School for evolved humans (IC: Part two)

[Agritum]

"Uh?! Who the hell you are?!" Victoria yelled at the man, forming two sharp icycles in her hands. That man. He was very similar to Gale, but she had never seen him with a scar like that.
"Tell me why are you trying to kill me with kitchen instruments, you bugger!"

"When I was left on the island without a second thought," Gale began, "I fought and fought hard. Finally, though, I realized that the extremists were right. We are dangerous, and in the end, we will only cause more harm than good."

Gale's facial expression was stuck in an eternal glare, the scar visible and actually exaggerated in the light. His eyes locked with Victoria's.

"Have you gone mad? Those people killed your parents! They are the ones who attacked the schools and tried to kill even the younger students! Please, try to reason, Gale!" Victoria said, standing ground.
In the meantime, she combined the two icycles in a quite big ice ball, which levitated between her hands.
"Please Gale...don't force me to do something so drastical..."

[Asterdan]

"When I was left on the island without a second thought," Gale began, "I fought and fought hard. Finally, though, I realized that the extremists were right. We are dangerous, and in the end, we will only cause more harm than good."

Gale's facial expression was stuck in an eternal glare, the scar visible and actually exaggerated in the light. His eyes locked with Victoria's.

"Have you gone mad? Those people killed your parents! They are the ones who attacked the schools and tried to kill even the younger students! Please, try to reason, Gale!" Victoria said, standing ground.
In the meantime, she combined the two icycles in a quite big ice ball, which levitated between her hands.
"Please Gale...don't force me to do something so drastical..."

"I know they killed my parents, and I killed them for it." Gale said, his expression never changing, "As for the School and students, I wouldn't worry about them. Victoria, you have to be able to see it. Nothing good can come from our existence!"

Gale barely twitched his finger towards her and a tree 'fell' over, falling towards her house.

[Agritum]

"Have you gone mad? Those people killed your parents! They are the ones who attacked the schools and tried to kill even the younger students! Please, try to reason, Gale!" Victoria said, standing ground.
In the meantime, she combined the two icycles in a quite big ice ball, which levitated between her hands.
"Please Gale...don't force me to do something so drastical..."

"I know they killed my parents, and I killed them for it." Gale said, his expression never changing, "As for the School and students, I wouldn't worry about them. Victoria, you have to be able to see it. Nothing good can come from our existence!"

Gale barely twitched his finger towards her and a tree 'fell' over, falling towards her house.

Victoria looked as the tree fell on the ruins of her house, not capable of doing anything.
"What the hell are you doing?! Galeeeeeeee!" she screamed, rage flowing through her veins.
Angry at Gale for his unexplained and stupid behavior, she floated the ice ball in front of her, before sending it against Gale's head at a moderate speed...

[Asterdan]

"I know they killed my parents, and I killed them for it." Gale said, his expression never changing, "As for the School and students, I wouldn't worry about them. Victoria, you have to be able to see it. Nothing good can come from our existence!"

Gale barely twitched his finger towards her and a tree 'fell' over, falling towards her house.

Victoria looked as the tree fell on the ruins of her house, not capable of doing anything.
"What the hell are you doing?! Galeeeeeeee!" she screamed, rage flowing through her veins.
Angry at Gale for his unexplained and stupid behavior, she floated the ice ball in front of her, before sending it against Gale's head at a moderate speed...

Gale used all of his power to attempt to stop the ice ball before it hit him. He BARELY succeeded. The ice ball dropped in front of him, but he still loved Victoria, and decided give her more time. He used his own power to send him flying back, making it appear that the ice ball had hit him.

Gale smirked and watched her, hidden in the forest.

[Agritum]

Victoria looked as the tree fell on the ruins of her house, not capable of doing anything.
"What the hell are you doing?! Galeeeeeeee!" she screamed, rage flowing through her veins.
Angry at Gale for his unexplained and stupid behavior, she floated the ice ball in front of her, before sending it against Gale's head at a moderate speed...

Gale used all of his power to attempt to stop the ice ball before it hit him. He BARELY succeeded. The ice ball dropped in front of him, but he still loved Victoria, and decided give her more time. He used his own power to send him flying back, making it appear that the ice ball had hit him.

Gale smirked and watched her, hidden in the forest.

Victoria watched as Gale was knocked away in the forest. Still, she didn't flee. She was still genuinely preoccupied for Gale's situation, and ingenuely walked in the position where she had last seen him, trying to find him.
"Gale, where are you? Are you ok?" she asked with a trembling voice, wandering in the forest...

[Asterdan]

Gale used all of his power to attempt to stop the ice ball before it hit him. He BARELY succeeded. The ice ball dropped in front of him, but he still loved Victoria, and decided give her more time. He used his own power to send him flying back, making it appear that the ice ball had hit him.

Gale smirked and watched her, hidden in the forest.

Victoria watched as Gale was knocked away in the forest. Still, she didn't flee. She was still genuinely preoccupied for Gale's situation, and ingenuely walked in the position where she had last seen him, trying to find him.
"Gale, where are you? Are you ok?" she asked with a trembling voice, wandering in the forest...

Gale glared at her, then softened his gaze. Gale remained hidden as she stood in the last spot he had been. He slowly retreated into the woods.

"I'll always love you, Victoria." he said, just loudly enough for her to hear.

He walked deep into the woods, deciding to keep Victoria alive, at least until he had killed the others.

[Agritum]

Victoria watched as Gale was knocked away in the forest. Still, she didn't flee. She was still genuinely preoccupied for Gale's situation, and ingenuely walked in the position where she had last seen him, trying to find him.
"Gale, where are you? Are you ok?" she asked with a trembling voice, wandering in the forest...

Gale glared at her, then softened his gaze. Gale remained hidden as she stood in the last spot he had been. He slowly retreated into the woods.

"I'll always love you, Victoria." he said, just loudly enough for her to hear.

He walked deep into the woods, deciding to keep Victoria alive, at least until he had killed the others.

"Gale?! Where are you?" Victoria called out in the empty forest in a futile manner. After some tries, she resigned in her task, sitting on a nearby rock. She really didn't know what to do now, with her house and parents gone. But suddenly, her sight was caught by an object lying near to rock: her cellphone.
Grabbing it, Victoria frantically tried to call Aaron again...

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Margaret waited for Aaron to take her to his shack in the wilderness. Once they were finally there, she looked at the shack. It wasn't big, but it was good enough, and it's floor wasn't stained with blood like her home, so that was an enormous plus. She listened to what Aaron said and nodded. However, when he left before she could stop him, she frowned, and simply went to sit down on a nearby rock, looking at the ground, thinking on the past events and hoping that her brother would be fine.

When Aaron returned, Margaret listened to what he said and simply nodded. "Privacy is honestly the least of my concerns right now, but thank you for that anyways." She said, still looking at the ground. She then glanced over at the extra sleeping bed. "You shouldn't have." She said.

[Plactianation]

Aaron shook his head.

"It's the least I can do. I don't know how long we'll have to hide here, or who we're trying to hide from exactly, but what I do know is that we'll have to find a way to remake our lives here. We have to deal with what comes, and in this case, that involves trying to re-establish our old lives."

Aaron's cell phone rang. He picked up his phone.

"Hello?"

[Agritum]

Aaron shook his head.

"It's the least I can do. I don't know how long we'll have to hide here, or who we're trying to hide from exactly, but what I do know is that we'll have to find a way to remake our lives here. We have to deal with what comes, and in this case, that involves trying to re-establish our old lives."

Aaron's cell phone rang. He picked up his phone.

"Hello?"

"Aaron! I'm Victoria! The racists have destroyed my house and kidnapped my parents, then Gale came and tried to kill me! Please, Aaron, come here! I'm all alone, and i'm terribly scared..." Victoria's trembling voice said, a she barely could hold the cellphone.

[Plactianation]

Aaron was dumbfounded when Victoria mentioned Gale attacking her. He had guessed that her life had been torn to shreds, but Gale attacking Victoria? That didn't sound right to him.

"I'll be right there." Aaron replied, lifting up another room, and connecting it with the main one via another tunnel.

He reached Victoria's house, and didn't even get out of the ground to meet her. He dropped her inside the room, and transported her to their destination. When they got there, Aaron explained their situation.

"Hey Victoria. Let me bring you up to speed: I think the racists are targeting everyone with powers, and destroying their homes and loved ones. We're going to try and rig this place up as a safe haven. You guys can sort out who gets what room while I go find a way to get a new sleeping bag." He said.

He burrowed into the ground, and just wandered around beneath the earth, trying to find a cheap sleeping bag.

[Agritum]

Aaron was dumbfounded when Victoria mentioned Gale attacking her. He had guessed that her life had been torn to shreds, but Gale attacking Victoria? That didn't sound right to him.

"I'll be right there." Aaron replied, lifting up another room, and connecting it with the main one via another tunnel.

He reached Victoria's house, and didn't even get out of the ground to meet her. He dropped her inside the room, and transported her to their destination. When they got there, Aaron explained their situation.

"Hey Victoria. Let me bring you up to speed: I think the racists are targeting everyone with powers, and destroying their homes and loved ones. We're going to try and rig this place up as a safe haven. You guys can sort out who gets what room while I go find a way to get a new sleeping bag." He said.

He burrowed into the ground, and just wandered around beneath the earth, trying to find a cheap sleeping bag.

"Ok..." Victoria said, still slightly confused, before taking a look at the small house Aaron had built. She wandered around it, curious about its room and construction, before finding a familiar figure standing in one of the rooms.
"Margaret!" she yelled, racing towards her friend and hugging her thight.
"It happened to you, too? Dear God...." she said in a sorrowful voice, holding Margaret next to her.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Margaret looked up when she heard Victoria's voice calling out her name, and barely had the time to see that she was coming before she was taken into her embrace. Hesitating at first, Margaret returned the hug, which gradually gained strenght as her feelings got the better of her again.

"Yes... I don't exist anymore... My family's dead, all except for my brother..." She said, fighting to hold back her tears and succeeding for now. "...And now he's gone off on his own again..." She added afterwards, referring to her brother.

[Foamy XIII]

It was dark by the time Hood cast his eyes up at the starry sky. All around him hooded men lay in varied states of disembowelment and death, abandoned shop windows all around splattered with blood. Yet he did not feel any more anger. The fiery power that coursed his veins in those chaotic minutes had dissipated into a calm as the cold winter chill set in.

There was one figure he could still hear, however. One of the hooded men had managed to survive his invisible onslaught. Hood could hear him whimpering as the cold silence filled the space around him. Stepping tenatively towards the prone figure, he looked down at the pitiful figure, still jabbering with shock.

Hood stretched out an arm. In an instant he lifted the masked man from the ground, examining the very same people he had slaughtered at the school. Then the figure turned to look at him, still gasping from his wounds. In his eyes Hood could see a glimmer of mercy, a begging look. The man was actually begging for mercy! Hood could have laughed. These people had tried to kill him yet now he had one at his mercy. Hood had had enough. In another instant he sent the figure flying up into the air as he reversed the gravitational pull on the man, but as he flew out of range he was sent spiralling away, his own momentum carrying him crunching into the bloodied concrete.

[Rustika]

The sound of a window breaking and men entering the house was enough to wake Michael. He sat up not fully realizing what was going on downstairs, till the voices of the armed intruders downstairs became audible and he understood what was happening. He pulled on a t-shirt silently jogging to the stairs. Peeking down the flight of steps he saw a group of men inspecting the first floor. He morphed into his humanoid form and waited, the sound of boots climbing the stairs signaled it was time. A powerful cloud of gas spewed down into the first floor, Micheal clasped his jaws close stopping the flow of gas once he deemed enough had enveloped the stairwell and the first floor. The lizard humanoid sprang from the second floor down the stair well, without even touching the steps Michael landed at the bottom of the stairs. In the cloud of gas Michael did not need to see to fight, unlike the rebels who were disoriented and panicking, blinded by the gas. Even with only his other senses it was still like shooting fish in a barrel, though unlike at the school Michael attacked to stun not kill. Unconscious bodies lay strewn across the ground as Michael opened a window letting out gas, though not before the entire first floor stank to high heaven.

Standing outside on the porch Michael contemplated his options, the noise had attracted some curious bystanders though they soon cleared out. Eventually he decided there was only one thing he could do, and he had to do it fast before the cops got here. He grabbed his cellphone and backpack filled with clothes, supplies and other things he had brought from the academy and hand't bothered to unpack. Sprinting across the street he dialed a number, pressing the cellphone against his ear he hoped that Aaron would pick up the phone. If anyone would know what to do next it would be him,

"Dude the shit just hit the fan! I just got run out of my house, and I bet I'm not the only one. So you know, if you've got any friendly advice or, help to spare I'm all ears."

[Flammaland]

Tyson flew over the American coast line, a streak of fire trailing behind him. He landed just outside where he knew Victoria's house was, the only evolved human that he knew the address of. He saw that her house had been trashed as well, then he thought about what to next, he knew where they would go. He pulled out his mobile phone and dialled Aaron's number.

[Plactianation]

Aaron noticed his cell phone ringing. He put it to his ear, and nodded upon hearing Michael's voice. He had pretty much assumed that everyone would have been attacked. He quickly burrowed his way towards Michael, and dropped him into the small room. No sooner had he done this than he received another phone call, this one from Tyson.

"Hey Michael. They got you too?" He asked, as he picked up the phone.

"Tyson, what's up?" He asked.

[Flammaland]

"Aaron, the cacamas just got real." Tyson replied "I'm sure your aware that extremists have been targeting us, exuse me a moment." He saw two extremists running towards him with AK-74s so he torched them. "Anyway as I was saying the protection of the evolved humans is of paramount importance, Im sure that you have devised some sort of safe haven for those amongst us who have been attacked, but it is unlikely to hold. All of us need to regroup."

[Plactianation]

"Don't worry Tyson. I've built a little area where we can stay. I'll come pick you up after I drop Michael off. A few people are already there, and I'm hoping to gather everyone to one place. Give me a few seconds to reinforce it a bit more, and I'll come and get you."

Aaron got back to the base, added on another room, and decided to make the walls thicker. He would make them out of another material later, but for now, it would have to do.

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Meanwhile, the actions of the evolved humans were not going unnoticed. Random charred bodies were found across the globe, and one group of evolved humans were actively killing random people. Evolved humans were declared a threat soon after, and the united states soon dispatched a part of their military to capture evolved humans.

Civilians also took action. There was a group who felt that the military wasn't being harsh enough on the evolved humans, feeling that all of them should be killed. Some argued against this, thinking that the only problem was with the trained evolved humans, thinking that the school was the source of most of the problems, and hoping to kill anyone even slightly related to the school.

No matter which side you were on, you knew that one thing was for sure: Everyone was at war, and no one was safe.

End of chapter 2