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In a world where everyone born with a superpower, abilities vary wildly. Some can ignite fire from their hands. Others can soar through the sky or command the sea itself. Powers don’t appear at birth. When you turn 10, your ability awakens naturally. What you get is a matter of fate, but how you use it is a choice. With enough skill and discipline, you might even be recruited by the hero headquarters, LAW, an organization dedicated to protecting the world’s peace
But not everyone uses their power for good. When abilities are twisted toward darker intentions, LAW steps in to restore order and put those villains in their place
And Eggchan is no different from a normal person…ok just a little bit not normal because he was born with aniridia
He lived his life, make friends at school, eat and sleep like a baby and wait until he’s 10 to receive his power, his mother lead him to a hospital to identify what his power will be. And Eggchan was so excited he bounced around and almost knocked off someone thrice! Who could blame him, he used to always wonder what he will get, maybe he’ll have laser eyes? Shapeshift? Ohhh maybe he will be able to summon weapons, that’s be so cool!
“Ma’am, we have done a few tests on your child and we concluded that he’s a rare case! Two superpower so congrats!!” the nurse said in delight
“Wait really? Oh my god you’re blessed Eggchan!” his mother smile in glee, hugging her son tight
And Eggchan was so happy back then, I mean, having one ability is so, but two is a rare case!! Imagine he could just both control fire and ice, maybe he has some chance to be able to combo his ability, make it unstoppable-
“It’s x-ray and uh shoots through things…? I don’t really know about it much but here’s your result paper, have a good day!” the nurse looks in confusion before smile awkwardly as she hands out a file to his mother
Well those might look boring but maybe he could work with it, maybe it won’t be too bad!
Eggchan take a small peek on the paper’s information, eyes filled with hope as he squints to read each words
[Terminal Adjustment]
- The operator is permitted to enact a marginal post-translational spatial reallocation of a ballistic object’s terminal locus at the precise pre-cessation interval of its kinetic expression. Said reallocation is strictly constrained to a sub-decimetric magnitude and exerts no influence upon the projectile’s velocity vector, temporal progression, or directional continuity throughout its translational phase
[Partial Radiographic Perception]
- The operator may transiently access a degraded, non-spectral penetrative perceptual modality permitting the apprehension of gross internal compositional arrangements of entities situated within direct visual alignment. This modality manifests as a flattened, low-fidelity density projection devoid of chromatic differentiation, stereoscopic depth resolution, or precise kinematic discernment, rendering the identification of fine-grain structural features functionally unattainable. Sustained engagement of this perceptual state induces cumulative ocular and cognitive strain, resulting in rapid sensory fatigue
Eggchan just stare at the paper then to his mother, waiting for her to done reading and explain it to him because he’s not that smart to understand it and too impatient to decipher it
What? He’s just a kid back then, who could even blame him for being stupid and impatient?
And does anyone even understand what this said?...
Cause he surely is not…
“So… yeah, honey. This is basically how it works. You can make a shot ignore one solid layer at the destination you’re aiming for if it deems it can’t shots through that layer, but only up to about 15 centimeters. Anything thicker than that just stops it…and you can kind of see things through walls or anything that blocks your vision, but it’s fuzzy, and if you do it for too long it gives you a headache. That’s really all there is to it” after a few moment of staring at the paper, Eggchan’s mother finally simplified it for him
“no making the stuff I throw faster or more powerful…?”
“No…”
Eggchan stare blankly at her, slowly let the gear in his tiny brain to start working
“only one layer? So like if I throw a rock to a wall and command it to hit the teddy bear in a box, the rock can only pass the wall and hit the box?...”
“yes…” his mother looks away, unable to do a face to face conversation with him
“does the x-ray improve my vision?...”
“no…just make it worse”
Eggchan blink
“mom I have aniridia…”
“I know…”
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So yeah sad story Egg knows, basically he was blessed with 2 superpowers but it’s so useless for Eggchan (and probably for everyone else in this society), he never even bothers to use it
Some call him doomed potential
Some said god is toying with him
At the present, Eggchan is walking back to his shared apartment after a long tiresome shift at the convenience store, totally did not doze off 7 times because he forgot to buy coffee for himself. His mind drifted in that dull, half-awake way where a shadow starts to move and the street lights feel fuzzier each steps he make, nothing worth thinking about but holyshit he might need sleep if he hallucinates this bad. But while walking Eggchan’s mind drift off to it again
Sure, those words did hurt a lot. But Eggchan was used to it by now. It wasn’t like anything would change if he stayed bitter and cried about it. He had enough aura to accept that shit and move on. And honestly, he was lucky to be born into a world where superpowers weren’t everything. Society still improved. Technology still advanced. Not everything revolved around abilities like in those stupid mangas and novels
So he grew up like everyone else
Went to college. Engineering major
Suffered, because no college seems interested in producing engineers who aren’t miserable
Lived on coffee during exams
Picked up a job at some random convenience store
Closing shifts
Dozed off once or twice, probably more…
So yeah, the average life of a college students, no excitement, no love because Eggchan have no rizz and no bullying because those are long been left to eat dust since 1980s
But
If someone ever ask Egg if he ever still wish to be a hero one day and gets recruited by LAW just like how his little self wants, Eggchan would think for a second then say yes
Who is he kidding? He’d say yes in every life time
Don’t get him wrong, he was grateful. Not much bad had happened to him, at least nothing worse than failing history class, his ego still wounded from the accident so we should not mention it much…
But his life is so boring and dull
It just a cycle at this point, all he does is wake up-study-work-eat-sleep and repeat, if you ever experience this, you’d die of boredom instead of old age
Oh, he wished there were just a little more color in his world. Sure, the peace is nice, but after tastes the fun and thrill, he wanted some more excitement mixed into it. Something to break up the calm. Maybe then he’d feel less… fun-dehydrated-
And as if the universe complies to his request in the worse way possible
CLANG!
A loud crash echoed from a dark alleyway startled Eggchan, then shouting and more crashing causing Egg to stop midway, adjust his glasses and look closer into the alleyway
It didn’t take long for Eggchan to see everything
There, right there is a man having a…crowbar arm?...well must be his power…crowbar arm against a trembling woman as she sobs and begging for help
“P-please! I-I’ll do anything; I n-need this money!!” the women cries
“Shut up bitch, give me your purse and any other valuable item you have before I slit your throat” said the man
And the woman couldn’t do anything except slowly slid her purse off, her pale is as pale as a ghost, maybe she would never go out alone at night again after this
“HEY! You stop right there and let the poor lady go!!” a voice startled the two, they turned their head over the exit of the alley, to find a young man pointing at the man, well it would look better if the boy didn’t look so sleep deprived and have a better posture
You guessed it
The young man is Eggchan! Man he’s so proud of himself for this, he’s gaining aura after all of these
Eggchan stomp his way towards the two, grab the purse and yank the women away, saving her from getting hostage while the man still being stunned
“wha- HEY! You give her back before I make you pay the price!” the man yelled angrily but Eggchan just shove the purse onto the woman
“Go ma’am, I’ll handle the rest” the woman nodded then runs away in a hurry, not wanting to be there any longer
“Ugh, why must you stick your nose in my business kid, great now my hunt is ruined” the man groaned as he drags the crowbar arm towards Eggchan “I’ve seen kids like you tried to be heroes, it quite annoying you know? I always have to beat them into shape every time”
And Egg sweats
Because he, the great Eggchan
Doesn’t know how to fight
Like
He doesn’t even know how to throw a punch
And now facing such threatening situation, Eggchan is helpless
There’s no Wemmbu to save his ass
There’s no op powers to help him flee
Eggchan gulp as he gets in his fighting position, ready to face the challenge head on
You know what? Fuck it
Maybe he actually can turn talented
Maybe he's secretly a super talented fighter
Maybe in critical moments like this, Eggchan will shine-
WHAM!
(Andd bro got knocked out cold lmao)
“H-huh…” Eggchan slowly woken up, groans as his head decided to scream at him
Look around, the man is long gone, leaving Eggchan here on the ground and maybe with a traumatized brain injury…wait
Eggchan jolt up immediately and check his pockets
Empty
…
Fuck
And his wallet had to suffer for his poor decisions, a thin, tragic punishment slapped onto an already humiliating night. He should have run when he had the chance. He should’ve been a runner not a fucking fighter, that’s Wemmbu’s job. He lost too much aura right now it’s embarrassing
And with that, Eggchan dragged the beaten body along, each steps earned a hiss of pain from Egg. By the time he reached the shared apartment, Eggchan fumbled for the keys with one hand, still holding onto his aching head with the other hand
Click
The door creaked open, welcoming Eggchan to his shared apartment
Oh right, speaking of shared apartment
You must be curious who’s he is sharing with right?
“Sup bro” Long, elegant purple hair tied into a neat bun. Violet eyes hidden behind cucumber slices and a face mask, courtesy of his nightly routine, of course. His sitting posture of an average delinquent you see in the alley trynna be an edgelord, slouched back while picking his nose, chewing on a bag of potato chips, and watching some looking ah movie
“Ew Wemmbu why are you picking your nose bro”
“I’m gon rub it on you. Bro come here”
“EW EW EW YOU STINKY ASS DON’T YOU DARE-”
Yeah you guess it just from the purple part right?
Eggchan knows, he’s not that dumb
He just wanna say more about his friend over who’s hogging all the fucking snacks and the fucking sofa every single time
Anyways-
Yeah! You guess it right!
It’s…drum rolls…
Wemmbu!
Wemmbu, Egg’s best buddy! Sticking together with each other to the hips! Wemmbu, the one who Eggchan always rely on
Okay but seriously, Eggchan literally rely on Wemmbu by a lot, the guy is just that W aura
Eggchan and Wemmbu have been friends since they were little, growing up? Still do, the only difference is Eggchan study engineer while Wemmbu study law, probably so in the future he could get away with responsibility if he ever beat someone up so bad, did Egg mention how strong Wemmbu is? God, that guy is a literal monster, as far as Eggchan remember, this purple guy wannabe can literally become invisible, jumping enemy whenever he wanted to and Wemmbu mean it well
The LAW even tried to recruit him because how fast he beat up a villain in a fight, take note the word ‘tried’ because fucker refuse to join LAW immediately, still a mystery why Wemmbu refuse. At some point, Eggchan starts to wonder if Wemmbu said no just so he could move in with Eggchan and hogs all the sofa to himself
Anyways-
It actually not that bad to be friend with Wemmbu, thanks to his reputation, Eggchan actually gains some benefits like
No one dares to touch him when Wemmbu is around
And uh, some drawbacks like
He got talk behind his back
Some tried to use him to climb as high as he is, which Egg could easily see through
Rumors fly around his ears like flies
Everyone became wary and he can’t make much friends
Etc…
Ok why- maybe he should stop…
Back to reality, Eggchan sighs as he kicks Wemmbu’s leg aside and slump down the sofa, defeated and aura loss
“what’s wrong Egg, ya look pretty down?” Wemmbu tilted his head, hand over the bag of chips and Eggchan take it gratefully
“Well, I got robbed, my wallet is gone man…” Eggchan sighs in frustration
But Wemmbu just look confused
“Your what?” he asked again
“My wallet Wemmbu, great, there goes my lunch money for this week…”
“bro how, dauwg it’s impossible” Wemmbu raised his eyebrow before handover a wallet
Egg’s wallet
“wha- how did you get this?! I thought I bring it with me this morning?!” Eggchan gasp as he inched closer to Wemmbu, looking from the wallet to Wemmbu in disbelief
“Bro, you literally forgot it today, I wake up and found your wallet on our coffee table, L move lmao” Wemmbu chuckle as he grab the chips and continue to watch some random corny looking movie but Eggchan shakes his head
“No dude I remember I literally bought breakfast this morning with my wallet” Egg exclaim in disbelief as he recalled
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“Dude that’s literally yesterday, you and your goldfish brain bro” Wemmbu sighs before standing up “Yo I gotta take out the trash, you go take a shower or something, you stink”
Eggchan blinks and shrugs, well at least he has his wallet back, that’s all it mattered
“whatever bro” Eggchan said as he stretches his back and groan at both the pain and pleasure it gives
Oh he might become an old man one day
Thanks to studying engineer for making him this way
L major but whatever