Kane woke up after a few hours of sleep and he was welcomed by the bittersweet aroma of coffee. He opened his eyes and saw the girl named Erin seated on the couch near the bed—drinking coffee while reading a book.
“You’re awake now?” Erin smiled and stood up. She opened a lunchbox and gave it to Kane. “You should eat first.”
“I still don’t remember you.” Kane took the lunchbox and tear open the plastic that held the disposable spoon and fork. “You are my friend, right?”
Erin smiled and nodded. “It’s okay if you don’t remember. Xander and I will help you recover.”
“Who is Xander?” Kane asked as he took a spoonful of rice and a bite of meat.
“He is one your friends. The three of us were close enough to spend time and eat at your place after classes.” Erin took a sip of her coffee as she continued to watch him eat.
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“What do I want to do from now on?” Kane mumbled to himself as he dropped himself on the bed. It was past midnight but his mind was still active and he could not sleep.He looked outside the window and sighed. He had no family that would look for him. He was a test subject. He only had two friends. There might be a heavy reason why his mind decided to shut down and bury all his memories. Would it be worthy to continue to live how he lived before?He sighed. He was not sure if losing his memories was a sign for him to not pursue his old life. Mr. Romero explained to him that his memory loss was caused by a psychological phenomenon and not because of physical trauma. It meant that his mind was caused to shut down by a certain experience.Would giving up his old life be the right answer? He was not sure, but he wanted to know the answer soon. He needed to tread carefully since his life would change exponentially depending on his decision.Kane wo
“Kane!” Mr. Romero called out to him with his eyes wide open. It was already his second time witnessing the bloodthirsty side of Kane. He only read about such phenomenon in journals since he had no opportunity to witness it, but it seemed like Kane was in the process of devouring.“Mr. Romero…” Kane trembled as if he was just realizing what he had been doing. He looked at the people on the ground, swimming in their own blood. “I swear… I didn’t intend to end up this way.”Kane was afraid. It was as if there was a monster inside him that took over. He indulged himself with the pleasure of bringing pain to others without really thinking of the consequences. One thing was sure—he was not in his right mind while he did that.“It’s good that you still have your rational self,” Mr. Romero said as he called Abner to clean up Kane’s mess again. “Can you tell me what happened on t
Erin looked at the clock and sighed. She still had two hours until they were dismissed. Her mind was already on AC and she just wanted the time to pass so that she could go there and visit Kane.“Have you heard the news?” Xander sat beside her. It was their last class and it happened to be a joint class with Erin’s class.“News about? If it was something unnecessary, you don’t have to share it with me.” Erin docked her head on the table.“It’s about AC. I heard that they have a valuable test subject in their research department and that the subject had been assassinated last night.” Xander pulled his lollipop out of his mouth before he faced Erin. “Don’t you think it was a waste? That was a valuable test subject that would help deepen AC’s understanding of awakeners, but now it’s dead.”Erin looked at Xander with wide-open eyes. “What did you say?”&ldqu
The sun was about to rise when the plane landed. Kane took his bag and went out of the plane with an expectant heart. He knew that he was still two hours away from his destination but he was already in the capital city of the southwest region.“Mr. Kane Silva?” A man in a suit was holding a cardboard with his new name on it. “I am Clay Ronaldo and I was the one sent by Mr. Romero to bring you to your apartment.”Kane nodded his head and followed him. He held the strap of his bag tighter as he entered the car. The moment that the car stopped, he was sure that his life would have a great turn.Kane Silva.Mr. Romero told him that he would pose as his nephew who lived abroad. He would live in an apartment owned by him and there he would start his training.B-Class. He just had to tell them that he was a B-Class awakener so that not much attention would be given to him.The old man made sure to provide him the documents t
“Are you ready to shop for today, Kane?” Clay asked as he started driving the car. They were headed to the capital city to buy some of his daily necessities since he had nothing except for the bag that contains his important documents and wallet.He only got 50,000 Php as an advance payment from Mr. Romero and he would be taking the rent from his monthly wage. Would that be enough? Since he forgot the value of money, he was not sure if what he had would even last him a week. However, Mr. Romero messaged him and told him that he could apply as a hunter there to get an additional income.“You’re still a student, right?” Clay asked him. “Are you thinking of enrolling in a university here? Though you could have just asked your uncle to enroll you in the best university that is located there.”“Do I have to? Since it was already the middle of the semester, I still have a few months to think about whether I’d resum
“Excuse me, can I sit here?” The woman smiled when she asked the man who saved her using a sweet and polite tone. The man seemed familiar and she had the feeling that it was the same man who rescued her last night when she was almost kidnapped.“No can do,” Kane blurted without even looking at her. “You already have a spot so please just stay there and let us eat peacefully.”Clay almost choked when he heard Kane’s reply. Just what the heck was wrong with that man? He saved her but now he was being totally rude toward her!He looked at the woman expecting her to have a hurt or offended expression but the woman just smiled and sat on the seat beside Kane. Did she not hear what he said or did she just choose to ignore him?“Thank you.”Kane did not even try to hide it when he rolled his eyes. He continued eating while ignoring the woman while the woman ate while glancing at him from time to time.<
Kane woke up early and went for a jog. Fortunately, there were parks near him where he could go jogging even when he was in the countryside. He thought that living in the countryside would mean that he would live somewhere near the sea or near the farms. He was actually relieved that the place where Mr. Romero sent him was a civilized one.He took his phone and plugged his earphone before he started jogging. The first reason was to keep him from being bored and the second reason was to block the noise around him. He savored the wind blowing past him as he ran.That was the peace that he had been looking for. Though he could not remember, Kane seemed to be yearning for that kind of serenity. Even just for a day, he planned to set aside everything and just let himself do the things he wanted to do. He was sure that after that day, he would be busy training his ability and suppressing the monster within him.As the sun started rising, Kane tried to make his senses
After that talk, Kane messaged Mr. Romero and asked if he had details on people who were awakened with polymorphic abilities. He received the message the next morning so he asked Clay to give him a bit of time before they go to the hunter’s guild.He scanned the information that Mr. Romero sent him and grinned. He was not sure about the extent of his abilities and he wanted to try the process that was started in the documents. If he succeeded, then he might provide the researchers with additional information about his S-Class ability.He read the instructions once more before he went to his room and locked himself inside. He recalled what he just read and started thinking about the parts of his face that he wanted to change. First, the color of his hair. Then, his eye shape and color. Lastly, his complexion. He wanted his white skin to be a little tanner since it did not suit the place.He took a deep breath as he visualized his mana channels within