Jason didn't really pay attention to the message. Before anyone could act right after he spoke to Dylan, he lifted his left foot over his head and guillotine kicked Dylan's left calf breaking the bone and crushing the leg, making a small V form from the calf by then force. Dylan screamed for a few seconds before he fainted due to the pain. For someone like Dylan, who isn't very familiar with real pain, it was a miracle he hadn't fainted when Jason crushed his fist. After Dylan fainted, Jason looked up to the 3 remaining targets and there was a collective thought shared by the 3 soon to be victims, 'Oh Shit.' Really they should've blamed themselves had they known of Jason's awakening and his Adaptation ability, they never would've dared to mess with him, let alone attack him and speed up his growth.
[Adaptation: To adapt is to survive. As such your body will adapt faster the more adversity it faces. The more you struggle the more you grow. The more pain you endure the more you evolve.
In Battle Mode, you grow 10% faster.
During training, you grow 5% faster.
Infecting 50% faster.]
The added fact that they have helped Dylan every time he tormented Jason, only added to the rage and hatred inside Jason. Which of course only made things worse for the misguided brown nose that supported Dylan since, while Jason wouldn't kill them, he would surely make them suffer. The mage, having been the first one to shit his pants, readied and fired 2 magic missiles at Jason. Jason was still holding on to Dylan's broken fist so he whipped him to his right before throwing him like a rack to his left then running at full speed towards the mage. Jason dodged the two volleyball size magic missiles that had been shot at him by simply running too fast past, and in between them, dodging them like they were just dodgeballs. He closed the distance between him and the mage rather quickly but the fatty with the ice shield was in between Jason and the mage with his shield raised and already about to shoot the ice spike he had formed. Too bad Jason was just too fast and too strong at this point. Jason didn't punch or jumped over the shield, and the boy holding it, instead, he tackled the shield pushing the boy back a bit as he lost his balance, then grabbing it from the left and right rims, he pulled the shield that was strapped around the boy's forearm, in an arch downwards then upwards so that the boy landed on his face and stomach. Once on the ground, Jason didn't give the boys a chance as he turned to place his right foot on the boy's spine and then pulled on the shield left rim in a quick motion dislocating the boy's forearm making a near-perfect L shape if not for the shield. The boy screamed of course but that was cut short as Jason moved his right leg from his spine and grabbed the back of his collar with his right hand, pulling him upwards and in between Jason and the 3 magic missiles that were shot at Jason. The magic missiles didn't kill him but they definitely hurt as much as getting hit by 3 paintballs the size of volleyballs would. Thank God the human back can handle a lot of strikes. After Jason dropped his human shield he ran too fast for the mage to shoot another spell then grabbed his right shoulder with his left arm punched him square in the stomach with his right fist in an upward motion and enough force to make him puke and lift him in the air, hanging from Jason's fist. Jason didn't was a second as he twisted his body to turn with his left hand still on the boy's shoulder he quickly used his right hand to grab the boy's right forearm pulling it up. In a swift motion, Jason used his left foot to kick the boy's right knee hard enough to make his leg snapped inwards bending the leg unnaturally coaxing a scream before Jason then used his left elbow in a downwards motion on the boy's right elbow adding to another snapping dislocation and unnatural bend. Dylan, the ice tank, and the mage had fainted and were out of commission now, so that left the earth psionic. Unlike the other boys, who were cowards and would attack regardless of whether the ones next to the target were friend or foe, the earth psionic had some restraint and I guess you could say a bit of a spine. Jason having dropped the fainted mage walked slowly towards the psionic knowing he wouldn't attack until he was far enough away from his so-called friends. Once Jason was far enough from his victims he ran at full speed to the psionic who shot a small boulder towards him and another one behind it. Jason jumped over the boulder and using it as a foothold launched himself in the air over the danger and landing on top of the psionic boy. Jason straddled him and began to beat his face punch after punch until his face was a bloody mess. He wasn't dead, but he was wheezing and unconscious from the last punch.
Jason had taken out some of his anger but that was just barely scraping off the top. He was tempted to infect every single one of them, but he knew that if he did he wouldn't retrieve his virus and instead consume them like the bunny. To resist the temptation he got up from his last victim and headed back to Dylan. He grabbed Dylan's from his right wrist and dragged him to the middle of the street and flipped him to his back before grabbing his right leg and punched the knee hard enough to break it and also bend the leg in a picture-perfect V. Naturally this woke up Dylan with a scream that was cut short by Jason karate-chopping his throat yelling, "Shut up!!" The strike had traumatized the vocal cords as Dylan brought his right hand to his neck choking, while his left hand was a bloody broken mess. Jason then placed his right knee on Dylan's belly, to impaired his breathing, as he grabbed his right wrist with his left hand and pulled it so it was between them. Jason stared dead into Dylan's eyes not hiding how much he wanted to kill him which made a very cold chill run down Dylan's spine as he could swear he saw a reaper floating just over Jason's back. Jason then began to speak as he grabbed Dylan's thumb with his right hand and held it tight, "You and your asskissers have just gotten your ass beaten and broke by someone who hasn't even awaken yet, and I am just fucking feed up with you and your group. SO!! This is how it's gonna be from now on," Jason then snapped Dylan's thumb making Dylan choke as he couldn't scream from the pain, "From today onwards, you will never bully me or anyone," Jason then snapped Dylan's pinky making Dylan faint, which Jason then backed hand him hard enough to crack his jaw and wake him up. "Wake up!!" Jason yelled getting Dylan's attention, "I'm not done with you yet!" Jason said growling as he glared at Dylan, "You will stay away from me," he said as he snapped Dylan's index finger, "You come near me, you try anything against me, you so much as LOOK!! at me funny," Heart finger snapped, "And next time, I won't just break your fingers, I won't even beat you to a bloody pulp or break every bone in your body, crippling you for months." He said putting pressure on his middle finger, "No." Jason then got his face closed to Dylan's and said with enough venom and demonic sound in his voice to make Dylan believe his next words, "I WiLl CoNsUmW YoU!!!" Dylan already had tears running down his terrified face and snot building up in his nose. Jason pulled back straightening his back as he began, "And one more thing. If you, or any of your fucking gang, breaths so much as a single word of this. To anyone!! And you won't live long enough to even raise your children into more disgusting pieces of shit like you. Nod if you understand!" Dylan nodded a bit instead of frantically because of how much his throat hurt. "Good," Jason said still showing an angry expression as he added, "Now as a final reminder of what will happen if you don't do as I told you. . ." Jason quickly bit off Dylan's middle finger letting go of his hand as he spat it out, grabbing it in right hand then holding it in his fingers as he showed it to Dylan, "Look here."Dylan was distracted by the pain and wriggling uncontrollably in agony. "LOOK!!" Jason roared, then Dylan stopped holding his bleeding finger trying to stop the bleeding with his broken hand, "Consider this your only warning." Jason placed it on Dylan's chest as he did two things, command his cells now on Dylan's severed finger to self-destruct to eliminate evidence, and breaking some of Dylan's shirt to wrap it around his bleeding right hand. Jason grabbed the severed finger and stood up as he said, "I'll be keeping this. You can just grow a new one. Call an ambulance if you wanna live before you bleed out." Jason then grabbed his backpack and left as he began to infect the finger clutched in his hand before consuming his trophy. Jason didn't felt like listening or reading the messages so he told the system to save them for later.
After Jason got home he was still exuding an aura of hatred and bloodlust and when everyone saw him they all looked shocked, scared, and thought the worse had happened. Jason ignored everyone said except to say one phrase, "They were all still alive when I left them." Jason then quickly took off his clothes, except for his underwear, once he closed the door behind him. He then wrapped them in a ball, then headed to the backyard and dropped them in the BBQ grill then lighting it ablaze before heading back inside. Jason headed upstairs and took a hot shower then sat in the filled bath for a while. Jason sat there in the warm water hoping his anger would bleed into the water then be gone once let the water drain. Sinking in as much as he could without drowning with his face looking at the ceiling he thought, 'Ok. I'm ready as can be now. Let me see everything.'
[Quest Update]
[Quest: Defeat your enemies]
[Every enemy has a higher level than you]
[Calculating]
[Reward for defeating all enemies: 4,500 exp.]
[Requirements for defeat Hp. hits 5 or enemy becomes unconscious with 0 Hp.]
[Upon your request killing will not be necessary]
'Hu. So 0 doesn't mean death.' Jason thought.
[Battle mode has deactivated]
[Quest completed]
[Infection and consumption of organic matter successful]
[Matter is insufficient for gain]
[Only 2 Hp. restored from consumption]
[Reward on hold upon request]
[Would you like to receive the reward now? Y/N]
[Y]
[Sufficient Exp. for level up]
[Requirements to level up 50%]
'Hu? I thought the level up was automatic' Jason thought as he got confused.
[Level up can be done automatically if you wish. However every level up will cause certain changes to your body. At certain levels evolution, mutation or metamorphosis will occur without your consent if you wish it.]
'And will it cause pain?' Jason asked.
[Once level requirements are met going past level 1 will cause a minor evolution to occur. Mayor evolutions will occur every 10 levels. Mutations will occur at random. Metamorphosis will occur every 25th level. All evolutions, mutations, and metamorphosis will cause different degrees of pain upon occurring.]
'What requirements are left?' Jason asked.
[Reach the Peak of Human Condition by reaching 40 on Int.]
'Ok. Anything else?' Jason asked.
[Information of A&S level-ups and gain of A&S points]
[Do you wish to receive this information as well or do you wish to wait?]
Jason remained silent for a minute as he sighed sitting upbringing his chest out of the water as he leaned against the edge of the tub with his arms on top of the rim. 'Give me a minute.' He thought as he looked down at his body and saw how it slowly was growing and his muscles were forming becoming more define. 'Please tell me I won't end up as those ridiculous bodybuilders that can't bend their bodies naturally.' Jason asked.
[Not if you maintain a good balance between your Str. and Dex. stats.]
'Oh thank God.' Jason thought as he sighed relaxing and trying to think. He could feel how his muscles were relaxing better and he could still faintly feel his body growing little by little inch by inch. He could feel his Qi at peace but his stomach was still starving.
[Warning! Growth slowing down]
[Not enough fat, proteins, minerals, glucose, and other components in the body to complete growth]
[Stamina too low as well]
[St. 1/80]
'Well, that explains why I'm starving and feel so lethargic and tired.' Jason thought as he got out of the water feeling his own body heavy. 'Let's get some food. Start giving me the rest of the info while I dry and dress.' Jason commanded.
[Affermative]
[Enhanced Senses Lv.2 -> 7]
[Sense Danger Lv.1 -> 10]
[Dodge Lv.1 -> 10]
[Regeneration and Cell Regeneration Lv.3 -> 10]
[Adaptation Lv.1 -> 3]
[Energy Absoption Lv.5 -> 10]
[Cell Strengthening Lv.1 -> 5]
[A&S total 1,270]
'Wow. How is that possible?' Jason asked.
[Adaptation: To adapt is to survive. As such your body will adapt faster the more adversity it faces. The more you struggle the more you grow. The more pain you endure the more you evolve.
In Battle Mode, you grow 10% faster.
During training, you grow 5% faster.
Infecting 50% faster.]
'Ah. Now it makes sense. No, wait. I don't think the math adds up.' Jason began to think as he finished putting on his shirt.
[Notice: Upon reaching Peak Physical Condition, Levels were added to some skills because of that achievement and your body also contributed to the change. However, the change hasn't been completed so the levels aren't solidified yet. Food and rest necessary for changes to complete.]
'Ok, I get it. I already know I'm starving. Still, I like that I got my body to its peak. Now I just need my mind to reach the same point. Ugh, I'm gonna need to do a lot of reading. Then again I need to study more on viruses so I can know my limits and what potential I have.' Jason thought as he walked downstairs. Jason went into the dining room hoping there was food ready but instead, he saw Maria and Bry arguing before looking at him as he entered the room. There was a silence and Jason knew why as he just looked at them seriously and indifferently. ". . . Again I didn't kill anyone. I just got fed up. Heck didn't even need to use my abilities much, other than my own regeneration. Speaking of which I'm starving and about to collapse so please let me eat while you bombard me with questions." Jason said as he walked forward and sat down at the table as he very much showed his exhaustion by relaxing his entire body, even going so far as cross his arms and leaned forward on the table laying his head on his arms groaning a bit. Bry sat down in front of him and Maria went to get the food still scared. "Btw make it a big plate. My body needs a lot of food and desperately." Jason said out loud as much as he could without yelling. Bry sat there in silence not sure what question to ask and Jason could feel the tension in the room as he said, "For God's sake I already said I didn't kill anyone. What do you want? A picture? I beat the living shit of 4 guys that have been tormenting me for a while." He then looked up to Bry and said, "Which were the same ones that had beaten me to a pulp, the day I awoke and you had to fix me up, and no I didn't seek them out. I was running back as Luis told me when they got me. Honestly, I was expecting Maria to shoot me with some magic missiles." He said looking at Maria with a slight smile before looking back at Bry and continuing, "Instead, I had to dodge some high-speed punches blindly, then get hit by a high-speed kick, and then a boulder just a minute after dodging another attack. Seriously I had to pull back plenty just to make sure I don't kill them. I did however broke some bones and dislocated some limbs in directions they shouldn't bend. I am not apologizing for what I did, and I don't regret it a single bit. So either accept it or hate me." Jason said as he furrowed his brow frowning, "And trust me it took every inch of my will just to hold back from ending their lives and I very well could've, for fuck's sake it would've been so easy to do it too. Not just kill them but get rid of the evidence altogether. The only reason I'm telling you this is because I don't want you to misunderstand me. I will make my choices and I won't apologize for them unless someone other than me gets hurt." Jason said sighing like he was very exhausted. 'Ugh, how I wish no one had found out about my awakening. I wouldn't have to explain all this or bother to explain any of this. I could've even killed those assholes and be done with it!' Jason thought as he groaned closing his eyes annoyed, 'Then again maybe it's better I didn't just yet. If I had someone would investigate their deaths because it was 4. Now is just about making sure they don't open their mouth. Then again if they do no one will believe them. How could a powerless G rank beat 1 D+ rank and 3 D/D- ranks? Humans are so easy to disbelieve what society tells them is impossible. Then again I'm impressed I even managed to beat them. Wait, no I'm not. They have no idea how to fight, and they rely on nothing more than their abilities to do the work for them. I actually trained and know how to fight. Their rank is just for show and has no weight whatsoever. They're about as useful in a fight, as an anchor is for a drowning man.' Jason finish thinking before a plate of food appeared in front of him and he ate like there was no tomorrow, scarfing it down demonstrating his starvation. He even asked for seconds.
After his belly was full and he leaned back on his chair sighing content. Then he felt two heavy hands on his shoulders as a voice said, "So. I hear you got in a fight today." Jason went wide-eyed as a high pitch groan came out of his throat knowing who it came from. He then leered at Bry and Maria while they looked away. "Traitors. I try to help you with your love life and this is how you repay me?!" Jason complained before he felt Luis's grip tightening. "In my defense, they were still alive when I left, and I didn't start the fight. So my promise is unbroken!" Jason said staying absolutely still. "And the blood?" Luis asked then Jason swallowed hard as he said, "Ok so the blood wasn't mine and I did break a few bones. . . and made a few limbs bend in directions they shouldn't bend. . . And maybe I turned someone's face into a bloody bruised mess." Luis tightened his grip on Jason's shoulders as he asked, "Then why did you burn the clothes?" Jason answered, "I may have warned their so-called leader to keep his mouth shut. . . " The grip tightened with an, "And?" Jason swallowed hard, "And I tortured him a little by breaking his fingers as I threatened to kill him if he ever tried anything or messed with me again. . . " Again the grip tightened as Luis asked, "And the blood on your mouth and chin?" Jason froze as he made another high pitch groan with his eyes about to pop from his head as he thought, 'SHIT!!!! I forgot about the blood!! I'm gonna die now!! AND AT 15!!!' Luis's grip was starting to really hurt as in a very stern voice with a bit of anger he said, "Jasooon." Jason grimaced as he said, "I bit off one of his fingers. . . I wanted to make a point . . ." Luis grip tightened so suddenly it made Jason scream, "AH!!! OK OK, I DID IT OUT OF REVENGE AND TO SCARE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF HIM!!!" Jason then argued, "It was better than killing them all outright!!" Luis turned him around grabbing his shoulders and shaking him as he yelled, "ARE YOU INSANE!! Beating them up I understand, but biting off someone's figure?!?! That's too far!! There's no way they won't go to the authorities!!!" Jason said, "They have no evidence it was me and no one would believe a G rank beat them to a pulp. Dylan is a coward but he's also prideful and will never admit I did that to him, and even if he did speak up I made sure they had nothing on me, hence the burned clothes and eliminating my DNA trace. Trust me I could've killed them and no one would've known. My only oversight was the blood. It will not happen again and what's more, I already know how to make sure no one can test me for my genes." Luis was a bit horrified as he took a step back at what Jason said so calmly. Jason took a deep breath and sighed as he said, "Look, I understand. I'm driven by anger and I'm a bit dangerous and unhinged, but did you really think I would just be the same old kid without a drive? For fuck's sake, I beat them up so easily today I didn't even have to use my own abilities!! I just realized I wasn't getting beaten because I was powerless but because I was letting it happened!! Do you realize how fucked up that is?!?! I actually believed I was worthless enough to let myself get beaten almost every day!! And now because of my anger, I finally fought back and won!! Because I finally have the drive to do so!! You wanna punish me that's fine, but like I already told Bry and Maria, I am NOT!! apologizing." Those words hit everyone like a brick. Everyone always wondered why Jason got beaten so much when he had been trained his body and been taught to fight. Sure they didn't expect him to win many fights, but at least he could win one or two, especially since they knew young folks never really bothered to train in actual combat until they grew up. Most relied too heavily on their ability and many were very poor in close combat unless they were martial artists. Jason knew close combat and how to get close enough to employ it, and yet he would always get so bloodied and bruised without letting anyone know if he had at least fought back. Luis sighed hard then he crossed his arms and said, "I do not approve of the finger. However, I have to admit I am impressed you fought 4 adversaries and won." Jason smiled and raising a finger said, "Did I mentioned they're D rank? Oh and their "boss" was a D+" Jason finished smiling from ear to ear. Everyone went wide-eyed with shock as they all collectively asked, "What!?!?!" Jason then placed a hand on his chin and said, "Well I did have a bit of an edge since I reached the Peak of a normal human's physical condition, but yeah D rank. Thank God none of them were martial artists and none knew how to properly fight. It was almost too easy considering how strong their abilities were. Heck, the leader was a speedster who didn't even know how to fight with his speed. He had to slow down just to aim. The rest were unorganized cowards that didn't even bother to show restraint at the risk of hitting one of their own. Well, there was that one elemental psionic but the mage was a full-on coward. He didn't even cancel his magic missiles when I used the fat tank as a meat shield." Luis then asked, "You did what?" Jason answered, "I swear he survived. The missiles were weak enough to not kill but strong enough to hurt. Not to mention the mage could've just cancel his spell the moment he saw his so-called friend in the way." Luis leered and sternly said, "Jasoon." Jason raised his hands to try and appease him as he said, "I swear not one of them was dead when I left. I even told that asshole Dylan to call an ambulance after wrapping his hand with a piece of his shirt. If they had died I would've known. And before you ask I did not use a single ability other than regeneration to heal myself. . . And one more to get rid of my DNA. . . and the finger, but that was after the fight and after I walked away." Luis was rubbing the bridge of his nose not knowing whether to reprimand him or praise his victory. So he decided to do a bit of both.
Luis spent a good deal telling Jason how he didn't approve of how far he took the end of the fight and how he shouldn't have done what he did with the finger, he then asked him about details about the fight. Jason told him what happened from the beginning while leaving some parts out for the sake of not letting Maria and Bry figure out his power. Luis knew there was a bit more to his story as Jason mentioned reaching the peak of the physical condition and how thanks to the fight he reached it along with his training, and how it had awakened his battle senses and his desire to win. After Jason was done recounting his story Luis told him to wait in the living room while he changed out of his armor. Luis had come home from a hunt and was wearing his battle armor, a silver chest plate that looked like it was made from a rhino kind of beast, covering his very muscular chest, while his arms were only cover at the forearms with similar silver armor but looking like chitin but nothing in the shoulders or elbows allowing for great mobility. His legs had similar armor to his arms also focused on mobility and only a belt to hold a double-edged sword and some daggers. He was very much like a knight while under his armor was his standard butler attire. Honestly, for a 75-year old that looked like he was in his 50's and a very muscular body type it was amazing he would fight with a butler outfit under his light armor. It clearly demonstrated how strong he was, and did I mentioned he was using black brogues shoes? This man had earned, his A rank status while focusing on Qi. The only reason he hadn't gone farther is because he began to work for the Miller family as a means to pay the debt he owns them. Working for them made it hard to focus on his own growth, and it was by design. The Miller family often took the opportunity to take people with talent and have them own them as a way to employ them in order to keep control over them, including hindering their growth. The Miller family wanted control over the populace and avoid the growth of individuals that might threaten their position or the status quo THEY installed into society. At least the society they had control over as they lived in 'their' city. They quite literally owned the city and at any given moment could kick out anyone they felt like and not even the government could deter them. Sure those they'd quicked out could just move to another city but travel there was expensive or dangerous, and there was no guarantee they would be welcomed into that city. Not to mentioned the Miller family could ask the other families that own their own cities, not to admit anyone they had previously kicked out. It was basically a death sentence. In any event, after Luis changed out of his armor, he had brought everyone into the living room to discuss Jason's ability and their plan for the future. As Jason suggested they agreed to wait for Jason's 18th birthday to submit their resignation while allowing Luis to hunt as to save money and prepare to pay off his debt. As for Bry and Maria, they had no dept to speak off but they would probably meet resistance in finding employment after their resignation since the Millers were very cruel and vindictive. However, Jason had plans to deal with such inconveniences in the future, but they relied on his growth. So to that point, they tested his abilities one by one, except for his viral-focused abilities of course. They started with those that didn't rely on his energy or his stamina which to be perfectly honest are not easy abilities to gain and were quite rare. Usually, you were either born with them or you trained till you got them which was quite difficult. To Jason, these were passive A&S because they focused on the biological aspect, but to everyone else, they were called bio abilities, which again focused on the biological aspects. To give some examples Jason had and tested the following:
[Enhanced Senses Lv.7]
[Sense Danger Lv.10]
[Energy Absorption Lv.10] {The exception since nearly everyone since the TGR was born with}
and surprisingly in the case of Jason, [Shapeshifting Lv.1]
The reason Shapeshifting didn't take any energy to use, is because, in the case of Jason, it was part of his nature as a Human-Virus. It was something encoded into his body and genes much like Scan was a function of the system because his eyes were evolved. As well as Adaptation and all his viral abilities. Sounds op right? You'd be surprised how nature tends to balance itself. In exchange for this ability to be biological, it has tons of restrictions and limits that can only be overcome with time and training, aka grinding till it levels up. For example, at Lv.1 Jason can only change the color of his eyes. . . That is all, nothing else. You can imagine his disappointment at finding this out, but of course, power always comes at a price, one way or another. It's just how nature works, even following the laws of physics to a degree. Like any muscle, the more you use it the stronger it gets, and just like one, it cannot be overworked without eventually breaking. Even with the applied help with any of the 3 energies, there's only so much the human body can handle before it begins to break down. This is why people seek out bio abilities more than common abilities, they don't rely on energy to function, they are already a muscle, a part of the body that just needs to be exercised, even if they are so complicated to gain and so difficult to train. Naturally, those who know how to gain certain bio abilities, closely guard such information. After all, such an ability is beyond valuable as it can be an edge in many fields depending on the ability. Of course, it also depends on the one using it. As to how one makes an ability biological, it basically means using an ability so often and so much to the point where one becomes familiar and enlightened enough to absorb it into the body completely. Doing so means it will not consume energy but whoever inherits it will have to train it that much harder than their progenitor. In the event of Jason, he has many biological abilities which made Jason wonder what kind of ancestor he had to have encoded so many biological abilities and then seal them all. Not to mention Jason had never heard of someone sealing abilities or spells. Jason began to get distracted as he began to think of the information and hints he has received before. There was a bigger picture he wanted to see but he couldn't access the information as the system kept saying it was unable to retrieve it or access it. It's the ones he is unable to access that bothered him the most, as it told him that there was information that was blocked intentionally by someone. 'What information could be so important to keep locked up? Is not like I plan on world domination. Sure revenge isn't exactly noble but other than that little act of vengeance I'm not exactly evil. Hmmm, then again today's actions don't help support my claim.' Jason thought before he got a karate chop to the head. "Ow! What was that for?" Jason asked and Luis said, "You're distracted. Focus, you're the one that wanted to test your abilities." Jason then retorted, "Well it's not like I have many, or many that require energy to work. Honestly, my arsenal feels a little empty. All I have that uses energy is Qi manipulation and my Regeneration which just uses it instead of eating up my stamina or my body's resources. Then again my dodging seems to use it too but mostly my stamina. The rest are biological. Actually, I'm impressed at the number of abilities I have that don't consume energy." Luis brought his hand up to his chin as he thought about it. Then Bry responded to Jason's comment, "Yes. It is rather surprising most of your abilities are biological. Yet that doesn't explain why they weren't present since you were born." Jason was about to explain that but he remembered that only Luis knows about Jason's access to the TDCS so he had to come up with an answer that would make sense than talk about it later with Luis. "Hmm wait, could it be related to the Great Rise? I mean before we had no idea that abilities even existed till recently and now not only do they exist but so many keep popping up. Maybe my awakening was so violent because of this. Maybe my body just reached a point where I could awake and in doing so also brought forth abilities my ancestors may have had? Maybe? Is that even a possible theory? Or even a plausible explanation? I'm no expert or doctor so I don't know." Jason tried to explain as he gave Luis a signal with his eyes by looking at him then at Bry then back at him and once more to Bry. It was a dumb signal they came up seeing as they really have no idea how to deal with a situation so complicated. Bry was a bit unsure if it was possible as he began to think about it hard. When Jason saw that Bry's mental state was leaning towards Jason probably lying about something, Jason got up from his seat preparing to run, as he said, "You realize I can read your mind right? If you think I'm hiding something you are right. Maria still hasn't decided to confess and you are unsure if I told the truth about that, but you should remember I didn't lie about you having a crush on her as well." Before Maria or Bry could react, Jason ran up to his room, past his still broken door, and jumped out the window yelling, "Weeee!~" Jason ran for a few good hours before the chase was over, not because he got caught but because his stamina was just too much for Bry and Maria. Jason even waited to see them exhausted to say, "Awww~ You even worked together to chase me. Aren't you a lovely couple?" At this point, Jason was having too much fun when they tried to chase him again but couldn't. Maria even threatened Jason as he ran away, "I know where you sleep you little demon!!!" and as if Jason couldn't stop playing with the fire he yelled back, "And I'll be waiting for your thanks back home! Enjoy your private walk together!! Bry, make sure you bring her home safely!! Bye!!~"
Jason did not sleep in his room that night. He hid in Luis's room with a sleeping bag under his bed for good measure. "Don't you think you took it a bit far?" Luis asked, and Jason responded, "It was the best I could come up with to get them off the scent. . . Plus I wanted some entertainment and it was funny." He chuckled like a villain under. Luis chuckled and said, "Never knew you were such a naughty prankster." Jason got a bit sad as he calmly said, "Neither did I. Guess awakening did more than just awaken my powers. Maybe it awakened the child in me. . ." Jason said with a bit of sadness at the last sentence. He never really got to be a child growing up. Never really got to enjoy his youth, what with all the torment and the beatings. Being made to feel worthless is like putting a chain around your neck that just keeps growing and growing as it chokes you more. . .Buries you more as it covers you and the area around you. However, to his surprised his rage and his rebellious spirit had been the catalyst he needed to break free and start letting out more than just anger. He even had trouble when he heard Maria tearing the house apart trying to find him. 'You'll never find me~' He thought as he kept cackling inside his mind and covering his mouth. Even Luis was having a hard time trying not to laugh.