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"Y-Yes?

" Elena replied a little confused

nElena... Why does that sound so familiar...

nBefore he even realised it, Tears began flowing down his eyes

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"What's wrong with this guy?

"

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"He's crying? Lol, is this a confession?

"

nOne of the girls was about to pull out her phone to record what was happening, when all of the sudden, John said

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"Do you... Know me?

" John asked

nAs they heard this, one of the girls swung her leg to kick him in the stomach as she said

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"Let go of her already!

"

nBut John instinctively stopped the kick by grabbing on to it before giving her a glare

nSeeing this, she nervously pulled back her leg as she said

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"This guy is a creep... Hey, let go of her hand or we'll tell the teachers.

"

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"That's right, tell him!

" Said another friend

nDamn it... If four people go at once to tell the teacher, I'll be in trouble even if I'm not guilty...

nRealising what he had just thought, John wondered why he had suddenly thought of such things.

nJohn subconsciously released his grip over Elena and she was pulled over to one of her friends who checked to see if there were any marks from John's sudden grip.

nOnce she noticed that there weren't she let out a sigh of relief before pointed at John and said

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"Next time you do this, you'll regret it!

"

nHearing this, John wiped his tears and bowed

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"Sorry!

" he shouted before running off

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"A-Ah, Wait!

" Said Elena as she tried to stop him

nBut he couldn't hear her, without looking back, he continued to run

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"What is this...?

" Ariel asked as she refused to believe what she was witnessing

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"Master Sylvia... Is losing...?

"

nIt was close quarter fight, the two were fighting hand to hand, and Master Sylvia had yet to land a clean hit.

nJohn send a fist straight at her faced which she avoided by tilting her head to the side and sending in a kick to counter, but John avoided it, just as easily as he avoided every other attack, before sending a punch straight at her belly where she had the wound

nIt was hard to detect since it was covered by a shadow, but he was accurately hitting at it, slowing her down even more than before

nLeft and right, John began to rotate between his fists as he got control over the fights flow. Punching and kicking her in any place that showed opening

nMaster Sylvia was in pain and on the defensive, his punches were strong and fast, she would block the ones aimed at her stomach, but because of her wound, she was getting hit in other places.

nDespite that she seemed to be holding on, waiting for something.

nJohn a side-kick straight at her head, and as she shadow-stepped beside him to avoid it, he crouched down kicking her off balance

nAs she lost balance and was about to fall on to her back. John quickly raised his leg before sending it straight down

nHis axe-kick however, didn't connect with her as she managed to shadow step above him in time.

nOnce she was above him, she twisted her body as she sent her elbow straight towards the back of his head, to increase the impact.

nHowever, before it could connect with his head, it ended up connecting with his arm which he had stretched back.

nThe instant, he had a firm grip on her hand, he slammed her down., cracking the cracked ground even more than it already was

nAs he moved in to finish her off, his hand stopped on its own before it reached her throat

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"Tsk... Fine.

"

nHe then stretched out his arm to the side and formed a dark circular shield which blocked the incoming fire and wind attack.

nHe looked over to see where the attack came from with an unamused look, it was the two girls who he had decided to spare

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"It was fun at first, but I've wasted enough time here-

"

nThe instant he said the word he suddenly felt danger, the unamused expression quickly changed into an excited one as he turned to Master Sylvia who laid on the floor.

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"Fun...?

" Said Master Sylvia, her voice sounded different and more sinister

nDarkness started to gather around Master Sylvia, as the shadow around her began to change.

nMaster Sylvia's air now felt slightly similar to John's, a strange pattern appeared over her arm, and it glowed a dark colour.

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"What the hell is wrong with me...

" John muttered as he let out a sigh and stared at his reflection in the puddle in front of him

nWhat's with this strange sense of deja-vu? John wondered as he continued to look at the puddle

nAs he continued to stare at his reflection, for a moment, just a single moment, it flashed a reflection of someone else.

nJohn who had been focused on the puddle and couldn't believe it.

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"A boy with yellow hair and green eyes...?

" He muttered in confusion

nHowever, the image quickly disappeared before he could get a better look at it

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"What was... that...?

" He asked as he placed his hand over his head

nHe was confused, he felt like he'd seen that boy somewhere before, but just couldn't reach it, something was missing.

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"What do I do now... It's raining, but even if it wasn't... Where would I even go?

"

nAs he tried thinking of something, a voice called out to him

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"John, You're John... Right?

" Said the voice

nJohn turned his head and it happened again, he felt a strange sense of deja-vu, like a feeling that it wasn't the first time that this happened

nAs the sound of the water droplets landing on the ground, resonated in the background, John found himself staring at her. He didn't know why but he felt sense of sorrow and happiness which couldn't be expressed with words and subconsciously replied with a smile

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"I think.

" with a lost and confused expression

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