"Ughhh!" Her eyes fluttered open but she was instantly hit with an acute headache. "Aargh!" She screamed, as her consciousness slowly started to creep in. She was acutely aware of the heaviness weighing down her legs and the way her tongue felt so dry as if it had been rinsed. It felt like a very thick fog had settled over her mind and her thoughts had all been clouded. She felt so disoriented as she tried to put everything together. Everything in her body felt so chaotic and she couldn't piece together what was going on no matter how hard she tried. It felt like every attempt to get back herself was useless. Nothing seemed to work at all, and it scared her so much. Her mind was still grappling with the shock and horror of the situation when she tried to lift her hand and hold her forehead which seemed like it would fall off from the pounding headache, but that's the moment she came to the horrifying realisation that she couldn't move her hand or any part of her body. It felt like

Despite the smile that had creeped up his face, Andre could feel his heart pounding with anticipation beneath the whole calm facade. He stood before the mirror, ready to take on the day and see his enemy, the one person he had travelled all this way to deal with. He couldn't wait to get ready with it and that was why he wanted to study the environs at first so that he would know how best it would be to deal with the man. He didn't have to do that back then because he didn't need it, but this was a foreign soil and it demanded familiarity before he did what was needed. He sighed deeply to calm himself down before summoning the mask. An array of colours quickly appeared and moved in a serpentine motion around his face. Andrew's face changed as soon as the colours were gone. He was no longer Andrew now, but Alex. The feeling of having two different personalities was very satisfying, especially with the way you had to mess with people who knew you too well before while pretending to be

Acclimatising himself to the bustling environment of the new school, Alex (Andrew) couldn't help but pick out one of the distinctive features that the university had. It was very surprising to him that there was still a case of social hierarchy that determined a lot of things here. The pecking order was clear, because there were certain groups of students that held swag over the others. They did everything in their power to enforce intimidation and fear so that others who weren't part of their group would steer clear. There were numerous reports of students getting into fights and the police intervening every now and then. He wondered if he was going to use it to his advantage in any way possible, and also asked his system if it would be nice to beat up the bad guys and get reward points from them, but he got a reply that it wasn't yet the time. He couldn't wait. He was walking through the crowded corridor one afternoon when he stumbled into a very troubling scene. Something had hap

The duo rounded a corner before they began walking down into an alley. Behind them were James's men. Some of them had been wounded during the fight but the injuries sustained were not bad.The alley had a faint glow of streetlights which cast eerie shadows on the graffiti-covered walls. Andrew knew that James was about to pair him up with somebody big, but he didn't care as a matter of fact. He had every resource to deal with whoever it was. But there wasn't a doubt that he was filled with anticipation. And if there was anything he was happy for, it was the fact that James didn't waste much of his time before introducing himself and offering him a chance to join his men. They didn't didn't stop walking until they reached a cul-de-sac at the end of the alley. James turned and pushed something in the wall while Andrew watched. After some seconds, the small parchment on the door opened and two curious eyes stuck out to observe who had paid them a visit. The parchment closed almost imme

Andrew devised a plan as soon as he got out of the alleyway that evening. He wasn't going to wait around before doing what he needed to do. He wanted to deal with James, with those that he had bullied in the past. He couldn't imagine the sight of seeing him being dealt with by the same people he considered weak and vulnerable. The search for potential allies began the next morning, and the first person he reached out to was a young man with tousled blonde hair. He was hunched over a collection of broken Gadgets as he worked. His name was Gilbert, and he was a very talented mechanic whose skills had been overshadowed by James and his oppressive regime. He approached Gilbert with a friendly smile and sat right beside him. Gilbert didn't say anything when he saw Amdrew, he just looked up and continued to work on his stuff. He feared he was going to be bullied yet again, and it would be best if he just kept to himself and didn't say anything that would incite the bullying. "Hey there,