Aki felt relieved to see a familiar face in the strange environment he suddenly found himself but couldn't help but notice how frightened the blond lady seemed. It was then he noticed the figure lurking behind her.
"Are you some kind of pervert or something?"
An eerie silence lasted several seconds before the stalker decided to reveal himself. It was a man of short stature with bleached blonde hair and a scar on the edge of his lips.
"Sharp tongue you got there kid. Any last words?"
He spoke calmly without a hint of fear in his voice and held a piercing gaze directed at Aki, a gaze that was ruthless and devoid of sentiment. Soon Aki realized he was looking at the eyes of a murderer.
"Hey, hold on. I don't want any trouble. A few minutes ago I walked through the door to my house and somehow wound up here. You wouldn't happen to know how to get back, would you?"
The thug seemed taken aback by Aki's words for a moment before smiling.
"I see. So you're new here. Just my luck running into two fresh incarnations. The lady has a nice face so she's a keeper, but you on the other hand... I guess we can't leave all the work for the monsters."
"I guess I'll take that as a no. It was nice knowing you by the way."
Aki lifted his hands up to show his helplessness and slowly backed away with a weak smile.
"Who said you could leave, brat!"
Numerous sparks of light sparked into existence and slowly coalesced into the man's hand before fading away leaving a dagger in their wake.
What just happened?
"Die!"
Only a fraction of a second passed after the man threw the dagger at Aki before he found it almost upon him.
Crap.
In that same instant he tilted his head backwards narrowly avoiding his his neck being stabbed as the blade flew past his face grazing his cheek instead.
"Hey."
After barely hanging on to his life, Aki turned to the direction of the man with an equally cold look in his eyes. However, in the place where the man once stood was the dagger that had just flew past him lying flat on the ground.
Turning around the moment his brain processed what was going on he found the man's fist mere centimeters for his face. He was a second too late as the man's fist sunk into his face, throwing him backwards. Momentarily stunned by how bizarre everything seemed his eyes rolled up, Aki took several steps back before regaining his footing then he closed his eyes and slapped his cheeks.
After the span of a few deep breaths, Akihiko's eyelids opened revealing a surprisingly cold look in them. His feet were spread out to lower his center of gravity and his hands were raised in front of him clenched into fists.
Oh no.
There was a brief explosion of momentum as Aki lunged forward with his fist aimed at the man's face, then a quick dodge from the man which was followed by a brief barrage of punches each packing an absurd amount of power. They both seemed to struggle at fighting at such breakneck pace but neither could afford to slow down.
This is bad.
There seemed to be no clear victor in sight until the man drew out a pocket knife from his pants. This time aimed at Aki's chest and shot forward like a bullet but by the time it reached its destination Aki vanished. The pale boy had his body completely suspended from the ground in a backflip with his head facing downward and his leg... At some point his soles of his shoes had already crashed into the thug's jaw.
This is really bad.
By the time Aki had landed of his feet there was already a considerable amount of distance between the fighters. The thug struggling to shake off the dizziness clouding his mind along with the ringing he heard. Then he realized it, something was wrong.
How can a highschool brat fight me on equal footing.
Momentarily given some breathing room, Aki placed his thumb on his nostrils and blew out the blood flowing down it. Finding himself in a strange battle with his life on the line he struggled to take deep breaths as his heartbeat grew wild.
I wonder what kind of look I have on my face.
True to his worries, the thug stood frozen in place as he stared at the ecstatic grin plastered on Aki's face. Only someone completely insane would feel pleasure in the situation he found himself, but there he was smiling. His eyes remaining as cold as before with sharp killing intent hidden behind them.
"So that's it. I wouldn't have pegged a brat your age as one of us. You're a killer too, aren't you?"
This kid is bad news. I need to finish things off with my ability the moment he leaves an opening.
Hearing the man's revelation Aki quickly brought a hand to cover his mouth in a desperate attempt to hide his smile.
"Ah"
I can't believe I let it show.
Aki turned to the side trying to hide his expression and in that small opening the man's pocket knife flew through the air like a bird aiming directly at him. A slight turn to the right made for a swift dodge as the knife passed him harmlessly but then the man used his unique teleportation ability and a fist shot forward from behind Aki from behind. It would have connected if not for the fact that Aki had already anticipated it, and then with practiced ease he sidestepped behind the man and slid his arms underneath his armpits, grabbing him with the force of his arms. Briefly stunned by Aki reading his moved the thug froze for a second, but an instant was all Aki needed. In the next moment something unexpected happened, both his legs wrapped around the man's waist as Aki pushed his fingers into the man's eyes driving them deeper still until he had completely crushed his eyeballs.
A coarse sound that couldn't be called a shout permeated the surroundings. A beastial roar escaped the thug's lips as he lost his eyes. Aki had brought unspeakable pain unto the man, but yet his smile showed no sign of disappearing. It almost looked like it was growing bigger and he showed no sign of letting go of the man.
"I figured it out didn't I?! Your teleportation ability, no, not teleportation. You switch places with an object but you can't do it without a clear line of sight."
"You bastard!"
Robbed of his sight the thug with a once calculating mind turned into a savage beast swaying from side to side as Aki straddled him plunging his fingers even deeper into the gaping holes where the man's eyes once were.
After several seconds of violently thrashing around the man finally stumbled upon the walls of the alleyway and rammed Aki into them.
Then simply deciding there was no longer any merit to holding onto the man, he let go, slowly and quietly walking away.
"You little bastard, my eyes! I swear to god I'll kill you!"
Without making the least bit of noise, Aki walked up to where the dagger the man had first thrown at the beginning of their fight and picked it up, then he slowly walked towards to man patiently counting his steps until he stood right in front of him before slitting his throat in one swift motion.
It all happened to fast without leaving any time for anyone to completely comprehend what had happened, everyone except Aki. Drops of red sprayed from the mortal wound on the thugs neck painting Aki's face into an even demonic looking figure. At which point his smile had already vanished with an almost solemn expression on his face.
"This little bastard is taller than you. Asshole."
A few seconds passed as Aki watched the life completely drain out of the man's body before the system rang in his ears.
[You have slain an avatar]
[You have received an artifact, lupus canis]
I blanked out for a sec and seriously killed him. Good grief.
Aki turned around and met the eyes of the blond woman with her face as pale as a sheet after witnessing the gruesome scene of murder.
Now then.