William POV
"All I need now is th— "
"Captain! We have emergency!" I was putting a plan to catch Premo when a night watch patrol unit shouted.
"What is it?" I have bad feelings from this. I stand up from my chair.
"It's Premo, he's attacking the school!" He replied.
"What?!" He finally moves, "of all the places why the school, let's move! Gather all available units we have." I ordered. "And report to lieutenant Zack about the situation!"
"Yes, sir." He responds.
'After all these years of hiding you finally showed up, but why in the school. I will not let you get away this time Premo.' I starts running, thinking that my son was there afraid that he might do something stupid. Knowing him, he will definitely resist Premo.
"I will sprint ahead, just continue to the school." I order. I activated my spirit dive and run faster, the casual 7 hrs travel from school to our office, took me only 2hrs. And when I arrive a great destruction welcomed me, it was a massacre.
"Just what the hell happened here?" With my enhanced hearing, I could hear childrens dying, crying in agonizing pain. The smells of blood stink in my nose along with the burning flesh. I know my son would still be alive, but as father I can't erase in my head that he's in danger.
I tried helping multiple wounded children, then suddenly…
"This smell, it's Nathan!" I looked around but found nothing. "Where is it coming from?" Then before I could realized, I saw something falling from the sky like a meteor crashing down to the ground. The immense impact sends a waves of dust and wind, I could feel the vibrations from the ground but…
"There's no mistake this smell, it's Nathan!" I run towards the impact, I saw my son's breathless body. For a moment my hearts stop.
"Oh… well… well…" Then Premo suddenly appeared in the sky "Look who's here? The great Captain is it?"
"What did you do to my son?" I glared to his eye ready for anything.
"Oh No. No… nooo.. what did YOU do to your son?" He replied as he descended "It's a shame, he's quite talented you know… such a waste he's dead, he was a genius." As he reached the ground he summoned blade on his right hand seemingly made of his iron wings.
"How did he able to have animal spirits at the young age. You probably a strict father." Then he pointed the blade to me, "well… no matter, you too will die soon…"
Speaking of animal spirits… "how did you acquire your animal spirits?" I asked.
'He stop moving?' I take my stance ready to fight. Looks like he doesn't have plan telling me.
That time when we captured them, he doesn't have any magical mana. How could he possibly have powers now; that's impossible. Not realizing I was lost in thoughts he started to attack me.
Multiple slashes from his dagger and random strikes from his iron feathers. I can dodge and deflect those attacks. But he was persistent and strong, additionally his iron wings is way too durable to penetrate with.
So I tried to enhance my strength to keep up with him. I pulled my sword from my back and infused it with mana.
"Smoke screen!" I cast a spell, the smoke screen is great for hiding my presence and to limit his vision. By inhaling the dust from my spell, the enemy will reduce its speed and durability. This increases my chances of winning. Thanks to my Animal spirits Dog, it enhanced my sense I can clearly see his getting weak.
"It's my chance." Then I dashed towards him. My attack now penetrating through his wings. I could slash his wings multiple times and easily blocked everything he threws on me.
"How did you get your powers?" With my presence was completely erased I took my chances to speak with him.
"Why do you care?" Finally he responded.
"It's impossible for you to awaken the animal spirits at your age." I replied.
"I don't have business telling you that, now show yourself as a man!" He responded.
"I will never forgive you for what you did to my son." I bolted behind his back, with his wings completely wounded he can't block my sharp blade piercing through his back.
However "Yes!! That's what it feels like!" He glared at me with a creepy smile. At first I thought he was speaking about my blade as he hold it ignoring the pain with the sharpness of my blade infused with magical mana. "That's how I feel when they took the life of my one and only daughter!"
I was speechless. "What happed?" I tried to ask but…
Suddenly his wounds healed at abnormal rates, his wings grew larger. "A child for a child… Captain." Then with his massive wings he blew all the dust and smoke I cast.
I took my chances to step back leaving the blade on his stomach. He just removed the blade like nothing happened.
'His magical mana was surging?' I whispered on myself. "What did the school do to your daughter?" I asked.
"The school? No.. noo.. The principal did… oh and wait… you too!! IF YOU DIDN'T CAPTURE ME THAT DAY MY DAUGHTER WOULD STILL BE ALIVE!!" He responded as he scream.
"What?" I'm confused, my question just keep adding.
Then he flew towards me to attack me. 'It's completely different level, he became more powerful than he was' I couldn't dodge a multiple slashes, the infused magical mana from his dagger is now stronger and sharper. I can't help but to sustain damage from his attack moreover his speed keeps increasing. 'He's a monster!'
I tried to retreat but "Hoi? Running won't help…" even his gazed was terrifying. This is bad, I'm almost out of mana. But I have to keep him busy until Lieutenant Zack arrives or at least Him. So with my pure strength I tried to respond each attacks he throws. Unfortunately I knew it won't be enough with Premo constantly increasing his power.
Not long enough I fall to the ground, drained and wounded unable to stop him. "Haaa.. haaa.. ha… why?" With my remaining strength I still tried to communicate, "Do you think killings and vengeance will make your daughter comeback to life?"
"Ggrrrhh!!" He stabbed me with his wings and pulled my dying body. "No, but it satisfies me… Don't you fucking lecture me." His gnashing teeth, a face covered in blood and a gazed that seeks revenge.
"You're daughter, what happened to her? Wh.. why did… sh..she died?" With his wings pierced through my body lifting me like a dog I questioned him.
"My daughter…" he replied. "She was burned alive…"
"Wh… who.. did it?" I asked.
"Ghrrr.. fine! Your dead anyway…" then he throws me onto the ground. "Before you captured me… I was living a normal life with my daughter… 5yrs old Daughter…"
Premo POV
After my wife died from giving birth to Daisy, the principal, who's friend of his father took the rights of our land that her father's gift to her. That was the beginning of our miserable life.
At the young age, my daughter experienced unfair treatment and discrimination just because were poor. But even though life is cruel as hell, I tried to live a life in peaceful way knowing I have a daughter to protect.
"Pa! Look I made a cute doll!" My poor little daisy adorable and innocent.
We don't have much money, we lived through selling potatoes that grows on our small backyards we live on a tiny house made of scraps. I couldn't even afford to buy her dress or her dream doll.
"Look at its eyes, pa! I made it from a seeds of fruits! Isn't it cute!" A small things makes her happy.
However I have sickness that could not be cure and knowing my body, I wouldn't last long anymore I knew I would die soon. I was so scared to leave such child in this world completely alone. So I reached the principal the owner of the land where our house stands. He was so eager to remove us from his land.
"Please, I'm dying and there's nowhere she can go." I begged to the principal for help. "I Just wanted a place for my daughter I'll do anything before I die… just please…" crying as my face on the ground.
"Okay.." the principal responded. He ask me to do a favor. To kill someone he wants dead. Turns out the principal was getting demoted from his position because of many accusations of his wrong actions on the school. He ask me if I kill the man that would replace him, he will remain as the principal and will let my daughter lived in the school and will let her study until she grows enough to take care of herself.
So I did what he ask me to do, however the time when I successfully killed the man, the night watch patrol catch me and two other thieves. Leaving my daughter completely alone. Yet I'm hoping the principal would keep his words, but I'm mistaken.
I was able to escape from the prison however it was too late… as I arrive I saw my tiny house getting burned.
"Daisy!" I rush inside ignoring those flames, I didn't care about my self burned, my daughter was inside. Again I'm too late. I saw my daughter getting burned alive, a stink of burning flesh as she holds her doll made of scrap woods and dry bush.
"Pa…pa.." despite extreme pain she smiles "pa.." that was the last moment I hear her voices, the last time I saw her smile… as the fire took the life of an innocent child..
My mind was clouded by rage and vengeance knowing that there's only one person could do this… the principal…
"I will fucking kill you and destroy your fucking school." And thats where my animal spirits just manifested out of nowhere.