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"COME BACK HERE LIAM, YOU BETTER NOT LET US CATCH YOU OR YOUR DEAD."
I hear Jared yell behind me as he and Scott chased after me.
My name is Liam Bugatti and I am currently being chased by two people who were supposed to be my best friends but our now my biggest bullies.
It all started on my 15th birthday 3 years ago today, the day that I would get to find out. If I was going to be able to live my life as a super, or live the life of a normal human.
Ten years ago humans started to develop super powers. Some became strong as Superman, the very lucky few with capabilities on par as Superman were considered S class supers. While the lowest rank F, you were just slightly more athletic than a well trained athlete. Well that is as far as physical capabilities are concerned.
Other humans that didn't develop physical superpowers got mental super powers or utility powers as the government likes to label them. Example's of utility powers would be Telekinesis having the ability to be ranked S depending on how much you could lift and how well you could control your power. While other abilities such as Invisibility would get a D rank at most, unless you had a stealth skill along with invisibility.
* Author's note - Skill Ranking / Super Ranking
S
A
B
C
D
E
F
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15 years of age, the last possible year for a person to hopefully awaken their abilities if they haven't already.
Sometimes if the ability isn't fairly obvious. Parents or Guardians can bring their children to public government run facilities if their child hasn't shown any powers by that age. For my 15th birthday my parents decided to take me to one of these places so that I could be tested.
Considering my popularity and my family members abilities I was speculated to do very well.
I was one the popular kids in school up until my 15th birthday. I was decent looking if I do say so myself. Brownish blonde hair, golden eyes a decent body. (Basically the cover photo)
My dad awakened A grade Telekinesis ability while my mum became a A grade Healer, my older sister awakened at 13 years of age as an S grade super with similar powers to Wonder Woman.
The process for getting tested was the people at the facility had me put my hand on a clear ball that sat on an alter. The ball would then measure my abilities if I at all had any and give my a letter grade on 5 different areas, that were then averaged to give you your overall score.
I placed my hand on the sphere and nervously awaited my results, watching the television screen that would be displaying them. My parents and sister watching behind me, I hear them gasp in shock at my very unexpected results.
Strength: F- (Normal Human Strength)
Speed: F- (Normal Human Speed)
Constitution: F- (Normal Human Health)
Durability: F- (Normal Human Toughness)
Utility: None
Super powers: None
Verdict: Normal Human
To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. I dreamed of being a super Hero before supers were actually a thing. Growing up I binge watched all the super hero movies and tv shows wanting to be like them.
The desire became so strong I wanted to be them, I wish I had known to be careful of what I desired because fate has a very twisted sense of humor when it comes to granting people what they want the most.
I saw the momentary disgust on the man's face that was administrating my test before quickly being hidden, by a false expression of pity.
I turned to look at my families reactions at my results to see their shocked expressions also change to ones of pity.
I didn't want their pity I wanted to be a superhero!
No one said a word on the ride home. I immediately went to my room and locked the door once we arrived.
My family gave me space while I tried to come to terms with the fact that I was a normal human and would never be a superhero.
My so called friends when they found out I was normal, acted like they felt bad at first, but as time went on they became more and more hostile to me. The both awakened with D- super strength. Which would put them well above the capabilities of the worlds strongest man, that's still a normal human.
It started with them purposely bumping into me as I was walking to different classes at school, they would then get angry yelling at me that it was my fault and I should apologize.
I know that it wasn't my fault because I watched them go out their way to run into me.
Since I always dreamed of one day being a super I took the initiative to learn boxing and Mix martial arts. I wouldn't call myself the best but I was definitely good enough to dodge Jared and Scott's slow and clumsy punches. This would only lead them to get angrier at me.
Luckily a teacher would hear their excessive yelling and come to my rescue before they could land a blow.
A short time later they tried attacking me again as they always do but this time was different as they were still clumsy but much faster in their movements.
For anyone that is awakened and has rich enough families you can buy a potion that was newly created that would increase your abilities by a full letter rank, but this potion can only be used once.
Jared and Scotts parents were considerably wealthy so buying this potion for their sons wasn't a big deal to them.
Which made my life increasingly more difficult, because instead of easily dodging their slow clumsy punches with their enhanced abilities and practice of continuously trying to hit me. Their now super fast not so clumsy punches are now millimeters away from making contact with me and I know if one of their punches connects I'll either end up in a hospital or in a casket.
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One day I was walking on the side walk on my way home from getting starbucks. I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, I pulled my phone out and looked down to see what notification I had received when I bumped in to two people.
"Aaah that's hot, you can't watch where you are going?" I instantly recognize Jared's voice.
I look up to see Jared and Scott in front of me, apparently when I ran into Jared, my coffee cup got completely crushed and got all over Jared's shirt. Jared hurriedly pulls of his shirt trying to keep the hot coffee from further burning his skin.
*Just my luck, why did I have to accidentally spill hot coffee onto these two stupid muscle heads.*
"We'll look who it is Jared its are good friend Liam, why don't we help our good friend by teaching him how to watch where he walks." Scott tells Jared as he grabs me by my shirt lifting me off the ground.
I kick Scott in the balls and quickly get out of my shirt and start running away from them.
"COME BACK HERE LIAM, YOU BETTER NOT LET US CATCH YOU OR YOUR DEAD."
I run as fast as my legs can carry me, weaving through people walking on the side walk.
Jared and Scott with their bigger bodies, get slowed down trying to get by all the people on the sidewalk.
I spot a gap between two buildings that leads to an alleyway. I can hear Jared and Scott slowly gaining on me and make the decision to try and lose them in the alleyway.