I Am Better

"You don't have to tell me twice. If it's an early grave you desire, I'll be sure to fulfill your wish. Boys, mess him up!" Edmund commanded as his subordinates charged at Samuel, weapons raised, trying to strike a blow against his head.

The girls in the crowd of students squealed loudly in fear as the first few weapons bore down on Samuel.

With minimal movement, Samuel adeptly dodged all the weapons and countered with a single but painful blow to their solar plexus.

The powerful blow to that particular system of nerves sent a shock throughout their bodies, knocking each and every one of the gang members he encountered down to the ground in a convulsing state.

Edmund's jaw fell open in disbelief as Samuel quickly made his way to him through his people.

"The f*ck's going on. Why are you fools allowing one kid to mess you up in such a way. Fight back!!" he commanded loudly as the rest of the gang members standing by his side charged at Samuel.

Samel dashed in to meet them, and applying his well-honed Krav Maga skill pummeled into him by Dr. Michelson, he took down all the gang members before him in a matter of a few minutes. Even his blocks were enough to stun the gangsters, and with the counters that followed, he was able to trim down their number until none was left but their leader, Edmund.

The entire crowd at the school gate marveled in amazement at the level of skill being displayed by Samuel in this confrontation.

The boys were hyped, seeing Samuel as their idol and his appeal in the eyes of the girls broke through its limit. Some had even started plotting how they would go about stealing him from Elizabeth.

Sensing this, Elizabeth gave them a threatening side-eye that made them reevaluate their life choices.

"It's just you now", Samuel said as he rose to his feet from the ground upon which he had planted the last gang member. Edmund just stood by himself, veins bulging in his forehead as he shook in rage over his members' inability to stop just one kid. It was completely ridiculous in his eyes.

"What now? Although I should break every bone in your body for what you said before, I'm willing to consider forgiving you if you surrender right this instant", Samuel declared to the gang leader. "Hmm!" Edmund snorted as he pulled out his own weapon from the bucket of the nearest truck. It was a metal bar similar to the one he had when he was the resident school bully, but longer and made of better materials.

Edmund swung the bar a few times in preparation for the clash with Samuel. "The plan was to mess you up a little but it seems I need to finish you off right here. Prepare to die!!" Edmund shouted as he charged at Samuel.

'He's faster than the others; almost as fast as Zoltan. I wonder if they took any drug to enhance their bodies', Samuel though as Edmund closed the distance between them and swung down his weapon sharply. Using his bare palm, Samuel parried the swing to his side, the force behind it causing the bar to crack the pavement.

With smooth movement, Samuel hit Edmund with an uppercut that forced Edmund to slide back a few feet but he managed to keep himself upright. 'I knew it! He really is using an enhancement drug. That attack should be able to knock out any regular person instantly', Samuel thought to himself as he observed Edmund rubbing his jaw.

"I'll get you for that", Edmun said as he charged again with his weapon. Samuel crouched into a horse stance and waited until Edmund reached him but before the latter could swing his weapon, Samuel threw a palm thrust with enough force to stop a raging bull at Edmunds sternum, launching him back several meters until he crashed into the side of one of the Death Rain gang's trucks, creating a large dent on it.

With the impact of the crash, his weapon was flung away from his hand and sent rolling under one of the trucks.

With the fight now moved further from them, Elizabeth turned to McCollin. "We need to restrain those who are already down so they don't get back up", she said and he immediately nodded. He then proceeded to gather all the battle-ready boys and surrounded the knocked-out members of the death rain gang.

They got down and held them to the ground as others run to the janitor's office for something to restrain them with. They returned with zip ties and rope of which they used to restrain every gang member currently writhing in pain on the ground.

"The police should be here soon to round up all these scoundrels", McCollin said as he looked down on the tied-up gang members piled together on the pavement. "I hope Samuel is okay. He's been fighting alone all this while", Karen expressed her concern.

"He should be alright. Judging by how quickly he took them all down, he's quite skilled in close quarters combat", McCollin assured. "I understand. I hope he's able to keep it up until the police arrive", Karen added as they looked on in hope of victory for Samuel.

"You are quite sturdy, aren't you? I'm guessing you are using the same drug Zoltan used", Samuel observed. "Heh! You managed to figure it out. You are right…Zoltan used a specially designed steroid to boost his strength beyond superhuman levels. I was able to siphon off a little bit before the base was raided. Behold!", Edmund shouted as he flexed his muscles and they bulked up even more than before.

"With this strength, I'm going to tear you, limb from limb", Edmund declared as he raised his fists and charged at Samuel. "Time to end this", Samuel said as he charged in as well. A few feet away from each other, Edmund swung a powerful punch at Samuel's head but the latter dodged it by sliding below the swung arm.

Before Edmund could react, Samuel got back to his feet and leapt a few feet into the air. As Edmund turned to continue his attack, Samuel spun quickly in the air and delivered a devastating hook kick to the side of Edmund's jaw, knocking him out instantly. Edmund's body fell to the ground hard as his body shrunk lightly; probably due to the exhaustion of the drug in his system.

"If you think drugs make you the best, I'm here to let you know... I am better!", Samuel declared as he grabbed the unconscious Edmund by the scruff of his neck and dragged him towards the others.