[My name is Mark. I am eighteen years old.]
Inside a room, there was a young man by the name of Mark, writing a diary. While writing, he paused and thought.
'Should I write this? It's not like I have ever written a diary.'
He decided to close the book and lean back, raising his face towards the ceiling.
He raised his hand, and a tablet suddenly flew up from the table and landed in his palm.
'What should I do now?'
He was confused, but there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
He had lived a very boring life for eighteen years. But he wasn't an ordinary person.
When he was three years old, he discovered that he had an extraordinary power of telekinesis.
He could control anything with his mind, and the level of control was honed to the point of holding an entire house or a mountain with his mind.
But this was, after all, an ordinary world.
He had never seen anyone with his kind of power. So, when his parents found out about it, they immediately told him never to show his power again.
At that time, he got quite angry and tried using his power even more. However, in one incident, he lost control of the table while floating around the house.
That table landed on his father's leg.
Although the damage wasn't heavy, it was enough to admit his father to the hospital.
Only from then on, he used his power cautiously.
Everything was going just fine. He wouldn't use his powers in public and live an ordinary life.
Since he only had telekinesis powers, it wasn't something he could use to improve his lifestyle.
Except there was one method. When he was twelve years old, he was trying to improve his control over his power.
So, he started controlling smaller things like sand and rice. During his training, he found that he could separate small particles quite easily.
And once he remembered a certain kind of particle, he could simply use his mind to sense it around him.
This discovery helped him and his family get rich overnight as he could easily pull out gold from gold mines.
But there was one problem. He couldn't get careless and reveal his power. So, after his parents talked to him for a long time, he decided not to use this method.
At least, not to rely on this to get rich.
Except for this, he only used his power to control things around him, but nothing more. And that's how it had been for eighteen years.
All of that changed today.
He still couldn't forget every second of that conversation.
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Ding-Dong!
The doorbell rang, and his mother opened the main door.
Three people, two wearing black and white suit while the one in the middle wore a more casual t-shirt and pants.
Seeing them, it gave his mother quite a fright. But the man in the middle introduced himself.
"Hello, Madam! My name is Adam Gong. I am here on behalf of the Universal Federation of Super-powered individuals."
His words frightened her even more.
She shook her head like a rattlesnake shaking its tail.
"No, no, you must be in the wrong house. There is no one with a superpower here."
At that time, Mark was sitting on the couch, watching TV. When he heard his mother's words, he couldn't help but feel speechless.
"Madam, there is no need deny this. We have been watching Mark Kent for fifteen years."
His words dilated Mark's mother's eyes. For a moment, a hopeless expression appeared on her face.
She had watched quite a lot of shows.
So, her mind immediately went haywire, thinking they were a bad government organization trying to experiment on her son.
"No, I will never give you my child."
A strong despair and anger appeared in her eyes as she tried slamming the door.
But Mark appeared behind his mother and stopped her hand.
"Calm down, Mom!"
"Mark, go back! I will not let them take you away."
A strong determination appeared in her eyes as she pushed back her son.
Seeing this, Adam felt speechless.
One of the bodyguards leaned forward and whispered.
"Sir, a lot of TV shows portray governments as evil experimental houses."
"I can see that."
Adam speechlessly replied and cleared his throat before continuing.
"Madam, you are confusing us with TV shows. If we used to conduct evil experiments, wouldn't we have captured your son six years ago?"
Mark's pupils dilated as he asked.
"You knew?"
"Of course, your every move, at least outside of your house, has been under our gaze. You have to understand. Not all super-powered beings choose to live a normal life."
"Some can get quite deadly for society. So, we wouldn't hesitate to take them away from the normal society."
"But since you haven't done anything wrong, we haven't contacted you. So, can we talk inside?"
Adam explained.
At this moment, Mark pulled his mother towards the couch and said.
"Sorry about that!"
Adam sat next to them and shook his head.
"This is just your mother's love and care for you. Mr Johnson and Mrs. Daisy have been keeping the secret about your power for fifteen years."
"Naturally, they don't want to be discovered now."
Mark took a deep breath and said.
"You came here fifteen years after I awakened my powers. First of all, why? Second, what is your federation?"
"And, third, if there are powerful beings like me, why haven't we heard anything about it?"
Adam looked at his mother with a serious gaze before looking at him.
"Because the world is not as simple as you think. There aren't just superpowered beings. There are also aliens, demons, gods, and monsters."
"Wait, what? Are you being serious here?"
Mark gave him a suspicious and disbelieving look.
Even his mother looked stunned. She quickly stood up and said.
"I will make some tea."
She found that she shouldn't be listening to this kind of conversation.
As long as they weren't an evil organization, she didn't mind leaving her son alone with them.
Adam took out a tablet and opened it. Soon, holographic pictures appeared above the table.
One of them showed a superpowered being like him shooting powerful laser beams from his eyes.
Another showed a human-like creature, floating on top of the clouds and holding a massive lightning bolt.
Another one was a crazy looking beast, shaped like a dog but covered in pale yellow skin that could withstand a direct piercing from a sharp sword.
These revelations left him stunned.
After all, for so many years, Mark had always assumed that he was special. He was the only one with powers.
But now, he was shown that not only were powerful beings like him, but also monsters and gods.
He looked at Adam and asked.
"Where are they?"
"Another world, separated from this but connected on a certain level." Adam replied and continued.
"As for our federation, it is a powerful organization made from the coalition of all major forces from thousands of years ago around the world."
"But we do not interact with them or with ordinary people. Normally, we take them to our world and let them live there."
Hearing that, Mark frowned and said.
"So, I have to leave behind my family and go with you?"
Adam hurriedly shook his head and spoke.
"No, we will be taking your family with us. Naturally, this is done to increase the population of another world."
"But it is also done with some restrictions. For example, once we leave, your family can never return here."
"Because your family will be given a certain item that transforms them from normal people to super-powered beings."
Mark's eyelid rose as he suspiciously asked.
"You can make super-powered beings. So why not do it with the entire population of Earth?"
Adam chuckled and said.
"Does the richest person in the world share his wealth with you? No, right! So, why should we?"
He shook his head and continued.
"Human lifespan has limits, and resources are limited. Even if they do use those resources to become powerful, they can't make much progress."
"Once their lifespan approaches, they will die, wasting our resources that could make a more powerful being capable of fighting for our world."
"That's the difference between Natural Awakener and Artificial Awakener. That's why we have been protecting this world for thousands of years."
Mark looked at him with a serious gaze and asked.
"I have to go with you?"
Adam shook his head and said.
"No, we don't force others. But we will disable your power and wipe your eyes' memories about this conversation."
Mark's eyes darkened as he said.
"I need some time to think about it."
Adam nodded as he pointed at the tablet and said.
"All the information you need is in that. Once you have made up your mind, you can contact me. There is only one saved contact in it."
Saying so, he stood up and walked away with the two bodyguards.