Chapter 2 - New World Order!

Everyone in the classroom panicked as they saw the words begin to form with the blue swirling energy. Some ran around, saying aliens were here and they'd be enslaved. Others just screamed and cried like babies. Miss Williams tried to calm her students. Sadly, it was too late. One of them started to glow and spoke some words, and a gust of wind shot from their hands. At that moment, all hell broke loose as the rest of the class saw this. Many elements were being blasted all around the classroom. Ash and Allie snickered at their panicking classmates. Then, they took out some snacks to watch the chaos. The duo decided to stay in the corner of the back of the classroom away from others as the chaos happened. They did not want to be in the crossfire. They also wanted to see everyone's new powers. "Well, Allie, this just got a lot more interesting! Magic is real! Think about all the adventures we are going to have!" Ash said excitedly, and Allie rolled her eyes at Ash acting like it was Christmas. "My soul produces ash."She looked at Ash, having a goofy smile as he said those words that seemed to echo in her mind. He had his hand out as he produced Ash in his hand, which had a bit of embers starting to be created. They almost looked alive as they floated around him like they had a mind of their own. Allie stared at him, shocked by the beauty of his magic. She sighed at his goofy face and Jojo-like poses.Allie sighed as she saw him having fun like a little kid in a candy store. "Ash, we should be worried about what the message means rather than playing with magic. While it is cool, what if we have to fight monsters or something because of this new power? Remember all the stories you always read. Every power has some type of price." Allie said as she tried to copy Ash to use her magic. She closed her eyes and tried to say words from her soul, waiting to be spoken." "My heart is as cold as ice."Beautiful Snow appeared around her. She smiled. She felt she had found something she had long missed. She now understood why Ash was smiling and having fun. She felt freer than ever. Ash finished playing with his magic and looked around. In the background, he saw some metal pipes and a broken AC. The earthquakes and explosions had damaged them. He grabbed two of the metal pipes and handed one to Allie.Ash and Allie both nodded as they had the same thought. The most dangerous thing now is not the monsters, disasters, or explosions. No, it is human nature that is the most dangerous thing in this situation. Did Allie and Ash really have hope that people will actually be civil and not just kill each other and loot? No, they both knew they lived in New York. Tourists get mugged there as easily as taking candy from a baby. They would know since they had taken candy from babies. Well, mostly Ash, but that is beside the point. Human nature is usually the worst enemy judging by the history of the world and the books they read in the past. The Duo saw blue energy appear again. Words began to form in front of everyone. Everyone in the room stopped panicking. The students filing magic stopped. Ash and Allie readied their weapons. The words began to take shape again. It was probably a message as important as the last one they saw. [Mana has finally awakened on this planet. Monsters of Myth and Legend will start to form!][The tutorial will be a leaderboard of people in certain areas with high potential. The top three people will get special rewards. The people who advance and kill the most monsters will be ranked at the top.][Cultivate, Grow, Evolve, Adapt to the New World, or Die trying.]Everyone looked at the messages as they dissipated. As the blue energy faded, the students glared at each other. Some were scared, others smiled with bloodlust. Some raised their hands to aim magic at each other. Others ducked behind chairs and desks for cover from their classmates. Miss Williams, however, was watching her students about to kill each other. She chanted some words. A pink aura surrounded her for a brief moment. No one noticed it but Allie and Ash, at the back of the class, as they waited for everything to play out. "Students don't do anything rash just because of the messages! We are in this together and I as your teacher, am here to make sure nothing happens to you. As a class and as a school, let's work together as a team and, with the other teachers, let's fight and survive together!" said Miss Williams as she yelled an uplifting speech to the class. Most students stopped aiming at their classmates and put their hands down. Miss Williams smiled as she regained control of the class. But she relaxed for a moment when she saw a red-hot metal pole and ashes coming at her. She screamed as she saw Ash. He gave her a goofy smile. Then, the burning hot metal pipe hit her in the chest. She wailed in pain. Her lungs were struggling to breathe as she tried to get up from the sudden attack. Ash walked towards her with a smile that did not meet his eyes." Wow, Miss Williams, I almost believed that speech was from your rotten heart. Until I saw you use your magic on the whole class, I had no idea. But the class turned their attention to you without delay. It seems you have some sort of emotional magic that makes people do whatever you want. Now, if you try something again, I'll put this metal pole through your chest. Since you like talking, I thought I'd open your lungs a bit more," said Ash, his cold smile betraying his thoughts. "Why can't you see I am trying to help the weak students of the class. They need a guiding hand in this world of chaos and some hope to see their families! You fucking brats always seem to only care about yourselves. If you are so much better than us, then help us!" said Miss Williams, glowing with a pink aura. Her words were the first to resonate in her soul. "My heart is made of envy!"Ash paused as her magic tried to take hold. But his eyes glowed for a moment. He picked up the pole he threw and pierced Miss Williams' chest, just as he promised. "You know we never thought of ourselves as better than anyone. We think people like you are weak. You want to control others to get what you want. In this new world, you have to be strong. Human greed will always be in this world and in turn me and Allie both know we could never trust you." said Ash as he pushed further Ash and embers started to coil around the metal pole heating it up. "My soul produces ash""While my heart light's embers"As Miss Williams screamed in agony, Ash looked back. He saw Allie killing some students, either by suffocation or with a metal pole. Miss Williams' life flashed before her eyes. She would die and never get what she wanted. All her life she wanted to have fame and fortune no matter what. She would do anything to have whatever she wanted. When her magic appeared, she knew it was her best chance. She would use these naive brats to her advantage. "Well Ash I think you are doing her a favor to be honest, ending her now and the other students is a mercy to be honest. They don't have what it takes to survive in a world like this alone. You all were probably going to backstab us in the end since you apparently don't like us. So don't blame us for wanting to take care of the potential problem. Even if Ash did not kill you I would probably be the one to kill you as I don't trust anyone but Ash." said Allie as she was killing her classmates. She was either suffocating them or bashing their heads in with a metal pole. Allie slowly killed everyone in the room. Then, she bashed each head twice to ensure no survivors. To be the best in this tutorial, they must kill everyone and use their bodies as shields. While thinking of a strategy, Ash was done playing with Miss Williams. He decided to end her life. He heated the pole with his magic. It aimed to pierce her heart." Wait, Ash, please! I can do anything you want. I can work for you and control people for you! I can even be your sex slave and you can use me however you want! Please just let me live and I can give you everything you ever wanted!" said Miss Williams as she pleaded for her life on her knees as she looked at Ash with a crazed look of desperation. "My soul produces Ash""While my Heart light's Ember's""For my Life is on the path to Freedom"Ash glowed as waves of embers that looked alive like fireflies and waves of ash that filled the room. He stood before Miss Williams. Embers of fire sparkled around him, hidden in the ash. They looked like stars in the night sky. "You know your magic goes against what I believe magic should be. After all, you want to control people while I just wish to be free. In this new world, you can finally be free and do whatever you want, and you wish to take that choice away. So you can't blame me for this as I take away your life, Miss Williams. Goodbye, Miss Williams; we probably won't miss you." "said Ash as he plunged the metal pole into her chest. It heated the pole and filled her lungs with ash. Miss Williams looked at Ash one last time as she was slowly losing breath and blood. All she could see was his eyes glowing red in the darkness of the waves of ash. However, as she looked closer, she saw he was not smiling or laughing at her. He had a sad, angry expression. In her last moments, she realized she was the reason he chose this. She had always envied what others had and tried to control people to get her way. She used other students to make their school look bad. Now, it was her fault that the monster she helped create killed those kids. She saw its red eyes, which promised only pain. As Ash was feeling the aftermath of the first time he was taking a life he felt a hand touch his face. Allie hugged him to comfort him. "It's okay, Ash. I know you didn't want to do this, but it will be better in the long run. All these people would just stab us in the back and slow us down. Just know no matter what you choose I will always be with you as I love you," said Allie, patting his head. At first, he wanted to work with the rest of the class. But when Miss Williams used her magic, he knew he had to get rid of her and the school. Ash and Allie finished off the rest of the students brutally. He looked back at Allie from time to time as they finished off the rest of his classmates. He always admired that Allie always had the courage to follow a path no matter what. He loved that about her. Her path was nothing grand. It was to follow him wherever he went because she loved him. Something so simple and yet he could only give his love in return for such an action. After all, she was the only one who was there for him after his parents were murdered. "Hey, Ash, we should check the other classrooms. After all, it said there would be monsters," Allie said. They heard screaming outside the classroom. They opened the classroom door and looked around. Some classroom doors were open, and there were a ton of spiderwebs in the hallway. Then they heard screaming from the classrooms next door. They saw a boy being dragged from the classroom into the dark hallway as the lights flickered. A bunch of dog-sized spiders pulled him in. They slowly bit and ate him at the end of the hallway. Ash slowly closed the door and looked at Allie. "Well then, we're fucked"