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Anomalous Focus
Chapter 1: The Start of a New Beginning (Pilot Arc) Year: 2145

Chapter 1: The Start of a New Beginning (Pilot Arc) Year: 2145

The cool summer breeze blew in the new slightly technologically advanced city of Luassa (Used to be London) as the leaves of a wide variety of trees swayed in a gentle manner. The renewed city was filled with lively sounds of cars, car horns, construction and people going about their regular days as the occurrence of portals was being treated as a regular event through which Orders of licensed Sealers could go in, plunder and close the portals. Due to how dangerous the portals were on the inside not many people dared to risk their lives.

The majestic sun was illuminating the city with suitable rays due to the renewed atmosphere keeping the radiation from being harmful. Most of the youth are currently in school as school semesters were still in session. One school in particular has little number of students who have emerged their abilities. The school is divided into three white and blue colored buildings with each being three stories high and having 21 classes all together. It is renovated with 5 domes surrounding it in which the students' extra-curricular activities take place such as sports and other clubs with trees, fountains and gardens surrounding the school to make it more presentable to the community. It is known as Ainsworth Academy.

One distinct class was having a history lesson in session about how the world came to its current state in which the class's female teacher pauses the recording on the smart board and gains the attention of her students. She has fair toned light skin with a tiny mole close to the corner of her right eye with which both eyes are shielded by a pair of small gold framed glasses, her outfit is the choice of a formal black dress which has long black sleeves and is presentable for any occasion with white high heels that have ankle buckles and a white ribbon to tie her nearly perfectly combed dark hair. At first glance her looks make her seem as though she is in her mid-twenties although she is actually in her early thirties but the bags under her eyes undeniably show her lack of proper rest.

"Uhm Ms. Travers, is that the end of the presentation?" one of the unsuspecting students asked as she turned to his attention.

"Well yes, it is," she replied as she tapped on the smart board which sent it to its white home screen "As you have all seen, that was the history of the world we have today are there any questions before I move on." Multiple students' hands were raised as she attended to their curious questions on by one with a smile on her face.

"Miss, how can one gain the abilities of a sealer and what are they called?" a female student asked.

"Well, a sealer's ability is known as a focus," she said as some hands lowered "gaining a focus deals with the brain, although no one officially knows what occurs in the brain the most popular theory suggests that it is gained when the brain reaches its best area of attention and harnesses it into an aptitude or Focus." she said as she pointed to a male student.

"Miss, can anyone gain a focus?" he asked as everyone got excited.

"Unfortunately, not everyone can," she replied as the students lost their excitement " roughly 30% of the world's population is estimated to have a focus with most of them being weak, anyone can but not everyone, even those who try to forcefully emerge usually end up with nothing or a very weak focus." she points to the last student.

"Miss, how much was lost during the waves of catastrophe?" a female student said nervously.

The rest of the students turned to her as Ms. Travers seemed a bit concerned.

"Well," she said as she put her glasses back in place "from what I know, after the waves of catastrophe ended it was estimated that 60% of the world population was lost and there are 4 billion people now. On the bright side we were able to rebuild and thrive with our new lives." Ms. Travers then notices that one of the students is currently sleeping during her class and gets irritated by the sight.

"Students did you know that I was able to emerge my focus after realizing how much debt I was in," she said as she placed an eraser on the palm of her right hand then made it float in the air with a blue aura, " rather than letting me tell you what it is, I'll show you although it's still Copper tier." She proceeds to pull back her middle finger with her thumb, aim then flick it as the eraser was fired at the student which hit him as he woke up.

He has fairly toned light-colored skin, dark brown eyes, rough black hair and an average male physique. He's wearing the school's official uniform, which is a combination of black pants, a white collared shirt, a dark blue tie and a dark blue blazer. He instantly looks around in confusion as he processes what is currently happening.

"Lovely to have you back here Mr. Anderson," Ms. Travers said as she gained his attention, "as you can see my class is currently in session and I would very much appreciate it if you could pay attention because unlike you, some of us have valid reasons to sleep. Please don't make me repeat myself Kyran."

The class gave off a hysterical laugh just as the bell that signified the end of the school day rang.

"Unfortunately, that's the end of the school day," Ms. Travers said as everyone began to pack "I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day and do not forget to do your assignments."

The school yard was filled with students who were setting to go home and some students who were heading towards the domes for their extra-curricular activities.

Kyran is currently observing his reflection being displayed by the clear water of the school's main fountain for any noticeable bruises on his forehead as one of his male classmates comes to check up on him. he taps on Kyran's shoulder three times as he gives a slight jump of fright. He has a brownish skin tone, dark brown hair which compliments his eyes of similar color and a warm welcoming look which made him very approachable.

"Oh Michael," Kyran said as he calmed himself down "you startled me there."

"Well, I didn't plan to," Michael said while giving off a light chuckle "but I'm sort of glad I did. Were you checking if Ms. Travers damaged that forehead of yours?"

"It still worries me cause," Kyran said as he began to lightly rub his forehead "I don't want a bump on my forehead."

"Don't worry there isn't one," Michael said as his facial expression suddenly gave off a pissed look "all because of this." he said as he proceeded to show him a sheet of paper with a hole in it.

"What's that supposed to be?" Kyran asks.

"Oh, nothing," he replied as he proceeded to flip the paper to it other side "just the test paper I sacrificed to save your sorry self."

"Sorry about that." Kyran replied sincerely.

Kyran receives a heavy finger flick to the right side of his head as he turns to see one of his female classmates giving him a look of annoyance. She has fair toned light skin, medium long blonde hair and majestic dark blue eyes. She is wearing the female version of the school's uniform which instead of black pants she wears a black skirt and white socks that reach her calves but has chosen to not wear her blazer.

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"Are the both of you in the mood to startle me today," Kyran said as he massaged his head "or is this the new way to say hello, Natalie."

"Oh no," Natalie said as she rolled her eyes "it's just that your snoring made me miss out on some parts of the lesson."

"Sorry about that." Kyran replied, but Natalie got more annoyed as she isn't content with his apology.

Michael notices the rising tension and decides to step between them and puts his hands on one of their shoulders informing them to calm down.

"Let's break the cold air here," he said as they both calmed down as he let them go "don't we have clubs to attend to."

"I unfortunately have to skip today." Kyran said as he picked up his black school bag.

"And why is that?" Natalie asked.

"My sister's school knocks off early today so I have to take her home." he replied as he turned to see Michael chuckle for a bit.

"That's too bad," Michael said as he began to mimic basketball movements "I was hoping to break your ankles again."

"Now I'm glad that I'm skipping," Kyran said as he began to walk out the school's gate

"See you guys later."

"Tell Kiana I said hello." Natalie said as she was about to go.

"Same here." Michael added on.

"Will do." Kyran said as he gave a short-wave goodbye while heading out.

A calm breeze blew around the area as a falling flower petal managed to grab Kyran's attention as he was walking down the street. His attention was later grabbed by the occurrence of an Order of 16 Sealers who were preparing to enter a portal that is approximately the same height of an average room. The sealers are wearing various different clothing with four of them wearing the same outfit which is a combination of a bright blue long sleeved button-less shirt and blue pants with both having red lines on the edges and black finger-less gloves. Police tape was surrounding the area to keep unwanted pedestrians away as Kyran notices three men dressed in black suits walk up to one of the order's members with a tablet which the member displays a certain card that the tablet scans. The order later on enters the portal as Kyran draws his attention back to his sister's school which is only 3 blocks away.

He waits by the school's giant red gate for about 3 minutes just before the last siren rang. The gates opened as young learners began to walk to their parents/guardians whom were waiting for them.He begins to search for Kiana amongst the exiting learners but is unable to find her till he feels someone tug his bag as he looks back to see his younger sister.

She has a light skin tone with the face of a young angel, light brown eyes which seem as if they glow in the light and dark black hair which she has chosen to tie into a pony-tail. She is the school's girl's uniform which is a combination of a white shirt with red lines that run down the shoulders, a red tie with the school's logo written Wisteria Primary, a red skirt, white socks and black shoes.

"So you're here to take me home today?" Kiana says in a confused manner which depicts her unawareness.

"Mom said that she has to work late today so I have no choice." Kyran replied as he showed her the text message.

"Okay then," she said as they began to walk down the street "off we go."

The two head down the busy streets of Seoul towards their apartment building as the winds began to calm down. They passed by a familiar park in which Kyran stopped to use a restroom while Kiana waited for him outside. On his way out he gets alarmed as he spots a suspicious adult female figure standing next to a very expensive luxury SUV and talking to Kiana. He is unable to see her face due to her facing the other direction, but from what he can see she is wearing black jeans, a blue leather jacket, white high-cut sneakers and long black hair. Kyran hesitates for a bit till he decides to approach with caution and the plan of escaping as soon as possible, but his worries instantly get lifted off his shoulders once he sees her face and realizes who she is.

"Oh Kyra," he said as he gives off a sigh of relief "it's just you."

"What do you mean it's just me," she said as she moved her hair away from her face and began to mess with his hair "You couldn't recognize your older sibling?"

She holds various facial similarities to both of them but seems more cheerful and has a barely noticeable scar on the sides of her neck. Kyran pulls her hand away from his hair as he began fixing it.

"How are you even here?" Kyran asks.

"She said that she was just passing by," Kiana instantly responded with excitement "till she saw me and decided to say hi."

"Figures that the family's success would only be passing by." Kyran said sarcastically.

"Okay," Kyra said as she chuckled awkwardly "since you guys are on your way home, let me escort you.

"Actually," Kyran said as h was about to refuse till he noticed Kiana's excited look "that will be fine."

Kyra opens the car doors as Kyran enters the front passenger seat and Kiana the back passenger seats then Kyra drives off with them.

The car ride is awkwardly quiet as the hip-hop music which is playing and the places they were passing by seemed to be the only sources of entertainment. Not being able to bare the silence any longer, Kiana decides to break the silence by starting a conversation.

"So, Kyra how has it been being an official Sealer?" Kiana asked curiously.

"Well," Kyra said as she began to think about her experiences "it's very dangerous cause your life's always on the line, but it's also really fun once you come to think about it, it even pays well. Why'd you ask though, are you planning on becoming one."

"No," Kiana said as she thought deeply "but I do plan on being the chairwoman of a very rich Order though."

"I see," Kyra replied "seems like a solid future for you. What about you Kyran?"

"I don't really have a plan in mind yet." Kyran replied in an uninterested manner "I'll just go where life leads."

"Okay then." Kyra replies.

They pass by the portal which the order of sealers were exiting from as Kyra notices how Kyran's eyes widened with eager as she decides to make a U-turn and drive towards the portal which she parks close to.

"Why'd you stop here?" Kyran asked as the car doors unlocked.

"I don't know," Kyra replied as they exited "I just figured that you two would like to see the other side of a portal face to face."

"Really!" Kiana shouted as her face beamed with excitement "face to face, like I'm actually there!"

"Won't we be late to get home?" Kyran asked trying to hide hi excitement.

"Don't worry," Kyra said as she gave confident smile "judging by the size and aura, I won't take too long."

They all walked towards the portal as the order of sealers standing beside it look very surprised and excited.

"Mr. Simon how have you been?" Kyra shouted as she recognized one of them.

"Oh Ms. Anderson," Simon replies in a shocked manner "it's a surprise meeting you here." Simon is a middle aged man who looks rather young and muscular and is wearing white medieval style armor with a great hammer and shield by his side.

"It sure is a surprise, I was just passing by." Kyra replied.

"I take it that they are the siblings you've been talking about." Simon said.

"Yes they are," Kyra said as she stepped aside "this is Kyran and this is Kiana."

"Pleasure to meet you sir." Kyran and Kiana synchronized.

"How do you know him?" Kiana asked Kyra.

"He was one of my teachers back at the Sealer's school." Kyra answered "Kyran you're 14 now, maybe once you emerge your focus you can enroll."

"That's a big maybe." Kyran replies.

"Uhm, Ms. Anderson," one of the blonde female sealers said "my name is Sarah and I'm a big fan of yours."

"I'm Mike and we're all huge fans." he said as they all started taking selfies with Kyra.

The Sealers' order began to bombard her with questions as Kiana somehow also gets caught up in it. Kyran does not bother but is mesmerized by the sight of the portal in front of him as the different shades of blue spiraled towards its center.

"Apparently these guys could not find the leader of this portal," Kyra said as she tied her hair into a ponytail "so I cleared things up and we can go in," she grabs one of the swords brought by the order "I just have to find and kill it."

Kyran looks at the sealers and notices that their numbers decrease from the first time he saw them. "Weren't there more of you?" he asks.

"Don't worry," Lewis the red haired boy replied "the others were official sealers who had other things to do. The 5 of us are here on a class trip."

"I assume that everyone's ready," Kyra said as she did some practice swings "then let's enter.

The portal's glow began to brighten up as each of them went through it with Kyran being the last to enter.