The Mech Lord

"What in hell is going on?" Jack rushed towards the library with a grim look on his face.

There were still a lot of students all around the Academy. Some still had classes while a few were staying for their club activities. And, they were completely oblivious to the danger surrounding them. 

Jack's heart turned heavy on the mere thought of it and he increased his pace.

As soon as he got outside the door of the library, his expression changed as another terrifying aura came crashing down on him.

And, this time. It was totally unrestrained. The Will seemed to be domineering; enough to even make him have the urge to bow.

If it wasn't for the fact that the Dean had enveloped the whole Academy with his own Will, the entire student body would have had their faces pressing down against the floor.

''Who in hell thinks they can suppress me?!'' Jack muttered with a devious smile, and his own Will surged out countering the previous one.

"Boom!

The two Wills clashed, and cracks immediately spread apart all around Jack. And, with a snort, he pushed the Will trying to suppress him and entered the library.

'Be safe kid,' He muttered inwardly and turned around trying to find where the disturbance was taking place.

Suddenly, he noticed something from the corner of his eyes. And, the next instant, his face turned extremely ugly as he noticed what the thing actually was.

It was a tiny cat dragging the body of a student.

…

'Why in hell is no one coming?!! And, why in hell is there a monster in the library-nya?!!' Aiden grumbled inwardly as he continued to pull Harry.

'Hmmmn?' Suddenly, he noticed a figure coming towards them and he immediately became excited.

"Hurry!! Hurry-nya!!"

"A student is trapped inside!! And, fighting a monster!! Help him! Fast-nya!!''

…

"Meow!"

"Meow!"

"Meow!"

Jack looked at the tiny cat jumping all around as if it was trying to tell him something.

But, there was no way for him to understand what it was trying to say. Still, he could get the gist of the situation. 

He stooped down on his knees and put his finger on Harry's forehead before sending his Arora energy through his body to check on him.

When he confirmed that there was nothing wrong with him, he breathed in relief. But the relief only lasted for a second, when he finally noticed that the person wasn't Leo.

Suddenly, he felt a tug on his leg.

He looked below and saw that the tiny cat was trying to pull him somewhere.

'Come with me!! Can't you understand me-nya?!!' Aiden screamed, but in Jack's ears, it was only a 'meow' of a cat.

Jack immediately got up and picked the cat. He then began to make the way towards the only place where it all could have happened.

The Library was his domain after all. He had to know everything about it.

Once he got inside the storeroom, his eyes widened in surprise. He was shocked by the sight in front of him.

The storeroom was utterly destroyed. It seemed as if a spatial storm had hit the place. There were cracks all over the walls and floors. The cabinets and equipment in the room were broken apart.

And, only one person was left standing in the middle of all the chaos.

"Leo! You alright-nya?!" Aiden screamed in concern. But, Leo didn't respond to him, further aggravating his distress.

Jack slowly walked up to Leo as his feet further crusher the smaller pieces of glass into dust.

"Are you alright, kid?" He asked as he put his hand over Leo's shoulder. And, the next second, Leo's body immediately went limp.

It was as if he was only able to maintain his own weight, and even something as light as a leaf was enough to make him collapse.

Jack's eyes turned grim, and he hurriedly caught Leo as he fell towards the ground.

"This kid…" Jack looked at Leo in surprise. He could see that the kid had already lost consciousness.

"Arthur! Is he alright-nya?!'' Aiden screamed from Jack's hand.

[Physically, there isn't a need to worry.]

''Physically? What about the mental aspect-nya?''

[...]

''Speak out! You damn A.I.?!" Aiden screamed in anger.

[You need to Level up to gai-]

"Shut up! I will kill you-nya!" 

Jack picked Leo up on his shoulder and walked out of the place after having a good look around.

'There is nothing but residues left...don't tell me…' Jack looked at Leo with a frown. 

"Meow!! Meow!"

A vein suddenly popped up on his face as he looked at the tiny cat in his hand which was going crazy for some reason, swinging its tiny claws all around the air.

…

Infirmary, Academy.

Leo and Harry were brought into the infirmary.

The information regarding the incident was sealed. No one was informed about it. More like it wasn't a matter which could be brought out to the public.

"Will you tell me, what that thing was doing there, Jack?" The Dean, Valen, asked in a calm tone. But, people who were familiar with him would prefer him to shout and scream at them rather than talk in this manner.

"That.." Jack didn't have words to speak. It was entirely his fault.

"Didn't I ask you to clear all the remains of those things when you took over the library years ago?" The Dean further added as he finally turned his head to look at Jack.

"I trusted you with it, Jack! What would you have done if the kids lost their lives?!" The Dean's anger finally erupted, and his voice reverberated across the entire place.

"I will take responsibility for this," Jack didn't have anything to say. He had never thought that any student would be capable of bypassing the security lock, and enter the room.

"Prepare your stuff, the moment this matter comes to light. You will be fired. Or more like used as a scapegoat to divert the attention away from the Zest's rampage."

"Even I can't help you this time…" He further added in a heavy voice.

The Dean then turned around to leave. But as soon as he reached the door, he paused, ''It's time you give up on it. This is doing nothing, but wasting your talent."

He gave Jack a helpless look, "We still have a lot to talk, but let the kids wake up first."

With that, he left.

Jack stood there with a complicated look on his face. But then, he shook his head.

He wasn't going to give up.

Never….