Previously -
Faria hands the knife to Tamim and says, "Cut your hand. While it starts healing, pass the healing energy to Fahim's body."
"If I try to cut my hand, this knife will break," mentions Tamim, wishing for his hand to be cuttable. He stabs his hand, and it starts bleeding. Seeing this, Tamim begins healing Fahim.
The healing starts working, Fahim's body returns to normal, and within seconds, he regains his usual form. Faria touches Fahim's nerves and notices they have stopped working.
"I think he is dead," says Faria.
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"His nerves are not working at all," says Faria.
Listening to her words, Tamim touched Fahim's nerves with a worried face and confirmed it wasn't working. He took a deep breath, his expression shifting to one of resolute determination. "We can't lose him," Tamim said firmly. "There has to be another way."
While Tamim was saying this, Faria looked at him. Suddenly, Fahim's body moved, and he said, "What's happening here?" Tamim looked at Fahim and saw him slowly sitting up.
"Ahh, why am I naked? Where are my clothes?" Fahim screamed and added, "Why is the room burning?"
Tamim and Faria realized the room was burning with fire.
Fahim, seeing this, tried to stand but fell to the ground.
Tamim held Fahim.
"Faria, use your portal power and get the fire extinguisher from the kitchen," said Fahim.
Faria used her portal power, retrieved the fire extinguisher from the kitchen, and extinguished the fire in the room. After the fire faded away, Faria thought, "Wait, how did Fahim know I have power?"
"Thanks, Faria," said Fahim.
"What happened here?" asked Tamim.
"I came to the room and saw the crystal floating in the air, and it exploded. That's what I remember," said Fahim and added, "Can anyone bring me something to wear?" Fahim pulled Tamim's sweater and covered his private area.
"Faria, forget everything you saw down there," said Fahim.
"I know this is not the time to ask, but I want an answer. How did you know my power?" asked Faria.
"Wait, this is not what you think. Tamim didn't tell me," said Fahim.
"So, how did you know? I was also surprised to see you tell Faria to use her power, but I thought Faria told you herself," said Tamim.
"It's because, one day, I went to Tamim's house and found no one there. I thought Tamim might be in the place he goes to when he feels lonely. I went there and witnessed Omega Man, and both of you were engaged in a fierce battle. That's how I discovered your powers," explained Fahim and added, "Now, please take me to my room; I need to change."
"I'm sorry for prying. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable; I was just curious," said Faria.
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In a cage within a dark space, a black entity was imprisoned. Suddenly, the cage broke, and the entity emerged, walking towards a portal. It discovered a lifeless blue-skinned body lying in front of the portal. The black entity consumed the body and stepped into the portal.
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"I apologize for not treating you well. Please forgive me, Faria, and thank you for saving my life," Fahim expressed remorse while Faria finished putting on her shoes to leave the house.
"It's alright; I didn't mind at all. Thanks," said Faria as she gracefully exited the house.
"So you're saying you knew about my powers before that day?" asked Fahim.
"Yes, I knew, but I didn't ask before because you didn't tell me. It made me a bit sad, but I thought you didn't tell me for reasons, and I understand that," said Fahim.
"Do you feel normal again?" asked Tamim.
"Yeah, now I feel more than normal, but my crystal is lost forever," said Fahim.
"I told you this crystal would get you killed; you didn't listen to me. If we were not here, you would be dead," said Tamim and added, "and what about your superpower? You said this crystal would give you superpowers. Where is your superpower now?"
"Well, I was determined about the crystal for different reasons," said Fahim.
"Get out of your imagination; that's only imagination. I wish I could transfer my superpower to you; it's useless for me now," said Tamim.
"Yeah, don't lie. I know you and Faria are secret heroes who fought against Dr. X," said Fahim and added, "But I wonder why they said you guys are from America."
"I don't know, but I think they thought we were with Supreme Man, so maybe that's why," said Tamim and added, "But there is no motive left. I just wanted to kill Dr. X, but I couldn't, and I don't want to anymore. I won't be using my power anymore."
"But you can be a superhero using this power," said Fahim.
"I am not a kid who wants to be a superhero. I am fine with my normal life," said Tamim.
"And what about training?" asked Fahim.
"I don't need to be trained; I know how to use my power. And I won't use my power anymore," said Tamim.
"You are completely fine; we cleaned your room, and now I will go," said Tamim and left the house.
Tamim strolled along the road, lost in thought. "The weather is so strange; sometimes it snows, sometimes it stops completely. In my entire life, I haven't seen such bizarre weather. Just like the weather, my life has changed in so many ways. I still can't understand what's going on with my life. Nowadays, I don't feel the importance of sleep; I don't feel hunger. In the past days, as long as I remember, I don't experience positive emotions like joy or happiness. Today, after a long time, I felt the emotion of sadness, but mostly, I don't feel emotion at all. I can't recall the first 10 years of my life; my current memory spans only three years with my parents. Maybe that's why I didn't feel sad when my parents died, but still, I wanted vengeance. I am really complicated; sometimes, I don't understand my own emotions. Sometimes, I want to know about my past, but I can't. I wish my healing ability could heal my memory, but it seems it won't..." While contemplating this and walking home, Tamim noticed Faria looking at the moon near the Butterfly Lake.
Fahim lay on the bed, pondering, "No, how did the crystal get destroyed? Did I break the seal like the way that blue hand asked me? That day, when the blue hand told me this and disappeared, I didn't tell anyone what happened. I just acted like I would get superpowers if I broke the crystal, or else everyone would call me dumb."
Next day - 8:12 AM
Fahim ran on the footpath of a road, "No, today was my CT, and I woke up late. Ahh, the exam has already started, maybe. Yesterday, I was in a state of death, but now I have to run for the university. This is life."
Suddenly, his speed increased, and he started running superfast. He couldn't control his speed. His body started glowing with green lightning, and he fell on a frozen lake nearby, breaking the ice and plunging into the water.
Fahim pulled himself out of the water and exclaimed, "What the hell just happened? Did I run with super speed? Wait, wait, wait, did I get superpowers or something?"
A girl arrived at the spot and said, "Hey, do you need help?" She added, "Wait, aren't you the same guy who came to stop my suicide?"
Fahim looked and saw it was Shanti. "Yes, I am. You must be Shanti?" said Fahim.
"Yes, but why is your body wet? You'll catch a cold," said Shanti.
"No, I'm fine. I just fell here," said Fahim and added, "I'm fine. I can go, and I'm late for University. My exam is at 9, and it's already 9:12. I need to go."
"Wait, it's not 9:12, it's 8:17. I think your watch is broken," said Shanti.
Fahim looked at his watch and saw it was still 9:12. "Oh, I think you are right," said Fahim.
"You still have time; why not come to my house? It's the house next to the lake," said Shanti.
"I am okay; I have no problem," said Fahim.
"Please, I am so sorry for that day when you and your friend had a problem because of me. Think of this as an apology," said Shanti.
"Okay then," said Fahim.
Inside Shanti's house -
Fahim was seated on the sofa, and Shanti gave him coffee. "So, you are an esports player. Then why do you care about university?" said Shanti.
"It's because esports is not that stable due to the market, and e-sports is not a perfect career path for the future," said Fahim.
"Oh, I see," said Shanti.
"Okay, I think I have to leave now. Thanks for heating my clothes and the coffee," said Fahim.
"Okay, wait, can you give me your number? I mean, we get to know each other; we can be friends in the future," says Shanti.
12:00 PM
Fahim, coming out of his class, is approached by three boys and one girl. One of the boys says, "Hey, celebrity bro, give us a treat for winning the national."
The girl adds, "Yeah, you should give us your friend's treat now, or else we won't let you go."
Another boy chimes in, "Yeah, you can't run by telling us that you have practice. We all know it's not possible to have practice after this big win."
Fahim, trying to escape, says, "I will give you guys a treat some other day. Please let me go; I have work," and starts walking faster, leaving the university campus.
"If I have power, I have to test it in an empty place and try to control it, or else I will be harmed or harm people," thinks Fahim while walking.
Fahim, on the empty road of Woodland Mountain, is running. "Ahh, I've been running for the last 10 minutes, but still, I'm moving like a normal human. I think the power left my body," thinks Fahim.
Suddenly, Tamim arrives at the place and says, "Why did you call me here? You still want to teach me how to use my power?"
"No, I want you to help me use my power," says Fahim.
"Your power?" asks Tamim.
"Yeah, today I ran super-fast, but now I can't run fast like that," says Fahim.
"Oh, how did you know you have power?" says Tamim.
"Well, I ran so fast that I couldn't control myself and then hit a frozen lake, breaking the frozen platform," says Fahim.
"Did you get damaged?" asks Tamim.
"No, not at all," says Fahim.
"Ok, now don't move, even if I hit you," Tamim says to Fahim.
"Ok, but what are you gonna do..." Fahim starts saying this, and Tamim teleports in front of Fahim, giving him a punch.
"Auch, what are you doing?" says Fahim.
"Hmm, you don't look like you got hurt much, so that means you really have powers," says Tamim.
"Oh, now I understand," says Fahim.
"Try to focus on your inner energy and run. While running, focus on trying to run at speed and think that you can do it. " says Tamim.
"Ok, dude," says Fahim and starts running. After a while, his speed boosts up, and he starts running faster.
Fahim tries to stop, but his attempt makes him fall to the ground.
Tamim reaches Fahim and says, "So, your dream finally came true. You can be a hero now," says Tamim
"Maybe, but I have a bad feeling about this. Perhaps I've done something that can harm people," says Fahim.
"How? What do you mean? Having power was your dream, right?" says Tamim.
"I know you don't believe in the blue hand thing, but it's true, and I think I've broken the seal like he mentioned," says Fahim.
"I didn't believe until today, but now I believe because you got power. Okay, now stop thinking about this. If you dwell on it, nothing will change. And more importantly, you should have control over your power, or else you will face problems in daily life," says Tamim.
"I am happy to know you believed, but now the problem is my power. Well, I did run fast, but I can't stop properly," says Fahim.
"I learned to control my power in ten days, and like you mentioned, you realized your power in only a few hours. Let's go home; I will help you control your power starting tomorrow afternoon," says Tamim.
"Didn't expect you would say that. Thanks," says Fahim.
Tamim and Fahim stand on a circular road on the mountain at night - 8:12 pm.
"Okay, now all you have to do is run on the road and circle around. Give it a try to break in front of me when you want, but you'll give me indications with the earbuds , and let me know when you want to stop," says Tamim.
"Yes, and remember to read the speed when I start speeding up with this speed tracker," says Fahim.
"Yeah, I will. Just don't break the speed tracker," replies Tamim.
Fahim warms up and starts running.
He speeds up, completing four laps. Tamim looks at the speed meter and sees the speed reaching 101 km/hr.
Green lightning starts flowing, and Fahim speeds up even more. The speed force creates a tornado inside the circle, causing nearby trees to shake and some to be pulled from the ground due to the speed.
Tamim, witnessing this, exclaims, "Holy shit, it created a tornado!" Tamim attempts to use his telekinesis on the trees to hold them, but they start to float in the air.
Tamim quickly communicates with Fahim through earbuds, "Dude, you need to stop now, or something worse will happen."
"Okay, but how?" says Fahim, attempting to halt, but he gets hit at the bend of the road, sending him falling from the mountain towards the river below.
"Ahhh, no, no, the water is cold; if I fall, I will die, maybe ahh!" Fahim screams. Just before hitting the water, he stops and starts floating.
"Huh, am I flying?" says Fahim.
"No, I stopped you using telekinesis," replies Tamim.
"Oh, thanks, bro, you saved me," says Fahim.
Tamim stops his ability, and Fahim falls into the water.
"Hay, what was that for?" says Fahim.
"No, that's punishment for using the 'thanks' word on me," says Tamim, pulling Fahim from the water.
To be continued...