Emptiness was everything that surrounded me… Darkness was the only thing that I could "see"... Nothing was everything that I could feel…

Being alone in the dark often scares people… but living in the dark is another thing altogether… the feeling of having no one… the feeling of having no feeling…

I don't know how long it will take to get out of this darkness, but all I know is that once I leave, I will not be myself anymore…

But, who am I?....

What's my name?....

All that I know is that I wish power… But what is power?....

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I can feel… I can touch something… I can hear some distant sounds… but this place is so small, I can't even move freely…

I only want to rest, I am tired….

This warmth… it's so good….

This place is getting tighter… I am being pressed… what is this pain that I feel?

Finally, I can see some light… so painful…

I could not stop my mouth from opening and tears from falling from my face, some forms surrounded me, I could see a man that was like a light in the place… his presence is so good… a woman take me in her arms, I felt like I was in a fortress in her arms, and nothing could harm me…

"Here is your son miss Helena." A man passed me to Helena.

"John, our son is so beautiful, he is like the sun illuminating us…. Hey little Bryan, Mommy loves you so much..." Helena said to me with a lovely face, John came closer and looked into my eyes…

"Little Bryan, you will be a great man when you grow, Dad will take care of you very well." Said John while a tear fell from his eyes.

Days passed, I can finally see clearly. The woman and man that take care of me are my parents. I feel safe with them…

9 months go by…. and now I can say words... The man is Dad, He has red hair on all his "head, it's so funny to pull it… his eyes are green, and he is very strong for what I can see… The woman is "Mom" she has such beautiful hair, it's like the light from the sun…

Another 9 months pass. People call me a little genius, I can walk, I can talk, and mommy is teaching me how to read, the word is so funny, I like to discover what they mean. I can almost read everything, nothing escapes me.

Years go by, Bryan grows strong. his hair was red like a flame, and his eyes Blue like the Sky.

His growth was full of bumps, he was an exceptional kid, so intelligent that he was shunned by other children. even though he had a great personality, being different is not always good.

Now, Bryan is seventeen years old, he is almost finishing high school. He had few friends, but at least they truly liked him. After he hit the teen years, there were a lot of people that tried to get closer to him because of his great looks and intelligence. Friends are not always easy to make. His good body came from practicing martial arts since small, his father, John, was a krav maga and jiu-jitsu master, he was an army instructor and made Bryan train since small. Despite his great body, he never liked sports, his only time for physical exercise was only during his daily training with his father.

He stood at 1,85 meters tall, had red hair and blue eyes. his body had an athletic shape and his face was like a sculpture, with rough and slender traits.

His only two good friends were Jessica and Samuel. Jessica was a childhood friend, they lived closer to each other since small and their mothers were good friends as well.

He meet Samuel about 3 years ago, when he was 14 years old, he only had Jessica as a friend then. Samuel came from a different school and was a lonely kid. he was tiny and nerdy with big glasses. Bryan befriended him because he knew what was like to be shunned by others.

"Why is it taking so long? It seems like time is not passing..." Said a boy to my right, he is thin and is using big glasses, he has short black hair and seemed tall while seated.

"Shut up Sam, If you keep talking the teacher is going to pick on us." Said a girl behind Samuel, she has long black hair, green eyes, and an hourglass figure, with good proportions everywhere. Her name is Jessica, and my good friend.

"Don't worry Sam, the class is almost ending, no need to be so rushed," I said looking at him. He was a good friend, but the games were his weakness. He wanted to left the class quickly and go to his house because there was a new game named Albion that launched today.

The time ticked by, and seconds were passing. the students were looking uneasily to the clock above the teacher's desk. Most of the students did not like to study, most of them just came to class, because their parents forced them to. Samuel is very bright, even though he doesn't like to study. And since Jessica grew near me, she was influenced by me to study more. After all, which child likes her best friend to be above her in all classes.

After a moment, the alarm rang, and the students, that had already packed their things, quickly got up from their chairs and went in the door direction.

Bryan waited for everyone to get out and then went in the teacher's direction.

"Miss Audrey, Thank you for the class. Until tomorrow." I said to the teacher. She was a good looking woman that was 25 years old. She has auburn hair, brown eyes, and a good figure.

"As charming as always Bryan. Have a good weekend." Audrey blinked with a charming smile in her mouth and waved her hand.

Bryan turned to the door direction and saw Jessica waiting there for him with a gloomy face.

After leaving class I turned to her and asked. "What's up Jess? Why this face?"

"You wouldn't understand. Now shut up and let's go home." She said walking quickly in front of me.

I fastened my pace and followed after her. "What are you up to this weekend?"

"I may go watch the new superhero movie at the cinema, wanna come with me?" she asked me while walking quickly in front of me. I fastened my pace again.

"Well, I may as well go, my parents, are traveling to Europe this weekend to commemorate their wedding anniversary," I answered to her.

"Well, that's good for them. We can go tomorrow at 7 pm." Said Jessica with a smile on her face.

Walking to the way to their houses, they went through a beautiful grove, It was full of trees, the ground around the road was full of colorful flowers, birds were singing and the grass was short. After some minutes they arrived at their houses.

"Bye Jess, until tomorrow." I waved her goodbye while entering my house.

"I AM HOME." I shouted while taking out my shoes. The house we lived in was a normal size in my view. it had a living room, a bathroom, and a kitchen downstairs, and upstairs there were tree rooms, one for me and one for my parents, and one for visits.

"Hey son, come here in the living room, we need to talk to you." Walking through the corridor, I saw the family pictures on the wall, good moments they were. Walking in the living room, I saw both my parents seated on the couch and eating some grapes. the living room was the biggest room of the house, it has a big couch in the middle, bookshelves on the walls and a chair and table for reading and studies. my parents were wearing some casual clothes and had suitcases beside them. I suppose they were leaving to take the airplane now.

"Son, there's food ready in the fridge, you just need to heat it. if everything goes alright we will be back Monday at night. Be careful and don't mess up with the house." Said his mother.

"Mom, I need some money as well, I will be going to watch a movie tomorrow with Jessica." I asked for this because I didn't have any money on me, and knew that Jessica wouldn't be paying for me.

My parents showed surprise in their faces when they heard this. a small smile appeared in my father's face and he said. "Finally showing some courage son. Good, good. Remember, when you bite the bone, never let it go. HAHAHA" After speaking he gave a hearty laugh and reached for his wallet and gave me 200 bucks.

"This is too much dad, I won't be using everything. And what is this talk about biting the bone?" I asked with a puzzled expression.

"Well son, you will need that much for a first date. Your mother and I will be going now, Bye." They got up from the couch. My mother came to me and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. my dad passed by me and patted me on the shoulder.

after saying goodbye, they called a taxi and went away.

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The next day, Bryan woke up early and read some books. he heated the lunch that was on the fridge and read some novels. Finally, the time that he agreed to meet with Jessica was arriving. He showered and put some good clothes.

Leaving his house seated in front of his door and waited for Jessica appear. After waiting for a few minutes and seeing that she was not showing up, he got up and knocked on her door.

"COMING" I heard Jessica's voice from inside. After awhile she opened the door. She was using a black dress that went until her knees and using a red coat, and black boots.

She was truly stunning right now, even I was baffled by her looks. Seeing that I was looking at her without saying anything, she knocked on my head and said.

"Knock, knock. is somebody there?" She flashed a smile and completed it. "Let's go airhead"

I gestured for her and we went to the town's direction. "How do you think the movie is gonna be Jess?" I asked her after thinking for a bit. She was my best friend and I knew she was not her usual self. She talked a lot usually and liked to comment about the news. She was an avid reader of novels and books like myself, so usually we had a lot to talk about.

"Well, the movie……."

After watching the movie, we went to a fast-food restaurant and grabbed something to eat, we went to some stores and visited some places.

Finally, when it was 10:30 we decided to head back home. The night was magical, I never felt like this before, Jess and I grew up together, although I am slow sometimes to understand people, when you know someone for so long, you almost know what she is thinking.

After some small talk, we were passing through a park, the night was cloudless and there was a full moon in the sky. the wind blew slowly through the tree's making it seem like there was an instrument playing.

She slowly stopped and turned to me, a heat began to rise in my chest. My heartbeats accelerated like a car that was running. She came closer to me, and under the moonlight, I could see her blushing face.

"Bryan, I have something to tell you." She looked up into my eyes, and her gaze electrified me.

"I have… for some time..." Just as she would complete the sentence.

"BING"

With a sound, a blue screen floated in front of my eyes.

System initializing…