A new student stood in front of the class. His eyes tracked the room and his uniform was disheveled. A smile was plastered across his face though it didn't quite meet his eyes. To someone who didn't know him he might appear as a normal teenager. This was just an act. To look more human this guy always smiled. I recognized that smile and it wasn't anymore human on the face of a teenager than a fifty-year-old man.
"Hello class, this is our new student. Please write your name on the board." Miss Nekonome said. On the board he wrote Dr. Bright. He wrote one line at a time thrusting his sleeve out dramatically each time.
He twisted around abruptly. "Greetings everyone, my name is Dr. Bright. Don't let the name fool you I'm not a doctor. It's my rapper name." He smiled to everyone. I sat there staring at the man. I couldn't get the mirror image of the grumpy power armor technician out of my head.
He found a seat next to mine where he took his place. "Hello pilot 0091RAV it has been a long time." I turned my eyes glowing golden. A calculated smile spread across his face. "Don't make threats to me. We both know you won't do anything here. We'll talk later." I turned my head back to the board.
Moka had a perturbed look on her face. She looked between Bright and I puzzled. I met her eyes and shook my head. Bright put his finger to his lips. "It's a secret from his past." Bright said with a smile. Moka frowned and took a step back. I stepped between us to block off Blight's vision.
"She's mine Bright keep your eyes off her. It'll be hard to do your job without sight." Blights smile vanished for once.
"No need to get violent with me. I'll respect your wishes." Blight said.
After class we convened in an abandoned classroom while the other members of the newspaper club went to hand out papers.
"I'm curious 0091RAV, why are all these monsters still alive?" I glared at the man. "Don't get me wrong, I'd love to ride that kitten from home room into the sunset." His smile stretched deeper. "Why haven't you devoured their minds and added their powers to your own? Have you gone native?" Bright cackled at the word native. I didn't say anything for a moment.
"They aren't with the gods of our world. This place is an institute of peace between monsters and humans." I looked out the window quickly finding the newspaper club. "Why should I ruin that?" I defended.
"You aren't seeing the big picture." He chuckled to himself. "Why am I not surprised? You aren't a thinker. You're a grunt that was lucky enough to wear Tormentor 09e Raven power armor. Even then, you didn't hold the highest record in the armor. Your combat data was useless to me." Bright finished.
"The legion is dead." I said with finality. "I owe them and their ways nothing."
"No, we've rebuilt it, don't you see, this is our time. We are collecting powers once more and recruiting. This time we have no gods and no competition. There is nothing in our way now. The earth and all her resources are ours." Bright said.
"Are you here to kill my friend?" I asked.
"No nothing so crude. I'm here for you. You are a hero of the legion. The only hero who crossed over. It was you who saved the Rocky Mountain institute from the eagle." He stepped forward fr
We stood at the window overlooking the students. The newspaper club were selling plenty of papers.
"The fight is over can't we simply cultivate in peace. Is there no rest after the war for our lives? Can't we enjoy this gentle world for a century?" I asked.
"I told them you weren't the right man for the job, but they disagreed. As useless as you are many believe in you." A smile stretched across his face. "Who said this world was peaceful?"
I ripped my head away from the newspaper club and faced the technician. "What war is on the horizon now?" I demanded.
"There was once a mighty beast named Alucard. A creature made of many monsters. He is responsible for wiping out 75% of the human species. We have reason to believe the threat is still alive sleeping somewhere. It's a threat that can't be allowed to stand. The legion calls." Bright said.
"This legionnaire answers." I spoke the familiar words. The man smiled cruelly. I reached out and snatched the man by the throat. His eyes widened at the sudden attack.
Red aura fought against my gold. My power quickly subdued his. "I was promoted to lieutenant shortly before my death. That puts me at the same rank as a facility manager. I outrank you." His eyes widened. I tossed him on the ground.
He groaned on the ground slowly getting back to his feet. "Did you get that outburst out of your system? Your orders are to spy on the monsters inside this school and gather intel on this Alucard. I'm to assist you." Bright said with an insane smile. "I'm sure we'll become best friends." In that moment, I wasn't very grateful for the mad engineer. I doubted the legion had the resources in place to engineer power armor on the same scale as before.
"Fine let's integrate with our classmates. It's easier to gather intel when they think your one of them." I said.
"Should I conscript the mortal boy into the legion. Any human who can blend in without aura is admirable." I turned to the scientist with a hard glare.
"Ah, he must rub you the wrong way. Does it have something to do with that pink haired girl? She looks almost like," I punched him hard sending him through a row of desks. The scientist's shield shattered and his nose broke. The man bent his nose back into place.
"Don't mention her name ever again?" I said.
"Betrayal has left you bitter. What if she is reborn? She'll have your former power along with her own." A look of pure joy overcame the mad scientist. Unless, another killed her for your powers. Do you think she gave herself to Vigil Valentine? She had a crush on him as I recall." Golden aura arose around me barely held back. It was worse, I lost control. Small bolts of purple lightning crackled around my body Desks around me shattered into pieces and the metal warped into slag. When I took control, the lightning grew stronger striking randomly around the room.
Blight was cackling like a madman as my power raged. It tore apart the room barely missing the windows. His laughter dropped what little control I had. Another wave of pressure was building. This time the room wouldn't contain the power.
Just when the power became too great, I thought of Moka. The pink haired girl's warm smiles and the silver haired girl's ferocity and loyalty. Still it wasn't easy. The bolts slowly calmed their ferocity and my aura slowly left visibility.
"Spoilsport, it seems you've changed Morpheus." Blight muttered.
Blight turned to the broken ruined windows. "Oh, what an interesting turn of events." I turned to see a group of discipline committee members threatening the newspaper club. I pointed a finger at them.
"Careful you don't want to kill a few students, do you? What am I saying go ahead and shoot? Either way you'll hit a monster." Blight said with a grin.
"Let's go see what's going on." I said.
"Oh, after you." Blight said.
Author's note: Ok a short chapter. I'm going to make a much longer one for Monday. Tell me what you think with a review.