Experiencing the power of an Awakened

7:000 a.m. March 8, 2020, Assas household

With nothing to do, went to his bed and lay down. He stared at the ceiling while trying to think about the current situation.

He opened his social media and saw many posts about the end of the world. Some are saying it is nothing but a hoax, some says it is a nationwide experiment conducted by the government.

There are many speculations throughout the internet. They started calling those that saw the prophecy as the "Awakened".

'Awakened huh? The world will start to get dangerous. There will be a tremendous shift of power throughout the world'.

He continued reading and saw a post from a senator.

"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility".

A clichéd proverb that fits the current situation.

'Power'

Jake continued staring at the ceiling thinking about that word, he raised his left hand and saw the strange silver ring. He gazed at it for a few seconds and came up with a decision.

Awhile later he stood up, tied his hair, removed his glasses, and changed to his training uniform. He exudes an aura of seriousness around him.

He went to the basement and observed the training equipment in the room.

His gaze became sharp and he started jumping around the poles.

'With more people becoming an "Awakened" the world will value those with power. My voice will only be heard if I have my fist to back it up'

He sprinted towards a practice mannequin and slashed it with his dagger.

'Piercing wind slash'

Three cuts appeared in the body of the mannequin. One on its chest, the other on its legs and the last is on its neck.

This is one of the moves invented by his father, Hart. Imbuing the dagger with internal energy then scattering it at the point of contact adds more piercing effect and creates additional cuts.

Right now, Jake can do a maximum of 5 cuts while his father the king of assassin can do 8 cuts.

The earth is more mysterious than what others perceive. There are many hidden masters integrating themselves with normal people.

Internal energy can be trained through constant training of the body. The body serves as the vessel while food, oxygen, and water serve as the fuel.

The stronger your body the more energy it can contain. Although it does not mean that if you have a strong body you would be able to wield internal energy.

A secret art is used to control the outflow of energy and keep it inside the body. Without a secret art the energy that would just radiate outside your body.

Jake's secret art came from his father which was passed down generation to generation. It is called Assas Sky Series – secret art.

This secret art controls the internal energy to replicate different phenomenon of the sky. Take the piercing wind slash as an example, the internal energy is compressed to the point that it is thin enough pierce others.

Jake continued to train this move and slashed a mannequin from time to time.

RING~RING~RING~

He heard his phone ring and walk towards it. Wondering who it is he saw the name of his best friend CJ pop up in the screen.

He took a deep breath and returned his eyes to its usual sloppy condition.

"What's up?"

"Jake, you saw the report this morning, right?"

Jake remembered that his friend was one of the few who saw the prophecy. 'I'll try to find out more of this situation from CJ'.

"Yep, I remember that you saw that prophecy, right? Can you tell me some inside information about that?"

"Okay but before that let me confirm one more time, you truly didn't see anything?"

Jake felt helpless hearing that question too many times, both from his father and from CJ.

"Do you think that I'll ask you if I already know it?"

"Hmm, that's right you're not that type of person"

CJ muttered and continued,

"Everything that the president said this morning is true. Although he didn't say everything, he

disclosed the general information from the prophecy"

"Listen bro, the power given to us by the multiverse God are power that came from anime and other fictional stories"

"Most famous anime and fictions are actually events that happened in different world"

"The multiverse God ingrained it to the minds of the author through dreams or inspiration so that

we would be ready for this cataclysm and know how to use these power"

Hearing what CJ said, Jake was shocked and tried to remember all the anime that he watched. He felt a little disappointed that he was won't have a chance to wield that kind of power.

Taking a deep breath and erasing those disappointing thoughts, he asked "So, what kind of power did you get?"

"Me? Well I got something good. I got the power of Akatsuki Kojou from the anime strike the blood".

"What the fvck that OP 4th vampire progenitor? Lucky bastard".

CJ laughed a little then continued talking,

"The government is trying to gather the list of "Awakened" person, I heard they are going to create

and academy for us to train and improve ourselves to fight the cataclysm"

Jake felt a bit envious and at the same time worried for his friend, "So you're going to be in the

frontline?"

CJ sighed and said, "Well nothing much I can do about it, there is a reason for this power after all"

Both of them paused for a second. Before Jake could say something, he heard explosion and

screams outside of his house.

"Oi, what' wrong out there?"

"I'm going to see what's happening outside talk to you later"

"What? Don't. It's danger—"

Before CJ could finish, Jake ended the call. He became serious and went to his bedroom to change.

He wore a black fitted robe with a leather inside. His dagger was sheathed at his back above his

buttocks.

A diamond with a letter "A" insignia can be seen at his back showing his status as a part of Assas family. Lastly, he wore a mask which covers his mouth and nose. (AN: Like Kakashi)

He jumped out of the window and observed the cause of this situation.

A black-haired young man is running away from a nerdy fat guy.

The fat guy in question is producing wind blades from his hands. He can't seem to control it well as

it keeps on hitting everywhere which caused the commotion.

Jake jumped down from the roof and walked towards the fat guy. Although he is walking towards a crowded place, people can't notice his presence.

He blended with the atmosphere in this place. This is a part of Assas Sky series- 'Clouded footsteps'.

When he is only 5 meters behind the fat guy, he sprinted and slashed his dagger towards the fat guy's arm.

But before Jake's dagger hit his target, the fat guy suddenly turned around released a wind blade towards him.

He dodged to the side but still, he's right arm was hit. Streaks of blood formed on his arm and the right rise of his face.

He moved away from the fat guy and stared at him.

"Who are you? Can't you see I'm having fun bullying this handsome man? Maybe you're also a handsome man that's why you're protecting him"

After that the fat guy released more wind blades. Some were aimed towards Jake while some went elsewhere.

Jake continued to dodge and thought that this fatty has a few screw loose inside his head. Maybe he should call the mental hospital for help.

"HAHAHAHA. Dodge! Dodge! All you know is dodge. With this power I can bully every handsome man in the world until none is left. HAHAHAHAHA. I'll dominate the world with this".

The fat guy laughed manically. Jake retreated behind a food stall and activated 'Clouded footsteps'.

Seeing that the fatty started searching for him furiously, he understood that that guy can't notice him while using this footwork.

Jake's gaze sharpened. Using his fastest speed, he sprinted towards the fatty. He slashed towards his legs and activated 'piercing wind slash'.

The fatty notice where Jake is and released a wind blade.

4 deep wounds appeared on the limbs of the fat guy. He was incapacitated by the slash and blood continued to flow outside his body.

A deep wound appeared on the chest of Jake. The wind blade managed to pierce through his leather armor wounding him in the process.

He covered it with his hand while panting.

"He-elp m—ee, don't wanna die".

Seeing the fatty cry for help. Jake shook his head and jumped on the roof to flee from this place.

While jumping over, he was contemplating on his first encounter of magic.

'The fat guy became that arrogant with just those wind blades what more those that obtained the stronger ones. I've underestimated this magic'

Unbeknownst to Jake, there was someone who observed his fight. The young man running away from the fat guy gave him a look of interest as he flees the scene.

'Interesting'