Chapter One (Edited)

15 years ago I had to endure the strangest day. I was stood in the kitchen clutching a knife which was smothered with blood that was slowly dripping on the floor. It took me a few moments to realise what had happened. My parent's bodies lay massacred. They were all dead. I didn't know how or why, all I knew was that my hands were soaked in their scarlet red blood still clutching the dam knife. The smell was horrific and foul.

Their bodies lay mangled and mutilated, their faces were unrecognizable every detail that marked them as a unique person was destroyed. Something in the air mixed with the smell of blood. I couldn't tell what it was though.

I screamed in fear, with my heart was beating ten to the dozen. It felt like the world had just ended. Everything I loved was gone. Everything I cared about vanished.

I averted my eyes and paid attention to my clothes. They were wet and sticky, but I couldn't see signs of blood mainly because you can't see red on pitch black. It was most likely sweat. I looked back at the bodies and wondered what had happened, I proceeded to sit next to one of the corpses and started to draw patterns in the blood that spilled on the laminate flooring. I didn't know why I was doing this but it was entertaining.

I had a hard time believing that it was real; I was convinced that it wasn't real and they weren't all dead. I checked their pulses to calm my nerves. They were definitely dead I had double and triple checked. So why could I hear the screams. Did I kill them? No I think they were mine and besides I would remember if I had killed them, but why was I holding the weapon?

My adoptive family lay dead. I made it my job to inspect their bodies. I took inevery detail and came to the conclusion that 3 of them drowned in their ownblood and 2 of them bled to death. However all victims had slashes all over their bodies but I couldn't find a weapon apart from the one that was in my hand. I screamed until my voice was gone.

No matter what I did my own screams in my head wouldn't disappear. I cried until my eyes were red and puffy and until my head was filled with anger and confusion.

The last thing I remembered was lying down next to my massacred family and closing my eyes. I woke up the next day in what seemed like a hospital only it was something completely different and life changing.

A strange voice addressed me "Seth. Wake up"

"W-where am I? What is wrong with my family?" I demanded the information and tried to attack but I was bound to the bed.

"You are at an experimental lab, you were created here. Unfortunately someone stole you and raised you outside of your home. You may not remember but you Seth are a monster. Rest assured you didn't kill your family. Your sister did that. We requested that she killed your adoptive family and to bring you home, but we asked her to make it look like you did it. "This man spoke softly and kindly "You are number 134, our strongest weapon, you Seth have three powers. Telekinesis, Pyrokinesis and you can locate people using your mind, your sister Sarah however can control elements such as Fire, Air, Water and the Earth" He replied

It's was a lot to take in. Powers don't exist. But it would explain the mess my family was in. It would also explain why whenever I feel a strong emotion something either levitates or breaks at first I thought nothing of it mainly because I believe in ghosts and they can move stuff.

I laughed "So you're telling me that you made me? I don't believe you"

"Yes we made you. It wasn't easy because we didn't want to create a being with emotions or a sense of belonging. We didn't want you to become attached to a birth mother. So we improvised, we created you in a test tube and every month we added a new chemical into your system. When you were stolen you developed emotions. It made you dangerous" He replied

"If Sarah can control the elements then how did she rip my family's skin apart? Last time I checked elements didn't cover the human anatomy" I questioned "Also if my name was always Seth, why did my adoptive family not change it?"

"Seth, you really are clueless, your sister can control thin Material, she can cut through skin without touching you but she cannot break thick material like bones, that and she used the very knife that was in your hand. Your adopted family did not change your name because it would cause too much suspicion" The man informed me.

"Okay so now what do you want with me? You called me a weapon so what's the deal. You obviously need me for something" I looked at him with deep concentration, his body language showed his next move. He seemed to be safe.

"That Seth, is classified. All you need to know is that you must not use your powers within the facility. Only use them in experiments. Oh I nearly forgot!" He undid my chains which kept me in the bed and sat me up into an upright position and injected something into my neck.

"What the hell was that for?! Dude! That kind of hurt" I rubbed my neck where I was stabbed with a huge needle.

"That prevents you from using your powers" He replied

"Okay, one I never knew I had powers up until now and two who did you say you were again?"

"My name is Dr Shepard and the reason why you haven't discovered your powers yet is because you have been fed a toxin all your life that has prevented your powers from being used. Which in return made you oblivious in your knowledge of your powers." He said

"Mkay, that kind of makes sense." I said to myself "So you said that my emotions were dangerous, how exactly are they dangerous?"

"Excellent question Seth! Your powers depend on the intensity of your emotions, for example if you felt deep anger you could destroy the entire facility. I have yet to witness your powers. So I don't know which emotion will trigger your powers. On that note your first interview is in five minutes drink this" Dr Shepard handed me a small measuring cup filled with a deep purple liquid.

"What is it?" I asked as I took the cup

He laughed "It's an anti-toxin, it cancels out the toxin that is in your neck until you finish the experi- I mean interview, and each interview is an hour long which is also how long the anti-toxin lasts."

"Mkay then..." I drank the liquid and nearly spat it out. It was a foul metallic taste that made me want to vomit.

Dr Shepard signalled me to follow him so I carefully followed him leaving the room I woke up in and into a new room. I wasn't alone in the room other people my age and younger were participating in other interviews. I saw so many different talents. Super speed, Invisibility, Shape-shifting and someone even had the ability to control somebody's mind.

"You will be stationed here to develop your Telekinesis and then you will move onto Pyrokinesis and then I want to test your ability on Clairvoyance, I want to see how skilled you are in that." Dr Shepard informed me before leaving me in a corner surrounded by small objects.

There were two other people who were participating in the same activity. I wondered whether I should introduce myself to them, but I didn't need to make the first move. They did.