The boy with fire in his eyes

We were calmly walking down the street when a big dark dangerous dog suddenly came to us. This dog was roughly our size and it came running and barking with rage infused eyes. The owner of the dog was also running behind the dog trying to keep him away from us.

The dog kept showing its teeth in a threatening manner. I thought of running away but you held my hand knowing that running would only make him want to chase us more. I closed my eyes in fear as he approached us. I was expecting a bite in any second as I clenched my teeth. The dog kept barking but it never touched me.

When I opened my eyes I saw you standing before me protecting me from his possible attack. Thankfully nothing happened, the owner ended up taking the dog back as she gave us a sincere apology. As soon as the dog was out of our sight I hugged you from behind.

-Nyco!! That was so scary-, I yelled still trembling.

-It’s ok, Em. I wouldn’t have let him bite you-, you said with confidence.

-Thank you thank you-, I shouted.

-When I’m around, no dog will ever bite you. I promise-, you said.

It was at that moment that I knew that you would do anything to protect me. I’ve never felt so safe as when I was with you.

I just wish I could have protected you when you needed it the most.

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It was 10 pm when Lasson was calmly walking down the street rejoicing in the wonderful day he had. He finally beat Nyco, the only boy in school that had ever stood up to him. Now, thanks to the video of his girlfriend, he had finally put him in his place.

The sky was cloudy and it would soon rain. Lasson hurried up so the rain wouldn’t get to him, not knowing that the rain was the least of his problems.

Sitting on top of a rooftop, a bruised up boy with fire in his eyes watched his prey run by. He had just spent the whole day being beaten and humiliated by Lasson. The school bully made him clean the school toilets with his bare hands, he even made him kiss two urinals as punishment, saying that those were the only things he would kiss from now on if he didn’t want Emma’s video to go all over the internet. Nyco had no alternative, he did every humiliating thing Lasson asked him to, like eat dirt and a worm as the bully recorded him. All his humiliating requests were accompanied by a random punch or kick if Lasson felt like it. This made Nyco have a swollen eye and bruises all over his body.

But the bruises weren’t what hurt him the most, it was knowing that Emma had suffered because of him. If they weren’t dating, that lowlife wouldn’t have recorded a video of her in the shower. Nyco had promised himself he would always protect her but, it turned out that he was now the reason she was hurt.

Nyco put on his flying goggles and looked down as Lasson ran towards his house, unaware that he was about to end this conflict once and for all.
It was time for retribution.

Nyco let himself fall off the rooftop and activated the Rocket Boots as he was about to crash into the ground. He set them at full speed and followed his target.

Lasson heard a buzzing sound behind him but, by the time he turned over to see what it was, Nyco had already grabbed him from behind and took off flying.

The bully was shaking in fear not knowing who had captured him. The attacker’s face was right behind his so he could not see him.

-Stand still or I’ll drop you off-, Nyco said peacefully.

-Ny… Nyco? What are you doing!? Let me down-, screamed Lasson.

-If you don’t calm down, you are going to regret it-, Nyco threatened. The calm demeanor of his kidnapper made Lasson know that he wasn’t fooling around. That insane boy would drop him in a heartbeat, he was sure of it. He stopped resisting as Nyco took him higher and higher in the air. -Give me your drone right now and unlock it with your fingerprint-, Nyco ordered.

-I… I can’t, it’s in my pocket, I can’t reach it with you holding me like this-, he complained.

-No problem-, Nyco said serenely.

The flying teenager let go of the bully and watched him fall. Lasson started screaming as he saw the floor getting closer and closer to his face. Nyco then grabbed him by the foot with his left hand and kept flying.

-If you drop the drone, I drop you-, Nyco assured him.

The bully was upside down flying in the night with the person he hated the most holding him by his left foot. His life was literally in Nyco’s hands so he didn’t even think of contradicting him. He took the drone out of his pocket and handed it to him. Nyco saw the small drone and headed over to a rooftop.

-Place it gently on the floor-, the teenager ordered his bully. -Put your E-C next to it too and unlock them-.The scared brown haired boy placed his drone and E-C on the floor as Nyco lowered him. When they were finally off his hands, Nyco tossed the bully aside making him fall on his back.

Nyco landed on the rooftop, took off his goggles and reached for the drone and Lasson’s E-C. He felt a sudden sting on his right side where Lasson had kicked him numerous times that day. He ignored the pain and grabbed the drone. It was unlocked as he had ordered.
He searched for Emma’s video among all the recordings. When he found it, he felt another wave of rage just thinking of her desperation and fear. He made sure not to open the video by accident, he could not bear the thought of seeing her naked this way. He looked at the video’s history and checked that it hadn’t been sent anywhere or saved in the cloud. He also checked his E-Cube, there wasn’t any trace of the video in it.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to make sure that there wasn't another copy of the video.

-Has someone recorded this video straight from the screen of your drone?-, Nyco asked. Even if the video hadn’t been shared, Erix could have recorded it with his E-C. If that were the case, he would be next on the list.

-Who knows-, Lasson answered with a smile.

In truth, Erix hadn’t recorded the video. His drone had the only copy of the recording. Lasson was now regretting this. If he had sent the video to someone else or let Erix record it, he would still have power over Nyco.

He did not expect Nyco to take his revenge on the same day, so he didn’t take enough safety measures. Lasson felt stupid for not thinking ahead. He had seen Nyco follow his orders all day and didn’t stop to think he would be so bold in attacking him.

He now had to pretend that someone else had the recording, that was his only way of protecting himself from that maniac.

Nyco was infuriated from seeing Lasson smile when talking about what he had done. Nyco deleted the video from the drone and threw it over the rooftop so it would break when it reached the floor. He then threw the bully’s E-C.

-I will make you tell me if someone has the video, Lasson-, Nyco announced with complete confidence as he got his Rocket Boots off. He didn’t want to use the boots to take Lasson down, he would do it with his own power. He felt the cold floor on his feet. Since the Boots were quite heavy, they would only slow down his movements, so he had no other option, he would fight barefooted. Nyco took the control glove off and secured it in his pocket. -Our conflict ends tonight-, Nyco announced.

The teenager was full of anger. Lasson looked him in the eyes and realised that the only way out of that fight was leaving him unconscious. Nyco clenched his knuckles in anticipation. The way Lasson had assaulted Emma’s pride was unforgivable. He had gone too far. Nyco was determined to settle things with him that night.