A kid and his hero

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I cheered with the crowd as the event
started. It was the championship of the forever fight-athon(FFA). It was the returning champion Agatha an S class mage who'd do anything to win and I'm told easily won the championship last year by summoning a fire dragon that killed 3 people at once! Vs Sir Lucan a knight of honor who before this has helped many homeless and sick people. I've looked up to Lucan my whole life; not just him but everything he stands for:helping the weak, the poor, and the crippled. I doubt he'll be able to put up a fight against Agatha. He may be strong but a fire dragon!? The two stone gates opened as the 2 fighters came out on opposite sides and stared at each other. Agatha with her red robe, hat, and wand, Lucan with his full set of shining Iron armor and sword. With a 500 feet between them Agatha definitely had an advantage but she just stood there as Lucan was sprinting towards her with surprising speed. Lucan has closed the gap to 300 feet as Agatha's wand started glowing. 150 feet. 50. Than I heard a roar that made the ground shake come from the sky and a red dragon flew down from the sky coming from seemingly no where. Lucan must've seen it but seemed unfazed for he kept running to Agatha. Than as fast as the dragon appeared it landed on top of Lucan with a huge crash that made me fall over. While on the ground I heard the dragon roar in pain I got up and saw Lucan's sword in the dragons eye! The dragon's howling in pain and Lucan's climbing it. The dragon was to distracted to notice and in no time Lucan got on the dragons head and pulled the sword out of the eye. The dragon started flying back into the sky but it was to late. Lucan had jumped off and while falling stabbed the dragon slicing his entire right side. Blood getting all over him and just after Lucan landed on the ground the dragon landed right behind him. I saw him slowly walking towards Agatha. She fell to her knees and stared blankly at the bloody knight slowly walking toward her. I felt her fear as the wordless knight got closer, and closer. I could see Agatha's eyes widens and tear up from what I can only imagine she could be thinking. I saw Lucan kneel down in front of her as if you ask a question. Agatha nodded and than started crying. Lucan stood up, looked at the council and put his thumbs up. Agatha had forfeited. Lucan won! I can't believe it, joyful laughter escaped my lips as the sky started turning purple.
"It's time" my dad told me, tiredly smiling down at me. I looked up in glee and wonder as I saw... A fist?
I saw a gigantic hand in the sky. Than a voice that echo'd from every direction asked "what is your wish?"
Lucan was to far for me to hear what he was saying. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine what he would wish for world peace? No more hunger or-
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"
I shot my eyes open and looked straight at where the sound came from. It was Lucan, he had a ball electricity surrounding him and his screams turned into jitters and from jitters to nothing. His bloody armor has burn marksman over it and is lying on the ground, on grey ashes, Lucan's ashes. Tears staring falling from my face as I saw Agatha kick those ashes up laughing. She walked forward to the center of the arena and bowed.
"Oh great magic wish giver grant me my wish" Agatha screamed with glee
My hands are shaking in anger, she had FORFEITED, she had cast a spell behind his back, he could've killed her but he didn't.
"I wish for immortality, the ability to never age nor die" she yelled with a creepily big smile
The fists's fingers snapped and it disappeared.
I wake up to my alarm, it's Tuesday. The first day of school since the event. "Chris! It's 7:00 you gotta get up" my mom yells from downstairs. I get up and head downstairs.
"Hey, you need to eat and get ready." she tells me as I walk into the kitchen.
"K, see you" I reply lazily
"Byyyyyeeeeee" she sings as she walks out the door to work.
As I start waking up I start wondering how I got home. The last thing I remember is the hand snapping and disappearing. As I'm thinking about it I start thinking that I may have forgotten some things about me
"What's my name?"
"Chris"
"What grade am I in"
"3rd"
"How old am I "
"8"
"Huh, am I mentally stable"
"I mean your talking to yourself"
By the last question I was really wondering if I was okay.
I got done eating my 3rd favorite favorite cereal, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and started towards school. I started walking with my bag and started thinking about the fight. Why didn't Lucan kill Agatha? Why did Agatha kill him when he let her live? Why did she get her wish granted? Before I knew it I overheard someone say "fat" which seemed to hurt more as I looked down saw my stomach  push my shirt forward. Before I knew it I was at school, I walked in and the principal came up to me and asked me a question
"Hey Chris, can you come with me to my office"
"Sure" I replied
I followed her to the office and sat down in the seat she gestured to, and whenever she sat down she said
"I'm worried about you Chris"
"Why" I asked
"You're a good kid and I know you know how everything works right?"
"I've heard bits and pieces about how it works but I don't know" I answered
"After 6th grade there are three types of high schools: magic, knowledge, and strength." She said
"Yeah... I may not be fit or have to good magic but I'm sure I ca-"
"Chris! You have no magic abilities and are pretty far from being fit!" She interrupted me.
I started crying
"Look, I'm just worried about you. People who go to knowledge are miserable, they get payed close to nothing and get treated terribly"
"I-I know" I said, my dad was the same as me whenever he was my age, he reminds me on the few days he ever isn't working.
"Chris, your going to need to change, if not you'll be miserable your entire life."
"Ok" I said while wiping my tears
"Your dismissed" she plainly said
I got up, walked out. went home and started watching tv.
"I'm done" I told myself and the news came on, it talked about the prior night's fight. I turned it off and got on the floor. I did 3 push-ups, my arms started to shake and collapsed. I did it the next day and the day after. I'd go to school go home watch tv and on every commercial I'd do push-ups till I collapsed than switch to setups, squats, pull-ups. Which I than did for the next 4 years.
"Congratulations Chris" my principle said
I went up to her and shook her hand and got my (not so important diploma) claiming that I graduated elementary school and said that I'd be going to a "strength" high school. A high school that'll have you focus on being strong and healthy the most advanced thing is how to cure injuries without magic. Mostly becoming construction workers, gardeners, fire-fighters, fitness teachers, professional athletes, and staff nurses. I didn't want any of that though, if those 4 years taught me anything it'd be that I can cut my own path and change everything with my power alone.

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