Gavin wakes up to the sound of fire crackling in his ear, he opens his eyes to the starry night sky, as he looks around to see he is in a campsite of sorts. He gets up, confused, wondering as to where he is, as he then sees a mysterious figure, wearing a cloak, and a long, red scarf. Gavin instinctively and almost immediately jumps away into a fighting stance, as the figure also pulls out a humongous sword, as it's sharpness shines from the fire.
"Relax, kid, you're safe, I saved you", the figure tells Gavin nonchalantly, as Gavin calms down and slowly walks back, while the figure also sheathes his blade back.
The two then sit across the fire in an awkward silence, as Gavin still sits there, confused,
"So... Wh-who are you? Where am I? What happened?", Gavin starts asking questions,
"Shut up, too many questions", the figure silences him as he glares at him with his scary green eyes, causing Gavin to gulp nervously as he sits back,
"Alright, alright...", Gavin says as he sits back, trying to calm down and relax,
"Where am I? How long have I been asleep?", Gavin asks first, as the figure replies nonchalantly,
"You're somewhere hidden, only I know about this place until now. And you've been asleep for 3 days, I've been taking care of you, kid", the figure explains to Gavin, who seems to slowly calm down,
"A-alright... So... What happened?", Gavin decides to ask first, as the figure only sits there, clenching his fists as he sighs,
"sigh You sure you wanna know, kid?", the mysterious figure asks him, as Gavin takes a deep breath and nods,
"Yeah, lay it all on me...", Gavin says nervously as he prepares to hear the news.
The mysterious figure then goes ahead and explains everything that happened to Gavin, as Gavin then starts to remember everything. He starts to tear up once again, as he grits his teeth,
"That... Monster....", Gavin says with a strained, angry voice as he gets up and falls on his knees, as he begins to sob and cry, mourning over Courtney as he breaks down right then and there as the guy only watches him,
"Jesus, kid, there's no point in staying in the past now, you have bigger concerns", the man tries to calm him down,
"Oh yeah? Like what!?", Gavin lashes out on him as he continues sobbing, sniffling like a baby as the man crosses his hands,
"Listen, kid, right now, you're the most dangerous man on the planet, you're known everywhere, and if you stay being a bitch like this, you'll get nothing done. You'll get caught, and you'll die", the man explains to Gavin, who still continues to mourn over his dead girlfriend,
"And so what? I'd rather die than keep living in this world without her..", Gavin gets all sappy and pessimistic, as the man only gets annoyed and gets up,
"Kid, are you even listening? Jesus... sigh Listen, you currently have an extremely dangerous amount of power, and if you don't know how to control it, then you might lose control again and wreak more havoc in this world, you'll threaten more innocent civilians, and you'll ruin your reputation even more. Is this what you're little girlfriend would want for you?", the man snaps Gavin back to reality by using Courtney, as Gavin immediately returns to his senses,
"sniffles You're right, what is wrong with me...", Gavin says to himself, as he looks down at his hands, all bloody, scratched and dirty after all those events.
The man gets up and walks over to Gavin, holding out his hand to help him up,
"C'mon, kid, let's go, I'll help you control this power", the man says to Gavin, as Gavin takes his hand and gets up,
"Alright then...", Gavin replies, wiping away his remaining tears, before putting on a determined face.
For the next few months, the man trained Gavin in a secret place to get stronger, gain new skills, and control his new powers, so he couls protect himself in his new life.
"Alright, first, try using your powers on me, just to see what they are", the man tells Gavin as he stands there, waiting for Gavin to make a move,
"Uhm, actually, I don't know how to use it...", Gavin explains awkwardly, a bit embarrassed, as the man only sighs,
"Jesus, kid... Don't keep acting like a pussy around me, you're only pissing me off more and more", the man explains, a bit annoyed at Gavin's behavior,
"O-okay, I'm sorry!", Gavin apologizes,
"Whatever... Just get it over with", the man continues standing there, waiting for something to happen.
Gavin then takes a deep breath, making a stance as he prepares to make an attack,
"Alright, here we go...", he says, taking a deep breath one more time and letting it out, as he finally throws his hands and screams at the top of his lungs, "Ahhhh!!!".
The man continues stands there, still waiting for something to happen, as Gavin closes his eyes, expecting something, but... Nothing?
"What the hell was that?", the man questions him, while Gavin stands there awkwardly,
"I-I don't know... I told you, I don't know how to control my power", Gavin says with a sigh, falling flat on the floor as he stares into the night sky with hopelessness,
"Well... You have to learn one way or another...", the man says with a sigh as he continues to wait.
As Gavin continues to stand there, attempting to use his powers, the man decides to explain what powers even are,
"So, kid, you wanna know how these things work?", the man asks Gavin, who's still straining as he attempts to use his powers,
"S-sure...", Gavin replies while continuing his struggle,
"So, basically, powers are... Well, powers, supernatural abilities that make a human unique. About 95% of all humans in the world have powers, with all of them gaining them through an awakening at the age of 10, but that's basic shit, so you should already know that", the man says as he sits down, getting a bit impatient as Gavin's powers still aren't coming out,
"Yeah, I do...", Gavin replies,
"sigh Well then, you know how Awakenings work?", the man asks Gavin,
"Well... A bit, I know kids go wild, with their powers going haywire all over the place, right?", Gavin says, as the man nods,
"Yes, that is true... But, Awakenings can actually happen late, or not happen at all, like what happened with you...", the man continues to explain, as Gavin looks in shock,
"Huh, interesting, so that's why...", Gavin says as he thinks, but the man then glares down at him, using a fraction of his aura to shock Gavin,
"Hey! I didn't tell ya to stop trying, kid!", the man shouts at him, as Gavin quickly gets back to using his powers,
"sigh Anyway, awakenings can happen late, but the thing is, the later an awakening is, the more dangerous and powerful the outburst is, with the release of power exponentially growing by doubles per year. And the thing is, with awakenings, people will also automatically use Aura Release, which can be extremely dangerous when you have an extremely high level of aura, just like yours...", the man continues to explain, as Gavin thinks back to the military base... But quickly shakes it off, as it reminds him of the pain.
"So yeah, and once a person awakens, they will now be able to use whatever power they awakened any time they want, which doesn't seem to be the case with you...", the man says with a sigh, as he loses more and more patience by the second, while Gavin continues trying,
"Hey, I'm trying, alright?", Gavin exclaims as he exerts more energy than usual,
"Whatever...", the man replies, as he continues sitting and idling around, waiting for something.
Then finally, the man runs out of patience,
"Y'know, another way to use powers, is when they automatically activate under threat...", thr man says, when he suddenly attacks Gavin, throwing a heavy, powerful punch.
Gavin immediately reacts to this, his instincts making him roll aside as the man's attack completely destroys the ground. Gavin then quickly gets up as he counterattacks with a punch as well, his fists however, begin to surge with a black and red electrical aura as the man barely dodges his attack, as the punch misses, creating a heavy shockwave in the air as well, blowing some nearby trees away.
"Damn!", the man reacts to Gavin as he steps back, Gavin's instincts however, make him continue to throw a barrage of attacks, as the man easily dodges all of them. The man then blocks one of his attacks, redirecting them away, blowing more trees away, when Gavin outmaneuvers him, grabbing him by his scarf and throwing him to the ground. Gavin then locks him in and pins him down, as he makes a slap attack, imbued with the electrical energy as he finally hits the man.
The man's entire body flinches, as he starts to convulse, every inch of his body begins to explode with pain as he holds back all of his screams and groans, Gavin then gets off hin as he slowly returns to normal,
"What the fuck? This shit... It hurts so bad! Is this... His power?", the man asks himself, as he manages to get up, the pain finally going away, while Gavin also finally returns to his senses.
The man then takes a deep breath and sighs, as he fixes his composure,
"Well, I have an understanding of your power now... And, as of now, all I got is, you can apply pain, and you require physical touch each time", the man explains to Gavin as he tries to understand what's going on,
"What? Pain? Touch? Huh?", Gavin questions, as the man only rubs his eyes in annoyance,
"sigh This is gonna be one long journey...", he says to himself as he prepares himself for the kid's training.
One day, Gavin and the man are training again, as the man decides to teach Gavin a new leason,
"Alright, kid, this time, I'll teach you about Aura", the man tells Gavin as he gives him a demonstration.
The man then stands in an open field, as he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, relaxing himself, before aggressively opening his eyes, revealing his bright green irises as the glow bright and release a powerful burst of energy in waves. Each second a powerful shockwave is released as trees and grasses everywhere are blown away, the sky is cleared as the clouds are also pushed miles away with each burst. Meanwhile, Gavin stands there, wondering why he isn't affected, before the man finally stops.
"What you just saw there, is an Aura Release, a powerful attack that anyone with any level of aura can use it, that was the attack that guy who used lava kept using to take everyone down", the man explains as he walks over to Gavin, who's still shocked, amazed, yet confused,
"Damn, that's sick, but one question though, how'd I not get affected?", Gavin questions him,
"Well, it's easy, with aura, you can actually manipulate what to target and what to not target, but you have to have an insane mastery over your aura for this", the man continues to explain,
"Damn, I see... So, what does aura do?", Gavin continues questioning the man,
"sighs So, aura is pretty complex, in its simplest form, its basically used only to disort your opponents, paralyzing them or just making them unable to do certain things. However, if you know how to use it well, you can also imbue aura into attacks, like this...", the man continues explaining, as he then clenches his fist, befor imbuing his aura into it, giving it a green glow with powerful energy levels flowing out of it, nearly taking out Gavin.
"Jesus...", Gavin says as he feels himself falling unconscious,
"Heh, yeah... Aura is really powerful, and everyone is born with it, some people just don't know how to let it out, but in some cases, they always have it out and don't know how to let it in", the man says as he deactivates his aura inbued fist.
"Now then, another way to use aura is by imbuing it into your senses, your mental, emotional and intellectual states, yes, it's possible", the man explains as Gavin sits down and listens,
"Imbuing aura into your senses and mental state normally takes a lot of mastery, but you, somehow, already got it", the man says, shocking Gavin,
"Wait, really?", Gavin exclaims in confusion, questioning the man,
"Yeah, kid, you know how you can sense attacks before they even happen? That's aura, imbued into your instincts", the man says as he then walks off,
"And that's basically it, aura, I just simplified it as much as I could so someone like you can understand", the man says with a slight smile, before hiding it under his scarf,
"I see...", Gavin says as he thinks about it and keeps it as a mental note,
"Yeah... Now then, let's resume training, by the time we finish, I expect you to be able to manipulate your aura, you a have a lot of it y'know", the man says, as Gavin then groans, tired after training for so long.
3 months pass, Gavin is still training with the man in the secret area. Gavin is now capable of using his aura much easier now, he can also now use his Pain Application power on command, and his physical and offensive abilities have also been greatly(and I mean greatly) increased since, now COMPLETELY mastered karate, jiu-jitsu, kung fu, taekwondo, judo, muay thai, and mixed martial arts, in THREE MONTHS.
"Alright, boy, I've taught you how to do offense for the past 3 months, now it's finally time to focus on defense", the man says as they just finished a training session with Gavin, with Gavin flat on the ground, panting in exhaustion,
"D-damn... Alright...", Gavin says, breathless from all the excessive training, yet he doesn't seem to be fatigued at all,
"Alright, kid, get up, all that martial arts won't do shit if we don't try it out", the man says with an evil grin, as for the first time in a while, he pulls out his enormous blade, unsheathing it from the bandages that cover it.
"What the... You're using your sword?", Gavin exclaims, terrified at the sight,
"Heh, duh, of course, can't use my fists since you'll easily counter with all that pain shit, I can't even touch you with that overpowered ability, it's like your own version of aura...", the man says with a sigh, as he picks up his sword, even requiring both hands to pick it up.
The man's sword is an ancient, legendary blade called "Undead", it's a sword from legend that's apparently been owned by a renowned bounty hunter in the past, but no one knows where he is now. The sword is around 3 entire fucking meters long, with a weight of around 3 tons, yes, 3 whole tons. The sword also has a special ability, in which it can manipulate the souls of the dead, either transmutating them into blue flames, or just increase the sword's size, mass or power.
"Alright, kid, you ready?", the man asks Gavin as he points the blade at him, as Gavin could only gulp nervously while he prepares his fighting stance,
"Please hold back, please let me live, please hold back, please let me live!", Gavin thinks to himself as he faces off against his master,
"I just hope this kid is actually worth it as a disciple, otherwise I just wasted 3 months of my time", the man thinks to himself as he faces off Gavin.
The man then finally charges at Gavin as he makes the first move, with Gavin using Aura Release to slightly make the battle easier, but the man easily breaks it as he uses his own Aura Release, tearing everything apart as Gavin falls to his knees. The man then jumps up as he prepares to strike him with the sword, but Gavin quickly dodges it with his instinct, as the sword hits the ground, splitting it apart, creating a huge ravine that even tore apart a nearby mountain.
"Jesus Christ! You're gonna kill me with that!", Gavin exclaims as he sees the aftermath,
"C'mon kid, with all that training, you should be able to handle that, and also... Why the FUCK did you dodge? You're supposed to block!", the man yells angrily as he charges at Gavin once again, moving in a tornado like motion, spinning his sword around. Gavin then survives this by jumping over it, but the man quickly catches Gavin and grabs him by the leg before throwing him to the floor, as the man then stabs Gavin through the chest,
"AHHHHHH!!!!!", Gavin yells in pain as he feels the sword pierce his chest,
"And, gone... Welp, 3 months, gone", the man simply sighs, as he picks up the sword and walks away,
"WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAT!?", Gavin continues to exclaim in pain as he lays there rolling around as blood spills on the grass below him,
"You were supposed to block, why didn't you do that?", the man simply replies, before turning and continues to walk away.
Suddenly, Gavin's chest wound begins to glow, as it begins to regenerate,
"AHHHHH!!! IT HURTS, IT HURTS SO BAD!", Gavin exclaims, as the man turns back to see the spectacle,
"Oh my...", the man says as he watches it all happen.
In the span of 3 seconds, Gavin's chest has completely regenerated, and he's completely fine,
"What the f... What was that...", Gavin says, terrified, panting heavily and in shock as to what just happened,
"Well, looks like I don't have to teach you to block after all... It looks like you have more than one power, and it's regeneration! Even with life threatening injuries", the man says with a smirk, before hiding it under his scarf once again,
"No wonder you don't get fatigued even after all of those workouts, you heal almost immediately!", the man continues to talk, as Gavin then gets up, turning to him angrily as he walks towards him, before pulling him by the scarf,
"You... Just because I can regenerate doesn't mean I'm fine! Regenerating hurts like he-", before Gavin can continue, he's cut off, literally, as the man slices him in half,
"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! OH GOD, OH GODDD!!!", Gavin continues to scream in pain and horror, as the man only gets up and fixes himself,
"Okay, kid, first of all, do NOT touch me, or speak to me that way, ever again", the man says coldly, as he fixes his scarf, while Gavin painfully regenerates in only a few seconds from getting cut in half,
"And oh yeah, in rare cases, people can awaken more than one power, like yours luckily", the man explains once more as Gavin convulses on the ground.
After 2 more months have passed, Gavin continues to master his skills, powers, and his aura, while also physically training his body to get stronger and stronger with each day, and also, actually learning how to dodge.
"Alright, kid, next up, weaponry", the man goes up to Gavin as he then hands him a sword, which Gavin takes,
"Wha... I don't need this though!?", Gavin exclaims as the man pulls out his own sword, stancing and preparing to fight.
Before Gavin could continue saying anything, the man immediately charged, as Gavin immediately blocked with his sword,
"That's what I'm talking about, a block!", the man says with excitement as he steps back, as he launches a barrage of heavy attacks at Gavin, as he somehow manages to block them all, imbuing his sword with his aura to make sure it doesn't break easily.
The two continue to clash swords for the next few hits, as Gavin soon manages to outmaneuver his master once again, before managing to imbue his Pain Application into his sword, "Serration!", he shouts as he slices his master's hand, causing him to drop his sword and scream in pain as Gavin's power activates on him,
"Ahhh!!! Shit! Dammit... Y-you got me there, kid...", the man says with a strained voice as he lays on the floor, panting and groaning in pain, while Gavin stands above him, smiling down at him as he finally beat him for once.
After one more month of training, the man finally concludes their training,
"Alright, kid, we're done here, I've taught you everything you need to know about this world's abilities, powers and fighting, that you can understand at least... But anyway, you're good to go, strong enough to defend yourself and prove yourself with a title likez "Most Dangerous Criminal in the World".", the man says as he stands in front of Gavin,
"Y-yeah, guess that's it, huh", Gavin says with a sigh,
"Yep, that's all... And for a parting gift, I made you this...", the mans says as he hands Gavin his own sword, a long ass blade with a serrated edge,
"A sword that fits you, perfect for inflicting pain!", the man says with a slight smile, still hiding it under his scarf, as Gavin chuckles a bit,
"Thanks...", Gavin replies, looking down at his new weapon, before looking back up at his master who's trained him for the past 6 months,
"Well then, off you go, see ya, my disciple", the man says, waving him off, as Gavin turns and goes on his own adventure as well,
"See you too, master...", Gavin replies as he continues walking away.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you!", the man calls out to Gavin one more time, as Gavin turns back,
"The name's Zom, remember that, kid...", he says with a nod, "Good luck on your revenge", he says one more time, before turning around and vanishing immediately.
Gavin's eyes widen, as he remembers what he's doing this all for... He then smiles, before putting on a serious, determined face, before turning away once again, and finally going on his own journey....