A Rematch

"Fight me!!" Nicholas exclaimed in his grave condition.

"Do you think that is enough to beat me ? You must be joking!" Nicholas roared, shrouding himself in electricity.

He accumulated an intense amount of electricity on his body, his eyes glowing purple with several sparks around him.

"[Wild charge]!!"Nicholas screamed, releasing everything he accumulated at once. The attack extended from him in a radial manner striking and destroying everything in it's path.

Alexis quickly activated his armor to shield him from the radial attack. It also extended towards the audience, striking a few students in the process until Mr Leo nullified the attack by exerting  a counter pressure with aura.

Nicholas immediately collapsed on the floor after his suicidal attack, with several fourth degree burns on his skin, there were several injured students but Alexis was in a much better condition due to the armor's protection and Mr Leo's intervention.

"There will be no more challenges today. You have the rest of the week to challenge whoever you choose." Mr Leo said as he picked up  Nicholas from the floor.

"I really want to fight now. I am aching for a fight."Ryan said as he watched Mr Leo take Nicholas away.

"Hey Ryan, what number did you get." Adrian asked halting Ryan in his thoughts.

"Come to think of it, I did not even check." Ryan replied.

Ryan quickly double tapped on his watch to activate it, only  to find the number two displayed on its screen.

"Number 2!!"Ryan exclaimed.

"Who the hell is number 1, I'll challenge whoever it is A." He roared.

Meanwhile two mysterious persons in school uniform who seemed to have witnessed the whole battle were conversing. Adrian picked up the mumbled conversation due to his enhanced hearing but couldn't make out the exact words.

"Hey Ryan, I hear strange voices at gym, they don't seem to be from our class." Adrian said.

"They must be spies from one of our rivals." Ryan said as he ran towards the gym, clenching his fist ready for a fight.

...

"It seems we've been noticed, it's time to go."One of  mysterious  persons said  when he sensed Ryan and one more person approaching.  One of them quickly created a portal which they both walked into and disappeared.

*Bang*

The sound echoed throughout the gym as Ryan flung the door open.

"Where are you rats!" He screamed with anger only to find an empty gym.

"Adrian, where are they?" Ryan asked, turning to face Adrian who had just arrived.

"Honestly, I heard the voices of two persons here." Adrian tried to explain.

"So where are they?" Ryan screamed as he closed the door to the gym and walked away in anger and disappointment, leaving Adrian there.

"I'm sure I heard voices from here." Adrian thought to himself.

"I'll tell Mr Leo later. For now, I need to go prepare for who I'll challenge." Adrian concluded as he ran after Ryan.

Meanwhile, A man could be seen entering the school clinic with a burnt body on his shoulder.

"Someone, Help!" Mr Leo screamed at the top of his lungs.

"This student needs instant medical care." He added.

Hearing Mr Leo's plea for help, several nurses rushed over  to receive the student he carried on his shoulder. Nicholas was promptly rushed into the intensive care unit, where he was attended to.

It took about two hours for a single medical staff to leave Nicholas's ward due to the intensity of the damage he sustained. Mr Leo waited throughout the whole ordeal with the hope of getting some sort of positive information regarding Nicholas's condition.

Just then, a doctor walked out of the ward with several drops of sweat running down his face, his hands shaking and heart thumping. Mr Leo knew something was definitely wrong, but still hoped for at least a manageable feedback.

"How is he doing?" Mr Leo asked with a hint of concern in his face.

"His condition is not too good, but he is in good hands. Nurse Joan and her colleagues are doing their best." The doctor replied in a hurry as he quickly left Mr Leo.

"Something is definitely up, but there is nothing I can do but hope."Mr Leo thought to himself.

After about another hour or so, Another nurse came out of the ward and walked up to Mr Leo.

"You may see the patient now." She said as she quickly turned around and walked back into the ward. Mr Leo hurriedly followed her into the ward, with concern glaring on his face.

Nicholas was in quite a sorry state, some parts of his body seemed to be intact but in majority, he was just a chared living garbage. The nurses used up all  their core energy, coupled with several life support machines to even keep him alive. Mr Leo withheld himself from shedding tears at the sight of Nicholas.

"It's a miracle he his alive." Nurse Joan said when she and the other nurses in the ward saw the look on Mr Leo's face.

"Would he ever be able to walk again?" Mr Leo asked with utmost concern.

"Am afraid not. I've never seen anything like this, his central nervous system is completely fried and he will never be able to move any part of his body ever again. " One of the nurses replied.

Just then, Nicholas regained consciousness halting their ongoing discussion." Where am I?" Was the first thing he managed  to utter as he opened his eyes. Turning his head to the left,he saw Mr Leo and three nurses in the room including Nurse Joan looking at him with sympathy.

"What is going on?"He asked again as made an attempt to sit upright but couldn't.

"Why can't I feel my limbs, what is wrong with my body." He asked with questioning eyes.

"Someone answer me!!" He screamed with tears flowing down his eyes when he looked at himself.

"Calm down Nicholas, they will explain everything to you" Mr Leo said in an attempt to calm him down.

"Don't tell me to calm down, your not the one who can't feel his limbs!" Nicholas roared.

"Tell me truth! Why can't I feel my body?" He asked again.

"Your nervous system is dead and there is nothing anybody on the planet can do for you. The best we can do is to place you in a cryogenic pod so that you can even remain alive until we find a way to help you." One of the nurses bluntly said.

"What the hell is wrong with you, how could you be so blunt." Nurse Joan said in an attempt to caution the nurse.

"What of Alexis?  Is he in the hospital too?" Nicholas asked Mr Leo.

"No, he is fine. He had some minor injuries but I cancelled the attack before it could do much damage." Mr Leo replied.

"You bastard!! How could you? You've defeated the purpose of my sacrifice and now i am in this condition while he is okay all thanks to you. You will pay! I will make all of you pay!" Nicholas screamed with teary eyes.

"Please take him to the cryo chamber and place in a pod, it's best for him." Mr Leo said to the nurses before exiting the ward.

"Where do you think your going you bastard, you wanna freeze me after doing this to me. You'll pay, I promise you will all pay dearly!!!" Nicholas screamed severally, loud enough for  everyone in the clinic  to here.

After Mr Leo left, The nurses made a few calls before two men in plain white attire and gas masks entered Nicholas's ward.

"We will take it from here."

One of the men said as the both rolled Nicholas's bed away.

*Sssss*

The pod sizzled as it was opened.

"Please don't put me in there." Nicholas begged the men in gas masks.

"Boy, this is what is best for you, would you rather prefer you become a liability to the school? You can't move a muscle that means we would have to  bathe you, feed you, even as far as help you take a shit. This is best for everyone." One of the men in masks replied.

"No, no, no, please-e-e-e." Nicholas begged until both men lifted and placed him in a cryo pod, freezing him instantly.

"Your gonna be here for a long time." One of the men in masks said.