"Time flies so fast, you are already a high school senior. I still remember when you were little and you would go and play with your little toys."

"You used to say you would go on a great adventure with Jake the dog, and Optumus the super-soldier."

***

First day of school.

Finally, it will be my last year, in this damn institution.

In class:

When I sat, I was simply speechless.

'One summer, the girl who I used to sit next to went from big glasses, dirty hair, and weak personality to a beauty...' And so, I again sat next to her nobody recognized her except me, like me she had very few friends. I sometimes played with her some Virtual reality games and some Dungeon and dragon games.'

Some words left my mouth like they were the most logical thing to do:

"Hey, do you wanna go out? ..."

And so a lovely story began.

***

4 months later, I have nightmares when I don’t train as much as usual. Nonetheless, I have a pretty and lovely girlfriend; luck is smiling at me, and life is great.

But my power seems to have reached a wall, a bottleneck, my range can't grow further than 1 meter, the focus area is stuck at 1 cm (about 0.39 in) and the maximum of objects I can manipulate is stuck at 5. The last one, according to me, is since a human brain can't focus on 2 completely different tasks so even when doing similar tasks 5 is the maximum.

Also... I am really stupid, I judged my power too soon, I don't if this is the case for other mutants, but my power is growing stronger with each training and the growth speed is accelerating.

(Here is the grid you waited for; I will stop teasing you: the unknown gods who are watching me.)

Range

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1m

Duration

1h39 min

Strength

129 kg

Crush

22.5kg metal

Focus

1 cm

Meditation

2min30

Object Hold

23

Object Manipulate

5

Yes, I can lift 129 kg (about 284.4 Lb), yes, I tried to make myself float, but the problem: the range is too small.

Now when I am in class, I do not use my hand, there is a millimeter between me and the pen, and I use my telekinesis.

I need to rigorously train my body, or I will end up fat because I use my telekinesis instead of my body, I am already fit so it would be awful to lose my well-toned body, but there is still room for me to reach the peak of aesthetics.

I have reached bottlenecks. I should start training with new objectives, I will keep strength, crush, and hold but will add new things.

Let's think... first, I have an issue with my telekinesis, I need to fully focus on this single action to use it properly, so I can't move or do any other action this needs to be fixed.

Second, there must be techniques or ways to use my power to do more than just control objects.

Third, my 1-meter range is fake, I cannot control what I can't see, so behind me.

Fourth, I should train in reaction and efficiency. Since the beginning, I didn't focus on micro-managing my power for it to be super-efficient and last longer or be stronger, but I think if there are still more bottlenecks ahead, I should try.

And lastly... Please I want to use my ability in a fight!

Imagine making metal balls rotate so fast and fly toward thieves, muggers, or outlaws. the ball either incapacitates them or if they deserve rips through their bodies.

Maybe I should go out at night... No, too risky, at least let me train more.

And so, a few days passed, and I was coming back from a date with my lover, a foolish smile plastered on my face, I decided to walk through the park.

I was alone in the park, at first, I didn't think much, but it quickly became weird. There was a strange silence that permeated the air, I enjoyed silence, the trees didn’t move with the wind, it felt like time was frozen.

Maybe I was just paranoid, but I felt like I was not alone. I crouched to take some stones in my hand, I could probably crush them into a ball or a needle for whatever purpose I would need it.

When I heard someone clapping, a strangely dressed man, wearing a tight suit with a big M on it, and a mask with one eye drawn on it covered his head. Weirdo.

"Good instincts, newbie, for someone who has just awakened you are quite on guard." He said while probably looking at me and clapping his hands, I couldn't see his eyes through the mask.

I used my telekinesis on the stones in my hand to mold them into perfect bullets ready to take off.

My peaceful time was coming to an end, I thought that “perhaps” I could enjoy a lifetime of peace but fate and those useless monkeys of mankind wherever they were Sapiens or Mutants wouldn’t let me enjoy this easily my life.