A Hero or a Student?

Chapter 25

I didn't think my legs could move so fast, it was as if every step I took had the ground fall underneath me and I had to move otherwise I would fall before I even knew what was going on.

My mind running wild while my heart started to beat aggressively as I reflected to what had just occurred.

Everything is moving too quick!

I can't make so many decisions so suddenly without taking a moment to figure everything out first, I don't even know what my plan is, I don't even think I had a solid plan to begin with.

I mean I didn't think I would make it this far, I thought that after I asked Nomi multiple times for an explanation he would just give me at the very least one warning why I shouldn't meet with the Messenger for the deal.

Yet here I am, running down the streets of Norrisvile as people looked at me like I was insane and to be honest, I felt like I was already on the verge of losing my sanity.

It feels like seconds have been cut in half and minutes were the new seconds, leaving me clueless to what to do with the limited amount of time I had.

My mind was going too fast, I need to take a breather.

As I kept my speed at a normal pace, I then noticed an alleyway that was coming up on my right. I turned up the speed and rushed into the alley to use this moment to take a breather without having people staring at me strangely as I tried to sort my mind.

I was hyperventilating as every breath I took was so fast I felt as though my lungs had sprung to life on their own.

I then took a moment to just relax, breathing in deeply, waiting for a couple of seconds, then releasing my breath, allowing me to slowly return to a normal state where I could actually think with a little more confidence.

I leaned against the alley walls as I started to reflect what had just happened so far.

My mask has been deactivated after having a debate with Nomi about taking the Messenger's deal, I had to assist Debbie to get a date with Nomi so my secret won't get out, it turns out I was right about Cody liking me with him asking me out without giving me a second to think, and now here I was about to make a life changing choice where I would become immortal in order to defeat the Sorcerer with more ease...

Why do I have to deal with all this?

I barely started freshman year of high school for fucks sake, the most I should be worrying about is getting good grades and wondering which college to go to, not all this.

I sighed to myself as I pulled my mask from my pocket, examining it carefully since I wasn't sure how long Nomi planned in keeping it on inactive mode.

I held my breath in as I attempted to check the mask once again to see if it was working. But right when I placed it over my face nothing had happened. It pretty much had the same importance to a cheap Halloween mask you could buy for like five bucks.

I growled a bit in frustration but I just gave up on the idea, I should probably start heading toward the train station, I don't know how long Debbie plans on keeping Nomi hostage.

I took another deep breath before walking out the alleyway, now more calm and able to actually start planning what to do next.

If I had the mask working it wouldn't take long to get there. But since the station is practically out of town where it was placed in the center of a desert, it would take hours to get there. Plus the mask was completely useless, I knew it would take forever just to run on foot.

I was thinking of just giving up on the whole plan and thinking of turning back home. Until I lifted my head to hear the sound of a bus coming to a halt.