《Revenge is what i live for》


 Prologue

    ? If that was that easy. ? I say with a weary voice while turning off the television.


    In this world where nobody is safe from danger. I am just an ordinary student :Akashi Kat¨­, I am 16 years old and I have only one desire. Exterminate the vermin that gnaws the streets.


    I already lost so much, including my parents. Following their atrocious death I live alone. I also have a sister. But I am separated from her since the accident I hope I can see her again one day. Maki, she was too young. She must not remember me. But yeah, let the past be the past.


    I get ready to go to school after putting on a white shirt with my uniform. I take my shoulder bag then I get out of my home after locking the whole house. We are never too careful over here.


    On the road, there are always the same posters for their new special unit ¡°Hope¡± They are our last hope. And I will be one of them.


    The world around me is dark. Contaminated. A part of the people that lived here had the chance to leave a long time ago. Before the city was set up in quarantine. Cut from the rest of the world. Trap like rats.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    Vengeance. I only live for that.


    I keep saying this to myself so I can keep up living there.


    ? Akashi Kat¨­. Hurry up. You are going to be late ? Says the person in charge of the entrance of the school. After I get in, they close the door. ? Chuck ? Our security agent keeps an eye on us everyday, with his Type 64 rifle. I can''t see how that can be enough to stop criminals but that reassure the others.


    I am going to my classroom where everybody talk in their corner. Me, I am just going to sit down at my seat, at the third row right next to the window.


    ? Did you revise? ?


    ? What?! There is a test today ?! ?


    Pff. No one to raise the level up. The people in my class are not really smart. But Whatever I just come here to study I don''t care about the other people.


    ? Sit down and take a paper please. ? Says our old teacher with his natural serious voice.


    At the moment where nothing could be hear as the teacher was giving the test, An alarm sounds, noting an intrusion in the building.

 I) Beginning of trouble

    ¡°Please keep your calm and head to the security shelter without precipitation¡±-Said the professor as the students were already running outside the classroom while screaming in panic, toppling tables and chair on their way out, the professor follows them soon after.


    I just stay calmed, sitting on my chair like nothing happened, saying to myself that it was probably better to just wait here..


    A few seconds later, I heard multiple gunshots back in the hallway soon followed by noises of a mad rush, then I saw Chuck coming at the door of the classroom covered in blood with his rifle slung over his shoulder.


    Just before he collapses on the ground he said ¡°Hide yourself..He is coming..¡±


    I stood up, check his pulse, nothing, he is dead. I can hear more gunshot and scream coming from outside the room..


    I took Chuck¡¯s rifle..only one mag. I never touched a real weapon in my life, it feels weird to hold one.. But hey the mechanism looks simple, I cocked the gun with the gun slung over my shoulder.


    I can¡¯t hear anymore screams or gunshot from outside, just slow footsteps getting closer and closer to the doors..


    I closed the door and then I placed myself behind a table returned by the run of the students and wait for the intruder to come in the room.


    The door opened.. I heard an heavy breathing.. he is getting closer..soon it¡¯s gonna be the time.. Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaa! Don¡¯t hurt me!¡±


    Damn..I thought I was the only one who stayed in the room.. but apparently Hana stayed as well, the beautiful and studious girl of the class.. Well shit..


    ¡°Ohhh.. What a beautiful girl we have here..¡± Said the intruder on a tone that froze my blood.. I raised my head up to see the scene and I saw a middle aged man with a hood on. He was holding Hana by the hair while holding a revolver with the other hand..


    If I shoot now I am gonna hurt her.. but i¡¯ve got no other choice..


    ¡°Please don¡¯t kill me!¡± Said hana, petrified


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry for that I..¡±


    I couldn¡¯t hear more of this.. I raised my body higher than the table and while doing so I broke a chalk by stepping on it.. The noise it made could be heard from all the room and the man turned around with his revolver pointed at me..


    I did not aim fast enough and he shot first, the bullet hitting my right shoulder as I tried to go back into cover..


    ¡°Come out little guy and the pain will be soon gone¡±-Said the man while laughing


    I am bleeding badly.. I don¡¯t feel my shoulder anymore.. I am starting to shake as fear invade me.. Is this where I will die? The same way as my parents did?!


    No..No.. I can¡¯t die here.. Not like that..


    He is coming, I can hear his heavy steps getting closer to me.. I am playing my last card right now..


    With my right foot I hit a chair at the moment he came in front of me, by doing so he got unbalanced for a few seconds.. I already aimed my gun at him, relying on my right shoulder to hold the rifle.. And then I search the last strength I got to shoot him.. The pain almost snatched my right shoulder with the recoil.. 20 Bullets.. I emptied the mag, hitting him at point blank range.. He collapses on the ground after a last death rattle.. He is dead..


    I am saved now, first step toward revenge.. The only thing I saw before I faint was Hana¡¯s Face right next to me and black leather boots.. I wonder who are the people wearing them..


    End of Chapter 2

 II) Rebirth

    Darkness.. Darkness.. I only see this.. Am I dead? No.. It¡¯s not possible. The boots I saw.. Could they belong to..


    ¡°Akashi?! Are you awake?¡±


    I just opened my eyes, I was laying down in a hospital bed, feeling the pain in my right shoulder.


    ¡°You finally woke up, you have been asleep for 2 days, Welcome back.¡± Said the doctor in front of me.


    ¡°What happened after I fainted? How is Hana doing?¡±-Said while feeling a bit dizzy.


    ¡°She is good, don¡¯t worry about her. She was waiting for you to wake up, she will be there soon.¡±


    A few minutes later Hana came in the room, wearing a blue navy coat as well with a white scarf. Her beautiful long black hair falling on her shoulder. She let out a big smile, tears of joy falling from her eyes, her beautiful green eyes..


    ¡°Akashi you are alive! Thank god!¡±-Said Hana as she poses her head on the bed, still crying tears of joy.


    ¡°I am good Hana.. Don¡¯t worry about me.¡±


    ¡°But I want to thank you, you saved my life.. I didn¡¯t know what to do..¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s nothing Hana.. Everybody would have panicked in this situation¡±


    ¡°But.. by my fault you got injured!¡±


    ¡°If I would have done nothing you would have died Hana.. It¡¯s better to have one injured than one dead. What happened to the others?¡±This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    ¡°They are all dead.. We are the only ones who survived.¡±


    ¡°Damnit.. It was my fault I should have reacted sooner..¡±


    ¡°No Akashi! Don¡¯t blame yourself! You couldn¡¯t have saved them.. But you managed to save me, don¡¯t be so hard on yourself. You did what was right.¡±


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t let you die, it¡¯s impossible to let people die in front of you without doing anything.¡±


    ¡°Thanks Akashi.. I would like to give you back the favor one day..¡±


    ¡°Be happy and live your life heads up, it¡¯s the best gift you could ever give to me.¡±


    ¡°Thanks again Akashi.. Maybe you never notice but I..¡±


    Before she could finish her sentence she was cut by the sudden opening of the door, followed by the entrance of two persons, a man and a woman in a military uniform.


    ¡°So you are Akashi right?¡±-Asked the lady


    ¡°Yes I am.. Who are you?¡±


    I felt oppressed by their look and faces, the woman had long blond hair with blue eyes, while the man had short black hair with brown eyes, his face was marked by the years.


    ¡°We are members of the Hope squad, we were supposed to kill the intruder in your school.. Congratulations for your courage and bravery but we are not only here to thank you.¡±


    ¡°Then why?¡±-I asked semi surprised.


    ¡°Well, by your actions two days ago we deducted that you could be a good element for us. We also know a lot about you Akashi, including the death of your parents.¡±


    They know everything about me, no need to lie.


    ¡°And also that the person who killed them is still in liberty, so we thought that..¡±


    She approached the bed, posing a briefcase on it while taking a paper out of it, looks like a contract.


    ¡°Everything is filled, either you sign and you join the elite or either you condemn yourself at a pitiful life. The choice is yours Akashi Kat¨­.¡±-Said the woman while giving me a pen which I took with my left hand. That¡¯s what I always wanted since the start, Liberate the city and avenge my parents.


    I signed the paper without saying anything, she took back the paper and then the three stood in front of me, even Hana was doing the same, Why? She is with them? Then they said


    ¡°Welcome in the Hope squad.¡±