Chapter 10: Bullying.

Warning: These Chapters will or may contain depictions of violence, strong language and adultery that may not be suitable for some readers.

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"Hey asshole. Give me your hand.".

"Huh?", Kerado said out of confusion.

A mischievous aura engulfed Michael, which made Kerado cautious about him. Despite such proof, Kerado respectful took the guys hand.

Michael pulled him up to his feet while eyeing him down.

"Thanks I guess.", Kerado said as a gesture.

"No need to thank, cause I'm the good guy here.", Michael answered.

Michael turned around and started approaching the exit, "Just mind your own business kid."

That was the first time, Kerado had a encounter with a bully who didn't pick on him.

Kerado realized he needed to be stronger. So he couldn't be look down upon as a weakling.

On that day forward, Kerado started to exercise. It was the first as well he felt such tremendous strain on his muscles. Not to say he didn't did a couple of push ups, but to show how much he pushed himself.

One night he found out something that would make him want to commit suicide. He had sleep paralysis.

It wasn't something that would happen rarely, but commonly. To be honest he had it everyday.

Kerado thought it was his father trying to torture him from hell.

It's ironic. Kerado stabbed his father one hundred and fifty six times in the skull. His father stabbed him in the gut. Now he is stabbing him one hundred and fifty six times in the gut.

Kerado wanted to kill himself and go to hell, where he would be torture along with his father.

Kerado went up to the roof of the detention center. He went to the edge of the roof and looked down. He raised one of his foot and stepped down.

But..

"Hey kid what you doing up there", Michael called out to Kerado while holding his hand.

..Michael didn't let that happen.

Michael pulled him back, making him crash down on the solid concrete.

"Are you some dunce or something?", He asked while standing over Kerado.

Kerado looked up at the tall figure with wondering eyes. His got darken suddenly. He got up off the ground, standing infront of Michael.

"*Sigh*", He sighed and walked away.

Michael frowned at the boy, then abruptly chuckled.

Michael wasn't a good person nor was a bad person. He lived his life based on instinct alone. He made his decision by himself and not by the people around him, that's why he was where he is.

Eventually Kerado would become the same as he was influenced by Michael.

Michael was bully at his school in his early teens. He did for fun as everything else at school was pretty much boring.

He didn't study, he didn't learn, he didn't make friends and he didn't find love at his school. But he found enjoyment in mischief. That's the person he was and the person he is.

"Kerado?", Michael asked Kerado who was standing beside him.

They were on a field sealed and surrounded by a tall metal, electric gate. The sun was setting and the place was hot.

"Yeah?", Kerado answered.

"Do you know why I intervened when you were getting harassed by those gays?", He asked.

"No, I guess. Why did you it?", Kerado inquired.

"Hmph. Because of justice. It's something I would normally do. I usually would mind my own business while others do their thing, but I helped because I felt it was wrong.", Michael answered.

"Well it was the right thing to do.", Kerado said.

"When I was outside, at school, I didn't give a shit about what was right. So Kerado are you special?", Michael asked.

"What?", Kerado inquired.

"At school I didn't have friends and here you're are my only friend. So is it just fate or are you special?", Michael asked again.

"I don't know probably fate, I guess.", Kerado said.

"Hmph.", Kerado raised himself off the ground and on to his feet.

"It's a year and a half since I was here and six months for you. So do you want to get stronger?", Michael asked while reaching out a hand at Kerado.

"What for?", Kerado inquired.

"Haha. What do you think? So people can stop bullying you and you.. can bully them.".

Sparing increases one skill, but not one's talent. Michael loved fighting, that's why he is a bully. For Kerado he just had willpower.

Michael was prodigy, while Kerado was relentless. In one year Kerado body had improved. It was a average body for a novice body builder, but not a nine year old.

Michael was trying Kerado into a monster. But not a monster who could take on another monster.

Fourteen to seventeen was the age bounder of this Juvenile Detention Center. But now it was lowered to seven. Improved would have been made of they had time, but there wasn't time for that now.

It's impossible for a ten year old to beat a man right?

Than did Kerado did the impossible?

Guess so.

Was Kerado and Michael friends? Yes.

But were they best friends? No.

So it was pretty much believe able what happened next. Betrayal.

You know when bullies would beat up your friends if you didn't betray your friend trust or something. It was different for them.

Michael didn't betray Kerado because he was het bullied. No..

It was because he was a bully.

One day Michael was called into the wardens office. He thought that once again he would be punished, but instead he was given a mission.

"What do you want me to do?", Michael asked the warden with a curious tone

The warden was a kind of wide man. He was wear a brown suit with a dark blue tie. His face made him look old, but his age said different. His hair was brown and his skin was dark. He looked like a serious man.

"I want to ask you a favor mister Gray.", The warden calmly said.

Michael inquired, "A favor?", He sat up in his seat straight suddenly, "What would be getting out of this so called favor, mister warden?".

"I will shorten your sentence", He purposed.

"Is that even legal?", Michael asked.

The warden frowned at the young man, "Do you want it or not?".

"I want it but I want to make sure that I'm not getting scammed", Michael said.

"*Sigh* Your a smartass aren't you?", The warden inquired.

"What does that concern you. I just want to make this clear of my sentence isn't short. When I final get out, I'll find you and kill you with my bare hands.", A menacing smile and aura suddenly washed upon Michael spirit.

The warden started to sweat intensely at the threat. He grist his teeth allowing veins to pop out of his head.

"Are you threatening me you brat?!", The warden asked in an outrage.

"It's not time to get anger old man. It's time to ask me the favor.", Michael instructed.

The warden groaned at the young my before finally stating his wish, "I want this punk, Kerado Gomez to be taught a lesson", The warden showed Michael a file with Kerado's face and data on it.

Looking at the file Michael expression darken, "What did the kid do?", He asked.

"His another kid who isn't gonna be rehabilitated soon like yourself. So I'm do us both a favor. Beat up this kid and you get back your title to of being the scumbag and strongest juvenile here. Like are you really going to make a ten year old take that away from you?", The warden on.

Michael eyes didn't for no second took them off the piece of paper.

"Listen Michael, we'll be doing this kid a favor as well", The warden stated.

"Yeah", Michael exited the wardens office with a grim face.

"I guess I have to make another friend Kerado. I can't miss out on this chance.", He started to talk to himself.

"But what if that bastard is spitting out lies. Am I beating up my one and only friend for nothing.", He whined.

"But I have a little brother out there, I can't make this chance pass me. Sorry Kerado.".

"Sorry.".

Kerado is lay down on the floor. His face his bloodied and bruised.

Michael stands on top and infront of the defeated child. His hands flowing the blood of his friend.

Michael looks behind and see the warden peering along with his guards.

He kneels down and bends his neck towards Kerado's ears.

He started to speak, "You can't take revenge on me neither the warden, but you take revenge on somebody else. His my brother, Aiden.".

It was revealed that Michael was the older brother of the lusty fighter Aiden.

The next day Michael sentence was illegally shorten. On that day he left the center in the pouring snow. He looked behind to see Kerado watching with hating full eyes.

It was the first time Michael felt no pleasure in the beating some up. Only thing he felt while fight Kerado was grief.

With a bag and heavy clothes on him, Michael marched out into the soon to be destroyed world.