chapter 3
Once the two boys return to their rooms after their mission, Sukar lay down on his bed to rest, while Jericho feeds his pet flying mouse that is in a cage.
As Sukar is relaxing, he starts to look at his roommate.
"*Hesitate*... So... How's your time with your space mouse...?"
"Eh? *Looks at his roommate* oh you mean Coco?"
"🤨 Co-co...?"
"I derived this name after a chocolate flavored drink called "Cocoa", because of the color of it's fur. And it's says to be very delicious-"
However, Jericho notices that his roommate is not familiar about this kind products that came from earth, as he has no knowledge about it.
"You have no idea on what I'm talking about, right?"
"Yeah... You're just talking about some Earth stuff, since you're an earthling, right? Anyway... Why did you help me out after all the things I said to you when we first met?
"It happened when I got lectured by the headmaster and the instructor for the stunt I did to the bullies. Since nobody wants me around just because I'm a human. while Mercury was a real jerk."
"He's always been a big Jerk to everyone. He cares nobody but his pride, as he sometimes break the rules. He may be arrogant, but can be very violent and destructive than the rest of us. While I'm much more comfortable to be left alone, and focusing on my goals to become stronger."
"Of course you're not like them. Headmaster Garu told me about you, which I started to take that back from being so judgemental to you, even to someone else. I just needed to get to know them first. Since we're working on the same organization together. That's why they gave me this space mouse as a pet so I won't get lonely, but also to learn to connect with someone."
"Wait, so he talks everything about me?"
"Not that much actually. But I heard that you were an expert student and a specialist."
Then the white haired boy starts to bring out something in his pocket, which he shows a large piece of dragon claw.
Which he picked it up from the forest after meeting a dragon.
He wants to give it to him as an apology gift.
"Here."
"What's that?
"It's a claw that belongs to a dragon."
"You met a dragon? I don't believe it."
"Come on, I insisted."
"Why should I want that?"
"Because I started to feel bad for doubting you, so I thought you should deserved better. *He places the dragon claw on his bed then starts leaving the room* I'll be taking a shower for now."
Once he left, Sukar picks up the dragon claw.
"*Looks at the claw* nobody has ever gave me a gift..."
He becomes touched after having a conversation with his roommate then decided to keep the dragon claw.
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On the next day...
The last year students are attending their classes. Where Professor Droyd informs his students about participating a camping trip in the forest for their survival training, tomorrow for this class.
As the students are taking notes, Lumi begins to stare at the human boy at the back. Upon witnessing Jericho willingly spared the dragon and let's it go, she developed admiration for him.
Believing there's good in him since their last mission where he defend his own comrades from the enemies.
While Mercury gives an envious look towards the human boy.
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Later, during break time...
As the white haired boy is walking through the hall, Lumi attempt to approach him. As she wants to get to know him better.
But hesitates since he was treated as an outcast by his alien classmates and the other students since he's a human that most of them aren't fond of it.
While she's being emphatic towards him.
Then, Lumi notices that Jericho is confronted by the another group of bullies that they're trying to pick on him.
As they attempt to beat him up, however, this time, Jericho reminds them that they're in the same organization.
Which means they must work together as a team rather than turning on against each other, including to accept on having a human as a part of a member.
However, the bullies are losing patient. As they starts to accuse the human boy of being afraid to face a challenge, if he wishes for him to become stronger.
But he question them if they're really worth being members of this organization, since there's no place to beat people Up.
Considering them that they wouldn't deserved themselves as a member of this organization if they continue to hurt someone.
But this only angers them, believing from their deaf ears that he is just mocking them.
So one of them attempt to give a strike him. As the boy refuse to take action since he has learned from his errors, the latter's arm is grabbed by Felisa who was standing behind him.
"Just leave him be, he has nothing to do with you... *start to pull his arm to his back in full strength* if you don't, then I'll just dislocate your arm."
As she's threatening the bully, the others becomes angry. Only to be stopped by an intimidating Yuri.
Telling them off on not to cause any violence or they'll have to get through her. Which they Decided to give up on it, since they had known on what she's capable of, and allowing Felisa to let one of them go.
This avoids Jericho from causing trouble like he once did, with the help from two young women. As it turns out they started to respect the boy, since during their time of their last mission with him.
Once he left, Lumi becomes more impressed from what he did, seeing how he changed a bit after their last mission. Which her admiration for him has increased.
For now, Lumi has to prepare for tomorrow's camping extracurricular.
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Meanwhile on planet earth...
A group of criminals are robbing in the bank, while holding the civilians hostage if they don't get any money.
Once they got all the money as they're about to leave, they're suddenly got rammed over to make them fall on the floor by a speed of lightning.
Which turns out to be Ying (without her glasses) who has arrived to stop them.
Where the Time user evades from the bullets of the shot guns, before she quickly tackle them while breaking their weapons in enhanced speed.
But one of the group begins to aim fire at the hostages. Only Ying who managed to save them by pushing them out of the way to dodge the bullets, with an enhanced speed. Before returning to face the criminals.
Where she physically beat them down, thanks to her taekwondo lesson.
Soon...
The police officers arrives at the bank, only to find the robbers being beaten and tied up by ropes, and the hostages are freed. But Ying is nowhere to be seen.
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(Back to the Alphas academy...)
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It begins in the morning...
The last grade students are participating in a camping extracurricular. Where they're on a trip to the forest.
Once they arrived, the students and the staff members set up a camp site.
While each of the students are given a task for organizing the camp, which Jericho is assigned to Collect berries from the forest.
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Soon...
The white haired boy is alone in the woods, where he's collecting the berries.
But then... He hears a voice.
"Hey! Earthling!"
Which catches his attention, wondering where the voice comes from.
Which is Mercury who came to meet the human boy.
Which is unpleasant to see to see him around since he's aware of his uncaring attitude towards others.
"😑 Oh... It's you... What do you want? I'm not in mood to meet up with a jerk like you."
As he approaches to him, Mercury begins to grabs Jericho's shirt so he could get close on talking to him.
"I want to ask you something."
"Yeah? What does it have to do with me?"
"I heard that you get higher scores than the rest of the others. Which you became first place from your first mission. I never thought a mere human could beat the alien's records."
"I only do what I can to accomplish this mission. Headmaster Garu says we're all trained to protect, not proving that you're "best"."
"Well that's the reason that bothers me about you. You gained points because you started to help those classmates of ours, didn't you? How come you started to warm up with them? Even though most of them doesn't want a human like you around! What's changes your mind about them?!"
Hearing this makes Jericho hesitate to reply. Until he has something in his mind to tell him.
"Yeah... I never wanted to socialize with them or to anyone else because I usually think less about them... But now I started to take that back. I realized that I was wrong to over doubt, as we're in the same team together."
"Huh! Mostly I never care for them. I don't need anyone to help me to become the best. After all, I spent years training to become stronger. That's my determination for becoming a top rank specialist so I can prove myself superior, since I always hated to be considered as a weakling."
"You know what? That's exactly for my reason to join is because I want to train so I could become stronger. As I never wish to let my guard down and being considered myself as a weakling, as I'm tired of being treated so horrible."
Hearing this, Mercury begins accuse him for taking advantage on the others during the mission. Since he felt about the comparison between their similar goals.
Which Jericho denied it.
"You're wrong! I realized now that there's no point on hating someone you don't know, as long as I should follow my feelings first. Unless there could be another chance to get to know them first, and learning about good reasons as well. Since we're in the same team, we should collaborate to fight and protect people. That's why we don't have to turn on each other's backs. And this is how we can become stronger because we need each other."
Hearing all about the boy's faithfulness and optimism on teamwork, has made Mercury disgusted all about it. Which triggers something in his mind that make him think about it, and becomes serious.
"😡 Listen closely you human freak! The truth is... I always hated society. You want to know why...? They always treated me like a monster! All because of my powers that they're afraid of."
"😟... But... There's always another chance to treat you better. You're a member of this organization. They can help you solved with your problems from your powers. And it's not too late to be hated forever. I'm much like you when we're both treated as an outcast. But I managed to get respect from some of our classmates after I helped them during our last mission. This all happened when I learned from my mistakes."
As the white haired boy tries to reason with his classmate,
"😤... You're faithfulness for others makes me disgusted. You were hated just because you're just a normal human being. Yet, you didn't gave up on them so they could get your respect instead... Rather than proving you're better than them like I do... Is that it?"
"Like I said from before... It's not about being the "Best"... I want to train so I could defeat many bad guys, and to prevent people from getting hurt. This is the way to follow my feelings. Because I realized about my true determination."
Jericho has a change of heart after encountering a dragon from last time, which makes him redeemed himself from his cynical attitude after realizing about his errors.
But this doesn't satisfied his classmate. Which he starts to let go of his shirt.
"You seem to very bold for a mere human... But you can't compare yourself to me as you're just a normal human being, while you don't know What it's like to have someone with deadly powers that brought fear among them."
Which the human boy wasn't able to give a respond as he has a point. As he can't compare himself to a superpowered being Who suffers more pain than himself. While he has no memories of his past.
"Jericho, isn't it... I started to despised you! As I'll always hate anyone no matter what! I only came here to prove myself superior than anybody else, And I don't want you to get in my way if you don't like it! For now, I consider you as my enemy as I want you gone..."
Mercury becomes resentful towards the humans boy's optimism towards society rather than being pessimistic despite being treated as an outcast.
Then, to Jericho's surprises, his classmate's powers are revealed. Mercury has an ability to manipulate poisons. He's using this power in attempt to kill his classmate.
So he blast a fluid of it that came out from his hands, in attempt to aim for the person that he despise. But the latter has manage to evade the attack, which hits the tree instead.
Only to be horrified as he sees the infection has caused the tree to die from the poison.
"😨 Are you seriously trying to kill me...?!"
"😈 That's right! I don't won't anyone else who would take my place as a ranked specialist so I could become number One!"
"But you can't! Do you realized on what headmaster Garu would do if he finds out about your stunt you had pulled?"
"Oh don't worry about it. I'll just blamed it on the monsters once your dead."
Mercury continues to attack Jericho, where he frequently blast poison on him. While the latter has managed to avoid it.
However, this won't last as the white haired boy gets hit by the poison on his right Shoulder. which the cloth gets burn off & exposed the burned skin of his shoulder.
"Ahhh!!!"
Jericho screams in pain from being infected by poison.
while Mercury is still obsessed on destroying the human boy, the latter realize that he couldn't win against him with his deadly powers, as his body is weaken due of the infection.
And sees how uncaring that his classmates is, when he tries to kill without any regrets.
When the Poison User attempt to make another move against him, Jericho quickly grabs the dirt from the ground & throw it on his face, just to blind him so he could have a chance to escape.
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Jericho tries to flee in attempt to reach for the campsite while holding his wounded right shoulder, While feeling weak from the poison.
But then, a tall three begins to collapse towards him. While he managed To avoid from being crushed.
which it turns out that Mercury was the one who makes the tree to fall using his powers.
so he continues to make more trees to collapse in attempt to crush him, while the white haired boy evades it.
But when one of the tall tree is almost reaching for the boy, he jumps off to avoid being crushed, which falls to the ground.
Then Mercury shows up where he summons a multiple spheres of poison, and starts aiming it towards the human boy.
Jericho jumps off to dodge all the attacks as hard as he could. To avoid being caught up by the poison. Rather than taking him down himself.
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Meanwhile...
Lumi arrives as she hears a
commotion from the woods, wanting to know what's going on from there.
Only to be shocked in horror, as she witness Mercury attacking his classmate with his deadly Powers.
Seeing him who's willingly wants to kill Jericho from his own hands.
So Lumi decided to go back to the campsite to warn the headmaster about this.
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As the white haired boy becomes exhausted and weakened because of the poison, this gives the chance for the Poison User to pin him down.
With Jericho being unable to move while laying down, Mercury grabs his mouth to open it. In attempt to force him to swallow the poison, As he's trying to Make a drop of it that leaks out from his finger tips.
Until the instructor, Angsa, shows up to see the boys. And her powers is revealed, which she has an ability to manipulate energy feathers.
Where she uses her technique to push him off away from Jericho, and gets thrown to the tree.
Once Jericho is saved from being murdered, then Garu arrives to confront Mercury for his actions.
"So, were you trying to murder your own classmates, just to prove yourself to be the Best?"
As he questions, Lumi came to confirm it.
"Yes he did! He was actually trying to kill Jericho with his own hands! Just look at his shoulder."
Which shows proof that his burned skin of the shoulder that shows the infection of the poison.
This actions has caused Garu to expel Mercury for attempting to murder someone, as he no longer aquire to be a member of this organization.
But before demanding him to leave, Garu orders him to remove the poison out from Jericho as the infection is almost spreading to his body, that could causes his life.
However, Mercury becomes enraged about his plan being backfired. Which he starts blaming on the human boy for this.
Blinded by rage, he started to use poison powers and toss it directly at the white haired boy. Ignoring the headmaster's protest.
Only he managed to dodge that attack, but then... it's starts aiming on Lumi!
Lumi: *GASP!!!*
Before Angsa would attempt to save her, Jericho runs off towards her first, where he managed to push Lumi out of the way.
But he gets caught up by the poison as well.
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