Dawn of the 13th Era

Cells

The next morning

Looking 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 accustomed to it?

How strong would they be now?

This question kept finding its way into his mind as he recalled the power Dave had displayed at the club.

If a human could use that amount of power subconsciously, then if he actively built on it and improved it, how strong would he be now?

Would he really be able to keep up?

The thought kept running through his mind when a random idea came to him.

The university was currently in a tense atmosphere—the most dreaded period of all—the exam period.

Although it might not concern him so much, his life was still at stake because of it. But what if he copied a professor? Wouldn’t he be able to ace his way through the exams?

Thinking up to this point, a weird smile crept onto his face as he returned to his room, took a pair of trousers, and then left.

As much as he would like to copy a professor, he would first need to learn how to control his power. He couldn’t just turn into an old baldy in the exam hall, right?

But if he could copy only the professor’s brainpower, then it would be alright. Even if his hair actually changed, he could just cover it with a cap and that would be that.

His next objective now, though, was to learn how to move them himself instead of them moving wildly based on instinct.

Thinking up to this point, he wondered what exactly those black balls were, and also the blue and red balls in others. It also seemed that the form and ability of people depended on those balls.

If his conjecture was correct, then he and Dave were some sort of mutants and the balls had to change colors for them to actually have those powers. So he decided the best name to call them was cells.

Perhaps some discovery would occur in the future that would change his perspective, but who knows?

For now, I’ll just stick with cells.

So in short, the cells had to change for them to have supernatural powers, and the type of power also depended on the change that occurred in them.

I need to feel the moment when the black cells move to determine what exactly stimulates them.

He had tried all sorts of methods to make them change position but it didn’t seem to work. As for the legends of just thinking and changing shape?

That was just pure fantasy.

Yup… fantasy.

He might not be able to move them as he wished or change their form, but he could at least try to make some areas unable to move.

The reason why he was going to school at this moment was to meet up with Jerry, apologize for the previous blunder, and conduct some new experiments on him.

Besides, they actually had a lecture that day, so there was no reason for him not to attend, right?

While walking to the bus stop, he checked his account balance and discovered it was nearing the red digits.

Sighing to himself, he said,

“If only I could find a way to earn some money. Honestly, I’m so broke.”

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks and remembered he was no longer the broke Orion, but now a new Orion with powers. Even though he couldn’t control his powers yet, at least he had super regeneration.

In that case, he should stop thinking like before and start thinking like a new guy with powers—and how he could cheat his way into earning some bucks.

Now what’s the best way to earn money for a shapeshifter?