"Ah, but general.. THEY are preparing for combat. For fighting. To use their powers to the maximum" Raphael spoke with a strong voice before the assembled various high positioned people of the government. He sat in one of the chairs of a round table, and looked at each and every one that sat in the circle "Why shouldn't we?" He then asked. There was a certain degree of silence among the other people, except for discrete mumbling. The general rose then "But the school is an approve Hero academy. They are training people to do good. To use their powers to help"
Raphael rose from his seat as well, opening a suitcase that he had by his side. He brought up a couple of papers and he threw them across the table. The papers also had some pictures among them.
"In these papers will you find recordings of death that has occurred in their school. They are killing their own people. In those papers will you also find photographs. You will find photographs that show students abusing their powers. Just recently, by merely walking the halls, a student took himself the right and liberty of attacking me with his powers" He then shuffled the pictures somewhat, showing various people fighting each-other at the school.
"They are dangerous people. Once they have succeeded with their purpose, and have completed their training, what would stop them from striking those whom can not defend themselves? Which is us. The people of this world without powers. There are students there who could handle the entire US Army with their bare hands. Others could strike at the White House without even having to worry about detection because they can simply pop up inside" As he finished, he sat down. The general glanced over at him from where he stood, remaining silent "What exactly are you suggesting?"
"At the very least, commence an official investigation. Have the government put their foot down, go to that school and evaluate this threat yourselves. If you do find it as dangerous as I have, then contact me and we can walk hand-in-hand into this matter. Because believe me general, they will not close down willingly. They will resist, and I am the man that can help you stand against that resist"
Derek was in his room. Dark thoughts were mixing in his mind.
''Skiv...''
Suddenly, he sensed a feeling, a presence arround him. The same calming voice that spoke to him in the past, vocalized again.
''You cannot change what has transpired here. Why weep, why feel ashamed? It was not your fault.''
The boy looked up, but saw no one.
''Derek... you could have come and save her. Why did you retract yourself? WHY?''
The voice stopped before continuing, peaceful as the sound of water hitting on shore rocks.
''If I would have appeared, I would have had to confront Skiv, which would have brought destruction to the school. There is a thing he does not understand. Power alone only corrupts the one using it. With his power he is gaining, each moment he loses himself more. He is too weak minded to know this, as I were some time ago. But you must accept the lessons you learn in life, and grow from it. And now it is your time to grow. Let go of the hate, of the anger that haunts you. Be more that the person who killed Vixen, and you will defeat him, even without powers.''
The words hit Derek hard. But he had to accept them. He knew the voice was right.
Standing up, he wiped himself one more time. He had grown. He knew how to be now. He wasn't afraid of anything. Everything would or would not happen.
''Thank you Derek'' the boy said.
The voice fainted away.
''There is hope, even in that which seems empty of it. Heads up and strong, I will return soon, and when I do some will make amend of there actions, for I will be stronger, of will and of power.''
Derek smiled. He had no doubt about that. He could feel Derek's presence, and it was stronger than Skiv's.
Closing the door after leaping through to the corridor, he walked outside for some air. For some unknown reason, he felt different inside of him. As though another presence was felt in him. And he had no doubt that Vixen was where Derek was now, and that together they would stay inside of him, hand in hand.
Walked walked back into the school heading toward class. As she entered she was please at how the students were still studing. She sat at her desk an loaded an fileon her laptop. It read the power of psychic powers and the enter demon that can reach out.She had been in the middle of this book for months.Every time she can close to adding on to it she would be called to duty.
Derek shook his head.
''No. You have triggered your downfall. If he does not kill you, he will remove you from doing any harm. Don't you see? It is over Skiv. For no matter how strong you'll become, the only way you'd have a good fight with him is if you'd destroy this world. And he will not let it happen.''
Skiv began to laugh at his ignorance
"You have no idea what your on about if i wanted to i could destory this world today and he couldnt do much about it. But i dont want to i dont even intend on fighting him unless he attacks me since all i want is a talk. Plus even if he killed me or made me unable to do any harm, you reliaze that he would be opening himself up for an attack from beings greater then both of us."
Derek shook his head.
''You know not what Derek is becoming. But see you, and I feel that he will be greater than both of us, stronger than those greater beings. He might forgive you if you are sincere. His return will mark judgement.''
Derek stood still, watching Skiv's laugh. No, he thought, he truly does not understand.
Skiv waved his hand as and a 3D sequence of a Creature that appeared to be made of the same energery that Skiv generated was ravaging a world of people with powers similar to theres.
"Do you see this being he has destroyed countless worlds, slaughtered millions of people with powers greater then ours. And he was defeated by a combination of my father and master. Not even Derek could hope to achieve the power of that creature in the next 300 years, and yet they defated him now how do you think they'd feel about some earthboy killing me without even hearing me out"
Vixen sat up, her hand to her head as she squinted her eyes against the light. Slowly she looked up at the man making his way over to her. Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped open in disbelief. "D... Derek?" Solid energy radiated off of his body. It was so strong that she could feel it from where she sat. The hairs on the back of her neck rose higher and higher with each step he took. Anything that got to close to him would disintegrate from this energy. His eyes pure white, like a lunarian. She was frightened for a moment from this sudden change. It scared her to the very marrow of her bone. The power, she could feel it steaming from his body like a sweaty horse on a cold winter morning... His power was nothing she had ever seen before.
Derek started walking, slow and going nowhere.
''It seemed you past away, for I can only presume that is how you reached here. This is a temporal distortion. You must have been confronted to it moments after your death, and are passing through a series of those distortions.''
He looked in her eyes.
''I could make you stop and this dimension, if you wish me too''.
His voice changed. It was a scared voice, and ashamed.