Chapter 2: Genesis [2/3]
It was midday at Riverland High School, at the back of one of the lonely buildings, and five students were seen throwing heavy punches and delivering sharp, lethal kicks to Alister, who lay on the ground helplessly, enduring the immense pain from the brutal beating.
Alister was on his way to the library to spend his lunchtime peacefully as he did every other day when the short, contentious student he had an altercation with in the morning arrived with a group of guys to drag him away violently to the quiet corner.
While Alister tried to put up a fight, he was no match for the combined strength of the five, and he was immediately sent crashing to the ground, forced to endure their relentless assault.
THWACK
The one he had clashed with earlier—known among the others as young master Leo—landed a precise kick to Alister's stomach, causing him to flinch and groan in sharp anguish.
"Where's all your cool now? Huh? Where's that pathetic confidence of yours? Answer me!" Leo barked as he unleashed another vicious kick.
"Just because we were in public, you thought your so-called cool would protect you from the fallout of your disrespect," Leo continued, each kick punctuating his words, "now use that same lousy, aloof attitude to get the hell away from me!"
The other four boys showed no restraint as they savored every moment of kicking and punching Alister without mercy.
Alister bled from several parts of his body.
Beyond the visible bruises and wounds, his insides burned with unbearable pain as he silently shed tears.
This torture continued for the next five minutes. At this point, Alister's groans had faded almost to a whisper and his reactions were minimal, as though he were drifting toward unconsciousness.