1. Alexander Bright

It was just another Monday morning. The sparse rays of sunlight that found their way through the blinders' narrow gaps did little to disturb the man sleeping deeply on the bed. However, the serene peace was short-lived as the accursed sound of his alarm began its daily ritual of ruining a good dream.

Alex, previously enjoying the sweet embrace of his blankets, was startled awake, fumbling around until his hand finally found his phone. Grumbling a bit, he got out off his bed.

He went to the shower first since it was one of his usual habits after waking up in the mornings; with only the sound of running water and the gentle pressure from the spray hitting his body, Alex could feel himself slowly but surely coming back to life. His muscles relaxed, he let out the tension built during the night's slumber and soon enough he felt ready for whatever awaited him outside the shower room. With this thought in mind, Alex stepped under the warm stream of water and started washing himself. The hot water seemed to remove all worries from his mind as well as any remaining tiredness or soreness from the previous day's work. Soon enough he finished washing and came out of the bathroom, toweling himself dry before heading towards his bedroom.

Dressing himself up, he grabbed his backpack and got ready for University.

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"As expected of you Mr. Bright" said professor Silver. "You did well in class today."

"Thank you sir," said Bright, taking a seat at the back of the classroom.

"I'm sure you noticed that I've given your report an A+ rating," he continued, getting Bright's attention. "Your work was exceptional and it shows how dedicated you are to this class. You're doing exceptionally well, but don't let yourself slack off."

"Yes sir!" Bright replied enthusiastically. He was more than happy with his progress. If he kept up like this then he would have no problem in his graduation.

"Class you all should learn something from Mr. Bright, he is very hardworking.

A few students rolled their eyes at Silver's comment, but he ignored them.

"So this will be all for today" saying this, the professor left the room.

(Alex pov)

*smack*

As soon as the professor left the room someone smacked me on the head and pressed my face on the desk.

"Didn't I tell you not to act so oversmart, you dirty bastard"

I didn't even need to see the face to know who it was? Cause it's happens to me pretty frequently.

It was 'Jason' aka the bully guy in the class. He and his loyal dogs.

Jason was tall, had athletic build with short sandy brown hair that was spiked up on top of his head and he wore a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt and tight faded blue jeans. His legs were long and lean, which made him look like he could run for miles without breaking into a sweat.

He was also rich, damn rich. Actually most of the students in this university are rich second generations.

"Because you act so oversmart, it makes us looks like we are idiots"

("because you are!!., You dumb shit" I screamed in my mind).

"I-ii am sorry " I mumbled.

"Yes, you should be!.. you poor bastard.

And what did the professor say, " to learn something from you?!

"Learn what?!.., How to be a poor ass like you?!

He said it like he knew I would never amount to anything and he couldn't wait to see how far I fell.

The whole class laughed at Jason's words. But the only ones laughing out loud were the bullies.

After that, they left the class room.

Seeing their retreating figures, Alex started to curse them in his mind

(Fucking bastards!!. It's not like, I love being the smartest guy in the class and stand out, and got bullied by you.

Curse you bastards....)

You see, Alex was an orphan. He grew up in a orphanage with lots of other kids. As if it was not enough, he was also born with a weak body as well. Because of his poor condition, no families chose to pick him from the orphanage.

because of his weak body he couldn't play with the other kids of his age. Instead they made fun of him for being such a weakling.

Life was tough. There were so many children,so little space. You can see many fight for food,clothes and space to sleep and the atmosphere is something which would force you to contemplate running away from the place as soon as you can

There was competition and it is more like survival of the fittest. You learn being independent from early age and also know how to tackle strangers. You can't trust anyone and you need to be at your vigil always. Alex learned all of this at a young age.

Alex had only one goal in his mind.

He wanted to live a better life.

As a result, he focused his attention on reading books and studying. He was so smart that he stood out in the class. And because of this, he became the target of bullies who would beat him up for standing out too much.

Because of his weak body, he wasn't able to fight back against the bullies. So every day when they came to bully him, Alex would be beaten up badly and humiliated. But instead of crying or showing any sign of pain, he just kept quiet and tried to study. After all, it was the only escape route for him from the bullying.

After years in the orphanage, Alex had already gotten used to being bullied by those bastards. He knew how to handle himself and could always find ways to get away from getting bullied. Even though he was physically weaker than the bullies, he was smarter. And because of this, he was able to survive the bullying without getting hurt too much.

After completing his high school, Alex passed the entrance exam to the most prestigious university in his country. He also got qualified for the university scholarship program.

It is precisely because of this, that he always have to give his best in his classes.

If he doesn't do well in his classes than he would stop receiving the scholarship. After all the university doesn't want to waste their money on somone who would not cherish it.

And that's a BIG no for Alex. If he doesn't receive the scholarship than he wouldn't be able to afford studying here. He would have to leave this university and go somewhere else where he could study cheap or free. And that would mean he'd be losing everything he has now.

His dream couldn't just turn into dust like that, so he had to constantly try harder and work even more during his classes.

Because of this he was bullied in his class. The other students were tired of seeing him doing good while they didn't perform at all. They thought it was unfair how someone like Alex was able to get high grades when they themselves did nothing. So they began bullying him, calling him names and making fun of him as much as possible.

Alex ignored them though. He knew that if he started fighting back with them then there would be much worse consequences later.

Because Alex knew himself, he was weak.

He was weak Physically, he was weak Financially, he was weak socially.

There's no way that he could fight back physically or financially against those people who were bullying him.

But he wasn't weak mentally.

What made him strong was his mindset. His mindset was that he will never, ever stop trying until he gets what he wants.

So he kept working hard. Even after being bullied by those people he still worked hard and continued giving his best.

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'Fuck"! My whole body feels sore'

"I hope i will get a good job after the graduation " Alex wishfully prayed.

Alex also works partime. The scholarship program only pays for his studies, not for his food and shelter.

For this reason he has to work parttime to support himself.

The pay isn't that bad though. It's enough to cover his living expenses.

Going up the stairs, he reached his room on the first floor of the apartment.

Opening his door, he heard a sound.

*DING*

"The 95th universe has been initiated"

"Huh"??....