I was just around the corner but I stopped in my tracks.

‘Zeref, wait. Let’s watch him, he might be able to control his demon side. What if he’s not a bad kid? Let’s watch him now and step in if things go south for those kids.’ Voad advised.

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I nodded mentally, before leaning against the wall. I peeked to the side, diminishing my presence and mana pressure completely like an assassin.

Peter’s frail frame was passed around like a bag of bones, being beaten up, punched and kicked and with each hit I could feel the demonic aura that he was hiding in him growing exponentially. Was he going to burst?

‘He’s gonna kill them. We have to save those kids and this school.’ I said urgently.

‘Just watch. We don’t know if he’s good or bad yet, just wait.’ He replied.

I shook my head as Peter started to cough up blood.

“Had enough Peter. We told you peasants like you don’t belong in such a prestigious school like this. You should just go back to the hole you dug yourself out of.” One of the bigger boys shouted, kicking him with force.

Peter’s body hurled back bouncing against the floor before crashing into one of the walls. He closed his eyes and grit his teeth, trying to hold something back. His demonic aura was finally starting to leak and some of the sharper boys had noticed it but they shrugged it off.

“Get this fool!” The head boy charged at him punching his head down against the floor. How was Peter taking this much of a beating? This must have been a usual experience.

‘Take notes. Look at how much he can control his anger. It’s actually scary.’

‘What are you trying to say? I can do that too but If I was in his case I’d rather fight back and take down 3 of them with me at least before accepting defeat.’ I replied, through our mental link.

One of them threw a straight punch at Peter but this time instead of tanking the blow, he tilted his head to the right, slipping the punch.

“My turn.” A devilish smile appeared on Peter’s face and his full demonic aura released, shaking the whole corridor. A singular dark horn propped up from the centre of his head and both his irises transformed into blood red circles.

The terrified kids stood no chance for Peter’s insane speed as he stepped towards them with intent to kill.

‘Now. Go stop him.’

BOOM!

I didn’t need him to tell me. 

Peter’s body flew back breaking through the wall falling out from the 3rd floor towards the ground. Maybe I punched him too hard.

“Th-That Eye Patch-“

“Get out of here and tell Xanxus we have a School Monster. Evacuate everyone.” I said to the shocked boys before leaping down to the ground.

Peter got up, dusting himself off and shaking his head.

“Shit! Not now!” He roared, shaking his head violently like something was possessing him.

‘That could be us but you’re playing.’ Voad remarked.

‘Shut up and let me focus. It looks like he’s losing control.’ I said, pushing him to the back of my mind.

“I’ll Kill you for touching my family!!!” His voice reverberated, mixing his real voice with his demonic voice. 

Something was wrong with him. His body started to grow in size until he was 6 foot 5″ tall, along with his muscles growing in size, his skin darkened and his veins started to bulge and go red. What the h*ll was that transformation?

He charged at me wildly, his reddish mana running rampant. I got into a Muay Thai stance preparing to defend myself.

I couldn’t use my elements as we were still in school. There were students around us so I had to somehow hold him off with my physical abilities and my combat experience.

He swung for my head like an amateur; I parried his fist to the right before twisting my body and throwing a heel kick towards his head.

His body flew crashing through the school walls, causing students to scream and run in the other direction. Sirens finally went off and Xanxus’s voice could be heard echoing throughout the school.

“EVERYONE DROP EVERYTHING AND EVACUATE THE SCHOOL. THERE IS A MONSTER ON LOOSE!!” Xanxus’s voice bellowed with urgency and loud screams of panic and trampling footsteps accompanied right after.

The transformed Peter got up growling and showing me his fangs. He covered the distance in seconds, leaving holes in the ground of where he stepped.

I dodged by the breadth of a hair and threw an uppercut towards his large body. He folded like a crumpled up piece of paper and I could hear him wheeze as he was winded. I was able to use my hardened body with his own momentum to strike a devastating blow.

The onslaught continued and he was taking more damage than I did. His wild swings and kicks were predictable and my counter blows were starting to slow him down.

Pow! 

I knocked his head back, making him lose consciousness for a short while; he regained his focus, roaring and swiping at my head with his claws.

Roaaaarrghh!!

I stepped back avoiding the slash to the face but I couldn’t evade the kick that came right after. I hardened my core muscles at impact, reducing the blow.

[You have suffered 1000 damage!]

I slid back on my heels, causing dust to engulf the area. 

Cracking my neck left I stood waiting for his next attack, this time lightning rattled around me and the atmosphere became heavy with lightning mana; by now the whole school was evacuated and I could feel Xanxus and 50 other personnel coming this way. 

His punch connected with my palm, as I grabbed his fist in my hand.

CRACK!

“Aaaaaarghhh!!” He roared but this time not to intimidate me but because he was in pain.

I bent his arm down, snapping his Radius and Ulna bones (his forearm) in half; It was now a full 90 degrees and the excruciating pain was due to my previous hits to his body.

I had made sure to hit specific pressure points in his body that would stimulate his pain receptors and make them more sensitive.

‘Just Kill him.’ Voad spoke in a quiet tone.

‘Why? You feeling bad for him? Aww.’ I mocked.

‘Shut up. Hurry up and kill him before the others find him and interrogate him. He could spill a lot of sh*t.’ He blocked the mental pathway for the first time. Did he remember something traumatic? That was odd of him.

Peter tried to move but I froze him with Gravity mana, he gritted his teeth trying to combat the immense combat, pinning his body down.

“Sorry Peter.”

‘Shambles.’

His body immediately froze into a block of ice, before shattering into a million pieces.

[Congratulations! You have earned 5000 EXP for killing a Mutated Fake Demon!]

A mutated Fake Demon Huh. So he must have been an experiment? That could only mean Umbra was still experimenting on innocent lives.

The trampling of footsteps finally arrived behind me after a couple minutes and I was surrounded.

“Hands up now!!” 

**

I ended  up being handcuffed and taken in by the Vrimeon Police Force. They chucked me into a solid anti – mana box and did a full body search on me. I had to make sure I closed my right eye at all times and hold back my demon aura. Everything could go south if they found out anything.

“First question: Who are you?” A large well built military man slammed his fist down on the table and glared at me, trying to intimidate me. 

His presence was overbearing but it was nothing for me, anyone else would have already folded under his pressure.

“My name is Zeref Amara. I’m 13 years old and a student at Xanxus Academy. 

“I suggest you don’t use your usual form of interrogation on me with all the torturing and disgracing you do to young men.” I stared at him coldly, making his bearded face go pale.

I knew their deepest, darkest crimes and secrets, the corruption in the Vrimeon Kingdom was immense and it boiled my blood every time I was forced to remember.

“Wh-What the f*ck are you saying? Do you know why you’re here?! Tell me what I want and things will go much smoother.” He smiled devilishly, getting a baton to beat me. He placed it on the steel table to show he wasn’t scared to use it on me.

  “What was that beast doing on the school grounds? Students described a Humanoid demon beast? Is that correct?” The large man interrogated with a stern voice.

“Yes. The beast was some sort of demon beast.”

“Where did the beast go when we had arrived?”

“I killed it.”

“Ahhahahahaha,” he laughed hysterically, slamming his fists on the table again and shouting, “Don’t play with me! You’re telling me a student, a 13 year old with no experience, killed an A rank Beast?!”

‘This guy’s yapping is getting on my nerves. Just kill this bug already.’ Voad scoffed, annoyed.

As much as I wanted to, it wouldn’t do us any good if I was put on the wanted list for the murder of an officer.

The man picked up his baton to beat me but I was saved in the Knick of time.

Tybalt kicked the door down and flash stepped to pin the large man against the wall, lifting him up by the neck. I could see the large man struggling to breathe as his face went beet red.

Cool.

“Young Sir, are you okay? Can I Kill this fiend?” Tybalt’s voice was filled with killing intent.

“I’ve had a long day, let’s just leave. I’ll head to the bank too on the way.” I sighed, breaking the handcuffs.

“Yes sir.” Tybalt nodded respectfully before throwing the man like a bag of meat across the room, making him crash against a wall knocking him unconscious.

I walked out of the anti – mana box with Tybalt shadowing me from behind. A trail of frightened officers hugged the edges of the corridor clearing a passage for us.

They must have known who Tybalt represented and backed off. 

‘What a day.’ I sighed, placing my hands in my pockets.

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