Kane opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar white ceiling. Where was he? Did he come to the afterlife? He laughed at his own joke but he immediately grimaced when his side hurt from laughing a little. Was going to the afterlife supposed to be painful?
“What’s wrong with you?” Erin’s voice echoed so he looked to his side and saw her disheveled hair, worry was written all over her face. “Are you hurt somewhere?”
Kane shook his head. “I was just surprised that I’m still alive…”
“Don’t you even dare to joke about dying! Did you know how worried we were because you used yourself to distract that boss monster?” Her teary eyes made him feel bad.
Though he had the thought of dying for them, he didn’t think about what they would feel. It must’ve been a burden to think that someone could’ve died to protect them.
“I’m sorry…” That was all h
“Stop acting like a silly child and get inside!” Erin pushed him with an annoyed expression. It took her a few days to convince him to get himself re-assessed. Why was he suddenly chickening out?Kane could feel Erin pushing him forward but his feet were rooted to the ground. He could feel his hands tremble as he remembered the emotions he felt that day. He could vividly remember what happened as if it was just yesterday. What if something like that happened again? Would he really like to be slapped by the reality that he was weak and worthless?“Can we just go back?” Kane asked Xander since Erin seemed to be so hung up with him getting a re-assessment.“No way!” Xander pulled the stick of his finished lollipop and threw it away. “Our dear Erin wanted you to go. So, you must go.”Seriously? Why were they dragging him against his will? Their persistence was amazing.In the end, Kane had no choice but t
“If you’re done with your pranks, why don’t you just go and register to the Awakening Center instead of wasting our time here?” the assessor said and took his phone. “I’ll inform the center, so you better go there. We can’t have an accidental awakener to be left unregistered.”Kane heard the dial tone on the assessor’s phone and he sighed when he started with the conversation. Since it already came to that, he had no choice but to bring himself again to the awakening center.He could hear his inner self groan in frustration. How did he even end up in such a mess? Why did he have to do such uncomfortable and bothersome things again?With his shoulders dropped, he left the re-assessment room and went to meet with the others who were waiting in the lobby. He sighed and shook his head when he saw Xander trying to disturb Erin while reading. They looked like normal college students, ones who were seemingly childis
“Please look here!”“Will you allow me to have an interview with you?”“Are you going to hold a press conference?”Flashes of camera. Crowds of people. Mics and recorders pointed towards him. Anticipating expressions of people waiting for his reply.Gustav couldn’t even frown lest he would be judged before he could open himself up. Since his cousin told him not to show any uneasiness in front of other people, he kept his face blank and looked around to avoid giving in to his emotions.As he looked to the side, he saw a man who seemed to be just around his age who wore a natural poker face. He couldn’t stop to think that it would’ve been nice to be him since he didn’t need to force himself to hide his emotions.The guy was followed by a familiar pair so Gustav furrowed his brows. It seemed like the two were chasing after the guy and Erin seemed to be calling out to him.Out of
Kane entered a fast-food diner, aware that the two were still following him. He sat at a table in the corner near the door and waited for the two to arrive. Truthfully, he didn’t know how to take the information that was just revealed to him a while ago. They made it seem to be so simple but it would never be that simple. Two years ago, he waited to be accidentally awakened just like his brothers. He wanted to be an accidental awakener because there was a higher probability for them to awaken an active ability. However, he lost hope when his father finally dragged him to the awakening center and asked for a manual awakening. For him, it was the most humiliating moment of his life. How could he not feel that way when all his life, he had always been praised for being outstanding in everything he did. Whether it was quiz bee, sports, or martial arts; he always made sure that he would stand at the top—and he always did. When his eldest brother was accidentally a
It was a dark night and the humid air made Kane’s skin feel sticky. He could feel his heartbeat fast as he was welcomed by a familiar forest. The trees, the almost muddy ground, and the familiar cave gave him the goosebumps.“What am I doing here?” he mumbled as he looked around looking for the people that he was expecting to see in that kind of situation.But he didn’t see anyone. He was all alone inside that familiar place and he could feel his anxiety rising up. He slightly trembled when he heard the familiar sound of footsteps coming from the cave.“Here we go again with the sound of footsteps that only I can hear.”He started to run but the footsteps just grew louder and closer. He ran and ran but the longer he did, the closer the sounds became as if it was chasing after it and soon enough it would reach him. He stopped in front of a dead-e
Kane went to school and he was welcomed by the two on the gates. He sighed but he didn’t ask them to go away since he thought that it would be better for him to be with them so that he could watch over them. It would be bothersome if the unconfirmed assessment result would turn into a rumor.“What’s the time for your classes, guys?” Erin asked as she looked at her wristwatch. “Mine’s nine.”“Ten.”“My class would be eight but since I wasn’t in the mood yet, I’ll just attend my ten o’clock class.”“That’s nice! We should hang out first!” Erin suggested with a smile.Kane felt that what they were planning so he decided that no matter what they choose to do, he would turn and go to the library instead.“Should we go eat before we go to our respective classes?” Xander asked the two.Bingo.“I just ate.” Kane
He could hear the hydra’s growls as it started chasing after him. Why was he in that place again? He could feel his heart beating wildly as he ran. The heavy steps and the humid air.The hard-to-see terrain because of the darkness of the night.He groaned in pain when he tripped from a root. He immediately stood up and tried to run as fast as he could with his limping foot.He checked his ability cool down and let out a sigh of relief when he realized that it was done with it. He was about to activate his ability but the hydra’s foot almost stomped on him. He dodged but he ended up losing balance and rolling on the ground.“Ah!” Once again, he found himself jolting up from his seat. He didn’t even notice that he fell asleep in the middle of the class. “This is getting annoying,” he mumbled.He looked around and noti
“Why didn’t you report this immediately?” James put down the report with an annoyed expression. “I didn’t even know that such a special kid was roaming around the north region!”“Well, Mr. Carter, even if we tell you… we wouldn’t be able to do anything because the man is a member of the Northern Guardian family,” Robin explained politely. He bit his lips when he felt his superior’s glare on him.“And the man also didn’t want the results to be out. He didn’t even believe us,” Amir added. “We made a deal to keep it a secret and in return, he would participate in the research. We could have a ground-breaking discovery because of him!”“Just imagine researching about him and discovering something that could trigger a second awakening. People in the lower class or those who were awakened with passive ability could re-awaken!” Robin exclaimed as he tried