Family Dinner and...

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- Well, where to start? - I said, feeling uncomfortable under my father's judgemental gaze.

- Start from the beginning," he said calmly.

- Ehhh, okay. Do you know what kind of emotional state I was in after I broke up with Kara? - I asked my parents, receiving only slight nods in response, "Well, I studied hard and was the best at the military academy, but I did it all in an attempt to calm my emotions... But it didn't help much, and then my brain came up with a not-so-clever idea.

- And you decided to go to war? - my father asked me.

- Yes, roughly speaking, I did. I had hoped that under the circumstances I wouldn't have time to think about unhappy love. In fact, I was right. But I underestimated the horrors of war, and its consequences," I said, silent for a moment, but continued, "However, the war hardened me and gave me a dream. I realised that I should use everything for the sake of peaceful life, eradicating crime and terrorism. There should be no such things in our world, and I will make sure that they finally disappear from our lives," I agreed, clenching my fist.

Still, I could tell my parents what I was up to. If I have powers, I have to use them to make my dream come true. It will take a lot of hard work and suffering, but the end result will be worth it.

- That's a pretty ambitious goal! And a fair one, but still, why did you decide that it was you who needed to risk yourself to achieve it? - asked my mum, who was very worried about my life.

- And who would if not me. When I got special abilities in the war, I immediately realised it was for a reason. I have powers beyond other people and they are getting stronger every day. so why should I keep them in check when I can help people? - I asked my mother, who bit her lip but didn't answer me. I understand her worries, but still I have my own goals and I can't just get rid of them.

- Well done, son! When I heard your words, I realised that we raised you right. If you had such powers, many people would have become criminals, or something worse, because of the desire for easy profit, and you have set a great goal for yourself! - My father said with a smile. I also smiled back at him. Even the atmosphere in the room became lighter somehow.

- But how did you get this superpower in the first place? - My mum asked me. And this is where the not so pleasant moment came. I hate to lie to the family I've just gained, but it can't be helped....

- I don't know. They came to me in a moment of danger. Just when I needed them most, I got them. And with every battle I fight, my abilities grow stronger. Perhaps that's fate," I said with a slight smile on my lips.

- Okay, let's talk about Semilia. How did you two meet? How long have you been together? What are you planning? - My father said, not wanting to broach the subject any further. It really wasn't a pleasant topic.

- Ohhh, our acquaintance was extraordinary! - Semilia, who had been silent until then, began to speak.

- Really? - my mum immediately got involved.

- Of course! I'd just arrived at the base, and I hadn't even had a chance to change into my uniform yet, and Ed was already bossing me around. He used his rank to boss me around and made me his deputy. We went to all the meetings together and even in battles we were always next to each other. You could say that the situation brought us together, because we had each other's backs more than once, - said Semilia, even quite normally. Well, it's good if it continues to be like that.

- And then we went on a secret mission together with Ed. We had a very important task in front of us, and only thanks to Ed we managed it. He personally went up against an organisation's mercenary and defeated him, ensuring our retreat. However, he was wounded in that battle and lost consciousness. We managed to get him to the base, and I didn't leave his side for a second until he woke up," Semilia said as she moved closer to my mother.

- That's so romantic! And what happened next? - Mum asked her.

- What happened next was that Ed and I flew to Washington for the awards. We stayed in the same hotel and went on several dates. As we learned more and more about each other, we gradually fell in love," Semilia continued to chat with my mother. And I didn't know that she was so fond of women's talk. Although it's me and her who banter with each other all the time, but she's not like that with the others. Although not with everyone, probably she is somehow more respectful with my mother just for me.

So I sat down with my dad and we started talking about the usual topics. Mostly politics and how stupid people usually become governors and mayors. It's all about corruption. And these elections are also fake. My father always liked to talk about these things, so I just supported him.

Although I did not just support him, I also said that I wanted to change all this. I was in the government now, after all, and soon I'd be the one who could really control this kind of thing. Although maybe I can call up some experienced politician and put him in the right places.

I realise that my dreams cannot be realised by legal methods only. It will be necessary to kill and manipulate. But still for some things I am too badly suited, and therefore to put on them subordinate to me people will be the best option.

Anyway, after lunch, Mum stayed with Semilia and I went into the field with Dad. I had to show dad his new car, which he also tried to refuse, but I assured him that it was just my old car and I had wanted to buy a new one for a long time.I also helped my father to subdue the tractor, which with my powers and magic was not difficult. And after that it was time for dinner. We talked again, and now my mother spoke very positively about Semilia. My worry that their relationship would be strained disappeared, and I was quite happy for the rest of the dinner.

Then I saw my old room again and also showed it to Semilia.

- So this is where you lived as a child? Quite interesting," the girl said as she walked around the room, "Wow, are these your childhood pictures? You were pretty cute...

- There's nothing interesting in there, come on I'd rather show you my small collection," I immediately took Semilia away from the rather embarrassing things. Ed still had the moment in his mind when Kara had found those same pictures, and he was rather embarrassed by it. Well, that's understandable, though. There were still pictures of Ed as a little kid trying to chew a piece off a cupboard, a stool, a table, a nightstand, and more. In fact, he tried to taste almost everything he saw.

- Are those coins? - Semilia asked me when she saw the collection. Ed had been a coin collector for a long time, and he had a lot of interesting pieces in his collection. Not counting just collectible coins, dedicated to holidays, there were coins of different countries, but the most interesting in this collection was an ancient Greek obol, made of silver, only through luck Ed had. When he was about 10 years old, he found it in the river, which is not far from our house. And it was that coin that gave him his passion for coin collecting.

- Yeah, and very rare ones at that. I used to collect them as a child," I said, showing Semilia all the coins and telling her their history.

After this small conversation, the girl also told me about her impressions, and she also quite liked my parents. Well, from there on we just went to bed... or did we?

I had one more thing to do in this town, but I wanted to solve it on my own. Slipping out of the house without waking anyone up was easy enough, especially with my powers.

I knew my way around. My little secret camp. Many of us had one when we were kids, a place to be alone, or have fun with friends. Nobody knows about it except you, or in my case, except me.

It was there that I had a little stash of things that I hid that I loved so much as a child. Little green rocks... Kryptonite.

My little camp looked much the same as it had when I was last here. A small cave and a couple of trees, as if they had accidentally fallen so as to block the entrance to it. I was pretty smart as a kid, and really didn't want my secret spot to be found.

And when you consider the fact that it's already pretty rare for people to walk in this forest, it becomes pretty simple. Once inside, I just looked around, immediately recognising everything. True, all the things inside were heavily covered in dust, which clearly said that no one had been here for a long time.

However, my heightened perception allowed me to notice something strange. Footprints... Human footprints. And they lead to the exact spot where I kept the kryptonite. Oh, no!

Quickly rushing towards the small hiding place, I examined the place once again and confirmed that someone had been here and was looking for Kryptonite. Opening the small iron biscuit box where I kept the stones, I breathed a sigh of relief.

The green pebbles, dimly illuminating the darkness, immediately caught my eye. There was some hard-to-sense aura emanating from them that seemed familiar to me. And they were a bit mesmerising, especially in such quantity.

- But I remember there were more," I said quietly, frowning.

There were quite a few rocks here, in different shapes. Some were wrapped with small strings, like lockets, and some were just large stones, not treated in any way. One thing missing here was the smallest thing, a few stones, but they were definitely taken by someone.

It was rather strange... No one but myself knew about this place. Perhaps Kara or my brother followed me and found out about it, but then they would have taken all the stones and destroyed them. So this whole thing seems very strange.

I have no way of knowing the truth, at least not now, but later I may have some ability that I can use to see the past. And then I'll come back here.

Now it's time to go home, but before I do....

- Assassin," I said quietly, stepping out of the cave.

- Yes, Master," one of the Hassans obediently stood before me.

- From now on, keep an eye on this cave and any people who come near it. If anyone comes in here, remember him at once, or better yet, follow him and find out more about his identity," I said.

- As you command," Hassan replied, stepping back into the shadows, but in fact some Hassans' stealth skills are so advanced that even I can't spot them.

Now I can go home and go to bed. Tomorrow I'll spend the whole day with my parents, the guys can handle the exam without me anyway, and in case of any unusual occurrences I'll get a call right away, or at the very least, Hassan will report to me....

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