All Chapters of Dawn of the 13th Era: Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
15 chapters
Death?
ttringttringThe shrill sound of the alarm rang through the small hostel room for what felt like the tenth time that morning.On the bed, Orion shuffled lazily beneath his blanket. Without even opening his eyes, he stretched out an arm toward the bedside table and slapped the alarm silent.For a moment, everything returned to quiet.Then he slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the clock.9:45 AM.Orion jerked upright as if electricity had shot through his body.“Shit! I’m so screwed!”He scrambled out of bed, nearly tripping over his own feet as he grabbed his phone to double-check the time. Somehow he had slept through two different alarms, sinking so deeply into sleep that the world might as well have ended without him noticing.Normally, someone as unserious as Orion wouldn’t care about waking up late.On a typical day he would simply roll over, go back to sleep, or spend the day doing random nonsense.But today was different.Today he had a very important test for one of his maj
Scars of the past
All he could hear were echoes, and a dull ringing through his head, he tried to ignore it but the echoes kept coming and he felt a pair of gentle hands patting him.He tried to open his eyes but the pain ringing through his head made him give up all hope of it.When he was about to give up all hope and just fall back, the gentle hands came again then turned him over. Looking up he opened his eyes, enduring the pain to see his female neighbor Mary looking at him in shock then suddenly scream out.Orion couldn't make sense of what exactly was going on at that point, confusion washed over him then he looked around himself."Yeah, I tripped and fell earlier"He placed his hand on his forehead and his hands were covered in red sticky liquid, it looked like his face was fully covered in blood. The shock made him forget alll his pains for a moment and stand up hurriedly. He saw the spot he was unconscious on drained in blood, forgetting his pains he ran off into his room and closed the doo
ABNORMAL
~~trring~~~~trring~~Opening his eyes after what felt like the deepest slumber of his life, Orion reached out and stopped the alarm. Slowly, he raised his upper body from the bed and looked around the pitch-black room, his vision still heavy with sleep.He had returned from the test saga around 1 p.m., and the time now was 11:47 p.m. That meant he had been in an unconscious state for almost eleven hours.Yes, eleven hours.Even during the brief moments he had been awake earlier, all he did were to cover up everything in a semiconscious state, and it barely took 20 minutes.Reaching up, he touched his forehead and felt the dried liquid crusted on his skin. The moment his fingers brushed against it, the memories came rushing back.Recalling the wound he just suffered from,he would've clearly died and this would be the fourth time he'll go through it.Slowly, he stood up and switched on the light.The room was filled with a dull glow as he walked toward the mirror and examined his refle
Genes And Mutation
Walking down the streets back to his hostel, Orion felt his stomach grumble, he held his tummy and frowned then thought about how long he had gone without eating already, literally skipped lunch and dinner. ‘No this won’t do, I have to get home and make some dishes then have a rest and think about the rest tomorrow’. After getting to the quarters, he stopped at the spot he fell the day before and it nothing seemed suspicious, only Mary would probably know something actually happened there since he had cleaned up the area. He walked to his own room, a single room with a shower and toilet and cooked up a feast after which he went back to sleep like a log, daydreaming about what his future would look like. -------------------------------------------------- ~~trring~~ ~~trring~~ Stopping the alarm, Orion woke up full of enthusiasm for the day as he took his bathe then picked up his backpack and hummed a song as he made his way to school. Emma who was looking out from the wi
Shape shifting?
Hey bro, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?” “Why? Is something wrong?” Rolling his eyes in sarcasm, Jerry looked at Orion and said, “Why wouldn’t something be wrong when the greatest class boycotter suddenly starts coming to classes?” “Out with it. What did you come for? I’m sure you didn’t come just to listen to the old man’s class.” “Calling your revered lecturer an old man, you’ve got guts.” “Okay, let’s cut to the chase. I came here to ask for your help.” “My monthly allowance is finished. I’m broke.” Twitching his lips, Orion said, “I’m not here to ask for cash. I just need your help for a few minutes.” Looking at Orion in suspicion, Jerry said, “Are you sure?” “Seriously? I’m not here to ask for money, bro. Just a few minutes of your time, that’s all.” “Alright then. Hope you’re not thinking of collecting my blood to sell it?” “Honestly man, stop the jokes. I’m being serious here.” “Okay, what should I do then?” “Follow me.” Orion turned a
DISCOVERIES
Getting home, Orion went straight to his room and checked his hand and found out it was completely fine. ‘Well I guess the timer is a bit short.’ He dropped his bag and went out to look for his next guinea pig. Knocking on the door next to his for a few moments without a reply, he banged on it even harder and shouted, “Emma, come out. I need your favor for a moment.” A few seconds later he could hear the slow shuffling of feet from the other side of the door, then the door opened, revealing a disheveled Emma rubbing his eyes and staring at Orion with fury as if trying to bore a hole through him. “What’s it now?” Orion looked at him without caring about the expression on his face and replied, “Stretch out your hand. I learnt something interesting so I want to check it. I promise it won’t take more than a minute.” Looking up, Emma glared at Orion like he was about to jump out and strangle him. “That’s it? You woke me up from my nap because you wanted to check something on my h
THE CLUB
9:00 PM Putting on a pair of pants, with the hood draped over his head, he left his room and proceeded to the nearest nightclub in the vicinity, Luna Lux. Then he proceeded through the dark, ensuring he left no traces behind. When he got to the nightclub, everything was already in full swing and he moved silently to a corner where he wouldn’t be noticed. Looking around, he found a girl walking towards him. Since he was wearing a hood with a nose mask over his mouth, they couldn’t see the scar on his face, and with his build they probably thought of him as a tall and handsome guy. ‘I bet they’ll run in fear when they see my scar.’ But things aside, he was not interested in interacting with girls so he decided to just chat with her a bit and then leave the vicinity to look for a suitable target. “Hey there handsome, how you doing?” “Fine.” He said, trying to keep his words as short and bland as possible but it seemed the girl wasn’t really interested in leaving anytime soon. “
Arm Wrestling
Looking at the green shades on his body, though they seemed light and almost unnoticeable if he didn’t focus, he couldn’t help but feel curious. Why would every other human have the characteristic blue and red colors while this guy could actually produce an additional shade of green? Although the crowd were stunned for a while, they soon got into the flow and erupted into cheers and ovation for a new show, though most of those present could actually imagine how brutal it would be for the newcomer. Taking in a deep breath, he moved forward and stared straight at Rocky, then stretched out his right hand and placed it on the table. The crowd erupted into another round of cheers at the provocation. Rocky seemed interested, then moved forward and placed his hand on the table. He looked into Orion’s eyes, the only visible part of his body, and said, “You seem so confident in challenging me. I wonder why you seem so confident?” Orion smirked from under the mask and thought to himself,
A Shocking Discovery
Looking at Rocky in front of him, Orion was shocked to see him gaining momentum with each passing second and more of the black balls were getting destroyed every passing moment. If the cycle continued, he would get overpowered and lose the challenge, but that wasn’t his concern. He was more focused on the possibilities of him being affected if all the black balls were destroyed.Suddenly, his eyes widened when one of the black balls turned to fumes, then reformed and actually took on the green color and the shape of Rocky’s.Before he could react, the newly transformed green ball came rushing back to his hand and in that moment all the black balls in his hand started changing color to the exact same green as the first one.This time there was no doubt. Although the change was very small, he could feel it all over his body. His hand suddenly tensed up and the hand which was getting pushed down was being raised up with every passing moment.While Orion was trying to figure out what was
Cheating Methods
The next morningLooking out of the window, he took in a load of fresh air and then thought back to the previous day’s events.“Yeah… what a hectic night that was.”For Orion, who had literally spent all his life without much drama, the previous day was the most hectic in his entire lifetime.Now that he was more settled, he thought back to what had happened and came to the conclusion that the black balls in his body were just behaving on instinct and morphing to look like others close to them.Looking at his hand, the distinct green was still there and remembering that only a single one was needed to fully transform, he wondered if he could control the others to copy the green one, but nothing seemed to work.Then my greatest goal for now is to learn how to control my powers.The fact that there were others out there who also had what seemed like supernatural powers filled him with anxiety.He had shown his first sign of change when he was seven years old. What if some had long grown