Hey Adam, how are you so strong
I trained every day and fought in cage matches
what?!
it had been a few days since Andy and bobby had been traveling with Adam, they had leveled up quiet a bit but most importantly, they where slowly grasping the basics of self defense, how to block and counter, turning ones momentum against them and even weaving, aldo they hadn't come across much people to try it on the they practiced it everyday but what they couldn't believe was Adam got that strong from training
wait so how long did you train for
I don't know, a week or so, after that I got into a fight with some guys and buy luck I won
wow, back then you where still strong too right?
wrong, back then I was weaker than you
what?! bobby yelled
shhhh keep your voice down, you want monsters to attack us while we sleep?
oh sorry
it was 10pm at night, they had settled at the top of a building, they where getting bored so Andy decided to dig a little into Adam past to see what made him so strong
back then I was short, fat and weak
what? no way, I can't imagine that
yh but it's true, I use to get bullied and I was a loser just like you two
yh, hey! wait a minute ,we might be weak but we're not losers
ok sorry my bad
wait you said you trained and got into a fight, why did you train, didn't you have super strength already?
no I chose the evolution ability
what?!
shh keep your voice down
wait what's the evolution ability bob asked
it's the first category you see on the message
wait you mean the lame first choice, that's what you chose?
yh
why Andy asked, he really wanted to know, to him Adam was this invincible guy who wasn't afraid of anything, he was unbelievably strong that he always wanted to know just how Adam became this strong
I didn't like the way I looked, don't get me wrong, I loved myself for who I was but it was never my intention to be fat, sure my height was unchangeable but my body mass wasn't. I couldn't really go to the gym back then because of some stuff but now I could get in shape and get strong without going to the gym so that's why I chose the evolution category
wow, for Andy and bobby it didn't take much thinking to figure out what people chose, when given the option to choose between different sets of powers everybody dreamed of being super strong or super fast but to hear such a strong person give such a simple reason for choosing an ability was just unexpected for them
so you trained and got stronger then? wait how weak wear you
all my stats where at 1
what?!
shhhh
sorry
what? they said more quietly, how where you that weak
I guess not having good health and eating junk food for most of your life makes you body extremely weak, after training and winning my first fight with pure luck, I made a crazy decision, I decided to enter a cage match
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Back with the gang, they where chowing down on some burgers
this is so good, so this is how you guys have been surviving for this long
yup
awesome, he's like some cheat code for this apocalypse Lita said while eating
I'm sitting right here you know and I'm not a cheat code
you make food, weapons and basically anything we need out from any game so yh, game wise your the ultimate cheat code Nikita said
hmph
so how did you guys hook up
oh you mean us and the guys?
well it's all Adam really
how so?
well....
the idiot tried to kill himself Romeo said
he wanted to get stronger, you can't blame him
yes, yes I can
The gang went on to explain how they met, how Nikita became his combat trainer and how they ended up sticking together.
Wow, you guys had it easy it seems Lita said as her thoughts became to wonder off
so, what's your story Sarah asked
.....
it's ok if you don't want to tell us, it's just not fair hiding stuff from your friends
friends?
yh we are friends aren't we? Nikita asked, or do you only see Adam as a friend
Lita thought for while and it looked like she was struggling but finally she gave in
Alright she said, I'll tell you, but don't judge me ok, I did what I could to survive
they all kept quiet as they wanted to hear her story
before all this happened I use to be a normal girl, I always tried my best and did what I loved
don't forget you where the queen and crush of every guy in school Romeo said
let her talk Romeo Niki said
well it's true but I never really understood why that was, my parents were strict but free at the same time, to them I could chase my dreams and do what I like as long as I meet they're expectations first so that's what I did, but then the message appeared one night, I chose super strength because I thought if I was stronger then I could do more, I could meet my parents expectations more easily and get more free time, I could finally make friends outside of school, as she said this a tear dropped from her eye
But then when the riots started I went home but nobody was there, only my body guard
wait body guard? where you rich Romeo asked
Romeo?! Sarah and Nikita yelled at him
what? just asking
we were rich yh but didn't like to show off, when I got home, I don't know why but my body guard, Daniel, he... he tried..... he tried to rape me, he pushed me onto my bed, held me down and started ripping my clothes off and started touching me, as she recounted the horrible memory more tears rolled down her eyes, the others where a little surprised, so far everyone back at the city described Lita as a strong girl, she was always serious and always looking for ways to get stronger but now, telling her past showed how normal she was, strong or not she was still a high school girl
when they tried to comfort her she refused insisting she was fine as she wanted to face her past and continue the story, she had been running away from her past but now she wanted to face it, whatever they thought of her was up to them, she would do whatever she could to survive even if it ment walking alone
before he could do it I head but him and struggled till we rolled over, after that I got up and stomped between his legs, I punched him and kept punching till he stopped moving, I killed him, I got scared of what my parents would think so I ran away from home, on my own on the streets was worse, I kept getting harassed, either they wanted to kill me or rape me, I had no choice, I had to repeat what happened to defend myself, I.....I ...I couldn't let... I couldn't... she couldn't finish her sentence as tears kept running down her face and her voice was breaking. Niki and Sarah immediately hugged her to comfort her
I...I did it.... I did it to survive ok, I'm not a monster..... I wanted to live she said as she cried even more
it's ok, I know how you feel, when your life is on the line, you feel so scared the only thing on your mind is to do whatever it takes to survive Niki said
is that why your crying Romeo said
Romeo! Niki said as the three girls looked at him
so you defended yourself and in the process killed people, is that really a reason to cry?, it was either you died or they did and you chose to live, what's wrong with wanted to preserve your life and body Romeo said looking at the flames. It's not like your a monster, I mean I killed an entire group of people and I don't feel bad about it, I mean at first I felt a little remorse but if I didn't I would be the one dead so it's ok if you killed some people, so what, now you have us, if you don't want to kill anymore I'll do the killing for you he said
hearing Romeo speak put the girls at ease and on guard at the same time, they knew he was trying to comfort them but for a guy so young to not feel shaken from killing a bunch of people said a lot
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So that's how it works, Adam had just finished his story and explained how his system worked, how it was different from others and how he got strong so fast and looked the way he did now
wow that's Soo cool I wish I had the evolution system
yh me too bobby said
so what about you two Adam said
oh us, well we
we where friends from school, after the message we where showing of our powers at school when the riots started, out school told us to stay in class while they tried to. contact our families, some parents where able to come get they're kids but ours never came, so after a while most of the kids as well as us stayed in school, we later formed a group as some people came to seek refuge in our school later on we where attacked by another group looking for food and that's how we ended up on the streets scavenging for food
when Andy said this there was a hint of sadness in his voice, he tried to hide it but Adam could tell me missed his parents
it's ok guys, you can stick with me till you find your parents
really?! they said excited
sure
these kids are still to going for this world, it .ales me wonder, how kids younger than them are fairing, either way, it seems I have something to protect now Adam thought to himself as he went to sleep