{ AKUMA IN DISGUISE } I looked at the gaming system and the layout, and everything about it had changed. I was fortunate to still have my gaming avatar, but I don't understand a bit of the gaming system. "What is going on?" I asked Shadow Blade.[AKUMA IS WHAT IS GOING ON, IF YOU WOULD ASK ME.] THE BEST WAY TO WIN THIS FIGHT IS IF HE CHANGES THE GAMING SYSTEM. You need time to master it, but I can help you through the steps. Shadow Blade comforted "Can you do that? I mean, change the system's programming. I thought this should be done by the programmers only." I asked, not understanding how Akuma was able to change the gaming system.[I KNOW YOU ARE FINDING IT HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT I HAVE EVERYTHING OTHER CONTROL.] Claw reassured me as I laid to sleep. The chirping sound of the birds woke me up. I looked at my phone, and I saw many missed calls from my friends.[I SIGHED] Walking into the bathroom, I had a warm shower and got ready for school. I made sure to lock my doors and bolt
{ AKUMA TAKES OVER THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS}I looked at the dean seated before him before I walked out of his office. I looked back at him again, and he felt familiar. I quickly played my game, and I lost. I felt downcast, and I reduced my points. "We need to do something about this Shadow Blade," I said, gently clenching my phone.I AM WORKING ON IT, BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY. JUST TRY AND MASTER THE GAMES AND THE RULE. [I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND OUT THE PERSON PULLING THE STRINGS] Shadow Blade assured me. My mind went back to the dean: "Is there a possibility that Akuma can shapeshift?" I asked again, sensing I had seen him. [SHAPE SHIFT] I don't think so, Frederick. EVERY AVATAR HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE POWERS, BUT POWERS CAN BE STOLEN IF YOU KILL AM AVATAR AND THE GAMER. Claw answered. I stopped abruptly as I walked through the school hall. "What do you mean kill the gamer? Are you telling me if I am killed, then my gaming avatars and power will belong to my killer?" I asked with dis
{ AKUMA GAINING CONTROL } All the students began to vote, I looked around and tried to catch a glimpse of the votes of the students nearest to me. The thought that the Dean could be Mr. Dickson crept back into my mind if that was true then we are screw if we are to drop our phones with a man like him. There is no guarantee what he was going to do to it. I looked up to see the wide screen and I saw most of the student were voting for their phones to be dropped. " What?" I shouted in anger making some of them look at me. I saw the looks on their faces too, many of them didn't understand how the votes were not in our favor as students. I looked back at George who was grinning right in front of me. " Something is wrong," I looked at Zack who was also scared to see that people were voting in favor of the phones being dropped " Claw can you do something about this? I think the system is being manipulated." I said silently [ GIVE ME A MOMENT AND LET I DO MY THING ] Claw replied and I ke
{ CHANGED RULES }We all looked back and saw Emily " What are you talking about?" she asked taking her seat beside us. I looked at Zack and we quickly changed the subject. " What do you think about us dropping our phones with the school administrators?" I looked at Emily She shrugged a bit " I think that is a little awkward and I won't definitely feel safe knowing my phone is with them. what if they decide to snoop through them?" Emily looked at us as I looked at Zack and the rest " What do you think we should do?" Flora asked There was a huge silence between us all, I looked at Emily again and noticed I had seen a laptop with her the other time. " Do you know anything about system hacking?" I looked at Emily's face " Why?" She asked back adjusting her spectacles" I think you could help us if you know how to transfer some of the apps on our phones into something more electronic." I relaxed on my chair" I don't understand what you are asking from me. What do you want me to do?" E
{ GETTING BACK AT AKUMA: REVENGE ON }" Akuma can steal our avatars" I raised my eyes looking at their faces. " What do you mean to steal our avatars?" Zack looked at me again. " Calm down guys, I think you are taking this thing the wrong way." I looked at their faces. " Can you explain what you meant that he stole our avatars? how?" Rosetta pressed further " Is that even possible?" Zack asked again " Yes, I recently just found that it is possible and it has to do with the upgrade of the system. Normally, once you defeat your gaming counterpart, it is left to the system to bestow you with a new avatar as a gift and have your system upgraded but with Akuma now interfering with the system then our avatar can be stolen. I mean taken once we are killed." I dropped the bombshell and I looked at them " What! Are you saying we can die in real life?" Zack asked with disbelief" I don't know how it works but I need to tell you all to get your guards up. I know this is difficult but on the
{ DICKSON PLANS ON BECOMING THE PRESIDENT ONCE AGAIN } As the notification pinged on our phones, tension filled the room like thick fog. We gathered around, eyes fixed on the screens, reading the ominous message together.Each looked at the message before him. I looked at their faces and tried to ease their tension. " I remembered when I had to fight Titus. The system had told me if I lost to him I would be dead and become a slave to the gaming system. I had to give it all I could, my strength, sweat, and blood. I wasn't ready to die. I defy death itself and that is what we are going to do now. You all are getting your Avatar." I gave them a word of encouragement and it was more than what they needed. Each of them picked up their phones and read through the message [ SYSTEM UPDATE ][ SYSTEM TASK; DEFEAT YOUR NEXT OPPONENT AND UNLOCK YOUR AVATAR. LOSE THE FIGHT AND YOU BECOME A SLAVE TO THE SYSTEM ] The game immediately launched and the fight began. I was their mentor. I was there
{ AKUMA'S PLAN ; part 1 }Christopher couldn't get up as he drooled. Many of the students laughed, seeing I still had it in me, while some of them flocked to my side, and some saw me as a bully. I know I would never bulky anybody. I was even trying my best to have them protected. A male professor walked in and saw Christopher lying on the floor. The department was silent as everyone looked at his stern face. "What happened here?" He asked, looking at Chris on the floor and back at everyone. Nobody was ready to talk, and I knew they were ready to get punished on my behalf. I wasn't going to let that happen. "I did that," I said out loud from the back seat. "You mean you had him knocked out?" The teacher asked with disbelief, seeing how big Christopher was. He knew his son I guess he didn't know much about me. " Report yourself to the school authorities." He ordered, and I walked out of the class. "Get him to the university infirmary." The professor ordered some of the students, and C
{ AKUMA'S REVENGE PART TWO} Emily walked in and stopped. I knew they would have to talk right in front of me, so I said nothing but simply sat down and looked at their faces. "Can we do this some other time?" Mr. Dickson looked at Emily. "No, I am just going to stand up and let you both talk." I get up slowly, walking towards the door. I knew I might have been right about Emily all along. She might be walking with Mr. Dickson and George as well. I carefully placed the phone inside my pocket, and as I reached the door, I heard Mr. Dickson's voice say, "Ain't you forgetting something?" His voice made me stop half way. I looked back at him, and he looked at the table in front of him. " Right." I said, gently walking back to the table to grab my books. "We have a deal already, don't we?" I smiled. "Yes, we do." Walking out of his office, my mind raced fast as I quickly went to a secluded place to look at the phone. I glanced through Mr. Dickson's phone, and I was seeing a lot of conta