Chapter twenty- an attack

1am- Three weeks until the competition

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I skip the flat rock across the lake. Seeing the water fly up and follow behind it was oddly satisfying.

The moon bright today. I had class at 10am, yet I found myself here at the lake with Kyutie, Markus, Natalie, and Mezy.

Kyutie I stand next to me, handing me rocks whenever I threw one.

Mezy, Natalie, and Markus sitting down, talking about God know what. I could feel the cold breeze wash on my skin as some of the rain droplets from high above fell upon my pale skin.

"Is Mann the only one with classes tomorrow?" Mezy asked.

"Yeah. Imma be pretty bored tomorrow," says Natalie.

"Same," Chimes Markus.

Mezy's face lights up due to him being on his phone.

I grab a rock from Kyutie's palm. Right before I throw it, I stop in my tracks. a feeling washed over me. One of being watched. My arm still in the throwing motion as I scan across the lake. Their voices seemed to muffle as I look closely at the pitch-black water.

"You good?" Markus asked.

I came back to, looking at the others who were staring me down confused.

Shaking my head, I nod a bit and launch the rock across the water. The rock moved faster than the sound, vanishing into the darkness as it skips across the water.

Natalie seemed to have the feeling as well. I could see her constantly looking around in fear. Markus stands just as Mezy does.

"That's a challenge!!!?" Markus grabbed a rock, throwing it overhand across the lake as Mezy does the same. The both of them laughing and threatening each other as they both launch rocks across the lake.

"What's wrong?" Kyutie puts her fist on my arm and looks up to me.

I look around at the extremely tall trees again. As I step, I could hear the leaves crunch beneath my feet.

"BRUH! You suck big dick ass!" Markus yells.

"Eat my booty! Wait what?" Mezy screams.

"You don't launch a fuckin' rock like that, dip shit!" Markus proclaimed. I could hear the voices each through the air as I sit down on a flat rock MEzy was once sitting on. Kyutie stands beside me, watching as Mezy tackles Markus to the ground. Markus tried getting back up, but Mezy held him there.

"Guys! Relax!" Kyutie proclaimed.

Natalie laughed a little. Her comic book sitting in her lap as she watched Mezy pretend to punch Markus.

"HELP ME!" Markus screams.

Kyutie ran over to Mezy, grabbing him by the shoulders before he turns around, tackling her to the ground. She tries her best but Mezy found some way to get her into a chokehold. His legs wrapped around her body as she tries to free him with her soft hands.

"I'm the king!" Mezy screams.

Markus got up before pretending to stomp on Mezy.

"They're going to wake all of the academy up, haha," Natalie chuckles. I smile. She moves her hair behind her ears and looks down into her lap before turning the page of the comic.

That's when Natalie looks up again.

Standing up quickly, she looks past me. Her eyes facing the mist in front of her. I could see her hurt racing as she shakes her head with fear. "We need to go! WE NEED TO GO!" Natalie screams.

I quickly stand up.

I grabbed Natalie by the shoulders in fear she was having an anxiety attack. "What's wrong?" I ask. My heart racing from how scary she made the situation.

"MEZY! MARKUS! KYUTIE! STOP!" I scream. Kyutie elbows Mezy in the stomach as they all stand.

Natalie grabbed me by the sleeve. She was squeezing with all the power she had. "WE NEED TO GO! PLEASe! I'M NOT FAST ENOUGH!" Natalie cries. She then slowly lifts her hand, pointing in the direction of the mist.

Kyutie comes next to Natalie as all five of us slowly turn to the mist. That's when I saw it. Standing 10 feet, the outline of a giant monster.

A human figure like creature with arms longer than its body.

We could hear the metal dragging across the ground, crushing each and every leaf in its way. I tap Kyutie lightly on the arm, motioning for her to grab the others and run.

Kyutie was in a trans. As if she were too scared to move.

The monster came into view. All of us could see it clearly. A giant robot it was. Its arm came to a point. Like someone had replaced his arm with a giant sword of sorts. Mezy grabbed Markus by the arm before rushing over to Natalie and grabbing her by the arm.

The robot stops. Standing as still as ever. Hits metal body. Its shoulders had spikes on it. Spikes everywhere. Fingers on left hand as sharp as the blade on his right arm. His face nothing but squiggly lines. Its eyes are shaped like a cross before glowing red.

"GUYS! RUN!" Mezy screams.

His voice sounded faint. I could tell he was already a few hundred feet away.

I look to Kyutie as the robot lifts his head, directly to Kyutie and I. "Kyutie... we need to go!" I say. The robot's eyes began to glow a brighter red. Like it has found its targets.

Kyutie gave no response.

I panicked; darting my head to Kyutie.

"KYUTIE! WE NEED TO GO! NOW!" I scream.

I could see her hands shaking as she stares the robot down.

It was truly a giant. So damn giant.

"GODDAMMIT KYUTIE!" I scream.

Grabbing her arm, she came back to and grabbed me instead. As quickly as she could run with another human, she used her speed, speeding off into the woods.

Trees flying past us as Kyutie ran as fast as she could whilst holding another human. Which isn't very fast.

Out of nowhere, a hand came from behind a tree. Clashing into Kyutie, she lost grip of me, sending me flying into a tree unfortunately breaking five of them as I fly through them like a chainsaw. Kyutie flies into trees as well.

Mezy, Natalie, and Markus didn't get far. I could see Markus running up to. Grabbing my forearm, he tried spilling me off the ground.

I could see the giant. My mind running through so many thoughts.

How the fuck did this thing get this far in such a short time. So fast.

It calmly walks towards Markus and I.

It lets out the nastiest wail. The wail was so loud, shaking the ground beneath our feet.

"GO! don't worry about me!" I rush. I get to my feet taking off into the darkness, leaving the robot behind me.

Kyutie sped off right beside me. Grabbing Markus and me with both her arms, she begins to run as fast as she could. This time running a bit faster. We could hear the robot running after us. We had no idea where Mezy and Natalie were. I could see the lights of the academy on.

The water fountain shooting out water as we approached.

That's when the robot came from the side of us. Trucking me into Kyutie, sending Markus, Kyutie, and I all flying to the right.

I land not the ground, taking off towards the robot at full speed.

I could see its slow movements speed up as it swings its heavy arms at me. Stopping in my tracks, I put both my arms up, stopping the impact of the arm.

The impact was so strong. I could tell I was using 100% of my strength to try and stop it, yet it still managed to move me just a few inches.

I held its arm for as long as I could. Sweat dripping down my forehead as I kept it in place. My eyes squinted for the sweat stung my eyes. "MANN!" Markus yells.

"GO GET HELP! I CAN'T STAY FOR MUCH LONGER!" I scream.

The robot seemed to get aggravated with me. As lightly as it could, it lifts his arm I was holding. I held on for dear life.

With one swing, I was thrown off of its arm. I could feel pain.

Something I haven't felt in a long time. Just before I land into a building, Kyutie catches me in the nick of time, setting me on the ground before running at light speed towards the robot.

Markus ran in the other direction, towards the main entrance of the academy. As Kyutie circled the monster, it twirls in confusion.

Kyutie only went faster and faster. Her after-image moving slower in slower, confusing the robot by millions.

That's when the robot looks up wicker than ever. As if it's just now wakening up.

It lifts its arms up.

running faster than I could even comprehend, it takes off towards Markus. Just before piercing Markus from behind, Kyutie moved him out of the way. but she wasn't fast enough. The sword this beast had for an arm pierced Kyutie.

Her body froze as it lifts her from the ground.

Markus fell to the ground, taking off away from the scene.

"NOOOOO!" I scream. My body filled with anger as blood begins gushing from Kyutie's mouth and nose. Her eyes red as the beast slams her into the the ground.

I was already behind the damn thing. Taking my fist before landing it on the beast's back. It folds backwards, flying off int he direction it faced. My eyes turn white as I take off running, flying past the robot as it flies at the speed of sound.

I stand in front of it, kicking it in the torso, sending it flying backwards.

Just before it went flying backwards, I was behind it. I grab it by the leg, stomping on the ground, giving me the flight.

I fly into the arm, lifting the damn robot by the leg before coming down faster than I came up. I slam it into the ground. That's when I grab it by the head before running out circles.

It was like flying Ring Around The Rosie.

I let go of its head, sending it flying off into the distance.

Kyutie lies on the ground, twitching as I take off running to her. "KYUTIE!" I scream. Her hands pressed on her open wound.

People begin gathering around, screaming as I notice blooding spilling from my forehead. My hands with cuts all over them. Markus breathing hard.

"WHAT'S GOING ON?" Guards scream.

That's when we hard the sound. Like a jet flying through the air. Coming straight at me was the fucking robot.

"What the fuck is this thing?" I think to myself. It was like I didn't do any fucking damage to this thing. Just as it trucks me, I try to hold my ground. It sent me flying.

I quickly come back, throwing a punch as it blocks each one before backhanding me over Kyutie and into a building.

People began screaming and running as Kyutie struggled to sit up.

Her face turning a light blue as she crawls ever so slowly. The robot stands over her, lashing its sword arm, cutting a giant hole in Kyutie's arm.

"STOOOOP!" I yell.

More and more flood spilling from my mouth as I have never felt such pain before. This robot had no damage to it.

I take off running to it, moving slower than I have ever been.

My powers seemingly failing on me as I try my best to sprint. I get in front of it. It pulls back its sword arm launching it straight towards my face. I swear this was the end.

My eyes close as I could see the tip of the blade come closer and closer.

"MAAAAAAAANNNN!" I hear Arianna scream.

"MOOOOOOVE!" Mezy yells.

All the screaming got quieter as the sword of this robots arm came closer and closer. Right before it touched my face, I open my eyes. It had stopped. centimeters from my right eye.

A hand had stopped it. My heart dropped when I saw who it was.

Mente held the robot's blade tightly in her grip. Her face had such a scolding expression. Mouth hinged up as if she were angrier than ever.

Not a single cut on her hand from stopping that damn robot's arm.

"Move." Mente demanded, waving her finger which sent me flying 100 meters backwards.

The robot began throwing punches at Mente which did absolutely nothing. Just before the robot went for the last swing, Mente threw the lightest punch I've ever seen someone throw.

The shockwave from it broke the ground under her. The atmosphere split in half. Windows and some of the buildings broke down a little. The clouds fly past us in the sky as harsh winds were made. The robot broke into pieces.

It began raining pieces of the robot.

People stopped screaming as Mente stands there with her back facing everyone. Guards rush to Kyutie, lifting her before bringing her away and to the Hospital Wing as fast as they could.

I look back to Mente who was gone. The whole academy was awake.

I look at the woods we came form and see that all of the trees were ripped out of the ground from the wind Kyutie created. The lake was gone. There was nothing there except a large land of orange, dead grass. Like it was in a middle of nowhere.

I look further to the left and see Mente turning the corner.I lie on back, letting out the biggest sigh before breathing in and out. I could feel the blood drying up on my forehead.