Chapter 12 - Miscalculation - Part 2

Saturday 1st of May 2021

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Kabul, Afghanistan:

On a sunny day, a shepherd with his flock was wandering the mountains.

The shepherd was around 1.68 meters tall with black hair and brown eyes.

He is very thin almost as if he is malnourished.

His clothes were very dirty and old but it didn't really bother him.

Besides his very unhealthy and weak body, his vision is weak and he is missing his right leg, so he is using crutches.

As for his vision problem, he wasn’t using glasses either.

“” he spoke to himself in his native language, Pashto.

He was walking slowly with his flock in this hot weather.

He didn’t even have a bottle of water with him.

“”

He let out a sigh as he wiped the sweats off his face with his right hand.

Once he removed his hand from his face, he noticed a white energy ball before him.

- Do you want power? -

It was said to him in his native language.

“”

The confused man tried to touch it but he couldn’t.

- Do you want power? Power to stand above the others. Do you want it? Say ‘yes’ and then touch the energy ball. -

The man looked around him.

He didn’t want to believe it.

“”

He shrugged and took the energy ball.

- Jalil, your power is… -

This man known as Jalil felt energy enter his body and he now had powers.

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Tokyo, Japan:

In a small house in Tokyo, Japan, a woman with silky brown hair and black eyes was looking at an energy ball.

She was standing at 1.66 meters tall.

She has a very feminine figure and always looks tired and listless due to overwork.

- Do you want power? -

The energy ball spoke to her in her native language, Japanese.

The woman looked at the ball with a blank expression on her face.

“”

She then started to laugh.

“”

- Do you want power? Power to stand above the others. Do you want it? Say ‘yes’ and then touch the energy ball. -

The woman yawned and hanged her head low.

“”

- Do you want power? Say ‘yes’ if you want it and ‘no’ if you don’t want i-- -

“”

The woman then touched the energy ball.

- Haru Watanabe, your power is… -

This woman known as Haru Watanabe felt energy enter her body and she now had powers.

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Kyiv, Ukraine

A 14 years old boy with dirty blonde hair and grey eyes in Kyiv, Ukraine was staring at an odd white energy ball in the middle of the street.

He was wearing a school uniform and had a backpack with him.

- Do you want power? -

“”

- Then touch the energy ball and take it. -

The boy touched it.

- Illya Kolisnyk, your power is… -

This boy known as Illya Kolisnyk felt energy enter his body and he now had powers.

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Berlin, Germany:

In the staff room of a high school in Berlin, a middle-aged man with blonde hair and blue eyes who stood at 1.65 meters tall, was looking at an energy ball.

- Do you want power? -

A simple question was asked of him in his native language.

“”

- Very well. I shall find-- -

“”

- You will gain the ability to stand above others. You will gain a superpower that will lead to the change in not just humanity, but the world. Do you want power? -

The energy ball was repeating a series of preprogrammed questions and answers.

The man looked down a little.

He raised his right hand and scratched the back of his head slowly.

“”

- Say ‘yes’ and take the energy ball and this power will be yours. Say ‘no’ and I will find a worthy person to gain this power. -

“”

He raised his hand and took the energy ball.

- Martin Becker, your power is… -

This man known as Martin Becker felt energy enter his body and he now had powers.

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Darwin, Australia:

In Darwin, Australia, a man with brown hair and green eyes was driving in his car when a floating white energy ball appeared before him.

- Do you want power? -

As the man saw the energy ball, he immediately hit the brakes and stopped at the side of the road.

Of course, it was illegal parking but it was better than crashing.

The man opened the door and got out.

He was around 1.70 meters tall and was wearing black trousers, a white shirt, black tie with a black blazer on top of it.

“Holy shit!”

The energy ball also followed him to main an eye level contact.

- Do you want power? -

The man tilted his head a little in confusion.

- Do you want po-- -

“What kind of powers?”

- It ranges between strength, speed, flight-- -

“Fuck yes!” the man said with a thin smile on his face.

- Then take this energy ball and the power will be yours. -

“Okay,” the man sounded excited as he took ahold of the energy ball.

- Chris Fisher, your power is... -

This man known as Chris Fisher felt energy enter his body and he now had powers.

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Toronto, Canada:

In an Army base, in Toronto, a muscular and tall man who stood at 1.88 meters tall with brown hair and blue eyes, was looking at an energy ball while he was trying to eat in his dinner.

“Uh, Matt… What is this?” One of the guys who was sitting beside the tall and muscular man said to him in a confused and surprised manner.

- Do you want power? -

“...”

The man which was chosen for the power by this energy ball kept quiet.

“Ooh, can I get it?”

- No. You are not fit for power. -

“What do you mean by fit?”

- … -

Nazar had created the energy ball to choose the person at random. There were no criteria required.

- Do you want power? -

The tall and muscular man sighed.

“Yes. It’s not like I will actually get powers.”

- Now then, touch this energy ball and the power will be yours. -

The man put down his fork and touched it.

- Matthew Wilson, your power is… -

And thus the man known as Matthew Wilson felt energy enter his body and now had super powers.

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Manchester, UK:

In Manchester, UK, at a retail store, a beautiful young busty woman with red hair and green eyes was staring at a white energy ball that appeared before her when she was serving a customer.

The woman stood at 1.77 meters tall.

She is quite tall and comes off as threatening because of her eyes. There is nothing wrong with her. She is a very nice person but people misunderstands her. When she is looking at someone - even in the nicest way - people think they are glaring at her.

- Do you want power? -

As soon as the customer heard that, they ran away.

“What the fuck?” she said slowly to herself.

She looked around and the customers had left the store rather quickly.

She let out a sigh.

“It’s not like my life isn’t miserable already...”

- Do you want power? -

“It's not like it will get any worse. So, why the fuck not?”

- Take the energy ball and the power will be yours. -

“Okay.”

- Katie Campbell, your power is… -

The woman with a very scary glare in her eye took the energy ball and felt energy within her and she now had powers.

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a teenaged girl who was being bullied by a few people when a talking energy ball appeared before her and the bullies ran away.

- Do you want powers? -

The energy ball asked her a question in her native language, Portuguese.

The girl was around 1.50 meters tall with brown hair and black eyes. She was short and her left eye was not working very well.

And as she was very poor, she couldn’t treat it.

Constant bullying has led her to have anxiety and have social problems.

But now, a talking energy ball was floating before her.

- Do you want power? -

“”

She said slowly as she stood up.

“”

- You are a worthy host for power. You have the potential to change the world. -

“”

She felt hope in her heart.

But was it real? Did Nazar even mean for her to have the power? What if the energy ball never found her? What if it had gone to the bullies?

- Take the power and change your destiny at least if you can’t change the world. -

“”

- Take the energy ball and have the power that it is destined for you. You can also reject the power if you wish. -

“”

She reached her hand and took the energy ball.

- Jose Santos, your power is… -

She felt energy within her and thus was overflowing with power.

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Pretoria, South Africa:

In Pretoria, South Africa, a young man with a broken arm due to a gunshot was standing near a river and was looking at a floating energy ball.

He was around 1.79 meters tall. He was also very skinny.

His left hand was bleeding because he got caught in a gang war just a few minutes ago.

He ran away from there as soon as possible.

On his right leg, there is also a bullet wound.

- Do you want power? -

The young man came to the river to try and wash it off since it was close to where he was but all of a sudden, an energy ball appeared before him and it asked if he wanted power.

The energy ball asked him in his native language, Zulu and the young man answered in such, “”

- It ranges. You might get speed, strength, reality warping or something else. -

The young man looked at his arm and then looked at the energy ball.

“”

- Then touch the energy ball. -

The young man hesitantly touched the energy ball and felt the power within him.

- Arno, your power is… -

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Hong Kong, China:

In Hong Kong, China, at a restaurant, a petite woman with long black hair and brown eyes was eating dinner with her boyfriend once an energy ball appeared before her.

- Do you want power? -

And she stood up once the energy ball spoke to her in her native language, Mandarin.

She stood at 1.60 meters tall and looked like she was in her late 20s.

“”

- Do you want power? Power to change your destiny and the world around you? -

“”

She looked at her boyfriend across the table, who looked very wary of the energy ball.

The people in the restaurant started to look at her.

- Do you want power? -

She then let out a low laugh.

“”

- No. You have been chosen as the host of this power. To take it, say ‘yes’ and if you want to reject it, say ‘no’. -

“”

- Have you ever heard of Ion? -

“”

- How do you think he got his powers? I gave it to him. -

“”

- If you don’t want it, then a new host will be-- -

“”

- Then touch the energy ball and it will be yours. -

She did as the energy ball said.

- Zhi Yan, your power is… -

And then, she felt power flowing within her.

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1st of May 2021. 10 people got superpowers. Humanity changed once more. How will the world change?