Just when he thought the day couldn't get any worse, it did. Levi walked into his combat class expecting to see Professor Chad standing there but instead, another man stood in his place.
A man he recognized. A man who made his heart race and the hairs on the back of his head stand due to fear. The same man who had beaten Levi to a pulp was now standing in front of the class waiting for everyone to come in.
"Good morning, students. My name is Thyone Valeris and I am your new combat professor. You can call me Thyone. I am afraid tragedy has struck Chad's household so I have taken his place. " He said as he went around the classroom.
Thyone was looking for a particular face among the students. When the school called and asked him to come in because there had been something weird happening on the premises, he thought he might kill two birds with one stone.
He wanted to find the boy he had seen Saturday. While he was at the academy, he could try and figure out who the boy was and why his powers didn't work on him.
He had been given the luxury of choosing which class to teach and he had chosen combat. He hadn't expected to spot his mark so soon. He smiled wickedly when he saw the boy looking down.
"I would like to know everyone in my class while I am here. " He said and walked to where Levi was standing. "You. What is your name? " He asked.
Levi hesitated for a moment before realizing it would be beneficial to answer. This was no longer some random stranger that he had stolen money from. This was his professor and he was obligated to obey everything he said.
"L-Levi. "
"Okay L-Levi. What is your area of expertise in combat? " Thyone said, mimicking Levi's stutter and making everyone laugh at him.
Levi felt himself getting angry. His tattoo started glowing red and flashes of violence started coming to mind. He wondered the Thyone's soul tasted. Was it more bitter than the souls of the beasts he had defeated?
He imagined it was. Thyone was no saint judging from the interaction they had on Saturday. No saint went around beating up unsuspecting boys. That was a soul Levi couldn't wait to consume.
Eliot watched his friend's reaction from afar. He could tell Levi was angry and he feared what he would do. He just hoped Levi wasn't stupid enough to try and fight a professor who could easily take him out.
"I am quite skilled in using the dagger, " he finally answered.
Thyone was surprised but he wanted to embarrass Levi and push his limits to see how far his anger went. He had seen how angry Levi had gotten over him mimicking his stutter and he wanted to see if he could get a more dramatic reaction.
Thyone liked to stir up drama and this was a chance to know the truth and get entertained at the same time.
"Can you show us? " Thyone asked as he took out a dagger from his weaponry and handed it to Levi. Levi stared at it for a while before deciding to take it.
"Does anyone here think they can beat Levi with a weapon? No using powers. "
Dickie was eager to redeem himself after he had been beaten by Levi in their last fight. He knew how to use a whip. He had seen his brother use it many times before. He wasn't skilled but he didn't imagine Levi was skilled with his dagger either.
He stepped forward with a smile on his face and asked for a whip. Thyone could sense the tension between the two boys. It was going to be an interesting fight. He grabbed Dickie by the shoulder and looked into his eyes.
He used his telepathy to read why Dickie was so eager to beat Levi. His goal was to get Levi angry and see how he would react so he needed to set the path for him to be defeated.
"Use the anger you have for him to beat him. You wouldn't want to be defeated twice, would you? "
He had seen from Dickie's memories that Levi had beaten him in a fight in that very room some time ago. That was purely by luck and the two boys knew that.
"How did you—"
"Doesn't matter how I know. Just make sure you don't embarrass yourself this time."
He walked away from Dickie and signaled the fight to start.
"There are no rules in the fight. The one who gives up first or is rendered unconscious is the loser. You are free to hurt one another as you please.
Dickie swung the whip but Levi moved out of the way and charged. Dickie hadn't expected the attack so his arm got cut. He saw the blood on his arm and got angry so he attacked without thinking.
Levi caught the whip in his hands and cut the leather in half in one swift movement. Dickie looked at his destroyed weapon with wide eyes. There was a dagger in Levi's hand and half a whip in his.
The smart thing to do would have been to give up the fight and avoid getting hurt. However, he was too proud to go down as a coward so he decided to just use half the whip.
All he had to do was get Levi in the right position and attack and he would defeat him. This time, he waited for Levi to come for him first. Levi was aiming to tackle Dickie to the ground and stab him with the dagger.
Dickie saw this coming and grabbed Levi's hand to twist it. Levi groaned in pain as his arm was twisted in an unnatural position. When his dagger dropped to the ground, Dickie hit the arm he was twisting using his knee, and the sound of bone breaking was heard.
Thyone was smiling the whole time. He loved violence and that was something he took pride in. Levi was losing the fight but he found himself rooting for the boy to get up and defend himself.
Meanwhile, Levi was on the ground getting his ass kicked by Dickie. Dickie was determined to beat him up until he bled.
"This is a loser!" Dickie said as he turned to his peers to brag about beating Levi. Levi took this moment to reach for the dagger and hide it beneath his body.
Dickie grabbed Levi to finally beat him unconscious but as soon as he was at arm's length, Levi sliced Dickie's arm with the dagger and then his stomach and chest.
Dickie let Levi go and fell to the ground. He tapped the floor three times to surrender and then lay on the ground bleeding.
"I would have cut you deeper and let you die for everything you have done to me but I chose mercy. You owe me a favor now."
Then he gave the dagger back to Thyone who was still smiling. The boy had surpassed his expectations and more.
He grabbed Levi by the hand and whispered in his ear.
"You might want to wipe the black thing coming out of your nose before people start to notice. "
Levi wiped his nose and turned around wondering what Thyone wanted from him. Now that Thyone had seen he bled black, he wondered what would happen.