Sen awoke the next morning to the sound of his father's voice yelling at him to get up, he still felt very fatigued due to the emotional stress from yesterday.
"Wake up! You're late! Get up already!" His father yelled as Sen finally got up after his father pulled him off the bed and he fell. Instantly Sen got up off the floor freaking out as his heart sunk.
'Late?! No way!' he thought to himself, he apologized to his dad and got dressed quickly then ran to school, he skipped breakfast and showering so that he could make it there sooner.
His father returned to his room and slowly thought to himself. 'Maybe I should help him study.. it's the least I could do. As for the highly talented mental users, they're usually out of school so I believe he'll be fine even if everyone is aware..' he then turned on the tv and laid down on his bed, he was going to enjoy his day off today.
Sen finally entered his classroom and was met with the stare of his classmates and teachers, he made his way to his seat after hearing whispers about him. Some even saying "See I told you, his talent is trash so he showed up!", hearing this made Sen even more depressed.
The teacher looked at Sen angrily before looking at him sadly, he pitied Sen, after all he too went through something similar when he was a child, which was why he was now just a teacher rather than one of the heroes of the generation..
The teacher snapped back to reality and continued talking after seeing Sen take out his book from his desk.
"As you all know, the Talent system is as follows from least to greatest; White, Orange, Red, Violet, Silver, then lastly, Black. In the history of the world there has only been up to a partial black reaction, they were all heroes of our times. Now seeing as you're all 13 you've had your tests and any under Red are still required to go to school.. so get along with each other." As he said the last line the teacher paused and had a momentary gaze of pity at Sen. Sen noticed this and just looked down, trying to not be noticed.
A student near Sen rose their hand and asked "Teacher, what are some of the capabilities of the higher talented users anyway?" The teacher smiled at this answer as this was his passion.
"Ah, well I'll just explain the known limits of each talent. White to Red with the maximum restrictions are only able to at most create small items and are able to bestow gifts like things of lesser blessings. The capabilities go up with talent of course. Violet to Silver are able to create illusions, influence the world, and are able to defy the laws of physics. They are an important figure in society and their worth surpasses any other's. Black is unheard of, it is theorized that they are able to create anything from their minds without any restriction." As the teacher finished speaking he looked up at the clock as the bell rang, the students exited after putting their books away and they entered the school lunch room.
Sen grabbed his lunch and sat down at a lone table, lunch soon passed with only a few students launching insults at him, they were all talentless but Sen started to think to himself.
'Talent? What is.. talent.. is it the capability to understand? To shift mental energy? The amount of work put in? Can I.. change my talent?' Sen's face lit up when thinking of this as he entered his classroom, he had a plan. Soon school ended and as he was walking home he went through the plans in his head.
'I will train my mental energy each day, everyone has different training regimes, as for myself I will meditate 4 hours every day, strain my mental health by picking up running, lastly I will do an astral jump every 2 days, they're dangerous so I should keep it to a minimum.. By the time I graduate at 16 I will be stronger than everyone else!' Soon as he thought more the walking turned to speed walking, then running. He was smiling harder than he ever had in his life, people just stared at him as he passed and he soon returned home.
"Dad! I'm home!" He shouted, his father came to greet him confusedly, why would his talentless son be in such a good mood? Did he get a girlfriend?