"That? Did you stay silent? "Does that mean you're accepting that you're useless and worthless and that no one will believe that you're some kind of superhero now?" Marcus mocked me.
I turn to look at my followers, they all nod their heads, looking at me seriously, and without saying anything to them, they seem to have realized my intentions, they realized what I was thinking at that moment, and then, I decided to do it.
Soon, the robotic female voice spoke to me again inside my head, it told me to whisper the word “Fly” and then, as soon as I spoke to myself to say the word as I should, I witnessed seeing how my body begins to levitate in the air, as if I had some kind of invisible wings on my back that allowed me to do this with such skill that it seemed that I was already an expert in flight.
My followers looked at me amazed, amazed, because every time I used my system it was as if, for them, I were a wonderful God who could do everything.
I looked at the bullies, and they were looking at me with their mouths open and with their eyes fixed on me, it seems that they could not assimilate so easily that I, being weak as they said, now had the opportunity to have acquired what wonderful powers that have turned me into another being.
My body was raised to a suitable height so that everyone present could see me very clearly, and likewise, I could hear them, and they could hear me whenever we needed to speak.
"And good? How do you like my new system? Now, do you think I'm lying?" Will they continue to make fun of me? I said, without needing to raise my voice to talk to the bullies.
But I realized first that with my demonstration, the bullies have remained mute, not knowing what to say about what their eyes were seeing at that moment.
I smirk, now, who was the liar of them all?
“Go down,” I whispered, and soon, my system obeyed, allowing me to descend to the ground slowly and gently so as not to hurt myself with a possible bad fall to the ground.
Having descended to the ground, with my feet firmly on the earth's crust that was now trembling again, however, it did so slightly, my followers looked at me with pride, feeling happy that they were by my side, obeying me in everything I did. I would ask them to do it without any objection.
I smiled, feeling completely proud that, finally, I managed to humiliate the bullies who made my life miserable before this whole disaster happened.
“Sir, can we go now? I think we are wasting a lot of time with these guys, and the truth is, time right now is not to be wasted,” Jason said, looking towards the sky.
As if he had given us an order, we all decided to follow him, we looked up to the sky, and it was behaving in a very peculiar way that none of us have ever witnessed before on a common day outside an apocalypse.
We have discovered that the sky has changed color, previously it had been a very dark shade of gray, and the lightning still persisted in the middle of the clouds, announcing for hours that a strong storm was going to fall, but until now It hadn't happened.
From dark gray, the sky became reddish, with orange clouds standing out among them. And in the middle of these, thanks to the light that flashed lightning in the sky, we were able to witness having seen a strange black shadow that was perceived to be a creature of enormous size, larger than a 30-story building. No one knew what it was, but the robotic voice spoke in my head, warning me that danger is near us.
"Henry? “Are you okay?” Sasha asked, when everyone realized what was happening.
“Guys, we have to go, now,” I responded with concern.
“What's going on?” Jason asked, also looking at me with worried eyes.
But before I could answer Jason's question, from the sky, we heard the loud roars of what appears to be a dragon. The figure in the sky continued to move his body as if it were a roller coaster that was going up and down until it descended and ascended in its path. This creature moved as if it were a pair of waves that moved thanks to the force of the wind.
“What the hell is that?” Marcus shouted, speaking with terror, while his gaze remained fixed on the sky, watching as the creature began to descend from the clouds to be seen before our eyes.
My system seems to have reacted to Marcus' question, and then, the robotic female voice started speaking to me in my head.
[Research system activated]
Dragon name: Dark Zephyros.
Creature Features:
This dragon has an imposing size, the dark Zephyros is a colossal dragon, with a wingspan that covers vast expanses of the apocalyptic sky. Its scales shine with dark, reddish shine.
Its scales are practically invisible when flying in the shadows.
Dark Zephyros has the typical bad-smelling fire breath that burns just by having it around. This fire breath has the ability to burn flesh and skin. Its breath is capable of disintegrating structures and leaving lands and cities in ruins.
The flight of this dragon is very fast despite its large size. He is incredibly agile in the air. It can perform maneuvers with grace and speed, making it a deadly predator that stalks from the highest part of the sky.
He is a dragon who has the ability to detect which human has the ability to locate those who possess magical abilities or mystical artifacts at this time of the apocalypse.
Zephyros is able to control the weather at his convenience. He is capable of creating storms, tornadoes or extreme weather changes that can help him survive. He can use these abilities to wreak havoc and chaos in the world.
Zephyros is immune to minor spells and weak enchantments. Only the most powerful magical spells can affect his tough magical and survival armor.
And finally, his eyes are penetrating, they shine with a deep and penetrating light, capable of seeing through the darkness and discovering the true nature of his worst enemies who like camouflage to avoid being discovered.
[System off]
The voice finished speaking in my mind, and I looked again at the beast, it had completely descended from the clouds, and now, it met all the physical characteristics that my system had described to me in its information.
“Guys, seriously, we have to go. We cannot stay here, this creature is very powerful and very strong. He has come for us, let's go,” I told the boys, increasing my concern more than I already felt.
Screams are heard in the streets.The screams tell of the terror of the people because of the unknown that was coming to our world.My family and I were at the mall when all this happened, and unfortunately, now, only my younger sister and I are left, trying to survive no matter what because we didn't want to let the unknown take us too Just as he did with the other people around us.My younger sister, Sasha, hurt her right leg just when we had to run from the main entrance of the shopping center to seek refuge in my parents' car. Luckily, I had the keys in my pocket, my jacket, I always did it like that.My mother let me because even though I was seventeen, the idea of keeping the keys to my mother's car was satisfying to me, it was like taking on a great responsibility that was totally different from having to take care of my younger sister every time. My mother couldn't take care of us both because of her hard work as a waitress in a cafeteria that was based in the most important
While I was trying to take in the whole thing about the transformation I just experienced in my body, I looked at Sasha, her adorable blue eyes reflecting a perceptible mix of fear and amazement at what we were experiencing. I try to smile to reassure her, but I have to be honest with one thing; I also felt like her, scared and confused, since now I was left uncertain of knowing what was next with my life from now on.“Sasha, little sister, everything is going to be okay. “Do you remember that news story we watched together last week on TV about how the US government was experimenting with new inhuman abilities on people that turned them into superheroes?” I said, trying to make my voice sound calm and convincing so that She can take this situation calmly.The system in my head continued to count down, it was at 15% charge, and the female robotic voice kept giving me information about activation as if I had ordered it to do so.“Survivor mode”, what the hell did that mean?That didn't
I prepare to drive the car that was still levitating in the air, my mind at this moment was full of questions that had no easy answers to find. How had he acquired these powers? What kind of language was that I used so that the car immediately began to magically levitate in the air?And most importantly, where the hell was my mother in the middle of this chaos when my sister and I needed her most?I tried to focus my thoughts on other things that were also much more important to think about, and I decide to focus on my first goal of the day; find a safe place to spend the night together with Sasha.While I was driving, I looked at Sasha in the rearview mirror, she continued with her gaze focused straight ahead, obeying my previously given order, that made me feel calm because, at least, I knew that Sasha hasn't gotten scared yet because she hasn't looked towards me back. Although in reality, we did not know exactly what was happening on the ground at this moment because the car had ri
After staying in this position for a few seconds, Sasha looked up at me. Now, her look gave me a lot of peace, because it seems that she was also calm with what was happening to us. I had always been very lucky, and on more than one occasion I have told my mother, she was lucky to have given me a little sister that I could love, care for and receive that same love and care from her, in addition to, my mother knew how to educate us both so that, when we were alone in the world as now, we could live in a healthy coexistence."You are the best brother in the world. Even if mom isn't with us, if you and I are together, it's enough for me," my sister whispered in my ear, and in response, I couldn't help but not return a tender smile, give her a kiss on the forehead, and hug her even closer to my chest so she could feel our warm embrace.After being calm on the couch, I proposed that it was time to go check the rooms, since night was already beginning to appear in the sky, my sister kept ya
Soon, in the early morning hours, when I finally thought I had managed to fall asleep to rest, the countdown in my mind reached 95%, the woman's robotic voice continued speaking to me to announce the countdown in my head. For a moment I thought she was actually about to drive me crazy.I tried to focus my mind on something else, like sleeping, but it was impossible to do so, because uncertainty was becoming my worst enemy now. Sasha seems to have noticed my nerves, my restlessness, and then she stopped sleeping to turn around because for all that moment, she had been trying to sleep while her back was turned to me, and she was looking at the other side of the room, and she stopped doing it only to turn around, come closer to me, and hug her so that I could lean on her and try to find that peace of mind that I need while we realized what was happening with my body.We stayed hugging and in silence, waiting for the night to end, I think it must have been after three in the morning, sinc
Before the voice could continue telling us what to do, Sasha broke the silence that had accompanied us for a moment.“Henry, do you really think we can handle this? I mean, we're just a couple of kids, and this world is completely new and different for us. "Where we come from, everything was already built, but now, we have to start a life from scratch, a new life.""Yeah. I know that very well, everything here is very different. I know you're scared, I am too. But we have to see the positive side of this; Let's accept our destiny, that if it is crossing our path, it is for a reason. Don't you think?” I responded to Sasha, trying to make my words sound convincing enough to her.Sasha nodded, her expression now changing to one with more determination, feeling more confident in accepting what fate was preparing for us."Understood. But, I still don't understand, what will be our role in this new world? What does this voice expect from us by appointing us as guardians?”Then, the voice se
I begin to walk with determination, ready to enter the city that is engulfed in flames. With every step I take, I feel how the ground of the earth shakes uncontrollably, and I can see how the cracks extend in various directions as if they were veins of an earth that has been wounded. As I move forward, I remember the abilities that the mysterious system has given me, and in my mind, I begin to want to figure out which of these abilities could be the most useful for me in this very decisive moment in life where there is a race against the clock to survive. As I got closer to the burning city, I realized that the flames were devouring adjacent buildings and constructions, the smoke was further darkening the gloomy sky. As I went further into the city, I heard that around me, there were very distant screams and cries of people who perhaps were suffering to survive, at least, although it was painful to say it, at least, there was hope that there were survivors, and if there were many, it
The night moves slowly for the rest of us. We all settled in a corner of the building, right on the first floor because it was completely dark, and it helped us take refuge from whatever might be out there. We stayed close to each other, as if we were trying to cover each other's backs. Hanna was the first of us to fall asleep the fastest. Then she was followed by Jason, and then Jackson.For my part, I stared at the wall on my side. As much as I tried to want to sleep, it was impossible for me to do so. I close my eyes, tried to clear my mind of thoughts that are irrelevant, and still, I can't sleep as I expected.Why could it be that he couldn't fall asleep as easily as the others did? I didn't know. I couldn't find a sure answer for it.In the midst of the silence that accompanied us that night, there was the occasional creak that the structure of the battered building would soon be about to collapse, I only hoped that soon would not be now while we are here, taking refuge inside i