Strength of Faith

by Return148

For years, bullying, intimidation and cruelty have been present in a small local town. There is a line between the arrogance of self proclaimed winners, and the so-called weak, insecure losers. A club of five moves into the area, hoping to challenge the status quo. Their leader is a mysterious boy with a checkered past. But also knows a certain amount of people who could help them.

1. The New Town

A gold locket glinted on the table in the sunlight.

Adrenaline rushed through the body of Edward Black the Fifth, as he continually struck the punching bag. He had been at this for 10 minutes, and showed no sign of stopping. Since arriving at his new home, he had unpacked his items, set up furniture and organised his homemade gym. Then, he had got straight to work, he needed to compensate for sitting in the car for the 3 hour drive.

His family had owned this manor for years, but had not used it in some time. Hopefully, it would now serve more of a purpose.

"Next time, check out the local gym before setting up your own".

A girl, around Edwards age, stepped forward. "I've checked membership, it's a bargain compared to what you're used to" she continued.

Edward smiled,"I see you've settled in, Maddison".

He walked over and offered her a pair of gloves, "Hows the new town been treating you?".

Maddison gave a sly smile, "Perhaps I should let you know with physical actions, shouldn't I".

She suddenly attempted to punch Edward, but he dodged and landed a blow to Maddison's leg, Maddison used this opportunity to land a blow to his head and they continued ducking and punching for around a minute.

"Haven't been slacking off as much as improving, I take it" Edward smiled as he wrapped up the skirmish.

"I've been practicing", Maddison replied, "If I had a good teacher I'd be a marvel".

Edward rolled his eyes, "Between the surprise attack and the jab at my training ability, you've been implying the town is, err, less than pleasant" he suggested.

Maddison shrugged, "I haven't seen any problems yet. But it's the atmosphere. It's tense, like everyone's walking on thin ice, worried about what the other will say".

She turned to Edward, and her laid back attitude faltered into a serious expression. "This town needs people like us Edward" Maddison said firmly.

Edward stepped forward, and as he lifted the gold locket over his black haired head, fastening around his neck, he nodded.

"You're right" he commented "We won't stand for this misery".

He clasped Maddison's hand,"Tomorrow, it's time to restart our club".

Maddison grinned, "On it, Kingmaker"