On the day I transferred schools, I realized something was very wrong.
Everyone was hiding something.
Not homework.
Not secrets.
Something… unnatural.
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The school looked normal from the outside.
Big gates. Clean classrooms. Friendly teachers.
But the moment I stepped inside—
I felt it.
A strange pressure in the air.
Like I didn't belong.
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"My name is Arman," I introduced myself.
The class stared.
Too quietly.
Too carefully.
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Then someone whispered—
"He doesn't know."
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I frowned.
"Know what?"
No one answered.
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That was my first warning.
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At lunch, I noticed something strange.
A boy dropped his tray.
Food fell everywhere.
But before it hit the ground—
Time… slowed.
No.
Stopped.
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Everything froze.
Except him.
He calmly picked up the tray.
Walked back.
Sat down.
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Then—
Time resumed.
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No one reacted.
Like it was normal.
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My heart started racing.
"What… was that?"
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Later, I saw another student.
A girl.
Crying in the hallway.
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Suddenly—
Her tears turned into ice.
Falling like crystals.
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She wiped her face quickly.
Looked around.
Pretending nothing happened.
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I wasn't imagining things.
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This school—
Wasn't normal.
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That night, I got a message.
Unknown number.
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"Welcome to Blackwood Academy."
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I froze.
"How did they get my number?"
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Another message:
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"You have no ability."
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My chest tightened.
"What?"
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Final message:
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"That means you are in danger."
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The next day—
Everything changed.
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A teacher called me after class.
"You're different," he said calmly.
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I stayed quiet.
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"You don't have an ability… do you?"
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My hands clenched.
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"No."
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He smiled.
Cold.
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"That makes you valuable."
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Before I could react—
The door locked.
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The room shifted.
Walls moved.
Reality… bent.
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I wasn't in a classroom anymore.
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I was in a testing chamber.
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"Let's see what happens to humans without power," the teacher said.
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Pain hit instantly.
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Energy filled the room.
Crushing.
Burning.
Destroying.
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I screamed.
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But then—
Something impossible happened.
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The energy… disappeared.
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Absorbed.
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By me.
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Silence.
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The teacher's eyes widened.
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"That's… not possible…"
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A screen appeared in front of me.
Black.
Glitching.
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Unknown System Detected
Host: Arman
Status: Awakening
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I couldn't breathe.
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New text appeared:
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Ability: Null
Description: Cancel all abilities
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My mind went blank.
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Cancel… abilities?
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The teacher stepped back.
Fear in his eyes.
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"You're not supposed to exist…"
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I raised my hand.
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And for the first time—
I felt it.
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Power.
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I pointed at him.
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His ability—
Disappeared.
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Just like that.
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He collapsed.
Helpless.
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I stared at my hands.
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"I… can erase powers…"
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That day—
Everything changed.
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Students started avoiding me.
Teachers watched me.
Whispers followed me.
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Because in a world of powers—
I was the one who could end them.
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Days later—
I found the truth.
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This school wasn't for education.
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It was a facility.
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To control abilities.
To study them.
To weaponize them.
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And me?
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I was a threat.
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Because if I existed—
Their system would collapse.
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That night—
An alarm sounded.
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"Contain the anomaly."
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Doors locked.
Students evacuated.
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Hunters arrived.
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People with powerful abilities.
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All targeting me.
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I stood alone in the hallway.
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Heart racing.
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Fear rising.
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Then I took a deep breath.
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And smiled.
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"Let's see what happens…"
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One by one—
They attacked.
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Fire.
Ice.
Time.
Mind control.
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Everything.
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And everything—
Disappeared.
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Null.
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Silence filled the building.
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Bodies on the ground.
Abilities gone.
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I stood there.
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Unstoppable.
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A final screen appeared.
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System Update Complete
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True Role Unlocked:
Balance Keeper
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I frowned.
"Balance…?"
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A final message appeared:
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"If power exists, you will erase it."
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Somewhere far away—
A voice whispered:
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"He's awake…"
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And for the first time—
The world felt afraid of me.