Home / System / My Predator System / Chapter 16: Venting out of his "system"
Chapter 16: Venting out of his "system"
Author: DanTheLion
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

"What_" He winced when a few girls came forward laughing.

"Nice outfit."

"Team spirit. Go Hawks! Woo!" They mocked.

Hailey hid deeper behind the curtains.

Sadie said. "Three hours bitch. No more, no less. Don't forget the finishing move."

"Woo!" They whooped leaving.

He scoffed while he watched them leave. Then she stepped outside.

He turned to her. "What_finishing_move?"

"I didn't want to be embarrassed. Okay? That's your department. You have to do the chicken dance."

"How selfish could you be?" He asked and shrunk into himself when she looked drily at him.

"Okay, okay."

...

The students danced and he had to shuffle around couples, bumping into tables. At first people thought it was funny but then it became annoying.

The chaperones exchanged dry looks.

The other sipped punch. "Look at him go."

...

"Outta my way, posers, this birdie's rockin' body's on fire...I can't believe she made me do this." He whispered dreadfully and found Dom with a blonde girl.

He looked astounded when he saw Irma. Shaking his head.

[ What the fuck? ] His wings dropped. His face softened.

[ What? ]

"Do your job!" Sadie pushed him and he turned back and in so doing, he whipped her in the face with the edge of his wings.

She staggered cupping her face. Her tongue traced the inside of her mouth tasting blood.

"Why you_"

"Oh my gosh. I'm_I'm so sorry. I'd never hit a girl." He said quickly and the boys started to laugh.

She growled at him while he shuffled off, sweating in the suit. She might have taken that as an insult.

"Hey!"

"Nice." Hailey said videotaping.

Maks hardened and went toward them. " 'xcuse me." He leaned down on the couch inbetween them.

"Hey. Hello, Dummy and..." He scanned the blonde. "...Amanda." He ruffled her hair.

She gasped.

Dom frowned and shoved him out.

"Get lost, birdbrain." His grey eyes were severe.

Maks recovered form the push. "I'm not gonna take that from you. Frat boy." He crossed his winged arms boldly and nodded.

The other seniors heard him roar and gasped when Dom speared him across into the dance floor poking him in the eyes.

"No."

The electronic dance music stopped.

Sadie gasped when Dom roughed him up.

"No, no. That's Hailey!" She said ironically, unbeknownst to her.

Others struggled to pull him off, he roared and Maks pulled away. Struggling to get up.

He took to his heels before anyone found out.

***

He groaned massaging his cheek and neck. He winced when it cracked painfully.

It was late and the gym was littered with streamers and empty. The promenade had ended for the night.

Hailey marched to the podium where he sat rotating his sore shoulder.

"Ow."

"Maks. You okay?" She said holding down her wig mournfully.

His rage brewed at the front she was putting.

"Well...my shoulder's busted. Thanks for asking." He grinned tiredly.

"You did way better than I expected." She started to chuckle scrolling down her phone.

He glared at her and she dropped it and cleared her throat. Settling down.

"Sorry."

"No more sorry than I feel for you." His voice was throaty. "It was a great plan though."

His shoulders shrunk. He ignored how awkward he looked in a hawk costume with a paunch, his long legs dangling on the podium and claws for feet.

She held his shoulders. "I don't think I'm getting expelled anytime soon."

He scoffed at that. "Course not."

He sighed at her closeness. He could smell her fragrance and he rellished the heat of her fingers when she massaged his shoulders. "Yeah..." He made a low throaty noise.

Hailey flushed in surprise at that. "You did good tonight...but you're still a shit bird."

Crack!

She adjusted his neck.

"Ah!" He held his chin when she stood up.

"I had a great night...I'm gonna go."

She hopped down and made a sly face at him leaving.

Maks blushed at that and raked his hair.

***

Maks snuck into his room, flustered and exhausted, he closed the window. He tried not to think about what might happen the next day.

He got several hours of venting all those "small acts of rebellion" as his Physical Ed teacher Mister Ronan told him in class. To be honest, he enjoyed it.

He rolled his eyes and the dull pain resettled on his neck. Throbbing.

He freshened up wearing a grey shirt with black sleeves and pajama pants.

Then hurried to the living room where Jessica laid reading a story from a pop-up book to Melvin.

Melvin mumbled his complaints when she closed the book shut.

"Time for bed."

"One last chapter?" He urged.

"No."

He scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Are you done sulking?" He slyly referred to him.

He hardened from up the stairs. "Does this mean I'm not grounded?"

Melvin couldn't bear to look Maks in the eyes.

He huffed and looked pointedly at Jessica who whispered to him about the freak accident.

"What the_?"

Maks swallowed. "I'm going back to bed."

"Maks."

The door slammed shut and he reached into his smartphone.

10:08PM

News

Mongoose on the loose: Woman suffers fatal injury to the ankle.

He swallowed at that. Scrolling faster.

Man survives tranquilizer darts overdose. Identified as fake animal control officer. Arrest required immediately after treatment.

Local student at Prescott High Schooler. Bombs the prom themed pH level up.

He groaned.

Typing on his laptop. [ Emily... Emily... what's her maiden name? ]

He sipped diet coke. He had a weird impression in his stomach. He felt sick about that burger and pushed it aside.

His panel became clear. The scores for the last battle rolled in.

Qi points: 450k

You have unlocked a sneaky animal power!

His arms darkened and he grunted when it painfully doubled into four arms then six. His eyes doubled. He hunched and his senses tingled. He slowly crawled under the mattress.

Melvin opened the door and he hardened.

"I don't understand this attitude of yours. There's just no pleasing you is there?"

"I dunno. Were you trying to please me?"

Melvin was thrown off by that question.

Did he see the news? Maks wondered.

Related Chapters

  • My Predator System    Chapter 17:

    The hairs on his skin tingled as he spoke. His body seemed to collect the vibrations. His vision was colored. He had to keep away from his henpecked father before he saw something. "Go away, dad." He sounded like someone else was talking through him, he covered his mouth that was now growing into creepy mandibles and whimpered. "She left me, all right? I was shattered, I couldn't bear to stay here with you in Phoenix because you remind me too much of her." Maks stiffened. "Well, does that explanation count for anything after how long you kept me in the dark? I'm seventeen for christsake! I should know better. You could have dumped me with her anyway." "I was just recruited into the marines and...she left without a note....I've moved on." Melvin said. "You sure you moved on? or you just found another cheap replacement to make me feel better. I don't. If you did move on, I'd get a whole history note about Emily without you breaking a teardrop!" He paled. "You lied to me?...""She

  • My Predator System    Chapter 18:

    If the neighbours saw a lion prowling about on the pavement and nudging a tennis ball. They were not showing it. Usually, Foo dogs were made as lion statues mounted at the entrance of the Chinese elite homes, a temple or a palace to show wealth. They were guardian spirits known to bring good luck depending on the colour of their fur. They were not dogs in technicality but lions."Elvis." He made a quick growling noise when he regarded Maks with intelligent brown eyes.Maks nodded in respect then teared up and ran to him when his tongue stuck out. Elvis bounded over him and licked his face.Elvis pushed him upright with his head."You're gonna have to leave." He said with sadness. His head lowered. Elvis made a hollow throaty sound expressing uncertainty. His head tilted and he pushed up into Maks's hands. Maks looked up at him."No, you belong at PASS... that's where I found you."Elvis sat up regally.Maks saw a fur mark on its arm. 'To Maks Anderson. Owner of the Imperial Foo

  • My Predator System    Chapter 19:

    Ding![ Attack more Huntsmen to win points ] Maks gazed at his system panel in disbelief.Going to fight people who nearly assassinated him again was a big risk to take. "Okay, how am I supposed to find a few creeps who want me dead?" He exhaled practicing his breathing techniques. Who was he kidding? Maks wore a black hoodie, white shirt, black pants, black sneakers and his skateboard was strapped to his back. "Here goes nothing."Melvin sat at the couch tweaking at an old camera he used once and then he glanced at Maks heading for the door grinning."Son, where are you going?""I'm just going skateboarding with my friends. Dad." He recited. He smeared his dad's old grease paint across his face cleverly shielding his contours."Didn't know your firends were the sporty type." Doreen said raising an eyebrow.They were more adherent than he thought."I got it, "mom". Thank you. It's for a stunt." He said."A stunt...""Have fun." Melvin said and Doreen gaped at him s

  • My Predator System    Chapter 20:

    Maks's head lowered, his eyes flashed open[ Do you wish to exploit your points? ]He reached up with a quivering finger. [ Yes ]Ding!He bolted off before she could step outside."Hey! Probably one of those crackheads again." She took a dubious look at the runner in black.*** Maks reached home poor and sickly. The task instead made him feel exhausted.He treated himself to a glass of green goop_dad's recipe when he had jetlag or ship lag whichever it was. That would help his fever come down.Wu would probably assume that he had some inner issues. All he knew was his stomach felt as unstable as the sea. Regardless of its sour taste, he downed everything.HOOPBURP* He admired the animal of choice today.The toxin from his stinger could cause pains as intense as stepping on a bed of hot coal with a three-inch nail deep inside the sole of the victim's feet.This quests held promise."Stats." He called groggily in the comfort of his bedroom.Name: M.A.K.S AndersonAg

  • My Predator System    Chapter 21

    "Remind me again why he's so special?" She said hoarsely on the phone. One of the hellhounds growled. She was uneasy about following the dogs that brought death. She shuddered...the voice on the other line came into focus."...you understand. He's awakened, he is dangerous..."She glanced at the dogs. "Mmm hmm?" They sensed he was here but she didn't see anybody, the park beyond the arch gate was empty. Cars roved by the streets. She wished she could crack a code. Instead, she was roaming around the streets like a drifter. The hellhounds were hopeless when it came to control. One lumbered forward across the street and the second followed. She had a weapon in her pocket just in case...She clung to its side as it raced to a park where people gave way.Maks was watching Chen demonstrate a few punches on the pad he held. He rolled his eyes when he stood back and did a roundhouse kick on the pad standing back in horse stance form."That was awesome.""There's a first

  • My Predator System    Chapter 22

    "What are you going to do to me?""I'm going to take away your power. Better yet...wipe you and other awakeners off the surface of the earth." He quoted and typed on his keyboard.A curtain opened and Chen looked around the tube disoriented. He noticed other awakeners too were in here. Tortured and captured by hellhounds. Maks clutched at his chest asphyxiated and Donnie smiled.He sing-songed going through his computer."You're messing with the wrong guy. I'm_I'm a top tier awakener. Trust me, this is just the beginning." He said.... Hailey was afraid that if she stayed longer. She would look back, she hurried to a limo that the men arranged for her. She looked at the building."Off to summer school." One said."Finally." She muttered to herself grinning evilly.***Maks gazed at the huntsmen standing at their posts by big metal doors. "So,bwhat? You're jacked with that many resources? And hellhounds? Who did you sign a contract with?_" He gasped."Quiet."PYUM...He win

  • My Predator System    Chapter 23

    The driver gazed at him in dismay despite the fact that the vehicle was still running at high speed. "What?""Do as I say!" He retorted. Maks came in front of them and raised his sword arm in floating above the asphalt and daring them to cross him. His eyes narrowed. Donnie stepped outside onto the body of the car and raised a pivot gun shooting at him. It shot twenty three rounds rhythmically. Maks maneuvered them. He couldn't say for the civilians... Maks gritted his teeth as the car forged ahead of him while he recovered then he flew at the SUV tearing a line across the side. He clung on to the side and stabbed the driver in the ribs. The car swerved into a thrift shop exploding in flames. Donnie fell over to the other side. Maks glanced at him. Donnie climbed on to another car and slipped in. Taking the wheels.ROOAR!He had the larynx of the lion. Donnie rode on and he glided over the cars.He absorbed energy from animals around leaving stream of dark energy following hi

  • My Predator System    Chapter 24

    The Chinese company was allegedly indebted to Ponzi schemes, ghost worker payroll, illegal transactions and blood money circulation. The owner was revealed to be Mister Donnie Yun, a business mogul. The building was also destroyed. Maks frowned at a censored image of Donnie slumped against the wall of the building. He noticed that the demon dogs were just as invisible as Elvis on a regular basis. So it looked like the awakeners were agitated for one reason or another......The house was quiet***Maks was in his room sound asleep, and Elvis was strolling around the house in the night scouting for any more anomalies. It had been days or months since he brawled devil dogs. His eyes flashed into the night and he growled.**** At the onset of dawn, Maks woke up with muscle aches, and headaches, he practised his forms and did all sorts of stretching to take away the tension. His blood pressure kept rising and falling. He suffered unrest for more days than he could count. He wore a black

Latest Chapter

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 212

    He shuddered. Those men didn't deserve to live, he clutched his pillow. The day after that was the time he started to realize that he could see dead people. These people were crooks, they sold him to a factory disguised as an orphanage home. Teagan's breathing was heavy at the women asking for his name. He had a hard time communicating, he didn't want to. They shaped him up by beating him. The worst he had was being covered with a sack if he mishbehaved and the tap running over his face until he gave in. He always had a hard time following routines. He lived with an abusive foster father named Randall Barton, his wife Alice and their adopted children, he trusted him to his word. He took care of him gradually until he started to get violent. He even employed the children to beat him up. He asked what was the point of adopting him. Unfortunately all he was good for was being a punching bag. The only good thing he learned was English. His imaginary friends translated and taught him to s

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 211

    Teagan looked anxious, he slouched walking through the gates. The workers grimaced at him and BlackJack picked up speed. He ran to the house and he paled when he met Ares. "Where have you been!?" Keisha said."I just went for a walk." Teagan said twirling his hand on his leash."I know you went to...You're not allowed to step outside. Running away was completely stupid." Keisha said aware now and he blushed at Harley. "Yeah, I know, I just needed some fresh air. I'm alive aren't I?" He barked defensively. He was acting weird. He bloomed walking away faster. He couldn't handle criticism. He marched upstairs and the room was as dirty as it was before. He was repulsed. "You didn't clean yet?" He said to Keisha who relaxed on the couch.She dropped her magazine. "I'm sorry I said all those mean things about you.""We're cool. Just as long as long as you don't keep any weapons. No more pranks, not more antics." She said. "Clean this up.""Where are all the ghost workers?""They're on a

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 210

    "Not that one, Chief. I was born in Nigeria, West Africa. The Igbos, a major ethnic group currently were looking for independence to become The Biafrans after the British colonialists united the tripod stands of the country, the east, north and the western region.The colonizers left eventually after the independence in 1960. There was a blockade and My father Festus Ebube Okoye who identified as a Biafran and my mother Catherine Nneoma Okoye starved along with the rest of our people. He was passionate about seperating from Nigeria. The Biafrans lost the war against the Nigerians ultimately and there was no secession. My father was wounded inside and out. We had to move here to save our hides. My father had a score with Ares to settle. They worked together in the past. He owed him his life and he wanted some kind of reward for aiding him."So Ares supports this kinds of stuff?""Yeah. He wanted him to "give him what rightfully belonged to him". His loyalty. My siblings were just 9,7,6

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 209

    "N_no no, I'll show you." Teagan tossed BlackJack's dented log at the glass doubledoors and it shattered to pieces.Irma's jaw dropped. "You broke it, is something wrong with you?" She glanced at a broom by the door perking up and moving in a sweeping motion to gather up the glass. Irma glanced at Teagan who looked shocked. His expression changed. "See?""As dumb as that demonstration was, it's brilliant.""Really?...I mean yes. I'm more genius than any of you give me credit for." He gazed at his fingernails."You can hear them.""Yes." He said smiling proudly. "Okay then, what's he saying?" She asked and he blushed. Maybe she thought the ghost standing there was just a coincidence.Irma winced at the inappropriate words. "@#$¥ *&?@@@####. Why are you helping you f#cking bitch?""Okay, that's enough." She said alarmed. "It's a kid named Oscar...he's 19. Died trying to pull a stunt on a dirtbike and drowned in the pond.""Get inside, Teagan, you've caused enough trouble." Keisha f

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 208

    Over the days, Teagan moved around the house, he cursed at the workers and vandalized things, Ares didn't show the slightest interest or whether to kick him out. He was perplexed. Harley, Irma and Keisha were in their final year and they were going to college. And parties. He was left home alone with BlackJack whom he was afraid of. BlackJack was trying to approach him and he ducked throwing pillows at him.BlackJack grabbed a pillow chasing after him. He ran away past the halls and cried out when BlackJack placed his paw on his chest. "Stop." Ares said to him and he vanished. Teagan gazed at him through glassy eyes. Ares vanished too.... Ares was not even giving Irma a hard time as Keisha claimed to. He didn't trust her to her words anyway. He taught her to kick box and she was getting tired of doing the same moves all the time. She meandered around a sandbag punching and kicking.Teagan watched them from a boulder with binoculars as she lunged backwards.Irma tried the s

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 207

    Teagan was afraid that she would shred them to pieces. Worst of all, Ares was coming home to meet him. He didn't like the looks of him. His aura made him feel things and see things he didn't want to see, yet he was easily drawn to the past, he relived it everyday in his head. That was why he wanted to stay as far away from Ares as possible.He lived with assassins too. Irma arrived with Harley in the house of Ares. Irma ducked at the box drifting over her head. "What are those?""Ghost workers, they agreed to work for Ares in death." "Until after death you mean?""They won't be leaving anytime soon, they can keep working for him if they want.""Oh my god. What if some of them try to kill him or you?""They won't. They have a contract." Harley said.Irma shook her head as they explored the house. "So this is where you live?" "Yes and No, I live with my dad, Eric. I just come here for visits.""So how is he?"Harley turned sad, he suffered 10 years of tragedy but the tragedy wasn't

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 206

    "Will you come lie next to me?" He said.He groaned she laid back too hard. "Scooch." She could hear the fluids in his lungs while he was breathing. The place was so quiet. She would rather be anywhere else talking to a person than being her with her thoughts, but he was sick."I can feel the gurgling too, that's disgusting and don't even try to kiss me with that virus." She was content.He was feeling feverish and tried to make conversation. "My head hurts...""Mmm.""I'm sure letting you stay in bed with me is probably against hospital policy.""You're such a bad boy." She said sarcastically.They were together now and she did not want to infringe on their pact. "Can I use my phone?""That's fine, it gets boring in the hospital anyway." He said fatigued and he had a sense of Deja vu. "Please don't take pictures of me like this, I look sick."She typed. "It's fine. I just need it for my secret album. What do you think about #Marley?" She flooded the space with many heart emojis."Tha

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 205

    "You need to stop playing games.""Really, you wanna talk game? You were trying to make me jealous with Irma." His eyebrows rose. "I wasn't.""What was that look. Really? When we were at that night club, you were staring at her. Like really staring."Irma exhaled. "Oh my god, you guys." She muttered rolling her eyes. "Yeah because we had a duet. I was nervous and I tend to look at people dead in the eye when that happens_Maybe I was jealous when you started feeding Dom orange slices.""Only because he was making rude advances. I had to protect myself.""You left me on the street after date night.""Yeah, you were having car trouble and I was trying to be friendly and to save money." She whispered. "You could have just said you were angry instead of shutting me out.""Oh." He said, he was unreasonable when it came to love and the reason why he strangely felt short was because she was still on heels. "I was wrong to have made you think that Dom and I could actually be a thing. But you

  • My Predator System    

    Chapter 204

    Will you stop this madness at once!?"Dom glanced at the burly old man dressed sharp, he held Horacio's hand, he was stained with mud and cheese. Dom roared drowsy from too much alcohol. Alberto spat on the floor. "Now, what is going on? You get off him.""Sorry, Tio, he locked Horacio up again and now he's harra_""What's going on?" Dom rose up. "She's been spending all my money on this useless son of a bitch." He yelled at Harley. "You won't even let me touch you!"Harley's eyes glistened at the name-calling. "Last time I checked, we were friends, not lovers."They were laughing at Dom. He just ratted himself out. She played him for a fool now."I do not care. You can keep all that he gave to you, Chamaca...it's yours." Alejandro said to Harley. "I'm very sorry."Dominic. What is this I'm hearing? You mistreat your brothers. And you let him!?" He shoved Rex.Rex spoke profusely in Spanish. "He threatened to take away my funding and to kick me out of the house. He's family and I'm g