Chapter 9, Rivals of Another Time

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The next day, Keira kept her distance from us, saying that I broke her heart. 'You get what you deserve,' I thought to myself. I would probably be relieved to know that was the least of my worries. There was one new student. Someone I did not expect, to say the least. "Oh hey, Willy boy! Must be fun being the bitchiest boy around, right?" Craig shouted across the hallway. He was back? Rumors say his parents bribed the principal to allow him to come back. After all, his dad was the mafia boss, or something. "Hey! Don't insult William! He saved the entire school once!" One of my fans retorted. "From what? A mouse?" Craig jeered. This was enough. In my Thunder Armor form, I walked towards Craig, flaming blade in my arms. "You watch what you're saying or I don't know what I'll do to you..." I threatened. "Hah! You? Threaten me? Don't be kidding! We know you couldn't even save a cat on a tree!" He retorted. Next thing I knew, a rock hard fist was sent into my gut, but I felt nothing. Craig reared back, clutching his fist, now with severe burn marks. After the unexpected encounter with Craig, I had modified my powers to create the Thunder Armor. I was actually relieved to be able to test it out. "You bastard!" He shouted. "You see... I modified my powers to match yours." I replied calmly. "It's on, motherfucker!" He hollered with animalistic hostility, as if he wanted the entire school to hear it. I was soon facing a rocky juggernaut. "You started this, I'll end it." He made a hammer out of stone and swung it wildly towards me. He was really ticked off, I could tell. After toying with him for a while and dodging his hits, I countered with a blade of fire. The rock shattered, but I was quick to tidy up the mess. I stood there, waiting for his next blow. My classmates were cheering me on. I decided to not disappoint. My eyes glowed as an afterimage of the Thunder Armor rushed towards Craig, I attacked from behind. Craig was trapped between our fists, as he keeled over. The Thunder Armor faded away, as I stood over him. "Know your place." The crowd roared and whooped. He shouted for the principal, but luckily someone had it recorded. Craig taunted me and threw the first punch, so he was going to be in detention.

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