There I was, outside in the snow, doing squats while only wearing pajamas. Why even do this in the snow? Or while wearing something so thin? Is this man crazy?
"I'll get a cold if we continue like this!" I say with my teeth dancing in my mouth at how cold it was.
"Oh, c'mon, it's not like you will die," my dad says nonchalantly.
There it comes, my Savior.
"WHY IS MY KID IN THE SNOW!!" my mom yells right into my dad's ear.
"Ahhhh," my dad screams while holding his head.
"You! Get in the house right in this moment; I'll discuss something with your father."
I instantly ran in the house without a second thought.
"thanks mom!"
The father's pov
I have fucked up; I thought she was sleeping, damn it!
"What is it in your head?! Cause it's clearly not a brain!"
"How could you make our son come outside and workout in this weather?"
"Calm down, it's not that bad."
I get interrupted by her screaming:
"Not that bad! Get your ass in the house before I stab you!"
Ohh no! She isn't playing this time.
I start heading in the house while she is screaming at me about how I shouldn't make our son do something like that and what not.
"Are you listening!? If I ever catch you doing something like this again, you are sleeping on the doormat!"
"Ok, I understand that I maybe made some mistakes in the training regime; I won't make our son do this again, I promise."
She begins to calm down after what I told her; it looks like I saved myself from a night outside.
Raymond's pov
I didn't know my mom could be so scary; it is a good thing she is here; otherwise, I would have frozen there already.
My mom dashes at me with a speed not even me from my past could reach and starts hugging me.
"Are you ok? I shouldn't have let your father train you."
"But mom, it was my choice to get dad to train me; I didn't know about the squats in the snow, though, but they weren't that bad." I say with a fake smile on my face; I knew that if I said otherwise, she wouldn't let me train anymore.
"I have to go back to training now."
I say as I try to get away from my mom's embrace.
"Ok, but get some thicker clothes."
I go change and after that go outside to train with my dad.
"Well, son, it looks like we both survived, you the cold and me your mother."
"I'm more amazed that you survived."
"Well, now its time for sparing."
"What?"
Out of nowhere, I find myself in the air. I look down and see my dad looking up at me, smiling.
Damn! It looks like I have to try and fight.
I spin in the air and kick down to hit my dad, but he just dodges out the way and catches me then throws me into the snow. I get up only to see a beast of a man kick me up in the air.
I get a hold of his head and get on his shoulders to strangle him. I gave it my best, but he flexed his neck with enough force to knock me off his shoulders.
What is this man? I'll win this no matter what!
I feel a surge of energy hit my body; I feel as strong as an adult. "I should be able to beat him like this." I think to myself, but I don't even have the power for one second, and dad knocks me out in an instant.
I wake up in my bed with my parents standing next to me.
"Son, I have good news and bad news."
"What? What news?"
"Well, you have awakened your ability, but your ability can kill you if you use it now."
"What! How?"
"Your ability is called "engine, and it uses your energy to give you 10 times the strength and speed you already had, but it also uses 10 times more energy, so your kid's body can't take the toll."
"Is it even rare?"
"Yes, it is rare; I also have it even though it's rare; it might be because you are my son or something."
"Can I train to be able to use it, or do I only need to be older?"
"It's an ability that is based on your energy, so you need to train it."
"Alright, let's do this!" I exclaim while getting up from the bed.
As time went on, I got stronger, better, and smarter. I was finally able to use my ability, even though it was only for 1 minute. It was enough for me.
It's been around 2 years since I started training; I'll have to go to school next month, which is kind of exciting. I need to learn more about this world.
I wake up from my bed at 4 am, just like any other day, and go in the living room and see my dad drinking some wine.
"Hey dad." I say in a sleepy voice while going to the fridge.
"Good morning, son," my dad says as he gets up to grab a woden sword.
I pour some orange juice before everything starts. I chug my orange juice and grab my sword. My dad dashes at me to cut me down, but I block it, jump back, then go to sweep his legs. He plants his feet in the ground with enough force to shake the room.
"Ohh damn!" I exclaim as my foot hits his leg. It doesn't do anything; it's like hitting a wall. I look up only to see the edge of Dad's woden sword hit me in the head. "bonk!" Damn, it hurts.
"You've gotten better."
"Thanks. I should go take a shower. We need to pack for the journey."
"I'll go pack my things and wake up your mother."
We get in the carriage and start our journey to Hainfeld.
It's been three days without anything happening. I was hoping that this day would be the same, but unfortunately, these low-life bandits stand in our way.
The bandits stop our carriage, ready to kill us and take our valuable items.
"Halt!" One of the bandits yells
I look at my dad and want to ask him if we should fight them, but he was already outside with nothing but a small dagger.
"Don't come any closer!" One of the bandits yells, but unfortunately for him, it was a bad day for us; my dad couldn't train, and he had a lot of frustration to let out.
After he was done yelling, his head was cut clean off.
"What the hell!"
The biggest bandit charges at dad, but he gets thrown in the air with just a flick of my father's hand. Another two try to kill dad, but their blades break the moment they touch my dad.
He just throws away his dagger and punches one of the bandits so hard that his neck snaps.
"Please spare me! I will never try to do something like this again!" The last bandit cries out to my dad.
"Ok." My dad just turned back to the carriage and walked away.
The bandit takes out a flintlock and shoots at my dad, but he catches the bullet in his teeth.
"Hmph," "just like I expected, never give people like you a second chance." The bandit starts running, but he isn't fast enough to escape my dad, and he ends up dying at the hands of a middle-aged woodman.
"Ugh," "you are completely dirty now; couldn't you just kill them with the dagger? It would have been faster."
"Sorry, I'll remember to keep it calm next time."
"Whatever, lets go already!" I say with a bored look on my face.
We finally arive to halt after a whole week of travel.
After we get to our new house, I take a bath and get changed into my uniform, and we leave for school.
We get there in time for the welcoming ceremony. The school was a top school from the size of it.
Wonder, where did my parents get the money for this?
Well, it doesn't matter now, does it?
I should look around this place.
I walk around the school and see some kids bullying another kid. I get closer to see what is happening.
"What the hell?"
There was Mr. . Goodman's daughter being bullied by some insects.
"What the hell are you doing, you little shits?" "Who are you?" One of the biggest kids says while looking me up and down. They were teens, so they had the size advantage, or they would have had it if it mattered. I am way stronger than these kids.
"Touch her one more time, and you will leave this school in a body bag." I say looking as intimidating as an 8-year-old could, which isn't really intimidating.
"What did you say you overgrew sperm?"
"I said what you heard, you small dicked big ego having a bitch."
He throws a slow ass haymaker, which I dodge with ease, then counter with a liver shot, bringing him to his knees.
"Hey! Who are these guys?"
Mr. Goodman's daughter says, "Stop! They are nobles."
"And?"
"What did you say? I could get you out of this school in an instant if I wanted!" One of the kids who were bullying her said with a smug look on his face.
"But will you live long enough to tell anyone about this?"
"Wh-"
The boy doesn't even get a chance to end his words before my fist is in his stomach.
"Ya'll really talk so much shit but can't back it up?"
"How did you do this?" Said Mr. . Goodman's daughter with a shocked look on her face.
"Doesn't matter."
"Who were those guys anyway?"
"They were just some nobles; I don't know why they act like that; most other people are nice."
"Should we report them?"
"Nah, every time someone reported them, that person got expeled." What? Are they some high-ranking nobles?
"Are they high-ranking nobles by any chance?"
"Well, kinda, they are the sons of some counts, but their parents are friends with the principal."
"Ohhh, well, I don't think they'll bother you anymore after this."
"Yeah, you're right; let me show you around the school."
We walk around the school while she is showing me some of the most important places, like the class I'm going to be in, her class, the chemistry class, the gym, and the field. This looks like a normal school, except it being as big as a palace.
Well, it looks like I'll start on the road I couldn't go on in my past; I'll become the king.