“Hey, Carla, wake up,” Dad said, crouching next to her. “It’s alright, sweetie, it’s okay.”

We both sighed in relief as her eyes fluttered and opened. She groaned and tried to sit up, but nearly passed out again when she saw the man’s body. Dad turned her head away so she couldn’t see it.

“Son, please take care of that. We don’t need your sister feeling any worse,” Dad said in a serious tone. I merely nodded and picked up the corpse. The feeling of holding a dead body was almost enough to make me puke as well, but I held it together. Opening up the dumpster, I tossed his body inside.

“This is what you get for trying to hurt my sister,” I said. I spat on his body and shut the lid. Walking back inside, I saw Carla sitting at the dining room table with Mom and Dad on either side of her. Her body was trembling and she had her hands covering her face.

“Carla, sweetheart, it’s okay! You were defending yourself and us. Besides, he wasn’t a good man,” Mom said, trying to comfort her. But unfortunately, it didn’t seem to be working. When I got closer, I could see Carla’s shoulders trembling as she silently sobbed.

“Hey, I know this sounds callous, but did you level up?” I asked, sitting down on the other side of the table. Carla looked up at me, her eyes tinged red from crying.

“Yes, I did, happy? Fuck, this is so messed up! I was rewarded for killing a man!” She cried out. Sighing, she slumped in her chair. At least she wasn’t crying anymore though.

“What powers were you offered?” I asked, trying to get her mind off what just happened.

“I was offered Targeting, Reflex Augmentation, and Accelerated Perception,” she replied. “Out of those three, I’m thinking Targeting would be best. But any of them would be helpful. What do you guys think?”

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“I also think Targeting would be helpful, since it should allow you to hit anything you want to shoot,” Dad agreed.

“Yeah, but having faster perception means that you’d be able to better recognize and acknowledge what’s going on around you in a short amount of time. That’s also helpful if you end up in a dangerous situation,” I countered. “Though it’s your choice regardless, Sis.”

“I guess I’ll go with Targeting. Focus on making my Bullet Projection better,” Carla said. She then got up and left the dining room. We all watched as she slowly trudged down the hallway and went into her bedroom.

“Fuck! Fuck that guy! Look what happened because of him!” I exclaimed.

“This is exactly what I was worried about when this all started happening,” Dad said with a sigh. “People are gonna become more willing to break laws and do whatever they want because they now have superpowers that they can use to get away with it.”

“Guess you’re right. Which means that I need to become even stronger in order to protect myself and you guys,” I told him. Standing up, I walked outside. Picking up some rocks, I started hunting squirrels again. After killing several of them, I leveled up again. Glancing at the options given for new powers, I just picked the one that looked the most interesting.

[You have chosen power Supernatural Back]

[Supernatural Back]

[You possess supernatural or unnatural back muscles and muscular structure, which enhances the whole body’s muscles overall, enhancing physical capabilities.]

“Huh. I wasn’t sure what to expect from a power called Supernatural Back, but this is interesting. And a perfect match for all the other powers I have. Almost like the system is purposefully offering me additional powers that are meant to match up with ones I already have,” I muttered to myself.

Despite only just obtaining it, I could feel that my newest power really had enhanced the strength of my entire body. Punching a tree near me, it didn’t actually hurt much. My fist also left a bit of an imprint behind in the wood. Grinning, I felt impressed and proud of my new strength.

“Guess I don’t have to be worried about being bullied anymore,” I thought aloud. “If those bullies try to mess with me again, I will fuck their shit up.”

Wanting to still test out the limits of my strength, I tensed the muscles in my back. After fully tending up, I unleashed my full strength. So this time, instead of just a casual punch, a full force punch impacted the tree. The entire tree shook and my fist embedded itself nearly half an inch into the wood.

“Sweet. There probably aren’t many people out there stronger than myself right now,” I thought aloud. Proud of my current strength, I decided on a new course of action. Walking inside, I let my parents know that I was heading out before leaving in the direction of the high school. Because I knew that those five fuckers who were also beating the shit out of me were probably there. “Payback time, shitheads.”