FIERY OF THE RAGING ALEX

" POWER IS AN AUTOMATIC RESPECT MAGNET, A MAN WHO'S GOT IT HAS GOT A VERY POWERFUL KEY".

~AMAZING DESTINY

Alex walked out of the portal, or better still, he was thrown out. It was the second time he was travelling through a portal and it didn't feel better than the first, he was feeling so nauseous he felt he would throw up anytime.

The old man walked out after him and unlike Alex, he was rather comfortable.

He patted Alex on his back with brute force, making him to tilt forward. The old man caught him just before he fell, he stood him up and faced him. He had his face looking like a mother scolding her child " be a man, you're a protector for heaven's sake. You keep this up and the other trainees will pick on you" he said to a fully recovered Alex ,"you don't want to know what they are capable of" he added as he tried his best to get Alex in the very best frame of mind.

As they walked through the lobbies, Alex noticed that the beauty and handsomeness of the students (girls and boys respectively) here were top notch, totally mind blowing. He tried comparing some of them to a few beautiful ladies he had met including his high school crush and his sister and as much as he hated to admit it, they weren't as much as a match to any of them.

The lobbies were all so long that one would wonder how many janitors they had to keep such a large place sparkling, Alex took every detail into consideration including the several dragon sculptures hanging here and there. They gave the place an anciently mordern feel and outlook.

One thing Alex found strange though was the negative energy he was getting from most students he had encountered, it didn't seem to be directed towards him and that left no other person but the old man as the victim. He saw that the old man was also in an obviously serious mood, not minding anything going on around him. Alex could tell immediately that he knew about the hostility from the students and he didn't care much about it, he was going to ask him about it but didn't think it was wise to talk about it while they were still out in public.

Alex was still in the middle of his thoughts and taking notes of the environment when he felt his body ice up, he couldn't risk moving any body part for fear of it falling off. He remembered the old man said the other students would pick on him if he appeared weak, he hated the feeling of being weak and being called weak by someone else was nire than an offense to him. He decided he was going to show whoever was toying with him that fire and water never went together.

He could feel lots of eyes on him even though he could only see the ones right in front of him, he also noticed that the old man had to chose to observe instead of helping in out. He loved that, he didn't like being helped out of fights especially one like this that would settle his position in the order of the students. He knew that in a place like this there were usually rankings and he knew that his first fight would go a long way in determining his rank and the respect he'd get.

He closed his eyes for a few seconds and when he opened them, they were fiery. They burned with a dark red flame making him look like a demon walking right out of hell.

In no time, the flames burst out, the ice that held him firmly in place disappeared like they were never there. There wasn't even any trace of water around. As he gained his freedom, the flames began flowing freely and his pure energy was leaking out.

The weaker students hurriedly exited the lobby, the stronger ones equipped one or two defensive mechanisms to protect themselves from the fiery of the raging Alex. A young boy of about fifteen years seemed to have transformed part of his right arm to a very large wing, he was with a group of obviously older students with exciting prowess. Alex guessed they were an elite group and he scuffed at them.

He wasn't done yet, he was going to terrify his assailant so much he'd beg for mercy. He closed his eyes for a few seconds, he recited a few words, this was the latest technique he learnt and it took alot to carry it out but he didn't care. He was going to stamp his position as a prodigy here and now.

He opened his eyes once more and he had increased noticeably in size, he looked like a blood thirsty giant. A scythe that seemed to come from the sun appeared in his hands and he swung it beautifully before turning towards the direction of his assaulter and swinging it down, an ice dome appeared out of nowhere, shielding his target. It wasn't like he was going to do it anyways, the scythe disappeared and he returned to his normal size. The temperature eventually went down relieving everyone.

As the ice dome went away revealing his supposed assaulter, Alex's mouth was left opened. Slowly rising from from the ground was a young, extremely beautiful lady.

As Alex assessed her, he concluded she couldn't be more than eighteen years.

She had more of a petite stature but had all necessary areas all above average, her skin shone white as a moonstone. Well, that was obviously due to her ice powers. Her lips were a pale pink and her silvery eyes were just rightly complimented by her silvery white hair. Alex was stunned by her beauty, he was shocked that he had almost hurt a lady, not just any lady but one as beautiful as this. He might go all rogue at times but he couldn't hurt a lady except she hurt his sister.

" I'm really sorry, I didn't know.. I didn't..." Alex was stuttering, something he rarely did. He felt embarrassed that he had spoilt his good show because of a lady, he could feel a lot of facial taunts around him.

" It's okay, I'm sorry I froze you. It wasn't intentional, my pure energy gets out of control some times" the young lady apologized. Alex barely heard anything she said, her voice was mesmerizing and he only listened to the melody of it and not what she said. In the end, he just smiled and signalled to the old man that it was time to leave. Either ways, he was glad he had made his mark. He was sure to have a couple of fans already, he didn't care about the haters. If anyone crossed his path, he'd burn 'em alive.

" You haven't told me your name" Alex said to the old man as they walked towards a door that had the inscription ' PRESIDENT'S OFFICE'. The old man smiled faintly at him " the name's Julius, the other students call me Elder Julius but you'd call me Master Julius" Julius noticed Alex's squinted eyes and added " you'd understand everything when we get to the president's office".

They got to the door just as he finished the statement, Alex was about to knock on the door like every body will when he got to a private quarter, but Julius held his hand just before it made contact with the door.

Alex gave him a questioning look which got an instant but silent answer. Julius said almost in a whisper " you don't knock on the president's door, the door can feel pure energy so you just have to release a little if it and the door swings open".

Alex released a little pure energy and seconds later they were in front of the president.

The president was a black man who had a huge build that made him stand out, he looked like a giant in a fairy tale except that his skin wasn't pigmented. Alex could feel the intimidating aura that filled the room, the man sure had some stuff in him. Alex wandered the kind of god he'd be.

As he raised his head, he noticed that the man was looking at him with a concerned expression, he knew he didn't look bad or out of shape so none of that was his business. He stared the man back in the eye, he wasn't one to get scared of people's gazes and this man wasn't an exception.

" Well, I'll start with answering the first question people ask when they meet me for the first time. Elder Julius here also did when we first met", the principal started. Alex was trying so hard to control the laughter that was about bursting out, but he couldn't hide the surprised expression on his face and he was sure the president noticed. The giant man had a tiny female voice! He forced a serious face, ready to endure the torment of listening to the man's voice without laughing. He hoped this didn't take long.

The president saw Alex's reactions but ignored them, he was already used to such so he went on with what he was saying " I'm not a god, neither am I a demon, I am a magician", he cast a brief look at Alex before continuing his statement " so elder Julius, I see you finally found a disciple huh"

Alex clearly noticed the hidden taunts behind that statement but that was Julius' business, his only issue was with the disciple part " errm, so what does being his disciple mean?" he asked the president who had a mocking smile on.

" Well it means you'd be under his protection and you do whatever he asks you to do" the president said, his smile growing even wider.

Alex had seen Julius' power and so without thinking about it, he proclaimed that he was in safe hands. This caused the president to laugh out loud, leaving him confused.

Alex signed some paperwork, after which he got a student's badge and customized clothing which wasn't much of a uniform since students wore pretty much whatever they wanted.

From the little he'd seen, power was very paramount in this place. He couldn't blame them though because power is an automatic respect magnet, a man who has power can get whatever he wants with just a few words.