'SNAP!!!'
Then it happened. It was obvious that I was at best a first tier level one Kinetic and my power would only be able to extend passed that by a small margin, but what happened next was unforeseeable. I had successfully emptied the power within my hand that had been accumulated by the siphoning of Professor Siobhan's hum as well as backed it with the energy of my own deeply rooted emotions and the single weak power of the snap itself. One would assume that it would bare still only a power within the first tier of rank one.
To describe the ranks and tiers so that it can be understood, one must know that every rank has five tiers. There is the sub tier, which a representation of the rank it is within but at the infancy stage. Then there is the first, second, and third tiers of a rank. These are the stepping stones within a rank, and respectively there is a significant difference in power between each tier. Even a fresh Kinetic might find themselves at the age of thirty before they reach the end of these three. It is at the end of these three tiers that the final tier of a rank is found. It is the quasi tier. This position is at the pinnacle of a rank and the state one can achieve before stepping into the next rank. One often calls it the point in which 'Thy feet stand on two different worlds.' Of course it is without saying that the difference in Ranks even from one to two is significant. The biggest difference in ranks and even the spread between tiers within them doesn't occur until one has reached the end of the third rank. To step into the fourth and fifth ranks, one has perhaps cultivated in his Kine for perhaps close a century. Something peculiar happens in the quasi second rank and the sub third rank parts of the Kine's journey. One's body is no longer aging. It is like the Kinetic steps out of the river of life and time and then begins a new journey. The rarity of this is significant because many people decide to live insignificantly peaceful lives and choose to meet their end normally. However there are people who choose to live elitist lives and wish to seek to become what has been labeled as gods amongst men. So little is known about the fourth and fifth ranks due to the rarity of those who have entered them that the knowledge of what lies within them is often not 'necessary knowledge' for those of mere human status.
My dreams had always been to become one of those gods amongst men. Even my father and mother are only second tier rank three Kinetics, but that my ambition has always been to surpass them. But, alas, my journey to that achievement is barely begun.
However back to the aftermath of my snap, I along with Professor Siobhan were extremely astonished at the power that emitted from that single action. The chair that my professor had sat on, the bed that I had awakened from, and every small item within the room was instantly upended and moved forcefully from their places. Papers and books and all manner of items were forced away from my position like I was the epicenter of a bomb. Professor Siobhan's hair and clothes were ruffled but the energy of my snap had seemed to just pass through him like a stone being cast through water. That was to be expected however as I could only guess that he was at least a rank four Kinetic. His eyes however were raised in slight astonishment. I know my face was covered in shock and I was speechless.
"Tier two Rank One... just as we suspected. Your abilities can transcend your innate status. This makes your Kine like that of wind, but I must say it even supersedes it." Professor Siobhan's voice broke the silence of papers fluttering to the floor.
"This could be problematic. As you grow, you will have to learn to mitigate and even place a will amongst your abilities to keep from creating collateral damage. Sound natural disperses in a spherical pattern. As you can see your hand was the epicenter and outward from it in every direction, your snap's power was dispersed."
"That will be enough for today." The Professor stated with his eyes closed before looking up at my pale complexion. "You have visitors who have been dying to speak to you since hearing of your reawakening."
Then, surprisingly two women had almost finished approaching the construct. I must have missed their arrival as I was still in shock from the snap. Upon further examination, a humongous smile made its way across my face.
"MOTHER! LINA!!!" I exclaimed loudly which was almost a mistake as I dropped to my knees but raised my right arm to siphon the power I had almost incapacitated myself with. A musical stave along with many notes and symbols immediately etched themselves up my arm as the two women carefully entered the water room.