A boy was sleeping in his bed — shirtless.
The room he was sleeping in was not too big. In fact, it was so cramped that, with only one small bed and a wardrobe with a few pieces of furniture, the room felt nearly full.
The room was filled with light that came from a skylight, which was on the wall to the right side of the boy's bed.
[Tring] [Tring] [Tring]
(The alarm sang its morning melody — at afternoon.)
His expression showed he was having a nightmare.
"I am not your king!" (he shouted)
And opened his eyes,
Sat on the bed, and turned off the alarm. (A sound came from it.)
[Have a great day, Mister Kang.]
He stared at the alarm.
[It's 10 a.m.]
Suddenly,
a chill wind came from the outside-opening door. Behind it was an iceball aimed at the boy.
He moved to the right on his bed with a fast flip, jumping to the ground.
[Wake up, you leech!]
A sweet voice of a young girl entered the room.
Her hair and eyes were black. She wore a nice uniform consisting of a black jacket, a designer white T-shirt, and full jeans. With a height of 5'6", she was Mi-Woo Kang's little sister — Ji-Woo.
She said,
"You were so late last night. On top of that, heavily beat up. You know Mom healed you till 12 o'clock."
Mi-Woo:
[My armor broke at the job yesterday, so it was just some small wounds.]
Ji-Woo's hand suddenly started to glow blue, and a tattoo appeared on her wrist — half visible because of her half-jacket.
She created a big iceball out of thin air and fired it at him.
(He got hit.)
[Ahh!]
Mi-Woo (irritated):
[What was that for?!]
With an angry expression, she said:
Ji-Woo:
[That was for making Mom heal you all night.]
She fired another iceball.
He got hit again despite trying to block it with his hand.
[Ahh!]
Ji-Woo:
[This one's for making Father and me worried.]
Another iceball fired.
This time he dodged.
Ji-Woo:
[This one's for making me late for the Institute!]
He knew at that moment that he had messed up badly.
Mi-Woo:
[Don't get angry. I'll get ready in a few minutes. Just wait here.]
Even though it was his mistake, his carefree attitude added fuel to the fire. She made a big spear of ice and was about to fire it. As she did, he grabbed a towel from the chair near his bed and used it to catch the spear.
Mi-Woo:
[Are you trying to kill an average person like me?! Don't forget — you're an Awakened with Ice Witch powers!]
Ji-Woo:
[A brother who makes his sister late on her first day at K.A.W. deserves to die.]
(Thinking)
As if you're gonna get hurt with that...
Mi-Woo (taking a deep breath):
[I'll be back. Wait a few minutes.]
As soon as he left for the bath, she noticed something about him after looking at his shoulder.
Ji-Woo (thinking):
Did his divine tattoo just glow...?
Ji-Woo:
Must be my imagination. Even late bloomers get their power by the age of 21. He's 24 now. No chance he can get powers...
She thought:
I wish… even though I know it's impossible — if he gets a contract, he'll get super strong power...
So we won't have to worry about—
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In a world where chosen people are born with a special tattoo,
It grows with the age of the holder.
Once they reach the age of 16 to 19,
They form a contract with divine beings and receive divine power.
Those beings are called "Awakens."
Some Awakens receive their powers late —
They are called Late Bloomers.
They receive their power by the age of 22 at the latest.
But those who don't awaken even after the age of 22 are called:
Failures.
Mi-Woo was one of them.
A Failure...
Who has a destiny greater than anyone.
He is fated to be the strongest —
The greatest Awaken to ever exist.
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To be continued...