Alice had an unusually red face, burning with a fervor that isn’t normal for a human. Leylin feels panic well up within him as he kneels down next to her. He touches her shoulder, but quickly retracts his hand as he feels the immense heat she’s releasing.
“Doctors! Doctors help!” Erin screams at the top of his lungs, managing to get the attention of a wandering staff, who runs back inside the hospital to get help.
Corey, whats going on? Why is she acting this way? Erin realizes that he found someone like him, who also has strange powers related to source energy. Although they’ve met only recently, finding someone who shares his problems was too painful to lose.
Her source energy is increasing, it’s even higher than yours! She must have a power related to heat; you’re lucky your power is so controllable.
Erin remembers John from back then and the immense anger that welled up within him, giving him a massive power boost. There’s also the stupendous amount of drugs he took, maybe powers can be triggered by outside influences or emotions! There might be more powers out there, and they’re stimulated in different ways!
I have to find a way to help her, I have a feeling the world is about to become a much more dangerous place for people like us! Erin looks down at the unconscious young girl in his arms. The heat she’s radiating is enough for Erin to feel his skin burning, but he doesn’t care. A group of people come running over with a large container and gallons of icy cold water. They help the girl into it before pouring the water inside as a female doctor worryingly looks over at her. It seemed as if they already had everything prepared since the beginning.
“Get her into the ice room immediately! She can not die under any circumstances!” The woman was a private doctor hired to take special care of Alice, she felt that her conditions were improving, and let her experience outdoors to better her mood. To think her illness would strike so strongly today! She looked at Erin who continued staring at Alice as they took her away and a sense of annoyance rose up within her.
“You better stay away from her! If I found out you had anything to do with her illness becoming worse, you will face the wrath of the Britannia family!” The woman scoffed as she hurriedly chased after Alice. Without Erin noticing, a man in a black suit walked out behind a tree and also followed after the group. Erin broke out in a sweat after looking at his arms, which felt like they were touching hot water for too long.
Just touching her burned my skin slightly, her powers must definitely be related to heat. Maybe she can control fire… Corey what should I do about my skin? I only remember putting mustard on my hands when I touched the stove many years ago.
Gathering memory data…
Apply fresh water on the burns for 5 minutes then prescribe burn relief ointment. Your injuries are not serious at all.
Sigh, I really hope Alice is fine. That doctor lady will be of no help if she doesn’t understand source energy, I’ll have to think of ways to help Alice on my own. After asking for ointment at the counter and dealing with his slight burn, Erin sits back on his hospital bed. Moments after someone knocks at the door and two people walk in.
“Mom, Dad!” His parents visited him the day he woke up, but they couldn’t resist visiting again.
“Erin, my boy! I didn’t think you’d be up and moving so soon!”The man looks at Erins dirty hospital gown as he smiles.
“You should avoid moving around without supervision sweety, you still need a few weeks of rehab. In fact, the doctor was stunned that you could move on your own so early!
“Yeah, I guess my luck is pretty good. Speaking of supervision, the clothes you brought are going to be very useful since I had my butt clearly visible this morning!” The couple release a loving laughter making Erin smile as well. The group continue to talk for a while, and only until they make sure everything is fine do they get up and prepare to leave. Erin feels somewhat tired out from the day, but he’s even more excited to experiment with his powers.
After the two left, Erin showers and changes into a set of gray sweatpants and a white shirt. He looks at himself in the mirror, realizing that most of the fat he had from his lazy days is gone. His face also became more skinny, which actually made him look a bit handsome. The patch of wavy hair on his head now reached his shoulder and it fit him well, making him look vigorous and rugged. Around his body were several points of injury that should have been scarred, but seem to be cleaning up rather well.
You’re truly lucky to have me Erin, not only did I speed up your recovery, but I also took advantage of the healing process to shape your face a bit better. Your source energy also increases your healing ability, which also helped. As far as I can tell, there should be no hidden injuries left, so we should start your fitness practice!
Yeah ok, I too feel like I should grow stronger. For now I’m going to experiment with my storage ability and see if I can make a program to make this easier.
Beside Erin are different materials such as a small pillow, a screw, and a slice of fish from breakfast. After testing them out, he realized that the screw was much harder to shape than the pillow, and if he stretched out the pillow by too much it would rip despite the stuffing staying in place. Even after being ripped he could still mend the pillow, but it took much more concentration due to the fact that it wasn’t malleable and it had to be sewn together in a specific process.
Erin was also able to easily stretch and cut apart the fish meat due to its flexible properties, but putting it back together was even more taxing than sewing the pillow together. The bone was also able to be shaped, but it required more force to keep it compressed. Erin took out everything besides the piece of fish meat and placed them to the side.
I’m too mentally exhausted to do anything else today, for now I’ll just go to sleep. Shaping things in the storage used both his mind and source energy, which in combination made him so tired that he instantly fell asleep. The next day Erin woke up with a headache, obviously as a result of taxing his mind so much. However, he didn’t hesitate to get up and change into a pair of sports shorts and a Star Wars t-shirt. He went to the mess hall and sat down for breakfast. After not spotting Alice anywhere, he felt a sense of disappointment before beginning to chow down his egg whites and veggies. After finishing he closed his eyes and entered his storage room staring at the piece of fish meat inside.
So far it’s show no signs of rotting; it looks like I really can control the time within. I’ll leave it for few more days to see results. Erin picks up his food tray and as he turns around he sees a middle aged man with glasses and messy hair. He recognizes him as his doctor.
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“Erin, it really is true that you’re already able to move around! Your recovery speed has really astonished me!” In the doctor’s eyes, it was much too soon for Erin to be moving around, and it was even more miraculous that the serious injuries he came in with left no real defects in his body.
“Doctor Tancredi! It’s thanks to your abilities that I escaped death’s door!” Erin smiles lightly at the man. He knows that it was only thanks to Corey that he healed so well, and it might actually be strange to others, especially an experienced medical practitioner.
“There are so many special patients this year, especially that little girl who has intensely hot fevers.” The man caresses his small beard as he wonders in his mind. Erin’s eyes shine hearing the mentioning of Alice.
“Speaking of Alice, do you know how she is? I was actually with her yesterday when her condition ‘flared’ up.”
“Hoho, so you're trying to make a friend before you leave, huh?” The man’s eyebrows perk up in a knowing manner.
“No-no, it’s just that I’m worried about her.” Erin’s pale face from not having sun exposure for so long turns bright red as he responds.
“Haha! It’s fine. Actually due to her parents imposing a strict privacy policy, no other staff besides her private doctor is allowed to talk to her or spread news about her without their permission. And considering they practically own the hospital, I doubt anyone will have the galls to defy them.” The doctor’s statement makes Erin bow his head down in regret. The doctor sees this and rolls his eyes in understanding.
“However, I might accidently let out that she’s somewhere on the upper floors. But I doubt it since I’m so careful. Anyway, good luck with your rehab Erin, I’ll be seeing you often to supervise your progress.” The doctor walks away while shaking his head. You’ll have to spend some effort if you want to chase pretty girls, lad. Erin only wryly smiles at the man as he leaves.
What an eccentric man, I’ll have to be careful that he doesn’t find out why I’m so special. He stretches his hands than gets up and throws away his trash. After letting his food settle down, he finds himself inside the hospital gym. Erin stares in awe as he sees all the state-of-the-art machines to improve physical recovery. Erin can move around, but in reality he’s still very weak. He promises to thank his parents realizing how much it must have to cost to keep him in the hospital.
“Erin, right?” A young nurse with her hair tied back comes toward Erin holding a clipboard with a sheet of names and pictures on its surface.
“Yeah, I’m here for my rehab program.”
“Great! I’ll be showing you around and guiding you through the process, which you will do on your own with supervision to the side.” Erin lets the woman explain all the machines before she leaves him on his own. In reality, Erin has always been interested in having an athletic body, but he’s never managed to convince himself to start exercising. What’s the plan Corey?
One second, I’m sorting out all the information pertaining to the physical body.
Searching Anatomy Records…
12%...
56%...
100%...
Searching Physical Education Records…
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100%
Searching Diet and Health Records…
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100%
Searching Breathing techniques and stretches…
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100%
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Done! Looks like all that time you spent skimming through information has actually came to some use!
Erin sighs at the mention of his destroyed computer. However, he believes gaining a superpower as a result was definitely worth it! Core #1 took a lot longer then Erin thought it would to process all the information, it looks like having to regulate the body takes up most of the processing ability it has. By the time it finished it was already late in the afternoon and Erin just did some basic movements before walking around in the hospital.
We’ll have to start training tomorrow, for now I want to check on Alice. He heads towards the elevators and looks at the 28 buttons representing different floors. Upper floors huh. He breathes out helplessly and clicks floor 18 knowing he has a lot of searching to do. It was already night before he finished checking the floor.
This is such a hassle, I wish I could just steal the hospitals damn patient list! Some patients weren’t in their room, and Erin had to come back after checking other rooms just to make sure he didn’t miss anything.
You're not using your brain Erin, it’s a powerful tool you know. First why don’t you list what you know about her?
Fine. I know she’s rich, I know she needs a cold environment, and I know her family values privacy. That means she should be in some kind of private vintage room on the top floors. Which means… The VIP floors, of course! Erin smacks his head realizing his own stupidity. To think he was going to search each and every room from the 18th room and above. Only floor 26 and 27 were reserved privately, and had much bigger rooms than usual, with even more medical support. Erin pushes the button to his own floor, but somehow it heads to the floor above him.
A man in a black suit holding a can of grape soda and chips walks into the elevator. The man was very tall, and his body radiated strength and vitality. He has a cold indifferent face as if Erin didn’t even exist as he swiped a card and pushed the button to go to floor 27.
This guy! It’s very faint, but I can sense his source energy!
Erin immediately becomes shocked staring at the man in fear, but the only thing he saw was a normal man. This… Could it be possible that everyone has source energy? And some people just have more than others?
It’s very possible that this is true. Your level of source energy has grown since you’ve received your power, but now that I’m going through your memories, you’ve had source energy all along. In the first place my main function isn’t to scan; the only reason I’ve sensed source energy is because John and Alice were overflowing with it.
Overflowing… Overflowing! I think what Alice needs is a release for her power! She most likely hasn’t used her power and it was just accumulating in her body, causing it to relieve itself through heating up Alice. Although this would mean that powers can damage their owner. I should talk with Alice about this! Erin stares at the elevator that completely ignored his stop and all other stops till it reached floor 27. He tried walking out, but the forbidding man turned around and gave Erin a stare, prompting him to freeze in place. The elevator door closed and Erin found himself unable to go to floor 27.
I’ll look again tomorrow, but I need an access card to get on floor 27. I’ll have to find another way up there. Soon Erin was back on his bed pondering what to do tomorrow. He remembered the scary looking man who prevented him from getting on floor 27 and realized that there was going to be issues.
If everyone has source energy, then it’s most likely possible to make my scanning program locate source energy values! Erin feels a sense of excitement and determination well up inside of him.
You can use the Terrain Scanning Program as the foundation, combining both of them will be very useful!
Sounds good! I will most likely have to stay up late for this, sigh…
Log Edit: Terrain Scanning -> Radar
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