"Hey idiot, think fast." Brian Lynch, the typical class bully shouted as he hurled a book at the unsuspecting scrawny kid.
*BAM*
The book landed squarely at the back of his head, pushing him forward comically which caused Brian and his goons to burst into laughter.
"Hey cut it out. Jerks" The class belle reprimanded the bullies as she crouched low to talk to the scrawny kid. "Hey idiot, why don't you ever fight back. You know they won't stop if you keep being passive right?"
Rubbing the back of his head, the boy turned to look the girl straight in the eye.
"The name is Eedyot, not idiot. Sasha, if you can't pronounce it right just call me by my surname."
"R- Right, sorry about that idi- Sinclair. I'm the worst girlfriend ever, how about I make it up to you after school." Sasha suggested with the most innocent look she could muster while having unholy thoughts in her head.
'I'll let the guys jump him today and hold me at gunpoint asking for money. This poor sod would give it to them since he loves me so much then I can finally break up with his sorry ass'
Taking her apology at face value, he accepted her proposal with a nod while a different train of thought ran through his mind.
"Hey idiot, I'm hungry. How much did they give today?" Brian shouted at Eedyot after he managed to get up.
"My name is Eedyot, not idiot Brian. How would you like it if I called you Brain, huh. You'd probably feel offended, considering your situation upstairs…." Eedyot said mockingly, finally fed up with the intentional mispronunciation of his name.
The class fell silent, chatter fading to silence as the class stared dumbfounded.
What the hell just happened.
Did Eedyot take drugs, how could he forget his place, how could he forget all his past beatdowns, and for what– pride? honour??
Feeling the confused stares of his classmates on him, their silent questions asking for his response.
Fuming at the humiliation he was experiencing, Brian cracked his knuckles menacingly, the scowl etched on his face doing its job of enhancing his terrifying appearance.
"Brian wait don't–"
*BAM*
Completely ignoring the class representatives attempt to dissuade him, Brian kicked off, the short distance between he and his target blurring in under a second as his fist found its mark deep in Eedyot's gut.
Failing to stop the air in his lungs from rushing out, Eedyot was left panting on the floor, his lip movement akin to that of a fish as he tried forcing air back into his system.
As sad as the scene was, majority of the class felt relieved.
The world hadn't changed overnight, actions still has consequences and the quiet kid who decided to retaliate got beaten down.
That was just the natural order of things.
Right as Eedyot was about to receive a second helping of Brian's knuckle sandwich, Sasha covered his body with hers, fulfilling her role as a caring girlfriend as she stared straight at Brian.
The class rep also came to stand between them, not trusting Brian to remain rational enough not to hit a girl.
"Tsk. You're lucky you've got such a pretty girl to protect you, perks of being rich I suppose. Too bad she could never compare to the warmth and protection your parents offered when they were alive."
The class went silent again, though it wasn't out of shock, rather out of disgust they didn't dare to show. Brian had just carelessly mentioned one of the taboo topics of the class- the death of Eedyot's parents.
Yes, Eedyot was an orphan.
Although it wasn't uncommon to find an 18 year old orphan, it wasn't really common either, especially when one considered that Eedyot was a single child who had been conceived in his parents' mid 20s.
What made the topic a taboo was the situation surrounding their death.
Tortured, then murdered in their matrimonial bed by a psychopath who recorded the whole thing before releasing it on social media.
The videos were difficult to pull down, the culprit never found and all investigations and clues ended up cold and useless.
The state compensated him with a not so small sum of money, feeling partly responsible for their deaths since they failed in protecting the sole witnesses who were willing to testify against some big time criminals.
Remembering the accumulated pain, hatred, confusion and much more that had been allowed to brew within him since he was 8, Eedyot cursed silently and crawled out from under Sasha, reaching into his bag.
"Fuck you Brian. And fuck the world for taking everything from me. Aliru necru sytes goopive hachun–"
"Hey idiot have you finally become a retard." Brian teased.
"Seciga avilo sunthre eschabad." Eedyot ignored Brian as he pulled out something from his bag that made the class gasp.
"Yo Eedyot is- is that a bomb." Someone stammered.
"No it can't be. It must be a toy or something. Yeah I'm sure it's just a toy." A girl reasoned, even though her whole body was shaking.
"Eedyot Alex Sinclair, put the object in your hand on the desk beside you before I get there." The self- righteous class president's firm voice rang out as he walked towards Eedyot.
"Or what, huh? You'll report me just like you have been doing to Brian. Newsflash. They won't get here in time." Eedyot said with a deranged laugh.
"B- But babe. What about me, I'll also get caught in the explosion and die. We had planned a fun night out after school today, don't you want that?" Sasha said in a quiet voice, hoping to sway Eedyot's mind with her feminine wiles.
For a moment she thought it worked since she saw a bit of conflict in his eyes, but he just kissed her and said, "I'm sorry my love, but it is a risk I'm willing to take."
With that he continued chanting the words the being who appeared in his dreams asked him to say, " Lachreal vutu skeki hunsay. Accept my humble sacrifice oh Eldritch beings."
With the final incantations spoken, rhe floor lit up in a pale white light as gravity lost its hold over everything in the room.
"It's working. It's actually working. Hahahaha." Eedyot's deranged laughter resounded in everyone's ears as they tried grabbing onto anything to steady their wild floating.
"Am I tripping or is that an actual Magic circle on the floor?" Marcus, the class dweeb and Eedyot's assistant on the bullies' list asked, looking all excited.
"Tripping, how can you trip in midair brother. What next, are you going to trip over a wireless connection or how about a reddit thread huh. I'd lime to see you try?" Morgan, Marcus's twin brother who also happened to be the self proclaimed class clown asked, laughing at the joke only he found funny.
"Now for the final act. Guide our souls to the Beyond. Lattom."
*BOOM*
With a flick of his finger, the bomb went off and the whole class was enveloped in a soundless explosion.
The last words they all heard were; "Summoning successful."