26. Pele's future

Back on earth, in the "lesser" district, a boy was seen pulling a cart fully loaded with packaging. The boy was nonother than Pele, the one who Abraham has taught about Qi.

After the day Abraham the mysterious boy showed him the strange energy inside his body, Pele was circulating the Qi in every instance possible. Due to such dedication, he saw the fruit of his labor in just a few days. He felt healthier and whenever he had to lift an object, he used the Qi energy and did not struggle.

He slowly started taking more jobs and in return, he was able to live a better life due to the increase in his pay. Since the day he met Abraham, Pele was constantly searching every corner of the district but there was no sight of him. He had just vanished. Like an angel, he came and blessed Pele with a goal.

Pele wanted to use the newly gained power to help his surroundings and if possible to one day return the favor to Abraham.

After the gang war ended, the military came and did a cleanup. They also tried their best to bring law and order but due to the ongoing war, the military could not stay for long. So they decided to select a few people among the habitant of the district and make them part of the military. The military personnel would increase and order would be brought to the district. They could kill two birds with a single stone.

Notices were glued on every street to inform the people. The first people that would be selected were those that had an ability. The second options were people who were recognized for being helpful and were considered fit for a normal human being.

Pele having seen the notice, decided to try his chance and went towards the requirement site. Getting the job would help him climb the social ladder.

On an open land, the military had set up some tents and a few of the personnel were controlling the crowd. Lines were formed for each different role. The left line consisted only of a few people. They were the one that was lucky enough to have an ability.

Pele got to the end of the right line and the line moved slowly. There were over hundreds of people and even the elderly and weak were among the line. It seems they wished to try their chance even against the requirement of being fit.

Under the intense sun, many of them were unable to hold on and got tired to the point of passing out. All the rest of the people ignored the fall one but Pele due to his helpful nature, decided to drag them under a shade.

Afterward, he got back at the end of the line. He knew extremely well that sometimes when giving a helping hand, you lose something in return. He was ready to gamble his position on the line as he had enough stamina to remain standing under the sun.

After about half an hour, Pele's turn came and a soldier asked him to get inside one of the tents.

"Name, age, and occupation." The soldier without looking at the paper asked Pele his details.

"My name is Pele, I'm 14 years old. I do all sorts of jobs, from carrying objects to cleaning houses". The soldier looked at the young boy before writing down Pele's information. He then signaled Pele to move to another tent. Inside, Pele found a single man. He asked Pele to do some exercise. Pele had to lift some weight, he had to do some push up and sit-ups. Finally, the man took Pele outside and asked him to run for as long as possible.

While Pele was running, another soldier came and he was all smiling.

"What did I tell you? The boy was going to qualify. He also has a great heart. I saw him helping the people outside and standing in the sun without breaking a sweat." Both soldiers were extremely impressed by Pele's physique. What Pele and the people of the district didn't know, was that the first test was an endurance test. It was already happening to those that stood in line. Only the people in front were to take the strength test to get selected.

When the soldiers saw Pele still fit, they decided to see to what extent the boy could perform until he got tired. Pele kept on running and at the same time, he was pushing his limit while circulating the Qi energy. Pele didn't know that he was already selected and was trying to give his best.

After around ten minutes, he could no more run and he came to a stop. He was panting heavily and a large amount of sweat was dripping from his forehead.

"Congratulations Pele, you are the best candidate we have received today. Go home and relax. Then tomorrow come here again and your training will begin." The soldier then guided Pele towards the exit.

Pele was beaming with happiness as finally, his life was going to change.

The next day he came, and the selection process was still going on. A soldier from yesterday saw him and let him inside. He was brought among a group of seven people.

"All right everyone selected from the non-ability line is here. Starting today you are going to start a basic training that happened for every guy joining the military. It will include a theory class about beasts and the war and you will also have a sparring match every day among yourself. Is it clear?" After telling them their program the soldier asked in a loud voice.

All the people inside including Pele replied. After the completion of the training, they would become part of the military and would start to patrol the district. In return, the military would give them credit and in the rare chance that they do something extraordinary, they may even get the chance to get a level 1 ability book.

Thus started the journey of Pele to become a soldier.