3 Awakening

"By the way how did you get so strong?" Eric questioned

"Ah" Elaine was taken aback by that question. 'Maybe it is because of all those zombies and monsters that I didn't take notice of my new strength'. Elaine was always on the run that time, hiding when she sees a zombie. She actually forgot the changes taking place in her body.

"Hmmm?" Suddenly, Elaine's eyes dilated.

A wooden box beside them started to float!

Eric reflexively stood up and readied his stance. Because of fighting monsters, Eric's senses heightened. He even doubted that he was stronger than before. Now, his suspicions were confirmed. Before the box even floated, he felt something move in this area.

He then said all the things around him without looking " Chair, plank of wood, walls, bag.... I can feel everything!"

After being shocked by his transformation, he then looked at the dilated eyes of Elaine. Those eyes were now giving off a golden glow. At the center of each eyes were symbols which he cannot read.

"El...Elaine?" Eric wondered if she was alright.

" Ability " Elaine spoke softly. She then turned her head to Eric with a questioning face. She then stared fiercely at Eric.

"....."

"....."

minutes have passed without the two of them blinking. After another tens of seconds, Eric looked away

"Aarghh, I thought I would win that staring contest! Your eyes annoys me so much"

Elaine kept staring at her with those gold eyes.

"What?" Eric answered. That eye really gave him an uneasy feeling.

"Your ability?" Elaine finally spoke

"What ability?" Eric was puzzled

Elaine then explained "Can't you feel it? That box over there is floating because of my ability, what is yours?"

"I...I don't" Eric concentrated his senses to his body but he could feel nothing. He concentrated even more and saw the insides of his body but there was nothing out of ordinary.

Wait!!

How could he see his organs? No, How could he feel all of it as if he was the one seeing it.

Information flooded Eric's mind. The length of his esophagus, the size of his heart, etc.

Eric couldn't think of a better name than what he thought.

He then spoke after a brief silence

"Almighty Sense. I can sense and know everything that is currently happening within a 20 meter radius with me as the center.

"Gasp" Elaine gasped in shock. Eric's ability may not be much for other people but for her, it would still count as overpowered.

Sensing everything that is happening within a 20 meter radius? With such ability, he coud be termed as the Ultimate Scout!

Compared to Eric's ability, her's paled in comparison. It may be showy and intimidating but it couldn't be helpful in dangerous situation unlike the ability of Eric which can create a 'Zone'.

"Huhh?" Suddenly, Eric turned his head towards a certain direction.

"What?" Elaine was confused

"Human" Eric uttered

The two of them looked at each other then smiled. Up 'till now, they never saw a single, 'real human'.

Walking towards a certain direction, they finally came across a road but they were shocked to see what was there.

"This"

The area was filled with corpses strewn across the road and one man was the center of it all.

Holding a knife, his hands skillfully sliced the heads of zombie.

After some time, the man turned his head towards them with eyes filled with malice.

He then proceeded to walk towards them.

"We're not like them" Eric spoke calmly. Before he even arrived there, he already felt the killing intent from those eyes.

"Was your family a victim?" Elaine asked. She was very emotional.

Hearing that, the man kneeled in front of them and cried.

"Why!" He shouted

Eric looked at him. It was impossible to understand the feeling of the man kneeling in front of him. 'Perhaps.. My family...'.

Eric rejected the thought. Everytime he saw the zombies, his belief of his parents being alive was being eaten slowly.

"Come with us" Eric made his decision. In this apocalyptic world, it was better to make allies than enemies. Who knows what they will face?

.............................

" On the streets filled with corpses, two men and one woman walked wuth confidence, not minding the bloody, and gore scene right in front of them.

"S...So, what is your ability?" Eric spoke awkwardly, wanting to diffuse the current mood.

"The more I fight, the stronger I get. I guess that is the right word" Dylan spoke.

They introduced their selves a moment ago, but it quickly turned back to the usual, tense mood.

"An ability that grows stronger the longer the fight lasts?" Eric spoke with amazement.

"Yeah, I guess you could say that" When the last word was uttered, they quickly became silent once more.

Actually, Dylan was embarrassed about him crying and getting all emotional. His two allies mistook it for a serious personality.

'We'll get along just fine... just fine' Eric was a bit worried.