Duncan didn't mean to kill his science teacher. Murder? That was hardcore even for him. It had been an average day. He argued with his aunt about her shitty boyfriend who kept stealing from her, he smoked some weed in the boys bathroom, and skipped Math to hang out with a hot cheerleader.
All of this started because of Cody Anderson. Cody was new to school and was already the target of bullying from my Duncan's gang and the jocks. He was scrawny and had a limp, which made bullying him even more hilarious.
Everyday I would catch Cody outside gym class to ask for him lunch money. When he finally came out of the locker room I grinned.
When he saw me his eyes went wide with fear.
"Hi Duncan." He squealed in a high pitched voice.
Duncan couldn't help but smirk. He loved the power he had over the boy. Duncan was the notorious bad boy at school, feared by all.
"Lunch money, nerd." Duncan smirked.
Cody sighed. "Please Duncan, we do this everyday-"
"Then you should be used to it by now." Duncan snapped.
Cody sighed and handed his lunch money to Duncan. Duncan grinned, however he wondered how Cody saw him right now. He hoped he saw Duncan as some snot nosed bully, and didn't sense the truth. Duncan was broke and his alcoholic aunt couldn't give him money even if she wanted to.
Cody sighed. "Duncan I can help you with your problem." He said.
Cody seemed concerned, which bothered Duncan. He wasn't used to people caring about him. However he also seemed worried. Almost as if he knew some big secret Duncan didn't.
"I don't have any problems." Duncan frowned.
Unless you count a dead mother, an absentee father, an a pill popping aunt. Duncan thought to himself.
Cody sighed. "You don't know what you are yet, but if you let me explain-"
Duncan cut him off with a bunch to his face. Duncan wasn't sure why he hit the boy, but he had a feeling he wasn't going to like what Cody Anderson had to say. Cody stumbled backwards.
"What the hell." Cody said as he wheezed.
Blood dripped from his nose. Duncan frowned.
"I've done worse to you." Duncan said.
"Mr. Miller, what are you doing?" Mrs. Keller asked.
Mrs. Keller was a middle aged woman with hair the color of licorice. She had a neat bun on the top of her head that was filled with grey strands of hair. Duncan gulped, he already used up all his strikes on his detention card, if Mrs. Keller wrote him up he would definitely go to detention.
"With me, Mr. Miller, now." She hissed.
She grabbed me him the arm and roughly pulled Duncan towards her classroom. Duncan growled as he tried to pull against her grip. Who was she to grab him like he was some wimp? However for an old lady she was surprisingly strong. Duncan turned back to Cody who watched him with a look of panic.
Duncan frowned, was the boy so scared. He should be relieved a teacher intervened before Duncan could kick his ass.
Once they reached Mrs. Keller's room, she closed the door and locked it. Duncan frowned, usually teachers brought him to the principal. Something definitely didn't feel right about this.
"I was surprised to find out who you really were Duncan." Mrs. Keller said.
Duncan was surprised she called him by his first name.
"How could so unremarkable have such a powerful stench?" She asked.
Duncan frowned. "What the hell are you talking about? I may live in a trailer but I don't smell like one."
"Stupid demigod do you think I don't know how you are?" She asked.
Duncan could have sworn he saw her brown eyes flash red. Duncan frowned. Mrs. Keller was starting to freak him out.
"Okay, I'm leaving." Duncan said.
Duncan turned and made his way to the door however a powerful force knocked him away. Duncan yelped as he was sent flying and roughly landed on one of the desks. His back exploded with pain. Duncan slowly looked up and gasped at what he saw.
Mrs. Keller's skin slowly turned a hideous shade of grey, her arms transforming into bat like wings, talons emerged from her hands as her body reshaped into so hideous half pterodactyl half bat monster.
However Mrs. Keller had the same face, the same human yet completely monster face. Her eyes once brown, glowed bright red.
"Where is the Trident Half-Blood!" She hissed.
Duncan yelled. "What the hell are you talking about!"
He had to be hallucinating. Maybe he had some bad acid. There's no way his teacher just transformed into some monster in front of him.
"Hey ugly!" A voice yelled.
Duncan turned to see Cody standing in the doorway. Duncan was relieved, maybe she would kill Cody and leave him alone. Cody didn't look heroic at all, in fact he seemed more terrified than Duncan.
"I Cody Anderson, Satyr and protector of Duncan force you to be gone Fury!" Cody yelled.
Duncan raised an eyebrow. "Dude, you are literally pathetic." He sighed.
There was no way Cody was the protector of Duncan, he could barely stop himself from getting bullied. Cody reached into his pocket and pulled out a golden ballpoint pen. The scrawny boy tossed the pen towards Duncan which, he caught effortlessly.
Duncan looked at it and frowned. "What the hell am I supposed to do with a pen?" Duncan asked.
Mrs. Keller hissed. "You'll die demigod!" She hissed.
"Click the pen!" Cody yelled.
Duncan frowned. "It's a pen! What the hell can it possibly it do against this bat woman?"
"I resent that comparison." Mrs. Keller hissed.
Cody frowned. "Duncan for once in your life, listen to someone other than yourself." He hissed.
Duncan frowned. Cody seemed serious, and Duncan was probably going to die anyway so he might as well try something new. Duncan clicked the pen, and gasped in shock as the pen transformed into a 3 feet long bronze sword.
"You think my you're tough enough to face me now, because you got some bronze on your side?" Mrs. Keller hissed.
Duncan growled. He felt new power surge inside of him. Mrs. Keller had threatened him and made him look weak. Monster or not he was going to handle her. He was so focused on his target he didn't notice the sparks flying off his blade.
With amazing speed Duncan slashed his sword, cutting a chunk out of the monster that was once Mrs. Keller. She hissed as she flailed backwards. Golden blood dripped out of her wound. Duncan growled and swung his sword again. This time he aimed for the monster's neck. With newfound strength he decapitated the Fury, it's monstrous head flying and landing a couple feet in front of Cody who watched amazed.
Duncan grinned. He was confused about what was happening, however it felt amazing to kill a monster. Way better than bullying nerds. He turned to Cody who looked petrified.
"Ease up loser, I killed the beast." Duncan grinned.
Duncan turned and walked over to Cody. "Okay dipshit, now I expect some answers. Hurry up before I do to you what I did to that monster."
Cody shook his head. "I can't explain here."
Duncan growled and pointed the sword under Cody's chin, right above his Adam's apple.
"Don't make me say it again." Duncan growled.
Cody frowned. "Fine, I'll tell you everything."