The Elementals; Truth and Lies

Chapter 9: Hiro

Kimora has completely lost it. She attacked me. What the hell? I give a satisfied smirk as she crashes to the ground. Right where she should be.

She flings her hands in front of herself in a cutting slash. I fly back another few feet. Brittany charges towards her, two axes shining from the dim morning light in both hands. Samirah blasts Brittany with water from the melted snow at full force causing her to stumble and slip. Roy looks completely lost as if unable to pick a side. Kimora jumps up to disarm Brittany, but Brittany's faster.

I see the glint of murder in her eyes as she glares at Samirah and Kimora. "I'll gut you both." That's when I notice that all our Powermals had fled to a safe distance. But at those words they came charging back realising just how serious the fight had gotten.

Helga flew right at Brittany snatching an axe in each of her powerful talons. Nebula was by Samirah's side in a flash, fangs bared. The water seems to change masters, Nebula is in power now.

Brittany reaches for her lighter, Nebula and Helga act lightning fast. Helga flies at her while Brittany fights to keep it out of her grasp, but Nebula blasts her with water and the lighter slips from her grip. Nebula swallows it. What the hell is wrong with these animals?

I feel something ram into me from behind. I twist and fall on my stomach; Axel is standing over me.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Axel had the gaud to look annoyed.

"End fight. You start fight, you end it." I gape at him in shock. This is the closest I have seen him to furious.

I looked around me. Brittany chasing Nebula. Samirah cowering behind Kimora's suitcases. Daichi and Rabi jumping up towards Kimora's legs trying to grab them and pull her down. She was staring right at me. Her face unreadable, her eyes flickered with power. No way I'm gonna surrender. She thinks she's powerful? I was just getting started.

I summon vines around me to yank Axel off of me. Then they shoot towards Kimora. She tries to alter their path with gusts of wind, but these vines are strong and keep coming. Then they drop dead, cut in half. A couple of small, silver, stars in their remains. I whirl towards Samirah in fury. Ready to rip up the road to crush her.

My eyes bulge from my skull, all the air is sucked from my lungs. I try to breathe in, but something keeps air from coming in, crushing my lungs. I look back to Kimora, her face a picture of pure rage. Someone screams, I couldn't tell who. My vision has gone blurry, I fall to my knees.

I hear a metallic click. Kimora cries out as she falls to the ground, air rushes back into my lungs. I hear another click and realise that a metal band had now bound my hands together stopping me from using my power. I notice Kimora has the same bands around her wrists too.

Standing in front of the gates, his sword in hand, was Roy. Everything is silent and still. Everyone seems as shocked as I am. The blushing, posh boy, turned 'hero'. Brittany is writhing on the ground trying in vain to release her hands.

"I will release you once you all agree to make peace and stop fighting." Brittany glared at him and continued trying to free herself. Kimora nodded her agreement, and her band shrank to a handful of marbles that returned to Roy.

Seeing Kimora's surrender was enough for me to agree to stop fighting. My restraints changed form then returned to Roy once again. Staring at him I realised why I hadn't noticed him earlier. Sir Poshly had thought it was the goddamn time for a wardrobe change while we had been trying to tear each other's guts out.

Kimora and Brittany noticed too. He seemed uncomfortable with our scornful glares. Good. Why the hell would he do it? Did he think a suit would be enough to give him the authority of the leader? Like hell I would ever take orders from him. Dude can't even high five.

Samirah slowly stood up from her hiding place and walked towards Brittany who continued her thrashing. Almighty ancestors! She's a fighter. Samirah looked as if she were scared that if she got too close Brittany would claw or bite her.

She held out her hand and I realised Brittany's lighter was in her palm. "If you stop fighting, I will give it back. I know your word is your life, just promise to not kill us." In that moment despite how shy that girl is and how she'd hid from danger, I realised she's the bravest of us all. She hadn't run from the fight, she'd defended Kimora knowing it would turn Brittany's rage to her, she now stood above a girl who had vowed to kill her moments before.

Everyone was so shocked we all just stared silently, anxious to see what happens next. Brittany glared at Roy, then glanced back at Samirah. "You'll give me back my lighter if I promise to stop fighting?" Samirah gave a small nod. Brittany let out a sigh. "Fine."

With another click her restraints turn back into marbles and return to their master. Everyone is stiff and keeps a careful distance away from each other. Waiting for someone to make the first move for another fight.

I press my back against the wall, at this spot I can keep an eye on everyone and don't have to watch my back. I hear the soft sound of stone grinding against stone. I look to my left to see a few bricks sliding loose?

I turn to get a closer look when the gates start creaking open. Two adults are in the entrance, straight backs, stiff stance, and in perfect uniform. One a tall man, haughty and proud it seems. The other a short podgy woman, greying hair but still beautiful.

Everyone turns to them waiting for them to say anything. The man seems to look us up and down as if to judge how much trouble we will cause him this year. The woman seems much more friendly,

"So sorry for the wait dears. We had to make sure all your things were sorted out and your dorms needed a good cleaning. Please come, come, we will give you a tour of the school now." We all move to grab our bags. The man sniffs.

"What do you think you are doing? We said we would give you your tour now." We all stop, and stare confused. Roy is the first regain his composure.

"Pardon me sir, but are we expected to leave our belongings out here?" The man tilts his head up and looks towards the heavens as if they could make us understand what he was talking about. The woman just smiles.

"What Edgar here means is surely your Powermals could get your bags and take them to your dorms. That badger looks like he could take at least two people's luggage, the sloth could lift a suitcase with metal inside using his powers, the raccoon could use the air to lift a suitcase, and that falcon looks strong enough to lift some luggage. So, let's leave them to deal with your belongings and we will get on with the tour."

We all glance back at our Powermals, they don't look incredibly happy to be given butler duty. But what else can we do? We all leave our Powermals to their job and follow the pair of teachers into the school.

Now here's what I want to know guys... where the heck did Royal get changed so fast?

Interesting to see the Five already testing out their abilities.

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