Light…
Light struck my eyes when I slowly tried to open my eyes.
I blinked once, then twice to adjust to the light. Only after I was fully adjusted was when I opened my eyes entirely, with slight hesitation I wasn't sure what I would see when I opened them.
Hell? Maybe Heaven? I wonder…I might even become a spirit of vengeance or a ghost considering how vainly I died-
A chandelier. Huh, is there maybe a reception hall in the afterlife?
"Al." Suddenly hearing a very familiar murky voice I looked to the side, and there he was, lying down on his belly on a bed next to me and the entirety of his back was covered in bluish bandages through which water was running.
Upon further inspection it looked like those bandages weren't tied to his body they were just placed there and a few long strands of bandages were connected to some fancy looking buckets which were filled with water and the water from there was running through the bandages. "So…is this some sort of therapy exclusive to the heavens?" I mused,
"Heaven-What? Ah..Dude you aren't dead yet. So stop fantasizing whatever you're fantasizing." Mike said with a deadpan expression.
"What? How? I don't think I should be alive-"
"Alfred! You're up! Great!" Suddenly the door slammed open and I saw George. George was about to hug me but then he stopped when he realized that I was still really weakened.
Looking at this I sighed, "I am alive huh?" I slowly strained myself to get up from the bed and continued, "Well, that's a surprise." I stumbled a bit when I started walking but after a few steps I was fine, "But regardless…"
I went near George, weakly hugged him and said, "It's great to see you guys again, it's great to be alive."
"A-Alfred…" I didn't even need to see him to know that he was moved. But then I realized Mike has been left out..Shit he doesn't like being left-
Quickly turning my head to see toward Mike I saw the red hue in his eyes slowly fading, as he let out a 'Tch.'
Whew…when I saw Mike wasn't doing anything I felt a wave of relief wash over me and with it I lost my balance.
"A-Alfred..!!!"
…
I woke up around morning today, and it is evening now. It looked like I was out cold for almost five days. But still that's a small price to pay considering I was almost sure I would die.
Apparently, Mike fought that cancer like Yin bastard for a while and in that while although Mike didn't sustain any critical injuries his entire back along with most of his muscles were melted off of his body.
Mike has extremely high pain tolerance so at that time Mike managed to endure but later because of all the infection, blood loss and many more complications he had to stay with the medics for a while.
Anyways, Surprisingly I am alive, but why am I alive? I was sure I was bisected by that bastard. And I don't think anybody can survive that, so that can only mean one thing. I asked what I was most curious about this whole thing to Mike,
"Say Mike…How am I alive exactly? After all, all of my vitals were…You know…" I looked at Mike somewhat awkwardly because I couldn't finish the last part.
"It was Yin…He said he doesn't want to bear the responsibility of killing two people and thus said that you might live if you're given proper medical attention."
I looked at Mike, shocked jaw wide open and then I looked at George and he also had a similar face like that. Looks Iike this was news to him as well.
"Wait…really?" George asked, frowning deeply.
"Hmm, seems kinda fishy." I said, rubbing my chin slowly.
"Well, does it really matter? It's all in the past anyways." Mike shrugged his shoulders,
"Yes it does," But George frown only deepened by the second and then he said, "I think something went wrong with his plans that's why he decided to spare you guys."
"Hah! No way!" Mike screamed slightly,
"Hmm, you think?" Disregarding Mike's reaction, I urged George to continue.
"Mike, you said you threw him to some tree and then he started talking to you right? Did you saw any abnormalities when he was talking to you? Anything works. Limping steps? Voice cracks? Anything unusual?" George asked, trying to help Mike refresh his memory as much as possible.
"Now that you mention it…I don't remember seeing his shiny weapon after he crashed. Maybe…"
"""He was unarmed for a brief moment of time, that's why he was buying time for himself.""" Suddenly an epiphany hit all three of us.
"Shit… so close.." "Mike could have killed him if he had just pressed on a bit more…damn it.." "Well Fuck…" But all three of us reacted differently.
It looked like I was the least regretful about Mike not killing him after coming this close, maybe because I was the one who came closest to dying or maybe not.
…
A moment of silence descended on us.
"I am going to the toilet."
Sighing slightly, I stood up from the medical bed I was lying on and then started walking towards the washroom.
When I was there…looking at the huge mirror in front of me caused a sudden thought to appear in my head.
Holding one end of my t-shirt I slowly took it off and there it was. It started just right of my neck and ended just below my left armpit. Turning my body around, I noticed how close it looked to that of a ring.
A ring of shame, A scar that will forever remind me to stay humble and that this world is full of surprises.
Humility huh. Looking at the scar came a sudden and long expected feeling of realisation.
"A man's ambition should never exceed his worth."
I remembered some wise words of a wise man.
Maybe it's time I let go. Thinking that, I wore back my t-shirt and went to talk to my friends.
…
The reason I wanted to kill Yin was because he wanted to defile my love. It was love at first sight, I remember looking at miss Agnes and immediately feeling a sense of longing towards her.
I wanted to love her, be with her, and eventually marry her.
But then I found out that she likes somebody else, it's okay I am fine with that maybe it was never meant to be.
But then I found out that it was a playboy of some rich duke who just wants to play with her, now that is unacceptable.
From then on, I came to know some more things about that person, things like how the entire house of my friend George hates him because he has done something very bad to them.
Although he can't tell me what it is because of family secrets it is something very grave.
From then on I decided to break him by bullying him, but when that didn't work I tried to kill him but it only made him and Ms Agnes all the more closer.
And now Yin said to me that he has slept with Ms Agnes, in nobility when a woman surrenders herself to a man in bed then that means she is surrendering more than just her body, she truly loves him.
I can no longer hurt him, that will only hurt Ms Agnes. And that's why I proposed to my friend, "Let's apologize for our actions to Yin and get this over with."
""What?!"" Was thier common reaction,
Mike looked at me menacingly while George had a face full of mixed feelings.
"Listen to me before you say something, the Yin now has become strong. Strong enough to be a threat to any of the first years including the top rankers like me. I think it's about time we move on from our past grudges, and welcome him as a strong classmate instead of being blinded by emotions." Then I looked at both of them solemnly and smiled, "It's all in the past anyways."
Mike and George looked at each other and then Mike said, "If you and George doesn't mind, I don't mind either."
"..." George looked at me in a long silence. Then suddenly he wore a look of pity and then said, "Alright, sure I don't mind either."
"Haah…" I visibly sighed and then looked at both of them and then said, "So where is Yin anyways?"
"A-Ah so right after our fight he disappeared, and nobody really knows where he is, but he was last sighted entering his dorm room but since he hasn't stepped out of it for the last five days I don't really know.
Also, I speculate he is ether hiding in his dorm or somewhere else because he was also seen buying a lot of things in the outer ring.
By the way, when I say buying a lot of things what I really mean is he literally bought of everything a shop would sell from almost half of all the shops present in the outer ring." George said all of it in a single breath and then proceeded to start panting like a dog.
"Wow, being born with a diamond spoon must be nice." Mike snorted.
"Well anyways, Mike will be discharged in a few hours, meanwhile let's get you a checkup and finish all the paperwork needed to get you guys discharged, then let's head to our dorm rooms." George suggested.
"Sure." I nodded.
"Alright see you in a bit." Mike waved at us while I left with George.
Just when I got outside of our medical chamber though I started hearing the whispers.
"Look that's Mike…"
"So he is alive huh…"
"You know I heard he was literally in pieces when he was brought in for the treatment."
"Yeah, that just says how strong Yin has become. But I wonder where Yin is, did he die?"
"No stupid, apparently Yin bought of a lot of things and went into seclusion."
"Hah! Dumbass that's old news, some people saw Yin just a couple of hours ago heading towards where the teachers and the staff rooms are located."
"Isn't this too good to be a coincidence, for yin to show up today and immediately afterwards Alfred also showed himself?"
It looks like they're talking about something interesting…
"Hey you, four eyed fatass. Let's have a chat shall we." I pointed at the four-eyed fatass who said that yin was seen a couple of hours ago.