John walks on the Wellston's turf wars, the sand blows as a gust of wind passes by. Arlo is seen in the distance, the sun lighting his blonde hair.
Arlo: Oh, so you've finally decided to show up.
John: What's this about? Why the hell are you so predictable, you're so easy to read. You think that because you can make a bullet proof bubble that you can go around looking at those beneath you like they're trash.
Arlo: Well then, what are you waiting for? You gonna insult my character or prove your point?
John's eyes start to glow. He stares directly at Arlo. The two power up and charge at each other, John throws a punch straight towards Arlo, he's sent flying back, Arlo does a couple flips before landing on his feet, John charges at Arlo, Arlo uses his barrier, John breaks through, taking no reflective damage. Arlo Coughs up Blood and falls down on the ground. He looks up at John, The third year stands over the King of Wellston like a giant.
Meanwhile at Wellstons downtown shopping center.
Isen: Yo Blyke, where's Remi?
Blyke: Hey man, she'll be here soon.
Isen: Hey man, why didn't you get tickets to some action movie.
Blyke: See this is why you suck my guy, Chicks dig Romance these days, they get all soft and cuddly.
Isen: Ugh whatever man, this isn't a date you weirdo....
Remi: Hey guys, sorry for the wait.
The three head into the mall.
Isen: Woah, guys I gotta check out one of those.
Isen runs over to buy some cool pens.
Blyke: Okay nerd, have fun with your stupid pens.
Remi laughs.
Isen: Well maybe if someone didn't break all of mine then I wouldn't have to get a NEW ONE!
Remi: Hey Blyke, check this out.
Blyke looks over and sees Remi impersonating his Laser ability.
Remi: Doge this!
Remi throws the ball hitting Blyke in the face.
Blyke (super salty): tHaT's, nOT fUUny!
He throws a ball back but misses Remi. Remi throws one straight at Blyke.
Remi: Get rekt boiiiiiii!
Blyke falls to the ground
Isen in his head: Woah, comfy gel grip, or a titanium clip, the titanium clip should be good enough to lend to Blyke since it won't brake, but the comfy gel grip will improve my writing by 2.34566 percent, allowing me to....
He says to himself all while looking at two pens, one green with a comfy grip and one red with a titanium clip. Blyke throws a ball at Isen.
Blyke: HEY! hurry up and pick one out Moron!.
Remi: You've been there for a whole half hour, I don't wanna miss the movie.
Later in the Wellston Mall Cinemas (it's called Wellston mall in this book, I know someone's gonna be like IT'S KOVORO MALL, but I wanna change it up a little).
Shon: Lyra, I've always been in love with you!
Lyra: Shon, I don't ever wanna stop loving you.
Remi, Blyke, and Isen all start to cry. They argue about who liked the movie after, then the group stops by a booth that is giving away teddy bears to anyone above a 5. They win the prize teddy bear, Remi looks at it in Horror, she opens the bear up and pulls out a chip.
Booth guy in his head: Oh fuck, that's the second time this month someone got caught, well at least the Golden God isn't here.
Blyke slams the chip on the desk, He and Isen power up, Blyke however starts to glow orange just like Isen. His eyes could go red at any point.
Remi: What is the meaning of this?
Isen pulls the guy's hand.
Isen: Hey, you heard her, EXPLAIN YOURSELF!
Booth guy: Listen man, I'm just as surprised as you are, my boss just gave me these. Let's just talk this over.
Isen sees the man's pulse, it's irregular.
Isen: That's bullshit, you're an entrepreneur aren't you, your ability is to read others, so you opened this booth to make some money.
Remi: But only high tiers win these.
Blyke: That would maybe explain all of the high tiers being targeted.
Isen sees the man's pulse increase.
Isen: Bingo!
Isen: I think you should come with us.
BOOOM!
A smoke bomb goes off.
Isen: Aww shit, he's getting away.
Remi: Blyke clear the smoke!
Blyke: Alright everyone, brace yourselves!
Blyke uses a lighter form of the shock wave he used against Lances goons to clear the smoke.
Isen: Guys I see him, he's heading for the exit.
The three pursued him as the smoke clouds their vision.
Remi starts to run after him, using her lighting she gains speed, Blyke follows her with his lasers.
Mall security sees this and mistakes the trio as the perpetrator. Remi, Blyke, and Isen run into the West exit of the Mall into the parking lot.
Isen: There!
He points to a bike driving with no driver.
Remi: He's invisible!
Isen: I bet he isn't alone!
Remi: Watch out!
HOOOOOONK!
A huge semi truck runs into Isen, but Isen stops the truck with his ability holding it back as he uses his ability, Blyke climbs on top of it with his ability.
Blyke: Gotta look both ways dumbass.
Isen: FUCK OFF!
Blyke stays on top of the truck while Remi charges for the biker.
Blyke: Remi! I'll cover yeah.
She says as she points her arm ready to shoot a bolt of electricity at her target.
Mall security catches up.
Mall cop: Hey! What are you crazy kids doing?!
Remi runs towards the biker, she runs at the same speed, struggling to keep up she aims her electricity at the driver. The two on the bike fall off now visible.
Remi: Tell me why you-
Remi gets tackled by a mall cop. The mall cop gets electrocuted from Remi's lighting.
Remi looks over to see the two goons gone, she helps the mall cop up who was knocked out from her lighting.
Mall cops surround Remi.
Mall cop: FREEZE!
They put her in cuffs and send her along with Isen and Blyke to an interrogation room.
They interrogate the three until they finally understand the situation. The three found a tracker and were chasing the booth guy down, until mall security found them and handcuffed the wrong people.
Mall cop: Alright then, I see, I'll go review the security footage, you kids better not do anything funny while I'm gone.
Blyke flips the cop off when he turns around.
Isen: Come on guys, let's just get out of here, it's not like we can't break out of these cuffs.
Remi: Relax, these may have been designed for mid tiers, but it still reminds us high tiers that the authorities will catch us, a simple reminder that we still live in a society, just because you have powers doesn't mean you can do what you want.
Isen: Woah, are you fourteen cause that was deep?
Blyke: You sure know a lot about cuffs.
Mall cop: Anything?
Security guy: Well they weren't lying, but we can't find any trace that the booth guy set off the bomb. On top of that it even looked like those kids had it in the bag until you...
Mall cop: Hey, watch it! Wait, do you see that?
The two look to see a hooded guy taking the bears away.
Quick, track which way he went!
No sign sir, he avoided all our cameras.
Mall cop: DAMMIT!
Meanwhile With Isen, Blyke, and Remi
Isen: That's why I think that Ember is with the government!
Blyke: Isen that's the stupidest idea I've ever heard.
Remi: No Blyke, Isen should write about that, if he can introduce the idea of Ember being a threat in our school, then people will...
The mall cop walks in.
The Mall Cop: Good news kids, you three are in the clear, but we have notified the authorities, this is likely related to Ember, we're gonna need an official statement from each of you.
Meanwhile, John is panting for air, Arlo too, they both are sitting on the ground, Arlo coughs up some more blood.
John: So, what do we do now?
Arlo: Well, you're now king of Wellston.
John: I don't think so bud.
Arlo: Stop running away from your responsibilities.
John: No, why don't you stop?! You clearly don't wanna be king anymore, you've provoked me to a fight and knew you would lose so that I could dethrone you. You've been trying to fix Rei's mess, but you couldn't, so you think I'll be able to, well newsflash, I'm no better than you.
Arlo: What are you talking about, Rei was...
John: No he wasn't a good king, he decided to mix everyone from all the ranks together, then he didn't do anything about the violence after words, so that's what you have been trying to fix, but then I come along and mess everything up don't I?!
Arlo: Yeah well at least he didn't run away from his responsibilities, yeah you're right, he was a shit king, but he took the role with care.
John: Oh, aren't you doing the same thing? I'm not stupid, you just want me to take over so that I can fix the mess you couldn't.
Arlo doesn't respond. John looks at his phone, a notification from the mall, they needed assistance in a case with Ember at the mall.
John: Well, unlike you I have my duties to attend to.
Arlo: Fuck off!
Arlo says as he coughs up blood.
John: I'll call up Elaine and get her here.
John walks off away from Arlo.
John: Siri, Send suit to these coordinates.
Siri: Okay John Doe, your suit will arrive in thirty minutes.
John: Perfect.
John leaves Arlo by himself after claiming victory. Arlo sits there, ashamed that he was the very thing he hated about John.
Arlo in his head: Dammit, don't leave me here with Elaine all by myself.
Twenty minutes later Elaine starts to show up.
Arlo: Oh, hey....
Elaine: Hey Arlo.
The two stand there awkwardly.
Arlo in his head: Dammit, so you're just gonna move on, fine, I'll....
Elaine interrupts Arlo's thoughts with her words.
Elaine: So Arlo, how did you get hurt so badly?
Arlo: It's best if you didn't know.
Elaine: Arlo, why are you acting so differently? Ever since we, well, you know, you changed. Why did John do this to you?
Arlo: Ever since what? Why can't you just say what we did, it's not like anyone's around. And what's this about John?
Elaine:.....
Arlo: It's because you're ashamed aren't you?
Elaine: What? No, Don't you dare take it there!
She yells back almost offended.
Arlo:?!
Elaine: Don't villainize me because I thought you were one person, when really you were someone else this whole time, a bully who picks on others.
Arlo: HAHAHAHAHAHA, OH MY, you're fucking hilarious Elaine you know that!
Elaine: What are you talking about?
Arlo: Who was it who said about John how....
Elaine: Enough about what I said, yeah sure, I might be a hypocrite, but I've changed since then, something that you can't say yourself. Besides, actions speak louder than words.
Elaine finishes up healing Arlo.
Elaine: Alright, I'm gonna head back now. Honestly Arlo, you kinda had this coming to you.
Arlo just sits there looking at the ground, fazed out as Elaine starts to walk away.
Arlo in his head: I'm fucking done.
Arlo looks at Elaine.
Arlo: ELAINE WAIT!
Elaine turns around and looks Arlo straight in his eyes, Arlo gets a look at Elaine's Green eyes. At that moment he remembered how he really felt for her.
Arlo: Hey, what am I to you?
Elaine: Why would you want to know?! It's not like you would care anyways.
Arlo: Elaine, just why are you so focused on pushing me away?!
Elaine: What are you talking about?!
Arlo: You've been ignoring my calls, texts, anything that isn't an order you just push away.
Elaine:....
Arlo: WHAT?! ELAINE DON'T YOU SEE, I WANT TO HELP YOU! I NEVER STOPPED LIKING YOU, EVEN AFTER YOU HATED ME!
The two are startled with the words they just heard come out of Arlo's mouth.
Elaine: Arlo, (sniff) I don't hate you, how could you think that?
She says heartbroken as she realizes what her words really meant to him.
Arlo: How could I not when you suddenly just drop me?
Elaine: I just needed some space, you're so hard to read, you never just say how you feel like most guys, you're not blunt, you just go around acting like everything is fine when they're not, calm and collective. You even fight with your own friends, I just, I don't know if what you say is a lie or not.
Arlo goes up to Elaine and puts his arms around her.
Arlo: Elaine, can I tell you something 100% serious that no one can ever deny.
Elaine: buries her head in Arlo's chest.
Elaine: I'm so sorry, I missed you.
Arlo: I missed you too. You had no idea.
Elaine: I just, I just want us all to get along. Um, what was it you were gonna tell me?
Arlo: Elaine, I really like you.
Elaine: You promise.
Arlo: Huh?
Elaine: You promise it wasn't just you, lusting or something?
Arlo: Of course not.
A smile grows on Elaine's face.
Elaine: I don't like you just because you're King, you know that right?
Arlo locks lips with Elaine, he starts biting her lower lip a little. The two share a kiss for the next minute before they release making a loud sucking noise..
Elaine: Oh my.
Arlo: I still have to take you out. Don't think I forgot.
Elaine giggles.
The two stayed on the turf war field, embracing, hugging, kissing, touching, doing whatever they felt was good in the moment, whatever would express their emotions right.
Meanwhile back at the Mall, Remi, Blyke, and Isen have given their official statements to law enforcement when a loud crash is heard in the east exit of the mall, people are heard screaming and running. The mall cops radio reads,
ALL UNITS PLEASE REPORT TO SECTOR C, SOME KINDA LADY IN A SUPER SUIT IS.....
Mall cop: Alright, sending back up on it's way. You kids stay here.
The mall cops run out. Gun shots can be heard from their enhanced weapons.
Isen: Okay everybody, break out and find a mask, we'll fight whatever it is ourselves.
Remi: But the...
Isen: He told US to stay put, nothing about X-Rei, The Bounty Hunter, or Lazerbeam.
Blyke: Hell yeah, come on let's get going!
The three put on some masks over in a nearby shop. Remi jumps out and poses in a spiderman pose but standing up. Blyke rolls out and aims his lasers, Blyke flips and puts his hands next to his eyes, like they were night vision goggles.
Remi in her head: Oh shit, it's the bounty huntress.
Blyke in his head: Yeah, that definitely looks like Cecile, only a hightier would know her true power form.
Isen in his head: I wonder if the guys would wanna do after this, oooh we should see another movie, they might give discounted tickets. :)
The three power up, they look at the green warrior with eight massive rope like tentacles, four act like legs while the other four are arms for attacking.
The three start attacking, The Bounty Huntress sends Isen flying, Blyke stays back and shoots hot rounds of Laser right at her, only for them to get blocked by one of her arms. Remi shoots rounds of Lighting at The Bounty Huntress, it all however gets absorbed until the electricity travels to The Bounty Huntresses body, electrocuting her for a short period of time. The Bounty Huntress however presses a button on her suit that allows her to take in the electricity. Remi falls back.
The Bounty Huntress: That's Definitely Blyke, Isen, and Remi. This mall meeting confirms my suspicions from the last time we have met.
Isen lays unconscious as The Golden God walks in the mall, people and authorities are outside waiting to see how the fight develops.
The Golden God: Ah shit, Isen looks alive, but he needs medical attention, gotta quickly defuse this.
Remi in her head: Dammit, I've dethroned Cecile before, this is crazy, she must have some kinda ability enhancer, her eyes may look like they are slightly glowing purple, but I can see them from this suit.
The Golden God approaches The Bounty Huntress, Blyke and Remi notice his presence.
The Golden God: You two, go and help out your friend, I'll do what I do best.
Remi and Blyke run out and take Isen with them.
The Bounty Huntress: So, you must be the infamous Golden God, I like the Dark Knight better, it describes your true nature.
The Bounty Huntress in her head: Dammit, I was supposed to take all the goods with trackers and head out by now, but this is gonna make it even harder.
The Bounty Huntress throws four tight ropes at The Golden God, flying at him ready to pierce his flesh, he grabs them and yanks them away. The Bounty Huntress and The Golden God pick and poke at each other for a bit before The Bounty Huntress throws down smoke bombs, she takes all the goods and brakes out of the ceiling, behind the Golden God is a swat team, they bust in and start shooting, Using his Ability The Golden God jumps up and chases after The Bounty Huntress, only for her presence to be absent.
Cecile watches from afar with her mask off.
Cecile: Well then, all the goods are accounted for, I just need to confront The Golden God when he least expects it.
At Wellston High.
Keon starts to enter the mall with more swat members and Emt's.
Keon: Alright, search for the injured and make sure you check every inch of this mall.
Keon: You (he points to the Golden God) I want...
The Golden God: Actually I need a word with YOU!
The Golden God and Keon meet in a private locked Interrogation room guarded by two SWAT team officials.
John: Okay, I need you to tell me what you were hiding from the public.
Keon: Umm...
John: Devilmen, you at one point said you had some information that only officials and higher ups know about. But you never told me.
Keon: Yeah, what about them?
John: There is a breed of humans that can't control their powers, so they use aura from the flesh they eat to help them with that. Rein was one of those people wasn't she?
Keon: This has nothing to do with....
John slams his fist down, breaking the table.
John: YOU LIED TO ME! THERE ARE THOUSANDS OUT THEIR, ALL WELL ABOVE A FIVE!
Keon: Meet me on top of the Mayor's building tonight at ten. I'll have all the files you need. I have to go back to my investigation.
John looks at Keon as he walks out of the room.
John: What the hell am I doing with myself?
Later at Ten Pm. John is waiting on top of the roof for Keon.
Keon: Oh good, sorry I was late.
John: It's about time.
Keon: Well, here you go sport.
John sighs.
Keon: You realize why we can't let this information out in the public.
John: You'd have a mass panic on your hands.
Keon: You tell people that some high tiers rely on cannibalism, and only God knows what they'll do. I trust you with that John.
John: Well you can always count on me to do your jobs better than you.
Keon starts to speak but John takes off with the files.
Later John is looking through the files. It only describes what the symptoms of these "Devil Tiers'' are like, but none were ever caught by the authorities. As he gets into the file, Sera walks in the room.
Sera: Hey there John.
John: Oh hey Sera, how long do you have left in your suspension.
Sera: Friday I get to go back, why do you keep asking.
John: I don't know, I kinda miss having you in class.
Sera: Oh, you're not gonna get all hissy at me?
John: Sera, I was just scared that I lost you, that you only saw me as some sidekick cripple.
Sera: Aww John, you know I'll never see you like that.
John: If you saw what I saw, then you'd think otherwise.
Sera: Oh so you're gonna listen to some jealous version of you who can't even admit...
John: Yeah I heard it, I'm better than him so therefore nothing he says is right.
Sera sits down on the couch next to John.
Sera: Come on, quit being so pouty, you seem stressed, what's up?
John puts the files he got from Keon on the coffee table.
John: Read those while I make some Ramen, what flavor do you want?
Sera: Surprise me!
Remi, Blyke, and Isen burst through the door.
John: Oh hey guys, didn't know this was the dorms. I swear I thought this was MY HOUSE!
Blyke: Yeah yeah moron you're so funny, listen we need to discuss this superhero stuff.
John: What about it?
Remi: When we ran into The Bounty Huntress at the mall today, we knew it was Cecile when she activated her ability, but watching you two fight confirmed it, she would throw her ropes straight at her opponent, she did the exact same thing before I dethroned her.
Sera: So John, you gonna confront this?
John: I'll pull a Terence and work my magic. I can beat her, she just likes to run away. Blyke, Isen, Remi, look at the files with Sera on the coffee table. It's a lot for me to explain.
The four opened and read the whole thing, it all made sense, Devil teir's, their hunger for human flesh. The whole thing horrified them. They pull out a wanted poster of the group leader. A white haired kid who no one knows the name of.
THE DEVIL MAN.
Blyke: Goddamn.
Remi: Hey, watch it mister!
She smacks him on the head.
They then pull out some more files of pictures of them caught on surveillance a while back. Along with the kid with black hair whose hair turned white and had one singular red eye, a woman with a short cut of purple hair appeared, a young man with light brown hair and glasses, a little girl with light brown hair, a young man with dark blue hair and a leather jacket, and a young pretty woman with long green hair.
Remi: You're right though, they look scary.
Isen: Man, some of them look deformed, why do they all have the same eye color, also some of them only have one glowing eye.
John: Okay so we have The top one called The Devil Man, The rabbid rabbit, Arron Amelot, Suzie Waltchok, Kent Hermora, and Etay Hemuirata. Now the list is a little outdated, for starters we need to look for White hair, not black hair if we want to find The Devil Man, Arron Amelot was said to have increased his, well tail thingy, making him stronger, and well, the child, she was the first one of these Devil Teirs to be apprehended, she was killed. Her name was Suzie Waltchok. Also on top of that, the last person, Etay Hemuirata, she was a wanna be vigilante with a normal ability, before she went missing, only to be one of those things. Also, this isn't a complete list, there has been said to be a lot more out there.
The group talks among themselves about the shocking news.
John in his head: The Devil Man, he looks familiar.
John starts to have crazy flashbacks of him and his parents before they died.
John in his head: It's almost like....
Sera interrupts his thoughts.
Sera: JOHN!
John: Uhh, yeah?
Sera and John talk among themselves.
Meanwhile, outside of John's house is Cecile, she's holding a tablet with John's house coordinates.
Cecile: One more week.
She smiles sisterly, her eyes glowing a bright lime green before they shift back to purple.
To be Continued....