Don’t mess with me ever again

Seeing the bats in their hands caused me to shiver slightly as the karaoke memories ran through my mind. The pain was still etched into my body from that night, and a part of my mind told me just to run or leave it to Lyra. 

It sounded appealing to leave it all just to Lyra, but I didn't want to be helpless forever. I knew I could never defend myself if I let myself be too reliant on her. 

Speaking of which, Lyra conjured up an ice spear and got into stance. It was impressive to look at her and appreciate all the training you can see she has done. However, this wasn't the time to be gawking at my girlfriend. 

There were 3 bitches that were about to charge at us, and no doubt I would be their focus. If they wanted to get anything out of this, it would be to knock me out since Lyra is way stronger than them. 

Just as I predicted, Cas and Anglea both lunged towards Lyra, giving April a chance to run by and go straight for me. 

'Remember, just think of the weapon as a physical object.' All the training that I went through flashed through my head, and my body began to move. Bursting out from my hands a sword made from my golden flames formed. 

There was a brief moment of shock in April's eyes as she approached me, but it didn't stop her. Instead, she smiled and swung over her head, hoping to knock me out in one swing. 

What was interesting though, was that the swing April threw felt slow. Compared to what Lyra was throwing at me when testing my reaction time, this felt slow. Any lingering fear I felt seeped away, so I swung back towards her bat.

I didn't know how much power I needed for the swing, but I didn't care. As long as it stops me from getting hit again, then April can get 3rd-degree burns for all I care. 

My sword and her bat collided for a moment, making a bright light appear for a second before suddenly her bat was cleanly sliced in two. My fireblade was going straight for April's face, but she barely managed to lean back with only her bits of hair getting singed. 

Because of the unorthodox dodge, she fell back onto the ground, giving me the upper hand. With such a successful counter, I felt a surge of confidence in myself. I looked down at April who had lost all that ego and now looked at me with fear. 

With nothing to defend herself with, I figured it was time to give April a taste of her own medicine. I didn't plan to kill her, but I still had my fingers and legs to beat her with. Standing over April, it occurred to her what was about to happen, and she tried to crawl back. 

"W-wait w-we can talk about this. Y-you don't have to do this w-we can just forget about anything happening." April already backtracked on her confidence and tried to get me to stop. But why would I? Even with my whimpers and cries, she never felt a lick of sympathy for me. 

"Do you think I care?" Pointing my flaming sword right at April's neck caused her to freeze and not dare move another muscle. 

"T-tch." I could see on her face that she was fighting every part of her being not to prostrate in front of me. It was clear her previous words were just lies to put some distance between us, but that wasn't going to work. 

"Whats that? I can't hear you." Now I was getting cocky, and although I shouldn't be, it just felt so good. I also knew April couldn't do anything as she had no idea how to use magic, hence why she was using a weapon instead. 

"I-... I beg you, please don't hurt me. I promise I won't ever come near you again." April swallowed her pride and properly begged me to stop. 

"As if begging would be enough." However, I never planned to let her off the hook, I wanted to give back the pain she gave me. She can blame her previous self for being such a bitch. 

Without any more delay, I took a step forward and lifted my leg, ready to stomp on her head. Kicking down with the back of my heel, I crushed April's head onto the concrete. I felt something crack which was most likely her nose and maybe her skull. 

It kind of surprised me how strong I was with just a little mana infused with my leg. Raising my foot off her face, I saw that I completely messed it up with blood spurting out of her nose. She began to cough, adding to the pain she was already feeling. 

This wasn't enough, though. I was beaten relentlessly, and just one kick to the face wasn't going to cut it. With April incapacitated on the ground, it allowed me to continue my assault. I started kicking in April's ribs and stomping on her stomach, making sure she thoroughly got what she deserved. 

"This! This is only a fraction of what I've gone through!" My emotions started to shine through, and I even began to cry as I let out all my frustration onto April. Even though I've only known this version of April for under a month, I still had years of torment from my previous life. 

The way she toyed with my heart and life in high school, I wanted nothing more than to see her fall from grace. All the rumours that spread, the constant gossip of things that weren't even true. Forcing any friend I had away in fear of whatever bullshit she created.

I was letting it all out, not caring for what was happening around me. 

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<Lyra POV> 

It was a terrifying thought to take my eyes off Saki to fight, but I needed to trust that she would be okay. I've been training her for this very reason so that she can defend herself. We were also up against April and her minions, who have little to no magical abilities.

I doubted they posed much of a threat, but even then Saki's biggest issue is confidence. 

'I need to stop thinking and make sure I beat them quickly just in case.' Conjuring up my favourite weapon, a spear. I prepared to take on at least 2 of them. I knew they would prioritise me since my strength isn't that much of a secret. 

Just like I thought Cas and Anglea came sprinting towards me with April heading for Saki. This made me slightly worried since I had hoped April would come after me, but not much I could do now. 

The two girls ran towards me and they were certainly crafty. One aimed for my upper body while the other tried to sweep for my legs. However, there was a reason why the spear was my favourite weapon. 

I stood up straight while spinning the spear in my hand. As the girls got closer and swung their bats, I stopped the spear from spinning and locked it into myself. It was angled in such a way that I deflected both of their bats at the same time. 

The force that came from my spear caused their bats to vibrate violently. The pain was visible on their faces, as was the fact that they could barely hold the bats properly. Knowing they were in danger, both of them jumped back before I could counterattack.

"God damn bitch." They were getting angry and began to hurl insults at me. 

"This is what you get for hanging out with a worthless piece of shit." 

Now this is crossing a line, I wasn't going to allow them to insult Saki right in front. I took a deep breath to control my emotions and prepared to dash forward. I was going to show them why I am strong and not badmouth my girlfriend. 

Cas and Anglea realised what I was about to do and braced themselves, knowing they couldn't move out of the way. The alley was not quite wide enough, and the only real way out was backwards.

I spread my wings out as much as I could and flapped them as hard as I could while pushing off my feet. This made me dash at extremely high speeds, but at the cost of being incredibly hard to slow down. However, I had 2 flesh pillows to easily slow myself down. 

Both of them held out their bats, trying to block my spear, but it would be futile. I made sure both ends of my spear had a blade, so when I made contact, I easily sliced them in two. Everything happened in a matter of seconds, making it impossible for Cas and Anglea to register what happened. 

In the blink of an eye, both their bats had been sliced, and they now felt a cold, hard object pressed against their heads. From their POV, Cas and Anglea's vision would have turned black without knowing how. 

Dispelling my now broken ice spear from the impact, I quickly turned to Saki to see how she was doing, and it left me stunned. April was on the ground on the verge of passing out, and Saki showed absolutely no mercy. 

Saki straddled April and was unleashing a fury of punches into her face. Blood completely covered April's face, making it hard to recognise her, while Saki had her fist completely covered with spots all over her face and uniform.

I didn't know if I should be proud or worried, but one thing I knew was that I should stop Saki before she accidentally killed April. The last thing we want is more trouble from a noble family.

"Saki!" I rushed over and quickly pulled her off April, who was well and truly knocked out. As I lifted Saki, I heard that she was sobbing, which confirmed to me that she let her emotions get the better of her. I mean, who wouldn't? There is a lot of built rage that probably resurfaced, and I don't think I could control myself.

Saki tried to get out of my grasp, but she quickly came back to her senses and stopped. struggling. 

"It's okay, Saki. You got your revenge." I turned her around and embraced Saki, not caring about any of the blood that would also stain my clothes.

Without saying a word, Saki held me tight and continued to sob. 

'I should probably get out of here.' Someone would come to investigate the commotion, so before we were seen, I prepared to take flight.