The sunlight shines through the windows, it's a new day. My eyes flutter open.
"Oh you're up earlier than usual." Kaleb says, cleaning the house. His scarlet hair tied up so it doesn't disturb his cleaning.
"Ugh... what time is it?" I rub my eyes, slightly pushing away the gray patches of hair covering my eyes.
"8:00 AM." Kaleb responds.
"Oh... okay." I try to sleep again. Until I feel a tug on my shirt.
"You're already awake, so don't sleep again. You might wake up late again sleepyhead." Kaleb pulls me up from my bed.
"but..."
"No buts, we're trying to get you the privilege of becoming a breaker. Now wake up or you're on clean-up duty tomorrow."
"Whaatttt, it's my birthday though..." I slowly stand up from my bed and yawn.
"Just bare with it." Kaleb sighs.
"Okay..." I go to the bathroom to wash my face.
"I'm really a breaker huh..." I stare at my face on the mirror. My dark gray hair is slightly wet. I stare at my eyes, the left is a bright shade of yellow, the right being a light shade of green.
"I never liked my heterochromia." I touch my face softly. Staring into my own eyes.
Once I was done with washing my face, I head outside the bathroom and quickly change into my formal clothes.
"Kaleb, let's head out!"
"Eh? Are you sure? You're oddly excited for something that's not including '10'"
"But it does?"
Kaleb pauses,"...fair."
I walk towards the door and turn the doorknob. We both start walking on the dimly lit hallways.
"How long was it since then?" Kaleb asks.
"3 years, it's been 3 years since we started living together."
"You were still so young..."
"Hey, the past is in the past, but I still miss them very dearly."
We walk through the stairs to reach the streets.
'3 years ago...' I start reminiscing of the past.
3 years ago, there was an incident called 'the Alpha outbreak' where many pets in Japan suddenly became MOBs, my dog happened to become one in that incident and brutally slaughtered my parents. The reason for the sudden outbreak is unknown even to this day with many people still investigating the incident. Some theories suggest that there was a culprit behind this incident, although the OBA have yet to address such theories. Personally, I don't believe in such theories, the process of becoming a breaker is completely natural and dependent on some sort of divine being who governs our world.
"...Earth to Ren!" Kaleb's face is right in front of me.
"AH!" I quickly snap out of my thoughts. "Your face is so close..." My face turns bright red due to embarrassment. I stare at his face, his skin is fair and smooth... almost too smooth.
"Stop staring at my face." Kaleb squints his eyes "You attracted to me or something? I thought you were straight" She grins.
"Let's just keep walking" I walk past him and continue to advance to the nearest OBA building.
"HEY WAIT UP!" Kaleb quickly catches up to me.
"Oh by the way, when's your next photoshoot?" I ask Kaleb.
"Eh? Why're you asking about that?" He respond.
"You're a model, so I don't want to take up too much of your time." I reply.
"6:00 PM, don't worry, I've still got a lot of time for your birthday." He smiles widely.
After a bit of walking, we arrive at a massive building. It's massive structure towering over the buildings over it.
"We're here..." Sweat runs down my face.
"Whoa... this is a big ass building" Kaleb freezes up.
We enter the building and once we enter, many big buff men with suits is scattered around the building. We head to the counter where a rather slim man with plain black hair is sitting down. An ID hangs on his neck. He takes a sip of his coffee.
"Excuse me. I recently turned 18, and I felt a sharp pain on..." I pause to think, 'should I say that I all my bones are breakable? They are the OBA, but... what if someone hacks into the systems? Then my vulnerability will be exposed. Then what ability do I want to have? Which one keeps me as safe as possible? Ah! I know.'
"...all my toes, both my feet, and one finger." I say.
The receptionist spits out his coffee in shock. "13 bones?! You're one hell of a talent. Although... the bones you can break aren't that good except the feet. Having both feet as an available power is rare you know? You're really lucky, although your other abilities don't combine well with it. Do you already know the privileges of being a breaker?"
I nod, "Yes, I know already."
The receptionist scans my face and body. "Come with me, we have to confirm you're not lying. After all, these privileges aren't just for anyone. They're meant for breakers, not liars." He stands up and starts walking "Tell your friend to stay here. We can't allow non-breakers into breaker facilities unless of course, they claim to be one."
I turn to Kaleb, "Is it okay If you stay here? It'll be quick."
Kaleb leans in closer, whispering against my ear "You really do act different with strangers, are you sure you'll be able to handle academy life?"
"Pfft... yeah I know, but don't worry, I don't plan on being popular in the first place. It'll be dangerous if anyone discovers about my ability." I whisper back and quickly catch up with the receptionist.
We arrive at a large, empty, white room.
"This will only take 10 minutes. Just simply demonstrate the abilities, you don't have to with the foot due to the visual indication and the fact it will sap away at your blood."
I nod and comply, first breaking my left index finger. 'OUCHHHHHHH!!!!' I scream inside but manage keep a straight face. I point my finger to a wall and shooting a small bullet, about as small as a fly. 'So small... I felt so much pain just for that???' I think to myself.
"All right, now we at least confirmed you're a breaker. How about the other abilities?" The receptionist takes out a notebook and starts writing things down.
I nod and break one of my toes "Hng..." I hold in my scream and start breaking my toes one by one. 'THIS HURTS WAY TOO MUCH AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!' my face winces in pain. and I stand up on my toes, and I start walking, the pain getting amplified with each step, my face distorting more and more. My footsteps are completely silent, every movement I make, it just doesn't make a sound.
"Seems like the toes are true as well... now your feet."
I nod weakly, feeling like I'll faint at any second. I grab my feet, my hands are shaking 'I don't want to experience this much pain...' my resolve starts to wither until a memory flashes, the scene of my family, their bodies mangled in a grotesque fashion. Their intestines being devoured by an animal I considered friend and a light ignites in my eyes as I break my foot and hold in my scream as much as I can.
Small boosters come out of the back of my foot, like those on a sports car. I slam my hand against the ground in pain. Then I turn to my other foot, with newfound resolve, I break it without any hesitation and small boosters come out of that foot as well.
I start panting "hah... hah... there, I'm done..."
"Good job." The receptionist extends his hand out towards me. "You're now a breaker."