Emotions. Emotions carry a spectrum of power. The universe is a great mystery to those from earth as well as other worlds. A vast and ever-expanding phenomenon in which we are nothing but miniscule dots in this grand canvas. It would be an understatement to say that we understood how this universe worked.
Throughout the universe there are countless worlds with countless possibilities and with that concept lies the concept of life itself. The universe contains a vast array of sources for power but there are those who seek said power. While some may search for it to protect this universe, others wish to destroy it.
For us mere mortals we can only hope that whatever can claim such unfathomable power does not set sights on us. This isn't just a story—it's a legacy. A legacy about a man named Kai. Whether he will save the universe or bring about its destruction... well, that remains to be seen.
-EARTH-
The sun rose from the horizon like any other day. Kai just woke up to the sound of one of his inventions, a mechanical bird singing a tune indicating that the day has started.
A young adult around the age of 22, wearing tight jeans, a brown jacket with a T-shirt inside and a pair of black sports shoes. This is a normal occurrence to him as he is in fights countless times, however he always ends up scaring them off without much conflict before any teacher or adult.
Kai's instincts were right on the dot as a metal bat swung towards his face as soon as he turned the corner. But in a split second, he blocked the attack while simultaneously grabbing the bat and moving to the side, yanking his attacker towards him. He immediately delivers an elbow to his face and knocking him out in an instant. With the attacker's weapon in hand, he drops his bag and braces himself for another attack.
"Kidnapping girls now? Is this how low you people go". Kai spoke in a disappointing tone while looking out for more surprise attacks.
Lin proceeds to move back and lean next to the alley wall as four more other people from his gang show up from different corners, one of them even jumped from the first-floor window.
'Talk about being dramatic.' Kai deadpans in his mind.
"You shouldn't have gotten in the way kid." Lin replies with a hint of aggression in his words.
Kai thinks of a way to deescalate the situation.
"Let's end this right now and move on. We don't need to do this."
Lin wasn't bothered to listening to what Kai had to say, blinded by his ego, he signaled the rest to attack him.
Kai realized that he won't listen and analyzed his opponents before the fight had ensued. The two behind him were the weakest with only agility but no speed or much strength compared to the rest and the ones in front were the strongest (juggernauts), while the ones on each side where decently built and had some speed (Side thugs).
After assessing the best way to take out the group of opponents all he had to do was wait. It didn't take long as they charge at him simultaneously, but he manages to dodge them all by rushing between the two juggernauts causing them to slam against each other and some collapse. Still not giving up, the thugs immediately get up and charge at him again.
"Idiots"
He starts off by dodging the unrefined attacks the agile pair were throwing at him and took them both out in a swift double kick on one opponent followed by a spinning back kick.
"That's two down, five more." Immediately he pulls back and into a safe spot keeping his enemies in front, the two juggernauts approach him at a surprisingly fast pace for their size. Using their own weight against them he redirected a punch towards one of side jocks, knocking him out instantly. Before the second weakest one could react, Kai performed a swift back kick and took out the second one.
Once the 4 opponents were out, he turned to face the two toughest ones, but he gets hit hard in the stomach.
"Ugh!"
He gasps in pain as they hold both his arms and restrain him while he's on his knees. In
"Is this really how u plan on solving all your issues? You all really need to prioritize your goals and stop thinking with your balls."
"I never asked for your opinion Bitch!" Lin responds while delivering a right hook to Kai's jaw. Kai hit the ground but the two jocks holding his pulled him back up on his knees. Kai didn't react to the pain. His anger was far too great to bother diverting his attention to the silent drop of blood that fell to the ground.
The leader was keeping a close watch on him until he pulled back and approached him with an amused look before kicking dirt onto his face. No reaction. This hurts his ego which makes him grab Kai by the collar and shove him to the wall behind him now with both arms pinned by the two jocks.
"What's with the silent treatment!? You think we'll just leave u alone if u don't react to our hits!" Lin barks while hitting him in the chest. Knocking the air out of Kai's breath. He had no intention of seriously hurting them, until Lin spoke.
"After we deal with you, we'll find that chick. I'm gonna need some "comforting" for all the trouble we went through."
The group laughed and added their own remark.
"We'll just use her and break like the rest!"
"Dump her in the trash!"
At that moment, Kai snapped.
"Fuck this!"
In an instant broke free from the two lackeys grip and knocked them back with two swift kicks. He charges at Lin after grabbing the metal bat off the floor by kicking it into the air and knocking a few other jocks attempting to stop him.
'what's with this brat, he shouldn't be able to move like that after the beating we gave him. A last burst of energy like a wounded and cornered rat I see. Fine, I'll just break an arm or two and see how he fairs.' Lin thinks with a sinister smirk on his face.
Using a series of both defensive and offensive skills he had self-taught himself over the years, Kai took them out at ease. His eyes craving bloodlust and a dark burning flame within seems to fade in and out, Lin avoids his gaze and steps back in shock.
"what's the fuck was that!?"
Lin screams in fear and panic but tries to hide it.
In less than five minutes, Kai had just taken out all of his opponents and was showing no sign of stopping. Lin steeled his nerves.
"I've been taking it easy on you, but now I'm going to make sure that you will never forget this day!"
Kai stops his sprint and hold the bat out at Lin. "Oh, I'll remember this day alright, because I'm going make you regret what you said. The condition in which you do ask for forgiveness however is your choice to make. So go ahead and try bitch!" Kai Shouts.
Now both Teens in an equal distance from each other and in their own battle stance, Kai drops his bat which surprises Lin and Kai takes advantage of that and charges at him in a single burst of a leap. But Lin manages to block his attack and counter attacks with a straight punch.
"Ugh!"
Kai still got hurt despite blocking his counterattack in the last second, but he immediately goes for a side swipe which knocks Lin's balance and now Kai was on top of him. With both of Lin's arms pinned by Kai's legs, he was at his mercy.
With no hesitation Kai brings down a fury of punches to Lin's chest and face. Lily gasps in shock and runs to call the teacher in panic. This distracts Kai for a split seconds which gives Lin a chance to knock Kai off of him and get back up. Still disoriented, Lin keeps his guard up and tries to gain his balance on his feet.
Kai gets up and notices the bat was close to Lin. Noticing his line of sight, Lin spots the bat and picks it up.
"I'm gonna enjoy killing you." Lin barks at him, feeling more confident with a weapon in hand.
"Don't think that weapon will help you." Kai replies while raising his fists.
Lin charges this time, but Kai had already predicted his movements and dodges his barrage of swings easily through a series of side steps. Frustrated, Lin tries to go for his legs, but Kai blocks it with his leg and knocks it out of his hands while simultaneously proceeds to go for a round kick, hitting Lin on his waist and he collapses on the ground.
"You fu-" Lin wheezed, breaking into a coughing fit as Kai's kick did more damage than he had thought.
Kai approached Lin while he's down on his knees still coughing and kicks him in the face. Kai approaches him one more time and Lin opens his eyes to see death staring at him.
"Congratulations Your even more useless with a weapon."
Meanwhile, Lily is rushing through the hallway and enters the head director's office in panic. The director looks shocked and immediately gets up to console her asking her what happened while handing her some water to drink. AThe director Becomes furious and ask's her to wait here while he leaves to intervene this chaos.
Back to the fight, the other Jocks wake up and try to recollect what had happened before but were swiftly reminded once they caught sight of the cause of this conundrum and where terrified. Kai was seen performing a series of punches on Lin who tried to defend himself but having already a few broken ribs, a broken nose and an injured arm, he could not defend against it all.
Kai wasn't holding back and was out for blood.
"How dare you event think of doing such a thing!!!" Kai screams, still throwing a barrage of punches.
His attack ends after delivering a high kick on Lin's head. On the floor again and disoriented, Lin couldn't help but wonder.
'I made a mistake; He wasn't an easy target. But how the fuck is he this strong!?'
But that thought vanished immediately after he came back to reality and realized that Kai was standing in front of him. Lin shut his eyes and waited for an attack that never came, he opened them to realize that he was waiting. Lin, frozen in fear was overthinking believing that he was waiting for him to make a move so he could counter it and show him his place.
Tired of waiting and with fear from overthinking, he yelled.
"Come on, hit me! What are you waiting for! Be a man and kill me!" Lin demanded.
*Sirens*
"This is the police! Drop your weapon and raise your hands in the air!"
Lin looks around and sees the others are already being pinned down and being arrested. Kai already dropped the bat and was cooperating.
-Police station- (Few hours later)
An officer opens the cell and lets Kai out. He's greeted by the
Kai made it back home after buy some groceries on the way. He decided to not work at his part time job at a warehouse today as he was not in the mood.
"Alright, guess I should take another shower."
He put his dirty/bloody clothes into the washing machine and went upstairs to take a hot shower.
"Now what?" He questions himself in the shower as his fire dwindles and is washed away.
After freshening up, Kai goes back downstairs and sits at his worktable.
"I suppose continuing my working on that prototype for a propulsion cannon should work as a good distraction."
He stayed up most of the night without having dinner as well, until it was around 3 Am.
"Damn thing isn't working." Frustrated, he paused for a moment and couldn't help but wonder what his childhood was like.
Kai Kwan, a rather odd name indeed, but one cannot blame him as he had made up his second name. Kai was only a mere child when he had lost his parents due to an accident due to a bizarre green lightning striking his parents car when they were on their way home, he was the only one who survived but had hit his head therefore losing part of his memory of that night as well.
He had no other family members, neither did he want to stay with anyone else as he couldn't trust anyone. There, he ran away from the accident that night and was on the streets for years. The only thing he could recall is that they used to be scientists for a massive corporation back in the day which was why he had a passion for science.
The First few years following the accident was the hardest naturally, a weak child out in a world with no one to trust didn't stand much chance. But Kai was no ordinary child. Indeed, he had his intellect and a sort of sixth sense which assisted him in escaping from dangerous scenarios repeatedly. With his unique gift, he managed to get around throughout the day hiding from the authorities and finding food and water through unconventional means.
It wasn't until he was around the age of 12 when he had found an abandoned gym located a few km away from a college, a rather convenient scenario for him. He had found a place to work in some rather shady places at first but had managed to upgrade his home to a more, reasonable living condition. He attended high school and then went on to college, until now.
"I wish things were different." He sighs to himself as he gets up to go to bed and think of what to do in the morning.
As he turns off the light's and was making his way upstairs, he notices the Tv turning back on but was showing a dark green screen. Confused he moves closer until; a mist starts coming out. Almost as if there was no glass screen on the tv, he sees shadows move within the mist.
Panicked, he grabs a nail gun beside the table and goes closer. Suddenly a giant tentacle jumps out and hits Kai. On the floor and terrified, he grabs the nail gun and shoots at the tentacle.
"What the fuck!"
Screaming in fear, he tries to run but more tentacles shoot out and wrap around him. In an instant it starts dragging him across the floor towards the Tv screen.
"Get off!"
He struggles but in vain. Eventually in a single motion, it pulls him in, and his screams fade out as the mist disappears, the Tv screen breaks and the once occupied gym was now abandoned once again.