First Light

When I woke up in the hospital, I noticed that there was a doctor next to me examining my documents. Due to the oxygen mask on my face, I couldn't speak. The doctor talked about my current condition. He mentioned that if I had appeared a little later, I would have definitely died.

Perhaps there is still a bit of luck left within me.

It was very exhausting and heavy to open my eyes again with the doctor renewing the anesthesia. With the effects of the anesthesia, I drifted back to sleep. While in deep sleep, I continued to have various short dreams.

In some dreams, I was seeing myself falling from the sky to the ground. In the last dream I saw, I was hovering around a large structure.

When my eyes involuntarily opened on their own, all the dreams came to an end. The oxygen mask on my face had been removed. When I realized that there was someone standing beside me again, I slowly turned my eyes in that direction.

I saw a middle-aged man sitting on a single chair, and a middle-aged woman looking thoughtfully out of the window.

"Who are these?"

*Intense headache*

Memories of the former owner of this body started to come to life before my eyes. This man and woman were the old owner's mother and father.

Just as my eyes fully opened, the half-awake man turned his gaze towards me and immediately called out to the woman who had been gazing out of the window.

"Lucas, thank God you finally woke up..." Tears were streaming down the woman's eyes.

The name of the former owner of this body is Lucas... I suppose I'll need to forget my old name.

"For how long have I been sleeping?" I asked weakly.

"Almost a week," replied the father of the former owner of the body.

I had been in a coma for a week. Despite the dreams I saw being so short, it means a week has passed.

"What happened in Venice, mom?"

"The government still hasn't made an official statement, but based on what we've seen, when a massive, shimmering light in the sky collided with the Earth's surface, a powerful shockwave emerged. The shockwave expanded for kilometers before contracting inward and suddenly disappearing. A few hours later, following a severe earthquake, a part of Venice began to lift towards the sky."

After considering what my mother had said, I began to truly feel convinced. Even though my head was still muddled and I had a pounding headache, I could comprehend my situation. What my mother described was reminiscent of the story of Valorant.

The window of the patient's room was slightly ajar. Outside, the sound of military vehicles and police sirens was intensifying. My mother quickly picked up the remote control and turned on one of the national news channels to listen to the news.

*Intro*

"Good day, dear viewers. I'm Alfonso Tocci from the Venice News Agency. A week ago, in the incident that occurred, a part of Venice began to rise towards the sky. According to witnesses, after a shimmering beam of light hit the top of Venice, a few hours later, a portion of Venice started breaking apart and flying into the sky. Based on newly emerged camera footage, a few minutes before the incident, someone wearing a hood was seen gliding in the sky, apparently trying to escape something. While the government has yet to provide any explanation, the probability of this captured image being fake or fabricated is quite low. We don't know if our country and citizens are in danger, and we are eagerly awaiting a prompt statement from the government. Thank you for listening to me. After the commercials, we will delve deeper into this incident."

"Hey mom, could you please rewind a bit and pause at the point where the camera footage is shown?"

My mother did as I said and paused at the point where the camera footage was shown. Though the person's face wasn't very clear, their white hair was peeking out from under the hood and fluttering in the wind.

I'm absolutely sure, the person I saw can't be anyone else but Jett.

"Mom, Dad. Do you think whoever this person is could be responsible for Venice ending up in this situation?"

Even though I knew the truth behind the incident, I needed to play a role to not reveal it. That's why I felt the need to ask, as I was curious about my mother and father's thoughts.

"I don't know, but if this person is responsible, once the government gets hold of the camera footage, they will definitely try to apprehend them as soon as possible."

I don't think that way at all, dad...

As my mother was about to speak, a sound of an explosion echoed outside.

"What's happening?" The tremor was so strong that my bed nearly tipped over. My mother and father had fallen to the ground due to the impact of the tremor.

Slowly getting up and looking out the window, I saw black smoke rising from the city.

"Hey, hey, hey, hold on a minute. Don't come at me with things I don't know about. I don't remember anything like this happening."

Could people have developed Radiant powers within a week? This city is on the brink of chaos. I quickly took the remote control from my mother's hand and started replaying the news.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are currently broadcasting live from the city of Venice, Italy. A major explosion has occurred at the Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station. Following this massive blast, similar explosions of the same magnitude are ongoing in various parts of the city. The panicked population doesn't know where to flee. We don't know when the police forces will arrive at the scene. We urge all citizens, no matter what, to stay at home. This appears to be a terrorist attack. For your own safety, do not leave your homes!"

Everything started so quickly and is progressing at a rapid pace. The number of people with 'Radiant Powers' must be increasing rapidly, and if it continues to grow unchecked, it could become uncontrollable.

"Mom, dad. We need to leave here as soon as possible. They might attack here too." I was about to leave the patient room, but intense headaches struck me again.

It felt like my head was about to split apart. Clenching my teeth, I dropped to the ground, and my mother and father rushed to me in alarm.

As both of them were about to touch me, they both flew up and rapidly crashed into the wall of the patient room after I said, "Stay away from me!"

My heart rate was racing, and I couldn't breathe properly. When I opened my eyes and looked at my mother, I saw blood coming from her head due to the impact of hitting the wall. When I turned my gaze to my father, he was lying motionless on the ground, also bleeding from his head.

"Damn it!"

Unintentionally, even if they weren't my family, I killed them! I didn't want this to happen...

Unable to control my heartbeats, I blacked out.