On a beautiful and peaceful night, Zet was sitting on a rooftop, flinging his feet as he thought about his recent progress. He felt pretty good that he stood up to his bullies but something also still felt off -Maybe I never belonged here..- he mumbled as he looked at his hand with his eyes full of sorrow and his head filled with thoughts -Shit.. I need to take a walk- he added as he noticed his teary eyes and quickly wiped them off before he could start crying. The boy just walked around the village and looked at the buildings thinking about everything, from how he was treated as scum to being beaten by the gang and how he recently stood up for himself, which made him smile a little bit for a few seconds before once again looking at his hand with sorrow -I don’t really know why.. but just the thought of not belonging in this world makes me sad. - He mumbles to himself confused and feeling like a wreck. Suddenly a headache struck Zet like lightning making him feel nauseous and dizzy, he fell to his knees as he coughed with small drops of blood and soon enough fallen to the ground, still conscious but seeing unclearly and barely able to breathe -What the hell?..- He mumbled noticing a weird figure in front of him -Don’t worry Zet- An uncanny distorted and glitchy voice said -You will be fine tomorrow, I just gave you a little.. gift- The voice added before the figure disappeared and Zet fell unconscious.
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The next day, Zet woke up on the rooftop he was at, jumping up quickly remembering last night -What the hell was that thing?-He asked himself -And why do I feel so much better now.. even better than normally..- He quickly added looking at his hand just to find he has no bruises whatsoever, surprised he started checking himself out and he couldn’t find one single scar or bruise on himself -This is weird..- Zet uttered as he sat back down still shocked, for a moment he just stared blankly into nothingness after which he came back to reality -Okay, what the hell is happening now?- he said as he realized he has been changing since he discovered his powers, he couldn’t really comprehend all that happened yet so he just laid down and looked at the sky, just staring at it, and when he closed his eyes just a distorted image of the figure is all he could see as it was all he could think about. The boy was still confused about everything that happened but decided to go train to take it off his mind, as Zet was getting up he felt something trying to pull him back but ignored it and stood up anyways, once he did and looked down he saw nothing -What the hell? I must just be imagining things..-He mumbled before going off to train.
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-It’s quite intriguing.. to say the least- The mysterious man said once again sitting at his desk and watching Zet through a screen -You’re not scared like the rest.. just confused and your mind is in disarray- He added grinning creepily while looking at the screen and as Zet hops from roof to roof to go train -Perhaps you really are The Voice of Shadows…. Or could it be your new found power that keeps you calm? There’s so many options, I can’t choose which one would be the best and truest of them all!- He continued. The man was babbling and babbling to himself about stuff and how Zet could turn out to be, with a visibly sick obsession over that, he suddenly calmed down and looked behind him -You’re at it again, master?- Another mysterious figure appeared, this time it was a woman -Oh.. sorry about that, I got a bit carried away..- The man who was supposedly called Master said -I can see that.. you really need to control your habits if you want to stay behind the strings- The woman said walking into the room slowly and closing the door -I know.. they want to throw me out if I keep being like this.. but this boy is truly amazing! His parents were something but him, he’s just on another level!- The man said enthusiastically, laughing a bit and licking his lips with his long tongue -I understand but you..you simply can’t do that master! The Association won’t let you!- The woman said with a loud tone a bit angry at the man -Yes, I know.. no need to stress about it darling, I will control it- The man said standing up and calming down the woman -Now, let’s go, we’re gonna be late for the meeting- The man quickly added getting one last look at the screen and grinning again.
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Zet was just sitting there, contemplating whether he could create a Warp Gate since his hands and body were now healed, which would mean he could use his full strength to create one -What am I thinking about? I should just do it- he mumbled slapping himself and standing up, after a few moments of thought he just reached his hand out and grabbed the air, after which he pulled down and instantly created a Warp Gate, even if straining himself a little bit -Woah, it actually worked.. I need to work on my physical strength if I’m gonna use that more thought- he mumbled to himself as he looked at the portal, a bit confused since all he could see in there was darkness but after a bit of hesitation he walked in with closed eyes. Zet just stood there after a few steps, he for sure knew he is in the Warp Gate but wasn’t sure what to expect so he was scared -Here goes nothing- he mumbled before opening his eyes just to be surrounded by darkness and the only other thing that was there was the Warp Gate to his training grounds -Can’t say I didn’t expect it.. but how do I go to different dimensions then..- He mumbled before sitting down and taking out the book he still had with him, checking the pages dedicated to the Warp Gate, he was drowning in the words and letters trying to find what he wanted to know, suddenly for a second he saw a hand which turned the pages for him, which shocked and surprised him but he quickly forgot about it as he noticed the page was talking about what he needed to know -This is weird .. but thanks strange hand- he mumbled before starting to learn more about the Warp Gate. Rather quickly catching up with everything Zet stood up in the complete darkness and reached his hand out to open another Warp Gate, closing his eyes and thinking of the place he wanted to go to -Here I go.. Warp Gate- He mumbled before pulling his hand down, when the boy looked at the gate he was quite amazed -So it worked… I gotta check that place out, maybe there’s other humans there!- He added before taking the book and dashing into the Warp Gate, of course closing it behind him immediately this time. Zet found himself standing in a forest right after he went through the gate and walked around amazed how much better and less ruined the forest was compared to his world -It’s so beautiful here.. - he mumbled, still walking around the forest, soon enough he heard something, it was a vast and pretty loud but somehow pretty noise, curious what it could be, he naturally just went towards it, discovering the source, he was amazed at the view and scenery -A waterfall!.. and I think I see a city in the distance too- He said as he stood on a cliff with a big beautiful jungle-like waterfall near him and a village a bit further ahead on the steady green meadow which was the most of the land he could see from the cliff he was on -I need to go to that city…. I’ll stay here for a bit longer though, it’s not something you see everyday- Zet mumbled before sitting down on the edge of the cliff and observing the local nature. After a few hours, when the night has fallen, Zet got up from the cliff and jumped off, when he was getting close to the ground he warped forward on the ground right next to the waterfall then quickly followed with a series of warp jumps until he stood right before the village -Honestly, I hope nobody saw me..- He mumbled as he looked around -Alright- He confirmed and sighed in relief before warping on a rooftop and laying down there -This is quite nice.. and the stars are pretty, not like back there- he mumbled as he looked at the sky before quickly falling asleep out of tiredness.
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A baby cry was heard, as 2 people, a man and a woman were looking down on the baby, it had Zets purple eyes and a stroke of his red hair -Look, he’s awake honey!- The woman said picking up the baby -Yeah, we should probably name him.- The man said looking at the kid, smiling a little with a fatherly smile -I guess so.. I’m not sure what to name him though, got any ideas?- The woman said looking over to the man -I was thinking.. Zet? I think we should keep it short and simple- The man responded -You say? I do like that name..- The woman said unsure, thinking in silence for a while -Okay, let’s go with Zet!- She quickly added happily, suddenly everything stopped and everything quickly went dark, the only thing that could be seen was once again that shadowy figure -Wake up, Zet- The figure said with its glitchy and disheartened voice before vanishing.
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Zet woke up, jumping up at the same time -Shit! What the hell was that…- He mumbled, wondering about what he saw in his dream -Were they my parents? Am I perhaps starting to remember them? But I could mainly hear their voices.. I don’t really remember what they looked like, do I..- He added before standing up and looking at the village, it was still pretty dark but it was sure that it’s morning since the sun was slowly rising. The boy looked in the distance from the rooftop still confused and not really able to figure anything out, he was quickly pulled out of his thoughts as he heard a scream -Help! There’s a thief!- A girl screamed, Zet immediately reacted running towards the direction of the voice, quite quickly catching up and finding the girl and the thief running away, he quickly ran after the thief and once he catched up he jumped over from the roof onto the thief -Oh no, you don’t buddy- He shouted as he landed on the thief surprising him -What the hell?- The man said -Let me go!- he added, trying to trip Zet over -Just give back what you stole- Zet said as he looked intimidatingly at the thief -No way! That necklace is really important for my boss!- The man screamed attracting even more attention than he already did -Necklace you say?- Zet said before crouching and picking something up from the ground next to the thief -This one?- He said showing the necklace to the thief who seeing it quickly got silent and surprised -I take it as a yes- Zet said getting off the thief -Now shoo idiot- he added scaring off the thief who ran off as quickly as he could -What’s so valuable about that necklace anyways?- He mumbled as he looked at the necklace, the girl that was screaming about the thief before finally caught up just to see Zet standing there and closely inspecting her necklace, quickly also noticing the crowd that whispered around themselves about the boy -Weird..- She mumbled before walking up to Zet -Hey? That necklace is mine, can I have it back?- She said tapping Zets shoulder surprising him a little -Oh, yeah, don’t really know why that guy even wanted it honestly- Zet answered giving the girl the key necklace before he froze for a bit, realizing that indeed everybody there were human -Uhm, are you okay? You look a bit pale - The girl asked, walking up a bit closer, confused about the boy -I.. I think so- He said, stuttering a bit, as he looked at the girl, being able to notice all the details on her face, like her beautiful blue eyes and freckles under the eyes which did matchup with her long blonde hair -You’re too close..- He mumbled a bit flustered -Right, sorry about that- The girl quickly backed off, embarassed about the situation -It’s fine, just maybe don’t put your face so close to others..- Zet said before shaking himself up -Anyways, it was nice and all but I gotta go..- He added, leaving before the girl could even say anything -I didn’t even get his name..- The girl mumbled a bit disappointed. Zet was walking down a store aisle after running away from the girl, a bit confused by his own actions -What the hell am I even doing, it’s just another person…- He mumbled, looking down on the road, after a few more steps he saw a store that really interested him so he ran up to it immediately, the store was full of cool equipment like scrolls and magical items and swords and daggers, he quickly realized that he didn’t have any money thought -Right, I’m broke- He mumbled -I should find a way to earn some money then eh?- He added before walking off to find a way to earn money.