Chapter 3- Alone Yet Again
It has been at least 2 years since the accident in the dojo, and ever since then I locked myself in my room. My mother would bring food to my door and leave it, and of course I would take it once she leaves the food at the door. And of course, I'm not just sitting around in my room depressed I'm currently training the martial arts I learned in the Flowing Water dojo with Pressure wind and Fire manipulation both active.
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Ash was in the middle of his room with his knees bent while letting his arms hang loose while purple fire moved around both his hands. Although he was doing this, he was also bursting a small gust of wind out of his body every five minutes to not burn out of mana. Just doing this had Ash extremely focused to the point he couldn't open his eyes or hear anything, just feeling his mana and controlling his powers.
*Bang!* (Father's POV)
""Hey kid! Your mom told me- the hell are you doing?" when I opened the door I swear I felt wind hit my face, but now I understand... this kid has power's. Even though my wife is a vampire, she didn't awaken any powers but even when we went to the doctor to ask about it, they said she had something wrong with her at the time and when her power was awakening it stopped midway. The reason I think her powers weren't awakened was because she was pregnant at the time with this kid who's using his powers right now…if only she wasn't pregnant, she could've been a hero and achieved her dream. Damn this kid even when I come to talk to him, he's "training" his powers at such a young age just to become a hero…"HAHAHA well you killed someone, so I doubt they'll let you become a hero even if it was an accident".
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I've been doing this type of training for 2 years since I locked myself in my room, and it was good to do because it also distracted me from the accident and also made me better at controlling my powers just a little bit. Even though I've been doing this for 2 years I still can't even get close to controlling Pressure Wind, I just have to stick to small gust of wind now instead of just full on activating it. If I try to fully activate Pressure Wind it will start blowing big gust of wind draining all my mana quickly, that's why I have to use it like flicking a light switch on and off. But unlike Pressure Wind I can "easily" control Fire Manipulation…well, not to the point where I can create dragons, birds, lions etc. But I can now make it float around my body and move it, but I need to concentrate to do that, but one day I'll be better at controlling it.
[ 2/50 mana]
Well shit I guess it's time to stop. I open my eyes to see my father looking at me with a death stare and I returned the same look even though it might not be scary because I'm only 13 with a baby face. We continue staring at each other and to be honest, I don't know what to say.
I see my father's mouth open, and he began to speak, "why didn't you tell us you had powers? What's the point of keeping it a secret from us?"? He said while looking at me with a questioning gaze.
To be frank, I don't have to answer his questions, but there's no point of ignoring them either "well if you had to know it was going to be a surprise, but I realized how weak my powers were and how little control I had over them, so I was going to surprise you and mom when I got better". My father looked at me not knowing what to say, so I immediately take the chance to change the subject. I lowered my head making my hair cover part of my face and lower my voice to sound sad, "hey dad…the incident that happened in the dojo really fucked up my head, and also my plan to become a hero. The other day I- *sniffle* I thought about what the parents of Marima might be going through having their child die to another child". I went and sat down on my bed, waiting for my dad to say something.
"Did you just? Never mind but listen Ash this may not be the best advice, but you're gonna have to get over it sometime you just threw a punch at the worst time and saying you fucked up your plan to become a hero I'm pretty sure you did nothing illegal because to me, you wasn't put in handcuffs, questioned by the police etc. you're perfectly fine in my book and hopefully in the Heroes Association's". I looked up at my dad with surprise, I seriously didn't expect him to try and comfort me like at all, "by the way your mother said come downstairs she has something to tell you so hurry your ass up" he said and walked out.
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Ash was sitting on the living room couch with a face full of surprise and anger, "what the hell do you mean I have a sibling? Are you pregnant?" Ash said while feeling his mom's stomach. On the other hand, Ash's mom was surprised at his language but decided she will talk with her husband about it "no I'm not pregnant! She's a year older than you like I said you're not the only child" she said, but Ash was not buying it there's no way he has an older sibling who's older than him because he would have seen her. "Mom, there is no way I have an older sibling! If she's older than me, where the hell is she?!" Ash grabbed his mother's chin and lowered her head to touch foreheads with each other, so he could check her temperature. "Hey, what do you think you're doing? don't you think that's too much? And to answer your question, she lives with her grandma- hey do you guys smell something? It smells somewhat smokey".
Ash couldn't care less about the smell in fact it's probably his toast he put in the toaster but all he was worried about right now was his so called "older sister". "There's a fire in the kitchen! Where is the fire extinguisher! Hurry it's spreading- oh shit!".
*BOOM*
Ash heard his father's voice then a loud explosion and Ash quickly turned around and saw a fire explosion that was quickly heading his way, but this was his time to try out one of his moves he created. Raising his hand Ash slowly waved and said, "
[Ash Kuare
Power:
Mana: 46/50
Rank: Updating...
Race: Half Vampire
Title: None
Strength: 11
Agility: 15
Endurance: 9
Reaction speed: 10
Intelligence: 15
Skills:
Transformations: None]
(Ash's POV)
It's been 15 minutes since we got into this "metal room" well that's what I call it because the whole room is made out of some type of metal. Mom said she contacted the Hero Association the second she entered the room so they should be here any second. This is the second time I heard about the Hero Association and they're not explaining what that is and well obviously it's a Hero Association filled with heroes but how do you get in contact with them. Anyway Hero Association is not important currently what is important is the smoke seeping inside the room "Mom when will the heroes get here *cough* the smoke might kill us before they arrive". I looked at my mother expecting a response but her body is just lying on the floor "mom? are you ok?" I hurriedly walked to her to make sure she's alright. She's breathing so I'm guessing she just passed out from all the stress because there's not that much smoke in here...wait a minute is she actually pregnant? No way right?. My dad on the other hand was aching from the burns on his back so I knew he was alive and I would've already helped him if I could use my damn powers.
[Ash Kuare
Power:
Mana: 50/50
Rank: Updating...
Race: Half Vampire
Title: None
Strength: 11
Agility: 15
Endurance: 9
Reaction speed: 10
Intelligence: 15
Skills:
Transformations: None]
"We're busting the door down, so be careful!" I heard a deep voice from behind the door and couldn't be any happier because this would be the first time I'll meet a hero, and we'll finally be saved.
*Bang*
"There's a child and two adults! We're leaving the parents, and we're only taking the kid the adults don't matter since saving kids gets more attention these days we could get more attention on the internet then the Hero Association will give us more money for this rescue job so when we step out of this house just shake your head in regret if the reporters ask about the parents HAHA alright lets head out." He said as he picked me up from the floor. The hero started walking out of the room and I wanted to do or say something, but I couldn't my body wouldn't let me, but the last thing I saw was my dad's eyes that looked at me with an apologetic look, and he mouthed the words "I'm so sorry, I really am… I love you son" then I passed out.
To Be Continued~~~