Ordinary valley. Small stature, Weak constitution ,and if it served to define him, then, few relatives.

In this world of specialized arts, where ordinary people achieved brilliance with their power after birth, he was an abnormality. Not the strongest maybe.

One's power and potential was related. If someone was strong enough to crack hills since childhood, he would grow to become adult and even till day of his reckoning but with his power still stuck there. Although, if someone was so weak that he couldn't crush small shells of peanut ,even with tools, he will have power more than enough power to break a mountain when he dies.

But as a not so strong abnormality, he was neither of them.

After his deceased parents, his only kin were his uncle and aunt. With utmost care they treated him with love after his parents died and was like an extension of theirs.

But after they had children....the current situation occurred.

Today he was standing on the first ship that would ever sail outside of this planet into unknown dangers,to repay kindness with sacrifice. Not that he was worth anything though.

Due to insufficient money to educate their child they had sent him to this ship's expedition. They would get the reward which would be enough to feed their child. poor's sorrow.

He was a disabled person in this hungry but stable World, if left alone there would not be much left of him. So, he had no choice but to accept it. He didn't want to die like this,but he didn't want relative at least to turn on him.

He would just pay of his debt with this. Now if he lived or died, it would have no relationship with them. Though he said that, he still felt like needles were pricking his heart.

He would not need to do much.If he could return alive and tell the the people who had arranged the expedition his experience, that would be considered enough. But returning alive was the problem.

Anything ever sent outside this world has never returned again.

But this expedition ship was made of best materials of planet.

The ship started shaking indicating it had started, making his heart shake with it.The ship sailed into the endless cosmos. They had no problem with the lack of matter in space. They did not need air for survival.

It seemed so peaceful to Allen. But little did he know that it was the calm before the storm.

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For Allen it seemed that the ship had been sailing for countless hours. He had no means to calculate time here. Not necessarily meant that others did not have it. But he was indifferent now. He had nothing much to do on the ship. The other's also did not try to force him to do anything. However they would mock him for his helplessness sometimes. Not out of hate however. They might want to arouse him, even by anger.

Allen would feel angry deep down, but would not show it. And he would also not try to do anything foolish .Each one of them had power that could knock him instantly. They weren't bloody enough resort to slaughter though. It appeared to be wise to not antagonize them, as to make his slim chances to survive even more slim. But he was quiet because he was despondent.

In a similar moment of dozing,he heard "We have seen the designated planet. We are about to land on it. Only the strong may remain above ship."

Instead of minding his words, Allen instead went inside the ship. He went inside for safety purposes. They might believe that barrier of ship would protect them but he did not. And even if he's wrong , any sort of shock waves and vibrations were like a looming death scythe on him.

There was some trembling but nothing else. Like at the landing of air ships. He tentatively moved to go aboard when the ship started vibrating like someone or something was attacking it. After some time,he thought the danger might have subsided but soon he heard a sound of crashing from outside and as its result he lost consciousness. The ship had broken in half. The thing breaking it was light wave.