End of a Bully

Ryan was standing in the audience with his fists in the air. He was waiting for how the audience would respond.

He was waiting for them to judge him and call him out for the horrible thing that he had done. They reacted, just not the way he was expecting. The entire audience started laughing

What are they laughing at? He just killed Kyle and turned his body into nothing but meat paste. Why would they laugh at something like that?

"Ryan, thank you for those kind sentiments. It's nice to know that in the future when you rule the world; I will have a place. I'm so honored," Kyle said to him.

Ryan looks shocked. Did he just hear Kyle's voice? He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Kyle leisurely standing there. How is it that he is still alive?

Ryan look down and suddenly realized that there was no meat paste. There was no blood on his hands. There was merely a destroyed battle arena.

He looked at the audience. Look at Kyle. What was going on? Was he going crazy?

"Can we continue with the match?" Kyle asked the referee.

"Continue!" The ref shouted.

Kyle attacked quickly. Ryan was still stunned. It still didn't register that Kyle was about to attack him. He clotheslined Ryan; knocking him down onto his back.

Without wasting a moment, he pummeled him hard. With his super speed and his strength. He released a blurring mass of punches.

He punched so fast it looked like one slow punch surrounded by blurry light.

With Lemonjello's indestructible body, Kyle understood it wouldn't be possible to actually hurt him with just the strength that he had.

Right now Ryan was too powerful for him. There was nothing he could do to really overcome the power Gap. He had to rely on his techniques and skills.

He used his favorite super punch when facing overpowered bad guys. Monkey King rocks hit Ryan square in the chest.

The Monkey King rocks is an area attack, but in instances when he uses it on single opponents he condenses the power and reduces the area of effect.

This concentrates the power and within a few inches circumference of his opponent's body; the effects of Monkey King Rocks can be felt.

The power of the punch erupted in his body. Ryan spit out blood as he grabbed his chest. His whole body felt like someone hit him with a sledgehammer. He couldn't breathe. He could barely stand.

If given the chance, Ryan would be able to recover. His body would become stronger than ever, so instead of giving him the chance to recover he landed another Monkey King Rocks.

Then another Monkey King Rocks, and another, and another, and then finally; through pressure points, he made it impossible for Ryan to move his limbs.

All he felt was pain throughout his body from the attacks and it was when Ryan was absolutely helpless that Kyle ended the fight with a single pressure point strike that knocked him out.

The fight ended Kyle won although some might say he cheated. Of course, if he began the fight at full power Ryan wouldn't have lasted one punch.

In the HUD, Kyle got a message

The description of the technique book was completely thrilling. The release technique released all the powers that Ryan had stolen over the years from different people.

The Return technique returned to the original owners. No matter where they were in the world. Ryan would no longer have those superpowers.

He would be left with his only Power, siphon. The technique would reduce the so-called Savage King to little more than a pauper.

With a focused mind, the information was absorbed into his mind. The information in the technique books was instantly learned.

He spoke to the stunned audience after he learned the new techniques.

"While I was at the Stellar Support Center they discovered that the reason I wasn't able to control my powers wasn't natural.

My power was being stolen by someone and this created traumas that made my ability to control my powers unstable. I wasn't the only one with these symptoms. Four other students shared my condition.

Each of us had our strength stolen and incurred similar injuries to our bodies. All five of us were bullied from a young age by the same person, Ryan Austin, The Red Ace.

Ryan was so blinded by his greed for power he wasn't aware of something the Center discovered. Stealing our conflicting energies over the years would eventually drive him mad.

Based on his behavior in the fight, I think we can all see that the worry of the Center wasn't unfounded.

Thankfully, the Center came up with a way for me to free Ryan from madness and return our powers.

I am about to perform a technique to release Ryan from madness and return our powers to us. Please, stay back from here.

Kyle woke up Ryan who was still restricted by the acupressure strikes. He bent his head down and leaned in and whispered into his ear.

"I'm going to take it from you. Everything you took from me and the others over the years. You'll be left with nothing. You will be nothing.

I hope you learn from this and change your ways. Nobody wants a Savage King. Nobody wants you to rule them. Nobody wants you to bully them.

Everybody wants to live in peace and you should want that too, so I'm giving you an opportunity to start over and decide who you really want to be.

Having said everything he wanted; he made several symbols with his hands. He flattened palm and pushed it into the center of his chest.

Ryan felt like something inside was breaking apart. Within his body, five energy balls from him. One energy ball immediately flew into Kyle It was his missing power.

Another flew towards Samira and entered her body. Another entered Lemonjello's body, and the two remaining power balls flew off into the sky to go and find their masters.

Kyle felt the new but familiar energy within his body. His powers began growing stronger and stronger.

From the time he was in elementary school until this day; he lost so much to Ryan. It was finally being returned.

He was gaining the strength that he should have always had. The HUD indicated his power level was moving up like a rocket. He was no longer a little level 30 fighter.

His numbers moved from level 31 then level 32, 34, 36, 39, and 43. It didn't stop until he became a level 52 fighter.

The power suppressing formations in his outfit immediately lowered his level to 43 (86). Samira and Lemonjello didn't know they were also given power suppressors.

Their power also increased, and although they became much more powerful; they had no idea how powerful they became.

The three students were encased in energy spheres through the process of return. The light slowly disappeared and all three of them stood there with relaxed and happy looks on their faces.

Ryan was pale and breathing hard. He felt how much he lost, he couldn't use all those powers he spent so many years perfecting. He was little more than an empty shell. She shed tears as he felt his loss of power.

His tears dried as he looked at Kyle once more and hatred took root deep into his bones.

"I'll get you for what you've taken from me. I'll take everything from you!" He vowed in his heart. Due to the loss of his powers and the injuries from the battle he finally fell asleep.

Kyle won against his tormentor and took back his power. He was so happy he could barely control himself.

Principle Ambrose had the school nurse and officer Cranston took Ryan away for medical treatment. He looked at Kyle and finally understood how wronged the boy had been.

He and the teachers before him just thought he was a problem child. He wasn't trying, or he was incompetent. Whatever they thought, it covered up the truth. This boy suffered.

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