《My Life... With a Twist》 Chapter 1: My baby... The sound of a fan blowing softly echoes in the background. Even in the cold it''s always spinning. A pair of brown eyes open. It¡¯s still dark, still cold, but they look up at the high ceiling. ¡®Still not time to wake up¡­.¡¯ The eyes satisfyingly close themselves as a blanket covers over them. After what should have been an hour or two, but felt like a few minutes, the eyes open again to the morning sun and the singing birds. Annoyed at how fast time went by, the owner of the eyes lets out a sigh. The door opens and a lady knocks against the wall. ¡°Erin wake up if you want to eat breakfast.¡± ¡°Mm, alright mom.¡± After laying down for another minute, the sound of the fan stops, and a young boy sits up. His brown eyes are dark to the point of looking black, and look dead without motive, slightly sinister. A patch of black wavy hair covers his head, looking messy yet for some reason fitting. White skin, and an average face depending on who¡¯s looking at it. If one were to compare the person to an animal, it would be a sloth, a courtesy of his dead eyes. He stands up and only puts on a shirt from his drawer, while leaving on the pair of sweats he slept with. ¡°Fast and easy, just the way I like it.¡± he says as he puts on his favorite rain coat. On his way out he puts on deodorant and grabs the phone charging on the table. He walks to the kitchen and arrives to hear the sound of the tv playing. ¡°and together we will make america great again!¡± the sound of cheers and screams make the woman beside it lower the volume as she goes back to cooking. ¡°We¡¯re so screwed,¡± says a small girl sitting on the table with her hands on her chin. ¡°How do you know when he hasn''t even started doing anything?¡± the boy says as he walks in the kitchen and sits down on the opposite side of the dinner table. ¡°Dummies will always be dummies, this guy looks like he only plays games.¡± ¡°Well I don''t think idiots can own billion dollar companies and win the presidency despite many people hating him.¡± The small girl only sticks out her tongue and looks towards the older man who is sitting at the head of the table. ¡°Dad what do you think?¡± she says in a ¡®cute¡¯ tone ¡°I think we should hope for the best and try support him even though we don''t like him, after all we can only live leisurely because we belong to the strongest nation.¡± Some truths to his words, we both nod. Soon the mom leaves in a rush for work and after saying goodbye, the father also left taking the young girl to school on his way to his job. ¡®Still an hour till school, what should I do?, Erin says as he looks towards the ceiling. I should watch the new episode of Dragonball I saved from last week. He heads towards his room and sits down in front of his desk. On it is a pretty decent computer, a huge monitor, and a light up keyboard that matches with his mouse. -tap tap- He pushes space twice as his monitor and pc wake up from sleep mode. Opening his webpage, he sees a recent news article. -man mysteriously disappears after nearly raping a young girl- The table lets out a sad tear as a hand smashes down on it. ¡°Filthy bastard you dare touch a pure woman!?¡± even though he doesn¡¯t know the girl, he likes to regard pretty girls as his own even though he doesn¡¯t do anything to get them. His extremely possessive personality conflicts with his laziness and sometimes gets him into trouble. He scrolls down to see a video of the young girl getting interviewed. She sobs she gave her account, ¡°One moment he was there and when the police arrived he just disappeared into thin air and I saw my lamp tumble on the floor.¡±This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡®tsk tsk, is this girl looking for attention? The way she described it makes it sound like the man teleported away, or better yet maybe he went invisible since something dropped the lamp. Either way it''s most likely fake.¡¯ Erin exits the page and opens his favorite tabs, clicking play on the latest episode. ¡°KAKAROTTTT¡± ¡­ The door automatically locks as Erin closes the door. He puts on his new generation wireless Beats and opens up Pandora on his phone. ¡°I think I might have inhaleedddd youuu, I can feel you¡­¡± (bloodstream by stateless) -connected- The bluetooth was off on his phone. After the music starts playing on his earphones he starts walking to school. Erin lives in a well off neighborhood, full of old people mostly. There used to be a rapist living nearby, but he moved out awhile ago. School is only 10-15 minutes away depending on how fast he walked so he walks slowly to breathe in the fresh morning air. Up ahead he sees one of his schoolmates. A blue haired, rather short, girl that dates one of his old friends. She waves back at Erin as she starts walking with her sister or cousin. Even though he walked as slow as he could, Erin eventually reaches his school. The front building is newly remodeled. Looking much better than the little condos before. It¡¯s two stories tall, painted white, green, and also spots of tan. It had the school name in large letters, ¡¯Noble high school¡¯ printed on the front. This year was Erins third year in highschool. At the front gate is a bald and tall mangreeting kids next to his stereo playing the newest pop music in an attempt to connect with students. ¡°Goood morning young noble!¡± ¡°Morning principal.¡± Erin passes by him while he avoids eye contact. First period was anatomy, and the teacher is one of those old and boring ones that only know how to throw homework at you. Second period was ceramics, where people just make clay chodes and throw them at each other. Third period was U.S history where you learn stuff you already know, and at last comes fourth period. AP computer science, Erin¡¯s only AP class and only future interest. ¡°Hi everyone, warm up is on the wall, open up python and get programming.¡± Today all they had to do was make a program that receives numbers and solves a problem with a formula. If Erin was smart than he would have gone all out and used a long formula, however his genes didn¡¯t play so nice. You couldn¡¯t call him stupid or anything, in some ways he was definitely above average. He can plan well, it¡¯s just that he functions a bit to slow to follow his plans. If he truly did carry out his plans the way he imagined them, then calling him genius would be possible. But for a long time Erin has always felt like he was limited. Like his brain was not big enough for his thoughts. So he started typing ¡®def add (a,b)...¡¯ Lunch went by quick, and today 5th period had a sub, in other words it was a free period. The class already started doing their own things and the sub just sat with her phone out. Erin put on his earphones as soon as he sat down. He opened up pandora and it automatically started playing music out loud. ¡°Are you down-d-d-down-d-d-down...¡± Erin quickly pushed pause. The people around him stared at him as he blushed. ¡°You''re as red as a tomato Erin¡± a girl beside him said as she laughed. ¡®Tsk, freakin bluetooth always messing things up¡¯ Erin proceeded to thumb down the song that played out loud. Soon 5th period was over and 6th period started. The blue haired girl sat next to him and was already working on her online class. ¡°Hi Erin¡± Erin feels a sweat trickle down his back as she greeted him. ¡®Crap, what was her name again?¡¯ ¡°Sup Mrs Robert¡± Robert was the name of his friend who she dated. ¡°What?¡± She looked at him funny. ¡°Mrs Robinson?¡± Robinson was Robert¡¯s last name. ¡°Erin can you come over here please?¡± The teacher called out from the back of the class. ¡®What a save¡­ they must have broken up.¡¯ Erin looks at her computer as he walks by and sees her name at the top. Sarah.. her name is Sarah..¡¯ Erin quickly headed home as he greeted the people he knew on the way out. Soon he was back at his house and he breathed in and out deeply. ¡®I¡¯ll do my homework later.¡¯ Erin takes a shower and heads straight to his computer. He taps the keyboard twice like usual to turn it on. -tap tap- ¡®Huh? It¡¯s not turning on?¡¯ Erin pushes the button again and then makes sure the power is connected. ¡®Must be an inside problem¡­¡¯ He takes his handy screw-driver and opens up his pc. ¡®Dammit, I didn¡¯t save a thousand dollars and build you just so you can fry on me.¡¯ Erin moves around a few cables and makes sure everything is plugged in. ¡®What¡¯s the problem than?¡¯ He connects and disconnects the power a few times, and as he reaches inside again, his faulty brain forgets to disconnect it and power it off. The second he lays his hand on the motherboard, a spark runs through it as the PC turns on. -BZZT- A surge of electricity runs through Erins arms and reaches his whole body. The insides of his computer also fry themselves and release a thin patch of smoke. Finally taking his hands out, Erin is in a semi-stunned state and his hair looks even messier than before. He tries to talk but no words come out. It feels like his thoughts and control over his body were fading away with every second. He makes way to his bed, where his phone is at. ¡®What is this feeling? I need to call 911...¡¯ As he walks slowly, he feels his right arm begin to lose control. His left eye also closes by itself, and the second he sat on the bed his legs also give out. Holding up his phone, he tries to remember what he was going to do with it. His left arm also gives out and he drops the phone. ¡®Fuck, am I dead?¡¯ His head falls down on the pillow and his right eye also closes. Source energy: 10 -Milestone reached- Power unlocked: Computational Soul Power manifestation initiated... Chapter 2: Am I a freakin computer? Erin groans as he tries to get up. All he can feel is his head throbbing, however something was peculiar about it. It was as if he can feel the pain shooting up in waves instead of just a regular headache; it was much more in-depth. ¡®What the hell happened¡­¡¯ He tries to remember the feeling he had before knocking out. Computed Status: Source Energy: 10 Current Overall Condition: Light Green -hide Brain: Minor Strain Heart: Unhealthy Stomach: In need of food Muscles: Extremely Undeveloped Bones: Lacking Calcium Other Organs: Green Computational Power: 8 (7 unallocated) -show Memory Storage -show Saved Files -show Downloads -show Uploads -show Programs -show ¡®Oh my Gaban! W-what is this?¡¯ The information wasn¡¯t actually displayed through his vision, but just floated around his train of thought, almost like he was infinitely reciting everything at the same time. Erin quickly got up and started shaking his head in an attempt to push away the information in his mind. -Computational core #1 detects strenuous movement on injured brain- -lowering serotonin, norepinephrine, adrenaline levels... increasing dopamine levels- After that message Erin felt strangely calm and relaxed. ¡®Oh wow¡­ this feels like when I went to the dentist and they had to drug me in order to work.¡¯ ¡®Crap, looks like I released too much dopamine¡­¡¯ ¡®Shit, now there¡¯s voices in my head, And it¡¯s talking about poop! Hahahaha!.¡¯ ¡®I¡¯m not a voice, just a thought. Hold on I¡¯m going to lower the dopamine levels, don¡¯t panic after I¡¯m done.¡¯ ¡®Ok Mr. Voice!¡¯ Erin swung his legs on the side of his bed and shook his head like a child for a minute, then gradually regained focus. ¡®Am I going insane?¡¯ Erin becomes worried, but doesn¡¯t panic like before. ¡®No you¡¯re not crazy, you just don¡¯t understand what¡¯s happening yet. I forgot how stupid we can be when our minds aren¡¯t directly linkedto the soul.¡¯ ¡®What are you talking about? And why does it feel so strange to talk to you.¡¯ Hefelt like he was having a conversation with himself, yet he couldn¡¯t control what the other talker said. DownloadsThe tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. -hide Body Functions: 98% Power Manifestation: 10% ¡®That¡¯s what I¡¯m talking about. Right now your thought process is still limited to your brain, unlike the rest of ours which is working at max capacity within the soul. Oh and I am Core #1. I was automatically allocated to work on unconscious body functions.¡¯ ¡®Soul? Cores? What the hell is going on?¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s annoying to not directly send information to you. You¡¯ll understand once you move within the soul; in other words when your power has completely manifested. Meanwhile, I¡¯ll slowly explain stuff, but for now look at the time.¡¯ ¡°Huh?¡± Erin looks at the time on his phone and sees that it¡¯s almost time for school. ¡°Crap why didn¡¯t my parents wake me up?¡¯ Erin quickly gets up and puts on a shirt. ¡®They left early for work. You were supposed to take your sister to school, however you couldn¡¯t wake up and she left after calling you a Lazy Sloth.¡¯ ¡°Fuck I can handle lazy, but did she have to call me sloth? It wasn¡¯t my fault either way.¡± Erin skips brushing his teeth and just rinses with mouth wash. After grabbing his phone and backpack he rushes outside. -Bzzt- (Sound of door lock closing) ¡®Crap I¡¯m so hungry and my head is still hurting. I feel like I¡¯m about to lose consciousness again.¡¯ Erin hasn¡¯t ate since yesterday morning, and his body isn¡¯t in top shape either. ¡®This weakling¡­ I hope you know that we¡¯re definitely going to train our body. I looked at our stats and they¡¯re so sad that I might switch places with Core #2 out of shame.¡¯ ¡®There¡¯s more than one of you?¡¯ How crazy would it be if there were multiple minds in one body? ¡®Yeah, but they aren''t allocated to the body, and are just lazing around right now. I can only talk to you because I have control over your subconscious. Once you move into the soul we can all communicate with each other.¡¯ ¡®Can¡¯t you remove the feeling of hunger for now? It¡¯s Unnecessary.¡¯ Erin¡¯s stomach is making nonstop noises that can go for miles. ¡®I can stop the muscle contractions, but the feeling of emptiness will remain. You should really get something to eat or you might die.¡¯ Erin ignores the threat and heads straight into the school as the warning bell rings. There¡¯s still quite a bit of people walking around so he stops worrying. Some people don¡¯t even bother and just keep eating. ¡®I might be lazy, but I have a perfect attendance record, I refuse to let years of work go to waste!¡¯ Up ahead a group of kids walk towards the trash can with food plates in their hands. ¡®Look that guy is about to throw away a whole bagel. Take it from his hands!¡¯ Before Erin even thinks about what he¡¯s doing, his hunger takes over and he swipes the food away before it lands in the trash. This would usually be embarrassing enough to dye Erin''s face red and leave him stupid, but strangely it didn¡¯t. ¡°No need to waste food buddy, many people are starving in the world.¡± Erin keeps walking forward without even looking back. ¡®Haha what the heck was that? I can never converse with people like that.¡¯ ¡®I prevented the overflow of blood and adrenaline to your head. There¡¯s so many faults with the human body since it wasn¡¯t built for modern society.¡¯ Erin, with a bagel in hand, sits in his anatomy seat as the bell rings. Usually he would be too shy to eat in front of other people, but today his life is more important. Without even spreading the cream cheese evenly, he just slaps it on and starts stuffing it in his mouth. ¡°Damn Erin, are your parent¡¯s starving you?¡± A boy in sports clothes starts laughing as he looks back at Erin. ¡°No, it¡¯s just your mom was too tired from last night to make me food.¡± ¡°OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!¡± The class goes crazy as it laughs at the boy in sports clothes. He awkwardly turns away from Erin. ¡®Haha bastard! I feel immortal without that stupid shyness getting in the way!¡¯ Erin laughs while eating the bagel. ¡®It¡¯s satisfying for me too.¡¯ Soon the period ends and Erin walks out satisfied. ¡®So what kind of powers do I have? Can I fly?¡¯ ¡®I would be satisfied with just having a super intelligent Core to support me, but I guess that¡¯s not enough for you.¡¯ ¡®Nonsense, I freakin love you!¡¯ Erin tries hard to avoid making gestures while walking to his next class. ¡®Well there¡¯s not much you can do right now since you haven¡¯t completely manifested. Your abilities are too complicated to be described as a power. But just having a source energy of 10 makes you better than other people. I don¡¯t know what it is exactly, but the increase in body performance is insane! With just a little bit of training you might surpass human limits.¡¯ ¡®I have super strength? Actually, it was a bit weird how I didn¡¯t get tired from rushing to school. I must make some experiments.¡¯ ¡®Yeah numbers are stupid. It¡¯s better to test it out yourself.¡¯ Erin went into his second period, Ceramics. He doesn¡¯t know most of the people and his table is filled with crackheads. Looking around he see¡¯s the water fountain next to the door like always. The ceiling was twice as high and three times larger than a normal classroom. There was dust everywhere and some clay chodes were hanging from the roof. The teacher was at the corner spinning around on his chair as he looks at his phone. ¡®As expected¡­¡¯ Up ahead Erin sees someone sitting on his seat with the most retarded smile anyone can ever imagine. ¡°How many zens did you take today Johnny?¡± Erin went ahead and sat on John¡¯s seat since he was sitting on his. ¡®This bastard sits on MY chair? Good thing it¡¯s easy to manipulate him when he¡¯s cracked out.¡¯ ¡°Who the fuck said you can sit on my seat?¡± John¡¯s face did a complete cycle and looked as if someone just killed his family. ¡°Alright, here you can have it back. Just chill.¡± Erin backs off and gives him back his chair as he sits on his own. After sitting down John looks around the classroom in a very urgent matter like a chipmunk, then suddenly swipes his head back to take a dab. (smoke it up) ¡°HYOOOOHH¡± The noise of a mystical animal sounds out as John lets out the smoke. The rest of the table members have arrived by now, and the girl that sits next to Erin starts laughing. John stares at the girl seriously than takes out his phone. He fiddles around with it till his serious face turns into a surprised one. ¡°No way! Holy shit! My momma, I got a freakin legendary Princess out of a free chest!¡± John starts jumping like a monkey as he shows everyone around him. ¡®Clash Royale¡­ such a deadly game.¡¯ Erin knows multiple people who have gone on a rampage due to it, some have even broken their phone. From the locker underneath, he takes out his clay project which he¡¯s been working on for a week now and starts molding its eyes. Suddenly, John grabs a heavy slab of clay and throws it on top of Edvins project. The girl to the side takes in a big breath and looks shocked, the rest of the people start laughing. ¡°I gotta Princess bitch!¡± John starts hitting his chest like a gorilla as he laughs maniacally. Erin looks at John with eagle eyes instead of his usual sloth eyes. Chapter 3: Not everything goes as planned... -Lowering adrenaline levels. Increasing Glutamine levels- Erin feels calmness begin to seep in once more. And along with that calmness, and an incredible feeling of bliss and thought. ¡®What is this feeling? I feel like everything is within my grasp¡­¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s the wonder chemical of the brain. Every single electric spark that flows within it will have a sudden boost in power. Your brain¡¯s activity and performance is much better than usual, not to mention the fact that your brain is already better than before with your source energy at 10.¡¯ Erin stares angrily at John. ¡®This feeling is wonderful¡¯. The girl to the side looks worryingly at Erin. Erin¡¯s usually quiet, but this is the first time she¡¯s ever seen Erin make a face like that. What she doesn¡¯t know is that the only reason Erin was quiet is he was afraid of making a fool of himself. Now, that restriction is finally gone. Against her predictions, Erin lets out a hearty laugh. ¡°That¡¯s crazy! I can¡¯t believe you got that lucky John!¡± ¡°Fuck no one can beat my luck, honestly. I swear I will win all the bitch ass lotteries.¡± John gets even more excited. ¡°Bro, you know what is it that makes you lucky?¡± ¡°The fuck you mean? I¡¯m blessed from the heavens. If I want something then I get it. AIGHT!?¡± ¡°Yeah, but haven¡¯t you noticed that when you''re not on drugs everything turns shitty? Maybe drugs are what make you lucky and stronger.¡± Erin takes out his box of IceBreaker mints and swallows one as he laughs again. This was a planned out move. ¡°Oh shit! Just yesterday when I ran out of pills I stumped my toe on the fucking couch!¡± The table lets out laughter, as John seems to be getting stupider every time they see him. The girl looks suspiciously at Erin. She knows how Erin feels about John, and he would never take the initiative to talk with him. As she looks back, John opens a little box and takes out a green pill. ¡°John, haven¡¯t you had enough? You¡¯ve already taken four.¡± The girl holds on to his arm. ¡°Back off Mo! I¡¯ll get some and share with you later, this one is mine.¡± John shakes her off and drops the pill in his mouth. ¡°YES! That hit good! MHHHM!¡± He shakes his head in pleasure. ¡°But that was my last one, ay Tony my friend¡­¡± ¡°Not now John, I¡¯m saving these for later. I promised the homies I would hook them up.¡± The table seems to have been influenced by looking at John and they each go on to take out their own supply of drugs, even the girl wasn¡¯t an exception. ¡°Stingy Bitches.¡± John¡¯s hand trembles as he takes out a ¡®pen¡¯ and starts smoking instead, still looking unsatisfied. Erin looks at them calmly. A drug addict is at most risk when looking at other people take drugs. The brain makes them feel extremely tempted to ¡®reward¡¯ themselves. All it takes is some words for these guys to get riled up. This is what drives human beings to live out their lives¡­ ¡°I¡¯m going to go get more clay.¡± Erin leaves towards the storage room at the corner of the class. Inside it¡¯s dark and filled with boxes. ¡®Why is the feeling wearing off? I¡¯m starting to feel stupid in comparison to before.¡¯ ¡®That¡¯s because I¡¯m lowering the speed of Glutamate production. It¡¯s not good for the brain to run like that for too long; kind of like overclocking your computer. Once you¡¯re in the soul, you feel like that every moment of the day.¡¯ ¡®You¡¯re creeping me out. I need to give them another push. All it takes is one moment for happiness to turn into chaos.¡¯ Erin grabs a block of clay and heads back, dropping it down next to one of the guys around his table. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. There¡¯s three common ways drugs can affect your mood. They can make you happy, angry, or stupid. If they make you stupid, than most of the things in your mind will flow to the back and give you the sensation of being ¡®chilled out.¡¯ In this guy¡¯s case, he became stupid. As Erin slowly starts cutting off a piece of clay, he looks at the guy who¡¯s just dumbly staring at his clay project. ¡°Dam Tony, didn¡¯t know you were a stud.¡± Erin pats his back to get his attention. ¡°Whatchu mean fo¡¯?¡± ¡°Well Mo¡¯ over there is either looking at your pants or your pills, either way that¡¯s pretty badass.¡¯ ¡°Shit for real?¡± He turns over to look at Molene who is high, but still looking weirdly at Erin. However, Tony¡¯s sense of direction is not at its best, and thinks she¡¯s looking at him. ¡°Yeah, she¡¯s actually been talking about you lately, maybe something can happen if you make a move.¡± ¡°I thot she was wit¡¯ John boy over there?¡¯ He turns to look at the edgy John with his legs constantly moving up and down. ¡°Na, they¡¯re just good friends. You think such a thick girl would date a dumbass like that? She just wants to get her hands on his low-quality pills¡± Tony laughs at this. ¡°I¡¯m just saying bro, if you use your cards right, who know¡¯s what you¡¯ll get.¡± At Erin¡¯s mysterious wording, Tony is finally tempted. He stares at Molene greedily. Erin grabs his clay and quickly sits back on his spot, which makes Molene seem as if she looked away in shyness. In truth, John and Molene have always been regarded as a couple by others. They¡¯re usually always together, and if you look closely you can see their care for eachother. Thanks to her and the fact that Tony is also a crackhead, the overclocked Erin was able to cook up a good plan. After a few seconds, Tony comes over and grabs Molene''s shoulders. Erin feels inwardly excited that his plan worked. ¡®I feel like I¡¯m abusing my abilities, I¡¯m so overpowered! But John brought this on himself the second he messed with my belongings.¡¯ It¡¯s too bad really¡­ because life never works perfectly like that. ¡°Ay Mo¡¯ want some of this?¡± Tony opens a little can filled with pills and takes one himself. As he gets closer to her, he completely takes off the lid and shows her all the pills inside. From the second Tony laid his hands on Molene, John was already looking insanely at Tony. ¡°Actually I think I¡¯m-¡± Before Molene could even push away the arm around her, John angrily sticks his hand in the can. It comes out with most of the pills, and he stuffs them in his mouth. ¡®Shit! To think he¡¯d commit suicide before even fighting. I wasn¡¯t trying to kill him!¡¯ Erin panics inside, and this time there¡¯s no brain chemicals to calm him down. ¡°What the fuck are you doing Joh-¡± Tony is thrown flying from a fist. John doesn¡¯t stop there and jumps on top of Tony. ¡°GAHHHHHHHH!¡± He screams right in front of Tony¡¯s face. John¡¯s face looks ferocious and every hair in his body seems to be standing up. His fists startsmashing down on Tony''s head like a savage beast. The floor was dyed red as blood sprayedeverywhere. Within seconds, blood camepouring out of Tony¡¯s deformed head. Even a child could tell that he''sdead. This all happened before anyone could even react, and the teacher was just about to turn his head over, when John let out another roar. ¡°GAHHHHHHHHH!¡± In a rage, he pounds his chest like an animal. ¡°J-John! What¡¯s going on? What are you doing?¡± Molene tearfully tries to get closer to John with her hands out. -Norepinephrine and Adrenaline levels increased, Reflex and Focus Levels increased to the max- Time seems to slow down¡­ A bloodshot eye turns to look at Molene. Erin doesn¡¯t even say anything and directly pushes Molene away. In an instant a fist comes falling down and lands on the table behind Molene. The corner of the four-inch thick wooden table is smashed to bits. By now everyone starts to run out of the building, including the cowardly teacher with his phone. ¡°GAHHHHHHH!¡± John turns to look at Erin who pushed away Molene. Erin lost his balance earlier and fell to the floor as he saved Molene. Another fistdives towards Erin. ¡®Get out of there now! This guy¡¯s strength isn¡¯t humanly possible! I can feel source energy off of him!¡¯ -BRAMM- Erin dodges by a hairs breath, and the stone floor underneath him is left with cracks. He hurriedly gets up and starts running away from Molene who''s facing the exit door. ¡®Shit! How could she faint here!¡¯ Erin runs around another table, and John directly jumps on top of it as he starts chasing John with bloody hands. ¡®JUMP LEFT NOW!¡¯ Erin doesn¡¯t hesitate and immediately jumps to the side. The spot where he was at was smashed by John after he jumped off the table. He makes a run for the ceramics tools. ¡°GRAAAAHHHHH!¡± John gets up and starts chasing after him. Erin reaches out and grabs the box of pointy tools for carving clay then jumps away again. The cart that held the toolboxes was smashed apart and some of the tools Erin was carrying scattered on the floor. John reaches out for Erin. -SHIKK- A ceramics tool is stabbed into John¡¯s arm, but that doesn¡¯t stop him and he grabs on to Erin''s jacket. As if he knew beforehand, Erin takes off his jacket in an instant. John used too much force to pull the jacket and falls backward. ¡°GWAHHHHHH!!!¡± Erin jumps on top of the screaming beastand stabs him in the neck. Time seems to stop again and Erin looks at Johns unsightly face. Past the bloody beast-like eyes, Erin sees a trace of sadness and confusion. ¡®GET BACK!¡¯ -Pwah- Erin is thrown backward and slides on the smooth floor. John stands up with blood gushing from his mouth. He looks toward Erin panting in and out. One step forward... Two steps forward... Right at this moment the door opens and men in police armor and taser guns come running in. A surge of electricityhits John in the back. John keeps walking forward as if nothing happens and like a cheetah, he leaps at Erin. More tasers start to hit John, and Erin puts his hands in front of his head. Punches start landing on Erin¡¯s body. Each one breaking a bone. -Dopamine levels increased- One of the taser''s hits Erin, and instead of weakening him, he feels a sudden surge of power. He jerks his broken arms up and with great strength, manages to push away the monster on top of him. This makes John even angrier and more ferocious. AsErin tries to slide backwards, John pulls him back and latches onto him with his legs, continuing to punch him. Finally a gunshot echoes and blood flows down John¡¯s chest. He lands one more punch at Erin¡¯s side, then falls on top of him. Erin is covered with blood, and is trembling fiercely. -Dopamine and Serotonin levels increased to the maximum- There¡¯s hardly any part in his body that hasn¡¯t been damaged. Erin¡¯s armsare still instinctively covering his head and they finally drop down after accomplishing their job. As he looses consciousness, he spots an unfamiliar red eagle badge on one of the policemen''s uniform. Chapter 4: Programming my life! The smell of medicine and latex gloves permeate the air. Tons of people walk through the hallways, some in a rush, some depressed, and some joyful. One of them walks into a room, and is greeted by the scene of a sleeping mummified boy with a nurse standing by looking at him. The man stands at the door and lets out a cough to attract her attention. The woman immediately turns over. The nurse admiringly stares at the owner of the voice. The man had dark blonde hair that reached his shoulders in an old fashion cowboy style. He was well built, around 40 years old, and had a lightly tanned symmetric face with a slight stubble. Around his neck was a closedlocket along witha black and blue striped button-up shirt. With a bright smile speaks out. ¡°Oh, hello there. You must be his-¡± ¡°I ain¡¯t no one, just here to visit.¡± His voice was rough and had a thick southern accent. He stares at her as if trying to read through her thoughts and she just looks down awkwardly while holding her elbow. ¡°How is he?¡± The silence is broken and the girl lets out a breath of relief. ¡°He¡¯s a strong kid. The doctors said it was a complete miracle that his bod-¡± ¡°How is he?¡± He gives her a stubborn look and she starts fidgeting nervously. ¡°He will be able to move by tomorrow.¡± She bows her head down and quickly walks out. The man seemingly pretends she never existed and takes a seat next to the boy. ¡°I know you¡¯re awake you lil¡¯ bastard.¡± The boy smudges his eyes and opens them slowly as if he just woke up. ¡°Oh, funny seeing you here old pops.¡± Erin lets out a shaky smile. ¡°Who¡¯s old! This here man is still strong enough to beat you with his toes.¡± The man grabs the boys hair and scuffles it around. ¡°If you hit me I might just die!¡± Erin struggles to move his head away and the man lets go of his head. They both stay quiet for a few seconds then he speaks up again. ¡°How are the Jeffersons treatin¡¯ you?¡± He leans back on the chair and puts his feat on Erin¡¯s bed. Erin looks up as if trying to find a hidden meaning behind those words. ¡°Mom and Dad treat me just fine, although they are a bit strict on school.¡± ¡°You best do good in school, or I¡¯ll-¡± The man is interrupted by the sound of his watch beeping. "I know that sound..." Erin remembers his extreme hate towards that noise. ¡°I gotta go, I¡¯ll see ya later boy. Oh and if anyone asks about what happened, tell them you don''t remember.¡± The man slaps Erin on the knee and waves back as he walks out the door Erin continues to stare at the doorway after the man left. Although he might have talked normally earlier, inside he¡¯s still shocked and confused at what happened. It¡¯s a mentally-numb state as if he¡¯s watching a movie instead of actually living life. Did that really just happen? How am I still alive? How long was I out? Erin could only marvel at himself until finally- Computed Status: Source Energy: 14 Current Overall Condition: Light Yellow -show Computational Power: 8 (7 unallocated) -show Memory Storage -show Saved Files -show Downloads -show Uploads -show ProgramsThis content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. -show ''It''s been three months, my dude.'' ¡®What does Light Yellow mean?¡¯ Erin was hesitant to see the full status of his body. ¡®Light yellow means your body just escaped disaster, or the red zone, and is healing. Light Green means your body wasn¡¯t in top shape, and Green would mean you¡¯re in good shape.¡¯ ¡®I have so many questions¡­¡¯ Erin lets out a breath of air and closes his eyes. ¡®There¡¯s a lot I don¡¯t know either, but all we have is time so feel free to ask away.¡¯ ¡®First of all, what exactly are you?¡¯ ¡®I am you, but also independent. Think of it this way; if you were a computer, I would one of your processors or ¡®cores.¡¯ Right now I have control over the involuntary functions of your body, like your chemical secretion levels and your heartbeat.¡¯ ¡®The status screen shows that there are seven other cores, what do I do with them?¡¯ ¡®Give them a job to do. Even we only have speculations on how your power works. We only know what you know, but can see more than you do. All the things that you don¡¯t have time to think about is easier than breathing to us. You''ll see what I mean once you move into the soul.¡¯ ¡®You make ¡®the soul¡¯ sound like a weird cult. I¡¯m going to experiment with my powers. Can you still talk with the other cores?¡¯ ¡®We can still communicate, yes.¡¯ ¡®Show Computational Power¡¯ Erin feels a strand of information enter his head. Computational Power: 8 (7 unallocated) -hide Core #1 - Allocated to Program: Basic Human Functions Core #2 - N/A Core #3 - N/A Core #4 - N/A Core #5 - N/A Core #6 - N/A Core #7 - N/A Core #8 - N/A ¡®I don¡¯t think I will ever get used to this. The feeling of the information is so vague and it leaves me no chance to ponder on it. Maybe I can do something about it¡­¡¯ ¡®You have to feel the information, you have taste the information, you have to BE th-¡¯ ¡®Show Programs¡¯ Core #1 is tossed aside. Programs: -hide Computational Soul System - Enabled (Locked) Core Composition - Enabled Basic Human Functions - Enabled Command Prompt - Executable ¡®Sweet! It isn¡¯t much, but I can work with this. I just hope it works like I expect it to.¡¯ ¡®Open Command Prompt¡¯ Once again, Erin feels the slithering of information within his mind, this time in the form of an open space. ¡®Log Start: Proper Visual Effects Def Information(....) If information = True: Then ¡­ End Log¡¯ ¡®Close Command Prompt. Looks like my programming class really came in handy this time!¡¯ Erin spent what felt like hours within his mind, if it wasn¡¯t for Core #1 then the only thing he would have gotten done was sleeping. Luckily the system also notified Erin when there was an error with his programming, or else Erin might have brought a disaster upon himself. ¡®Show Programs¡¯ Programs: -hide Computational Soul System - Enabled (Locked) Core Composition - Enabled Human Functions - Enabled Command Prompt - Executable Proper Visual Effects - Disabled ¡®Enable: Proper Visual Effects¡¯ ¡®Loading¡­¡¯
Proper Visual Effects Loaded
Within the dark space of Erin¡¯s eye lids, a little blue screen pops up and disappears once Erin acknowledges it. ¡®So much better. Before, it was so easy to lose track of everything; now I can slowly take my time looking through everything. ¡®Show Downloads¡¯
Downloads
-hide
Power Manifestation: 14%
¡­ After a few minutes of investigating Erin figured out a couple of things. One: Downloads are things that are being taken into the system. Two: Uploads are most likely taken out of the system Three: Programs are programs. Four: Saved files are actually an organized compilation of his own knowledge. Five: Memory Storage is actually a dimensional space with 14 meters of space! Chapter 5: Waking Up The next day A voluptuous woman in a nurse outfit comes into the room holding a clipboard tight to her chest. Erin opens his eyes to look at her. ¡°Hi Erin, nice to see you¡¯re awake now. The doctor says you should be good to walk whenever you feel like getting up.¡± The nurse lays down a plate of delicious hospital food on the table. ¡°Th-thanks,¡± Just as Erin wasabout to begin eating, he sees that she¡¯s still standing next to him with a bright smile. ¡°What happened to the other nurse? Don¡¯t we have designated nurses?¡± ¡°She took the day off today, maybe she was feeling ill. Why, could it be that I¡¯m not good enough?¡± The nurse teasingly comes closer and it''s only now that Erin realizes how alluring the woman is, her assets are especially plentiful. ¡°N-no, no. It¡¯s fine.¡± Erin looks down in an attempt to hide his red face. ¡®Core, a little help please?¡¯
¡®I¡¯m busy guiding your body into perfect recovery, you might even gain some benefits from this. As long as my efforts go well¡­¡¯
¡®What do you mean experiments, and can you please-¡¯ ¡°So, Erin.¡± The nurse grabs a chair and sits closely to Erin, giving him a clear view of her deep blue eyes. ¡°I heard you were a very brave man at school.¡± She slides her slender fingers up and down his legs. ¡°I know it¡¯s a little early, but I would very much appreciate-¡± she gets up close to Erin¡¯s ear and whispers- ¡°If you would tell me the whole story of how you saved that girl and fought off that crazy boy.¡± Erin feels a surge of blood rise to his head before a lightning flashes through his mind, waking him up. ¡°I- I saved a girl?¡± Still looking flustered, Erin scratches the back of his head, The woman frowns and takes her hand away from Erins leg. This time she comes closer and holds his arm tightly into her chest. Erin nearly falls into a daze again before he forces himself to focus, realizing the strangeness of the situation. ¡°You don¡¯t remember? This stupid kid took enough drugs to overdose a cow and suddenly went crazy. He started attacking everyone including his girlfriend, but you pushed her away and saved her. I heard he was strong enough to break the tables and crack the floor, don¡¯t you think it was strange?¡± The woman blinks her wide eyes at Erin. ¡°Did that happen?¡± Erin¡¯s puts his finger on his chin as if trying to remember what happened. ¡°Yeah there¡¯s even signs of a desperate struggle, you even stabbed him in the throat with a sharp weapon!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about, you¡¯re starting to confuse me. What happened to me?¡± Since when is a ceramic tool classified as a weapon? This chick is trying to get something out of me! The woman let out a dejected look. ¡°Haah. The doctor said you might have some memory loss, make sure to rest well and eat healthy. If you remember anything, call me.¡± A card with a number falls next to Erin¡¯s cold food as the woman turns to leave. Erin thoughtfully looks at her back as she walks out. ¡®Could she be part of the police? Itcould also be a news reporter. Or maybe¡­¡¯When something humans don¡¯t understand comes to existence, there will always be a tide following it. There¡¯s no way to explain Erin¡¯s abilities and John¡¯s reactions to taking drugs, maybe this is going on all around the world and special orginizations have formed to take control of the situation. For now, Erin decides to enter the world again.. Standing up, Erin feels the effects of laying on a bed without moving for so long. It feels like he¡¯s many times heavier, and only after breaking a sweat does he manage to struggle up. ¡®Shouldn¡¯t there be a nurse to guide me through this? My legs feel like twigs¡­¡¯ Looking around Erin spots a wheelchair at the corner of the room. He looks atit but hesitates to sit on it. ¡®Only with my own efforts can I get back in shape, using a wheelchair will only set me back.¡¯ Erin walks out of the room, leaning on the wall for support. The people that pass by stare at Erin as he walks hugging the wall. Many of them give awkward smiles and weird looks. It¡¯s only now that Erin looks down and realizes he¡¯s dressed in a light blue hospital gown, and the back of it was quite loose. Erin¡¯s face turns red, and he quickly tightens the string to hide his behind. He looks down at his feet with a pondering look. ¡®That explains the breeze... I really need to wake up already. Some clothes would be nice too.¡¯ ¡°You think this hospital is your own home or something? What do you think you¡¯re doing!¡± Erin turns around in a panic only to realize the screams weren¡¯t directed at him. Across the hall he sees the nurse that took care of him the other day be screamed at by a fat old man in a suit. ¡°I-I don¡¯t know how I fell asleep! I was just drinking my morning coffee and then-¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need your excuses! Meet me in my office, we need to have a serious talk about your work¡­¡± The fat man turns around with a lewd, evil grin as he walks away.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. Erin hides his disgusted face as he walks away in the opposite direction. ¡®That woman doesn¡¯t seem like the type to slack off at work. The nurse from earlier said she took the day off, but she was here all along... I need some fresh air.¡¯ Finally outside, Erin takes a deep breath. He feels a chilly breeze sweep through his practically non-existent clothing. The ominous smell of a hospital has already become an nuisancefor him, being cold is completely worth coming outside. The courtyard is full of green grass with a tree planted here and there. Other people can be seen walking on the pavement, or sitting on benches. Eren walks to a secluded corner behind bushes anda tree before sitting down with his legs crossed. ¡®Corey, are you finished yet? I want to try out my powers.¡¯
I¡¯ll be paying attention, just don¡¯t get caught.
¡®Thanks for the help!''Erin stretches his body before focusing on a small twig next to the tree. He feels a surge of energy within him leave and wrap around the twig, and within a moment the twig disappears. Erin looks within him to find the twig lying in an empty space. ¡®14 meters of godlike space! I feel like I¡¯m in control of everything within.''Erin¡¯s eyes gleam in excitement, imagining all the ways he can exploit this power. He look up to see the bird chirping then once again concentrates on the twig within his space. He uses his mind to stretch and compress the stick, changing it into various shapes. Sweat starts to slide down his brows, making him realize how much concentration is needed. Finally the wood forms a tiny and crude bird figure. He takes it out and examines it with his hands, despite being exhausted he feels a sense of accomplishment. ¡®I have complete powerover this space, however it¡¯s a bit hard to control. I¡¯m going to have to make a program that allows me to modify things more easily.¡¯ As Erin fiddles with it, he hears the bushes to the side move, and a young girl around his age comes out with a baby bunny lying comfortably in her arms. The girl had a pretty, but emotionless face that gave other people a sense of inferiority. Her black hair was braided into long, silky pigtails and she wore a set of striped sweats. ¡°You¡­ you¡¯re not cold wearing that?¡± She looks confusingly at Erin¡¯s hospital gown, making his face turn red. ¡°Being cold is better than being in there.¡± Erin turns around to face the old and creepyhospital. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re right.¡± She scouts out the area as if looking for something. Erin looks at the bunny resting in her hands before coming to a realization. ¡°You¡¯re looking for its home?¡± He points towards the infant bunny. ¡°Mhm, I¡¯m trying to get it back home before night time. Did you make that?¡± She looks at the wooden figure in Erin¡¯s hands. ¡°Yeah, kind of. It came out pretty bad though, I guess I just need more practice.¡± The girl ignores Erin and continues looking around. Erin closes his eyes once again, pondering within his mind. He occasionally opens one eye gazing nervously at the girl¡¯s presence. ¡®Maybe it is possible... Corey do you I can make some sort of radar to help me look for things?¡¯ Erin ends up waiting a few seconds before getting a response.
With source energy, many things are possible!
¡®I need you to search my memories and refresh everything I know about programming.¡¯
Sure, one second!
Searching Saved Files¡­
Making Separate Folder¡­
Uploading to present memories¡­
Erin feels a surge of information enter his head as he begins to remember most of the things he forgot from his programming classes, including the online textbook he skimmed through without much care. This makes him wince in pain as he falls backward from his sitting position, making the girl turn around. ¡°Are you ok? Should I call the doctors?¡± She calmly looks at Erin who is rolling around the grass with his hands pressing against his head. ¡°No! I¡¯m fine!¡± The girl shrugs her shoulders and continues her searchin another area, ignoring Erin whose eyebrows are still twitching. ¡®Corey¡­ I really wish I could slap you.¡¯
Haha! No pain, no gain. You should hurry up and move inside the soul.
Erin sighs at his helplessness and calms down once the pain turns into just a slight itch within his mind. After focusinghis thoughts, he begins working.
Log Start: Terrain Scanning
¡°Source energy should be the key here. I need to use it as the sensor.¡±
Def Scan(Range = X of Source Energy level / User input¡­) ... Def Land(...) If Protrusion = True Then ¡­ Log End
This is too much information for your brain to handle, I can help you sort it out for now, but in future you¡¯re going to need to allocate a core to process the information as it increases.
Two hours later, the sun starts setting down and the bushes once again tremble, making Erin open his eyes as he finished testing and modifying his program with the help of Corey. Erin looks at the girl''s silvereyes. Her hair was all messy with leaves and scraps of wood in it and her eyes were beggining to slope down in exhaustion. ¡°Your back.¡± Strangely, even without Corey, Erin can easily converse with the girl. ¡°I was just checking if you were still alive.¡± She turns around slowly as if she¡¯s about to leave. ¡°It¡¯s getting dark, if you want I can hel-¡± ¡°Sure!¡± The girl immediately turns around and agrees before Erin can even finish his sentence, making Erin smile awkardly. ¡°So what areas have you searched? Andby the way, my name is Erin, Erin Knight. What¡¯s yours?¡± "Alice Vi Britannia." ... A few minutes later Erin is crouching down next to the girl, looking at a baby bunny slowly enter the hole which it calls home. ''Even with Corey''s help, using Terrain Scanning takes a tole on my mind, I''ll need to fix this later.'' He turns around to see the very messy, and usually emotionless face of the girl, break out in a warm smile, making him feel the urge to pat her head. Erin feels a satisfaction swell up in him as he breaks out in a laugh. This makes the girl turn around. ¡°What?¡± The smile on her face disappears and now contains a tinge of annoyance. ¡°What if I said, you should smile more often, pretty lady.¡± Erin, stands up with a wide grin, feeling embarassed and stupid inside. ¡°Pfft- you''re disgusting.¡± The girl manages to hold in her laughter as she gets up and pats herself down. Just as they start to walk, Alice falls down to her knees with her hands grabbing on to her shoulders. ¡°It-its happening.¡±
Source energy detected!
Chapter 6: Experiments and Preparation Alice had an unusually red face, burning with a fervor that isn¡¯t normal for a human. Leylin feels panic well up within him as he kneels down next to her. He touches her shoulder, but quickly retracts his hand as he feels the immense heat she¡¯s releasing. ¡°Doctors! Doctors help!¡± Erin screams at the top of his lungs, managing to get the attention of a wandering staff, who runs back inside the hospital to get help. Corey, whats going on? Why is she acting this way? Erin realizes that he found someone like him, who also has strange powers related to source energy. Although they¡¯ve met only recently, finding someone who shares his problems was too painful to lose.
Her source energy is increasing, it¡¯s even higher than yours! She must have a power related to heat; you¡¯re lucky your power is so controllable.
Erin remembers John from back then and the immense anger that welled up within him, giving him a massive power boost. There¡¯s also the stupendous amount of drugs he took, maybe powers can be triggered by outside influences or emotions! There might be more powers out there, and they¡¯re stimulated in different ways! I have to find a way to help her, I have a feeling the world is about to become a much more dangerous place for people like us! Erin looks down at the unconscious young girl in his arms. The heat she¡¯s radiating is enough for Erin to feel his skin burning, but he doesn¡¯t care. A group of people come running over with a large container and gallons of icy cold water. They help the girl into it before pouring the water inside as a female doctor worryingly looks over at her. It seemed as if they already had everything prepared since the beginning. ¡°Get her into the ice room immediately! She can not die under any circumstances!¡± The woman was a private doctor hired to take special care of Alice, she felt that her conditions were improving, and let her experience outdoors to better her mood. To think her illness would strike so strongly today! She looked at Erin who continued staring at Alice as they took her away and a sense of annoyance rose up within her. ¡°You better stay away from her! If I found out you had anything to do with her illness becoming worse, you will face the wrath of the Britannia family!¡± The woman scoffed as she hurriedly chased after Alice. Without Erin noticing, a man in a black suit walked out behind a tree and also followed after the group. Erin broke out in a sweat after looking at his arms, which felt like they were touching hot water for too long. Just touching her burned my skin slightly, her powers must definitely be related to heat. Maybe she can control fire¡­ Corey what should I do about my skin? I only remember putting mustard on my hands when I touched the stove many years ago.
Gathering memory data¡­ Apply fresh water on the burns for 5 minutes then prescribe burn relief ointment. Your injuries are not serious at all.
Sigh, I really hope Alice is fine. That doctor lady will be of no help if she doesn¡¯t understand source energy, I¡¯ll have to think of ways to help Alice on my own. After asking for ointment at the counter and dealing with his slight burn, Erin sits back on his hospital bed. Moments after someone knocks at the door and two people walk in. ¡°Mom, Dad!¡± His parents visited him the day he woke up, but they couldn¡¯t resist visiting again. ¡°Erin, my boy! I didn¡¯t think you¡¯d be up and moving so soon!¡±The man looks at Erins dirty hospital gown as he smiles. ¡°You should avoid moving around without supervision sweety, you still need a few weeks of rehab. In fact, the doctor was stunned that you could move on your own so early! ¡°Yeah, I guess my luck is pretty good. Speaking of supervision, the clothes you brought are going to be very useful since I had my butt clearly visible this morning!¡± The couple release a loving laughter making Erin smile as well. The group continue to talk for a while, and only until they make sure everything is fine do they get up and prepare to leave. Erin feels somewhat tired out from the day, but he¡¯s even more excited to experiment with his powers. After the two left, Erin showers and changes into a set of gray sweatpants and a white shirt. He looks at himself in the mirror, realizing that most of the fat he had from his lazy days is gone. His face also became more skinny, which actually made him look a bit handsome. The patch of wavy hair on his head now reached his shoulder and it fit him well, making him look vigorous and rugged. Around his body were several points of injury that should have been scarred, but seem to be cleaning up rather well.
You¡¯re truly lucky to have me Erin, not only did I speed up your recovery, but I also took advantage of the healing process to shape your face a bit better. Your source energy also increases your healing ability, which also helped. As far as I can tell, there should be no hidden injuries left, so we should start your fitness practice!
Yeah ok, I too feel like I should grow stronger. For now I¡¯m going to experiment with my storage ability and see if I can make a program to make this easier. Beside Erin are different materials such as a small pillow, a screw, and a slice of fish from breakfast. After testing them out, he realized that the screw was much harder to shape than the pillow, and if he stretched out the pillow by too much it would rip despite the stuffing staying in place. Even after being ripped he could still mend the pillow, but it took much more concentration due to the fact that it wasn¡¯t malleable and it had to be sewn together in a specific process. Erin was also able to easily stretch and cut apart the fish meat due to its flexible properties, but putting it back together was even more taxing than sewing the pillow together. The bone was also able to be shaped, but it required more force to keep it compressed. Erin took out everything besides the piece of fish meat and placed them to the side. I¡¯m too mentally exhausted to do anything else today, for now I¡¯ll just go to sleep. Shaping things in the storage used both his mind and source energy, which in combination made him so tired that he instantly fell asleep. The next day Erin woke up with a headache, obviously as a result of taxing his mind so much. However, he didn¡¯t hesitate to get up and change into a pair of sports shorts and a Star Wars t-shirt. He went to the mess hall and sat down for breakfast. After not spotting Alice anywhere, he felt a sense of disappointment before beginning to chow down his egg whites and veggies. After finishing he closed his eyes and entered his storage room staring at the piece of fish meat inside. So far it¡¯s show no signs of rotting; it looks like I really can control the time within. I¡¯ll leave it for few more days to see results. Erin picks up his food tray and as he turns around he sees a middle aged man with glasses and messy hair. He recognizes him as his doctor.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. ¡°Erin, it really is true that you¡¯re already able to move around! Your recovery speed has really astonished me!¡± In the doctor¡¯s eyes, it was much too soon for Erin to be moving around, and it was even more miraculous that the serious injuries he came in with left no real defects in his body. ¡°Doctor Tancredi! It¡¯s thanks to your abilities that I escaped death¡¯s door!¡± Erin smiles lightly at the man. He knows that it was only thanks to Corey that he healed so well, and it might actually be strange to others, especially an experienced medical practitioner. ¡°There are so many special patients this year, especially that little girl who has intensely hot fevers.¡± The man caresses his small beard as he wonders in his mind. Erin¡¯s eyes shine hearing the mentioning of Alice. ¡°Speaking of Alice, do you know how she is? I was actually with her yesterday when her condition ¡®flared¡¯ up.¡± ¡°Hoho, so you''re trying to make a friend before you leave, huh?¡± The man¡¯s eyebrows perk up in a knowing manner. ¡°No-no, it¡¯s just that I¡¯m worried about her.¡± Erin¡¯s pale face from not having sun exposure for so long turns bright red as he responds. ¡°Haha! It¡¯s fine. Actually due to her parents imposing a strict privacy policy, no other staff besides her private doctor is allowed to talk to her or spread news about her without their permission. And considering they practically own the hospital, I doubt anyone will have the galls to defy them.¡± The doctor¡¯s statement makes Erin bow his head down in regret. The doctor sees this and rolls his eyes in understanding. ¡°However, I might accidently let out that she¡¯s somewhere on the upper floors. But I doubt it since I¡¯m so careful. Anyway, good luck with your rehab Erin, I¡¯ll be seeing you often to supervise your progress.¡± The doctor walks away while shaking his head. You¡¯ll have to spend some effort if you want to chase pretty girls, lad. Erin only wryly smiles at the man as he leaves. What an eccentric man, I¡¯ll have to be careful that he doesn¡¯t find out why I¡¯m so special. He stretches his hands than gets up and throws away his trash. After letting his food settle down, he finds himself inside the hospital gym. Erin stares in awe as he sees all the state-of-the-art machines to improve physical recovery. Erin can move around, but in reality he¡¯s still very weak. He promises to thank his parents realizing how much it must have to cost to keep him in the hospital. ¡°Erin, right?¡± A young nurse with her hair tied back comes toward Erin holding a clipboard with a sheet of names and pictures on its surface. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m here for my rehab program.¡± ¡°Great! I¡¯ll be showing you around and guiding you through the process, which you will do on your own with supervision to the side.¡± Erin lets the woman explain all the machines before she leaves him on his own. In reality, Erin has always been interested in having an athletic body, but he¡¯s never managed to convince himself to start exercising. What¡¯s the plan Corey?
One second, I¡¯m sorting out all the information pertaining to the physical body.
Searching Anatomy Records¡­ 12%... 56%... 100%... Searching Physical Education Records¡­ ... 100% Searching Diet and Health Records¡­ ... 100% Searching Breathing techniques and stretches¡­ ¡­ 100% ...
Done! Looks like all that time you spent skimming through information has actually came to some use!
Erin sighs at the mention of his destroyed computer. However, he believes gaining a superpower as a result was definitely worth it! Core #1 took a lot longer then Erin thought it would to process all the information, it looks like having to regulate the body takes up most of the processing ability it has. By the time it finished it was already late in the afternoon and Erin just did some basic movements before walking around in the hospital. We¡¯ll have to start training tomorrow, for now I want to check on Alice. He heads towards the elevators and looks at the 28 buttons representing different floors. Upper floors huh. He breathes out helplessly and clicks floor 18 knowing he has a lot of searching to do. It was already night before he finished checking the floor. This is such a hassle, I wish I could just steal the hospitals damn patient list! Some patients weren¡¯t in their room, and Erin had to come back after checking other rooms just to make sure he didn¡¯t miss anything.
You''re not using your brain Erin, it¡¯s a powerful tool you know. First why don¡¯t you list what you know about her?
Fine. I know she¡¯s rich, I know she needs a cold environment, and I know her family values privacy. That means she should be in some kind of private vintage room on the top floors. Which means¡­ The VIP floors, of course! Erin smacks his head realizing his own stupidity. To think he was going to search each and every room from the 18th room and above. Only floor 26 and 27 were reserved privately, and had much bigger rooms than usual, with even more medical support. Erin pushes the button to his own floor, but somehow it heads to the floor above him. A man in a black suit holding a can of grape soda and chips walks into the elevator. The man was very tall, and his body radiated strength and vitality. He has a cold indifferent face as if Erin didn¡¯t even exist as he swiped a card and pushed the button to go to floor 27.
This guy! It¡¯s very faint, but I can sense his source energy!
Erin immediately becomes shocked staring at the man in fear, but the only thing he saw was a normal man. This¡­ Could it be possible that everyone has source energy? And some people just have more than others?
It¡¯s very possible that this is true. Your level of source energy has grown since you¡¯ve received your power, but now that I¡¯m going through your memories, you¡¯ve had source energy all along. In the first place my main function isn¡¯t to scan; the only reason I¡¯ve sensed source energy is because John and Alice were overflowing with it.
Overflowing¡­ Overflowing! I think what Alice needs is a release for her power! She most likely hasn¡¯t used her power and it was just accumulating in her body, causing it to relieve itself through heating up Alice. Although this would mean that powers can damage their owner. I should talk with Alice about this! Erin stares at the elevator that completely ignored his stop and all other stops till it reached floor 27. He tried walking out, but the forbidding man turned around and gave Erin a stare, prompting him to freeze in place. The elevator door closed and Erin found himself unable to go to floor 27. I¡¯ll look again tomorrow, but I need an access card to get on floor 27. I¡¯ll have to find another way up there. Soon Erin was back on his bed pondering what to do tomorrow. He remembered the scary looking man who prevented him from getting on floor 27 and realized that there was going to be issues. If everyone has source energy, then it¡¯s most likely possible to make my scanning program locate source energy values! Erin feels a sense of excitement and determination well up inside of him.
You can use the Terrain Scanning Program as the foundation, combining both of them will be very useful!
Sounds good! I will most likely have to stay up late for this, sigh¡­
Log Edit: Terrain Scanning -> Radar ...