Tower Ascension

Eighteen Years Ago,

The building crashed. The rocks and the concrete covered the entire ground. The door alongside everything in the building was broken into pieces.

"Peter! Peter, where are you?"

"Peter!!!!!!"

A woman stood aside from the ruined building and shouted. Her voice was shaking with the tears falling down her cheeks. She rushed towards the building and tried to remove the stones.

Roar!

Suddenly, a hand caught her hand and pulled her away.

"My son! He is still there. Please save him. He is still there." The woman struggled to get free from the clutches of another man. She cried and shouted. But suddenly the man pulled her in front of him. He was wearing a firefighter suit.

He puts his hands on her shoulder and glared at her.

"We are not demons or gods like them. I am just a normal human being that is trying to save people he can. There is a demon behind us. And, I need to save you when I can. But, I can't save your child. Please cherish your life as much as you love your child!"

Hearing his words, the woman got silent and let out a river of tears. The man pulled her away and took her to the truck nearby. Both of them entered the truck as the man puts the accelerator to its full speed and burst through the mess of buildings in front of him.

"Peter!" The woman covered her face and cried.

In that mess of concrete, a child was sleeping in a small bed. He was nearly three years old. Surprisingly, there was headphone covering his ears. It was noise-canceling headphones.

'Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, dear! It's time to go to school.'

The headphone was still playing a song.

Eighteen Years Later,

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

Bang!

"Yawn! Why does the alarm clock exist?" A man stood up from the bed wearing loose pants and a t-shirt. He yawned and turned his head at the alarm clock next to him. The alarm clock was broken into pieces. He slides the clock to the garbage tin next to it which had almost ten broken alarm clocks in it.

He opens the door and walks out.

"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, Peter! It's time to go to work!"

"No, no, no, alarm clock! I don't want... what was next line?"

Splash!

Peter opened the tab while singing. As soon as he stopped, he washed his face. After washing his face, he looked at the mirror with a smile on his lips.

A pale white face, short black hair, slender body, black eyes, thick long eyebrows, slightly long face, and steady shoulder. He was the perfect example of a handsome man.

"Brother, hurry up! It's already nine-thirty. You will be late for the work." A sweet and soft voice rang from below. Peter rushed to the wardrobe and took out a pair of black formal pants, a white shirt, and a black coat.

He hurriedly changed his clothes and wore a pair of socks. His house had two floors. The bedrooms were at the top while the kitchen and living room were on the ground floor. As soon as he reached down, he hurried to the table and almost slipped.

"Hurry up, Anne! I running late." Peter shouted as he took his seat and puts his hands on the dinner table. A few seconds later, a girl around five feet five inches walked out of the kitchen while holding a plate filled with an omelet, sandwich, and chicken wings.

She also held a glass of orange juice in another hand. Although Peter was late for work, he never escapes from breakfast. He was in the last year of his bachelor's degree, studying at Athens University. A healthy breakfast is a key to success.

Peter has been implementing this rule in his life. But even so, he didn't eat his meal slowly. In just a few minutes, he emptied the entire plate.

"By the way, how's your physical examination going on?" Peter lifted his head while eating wings and asked. Anne Johnson, his cute little sister who is currently seventeen years old. She was still in high school.

"It's good! I scored S+. They said I am perfectly ready for the awakening." Anne smiled brightly and was filled with excitement when she spoke. She was almost a copy of himself except she was a girl and younger. Both had black hair and eyes with a slender body and tall height.

Awakening was the ceremony that every high school student has to go through once they finish high school. The earth was populated with thirty percent of people awakening the supernatural abilities known as Soul Talent.

It could be anything from elemental such as fire, water, lightning to physical enhancement to weapon generation. Normally, they are categorized into three types Elemental Mages, Body Enhancers, and Weapon Creators.

Unfortunately, not everyone can awaken the soul talent and Peter was one of them. He had already accepted his fate. He smiles as his little sister but soon makes a solemn expression, "Being optimistic is good but don't be overconfident."

"We can't choose fate. Fate chooses us."

As he finishes his words, he stands up and walks to the sink. He washes his hands and dries them with a short towel. After that, he says goodbye to his little sister and moves out.

Anne didn't mind her brother's sharp words. She knew how much he suffered and how much humiliation he felt when he couldn't awaken. Her brother was good but she can't say he is not bad. He had once sent two kids to the hospital for two years just because they made fun of him when he was down.

That's why he works while studying. Even though their parents are making lots of money. His parents had to give up a lot of money for those kids' treatment.

Peter walked out while facing down.

'Why? Why can't we choose fate? I….. Damn! I want to awaken the Soul Talent. Why won't you let me?'

Peter felt frustrated whenever he thinks about Soul Talent. He felt he was in a cage that can't be broken by his human strength. He needs the power to break that cage. He wanted to the soul talent. Drowned in his thoughts and frustration, he never even realized where he walking.

"Mister, be careful!" Suddenly, a cry woke him up. Only then did he realize a truck was about to hit him. The truck was so close that Peter only had one thought in his mind 'So, will I get a chance in my next life?'

Whoosh!

But, the red light flashed near him. Before he could realize anything, he was already at another side of the road.

"Mister, you need to be careful. It was good that I was nearby. It would be a waste for a handsome man like you to die like that." Peter raised his head and saw a young man standing while holding him. The young man had a white pale face and brown eyes.

He was wearing a hood over a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. His shoes were a little different. They seem to be more fashionable than other clothes. But, these were simply the designs of his shoes to make the shoes more durable.

"Thank you! If you don't mind, I would like to go." Peter shakes off his hand and walks the other way. He didn't even look back while the crowd started covering that young man.

"Wow! Sir, you look so young. Did you just awaken your soul talent?"

"Sir, your soul talent must be the super speed, right?"

Suddenly surrounded by those people, the young man couldn't take a glance at Peter. But he was frightened for a moment. Those glares Peter gave were deadly. The young man pushed some people away and said "Please, I need to go."

The young man got a little forceful as he moved out of the crowd and used his super-speed to chase Peter. But, he lost sight of Peter. He rubbed his forehead and thought 'I swear I have seen that face. It was on my sister's phone. She also said that she had a boyfriend who couldn't awaken the soul talent.'

'Originally, dad and mom thought she would leave this guy in just a few months but they seem to be together for three years. She said he was smiling, cheerful and easy to get along with. But, those eyes! Is that a different person or is he hiding something from my sister?'

Ring! Ring!

Suddenly, his phone started ringing. He took out the phone and there was word written on the display.

Sis!

"Hey sis, what happened?"

From the other side, a sweet voice rang on his phone "You said you wanted to go on a mission and slay some monsters, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Are you going to take me to the mission?" Instantly, the young man forgot everything about Peter and excitedly nodded his head.

"Meet me at the East Coast!" Saying so, his sister cuts the phone call. The young man puts the phone back in his pocket with a big smile on his face. The next moment, he used his super speed and ran.

At this moment, Peter was already walking towards the two-storey building.

"Great Time Restaurant!"