It was another regular morning, the kind that drags itself along while everyone pretends to care about school.
"Remember to take your lunch, son," my mother called from the kitchen.
I waved vaguely and left. Honestly, my legs were about to take me on the fastest—and most enjoyable—ride imaginable. No bikes, no cars, just me. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, I leapt over buildings like they were garden fences. If anyone had bothered to measure, I could easily exceed three thousand kilometers per hour without breaking a sweat.
School came into view, but before I could even step inside the gate, something unusual happened. A portal appeared out of nowhere, shimmering with a strange light. A horde of monsters poured through it, charging like a river with sharp teeth and claws.
Most people would panic. Most students would scream. Most hunters would rush in to fight. Me? I barely raised an eyebrow. Why? Because this wasn't a school attack. Something about the portal told me these monsters weren't here for humans—or at least, not for me to stop them. Curiosity, not heroics, was what pushed me forward.
I slipped through the portal before anyone noticed. And then… I realized it wasn't a cave, a dungeon, or anything Earthly. Space stretched endlessly around me. Stars, planets, and structures far beyond anything in our galaxy glittered in impossible patterns. I took a deep breath. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt. I could breathe here. That alone was… weirdly convenient.
I wandered, exploring the alien constructs. Artificial planets—massive, fully-engineered worlds built for something I couldn't yet understand. Weapons, barracks, even entire ecosystems—all designed for war. And as I moved through corridors of alien metal, I noticed something faint inside me: a resonance, a tiny vibration that felt familiar yet otherworldly. Star Energy, maybe. Something tied to my bloodline.
Eventually, curiosity had to give way to responsibility. The portal began to flicker, unstable. I slipped back through, landing on the school grounds just as the portal vanished. The school was safe, protected by a force field, and the monsters were obliterated by nearby hunters. No one saw me enter, no one saw me leave. Perfect.
I brushed off dust from my jacket, smirking to myself. The portal had been a glimpse of something far bigger. Something that wasn't even supposed to be on Earth.
And somehow, I knew… this was just the beginning.