Actions have consequences

Chapter 8

John's P.O.V

"I was crowned king I thought that they would finally start treating me like a person but no the insults got worse they just do it behind my back now ". I said

Everyone was silence even Arlo ,they just had this look of pity but I don't deserve it .

"I finally made it to the top I wasn't weak anymore ,What gave them the right to talk about me that way when all they did was bully those weaker than them never putting any effort into being stronger than complain about how weak they were and they expected me to me to forget everything they did to me as a low tier, I started to become even more aggressive ,started beating everyone who spoke ill of me , I became just like them ,no that's not right I became worst then them I became a cold ,heartless tyrant . The friends I held so dear started to mean nothing to me. The only thing that mattered was getting stronger, they tried reasoning with me but I was to far gone I either yelled at them or beat them like every one else, until one day Adrion came up to the roof were I was and told of about the snake her plan how she used me , how she had a vision of the Jack over throwing me ,how she was rallying students to ambush me , how she never really care about me, I snapped at him he was only trying to help and I took out my anger on him , later I found a note telling me to meet her at New Boston turf war site , I found her waiting with the entire third year class and the Jack, What actually enraged me wasn't the fact that she betrayed me but that she came up with the single most stupid strategy I have ever witnessed ,no backup plan in case things went sideways ,no defence ,they just straight up tried to rush me, I don't think what happened next could be called a fight it was more like a massacre , they didn't stand a chance not against me by the time it ended all the third years were in critical condition including the Jack , except her
What she told me was burned into my mind especially the last part 'Your nothing but a bully, a tyrant , I never should have helped you , I wish I never met you ,Monster ' after that everything was a blur I remember getting expelled from New Boston high I remember all the horrible stuff I did to deserve it". I said not hiding what type of person I was.

Everyone was looking at me in shock it's almost as if they actually care but that would never happen .

"He's telling the truth ". Isen said "But there's more to this story , There's a whole year missing , you transfer to wellston 2 years ago the New Boston incident was more than 3 years ago , What happened during that year?" .

All the memories of my readjustment class started flooding back in my mind ,all those "lessons" started to rush out and my head started to hurt and vision got blurry . After a few seconds my headache stop and my vision stabilized.
"None of your fucking business , Isen !" I growled .

Isen flinched out his hands above his head and begged for forgiveness.

"John , earlier you mentioned UnOrdinary as one of the things keeping you in check ,Why did you have the book? Forgive me but it doesn't seem like your kind of book" Remi asked .

"After the New Boston incident, I locked myself away in my room barely eating , I say in my room in disgust in myself and horror in what I had done , I just wanted to waste away in my room ,until one day my dad enters my room he tells me about a new book he wrote and how he is going to be there for me no matter what. He leaves his manuscript there beside the bed , the book UnOrdinary by William H Doe " I replied

I turned around to see there wide eye faces they never put 2 and 2 together .
Arlo was about to say something but I interrupted
"Before you say anything Arlo my dad never meant to start this whole vigilante craze or undermine society , he wrote the book to help me , his stupid ,angry wayward son".
Arlo closed his mouth.

"Let me get this straight you we the first person to ever read UnOrdinary and you weren't inspired to be a hero. Did you not learn anything from the book or did you not care about the message." Remi asked .

"I was inspired by the book just not to become a hero ,the book helped me at a point when I was lost it provided me with guidance were my dad couldn't .I found a different kind of strength .I couldn't use my power responsible so I decided not to use it at all, I did the only good thing I ever did as a high tier , I abandoned the throne , I wasn't fit to lead so I didn't lead, I put myself as far away from the throne as I could to stop myself should I ever get tempted." I said . " But again somebody in this room forced me back in hierarchy and still has no regrets about it. "

"Oh, cry me a river John ". Arlo said.

"Sure and I'll fucking drown you in it ! " I replied.

"Ok I think I understand your reasoning more now but I still believe that you didn't have to go out of your way to hurt people." Remi said .

"Tell me something Remi do the Elites and Mid-tiers have to go out of the way to hurt ,oppress and generally make life hell for low tiers ?" I asked.

" well no bu-"

"Exactly they don't have to , how come you haven't talked to them, Explain that ? You are a part of a system that hurts everyone that wasn't lucky enough mid-tier ,you guys divided the school long before I came and in New Boston I did the same thing only I didn't care about rank , I still did my duties as king ,I followed the hierarchy but they all screamed oppression because I didn't let them get away with shit like you guys do ."