Returner's Revenge

Persistent Stalker

Inrad saw that his students are quite different than what they have been a few days ago. They were all eager to learn of the things that he is telling them even though everything has already been told for almost ten times and yet they do not show any signs of being bored nor sleepy. [What is happening? Did they eat something that change their minds?] He thinks to himself and then sighs. [That’s not the first of my concerns, even Jhonas, the student that doesn’t actually join in on the discussions is now proactive. What did he do?] He turns to Kris who is writing something on his notes but the young lad met his eyes and tilt his head as if he is asking what’s the matter.

[Forget it. Its not like that kid will actually say anything.] he said to himself. Mephisto came to check up on them and tells Inrad that they will be having a meeting. “The headmaster wants to discuss something so you better wrap it up or at least give them something to do before you leave. Some of the teachers are already waiting on his office and they dismissed their class.” Mephisto tells him and then left.

 Notice: Subject Mephisto had scanned your body using his awakened ability.

[Yeah I know about that. I can also feel it myself. It looks like we are crossing paths frequently. Is it by chance or luck or maybe- I don’t want to know.] Kris continues to write the things that he needs to get ready and is about to finish when all of the sudden Xia pops out beside him. “What are you trying to write?” Kris immediately close his notes and hid it away from her. “Don’t even try to pick on me right now. This is ultra important so please spare me today.” Kris says and Xia wants to make fun of him but Inrad saves him just in time.

“Okay everyone! We are going to stop here for today. The headmaster has called in a meeting and it looks like the other teachers are already there waiting for me so that’s that. Be sure not to cause any trouble just because the class ended early.” Inrad then leaves the door open and walk toward the headmaster’s office.

“Kris, I’ve been wanting to tell you ever since this morning. This plums were effective. My muscles did not ache at all. I have heard from other people that once you exercise, your body will ache really bad after but after eating that plum, nothing happened.” One of the students said as she sits beside Xia and Kris. “Now that you mention it, it did not really ache just as much as I thought it would be.” Xia added in. “What are we going to do today?” she asked.

“The same thing. We can’t just slack off especially when we have consumed the plums. We are going to make use of its effects before it diminishes over time.”

A few moments ago and the group have already decided to go to the training area early thanks to the headmaster’s meeting with the teachers. But when they got there, they saw the student that challenged  Kris in a match. He sensed them and turns to their direction. “So they were speaking the truth after all. Kris Grindall, fight me!” the student cried right after seeing Kris but the young man just pass by him and completely ignores his challenge.

“You bastard! You even wonder what it took me to find where you are hiding?!” the student ask out of anger but Kris just stares at him with pity written all over his face. “Who told you to look for me. What are you a stalker or something? And don’t even get me started, I’m straight and I prefer girls like any other normal boys out there so don’t push yourself to me. Its disgusting.”

Everyone else beside Kris and the student were about to burst in laughter but to keep the atmosphere as it is, they held it in. “You bastard, what are you even trying to say? I just want to challenge you and fight you yet you are trying to give them the impression that I am into you?!” he says as he grab Kris collar. [People likes doing this huh? First Jhonas and now this guy.] Kris could not help but sigh and yank the yank the student’s hand off his collar.

“I refuse to answer to your challenge and I intend to refuse it over and over again. So deal with it. If you really want to challenge me then you must first challenge Mathos. He lost to me so its only tight for you to start with the people I defeated right?” Now that they think about it, what Kris said make sense that even the student’s eyes are opened and even agreed.

 “That’s actually quite right. No wonder you kept refusing.” Kris nod his head but Johannes knows that even if he defeats Mathos, Kris will still refuse nonetheless. [He is just trying go get rid of that guy off his trail.] Johannes knew Kris for a long time so he can immediately understand what his friend intends to do and go with the flow like its only natural for them. The student then told his followers to come with him to look for Mathos and challenge him for a duel. “You better accept my challenge later.” He said to Kris before leaving. “If you defeat him then I’ll think about it.” Kris responded but only half of his words reach the student as they left before hearing everything.

“Who was that Kris? An admirer? I never knew you are a guy magnet.” Kris stares at Flora blanking and wants to retort back but his senses tells him that there will be nothing good that will happen if he confronts her so he chose to let her say what she wants.

“He wants to have a duel with me but I refused. Now he is going around trying to look for me and now that he found me I don’t think he will stop until I fight. But if he defeats Mathos then he will not be able to fight me I guess.” The others could not follow what he is talking about and disregards it and goes to train themselves.

“Mathos, what are you going to do? There are no more people here, lets just go and enjoy the rest of the day outside.” One of Mathos’ new friends said as he opens the door but then closes when they sat beside him. “Kresha had been picking on me ever since that day until now. Why can’t I fight her. How can I release this anger that have been nesting within me for a long time now.” His friends tells him off when they realize that he might ask Kresha out for a duel.

The door suddenly opens and the student that came to Kris for a duel appeared. “Mathos, lets fight!”

“Wow, you seem to know me. You even have the guts to step into our room challenge me. You courting death, pal?” Mathos stands proudly and glares at him. But in the student’s eye, he is just someone that he needs to beat to be able to have a match with Kris. “You know what? I have been looking for a place to vent my anger in and you came just in time. Lets do this.” Mathos said proudly and stands in front of the student.

His friends tried to stop him but they are too late, Mathos have already made up his mind and accepted the challenge. One of the students that were innocently passing by the entrance to the arena is pulled in and is forcedly turn to their referee for the match. [How the hell did I end up in this place? No wonder my senses are telling me not to take this route. Damn luck.] He says to himself as he gives the sign that they are allowed to start.

Mathos stands proudly as magic circles appear around him and flames starts burning on inside the magic circles. “I admire your courage but you just have to ask the wrong person for a match.” Mathos says proudly while the student stares at him blankly.

BOOM!

A few moments later and the fight ended briefly with Mathos lying on the ground with foam escaping from his mouth. “How are you in the high class when you are this weak?” the student said ad he and his followers walk out of the arena. “What the hell happened? It ended so briefly.” The referee mutters to himself.

The student rush to where Kris is and tells him that he defeated Mathos. “Now fight me!” he said with an enthusiastic tone. Kris scans his body and the system alerts him that he used a spell not too long ago, confirming that he actually defeated Mathos, Kris smiles. But to his disappointment, Kris made him remember another person.

“Are you actually forgetting something? You also need to defeat Mr. Mephisto.” Johannes buried his face under his palms and had seen this thing coming. “What are you saying?! There is no way you will win against him.” The student protested like he is about to burst in anger after all the trouble that he have gone through just to have a match with him.

“Well, technically, I won. So that means you need to fight him and defeat him, not that I think it would be possible though.” The student grind his teeth to Kris’ words. “You can ask him. To confirm what I said if you don’t believe me.” The student grabs a weigh and tries to throw it at Kris but the heavy weigh surprised him and nearly drop it on his feet, luckily, he moved his feet and escaped a humiliating sight.

He then quickly leaves the training area without uttering another word to ask Mephisto himself. “Yeah, I concede defeat so its his win. I guess.” Mephisto then left after answering his question. The student froze in place in shock while drenched in sweat. [I am supposed to defeat that guy? Is he crazy? His power is beyond a human should have! Kris Grindall, he is basically telling me to die!] He thinks to himself when he got a glimpse of Mephisto’s power. “Kris Grindall, you bastard!” he screamed when no one is around to hear him.