Chapter 3: Returning Gratitude (2/2)

Once the students have gathered together and were standing next to each other, instructor Leonardo and Theo Rose walked up to them, and when they stood before them, the older one out of the two began speaking, ”You've done well today. It's praiseworthy. But I hope you will do even better in the entrance examination of the magician academy that will be held soon. Now go and enjoy whatever you want to do. You only have free time on your hands until the entrance examination. So do as you like. See you guys later!”

”Goodbye, instructor.”

As soon as he said those words, the students waved their hands and wished him goodbye.

”We've seen enough. It's time to head to the academy.” Instructor Leonardo said to Theo Rose.

”Alright,” Theo said as he followed him.

Soon they were out of the school and heading towards the Academy on foot.

The bell rang out, indicating that the last of school has ended.

Elliot breathed a sigh of relief as he didn't see his bullies anywhere near him, and he hurriedly turned to sneak his way out of the school and return to his room allocated to him by the Magician Association.

At that very moment, Alexander's voice sounded from behind him.

”Where do you think you're going, Elliot?”

Elliot turned around to look at his nemesis with a sly smile and outstretched middle fingers before he said at the top of his lungs, ”To hook up with your sister, you creepy stalker!”

Alexander's hands balled into a fist and veins throbbed in his head as he started running towards him.

Elliot turned around and began running towards the nearby tree.

After a few minutes of running in the woods, Alexander closed upon him.

”Where the hell do you think you're running?!”

As soon as he got close enough to him, he swung his hands forward. At the same time, a powerful gust of wind appeared out of nowhere and crashed down on Elliot, knocking him down to the ground.

”Ouch!” Elliot cried out in pain as he felt his back heating up, almost as if his skin has torn.

”Where are you going to run now, huh?” Alexander said as he looked at him in the same way a hunter would look at its prey.

”You bastard! Using your ability on citizens of Xavier is forbidden. Don't you fear the law?” Elliot said as redness crept up his eyes.

”I do fear the law of the magician association, but they won't do anything to me based on your words alone.” Alexander laughed at the top of his lungs, and he said, ”Look around you. We are in an isolated place. There's no camera here. Neither is there another person except for you and me. No matter how badly I mess up with you in this place, no one would give a damn!”

He prepared to attack Elliot with his ability once again when in that very moment, a voice packing pride and arrogance sounded from behind his back

”Oh, really?” The voice that the students of the school fear the most sounded in the area as the big boss opened his hands apart from each other.

At the same time, the earth beneath Alexander's feet split open and swallowed him.