Flux: "Hmm… did I pass?"
Kimsi: "Well, you"
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Scene Shift Somewhere Else
A faint beep... beep... beep echoed in the air.
A man sat restlessly in a hospital hallway, tapping his foot on the cold tiles.
Nurse: "Mr. Viole?"
Viole (snapping up): "Y-Yes! That's me!"
Nurse: smiling "Congratulations… it's a boy." 😊
Viole: "R-really?! Can I see them now?"
Nurse: "Of course. Go right in."
Viole sprinted through the hallway like a kid who'd just won the world.
He burst into the maternity room
(Author: Yeah yeah, I forget what this room's called 😅 just know it's where new moms rest with their babies, okay?)
Viole (shouting in joy): "Selenaaa! We got a boy!! WHOOO-HOOOO!!! 😺🎉"
Selena (lying tired but smiling): "Hoho~ you're way too excited."
Viole: "Of course I am! I just became a father!"
Selena: "Hehe~ then tell me, what should we name him?"
Viole: "Already thought of one!"
Selena: "Oh? And?"
Viole: "Mike. His name will be Mike." 😁
Selena: "Mike... I love it. Our little Mike." ❤️
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A Few Months Later
Selena sat on the bed, tickling her baby's hands.
Selena: "Aww, you can't possibly be this cute~ 🤗🤗🤗"
Mike: "M...m...m...Ma... Mama."
Selena (frozen): "W-WHAT!? R-really!?"
Selena: "Say it again, baby! Mama! Mama!"
Mike: "Muma."
Selena (screaming with joy): "YAAAHOOO!!! Mike's first word is Muma! 😍😍😍"
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4 Years Later
Mike: "Mom, I'm hungry!"
Selena: "Just wait a bit, I'm cooking already."
Mike: "Okaay~"
Suddenly
BANG BANG BANG! Someone pounded the door.
Akara (panting): "Mike!!!"
Mike: "Huh? Akara, what's wrong?"
Akara: "Y-your dad...!"
Selena (startled): "What about Viole!?"
Akara: "P-please... just come with me... hurry!"
They rushed outside.
The sound of sirens and fire filled the air.
Two cars were wrecked together in flames.
Firefighters struggled to put it out.
Selena's eyes darted across the smoke... and froze.
There among the wreck lay Viole.
Selena (screaming): "VIOLE!!! NOOOO!!! Please no!! 😭😭😭 I can't... I can't live without you!!"
Her cries tore through the chaos.
Mike stood beside her... silent.
No tears. No words. No sound.
He didn't understand the pain
He only felt emptiness.
His body... didn't even know how to react.
> Inside Mike: 100% → 70%.
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Time Passed…
Selena worked day and night 5 AM to 11:30 PM.
The pay was enough for rent, food, and survival... but not for love, or warmth.
Mike was alone.
Every single day.
He cried, waiting for his mother to come home.
But no one ever answered the silence.
> Inside Mike: 70% → 55%.
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A Ray of Hope… then Broken.
One day, Mike finally stepped outside.
He met a girl bright, kind, beautiful.
He fell for her instantly.
And to his surprise she said yes.
For the first time, he smiled again.
But two months later
She left.
Just because he was poor.
> Inside Mike: 55% → 22%.
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Mike stopped caring.
He stopped moving.
He lay in bed, staring at anime screens, asking himself
"Why can't I have the life I want?"
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A Few Years Later…
Selena begged him to return to school.
He didn't want to, but he gave in.
The first day was hell.
Everyone mocked him, laughed at him, bullied him.
Until
Teacher: "Students, we have a new transfer today."
Teacher: "You can come in now!"
Familiar voice: "Heh, alright, give me a second."
The door slid open.
A boy stepped in confident, calm, eyes sharp.
Flux: "Yo. I'm Flux. I'll be studying with you all... and just saying, don't try bullying me unless you want... unexpected things to happen." 😤
Flux sat beside Mike.
Flux: "Hey."
Mike (startled): "Y-you talking to me?"
Flux: "Yep. Why?"
Mike: "Oh uh, no reason. I'm Mike."
Flux: "Nice. I'm Flux."
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Lunchtime.
The bullies cornered Mike again.
Bully: "Heh, the useless kid again."
But before they could lay a hand on him
THUD!
Flux's kick sent one flying.
Bully 2: "W-what the hell !?"
Flux grabbed his arm mid-swing, spun, and used his own punch against him.
Bully 3: "You bastard!"
He swung a chair Flux shattered it with one kick.
The rest froze.
Flux: "So... anyone else?"
The bullies bolted out in panic.
Mike (in awe): "You... just what did you do!?"
Flux: "Nothing much. Just remember when I'm around, you don't need to be afraid."
Mike (smiling faintly): "Th-thanks..."
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Months Later…
Flux became the school's brightest student.
Top in everything.
Limitless IQ.
Unmatched strength.
Mike... was the opposite.
He couldn't keep up.
Everyone teased him again
This time for being Flux's burden.
Until
A blinding flash.
A sound that tore through the sky.
BOOOOOOMMM!!!
The ground split.
The air shattered.
The world... vanished.
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Mike (waking up, gasping): "Ughhh what was that... dream!?"
He sat up, eyes darting.
Mike: "Where... where am I?"