A Little Trend Of Hope

"A way... to get into Demons Battle?". Gabriel asked again in disbelief with his eyes widened. He was amazed right now and his sudden emotions of amazement and disbelief was clearly written all over his face as he questioned the Doctor's statement.

"Yes.. Gabriel".

"But i don't understand. What do you mean a way to get into Demons Battle?" Gabriel struck another question in a haste out of curiosity. Right now all he wanted was for the Doctor to enlighten him on his last statement. To him that statement sounded interesting and he wanted to know more about it.

His reaction of disbelief and curiosity was no surprise.

'A way a regular human like him can get into Demons Battle?' It was something that has never been heard of before. 'Demons Battle' the sport itself was like another world that was been inhabited by only powered humans so the Doctor's statement had to be questioned.

"Okay let me explain." The doctor said as he gestured with his index finger.

"Yes it is true that regular humans like you are forbidden from participating in Demons Battle because as you know that would mean death for a regular human. The gap in strength between a regular human and a powered human is way too high so regular humans in Demons Battle is a big no". The doctor concluded a fact in his explanation as he continued speaking.

"You see the thing is. Demons Battle have millions of regular human fans who wished they had the power to participate in the sport and these millions of people are always disappointed every single year when they don't manifest any abilities after age 15. Just like you Gabriel ". The doctor said pointing towards Gabriel.

" And I'm sure you know Demons Battle is the world's richest sport and technically it's also a business right?"

"Yes...". Gabriel said with eyes narrowed waiting to hear the point the Doctor was trying to get at.

" You see the thing is...."The Doctor Paused and glared at Gabriel before he continued speaking "The government wants to transform those disappointed regular human fans to fighters."

"What do you mean by transforming regular human fans to fighters?". John asked immediately as he stood behind the chair that Gabriel was sitting on. He too was curious and surprised as Gabriel.

"By transforming regular humans into fighters you should understand that I mean making a regular human's capabilities on par with that of a powered human." The Doctor said trying to be very specific on what he was talking about.

"And how does the government intend to achieve such feat? I mean it's not as if they can mysteriously grant regular human powers." Gabriel asked with his eyes narrowed at the Doctor.

Everything the Doctor was saying was sounding unbelievable. Granting a regular human powers? It was something that has never been heard of before. Scientists all over the world are still unable find the true cause of why a person mysteriously shows superhuman abilities.

The few knowledge people have about powered humans now at the moment actually took more than 7 decades before it was identified in other words it took that long before people could trace a pattern on how powered humans were born everyday.

There were too many identified scientific behaviors on how their powers came about. It was a confusion in the world of science because every single time a powered human DNA was studied it was a different result. If they identified a specific scientific DNA pattern 10 minutes ago, that particular identified DNA pattern became different on every next test. They were not able to Identify the behavior of powered humans DNA because the DNA of a powered human kept changing at a very fast rate making it hard for them to study. The DNA of powered humans were never constant.

It took decades for people to notice how powered humans were born. Only one powered human child was born in a home even if both parents were powered humans. The result was always one powered human child no matter the kind of couple and no matter how many kids they had. Only 1 powered human child was born while the rest children would just be regular humans. And the fact that a lack of manifestation of powers after the age of 15 made you a regular human.

Those were all the physical behaviors of powered humans that took more than 7 decades before people could even notice them but as for the scientific behavior or even theories about powered humans, scientists are still unable to get clear answers. All the world knew scientifically was that the DNA of a powered human was changing at a higher vibration that was out of this world.

Even studying the cause and behavior of supernatural abilities was a problem in the world of science before even speaking of granting powers to regular humans. Making regular humans on par with the powered humans. It was like a fairy tale story that sounded too good to be true for Gabriel.

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"Yes you're half-right. They can't and also they can".

" What do you mean by they can't and they can? I don't understand if you're trying to say they can give regular humans powers now?". Gabriel asked as the conversation became more flustered to him.

"Hmm. It looks like I'm confusing you. My bad. What I'm saying is they can give regular humans abilities but it's not as perfect as the real deal" The Doctor answered Gabriel with a Grin.

"Which means they can give a regular human powers then. But how did they achieve such feat?". Gabriel asked with his eyes even more narrowed and focused at the Doctor.

"Hahaha ha..of course they achieved it through me. That's my job."

" Well then Doctor. How did you do it?"

" Through 'GENETIC ENHANCEMENT'". The Doctor answered Gabriel.

" GENETIC ENHANCEMENT?". Gabriel muttered in surprise to the Doctors answer.

"Yes GENETIC ENHANCEMENT or you can call it GENE MODIFICATION the process of manually adding new DNA to an organism. In Other words the goal is to add one or more new traits that are not already found in that organism. The Doctor said as he defined the term.

" In simpler term it's taking the DNA of a powered human and adding that DNA to the body of a regular human but the thing is a regular human's body can't keep up with the DNA of a powered human" The Doctor said enlightening them and he spoke about it with passion. The way he talked about the subject, it seemed to be his specialty.

"Okay. So if the regular human's body can't take the DNA of the powered human's how do they end up getting powers?"

"Calm down little man. I'm not yet done. you don't need to be in a rush I'm coming to that part." The Doctor said as he chuckled

" Well you see Gabriel that's where 'BIONICS' comes in"

"Bionics?"

" You see through the help of Bionics we were able to make the system of a regular human accept the organ or DNA of a powered human"

"Oh I get it. Through Bionics you were able to replicate a system in a regular human's body that accepted the powered human DNA". Gabriel said as he concluded the facts.

"Yes you're right. I can see you are smart." The Doctor said as he chuckled.

"You see Gabriel the thing is because of that reason it was the Bionics that actually had the ability but since the Bionics was actually being used by the regular human it was as if the regular human possessed the ability himself".

"Wait so it's like giving a stronger arm through the help of Bionics Engineering and without that stronger arm meant no power for the regular human. Is that what you're saying?" John said with one of his hands on his chin.

"Haha ha...Yes now you boys get it. I'm amazed. You boys are quick at catching up."

" Well you forgot my Dad was a Doctor like you and was into these stuff too. He always spoke about terms like these when me and John went hiking with him".

"Yes your Dad was also a Scientist too. In fact he was working with me on this Project before he got murdered".

On hearing this truth Gabriel got reminded immediately about his family. It was visible with a Depressed look on his face.

"He always spoke about you during work. According to him, you were the inspiration that made him join this experiment. His regular human son who wanted powers so badly".

'Dad' Gabriel thought with a saddened look on his face when he heard this fact about his Father as he recalled how inspiring his father was to him.

"According to him he said if there was going to be hope for people like you in the future then he should help offer the best Solution to those regular humans like you ".

'Sounds like what Dad would say'. Gabriel thought to himself.

"But you see Gabriel the thing is. Your Dad never wanted you to get the Genetic Enhancement. According to him it was not yet perfect. It was something that had never been used in Demons Battle once"

" What do you mean he never wanted me to have it? That's not enough reason for him to keep me in the dark"

"The thing is testing the Genetic Enhancement project in the lab and testing it in the sport itself were two different scenarios. Even if it was successful in the lab it wasn't a guarantee that the project would be a success in the sport. So he thought it would be dangerous for you to even attempt getting the Gene Enhancement. To him this kind of Experiment needed a decade before it could be perfect." The Doctor spoke lightly.

"You see we're still testing it but the thing is using the abilities with the help of the replicated system can take a toll on a regular human's body. In other words the abilities from the bionics can stress both the mind and the body of a regular human".

" Well then Dr Mark. If my Dad didn't want me to get this Gene Enhancement why are you telling me about it?" Gabriel asked while looking at the Doctor with interest.

The Doctor Chuckled while he stared at Gabriel.

" isn't that obvious? It's because I want you to take the Gene Enhancement". The Doctor said in a vile manner.

"Okay what I'm actually asking is. What's in it for you if I take the Gene Enhancement? " Gabriel asked while he glared at the Doctor.

"Hahaha...well let's just say you're the kind of guy I need for this experiment to be more of a success"

"And why do you think I'm special?"

"Huh special?...Hahaha" The Doctor laughed and then continued speaking as he pointed towards Gabriel

" I don't think you're special. I'm just telling you because you have the determination to use it . Besides I heard about your claims of Killer Joe being the murderer so I'm definitely sure you want to get into the sport really badly to take out a predator. And you're going to need my help with that" The Doctor answered Gabriel.

Gabriel clenched his fists in anger upon hearing the name 'Killer Joe' and he wanted to do just more than clenching his fists. Blinded with his desire for revenge he spoke out asking the question that mattered to him now.

"Okay then tell me Doctor. How do I get this Gene Enhancement?"

While Gabriel was asking, John saw his friend's desperation. Gabriel was so desperate to the extent he was ready to go on any path that showed him a little guarantee of him entering Demons battle. John felt his friend desire for revenge and got even more worried about him. He had this ominous feeling. From his own point of view it was like him watching Gabriel make a deal with the devil.

"Ease up boy. You're not yet ready"

"What do you mean I'm not ready?"

" What's your Agility Grade Point?"

The Agility Grade Point. It was a way to tell the strength of a person. It was a term used to grade the capabilities of both regular humans and powered humans.

It was a grading value that ranged from 1% to 100%. The highest Agility Grade point a regular human can attain is 30%. As for the powered humans their agility grade point can go up to a 100% but getting to that 100% was never an easy feat. It took a whole lot of training for both a regular human and a powered human to increase their Agility Grade Point by even 1%.

It was hell for a regular human who wanted to increase their Agility Grade Point to their highest level which was 30%. Killer Joe himself was not yet at his 100% with his Agility Grade point.

It was a grading system used in the Demons Battle and other sports to show how capable an athlete is. The higher the Agility Grade Point the more capable and dependable that fighter is in other words a person with an Agility Grade Point of 40% was way more stronger than a person with an Agility Grade Point of 30%.

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" I think I'm at most 5%"

"Well for your body to even accept the Gene Enhancement process your Agility Grade Point needs to be at least 15%."

" What 15%? How do you intend he gets his Agility Grade Point to that level?" John retorted immediately.

"Well that's not a problem. You're going to enroll in a Dojo to get it up. You see the reason I'm hear telling you all this is because a year from now the government will allow humans with Gene Enhancement access into the Demons Battle. Let's just say I'm giving you a spoiler alert."

"Hmm" Gabriel chuckled before he started speaking.

"Thanks Doctor. Well you're my god sent angel. In short you're the miracle I have been waiting for since this past few days. You don't need to worry because by that time I'll be capable for the Gene Enhancement." Gabriel said with an evil grin

"Well that's the spirit. All that's left is for you to locate a good Dojo and increase your Agility Grade Point then"

A Dojo. It was a place that offered professional training to powered humans looking forward to become a Demons Battle Fighter. It was a place where powered humans honed their skills for the sake of one goal, which is to become a 'Demons Battle First Grade champion'.

There was many Dojos. Each Dojo brought out their best students to compete other over the title of the '1st grade champion' in Demons Battle. It was a place where these powered humans learned martial arts. It was not just a place for powered humans alone to hone their skills. Regular humans also learnt martial arts in a Dojo but they were separated from training with the powered humans.

The training of powered humans was a program on its own in the Dojo while the regular humans also had their own program . It was the program of martial arts for powered humans that brought a Dojo to the lame light in other words a Dojo was like a school for a Powered human seeking a profession as a fighter.

For Gabriel a Dojo was his best bet if he was really going to increase his Agility Grade Point but the real question is...

"Will you be able to increase your Agility Grade Points to 15% in a year?"

Gabriel paused for a fews seconds with a painful look of nostalgia in his eyes before he answered.

" You see Doctor. It's not a matter of if I can anymore. The thing is I have to!"