notes:
"-" is just spaces between conversation between two different people, tbh I dont really know what Im doing its my first time making a novel, I also dont read novels, so yeah just throw some feedbacks so I can atleast improve.
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Mana, aura, spiritual energy, ki, bloodline abilities, special skills, and many type of power exist in this world that I live in. But goddamn I got an ability that makes you want to cut your life into pieces as you last resort, because a little bit more push its going to be f****ng useless...
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"Hey grandpops! Can you tell me what abilities I have now? Im already 7 you know?"
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"Oh youre already 7? I see, well then, its finally time for you to see what abilities awaits you..."
When I was 5 I already knew that I really wasnt related to my grandfather at all. He was bad with keeping secrets to begin with, apparently I was found abandoned in a forest while grandpops was strolling through the woods. He was an amazing mage and teaches a lot of children in our small village, he notice that I was really bad with magic but always rest me easy always saying that "You're still a kid, you'll grow stronger!" or "Theres alot more amazing powers besides mana that you might be better at!"
It did made me smile back then, it even gave me hope, so I started reading books about the powers that exsisted in this world. I found out more and more as the days goes by, until I stumble upon a power that everyone has, an "Inborn Ability" and apparently it will be only determined if the person is already at 7 years of age. Now the time where the moment of truth hit me in my f****ng forehead...
"Alright Norn, place your hand on my crystal ball so I can see what special ability you had in you..."
as I place my hand on that smooth glass like crystal ball, my mind was filled of hopes and dreams, I have already imagined all the greatest things, all the greatest powers I might have, as the crystal ball glows it finally has spoken to my grandfathers head...
"SO? SO? HOW WAS IT? INVISIBILITY? SUPER STRENGTH? SUPER SPEED? TELEKINESIS? WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT?"
I was glowing with excitement and joy as I scream and go hyper about what ability Im about to get.
"Norn...Youre ability is..." drumroll...
"TELEPORTATION"
I cant contain my joy as I jumped around the house, back and forth, run here and there I was way too happy because I got one of the coolest ability one can ever had, Teleportation, an ability that allows the user to go from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.
I was too happy, too happy that I didnt get to hear what my grandfather was saying anymore, all I heard was the word "...defect"...
"Huh? Whats a defect? is that another ability I have"
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Grandpop's was sweating rivers and looking really nervous and worried while he tries to say something, but he finally composes himself and shrugs it off and spoke...
"Oh? Nothing! I was Just talking to myself, HAHAHA"
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"HAHAHA?"
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"HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA"
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"HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH"
I thought we were just laughing because we were really happy, but actually all my grandfather can do is just laugh at what he saw cause he just dont know how to break it to me.
Here I am now, 8 years later going to the school to atleast improve the sh*tiest ability that had ever existed that was "Blessed" to me by the gods...I am mad...that blessing is no other than...
T E L E P O R T A T I O N
great right? oh really? here are the "Defect" that grandpa was talking about...
Teleportation
-only for 7 steps away
-will always have a 30 second cool down
Great huh? really great...You know what else is great? killing mys-- Hahhh anyways sorry for lashing out...I learned that I had defects the hard way, as I fail to teleport twice in a row and I cant teleport farther than 7 feet away, resulting to me getting laughed at as they throw me names like "talentless Norn" or "Slowportation master" looking back at those insults today just sound dumb, but it really did a number on me before. I realized it was my limit.
I had a really serious talk with my grandfather after crying and sulking for 2 days...
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"Why didnt you tell me?"
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"I DID!? You were not listening tho..."
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"How about when I heard you say defect?"
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"Well...I dont want to see you get down from a really crappy ability..."
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"NOW YOURE JUST SAYING THAT MY ABILITY IS CRAPPY!!"
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"sorry..."
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"Im bad with magic...my ability sucks...what else do I have..."
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"You have your will and you can still continue dreami-"
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"Shut it granpa..." I said politely atleast
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"oh, uhh...sorry..."
I was way too down in that moment and I knew grandpa was also really sad that he wasnt able to do anything to cheer me up...
That moment Norn's granfather thought of everything he can do in order to atleast make his son feel better, He let out a really loud sigh that startled Norn as well...
"SIGHHHHHH!!!! I JULIUS REDFIELD WILL DO HIS BEST ON TEACHING HIS GRANDSON EVERYTHING HE CAN TEACH HIM!!"
"I might not be the best to teach you anything beyond magic, but I also do excel when it comes to combat, all you need is your survival instincs to be top notch and to make your senses sharper than anyone else's"
"That I can help you with, and I know it will be tough but it can make you stronger, if your mana and ability is weak, then youve got to use them to their best despite having very little amount of it"
"Control and discipline as well as meditation will help you to keep a cool mind...so what do you think? You up for it?"
The 7 year old me who just lost every hope I have left, went right back at me when a chance of me getting stronger was initiated by my grandpops, whatever it was I was ready to take it to my face.
Now we are in the present time where after 8 years of training Norn is finally going to a school to learn more on how to improve his own powers. A lot of tragedies had happened on the span of 8 years, he experienced more things than you can think of, he suffered, he went to hell and back, again this isnt a story that doesnt hold conflict, this is just a start of whats to come.