The rebirth of planet Resoria Z9
Chapter 20

Struggling to get out of bed, my attempts failed more when I could feel how sore my muscles were from all the stress that caused me last night. My sleep was down in the drain from me turning around every few hours laying there with a million thoughts passing through in my brain.

I lost track of all the different theories I made after seeing John being handed that packet by the intruder and the stain that was left on his shirt from Ekvtron’s liquid. I was so sure that John had sent his staff members after Thomas but I never saw it coming that they would be sent to my dorm and run off with something valuable as the androids. In my eyes the liquid was as valuable as the androids.

I threw off my covers and walked to the bathroom before glancing at Ekvtron who rested in the glass closet without thinking I searched for any wounds on his lower body with my eyes. Once I knew he was in a good state my gaze flickered to Bortums face and became more confused when it was back in its original color silver.

I rubbed my forehead. It felt overwhelming by the sudden changes in the androids and have to deal with John who now had Ekvtron’s liquid in his hands. I couldn’t tell them knowing they would only end up murdering John but could murder be the answer I needed to solve this mess I wondered.

Approaching the bathroom I stepped inside it. It would have made more sense if the intruder left the cabinets in havoc but as I looked around everything was in its place. I took my toothbrush and brushed my teeths more rough as I felt an anger come in close. I had let John off with too many things but this act of his was unforgivable. I had to do something quick and carefully planned out. I splashed my face with cold water and tried to control my pulse, which was now rising. I did not want to wake Bortums up and be asked questions I could not answer.

I hurried to dress myself and grabbed my computer on the way as I carefully closed the door after me. I did not want to have a key to lock the door for if another intruder or the same one had the guts to steal from when Ekvtron was there I would want to see their attempts now that Bortums and Talus were in the room with the only goal to eliminate their threat.

The more I thought about why Ekvtron had not physically harmed the intruder I realized the answer lies in Ekvtron’s awareness level being dangerously low and when Bortums said that being in that state was almost being brain dead. Walking through the hallways I was more than ready to skip my classes if John was in my path. This time I would not let him off that easily. I picked up my pace and walked down the stairs out of the building and across the small campus park.

Once I arrived at the larger building where several students were roaming I did not walk with head down and Instead looked at each student that walked past me hoping I would see him. Walking further down the hallways and past the study room I ignored the memories of being with Thomas before he hurried to his family reunion.

Having thoughts like that made me feel as if he had passed away like I was thinking of him in past tense but I knew deep inside that all the misunderstanding I had would be cleared. I walked inside the classroom two minutes late and professor Daniel was teaching and sat down in the second row with the seats closest to the window.

‘’ Goodmorning. I was waiting for all of you to be here before announcing about your classmate. As you can see Thomas has been absent the last couple of days and I know that many of you saw Thomas' family being here yesterday with principal Owen.’’

Said professor Daniel pausing through his announcement and wandering his eyes to mine with a pity look before continuing with his words. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion, refusing to let the professor's word sink in. I know where he was heading but it made no sense Thomas was in good health both in mind and body.

It was almost rare for adult men to be abducted if one compared the statistics I tried to convince myself. But the more I thought about it and remembered the wealth that came behind Thomas it was not unlikely if he was to be abducted for his family’s wealth.

What was I even saying I started to realize what my words meant and the lack of sympathy I mentally held. Until the words came out of the professor’s mouth in clear manners I would let everything I was holding back pour out like a tsunami.

‘’ It has been confirmed by the police that Thomas was found deep in the forest, not alive. I can’t imagine the pain his family is going through but they are not going to rest neither are we until Thomas has been served with justice. The university’s counselor has all the needs each student needs and the hours are open through the whole day. Before we can truly mourn Thomas we have to help one another get him the justice he deserves.

A couple of police officers are waiting outside and they have a few questions to ask each one of you. Starting with who was with Thomas before he went missing.’’ Said professor Daniel with a devastating and wary voice.

My head was spinning around and the professor's words were slowly fading away as I became wrapt in my thoughts. Hearing the professor talk justice needed to be served for Thomas was the proof that he was murdered but who could have wanted him dead flooded my mind. Was John truly capable of murder or did he pay someone to kill Thomas for him? I wondered and thought the second option was more likely. Why would Thomas go in the forest was the only thing that I could not get out of my head.

Hearing cries erupting from my classmates, my tears became dry. For how long would I continue to allow John to walk free without any regards to the people he hurts? If I couldn’t do it for myself or see my own pain was important enough to hurt John then I had to do it for Thomas. I knew that no soul in this living world would be able to stop me from ordering my androids to rip every limb of John’s body.

He took from me the only person I could call a friend and for what? Was Thomas' life only worth scaring me into submission for him? Is that how John sees human life as another pawn to use to fulfill his gruesome desires. John knew that no judge would sentence him for life nor would he be in prison more than 15 years.

Would I spend the rest of my life cursing him and protest until Thomas was served his justice? No, I had to become the judge and the executioner to prove to him that his life does not scale higher and that his heart does not pump out other than the blood we all have. If we were able to put each other's life on a scale does one believe that their wealth would make their scale heavier and more valuable than the one without? Too many of us hold that belief with arrogance but I will cure that disease of the human mind and unite us for what we truly are.

A life form enriched with empathy and the strength to avenge and protect the defenseless one. An impatient loud knock brought us out of our thoughts as my classmates and I looked around in confusion forgetting what was waiting for us behind that door.

I was the first one our professor walked over to and I saw the same pity on his face that he wore yesterday. He was genuine but I couldn’t help feeling that staring at me in pity meant that the situation was out of reach for me to make a change and to be a help of.

I brushed off those thoughts and stood up feeling that my legs were weak I had high hopes that he was okay and that he would make it back to class. But the more I walked closer to the door it hit with more force that I would have thought that he is really gone and that I have to executed John no matter what.

I took a deep breath and felt on the back of my head that my classmates were staring at me. It felt overwhelming that I did not know what they were thinking and how many of them thought that I was involved in his death. I grabbed the door handle and opened the door coming face to face with several police officers but I could not see John anywhere.

‘’ Jessica Holmes, We have some questions regarding the murder of Thomas Jones. If you come with us we can discuss this more privately.’’ Said one of the police officers.

I looked closer at his uniform and noticed it was the lieutenant who spoke to me. It wasn’t odd how quick this investigation was going and that a lieutenant was first at the scene considering how his parents were here yesterday. He came from a good family that had the power to use all the resources they could in order to bring justice for their son.

I nodded back and followed them knowing if I were to speak my classmates would hear how unstable I was and how I would lose control of my emotions where I was more angry than sad. The did not know that I did not have the time to mourn and needed to avenge him before John would be surrounded by his lawyers and his father at the scene.

We came closer to the entrance and walked down the stairs my view was blocked by the large police officers. They were making space for me to walk down I saw him standing on the two last steps of the stairs with a police officer and his lawyers getting out of their cars quickly hurry to him before he would speak.

There were three lawyers dressed in dark blue suits standing now in front of the police officer and stopping him to talk further but what made my blood truly boil was the difference between how he and I were treated. Only one police officer was assigned to integrate him while I was surrounded by three officers and a lieutenant.

It was a painful humiliation of the unfairness I was treated with and the grin he wore on his face made things more worse and harder for me to control my emotions seeing his lawyers reminded me that I could not afford a lawyer.A reminder that all my disadvantages was a only a profit for the Williams family to win in court if it came down who would be punished me or him.

I knew how easy it would be to put the blame on me now that I was out lawyered. Tears sprung out my eyes and my blood boiled as I watched John staring at me with the same grin he wore when he would torment me and repeat his gruesome words that I was only alive by his permission. I had no choice but to walk down the stairs until me and him were an arm length away from each other. I watched as the handcuffs were taken off his hands and he rubbed it slightly and looked at me with a glint in his eyes that he had the upper hand. Disgust was all over his face as he stood closer to me.

Anger sprouted to every bone in my body swimming with the blood until it reached my toes. Becoming enraged by how inhuman John truly was and despite the bullying I have endured all the years I never thought he would murder someone else other than me. Thomas never provoked him like I did nor did Thomas make his life difficult. Guiltiness devoured me as I realized that I put Thomas in his radar. Ear Shattering noise and the glass shattering from the large windows on the university brought me out of my thoughts and I fell out of the officers grasp. I lost my balance when the ground started to shake but John dug into my shoulder that only filled me with more hatred and the ground started to shaked more.

We drifted away from the officers and lawyers as we fought against gravity. I struggled to shake John off me but he pulled me closer despite that a small earthshake was happening.

‘’ That bastard got what he deserved and a lesson for you to understand what happens to those who stand in my way.’’ Said John with a raspy voice filled with hatred and his pupils darkening as he stared at me.

And just like how he sprouted those words I lost control of my emotions and threw a punch on his face. He landed on the ground with a surprised expression and a feet away from me I lowered to his level as he tried to get up and threw another punch but I wasn’t satisfied and cared less of the ground shaking beneath us and I didn’t registered the pain when I lost the control of my punch and landed it on the grass.

I brought back my bruised fist and continued to punch his face that was stained with blood and a voice erupted in my head chanting to kill him. The chants grew louder and the anger I felt was replaced with fear when I recognized who the voice belonged to. kill him you weak human. I froze and John used that opportunity to grab my hair with enough force to push me off from him as he stood quickly on his feets and the earthquake grew silent and the officers voices yelling at John to get off me as they noticed him trying to punch me. I laid frozen underneath him and the blood on his face dripped on my face.