The Romcom desk.
also known as the Window seats at the back corner of the classroom. Every good romcom has the main character sitting down at the same seat, before their rosy-filled love life unveils.
Today is my first day of highschool, and it seems that I'm stuck in the same predicament. But next to me is a girl who everyone likes, but someone I'd rather stay away from. Ophelia, the daughter of a local rich family of farmers and textile manufacturers. As expected of a rich family kid, she's a narcissist and extremely full of herself.
I'm not really one to hate girls, but she gets on my nerves a lot. Especially as she's trying to get closer to me day by day.
To be honest, she's pretty cute. Blonde hair, green eyes, perfect body, everything a man would wish for. If I wasn't who I am, I would've maybe fallen in love. But my gut says that she's a bad person from within, and I probably trust my gut more than I should.
Besides, she's just not my type. I like women with glasses, they're pretty cute.
I've known Ophelia since middle school, I've also been in the martial arts club since middle school, with her. I've always been good in terms of hand to hand combat, since me and Adonis used to spar often when he came over to meet us.
I'm not too good since I've used my electroreflex abilities a lot to fight. It's not like I can't fight without it. It's just convenient. I'd probably be almost at the same level I am right now more or less.
All that Electroreflex really does is create an electrical field around me which I can use like a RADAR.
Whenever I see Ophelia outside, I try my best to avoid her. You maybe asking why I hate her so much, it's because she's the type of person who could try to do anything bad to you in the name of love.
In school, her boyfriend is a guy in our class, and outside its another guy who seems way too old for her.
I don't really know why she would do it, she's pretty well off since she's from a rich family. It's none of my business though, I just need to spend my time trying to make my abilities stronger and to find my parents one day.
The rest of my days have been pretty uneventful, just learning, avoiding Ophelia and hanging out with my friends.
It's been 5 months since highschool started, I've made a few friends who I think are cool. Tony, a friend I made after I bought him a guitar since it was his dream to play in a band. He's at the top of his school's club and band. He's pretty busy most of the time but always makes time for me.
I respect him a lot, him being my senior and what not. There's also Chris, he's honestly been my best friend since I've came here. A pretty positive guy who has a lot in common with me. He may not have any powers but his courage makes up for it. He's pretty riled up whenever games and guitars are mentioned too.
One thing we all have in common is we don't like Ophelia, it's like we've seen through her antics.
Most of our days just goes in this order, school - club activities - hanging out - helping each other out - watching movies and sometimes we head to the library to read books. We're pretty relaxed and easy going to say the least, it's highschool after all.
But we didn't know that our lives were about to change soon.
On that fateful day, I still remember the screams and cries of the students and teachers.
It was supposed to be a normal day, I wasn't feeling all good and so I went to the terrace to think about some stuff. "Man, I guess I'm never getting a girlfriend at this rate, it's like I'm fated to be single at this point. I don't really care I guess, I've got good friends and maybe that's what matters"
Then from the top I see some silhouettes in the forest area behind the school, I didn't really give it much thought. After a while, the school's lockdown alarm started ringing, which was strange. As a precaution I activated my electrofield and electroreflex.
I sensed something coming from behind and immediately jumped out of the way. It looked like an assasin, but I didn't have time to think of who it was, just what I had to do.
The infiltrator didn't waste any time trying to harm me again, thanks to my electroreflex I could duck the attack, and immediately i retaliated with a sweep-kick and reinforced my fist with electricity and landed a punch at the solar plexus and the throat. I noticed he could form a weapon, but just one. His abilities were resembling AquaBurst. As expected, my fist did a good amount of damage to him.
As soon as he went down I rushed towards the lower floors to see if anyone needed it help. I got attacked by more infiltrators on the way and I started using my shock ability to deal with them quickly.
I ran through each and every classroom and dealt with the infiltrators. The students took care of the rest. As soon as I reached the floor with my classroom I was frozen with fear. The walls smeared with blood with bodies on the floor. A man was standing in front of me strangling Ophelia to death. I quickly ambushed the man with my fist aimed straight to his spine. But he disappeared right in front of me, before I could even touch him. There was a splatter where I stepped at. As I looked down, I saw the body of Chris with blood around him. He wasn't moving, nor could I see signs of breathing. Next to him was Tony, which it seemed like he was trying to protect Chris but met the same fate as him.
The pain and rage I felt was visible on my face. After all these years, I thought I'd finally move on, but this world just keeps pushing me down. It always finds gruesome ways to kill me from within.
Fine. I'll play this stupid game.
Electricity manifested around me as I felt my voltage rising.
In my hand I had a sword. The blade was surfing with electricity as it fit right into my hand. The man attempted to strike me from behind. I turned around and parried his strike and swiftly shifted myself in a stance and performed and sliced his arm. The move landed and it seems like it did a significant amount of damage
"arghh! you brat!" yelled the man
I tried to take a step forward but the rising electricity in my body cause me to go farther than expected and it put me out of balance. I saw him rush in order to attack me. I tried to rotate my body and tried to attack him, but he dodged and punched me hard in the guts. It hurt so bad I almost dropped my sword and wanted to sit down and cry, but now was not the time. I leapt back to recover but he predicted that and leapt forward to attack me.
I used the sheathe of my blade to redirect his move and stabbed him through the arm. But he didn't care. He punched me hard in the face and almost knocked me out.
While all this happened, Ophelia ran away, but I didn't pay attention, I just focused on the threat before me. The punch disrupted my flow and the sword disappeared from my hands.
I didn't care, I couldn't afford to, otherwise it would cost me my life. It was back to punches it seems.
I mustered up all my courage and focused it in my arms.
This meant I couldn't use electroreflex or electrofield. But rage has consumed me, and I don't care for what happens to me. I will survive.
I lost control of my body, and it started moving on its own. Everything started slowing down, and I could see everything clearly. My eyes went blank as I started landing hard and effective punches which shook that man to his very core, atleast that's what it seemed to me.
It felt good, landing my attacks and connecting them with other moves. It was a type of high I couldn't forget.
but that didn't last long.
"Hey brat, could you not beat the shit out of my royal guard? I kinda need him." said the guy dressed like a royal, sitting on the window. Under his presence I was frozen.
I knew my fate was sealed. There was no going back now. The drawbacks of using so much moves and manifesting a weapon caught up to me and I was paralyzed. I must've bursted out and used up too much energy in overdrive.
The guy sitting on the window was not a force to be reckoned with.
"Oh? where's all that energy gone? you see me once now you turn into a Wimp? hilarious." he said as he laughed.
there was blood all over me from the fight, and it seemed like I wasn't gonna make it.
Just then The Royal Guards of Vrontí blowed their horns to signify their arrival.
"Ah, I wish I could've seen you dance more, but I guess we have to go, ciao!"
he said as he just vanished out of sight.
I couldn't move at all.
When the knights arrive they quickly grabbed me. Wait. They're grabbing me????
I didn't even do anything, in fact I was the one who was defending them.
As soon as I was about to say a word, Ophelia burst through the crowd and said words that ruined my life.
"It was him! he murdered all of our classmates! he's a dangerous murderer, please get hmn away from here!"
I couldn't say a word. All I could do is stare at her filthy smirk which turned into a grin. I couldn't digest any information, I felt something inside of me die. Was it my trust? Was it my joy? I don't know.
All I could think of was just one thing
"Ophelia, mark my words. I'll return, and when I do, I'll make sure the sun sets with the death of your family by my hands."