It was midnight Xilef received a call from an unknown number.
"I wonder who could this be"
He walked sheepishly from his bed towards his phone that he left charging at his table.
UNKNOWN CALLER
He squints his eyes to see who the caller is. He thinks for a second and decided to answer it.
"Hellow"
Before he could answer an energetic and nostalgic voice came from the earpiece of the phone.
"Sixela!"
"Pim! Pom! You are correct. It's your one and only loving big sister"
It's been three years since he heard his sister's voice. Four years ago when he entered high school his sister left home to support his studies and work at a research lab that deals with superpower technology.
"How are you. Its been so long since I heard your voice"
"I was busy especially when this world lost its powers not that I care about losing my power but my laboratory was definitely not happy."
"I miss you"
As Xilef said this he remembers a scene from his childhood when their parents died from an accident when he was 5 years old and left them both. His big sister who is a genius for his age was already having her post-doctorate at age 13 and was considered the smartest mind in the world. She quit her post-doctorate, work as a tutor for the local rich family to support their finances so she can take care of Xilef until he can be on his own. His sister sacrifices her future for him that is why he decided that he will be independent so her sister can again pursue her dreams.
"I know. Teehee"
"Where are you now"
"I'm still here at Ridwarld"
Ridwarld is located opposite the side of the globe where Xilef resides.
"That is why you called at this hour"
"So how is Alexandria? Have the people coped up with the vanishing of power? I am still mad at you for abandoning the allowance I always give for you"
"Alexandria is fine. They are coping. I need to depend on myself you can't babysit me forever.
"So everything is good. Now let us get into the main topic."
Chills run on Xilef's spine as the notable change of voice from her sister.
"Are you responsible for the global phenomena three years ago?"
"What phenomena?"
Xilef acts dumb but he knows what his big sister is talking about.
"Stop hiding from your big sis. I know you are the only man responsible for it"
"Is it okay for me to talk about this kind of topic on the phone"
"Yes this is a personal encrypted line I built for myself and you"
As expected from the smartest human being on the planet but how did she figure it out, Xilef has this passing thought as he prepares himself for the scolding.
"How did you figure it out?"
"So you admit it."
"Yes."
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"Only I know your superpowers since you refuse to use them after that incident. I know you register your power as -the ability to make Item appear in your pocket- but I know it's not that. We have the record of all the power in the world and only yours can do this much effect. That is why I know that you did it"
"Are you mad at me?"
"I couldn't care much about my power and I love you more than this world. I knew this the day we lost our powers. I predicted that you will do it but not this early. I guess you still blame yourself for causing that incident. I told you, that its no one's fault"
"It's my fault. All of it. That is why I was sick and tired of every super powers in this world. If only I can remove mine. Now I created a world where super powers are a thing of the past. No one will get hurt by super powers. The world will be a lot fairer"
His voice trembled as he blurts out his true feeling. This is the first time he can talk about the events that he caused.
"Xilef, I am not here to convince you if you did the right or the wrong thing. You have the power to change the world you simply exercise that power to the world but I cannot allow you to blame yourself. Arguably you made a better world but evil will still exist a similar event will also happen again. I want you to accept your past before you decided to change the future or at least now accept that the future you have created will not reverse the past"
"I know that. That is why I'm living this every day life that I have created. I am now a freshman at a school of my choice. I will keep on living in this world that I made. I am not erasing the past. I accept the past but I don't think I can move on from it."
"Okay. I will not impose my sentiments on you anymore but I will give you a warning. The world you created is still the same world you erased. You built a gap and people are desperate to fill in the gap"
"What are you talking about? The world is thriving without super powers"
"Yes, the world is thriving. There are people like me who accepted it right away since I don't need my powers but there are people who craved power and will not stop until they achieve that power"
"Then I will stop them"
Xilef still doesn't know the true meaning behind his big sister words.
"I know. After all, you are the strongest"
"I am not. I will not use my powers again. I might alter the world in a way that I could kill someone. My power does not reverse time, only probabilities. It can only change the factors that needed to make an event possible after I activate my power not before I activate my power"
In order for Xilef to remove the super powers which resulted in removing the P-Gene from the human race, he has exactly 1013 probabilities changed, from the probability of power returning, the probability to cause unwanted mutation, probability of removing humans eyesight after removing the P-Gene, probability of new gene to cause super power to appear" and many many more. This is to make sure that only the P-Gene is removed, and it would look like that the power disappeared with no trace and no cause. In short, he covered all his bases. This is the display of the strongest power.
"I see."
"Visit their grave if you have time."
"I will. Remember Xilef I will always love you no matter what. Be prepared the real change is coming to the world you created"
"I am prepared"
"I know. I am always here to help you. I will be always watching you and I will leave that side of the globe to you."
"Stop talking like a superhero."
"You'll understand soon enough. Goodbye Xilef. Remember I will freeze I whole lake for you"
"Yes, you will freeze I whole lake for me. Goodbye Sixela"
CLICK
The call cuts off.
Xilef remembers when he was four years old and his sister froze an entire lake so he could skate in summer since he wouldn't stop crying until he can use his brand new skate bought to him by their parent. This caused nationwide panic and the reveal her sister powers which manipulate the vibration of individual molecule essentially moving the intermolecular energy away from the desired area causing the molecules to slow down which brings down its temperature that to close to absolute zero or the opposite which focused the energy to a certain area causing it to heat up. This event is one of the fondest memory of Xilef with her sister since her sister is only interested in studying and hates the attention of the people, did something big that would surely put her in the spotlight just for him. That is the first and the last time her sister used her powers he declines all superheroes' recruitment to pursue academics.
He went to the bed and keeps on thinking of the last word her sister has said to him as his mind drifted to sleep. Little did Xilef know that this is the prelude to the events that will shake up the world that he created.