Chapter 13: Strength

"Aono Tsukune?! Why is this happening?" Kuyou turned around in surprise to face Tsukune.

"What in the hell are you? You should be dead… a human would've been burned beyond hope from that…" Kuyou stated in shock as he pointed at the boy.

"What I am does not matter, Kuyou- what you should know is that your tyranny will be liberated- it's all over for you," Tsukune sternly replied as a demonic aura surrounded him.

"Oh… I see… you were never a human to begin with… damn, that Ishigami tricked me," Kuyou muttered in annoyance.

"That doesn't matter… you cannot defeat the likes of me- we are S-class for a reason! Hazy rolling flame!" Kuyou shouted as he aimed him arm towards Tsukune, and flame erupted in that direction.

However, for Kuyou, this was futile as the flames were merely slashed away or absorbed completely by Tsukune's katana, much to his surprise.

"It seems like your flames are no longer as effective as they were earlier- don't worry, my attacks haven't lost their lethality though," Tsukune responded with a smirk as he sped at a inhuman speed towards Kuyou; the punch that followed did not even give time for Kuyou to close an eyelid. Instead, he lay unconscious, his whole body suffering many fractures and injuries.

"Well, I think I'm fine to stay here," Tsukune said to himself as he went to where his friends were.

He walked over to each of them to check they were still breathing; all of them had woken up.

"Damn Tsukune, you stole the spotlight again," Gin said teasingly as he got up.

"Tsukune… what was that? I thought you said you were human…" Moka asked with confusion.

"Moka, I honestly don't know- I only found out now as well… but at least we're all safe now," Tsukune answered with a sigh of relief. Overcome with a flood of tiredness, Tsukune felt his vision darken and himself falling to the ground, his friends' calling all around him.

He jolted up realising that he'd fallen asleep, then noticing that he was in his room. How did I get here? He questioned as he put his hands on his sweating face. Putting a t-shirt and hoodie on, he started to walk to school, wanting to thank whoever brought him to his room.

"No way… is that him? The one who beat up Kuyou…"

"Damn, Kuyou's like one of the strongest in the school…"

"I always thought it was weird that he wore a hoodie- must be where he hides his true power…"

On the way to school, Tsukune could hear all this talk about himself; he wasn't surprised, rumours about Kuyou getting beaten up had spread very quickly. As it stood, he was the talk of the school; even some of the teachers were talking about it! Noticing Moka and Kurumu up ahead, Tsukune walked extra quick to catch up with them.

"Tsukune, are you okay?" both of them asked at the same time, both looking at eachother than looking to face Tsukune.

"Tsukune, I think that I've fallen in love with you again- you actually beat Kuyou, even after he injured you so badly, and also saved us all," Kurumu said with a slight blush as she closed her eyes to think about the event.

"Yeah, thank you so much for yesterday, Tsukune- by the way, thank Gin-sempai for returning you to your room," Moka added with a smile. Their heads turned as the sound of light footsteps came in their direction.

"Tsukune-saaaaaannnn! That was so cool when you beat up Kuyou the other day!" Yukari said as she skipped up to them.

"Everyone's talking about it as well- you might've actually made some people jealous," Yukari added with a teasing smile.

"Thanks everyone as well- you guys are the reason for my resolve heh. And now, the commission are off our backs so we shouldn't have any trouble for a while right?" Tsukune replied with a small chuckle.

Later on, Tsukune was in the toilets washing his hands, when he felt a negative presence behind him. Tsukune turned to face it. The presence was a rather large man with blond hair and dark eyes; the dumbbells and towel he carried hinted that he was some sort of sportsman.

"It seems like your guard is up- I am Chopper Rikiishi of the pro wrestling club. If your guard is down the next time we meet, I will put you into a cobra twist, understand?" the large man said with an aggressive voice.

"Is it true that you made Kuyou unconscious? Because I was meant to do that- what do you think you were doing stealing my opponent?!" Rikiishi shouted as he started to bring his rather mammoth hands down onto Tsukune.

Tsukune jumped out of the way, easily avoiding the hand, which created a crater on the ground.

"I am sincerely apologetic that I stole your opponent away, but I had no choice as I might have possibly lost my life if I had not," Tsukune responded as he jumped away from another attack; this time, he back flipped onto a tree. What's up with this guy?! Is he one of those guys who get jealous or violent if they're not the best at something? Tsukune thought as jumped onto the roof, with more space, he could move a lot quicker. Rikiishi joined him up on the roof, his true form showing: he was a troll, with a huge scaly body, ugly face, and dangerously huge arms. These guys are strong, but they can easily be outsmarted- especially since their agility isn't that good… Tsukune thought as he started to circle the troll at high speeds.

"What's the matter? Is running all that you're good for?" the troll taunted as he turned his body very slowly. Tsukune then decided to pause, his arms lighting up in a slight reddish glow below the bandages, but the troll did not notice this. Seeing it as a chance to attack, the troll brought his hand down on Tsukune, the shockwaves pounding off into the ground.

"How was that? Nobody blocks that and gets away with it," the troll laughed slowly but then his face twisted as he felt a strong grip on his hand. This power… I really underestimated this guys… the troll thought with widened eyes as he was swung over and thrown off the roof, his unconscious form attracting the attention of students inside the classroom.

Looks like I can put strength into different parts of the body as well, Tsukune thought as he looked down at his palms.

Hi guys, another chapter- personally, yeah, this chapter isn't as good or exciting as the last one, just some canon stuff. Hope you enjoy, please review if you can, thanks for reading. Stay tuned for more!