breaking the body but it gets right back up to attack even if its ankles are out of place! *Aiden dodges to the left, out of its way, he grabs the monster's right arm mid dodge but before he can attack, he can hear the monster whispering something*
???: Rachel… My sweet Rachel… I'm so sorry I didn't accept your husband… please come back… Daddy misses you…
Aiden: *his pupils shrink in fear* Huh…? *The monster's head turns to him, it hisses, getting blood over his face, trying to blind him and punches Aiden in the chest with their left fist, Aiden's pupils disappear as he spits up blood, the punch sends Aiden flying, making him crash into the front wall of the building, smashing through it on impact, as the smoke of the wall clears, Aiden pushes the debris off of him and holds his chest with his right hand, the monster slowly walks out of the building, staring Aiden down, it makes clicking noises as it gets stares at him, getting closer, Aiden lets out a growl before standing up and spitting blood out* I'm not down yet. Was that Chadwick…? *The monster stands there before tilting its head at Aiden, Aiden growls* You have Chadwick in you, Don't you!? Let go of him! *He runs at the monster, the monster screams at him with Chadwick's voice, Aiden fears that Chadwick is still inside the monster so he hesitates, letting his guard down, the monster quickly runs at him and bites at him, Aiden quickly blocks the bite with his right arm, the monster sinks its teeth into his arm, Aiden lets out a grunt* Chadwick! Take over the body! *The monster make confused grunting noises, Aiden growls, he punches the monster in the chest with his left fist, making it let go of his arm, he then puts the monster in a headlock with his right arm* CHADWICK!! YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THAT MONSTER!! TAKE ITS BODY SINCE IT TOOK YOUR LIFE!! IT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN SURVIVE!! *Suddenly the monster's right arm turns into a blade and stabs into the bottom left of Aiden's body, Aiden's pupils shrink, he lets go of the monster, but before monster can do anything, Aiden gets serious* LEEEET GOOOO!! *Aiden pulls his body off the blade but he suddenly headbutts the monster, stabbing himself again, Aiden growls and does it again and again, stabbing himself over and over* THEN I WILL BEAT CHADWICK'S CONSCIOUSNESS OUT!!! *he punches the monster with immense strength across the face with his right fist, sending the monster soaring back into the building, Aiden runs in after him, the monster tries to stand up but as he does, Aiden shoulder charges the monster, causing it to stumble, Aiden grabs it's right arm and swings it as hard as he can into the wall, Aiden follows up with a right punch to it's chest, causing it to fly through the wall, the monster falls to the floor and starts talking again*
???: I wish I could have seen you one more time… Rachel…
Aiden: *Aiden stops and stares*
???: *The monster starts crying* Rachel! Rachel!! I'm so sorry.
Aiden: *He feels unsettled, he stands there in silence*
???: *Suddenly the monster changes it's mood* Mom? Mom, please open your eyes. It's too early for you to leave me. *Aiden is distraught as he watches* Don't leave me!! *Suddenly it starts screaming with cries, as the monster is crying, it stands up and starts walking to Aiden*
Aiden: I'm so sorry Chadwick… *the monster runs at him, Aiden punches him across the face with his left fist, stunning the monster, Aiden uppercuts it's chest with his right fist but he leaves himself open, the monster bites his right shoulder, Aiden grunts as he suddenly bear hugs the monster, runs and shoulder charges a wall with his right shoulder to make the monster let go, once the monster's teeth release him, he quickly round houses the monster with his left foot, causing it to fall down, Aiden kicks it with his right foot, kicking the monster across the room, once the monster comes to a complete stop, it slams it's right hand on the ground and starts to make the ground crack* What the-!? *Out of nowhere, Aiden is uppercutted by a rock from the ground* Did he just make the rocks under me move and uppercut me!? *Aiden stumbles onto his back breathing hard, he quickly stands up* *the monster grips the ground, making the ground rumble, a wave of rocks is sent to Aiden, he blocks himself but it's useless, the wave throws Aiden through the left wall of the building, he rolls for a bit before he comes to a stop, he grunts before slowly standing up* This thing can control the rocks under us… what the hell is this thing…? *The monster walks out of the building, it looks at Aiden and throws a right punch towards him, making the rocks in the ground to make a tsunami towards him, Aiden growls as he runs to it and jumping 15 feet in the air, over it and does a right dive kick to its face, he quickly lands and throws a punch with his left fist as hard as he can, making the monster jump back back, dodging it, Aiden runs and throws a right punch, missing again and punching the ground, breaking it, he quickly follows up the punch with a left kick to the monster's right ribs that makes the monster crash into a closet, before Aiden can continue, the monster makes the ground under Aiden crack, making a big 5 meter circle around him, the ground suddenly flicks him upwards, launching Aiden 70 feet into the sky* HOLY SHIT-!!! *He stops himself from flipping, once he starts falling down, Aiden growls as he clenches his right hand* IS THAT HOW YOU WANT TO PLAY!? USE THE EARTH AS YOUR WEAPON!? WELL, LET ME RETURN THE FAVOR!! *As he lands, he punches the ground with his right hand, the force of the punch is so strong he sends a tsunami of rocks to the monster, completely destroying the front of the building, Aiden breathes hard as he picks up debris and finds the monster, the monster hisses before Aiden punches it across the face with his right fist* CHADWICK!! *He punches the monster over and over, Left right left right* I WON'T LET YOU DIE!!! *Suddenly the monster yelps and it starts talking*
???: R-run… k-k-kid…
Aiden: *Aiden's pupils shrink* Chadwick…? *the monster hisses at him, it turns it's right hand into a spear again and tries to stab him, Aiden throws his left hand out quickly, allowing the monster straight through his hand but it stops it, Aiden quickly pins the monster down and stares into the monster's eyes* PLEASE!! FOR YOUR GIRL RACHEL!! *the monster's eyes shake before it snaps, it shrieks loud and sends a wave of spiked rocks upwards, impaling Aiden in his left forearm, top right shoulder, right thigh and left foot and suspending him up, leaving him hanging, the monster runs out of the building leaving a gold glowing aura on the ground, Aiden growls* CHADWICK!!!! *Aiden moves with so much force he sets himself free and falls down, he quickly tries to run after the monster but he's too late* Chadwick!? *He looks around to find nothing, he lowers his head in defeat, he grits his teeth* I'm so sorry Chadwick… *he then notices the golden aura laying on the ground* Huh…? What is that…? *Before he can approach it, the aura slowly flows into Chadwick's body, once it goes inside, his body starts to shake violently, squirting blood everywhere before it lets out a groan and stops moving* *Aiden watches with a discontent face* *after a few seconds of calming down, the adrenaline fades away, he feels his injuries, he falls to his knees, he starts to breathe slow* I couldn't help you… now I can't help myself… *he flops to the floor* I should've told Monika where I was going at least but now I'm going to die… *he lets out a raspy exhale* *Just in time, Rylet and Monika show up, they can't believe their eyes when they see the place, Rylet looks around fast until his eyes lock on Aiden, His pupils shrink*
Rylet: AIDEN!!! *He runs as fast as he can to Aiden, he quickly sits Aiden up on his knee* What happened!? Who did this to you!? *As he questions Aiden, he sees the big holes in his body* W-what the…? *He can't believe what he is looking at* These holes are two to three inches wide-!! M-monika-!! *He looks over his shoulder quickly at her* Heal him now!! *She nods as she quickly runs over to them, she closes her eyes, she places her hands on his chest, her purple fire aura comes out of her hands and covers Aiden, after a few seconds, Aiden's battle wounds start to fade away, a few seconds later, she fully healed him, she opens her eyes and takes her hands off of him*
Monika: There, he should be fully healed.
Rylet: *Rylet stares at Aiden, waiting for him to wake up* Come on…! Wake up! *After a few seconds, Aiden's eyes open* Thank god! *He hugs Aiden*
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Aiden: *he grunts as he hugs back* A hug from you…? *He smiles* This is something new…
Rylet: *he quickly snaps out of it, he stops hugging him, backs away from Aiden and stands up, letting Aiden flop on the floor* Don't get used to it! You have some explaining to do! *As he looks at the building*
Aiden: Yeah yeah I know… *he sits up* I can confirm that whatever that thing was, it's connected to Monika's power.
Rylet: Thing?
Aiden: *Aiden looks at the ground and grits his teeth, he then slowly stands up and walks over to the locker and opens it, showing them Chadwick's body*
Rylet: What the hell!? Is that real Aiden!? *Monika's face is covered in horror before she starts throwing up*
Aiden: *Aiden looks down and nods* Yeah. It is.
Rylet: *he gets worried* D-did you do this…?
Aiden: *he looks at Rylet fast with enraged eyes* No, I didn't kill him!! I fought for his life!! And I came up empty handed!! *He lowers his head and grits his teeth more, he sounds like he's about to cry* *He shakes as he points to his nametag* Does that look familiar!? *They read "Chadwick"*
Rylet: *his pupils shrink with sweat drops on his temple* T-the same Chadwick from the bus…?
Aiden: Yes. And he was killed by something that looked identical to him, the only difference being the monster disfigured its body.
Rylet: *he looks at the body then looks at Aiden* You understand this isn't your fault right?
Aiden: *he looks away, he lowers his head and starts to shake*
Rylet: Aiden… *he walks over to Aiden, he puts his left hand on Aiden's right shoulder, he shakes it in a brotherly way* It's alright. *He hugs him with his left arm only, Aiden is holding the urge to cry* Your heart is big, brother I understand.
Monika: *Monika walks over with a soft smile* You did the best you could. *She adds to the hug*
Aiden: *he has a soft smile* Thank you guys…
Rylet: We will find that monster and kill it. I promise you. *After a few minutes, Rylet breaks the silence* Come on, we will be late to class but it's better late than never. We will let the cops take care of this, we don't need to add this to our problems right now.
Aiden: Looking like this? *Showing Rylet his outfit having holes and blood* I can't show up like this!
Rylet: *Rylet takes off his backpack, he digs in it for a bit before he pulls out a pair of clothes* Take my gym clothes, they are clean before you try to accuse me.
Aiden: *he takes the clothes, he smiles and he suddenly hugs Rylet* Thanks for always having my back bro…
Rylet: *Hugs back with his right hand only* Till time splits us. *Chuckles*
Monika: You said not to get used to it.
Rylet: *he quickly let's go of Aiden and turns to her* YEAH DON'T!! MATTER OF FACT, SHUT UP AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!
Monika: *she gets fire eyes and gets in Rylet's face* YOU LOVE HIM, STOP FIGHTING IT!! AND IF ANYTHING, AIDEN IS MY BUSINESS!!
Rylet: OH SURE HE IS!! IS HE ALSO YOUR BOYFRIEND!? *Monika growls, Aiden laughs as he watches*
May 7th, Thursday
7:48 A.M.
*There Is A Heavy Thunderstorm Happening, The School Lights Flicker As The Students Are Arriving* *Aiden, Rylet And Monika Run Into The School, Aiden And Monika Are Laughing* *Aiden And Rylet Aren't Wearing Raincoats But Monika Is. She Is Also Holding Two Backpacks*
Monika: That was fun!
Aiden: *he chuckles* Hell yeah!
Rylet: *he shakes his hair* I wouldn't be so happy knowing we could have died. That storm is horrible.
Aiden: *Aiden has a "3" mouth* What a way to kill the moment…
Rylet: *Gets nervous* I'm not saying it wasn't fun!
Monika: *she takes her raincoat off* Either way! We made it!
Aiden: *he takes off his backpack, opens it and sees his papers are messed up* My homework sure as hell didn't…
Rylet: *He gets his bag from Monika* I told you to give it to Monika but you didn't want to!
Aiden: I can't let a lady hold my bag! It's not nice!
Monika: *she puts her hands on her cheeks* He called me a lady…~
Rylet: It's not about manners! It's about having your paperwork in one piece!
Aiden: I get it, I get it! *He closes his bag and puts it on his right shoulder* I will remember that next time. You said 278 is your classroom Monika? *They walk up the steps, they head upstairs*
Monika: *she hugs Aiden around his neck* Thank you for walking me to class Aidie! *Suddenly she quickly looks down the hall, she stares with an uneasy look*
Aiden: *he rolls his eyes as he pulls her off of him* Now nicknames?
Monika: *she brushes it off the feeling* You will love me later!
Aiden: "Later" then.
Rylet: You might need to marry her soon.
Aiden: *turns to Rylet fast* WHAT!? *he grabs Rylet's shirt* TAKE IT BACK, TAKE IT BACK!! *Monika growls but she stops, she looks down the hall with an unsettling face*
Rylet: *He pulls Aiden off of him* Enough before you make her upset!
Aiden: Right right. I don't need her hitting me. *He looks at Monika to see her spacing out* Are you alright?
Monika: T-there's something down there… I don't know where but I feel it… like an energy… *Aiden and Rylet look at each other, they look at her*
Aiden: Show us. Let's check it out.
Monika: *she's hesitant but then slowly nods* *They walk down the hall, getting closer to Monika's classroom until they hear screaming come from it, They all freeze*
Aiden: What the-!?
Rylet: What the hell is that!?
Monika: It sounds like it came from my classroom! *They sneak towards the class before suddenly blood spats on the window, they back up*
Aiden: Holy shit-!! *Suddenly the door swings open, Gary is trying to crawl out, missing everything below his waist*
Monika: G-GARY!?
Gary: HELP ME!!! *He reaches out to her* MONIKA HELP-!!! *Out of nowhere, his head gets stomped in*
Monika: *tears instantly fill her eyes* GARY!!!! *Aiden and Rylet stare in disbelief*
Desmond: *slowly raises his foot, he then takes two steps back and looks at the body, Monika quickly runs over and holds Gary*
Aiden: Monika don't-!! *Before he can move, Rylet holds him back*
Rylet: Let her!! Pay attention to him!! Let her get herself killed!! *Rylet stares at Desmond while Aiden stares at Monika*
Monika: *she tries to heal Gary* PLEASE GET UP GARY!! I DONT WANT YOU TO LEAVE ME!!
Rylet: Why the hell did you do that!?
Desmond: He deserved it. Him and all the rest of those assholes that take advantage over poor or weak people. I'm here to punish them, by that I mean kill them. Every last one of them.
Rylet: What gives you the right to take someone's fucking life!?
Desmond: I don't take, I return. Now that you seen this. I don't think I can let you go. *He slowly walks to them*
Monika: *she's crying* I love you… I love you so much… I'm so sorry I wasn't good enough… *Aiden's pupils dilate, he gets flashbacks from hearing Chadwick saying he was so sorry, he then listens to Monika's crying*
Rylet: *slowly backing up* Aiden-!! This guy is bad news! I think we should-!! *Suddenly Aiden is instantly in front of Desmond in a blink of an eye, Aiden's eyes are solid white with his teeth gritting, he punches Desmond with his right hand so hard in the chest, the shockwaves of the punch shatter the room windows sending the glass into the courtyard, the kids outside scream, Desmond slams into the window seal, Desmond coughs up blood out of the window before turning around with a smile*
Desmond: You actually hurt me! *He stands up* This will be fun. *He licks the blood off his lips*
(To Be Continued…)