Chapter 3 Challenge Me

The next day went by almost smoothly. Surprisingly a lot of people have respect for me, I guess they looked up to Armani.

He must have had a lot of pull in the school though because I have been getting strange looks from some of those around me. But it doesn't matter because I have already planned how to incapacitate or kill them all if they try to hurt me. I'm a good person I promise, but I'm far from weak.

"That's him!!" Someone whispered on my left, slightly gesturing towards me as he spoke to a group of people.

"Interesting." A different guy in a black hoodie with his hood pulled over his eyes said, I faintly even saw a flash of red under his hood. He must be a demon assassin.

I'm guessing some of them if not all of them want to challenge me and try to kill me. It's not surprising, and I welcome them to try!

"Kamelio!" Some random assassin said to my right pulling me from my thoughts.

"Yo, What's good?" I asked nonchalantly.

"Life is what's good. I mean seriously it's great! No one wants to die because of how good it is. But you, you killed five people yesterday. Forcing them to endure a death they shouldn't have to. Took down four assassins and their king Armani. I cannot accept that! He was my friend! Yet, he was my rival! So if he fell to the likes of you the only way to surpass him is to kill you!" He said in a look of anguish.

"Fine but before you die what is your assassin type." I asked slightly needing to know these things.

"Demon assassin." He said smirking. "We are the most powerful with shadow assassins as 2nd best. so if you aren't one of those you're dead." He puffed his chest out pointing his thumb at himself. He was cocky as ever, but that would make it easier for me.

"Really? How is it a demon assassin has a king assassin for a rival. They're the weakest! Oh, and what's your name?" I asked laughing.

"My name's Ryojin. Remember the name of the one who will kill you." He stated suddenly looking serious and glaring daggers at me.

"Actually I wanted to know your name so I could personally put it on your gravestone! Also you aren't the strongest anymore. I am a mix of demon and shadow assassin. So if you still have your fighting spirit, lets do this." I responded coldly, my eyes flashing red for a brief moment under my sunglasses. But I held it back for now. That overwhelming sensation to kill. It's what almost got me in trouble with the principal.

He ran towards me and I kicked him away. I wasn't going all out yet. It was only because I wanted to finish him with the type of death where he could spread the word to leave me be or die. Then he himself could just collapse with a puddle of blood forming around him, wait maybe that's too violent.

He ran at me again and this time I intercepted the punch I knew was coming only to get kicked in my chest.

"Such a solid kick!" I said giving him a little credit. "Now feel mine!" I couldn't hesitate now, if I didn't kill him he would definitely kill me. As cold as I try to seem, my heart does still beat in my chest.

My eyes flashed red for a second and i sent him flying to the ceiling of the cafeteria. Then they went back to the black with a white pupil.

"What's the matter why are you still up there come down now!" I yelled but then I watched as he tried to jump down. Attempting to land on me as if I was some kinda cushion. I grabbed his leg and threw him into a table sending a huge cut across his temple.

Then as I advanced on him I was stopped by some girl I had never met before in my life.

"Stop! Please." She said to me with tears in her eyes. Who is she? I've been alone for so long I forgot how it felt to be cared about. How it felt to matter. I mean hell I haven't had anyone since I…. But then I thought about it. She cares for him, not me. So I continued on, Going right past her at such a speed she wouldn't know I moved for a second. So I started swiftly attacking him. Sending punches and kicks in the dozens a second. I did this until she stopped me which was literally in 4 seconds.

"Stop doing stuff like this or I won't love you anymore!" She said it so fiercely I didn't realize who she was talking to. I thought I was making another mistake like the one I made a couple of years ago. I keep going back to that moment, it was just another contract killing, it wouldn't haunt me if my first love didn't hate me due to it.

"You love me?" I asked hoping yet mostly doubting she did.

"No." She said so matter-of-factly it hurt. "I love him, Ryojin." 

What she said went straight through my heart and pierced through all the light in my soul. 

A dark aura formed around me. It was the color of my eyes. I had almost fully lost it this time. My shades cracked under the power revealing my eyes. Black and red demon eyes. My fingers grew into claws. My teeth became sharp and pointed like fangs. Lastly my hair spiked up wildly. 

 The darkness of being a demon assassin is tough as it is, But when you don't have anyone to love you or to love in such a cold world It's like your nothing. It only makes it worse if two piles of crap can get someone and you can't. 

I grabbed him and threw him into the air. As he came down I tried to send my claw through his face but his girlfriend got in the way and took the blow for him.

"Minerva!" He screamed. I noticed his eyes were dark like mine now. His hair spiked violently and his hands grew into claws. However his hands were much smaller than mine so his claws weren't as large as mine. His teeth grew sharp like fangs and he glared at me with a fierceness.

"How dare you kill minerva!" He growled at me angrily.

"How come punks like you can find love and I can't! It's not fair in any way. Don't I deserve to be loved too!" I growled like he did. Our voices spelled bloodlust and we were already tense enough to go at each others throats. Demon assassins are often called monsters by certain people. It made me wonder; what happens when two monsters face off in a fight to the death. 

We ran at each other simultaneously exchanging blow after blow. Then he caught me with a great punch and I flew through the wall of the cafeteria and into the hallway.

"DAMN!" I yelled annoyed, that hook hurt. But I'll make him pay for it.

When he came into the hallway with me I curved my kick sending him around me and all the way down the hall. He slammed into the door and tried to stand but i advanced upon him quickly.

I kicked him in his stomach watching him go right through the front door. He continued flying until he ran into the gate at the entrance of the school.

I moved in my incredible speed and was in his face in less than 9 seconds. He stood up and threw a punch my way but I dodged it and threw one his way. He dodged and so right there started us throwing and dodging punches at the same times kicks too every so often. Then I caught him with a headbutt which sent him to the ground. Afterward I kicked him making him roll over on his stomach. Noticing this I took my foot scooping it under him and I launched him into the air. I then proceeded to jump up and kick him all the way onto the roof of the school before he could even realize he was airborne.

Then I jumped using my incredible strength to launch myself all the way to the roof as well. He kicked me through the ceiling of one of the classrooms and I hit the floor hard. He was still on the roof exhausted so I took a moment to enjoy the scenario. The walls were whitewashed with pictures and drawings all over them. Assassins fighting, assassins with swords in their hands, assassins protecting their girlfriend was the one that made me want to kill Ryojin even more. Because it reminded me of what I didn't have.

"IS THAT THE BEST YOU HAVE! FEEL MINE NOW!" I yelled waiting for him to try to jump down. Once he did I grabbed him and slammed him onto the ground. Before he could get up I stomped him through the floor sending him from the room I was in all the way back to the cafeteria leaving 4 gaping holes in the ceilings and floors of multiple classrooms.

He faltered in standing so I took the chance to take his life. I jumped down with my claws poised out in front of me. He looked up just in time to see my claw dig into his face and go all the way down to his stomach as I landed on my feet. His blood was all over my claws when I was done. I had to move my claw downward as I fell because I was taller than him, but I took him down nonetheless. 

He started spitting up blood from the parts of his mouth that weren't cut up before falling headfirst to the ground.

"That was brutal, Your awesome!" An assassin said smiling widely.

"I want to fight him!" A female assassin said pulling out a kunai. 

"I don't fight girls. It's not right." I said coldly not caring at all.

"But you killed Minerva. Is she some kind of exception?" She said clearly upset.

"She stepped in and took that claw for him. It was her fault." I responded annoyed.

"Kamelio! Your killing all my students you idiot!" The principal screamed behind me.

"He deserved it. They all deserve it." I said watching a teacher who looked suspicious. He was fumbling in his jacket for something, he made it look like he was going for a phone but I knew better.

Then the teacher threw a dagger at me. I caught it and threw it back as fast as I could. It went straight through his forehead and pierced the wall four feet behind him. 

"Someone call in the substitute. Kamelio you have great talent. The kind of talent needed to kill an assassin who is posing as a teacher. We have many assassins in his class already trying to take him down. But you, you will be more valuable than all of them put together. However I want you to learn from him before you kill him. Although he is the enemy, he has many things he can teach you. By the way, his name is Hendrix. Do you accept this mission?" He asked in such a serious tone I couldn't deny.

"Of course I will." I said glad to be able to kill again so soon.

"Will you fight me before you go?" She asked running up to me. Oddly enough she was blushing which made me calm down. I even… smiled.

"Sorry no." I said barely able to contain my laughter. "I have to go."

I immediately made my way to the classroom, with thoughts of why they would deliberately use this assassin for training if they know he's a fake. Something didn't add up, but if they thought this was enough to kill me they were sadly mistaken.