I shouted at them as I sprinted forward, ready to fight. With one swift move, I punched the first normal-looking guy in the stomach and sent him flying backwards into the wall.
"He's down already?" the buffalo man said with surprise. I spun around to launch another attack on the other man who had stepped forward, but before I could do so, a strong gust of wind blew me away.
"You thought I was the weakest one, but you were wrong," he smirked. His companion—the rhino-man—stood behind him, prepared to tackle me if I managed to dodge his air blast.
I smirked back and my eyes lit up. "Let's make this more interesting," I replied as I increased my speed and became almost invisible.
"He's too strong! What should we do?" The buffalo-man took a step back and grabbed the girl from the ground as leverage. He shouted at me: "If you don't want her to die, show yourself!"
I didn't bother responding and instead charged my body with electricity. The buffalo-man realized he wasn't going to get his way so he grabbed his knife and threatened the girl.
That was the last straw for me, I spun around and hit the wind user in the face, sending him flying across and he hit the wall. Then I ran at the buffalo man, buffeting him with electric punches until he lay on the floor, moaning in pain.
I heard a rush of blood as I punched him forty times in total. As I stepped away, all my attackers were on their knees apologizing to me and the girl. "Wait here," I told them before leading her a short distance away.
"I need you to keep what just happened between us, alright?" I asked her with a smile. After a few moments of silence, she nodded and thanked me before picking up her jacket.
"I'll call the police so you can go now; I'll stay here until they arrive," I said and watched as she walked away.
"She had the resilience to stand up and leave here after what you did with a smile," I said as I fixed them with an icy stare and an evil grin.
"Let's do something that finally earns her a real smile," I continued as I moved towards them.
"Keep this in mind: don't tell a soul about what happened here or I'll find you and do it all over again," I warned, accentuating my words with wild gestures of my hands.
"Wh-what do you mean?" the buffalo man quivered as he kneeled in fear.
"Before the police arrive, let's have some fun by breaking your bodies, piece by piece," I answered with a glint in my eye.
With that, they began to scream for mercy, begging for forgiveness.
I proceeded to break their fingers and toes until the sirens blared nearby. Calming myself through deep breaths, I was able to control the bloodlust within me after twenty minutes.
When I arrived back home, hurriedly making sure my track jacket did not show the evidence of my deeds before my mother came home from work.
For the past few weeks I had been struggling to control my ability, I was afraid of what would happen if I lost control and hurt someone unintentionally.
So I began researching online; looking for some sort of way to keep it in check.
One day I stumbled upon a post that talked about using mental stimulation as a way to access your power.
After reading the post, I realized what was going on: my real ability isn't something basic, it isn't as simple as electricity—I can regenerate! But only when stimulated by certain emotions.
The type of stimulate required to activate my power is pain, anger and hate—those are the only times where my personality changes and become aggressive.
The more absorbed I am in these negative emotions the stronger my regenerative abilities become, and sometimes it is almost uncontrollable.
I decided that the best way for me to stay safe was to find ways to manage my emotions and train myself in order to be able use this power responsibly.
That meant I had to find ways that allowed me express those negative emotions without actually endangering anyone else.
So I started by doing activities like running, weightlifting, and martial arts which helped me channel my aggression and focus on controlling it rather than letting it get out of hand. Training at night also helped me vent out those feelings while getting physically fit at the same time.
At first, it was hard, but eventually, it became easier for me and even fun! Not only was I becoming better at controlling myself but also gaining physical strength that would ultimately help me protect others from harm if ever needed.
I knew that if these activities weren't part of my life then things probably would've gotten worse with or without taking into account using 'my powers.'
Nowadays even though sometimes fear still takes over me due to this ability, I take pleasure in knowing that now at least there's a better chance that no one will get hurt because of me.
So far, I have managed to keep my powers a secret from everyone but my mother. Today's events might have changed that. I can only hope that the people who witnessed my abilities will stay quiet and the girl won't tell anyone else about them.
Otherwise, it won't be long before my secret is out.
In the meantime, Ashylene arrived home and changed into her newly-selected outfit. Her maids brought her clothes to wear before the guest she wanted to meet would arrive.
"Hi there, how was school today?" Ashylene's mother asked.
"I'm good, Mom. How have you been?" Ashylene replied with a kind expression on her visage.
"I'm doing great; that dress looks nice. You'll look lovely tonight," she said as she passed her daughter's room.
Ashylene's facial expression changed and became frosty.
"So the Frost family is coming here, right?" she questioned as she stood in front of the mirror wearing a dazzling white dress.
"Lady Ashylene, the guests have arrived," her maid informed her. Ashylene then turned around and took a seat at the table as Jane's parents entered the room. Sarah and Tanaka followed suit and greeted Jane's family warmly.
Ashylene rose up and bowed as she smiled to welcome them all. Sarah looked at Ashylene with an artificial grin, trying to conceal her disdain towards her.
Ashylene gave them her regards and they took their seats. Then their mothers started chatting away.
"What are you three planning?" asked Ashylene as she faced Jane, Sarah and Tanaka who also looked back at her wearing smiles on their faces.
"How tedious," she said.
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