章 12: Chapter 12_ I am not my father
The girls were following my lead as I led
them forward, I was so sure about where
I was going. It almost appeared as if I had been there before but I knew I had not.
It was so dark and quiet, I felt like turning
back but the chill feeling I felt was too
overwhelming to ignore. We walked on according to my description and soon found ourselves on a staircase inside a door I was sure something was
behind. We walked down the staircase and it was
as dark as the night in the basement.
We all couldn't speak to one another as we held our breaths wondering why it was so dark when people were supposed to be inside the basement.
I was expecting a group of students with
lamps in their hands and training amongst
themselves.
"Why is it so dark" Mia whispered and her voice echoed round the dark place.
"I don't know " I shrugged hearing my voice repeating the words till it stopped.
I think this place is empty" Mackenzie
chided in
"It's not " we heard a voice join our
conversation. I recognized the voice as Senior Ajax's voice but I looked around and I couldn't see
him.
"Who's that?" Mia asked nervously.
"It's him" I whispered. Suddenly he became visible and I could see him clearly.
The girls could see him too as he
approached us. My heart beat raced faster with his every step.
"I see you came with friends " he said when he was a few steps away from us, he looked from me to Mia and Mackenzie.
"Yes you see l am yet to realize my powers so it's actually my friend, Mackenzie here that needed the class the most
"I explained and pointed to Mackenzie.
" But it's only you I need " he said and I
knew immediately there was no group, he
had actually lied to bring me here but why?
Was he some kind of rapist who preyed on
fresh newbie girls? Thank the Lord I brought the girls along. Unsure of what to say " But where are the rest? I mean the group" I said trying to hide
the fright in my voice. He started walking and circling us.
"There is no group dear Medusa, i made
that up" he replied saying the words like they were naught. I reckon I do not need confirmation from
anyone to know we were in some kind of deep
shit.
"No group? I guess we'll just go back Mia laughed her usual sheepish laughter but I knew she was nervous, The laughter shouted it.
"No you don't understand, you cannot go back" he said, his voice sounding maniacal.
"What do you mean?" I tried to sound
fearless. Slam! We heard the door shut behind us
and we jumped in fear. What have I gotten us into?
He started taking slow steps towards us while we kept on moving back.
"What do you want?!" Mackenzie shouted.
"Medusa, but luckily for me she brought two other meals" Meals? Was he a zombie? But zombies don't talk. Oh no, this was not going to be good.
"You want to take advantage of our bodies?" Mia asked in disbelief. He laughed for a short while before getting serious again.
"I want more than your body " he looked at me.
"Who..who are you?" I stammered I cannot remember seeing him anywhere so what does he want from me?
"Someone who has been lurking behind the
school walls looking for your kind" he replied. He was not a student?
"You said you were a student!" I shouted.
"I was, before the school betrayed me " he shot me a deadly look. The school betrayed him?
"How did the school betray you?" I interrogated my voice shaking like a ceiling fan.
"I was a former top student but because I thought ahead and got ahead of the school, they banished me and tried to take away my powers"
So what does that have to do with me?!
"That is none of her business, why do you want her?" Mackenzie spoke my mind. He turned to her, " She...it is her business" he fired at her.
"How?" I asked in wonder, that was definitely none of my business.
"Her father, he was the one who found me
out. He betrayed and exposed me. I was his closest ally!" his eyes turned red with anger.
"My father, you know my father?" I asked in curiosity.
"Don't you dare ask me questions " he moved closer to me and grabbed my neck His grip on my neck was tight and I wheezed hard from oxygen retard. The girls ran to him and started landing
punches on his back. He dropped me and I coughed loudly while he turned to the girls.
He extended his palm and a spark of
lightning appeared on it. It held so much electricity and I was sure it would paralyze anyone it hits. To my surprise, he shot it at the girls and they thumped away far inside the basement
,their bodies hitting the equipments that were in the basement which made loud clang sounds.
They didn't get up immediately, I was sure they were badly hurt and unconscious. I would not be able to live with myself if anything happened to them. I was the one who convinced them to come
with me, I should have followed the instinct
that told me to go back. Mia was so skeptical about coming and called her a baby. Medusa, your
stubbornness did it again. It landed you in trouble I scolded myself. If I was the only one in danger it would have been good but I landed the girls in danger too. He walked back to me and I had stood in readiness for a fight. He was not going to
finish me off easy.
"What do you want from me, I am not my father. I don't even know him" I screamed.
"At first I wanted to hurt you to get to your father but then I found out you were the only ingredient left for my theory to be completed" he stood and watched me with interest.
"What ingredient?" I asked him like he was crazy although I also wanted to know.
"Oh you're not 18?" he asked me.
"Yes" I replied.
"Oh I see, I would have said you wait until you are 18 then you would find out what I meant but I am afraid you won't live till then" he smirked and continued to walked on to me. I scanned around with my eyes looking for anything to hit him with, I needed to defend myself. I saw a plank lying just a few steps in front of me. I had to stall him till I get to the plank.
"Wait!" I shouted and he stopped in his track.
"You claim to know my father yet you look so young. Shouldn't you be a little older?" I asked now walking towards the plank in a backward movement.
"Yes, I know your father. We were friends until he betrayed me which led to my death. I am only a spirit talking to you but soon, I will be alive again then I can live to fulfill my legacy and kill those who hurt me in the past one after the other " he said. He was now moving towards me in faster paces.
I ran towards the plank which alerted him and he walked to me with impatience.
"Stay back!" I warned holding the plank in motion for him to know I wasn't playing. I was going to hit him and I meant it.
"Or what?" he smiled and ask calmly. As if my threats didn't bother him at all, he walked towards me and I stood looking at him with shaky breaths the plank still in my hand. When he was a step away from me, I got scared and could not hold on any longer. Clang! I hit the plank on his head and it broke into two. He twisted his head, no blood oozed out of it, not even a single one. With the way I hit the plank so hard, I was expecting it to injure him so hard till he I get a chance to make an escape to get help for the girls. He laughed maniacally again, he remained unfazed. Oh shit, he was not a spirit, he was a Zombie! He did not feel the pain of the impact at all, I can tell. I ran to the door while and started banging it.
"Help" I shouted.
"Somebody please help!" I kept shouting. I banged and banged, at least someone would hear the banging. Maybe one of the teachers or the students. He laughed so loud again " Save your
breaths Medusa, they cannot hear you. I made sure of that' he said causing me that to return my gaze to him. I rested my back on the door while my two
hands were placed on it panting hard.
"Stay away from me!" I kept on warning him. Finally he got to me and wanted to touch me when I heard some voices outside. He did too and became at alert. It's here, I'm sure " I heard the voice say to
Someone
"What? I made sure l blocked all types of hearing. I made sure the noises couldn't get out so what's happening" he sounded upset. I Heaved a sigh of relief at his restlessness. Finally, a miracle happened. Now I want to go back to mama.
"I will be back Medusa " he said to me before disappearing right in my face I slumped to the floor and gasped hard. My heart had almost gone out of my chest in fear and when he left, I finally felt relieved I sobbed on the floor and finally managed to stand up I moved to the door and started banging on it.
" in here!" I shouted. "In here, please help" I sobbed but when I thought I heard the voice say "Maybe not here" I pulled at the door's handle and to my surprise, it opened easily. I saw a small figure and two teachers with the dean going back.
"Here"I shouted and they finally looked back. Their eyes widened when they saw me, it was the dean, Teacher Magnus, and Teacher Elora with the silver-haired girl I saw earlier in my hostel.
"There she is! I knew it" the girl exclaimed. I continued weeping as the three people walked up to me.
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