"I don't remember".
Thea sighed when she heard this. She turned her head and looked at Zyran. "Mr Gravel, are you familiar with the term... Awakened?".
Zyran stopped staring outside and looked at Thea with a confused expression. "No, What's an awakened?".
Thea walked back towards her couch and sat down before pouring herself some tea but when she drank it she made a weird expression. "It's cold". Then all of a sudden the tea in her cup slowly began to boil as steam came out.
Zyran observed this with an unsurprised expression as he sat down. "You really are part of the Yeager Corps".
Thea drank her now hot tea that would have normally cooked a person's tongue. "What I'm about to tell you is confidential information. One that might really get me in trouble but... If things go as planned both of us will be safe".
Zyran knew that he was about to hear about something that only a few people know about, so he made sure to carefully listen even though, like she said, it might get him into further trouble.
Thea placed her cup on the table and then slowly crossed her legs. "Awakened... It's a term we use when 'we' want to refer to individuals with dormant powers. Now the first question that comes to mind when you hear this is 'Where do this powers come from?' Well Dr Karra , our head researcher regarding everything awakened related believes that everyone is born with this dormant powers and that were just unable to access them, like seeds that need the right conditions to sprout . One of this conditions is, Emotional stimulation, it could be anger, sadness, hatred, despair, helplessness... Any negative emotion you can think of, as long as it's intense, you can unlock this dormant abilities. Of course there are unique cases where one is born with the powers already activated, which is very rare..." She picked up her cup and took a sip. she then put the cup down "As for the source of this abilities, it comes from the—".
"Captain!".
Thea stopped talking and looked towards Ailani, who she thought was sleeping, with an embarrassed smile. "Did I say too much?".
Ailani opened her clear sky blue eyes that resembled mirrors and turned her body on the couch to face Thea with a blank expression. "Don't you think it's about time you tell him why were bothering to waste our time with him". After speaking she turned and faced the ceiling. "Let's get this over with, I want to return to the tower".
Thea sighed when she heard Ailani and turned to the now confused Zyran. "Forgive me Mr Gravel but this is necessary". Thea put her cup back on the table as her expression turned serious. "There's something else about awakened I didn't mention. When a person unlocks their dormant ability for the first time, they enter a state we call [Berserk], where they lose all sense of self and attack whatever is around them, abusing their powers until they pass out from exhaustion. We believe that is what happened to you, your sisters death must've triggered your awakening and when you entered the [Berserk] state, you lost all rationality and killed the demon, everything else was just... collateral damage.
Zyran also put his cup down and looked towards Thea, he was silent for a few seconds and then he asked, in an unbothered tone. "So what now? Do I go to jail or something?".
"Hmm... Your not denying it, Good. There is no possible way a normal human can survive Ailani's ability". Thea spoke while turning to Ailani who went back to sleep.
Zyran furrowed his eye brows when he heard this. "What if I actually am a normal human?".
Thea smiled at Zyran's question, "We both know the answer to that Mr Gravel. Besides, your here aren't you? That only works to confirm our theory. And to answer your earlier question... It depends on you, if whether you want to face punishment for your crimes or not".
Zyran's furrowed eyebrows relaxed as he shifted a little on the couch. "What do you mean?".
Thea did not hurriedly answer Zyran's question, instead she casually picked up her cup of tea and took a gentle sip. "Your now special Mr Gravel, you now have the power to protect millions, to defend your kind. If you join the Yeager Corps, the Government is willing to overlook this... Incident and make it all go away. But, if you refuse, you'll have to take full responsibility for all the damage and lives you've taken and since you now have supernatural abilities, no normal prison can hold you, which is why if you refuse you'll have to take that..." She pointed at the glass bottle with a blue pill "... An Ability Suppressor pill or [A.S] pill for short. I'm not really in the mood to explain all the sciency stuff, so I'll make it short, the pill suppresses awakened abilities, basically locking them away so that your unable to access them, making you a normal human again. It was originally created for the purpose of suppressing the abilities of rogue awakened, people who awakened but weren't willing to put their lives at risk for humanity, instead they used their powers to commit crimes. That aside, the Glavia government isn't really willing to waste resources on building a super prison, so thus the [A.S] pill".
Thea took a whiff of her tea and then looked at Zyran with a serious expression "So what will it be? Will you join us? or will you take responsibility for your actions? Mind you, the punishment for the sins you've committed, warrants execution".
Zyran clenched his fist and then relaxed them. He had a defeated smile on his face as he said: It doesn't sound like your giving me a choice..." Out of habit he looked at his wrist and noticed that his father's wrist watch was gone. "And if I refuse?".
Thea just smiled, Her silence was an obvious answer to Zyran's question. She was basically saying `You can't refuse even if you wanted to'.
Thea then stood up and placed her cup on the table before looking at the clock on the wall. "It's 10:37 right now. At noon, I want your answer". She then walked away, heading upstairs.
Ailani also groggily got off the couch and followed behind Thea, not even bothering to look at Zyran. Just as she was a few steps away from the stairs, she stopped and side eyed Zyran and then sleepily said "I hope you make the smart choice, pervert. Those power's of yours, even though I don't know what they are yet, I'm sure you can use them to save alot of people" she then turned and looked at him lazily " You screwed up... You got thousands of people killed and you also caused billions in damage. Don't you think you should make up for it by protecting humanity, putting your gift to good use" she turned around and began walking up the stairs "Think about my words and don't be stupid".
Zyran blankly stared at Ailani's back until he couldn't see her anymore. He then began to massage his neck, before gently laying his head on the couch and starring at the ceiling. 'Telos'.
[...]
'Are you planning on staying quiet forever?'.
[No]
'You got me in—'.
[Human... I mean Zyran]
'Yeah, What?'.
[Why didn't you just agree to her offer?]
'You mean joining the Yeager Corps?'.
[Yes, Wouldn't exterminating those vermin be easier if we had a big organisation like theirs backing us. We could use all their resources to our benefit. So why... Why didn't you just agree?]
'Are you seriously trying to make me forget the fact that you murdered thousands and caused billions in damage... Alright Telos, I'll humour you. Who said I didn't want to take the offer'.
[Are you meaning to say...]
'Yes Telos, I just made it seem like I'm reluctant to join them so that I don't look desperate. I'm not blind, I can see the benefits of joining the Yeager Corps. I'm not really looking forward to going to prison and getting executed'. Zyran ruffled his hair and then covered his eyes with his palm, before removing it. He raised his head and blankly stared at the blue pill.
[You actually believe my powers can be suppressed by a mere pill, made by humans no less]
'They can't?'. Zyran's tone carried a trace of confusion as he continued to stare at the blue pill.
[You have no idea what I am, do you?]
"Your a demon".
[Hmm... I'm not just a mere demon you know, I am a former monarch that ruled over billions. In my prime I could level mountains with a single blow from my fist, I could bend time to my will, if I so desired i could even snuff your life out with a mere touch]
Hearing about Telos's past, Zyran was almost impressed, almost. "Well... Even with all that power you still got killed".
[...]
'Dude I'm kidding'.
[What are you planning to do till noon?]
Zyran looked around the living room before his eyes stopped on the window that displayed the garden outside.
'How about...' he stood up 'we take a look at the garden outside'.
[By the way, Human]
"Yeah, what is it?" Asked Zyran while walking towards the door.
[Your acting was amazing]