Chapter 3: Awakened Cat

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I walk with my hands on the back of my neck staring at the sky 'This must be the situation where Jiwoo will encounter an awakened cat, Dr… hmm What is it again? I forgot, I should prepare just in case' I thought to myself.

We walked and talked as we were near the post with a small alley near it.

Kayden noticed that there was something unusual and said "Hey, Are there any Monster Animals in this neighborhood?"

I quickly prepare myself for a surprise attack just in case.

"Cat monster?" Ask Jiwoo

A growl was heard where the alley was

Me and Jiwoo turned around and saw a huge cat with bloodshot eyes "Hiss." The fur of the cats went upright, The cat was Grey, and got black stripes on his fur.

"Wha- What is that? Is that the monster you were talking about?" Jiwoo said in fear

"It looks more like a tiger than a cat." I said

"It feels different." Kayden said with interest

"What do we do?" Jiwoo ask Kayden

The cat glared at us and drooling. He looked like he got rabies or some kind of disease.

The cat prepared to attack. "Jiwoo, Look out!" I said, casting a barrier on him.

"T-thanks hyung" he said

I scream at him "There's no time to chit chat! Go run away from here! I'll hold them off!"

"Okay! Just be careful? I'mma get back to the house and drop off Mr. Kayden." He said while running away.

The cat rushed up to Jiwoo and used his claws to attack him.

"Oh no, You don't!" I used my telekinetic ability to smash the cat on the wall near us, crumbling it but it appeared fine with a few scratches and charged at me.

I was ready to do it again until I heard Jiwoo yell and I saw him coming with a cat toy. It was like a fishing rod with a string on it…

"What are you doing with a cat toy! And why did you come back!" I yelled while blocking the cat's charge with a barrier.

"Well he is a cat then I thought maybe, this will calm him down" He said embarrassingly.

He shook the rod and the cat surprisingly paid attention to the toy and started to chase it. Jiwoo put down kayden on the floor, And Kayden starts to follow the toy with his eyes

"Is he crazy? Why is he using this toy?" Kayden wondered that Jiwoo might be crazy for overly obsession with cats.

"Well, I'll be damned but at least it works" I chuckled and turned around to see Kaydens reaction with the cat toy.

The cat snarls and uses his claws to swipe the toy.

"This is our chance to run away, Let's go Hyung and Mr. Kayd-" he turned and saw Kayden also chasing the toy.

___Kayden's Pov________

Somewhere in korea. You can hear thunder lightning everywhere *Boom*

You can see a man in a leather Jacket has long black hair and is currently confronting an Ability User.

He struck him with lighting, and the guy was down in one strike "I admit my defeat Kayden. You win" the guy said, looking up to see Kayden.

Many people are watching the fight from a distance. The people murmur at each other while I walk past them.

"Kayden won again?" Guy 1 asks "How many times has it been already? He challenges and defeat anyone who is strong, And I heard from someone that even High Ranking Ability users don't challenge him anymore" said by the woman talking to Guy 1.

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"Kayden come join us, Together we will take over the world" the man ask and raise his hands

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A group appeared and said "Kayden come with us, With you in our group, Taking over the world will be possible" he said pointing at himself the group nodded in agreement.

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A bunch of people bow on me and said "Sir Kayden, Please lead us" they said pleaded at me

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"Sir Kayden"

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Dal's POV:

"Sir Kayden, What are you doing?" I ask, trying to hold back my laughter.

Kayden got back to himself and Jolted that he was caught doing something disgraceful.

Jiwoo stares at Kayden with dead eyes while I laugh in the background.

As I was laughing I saw that the gray cat was preparing to leap. It leaped and caught the toy, And it slipped out of Jiwoo's hand.

"What do we do.." Jiwoo looked at the cat worriedly. "Huh… that scar? Hyung, Do you remember him? That's the cat you picked!" I notice the cats scar near its eyes

The cat charged again on Jiwoo. While Kayden is having an existential crisis "Why did my body move by itself?" Kayden said, putting his paws on his head.

I use a barrier on Jiwoo to block the incoming attack. After that we run while Jiwoo runs to get Kayden.

We got away from the cat by running away as fast as we could and are currently hiding on the stairs.

"Huff.. Why does it look like that?" Said Jiwoo. "How would i know, Maybe the owner didn't give any treats" said by Kayden

"Dude, I'm the owner of that cat and I always give him treats and his daily food , And he just suddenly disappeared" I answered Kayden

I look out and said "I don't see it anywhere maybe it stop chasing us" "I think we're safe for now"

"You might be safe but that's not true for other people who encounter that cat," Kayden said.

"What do you mean?" Jiwoo and I look at Kayden.

"There might be not many people because it currently night, But it will attack next person it meets" He explains

"Wh-what do we do" Jiwoo ask

"What do you mean, What can you do? The only answer is to run probably" I answered

"B-but you saw Hyung! How fast that cat can run" "Someone will definitely get hurt"

"Then call for help" said kayden "Oof, I forgot my phone because we quickly ran to the vet" said by me.

"Me too.."

Kayden sighed "Then, There's nothing we can do.. It's not like I can do anything"

"But we can!" I said trying to act cool. Jiwoo look at me with agreement

Kayden look at us with dead eyes "What the fuck are you two on about? Are you high?"

I chuckled and said "That's weird for a cat to cuss"

"Anyways, Didn't you see that cat claws? Those claws can probably shed cars" he shows his claws comparing it with the cat.

"Still, We can't just leave it alone"

"I agree with what Jiwoo said, I can use my telekinetic ability to hold him off while Jiwoo deals the damage" I said with a determined look.

"Why are you still talking about that?" Kayden said, looking at me. "It's not your business if someone gets hurt" He noticed our determined look. 'Daym, Look at these two, They look serious as hell, These two really are.. A chump. A softie'

Jiwoo look out to see if there's still a cat "Go home first Mr Kayden, We'll handle this"

Kayden look at us and sighed "Fine, If you really have to do that, Then I'll help you two"

Jiwoo looks at Kayden confused while thinking 'This must be it huh? Where Jiwoo get to receive a little bit power from Sir Kayden'

"It isn't that much but I can give you some of my powers" He looked at us seriously.

Jiwoo lit up and squatted to be in the same position as Kayden "Really!? Something like that possible?"

I just look at the two. Listening to their conversation.

"Hey don't get too excited" Kayden looked at Jiwoo "Even if you received it, It'll only work for a short period of time" "Come and crouch here" he pointed at the flat space "What about you?" He looked at me.

"I don't need it, Since I'm quite powerful enough" 'And I need to be curtin disciple after all' I thought to myself Just standing there watching them

"Alright, You're lost" he said as he put his paws on Jiwoo's forehead and transferred his powers.

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1 minute later

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I watch in awe at how much power Kayden still got from the fight, Even though he's recovering. He used the electricity of the entire town and transferred it to Jiwoo.

"This should be enough" Kayden said

Jiwoo stands up and is covered in a lighting aura "Woah.. There so much power flowing on me, There's even lightning coming out of my body"

Kayden was dead tired and said "Because I have lighting power."

"Woah, I can tell.. You're more powerful than before" I said to Jiwoo.

I thumbs up and said "And it's cool"

Jiwoo looked at me with stars in his eyes "I know right!?"

"Well then, Enough fooling around and let's go find the cat" I said, Jiwoo nodded at me.

Kayden noticed and said "You don't need to do that, The cat is already here."

You could see the cat at the front of the stairs looking down at us with ferocious teeth and anger.

Jiwoo and I quickly get in front "Mr. Kayden! It's dangerous! Get behind me!"

"Huh? What are you talking about? You want me Kayden to go back because it's dangerous? You're joking right?" He smirks 'Now that i think about it, This kid.. Jiwoo, Why is he so confident all of a sudden? A normal person would be scared.. Even if I lent him my powers a person's fear shouldn't disappeared'

"You are the cat that Hyung has been taking care of, right?" Jiwoo said

"Yeah, I think he is. I remember his scar" I said

"Damn, these softies. That's the first thing you say after all of that?"

"Now that I think about it, It's weird that you didn't come back for a few days, I thought you were looking for a mate but guess you aren't" I examined the cat "What happened to you?"

The cat jumped up from the stairs and dived towards us, I saw it was going for me so I put a barrier in front of me but it changed its form midair and jumped off of the barrier?

'What the fuck, did he adapt to my barriers!' Jiwoo and I were shocked to see it bounce off the barrier onto the wall and jump off of it towards the side of me.

Jiwoo yelled "Watch out!" before using his super speed to slam into the cat sending it into the stairs but the cat regained its balance and was standing again but this time more cautious.

'Hmmm I could do that but it depends on Jiwoo' I looked over to Jiwoo before looking at the cat and said "Hey Jiwoo I know you and I, like that cat but we need to knock it out with Kayden's power so I distract it and you get a surprise attack from above, I am trusting you!" I screamed before running towards the cat with Jiwoo watching from behind although surprised he had eyes of determination.

I use my ability to make barriers so why not make barriers around my arms for power and defense? I focused my ability on making a barrier around my arms but only one arm worked and it was like an almost invisible green force around it.

Kayden was thinking 'What is he doing! He is going to die!'

'Damm it seems I need to practice more but this should work for now' I charged forward and the cat charged forward to me, I raised my right arm which is now my barrier arm to block the attack hoping it would work.

*SCRATCH* A loud scratch sound echoed through the stair's corridor but I did not feel any pain and the cat was surprised it's scratch did not cut me and at this moment I knew it was a perfect chance for Jiwoo.

I was about to scream to Jiwoo but he was already bouncing off of the wall with his super speed and jumped above the cat who was in midair and activated his borrowed lightning power.

"Sorry cat but I have to stop you!" He then slammed his fist down on the cat causing an electric blast.

After getting it by the blast half of the stairs were destroyed and both of us were laying at the bottom of the stairs with electric marks on our bodies.

The cat was knocked out but I suddenly felt a wave of pain and tiredness.

I need to remember to practice the barrier around the arms ability' I sighed and smiled while Jiwoo was already up and making sure the cat was alright.

Kayden approach us and said "Damn, I was wondering why Dal was rushing so, Just to cause distraction"

"It's not dead right?" I ask to examine the cat.

The cat body released some smoke and it was back to it's normal size.

"Thats.. It was really him!" I said.

"I knew it!" Jiwoo said

"You two, We don't have time for this. Grab the cat and we'll get outta here."

I grabbed the cat and get outta there.

Author note:

Okay, This is going good.

Thanks for the fight scene, It was made by my good friend Kage, Check out his Fanfic

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