2 [02] "The Awakening of the Genius: Ares Seo's Life in Eleceed"
[In a part of Europe]
An expansive and exquisite room is where a white-haired child with crystal green eyes rests peacefully.
This little one is Ares Seo, who reincarnated into the world of Eleceed three years after being born and discovering that his mother is Kang Yujeong, Jiwoo's mother.
It's amazing to know that the one who gave him life this time was the mother of the protagonist of this story. Although Jiwoo has not yet been born, Ares will be the older brother and has demonstrated his great intelligence from a very young age, being considered a genius.
At three years old, he has managed to lead a normal life and dedicates himself to perfecting his awakened powers while wondering if the mysterious God has influenced him to maintain the same name as in his past life.
He has created his own mid-level force control, thanks to two years of effort and attention in finding the best way to make his energy flow in the body most effectively.
Although he has not yet fully evaluated the extent of his healing factor and photokinesis, Ares continues to focus on improving his force control to be able to reach high levels of power in Eleceed in a short time.
With the goal of completing his mid-level force control in two years to increase it to a high level, Ares knows that he will soon have to start his studies and make the most of his second chance. He is aware that time is precious and must be devoted to what really matters.
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"It has been a few weeks since I celebrated my fifth birthday. Despite my young age, my special ability was already a surprise to everyone. It was obvious that my potential was terrifying because I surpassed Jiwoo's level and anyone else in the quartet (Jisuk, Subin, Sucheon, and Gangseok), as well as the top 10 of the world's awakened academy. Recently, I finished perfecting my high-level force control, and the difference is amazing. Additionally, I have an incredible healing factor that allows me to heal small cuts in a matter of hours. My light manipulation has also improved significantly after improving my force control, which allows me to easily control the lighting of the house without using too much energy. However, due to an unexpected incident, my mother found out about my powers."
"... It was really in a very stupid way."
[FLASHBACK]
"Son, bring me a glass of water please!" a female voice shouts.
Angry, Ares replies, "Mom, get up yourself, you're lazy. I always have to do everything."
"What did you say, Ares?" A loud scream echoes throughout the house.
Ares gets scared and quickly responds, "I'm coming." He runs down the stairs, but trips and rolls down the staircase, making a loud noise.
"Son..., what happened? Are you okay?" Yujeong asks, concerned.
Ares replies, in pain, "Yes, I'm fine." But when he tries to step on his left foot, he feels incredible pain.
"Let me check you," says Yujeong, coming down the stairs. She discovers that he has a broken leg and many bruises on his body.
"Let's go to the doctor," says a worried Yujeong.
Ares tries to resist, "No, I'm fine. I just need to rest a little."
"What do you mean you're fine? You've broken your foot! You need to go to the doctor," Yujeong yells angrily.
Ares thinks it's better to tell her about his powers, "Mom, I have superpowers, I'll heal quickly. I'll be fine in a few hours."
[Fin Flashback]
Ares remembers how his mother was scared when she found out about his special abilities.
She decided to homeschool him and bought all the school textbooks for him. With his high IQ, he learned everything in a year and asked his mother to teach him medicine, anatomy, physiology, and human biology.
His mother, who graduated from one of the top universities, went to get all the necessary information for him to study properly.
Ares laughs arrogantly at how easy everything is for him, but his mother asks him not to shout. Ares apologizes and returns to the present.
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[Three years later]
Ares was lying on the floor, panting heavily in a room equipped with training materials and a heavy punching bag. "Ufff....ufff....ufff..." he exhaled with effort.
"Today marks the end of my third year of hellish training, as I've called it haha. This is fun, I wish to fight soon, but I'm still too weak. I must keep a low profile, the Awakened ones are not good to people, especially those like me."
Ares continued to train hard, longing for the moment when he would be ready to challenge any Awakened.
Although he admitted that his training routine had been boring, he was aware that he was building a solid foundation for his future.
For three years, he focused on strengthening his body through a rigorous exercise regimen that lasted six hours every day.
He didn't allow himself a single day of rest, combining strength exercises with running to improve his endurance, stretching exercises and parkour to gain agility and speed.
Fortunately, his awakened ability of Photokinesis improved significantly, reaching an impressive level. He didn't forget about his studies; although he left them aside a bit during his training, he learned the basic concepts of anatomy, physiology, biology, and human medicine during the day.
Despite his bravery and dedication, Ares is aware that he still has a long way to go before he is ready to face the Awakened.
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[One year later]
Ares was in his room trying to rest and reflect on what had happened in the past few years.
It had been four years since his mother discovered he possessed supernatural powers, which had led to a rather quiet life as they were forced to travel from country to country to hide from the world. Currently, they had been in Canada for a week and planned to stay for approximately six months.
The young man was excited about starting a new chapter in his life, as his mother had finally given him permission to attend school, on the condition that he learned English fluently.
Fortunately, being a genius, it wasn't difficult for him to learn the language, as he has a knack for learning other languages.
He longed for this new phase to allow him to meet others like him, as he was tired of not being able to interact with other people due to his mother's fear.
Ares had been training his awakened abilities during this time, perfecting his control of strength while sleeping and training in hand-to-hand combat. Additionally, his younger brother Jiwoo was born, whom he wanted to protect, and knew he had to keep improving to do so.
He knew that in the future there would be dangerous organizations and enemies wherever he went, so he had to be prepared to protect his family.
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