Hidden Power

I nervously stood up from where he was seated and slowly walked towards the platform. When he got there, I couldn't help but look at everyone staring at me intently.

"I can do this, Asel is waiting..." I breathed heavily trying to calm myself down.

"Step forward and place your hand on the stone." the Elder in charge looked at me with a smile.

I carefully observed the stone. It was quite an amazing thing as it was what was used to check the marks people are compatible with and also it checks their talents. I calmed my mind and stepped forward, I looked at the stone before gently walking closer to it and placing my hand on it. The stone felt cold when I placed my hand.

The moment I placed my hand on the stone, I felt something moving out of the stone and pass through my hand into my body. I was slightly surprised by the feeling and instinctively wanted to take my hand off the stone.

"Don't move, it will be over soon" It was like the Elder could read my thoughts and quickly whispered to me before I could take my hand off the stone.

I stilled himself and let the strange energy run freely into my body. The energy moved from My hand, before making a circle around every single part of my body. Suddenly, a line was slowly being ingrained into my skin, sort of like a tattoo, climbing up my hand, I could see 1, 2, 3, now 7 orbs scale up my hand into my back, until they made a sort of circle on my back, shining under my shirt. Then they glowed so bright, until it enveloped the whole area!

"-Hello! Hello! HELLO!" a giant man was talking to me.

"Ahh! What is it! I yelled back.

"It's me! Narin!" the giant said as he shinked to my size.

"Oh!" I said, seeing him after ten years has really changed my view of him.

"And I didn't come alone! King and the Waifu god!"

"Hey!" King said as he appeared out of this air.

"Hello!" the waifu god elegantly said as he also appeared out of thin air, same for Eriven.

"So... why are you here?" I asked, seeing 4 gods is a strange thing.

"We are here to tell you, that you need to pick up the pace!" Narin said with disappointment in his eyes.

"The Almighty being is bored of this world and had decided to make some changes, which we will be informing you of." King said.

"First, you no longer have your plot armour!" the Waifu god said with a dim smile.

"I-I had plot armor!" I said in shock.

"You are also no longer the main character of this story. There is a new protagonist and you will be demoted to a side character." Eriven said with pity in his eyes.

"This is all because you are progressing to slowly! By now I would be shaming those fat young masters!" Narin said with dissatisfaction.

"So, I'm now a side character with no plot armour and can die at any second, also, there is another main character?"

"Yes." all four said at the same time.

"Then there must be some sort of story if there is a main character, tell me, what is this story?" I asked, such information might me forbidden, but I should at least give it a shot.

"It is undisclosed information, sorry, but try your best, all i can tell you is this, the main character is a boy named Skyler." Narin said as my vision was returning to my world.

"Good luck my boy..."

...

*Huff*Huff*

I looked at my arm, I could see marks of energy on my amr flowing to by back, ingraining in my flesh. I felt a massive boost in my power.

[You have gained a mark!"

[Mark: Scar of Sin]

[Rank: EX (Sealed)]

[Stage: 1]

[Unlocked: Sin element (disguised as mana control)]

[Weapon, Beast, Theory, God Blessing locked]

'I got it!' I said internally, I was blooming with happiness!

"Akatsuki, element mark, mana control. Grade C+ Rank."

"Please slowly leave the platform." he old man ushered me to leave, the respect for Tuanko left his face, but I didn't care, with this mark, I could grow stronger.

*Sniff*

I turned around to see Kushi crying next to me.

"Those shit gods, they didn't see anything in my pure brother, I'll kill all of them, ALL OF THEM!" she said with an evil smile.

"Calm down, do you even remember what you said previously." I said with a chuckle, but to Kushi, this was a gods smile, it was as if I had glowing hearts all around me and flower petals raining.

Kushi suddenly grabbed me, and almost kissed me on the lips, but then I dodged her.

"I'm a loyal boy ok, calm down, you can protect me ok?" I asked.

"Hmph, ok!" she pouted.

"Let's go home ok!" I said to her as I ran to my house, with my arm reached out to her.

"Yes!" she said, as she started to sprint towards me, but as soon as she sprinted, she was infront of me.

"Slow poke." she said as she pecked me on my cheek.

"Ahh!" I yelled as she picked me up and ran towards me house.