1 Chapter 1 (Awakening I)
Fame, money, power, and authority have always been the peak echelon of worldly success, and unfortunately, none of these qualities are easy to obtain.
People who were fortunate enough to possess any of these qualities were placed somewhere significant on the social ladder depending on their worth. Some of them were born lucky, while others had to work hard for it by overcoming various hurdles. Yet despite the fact that most tried harder than those who had it, the heartbreaking truth was that not everyone was born lucky in life. Their fate was to always remain at the bottom.
The bright shining sun could not be seen in the sky due to the big gray clouds covering it and just by observation of the dark weather and the strong winds. It wouldn't take anyone a second guess before they could tell that it was about to rain a lot.
Kyle sat alone on the park bench staring aimlessly at this gloomy sky that was complimenting his current mood, while everyone hurriedly moved to their destination before it started to rain.
His face was covered with a lot of bruises, his lips were swollen, his blond hair looked disheveled and even his uniform looked rough and wrinkled. Kyle's overall appearance was totally a mess.
The fact that he was somehow involved in a fight moments ago was obvious. It didn't take much of a second guess to tell that he had lost just by his appearance.
In fact, he wouldn't call it a fight in the first place but a one-sided beat down instead, because he had zero chance of winning and he wouldn't be able to land a blow on his opponent even if he tried to fight back.
In today's society, superpowers are no longer fiction, and possessing them defines social status. It didn't matter if you were poor or wealthy, all it took was to possess a special ability and that would determine your fate.
Twenty years ago, after the first appearance of individuals who possessed this superpower. According to scientists, who have devoted themselves to studying this phenomenon, they have discovered that the evolution of human cells is the primary reason behind the occurrence of these powers and is the cause of them being inherent in humanity.
An individual, however, must reach a certain level of potential or mental strength before experiencing such a process. This process was called the awakening, and when a person successfully underwent this awakening they were referred to as Metahumans.
Additionally, scientists have developed a system by which Metahumans can rank their abilities based on their potential after awakening happens when a metahuman development process occurs. The rankings were categorized as F, E, D, C, B, A, S, and SS indicating that abilities that were placed under the F - rank had the weakest potential while abilities that were placed under the SS - rank had the highest potential.However, only a handful of people have been able to surpass the A-Rank level and step into the S - rank realm.
Thus, a new world order was created where being Metahuman became the benchmark, especially if you possess high rank abilities.
When Kyle was born, he was diagnosed with a deadly disease that kills the vital cells in his body. This causes him to be sickly and weaker than a regular human. As a result, he was considered insignificant in the society which made him a victim of bullying and criticism.
Even his own father cast him aside for being worthless, coupled with the fact that he was the illegitimate child of a maid. His birth was considered a stain on the family's prestigious reputation which is why they kicked both him and his mother out of the state when he was still a baby.
Since then, the only person his life depended on was his mother. She had always cared for him and this was the only reason why Kyle had strived to overcome the hurdles and discrimination he faced in his life. Therefore, he studied harder than most of his peers.
Although, Kyle had no hopes of becoming a metahuman, instead he academically studied harder to become on of the top student in his school with the hopes of a least becoming successful by earning a good salary by working as Manager to a metahuman after graduating college.
Kyle would soon discover that being the top student earned him the hatred of his peers who felt he was too weak to be in their midst. They felt so entitled because most of them were metahumans and it irritated them that they had to mingle with a dud like Kyle who was even lower than a regular human.
It tarnished the reputation of the academy and its students because he was weak and useless. It was a school with a reputation for excellence in the region that could even compete with some elite schools that were attended by students with rich backgrounds.
Kyle had tried complaining to the school board but they never intervened and even his mother had to visit the academy once to complain when he came home that very day with a broken arm.
The principal sided with the other students with the excuse that the academy would never patronize him over the children whose parents were major sponsors of the school. These children were also future prospects of talented Metahumans and this reminded Kyle that the world was ruled by the strong.
Kyle's mother then tried to convince him to quit and forget school, but he was too determined to give up. Kyle saw this ordeal as an obstacle to overcome.
But at this point Kyle was totally fed up because the constant bullying and torment was becoming much more severe on a daily basis. He was currently in pain from several areas in his body. He could barely stand properly due to the intense hour of bearing he received from his bullies moments ago.
"Just when is this is going to end? I feel like I should just quit before those bastard actually murder me " kyle mumbled thinking about how messed up his life was.
Kyle was lost in thought when he was jolted from his stupor by a loud honk.
Looking in the direction where the sound was coming from Kyle saw a little girl standing in the middle of the highway with a fluffy puppy in her hand as the truck was fast approaching her direction.
"Get out of the way child," someone who was also witnessing the scene yelled, which attracted more passersby's attention.
No one knew how she got there because nobody saw her stepping onto the road.
In the meantime, Kyle observed the situation and saw that no one was willing to take such a risk of rushing into the road to save someone they didn't know even if she was a little girl.
The little girl stood rooted to the spot like she was glued to it. Her eyes were fixed on the truck. It was evident that she was in shock.
Even the puppy in her arms had deserted her and made a run for it, leaving the poor girl to her cruel fate.
The truck kept moving at high speed towards the little girl even though the driver was trying his best to slow down the vehicle by pressing his foot down on the brake.
Due to the other fast-moving vehicles that were traveling in the opposite direction as well as the truck being in close proximity to the girl, he was afraid to switch lanes.
It would have been possible for the driver to have stopped on time if the truck had not been moments away from hitting her, the little girl closed her eyes in fear, but suddenly felt another force push her away from the truck.
BAAAAAAAAAMMMM..!
There was the collision that everyone expected to happen. However, the victim at the accident scene was not the one that people were expecting; instead they found Kyle lying on the ground and covered in blood.
Kyle struggled to keep his eyes open as he lay on the cold concrete ground. His body was covered in blood and his ribs were cracked.
He couldn't bear to watch the little girl die brutally. Thus, he hurriedly stood up and ran toward her ignoring all the extreme pain he was feeling. At the last moment he pushed her out of the way to avoid getting hit by the truck. However, Kyle was unable to avoid disaster.
When the truck hit him, it threw him a few feet back. He landed heavily on the ground, causing him to hit his head and smashing a few of his bones.
"Arrrgh..." Kyle groaned in pain as he tried to move his body in vain.
" Someone hurry up and call emergency "
Kyle heard someone yelling as the crowd had started to gather around the spot he was lying in the middle of the road. He knew that even if they did it was hopeless because this was his limit.
Kyle muttered as tiny teardrops fell from his eyes, "I am sorry mom, I cannot fulfill my promise of giving you the best life you could have.
A small smile appeared on his face as his consciousness started to fade.
"I guess this is finally it huh....." Kyle smiled as his eyelids slowly closed and he finally embraced the darkness.
Meanwhile, two figures were both standing at the top of a skyscraper and watching the scene below.
"Are you sure that we are doing the right thing? You have to realize that we have just awoken a monster." The male figure said to the female standing next to him.
"We can't afford to waste anymoretime. Att this point we have no choice but to fight fire with fire." The lady solemnly replied, not taking her eyes from the scene below.
"Even if we're at risk of getting burned too?"
"He is the only person who can stop him. We have to take the risk besides he seems to be different than he used to be."
"Sure he does, until he snaps and becomes crazed. Last time that happened it took six of us to calm him down." The male figure whined as he recalled such a traumatic memory.
The lady smiled. "I miss him."
"I'm back sister." Another voice announced.
Surprisingly, it was the same little girl Kyle had just rescued from getting hit by the truck moments ago.
"How was my performance? Did I do really well?" she asked enthusiastically.
"Hmm, good job Shelia." The lady responded with a smile.
"But are you sure that he is going to be fine? I like him." Shelia asked with a saddened face as they watched Kyle being carried into an ambulance.
"He will be fine, after all he never quits easily." The lady assured.
"Then our job here is done, let's leave before someone notices." The male figure said and instantly vanished followed by Shelia.
"You shall overcome death if you give life, I'll come back to fetch you." The lady said as she watched the ambulance leave before she disappeared like she never there.
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