The Monster

"Oh man."

The monster was huge, and I was the size of a grain of rice compared to it. How in the world was I expected to save the earth from this monster?

The monster grew bigger and bigger as it came closer. I didn't even know what I was supposed to do.

Did I have some special super power? And how was I supposed to use that power?

Before I knew it, the monster was in front of me. My heart began to race. I then began hyperventilating. Then, everything became black.

***

"Gaah!" I screamed as I shot up from laying down.

Wasn't there a monster? Some sort of monster the size of an office building?

Wait where am I?

"You are at the headquarters called 'The Chosen Ones.'" A person that was sitting across from me informed me.

"What?"

Did this guy just read my mind?

"Yes. I can read minds. That's my specialty."

"Your specialty? Are you a superhero?" I became intrigued.

"Sort of. If you call saving the world from monsters a hero, then yes."

"Wow. That's awesome!"

"Not as awesome as you were, Watanabe Raku." A man came walking into the room.

"As awesome as me?" What was this guy talking about?

"You defeated that monster on your own, Watanabe. Of course you are amazing." The mind reader stood up from his seat and walked up to the side of my bed. "The name is Nagasaki Seiji."

"Oh. Nice to meet you." I hesitated. "What do you guys mean about me defeating the monster?"

The man standing by the door looked shocked. "Huh? Don't you have any recollection of defeating the monster?"

"Nope, none at all." I answered truthfully. "Did my body do it on its own or something?"

"That's hard to say. I've never heard about anything like that before." Seiji answered rubbing his chin.

"You are the 'chosen one.' It wasn't unusual that you defeated that monster." The man began to ponder.

I then recalled the old man that died that had also called me the "chosen one."

"Oh yeah. What do you guys mean when you say the 'chosen on?' An older man also called me that, but I didn't understand what he meant by it..."

"You must be talking about old master Miyagi. He was another 'chosen one' in the past, but I heard he was poisoned." Seiji explained. "However, he told you that you were the chosen one before you died. He made it. Most of the monsters try to kill the 'chosen ones' before they even know about his or her own powers."

"So that monster was going to kill me anyway?" I asked.

"Yeah. Even if master Miyagi didn't tell you about being the 'chosen one.'"

I would have been dead if that happened...but why didn't I know about attacking the monster? It just doesn't make any sense.

"From what I see, it seems like you have the power of time, meaning that you can manipulate time around you." The man explained to me.

"You should learn to be able to manipulate time consciously, instead of subconsciously." Seiji informed me.

"And that is why we are here today. We help those 'chosen ones' to learn how to control their powers. However, most of them already know about their powers. We don't understand why you don't know about it." The man explained.

"I don't kmow why either. I thought for my whole life I was an average person who loved mangas. I didn't even know about this power."

"Don't worry." Seiji smiled. "I'm sure that once you begin to learn how to use your power, you can manipulate time without a problem."

"Tomorrow we will start your training." The man began walking out of the room.

"What about my parents?"

"Don't worry. We already informed your family and your school that you will be moving here."

Moving here. My life, as boring otaku who loved to watch anime and read manga, suddenly turned out for the better. If I begin to save the world, I can finally show off to Miyuki how hot I am...