Snippet #2386906

The Headmaster

The headmaster entered his secretary’s office to be greeted by her dead body, the metal knife still in her chest. Realizing what may be at stake he rushed into his office and found his teacup broken and in pieces. The red diamond was gone and he let out a hiss of irritation there’s always that one student huh? shaking his head, the headmaster left his office and calmly walked to the basement of the academy. Hands behind his back he greeted the teachers and students that he passed by in the hallway.

Walking down the dank stairs he reached his destination hoping the student wasn’t idiotic enough t let the beast go. But alas he did and the headmaster let out a sigh. “Now why would he do such a thing knowing what’ll happen, kids these days, thinking their invincible and such that’s how we lose a few bright minds to that false pretense.” The headmaster left the basement and chose to follow the magic trace the boy had left behind but was led on a wild goose trace.

hmm seems I was following the wrong trail. Who I wish to find is the really culprit and not the copycat. “ah Miranda would you be a dear and find the child for me, it would be greatly appreciated.” He spoke kindly to something besides his shoulder. There was a shimmer of light and something seemed to be moving in the air, like heat waves but you couldn’t see it unless you were looking for something specific. He followed her to the front of the school to find a student engaged in battle with the being, the culprit of the whole thing standing behind the girl.

“Why must I have such idiotic students? Miranda could you please tell me why?” letting out a tired sigh he chose to watch them from a distance invisible to them but the being, a creature that you could not hide from very easily especially when they had already copied your abilities. Rubbing the bridge of his nose as if he had a headache and knowing from past experience he was bound to get in a little while.

"Now this is a fight! Idiots should let out monsters more often!" Alas the being did not appreciate being played with by the girl and so it decided to up its game especially after the girls comment. The headmaster let out another sigh and before anyone realized it he had stepped between the two. “Now I must say idiots should know their places especially when their dumb enough to face a monster they could not dream to defeat at their level” he glared at the girl his gaze then flickered over to Li. it would be him “Miranda would you please get these two out of here” the air around his two students shimmered and suddenly they were picked up by something they would have no way of ever comprehending. “Oh do keep an eye on the boy, don’t let him out of your sight”

Now it was just him and the being or rather him at the moment. “So you finally got what you wanted, you’re free but you must realize I won’t be so lenient as our last encounter. This time I will kill you and you won’t be coming back.” The only reply he got was a dark chuckle unlike the real headmaster who would never chuckle in such a way. “Boy do you really understand the situation you’re in right now. I am still as young and supple as I was back then, and you. You have become just an old shell of your former self. I could easily crush you like a bug.” The headmaster grimaced as he was well aware of that fact. He wasn’t as powerful as he was back in the day but it didn’t mean he couldn’t harm this creature in some way or another. “I am well aware of that fact, so no need to pity me. I can assure you I still have enough power to beat you at least for now.”

And with those kind words of old friends the two fought but it was a very short fight. Leaving the headmaster tired and the monstrosity had high tailed it out of there, but not without a few cuts to lick and tend to. The headmaster was not so lucky and had a nasty bite mark on his arm. “Ugh I’m too old for this” he said quietly to himself. He walked back over to the two students and looked over at his demon; who to the students was nothing but a shimmer of light that you still could not see. He towered over the two and gently laid a hand on both their shoulders but kept a steel grip to keep the fighter from running away.

He looked down at the both of them and frowned “ah I see you must be Cassandra, Banks daughter, and your father how is he. Haven’t heard from him for a while now, hope everything is going well at home” his frown turned to a small smile but it flickered and his grip on her shoulder tightened. “But I thought his daughters would be smarter than what you have shown me today. You must realize you could possibly have been killed and now where would that leave you, eh? Don’t just jump onto battle just because you want to have fun, they do have consequences and you will one day pay for them dearly my dear”

Then turning his head to Li his smile disappeared. “And as for you, I will deal with you later. Now just sit for a while I deal with Ms. Banks here” he left Li at his office but not without supervision granted to him by Miranda. Not that Li would realize this until it was too late and he decided to do something stupid. After dropping off Cassandra at the girl’s dorm he walked briskly back to Li and was slightly disappointed the boy hadn’t left yet. hm I was hoping he did so I could have a solid excuse to punish him oh what a bad thought sir, surely you wouldn’t wish a punishment upon such a sweet student. Even if he let that thing out? a smile played at his lips at the words of his demon who now decided to make the briefest of appearances. You would have had to be looking directly at the shimmering spot to have caught a glimpse of her serpentine body. He led Li to a chair in front of his desk, while he himself went to a cabinet in the back of the room and got a few bandages to fix up his arm. “So tell me Mr. Wen, what had you hoped would happen when you released that monster. Surely after doing all this research you would have figured it out by now that it does mean to act in peace but in violence. And there is no point in trying to hide it; I know who you are and what you’ve been doing. I’ve known for some time now I simply chose not to do anything about it in hopes you had changed your mind. But as you can see I was wrong.” Tying the bandage tight he leaned back against his desk and waited for Li to answer.