1. Another Day in Hell


    I woke up to the annoying sound of the alarm, as if life itself refused to let me sleep a little longer. I reached out to silence it, then stayed staring at the ceiling for a few moments.


    "Another day of suffering."


    I sluggishly got out of bed and looked at myself in the mirror... the same tired face, the same eyes that lost their sparkle long ago. I was like a shadow moving aimlessly, as if I were just an empty being wandering in a world that didn’t care about my existence.


    I opened the closet and pulled out my school clothes, putting them on indifferently, then headed to the kitchen where my mom was preparing breakfast.


    "Damian, do you want something to eat before you go?"


    I shook my head in refusal. I wasn’t hungry. In fact, I hadn’t felt anything for a long time, just an inner emptiness that grew with each passing day, as if I were sinking into a bottomless abyss.


    I left the house, the same scenes I saw every day, people cursing at each other, anger, and shouting everywhere. They didn’t live in the "bliss of ignorance," but in its hell!


    On my way to school, I thought about all the scenarios that might unfold today. Would the bullies leave me alone? Of course not. Would the teachers pretend they didn’t see what was happening, as they always do? Definitely.


    When I neared the school gate, I saw them waiting for me, as usual.


    "Ha! Look who’s here! The school''s trash!"


    It was Jason, the person who hated me the most in this place. He never missed an opportunity to humiliate me in front of everyone. Beside him sat Ethan and Marcus, his loyal followers, laughing with him as if they were enjoying torturing me.


    I tried to ignore them and walked faster, but suddenly Jason stuck his foot out...


    I tripped and fell to the ground.


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    The moment my body hit the ground, I didn’t just feel pain; I felt something else... a flash, a flashback, but not from the past... from the future.


    I saw myself... floating in space, but not the space we know... it was vast, infinite, stretching without limits... everything was still, no gravity, no air, no sound... just me, alone, in the void.


    Then... the scene ended abruptly, and I was back in the present, back to the pain, to the laughter surrounding me.


    Their laughter rose, and everyone around me either looked and laughed or pretended not to see what had happened. I felt embarrassed, but I said nothing.


    "Oh, sorry, didn’t see you there!" Jason said sarcastically, then extended his hand as if helping me.


    But I wasn’t stupid. I ignored him, got up quickly, and walked away.


    "Hahaha, this kid needs to learn how to fight back!"


    I heard his words, but they didn’t affect me. I had gotten used to this a long time ago.


    I entered the classroom and sat in my usual spot in the back. I had no friends; no one cared about me. I was just an invisible person, even to those who sat next to me.


    The teacher started the lesson, but I wasn’t paying attention. I was thinking… Why me? Why do I live this way? Why am I not strong enough to stop them? Why am I the one who has to go through this among all people?


    But the worst had not happened yet.


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    2. The Greatest Humiliation


    At break, I was sitting alone in the back yard, trying to finish my sandwich quickly so no one would notice me. But luck was not on my side today.


    "Damian! Come here!"


    It was Jason again, this time with a bigger group. I looked around; there were no teachers, and no one seemed interested in intervening.


    I had no choice. If I ignored him, he would come to me himself, and it would be worse.


    I slowly got up and walked toward them.


    "Why are you always alone? You look like an idiot, are you afraid of people?"


    I didn’t answer.


    "What!? Not going to respond!?"


    I remained silent. I knew any word would make things worse.


    "Alright, let me show you!"


    Suddenly, he grabbed my bag, opened it, and threw everything out onto the ground.


    Books, notebooks, even my only pen. Everyone started laughing, and I just stood there, feeling powerless. Why does no one feel sorry for me? I know the world has lost its humanity, but not to this extent...


    One of them kicked my notebook away, then Jason said:


    "Come on, show me how the trash picks up his stuff!"


    The moment I bent down to pick up my things, someone hit me on the back of my head hard.


    And the flashback exploded again.


    This time... there was screaming.


    Not my scream, not Jason’s scream… it was someone else’s, screaming into the void... with an unimaginable pain, as if their whole being was being torn apart…


    Then the scene ended, and the pain returned to my head, the laughter around me, the mockery.


    "Oh my god, this kid can’t even stand up without falling! Hahaha!"


    I was trembling. The reason wasn’t the beating or the humiliation... but what I saw.


    I picked up my books amidst the laughter. I could scream, I could cry, I could do something… but I didn’t.


    In the end, they left, still laughing, leaving me there, alone as always.


    That day, I went home more broken than ever… and that scene kept running through my mind more than anything else... as if it was a glimpse into the future...


    When I entered my room, I threw my bag on the floor and threw myself onto the bed.


    "If only I were stronger... If only I had something that would make them fear me... I could change the world..."


    But wishes don’t come true, do they?


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    3. Awakening: The New Beginning


    I didn’t realize when I dozed off, but when I woke up...


    I felt something had changed.


    This wasn’t just an ordinary change, it wasn’t something that happens every day... it was as if I had woken up for the first time in my life!


    My eyes were different, my breathing was deeper, my body... it felt something I had never experienced before... this is the beginning of something entirely new...