Hidden Potential [Stories of Kawali Series 3]

Stretching his arms out, Keith woke up in his bedroom, the place seemingly red thanks to the light shining through the red curtains covering the windows. He looked over his shoulder to the left, seeing Jang Ka-Seong still sleeping, and lifted the blanket off him before getting off the bed. The wooden floor gave him a calm feeling as he walked out the bedroom and down the stairs into the kitchen, where he prepared breakfast for the two of them.

Ka-Seong managed to stop herself from falling off the edge of the bed when she woke up from her nightmare. Taking off the blanket on top of her, she walked out the bedroom and smelled a couple of eggs being made. Without hesitation, she ran down the stairs, only to trip and fall down a few steps towards the wall, banging her head.

"Hey, careful now. I'm nearly done." Keith said, hearing the impact. He placed the scrambled eggs on a plate using a pan, and turned off the gas before placing the pan in a water basin, making it cool down. He placed the plates on the dining table before healing Ka-Seong, and they both sat on the table, ready to eat.

The yellow-and-white scrambled eggs included with 2 sausages and some slices of cooked ham felt like heaven to her, although Keith finished the plate in 10 minutes, leaving only a small amount of oil.

"This tastes very nice." her voice said in his head.

"It's just a normal breakfast for me. I could cook up a feast for lunch and eat it whole." he replied, walking away to wash his plate. He wiped it with soap and water, and left it to dry as he walked to the computer. He turned it on, and the first thing he saw on the news was the principal, Jang Jin-Suk, talking about the fear his students shared with him during Judgement Day.

"It was very hectic, considering the fact that a portion of GOWA decided to storm our school just to kill a single student. Why would they go through all that trouble when they could attempt a full-scale execution on him, even when that'll definitely fail?"

"I've never seen my dad like that before." her voice said. "I always thought he would be as strong as an entire army."

"Have you seen him cry before?"

"Not that I remember."

"Anyways," Keith continued, closing the tab, "wanna go somewhere for today?"

"Nah. I'd rather stay at home."

"Speaking of which, I think you better take off that nightcap while eating. It might fall."

"But I thought it's already off?"

"Think it just got flattened when you fell."

She felt the nightcap and took it off, before continuing to eat. Keith played a couple games while waiting, and once she finished, he paused it and fully cleaned the plate, before picking it up and leaving it to dry. He then took a broom and a mop, and cleaned the entire place, before throwing them back on the hanger. He then took a book and started reading as Ka-Seong started wandering around the house, finding lots of stuff Keith didn't use much.

This continued for a couple of hours, until a car arrived in front of Keith's house. She immediately noticed and took her clothes before running out. She looked at him, smiled and waved, and ran out the gate. "Finally, some alone time." he thought, closing the gate. He walked back into the house, and started to train himself.

The next day, he saw the school blocked by a cyan forcefield. With his jacket on his body and his backpack over his shoulder, he touched the forcefield, only to find that he couldn't pass through it. Another boy came up to him, and said, "The 'Order Establishers' created this thing. They wanted you to suffer a lot before eventually ending you."

"Oh really? Then they're underestimating me."

"This forcefield can withstand the force of 2 Inferno users. I doubt you can break it-"

"Neutral Style: Inferno Fist."

With a single punch, he opened a large hole. "All good. Let's go in." Keith said, stepping through the forcefield. The boy followed, and their jackets flowed backward as Keith asked, "So, what's your name?"

"Zach. I know you're Keith. Thanks to you, I decided to wear a black jacket."

"Alright. What kind of ability do you have?"

"Speed. I've only used it to go fast, though..."

Keith took out an Ability Journal as they turned a corner towards a corridor, and he flipped the pages until he came across Speed. He read it for a short moment, then said, "You can easily do barrages with it. Just don't overuse it, unless you want to flop unconscious while running.

"You know so much."

"I've taken up ability recording as a hobby ever since I found out I was a Neutral. Been like this ever since."

They got to the front of their classroom, only to find that the door was destroyed. The yellow curtain lit the entire room, and Keith found a note on his table which read, "The Order is coming"

He burnt the note, only to find Zach struggling with an enemy. He barraged the latter and sent them flying across the corridor, and before they could get up, they were pinned down by Keith and Zach.

"Alrighty, tell us. Who's in charge of the Order Establishers?" Keith asked, crossing his arms as he put his shoe on the enemy's body.

"You think I'd leak their information to someone who's not fit to hear it?"

Keith cast a certain ability on them, and they said, "Brian Antonio, the wielder of Hypnosis, Nature and Seal."

"Thanks."

Keith undid the ability, causing them to fall unconscious. "Come on, Zach. Let's think of a plan before we start our Revolution."

They both returned to the room, and they got to a table. Fiolini and Ka-Seong were already there, and Zach started,

"Alright, we need a way to take down the Order Establishers. Their leader is Brian Antonio, and he can use Hypnosis and Seal, along with being able to manipulate Nature."

"I've heard he has 5 people under him who serve as his bodyguards. They all seem strong." Fiolini said.

"The Murderous Five? I heard they stopped having that title the same day the Order Establishers came around." Ka-Seong said in their heads.

"Meaning they should have joined them. Who else do you know is with them?"

"We shouldn't worry about the others, we should worry about the 6 of them. How strong are they, exactly?" Keith asked.

"They have the strength of about approximately 200 students here."

"What the fuck? That's ridiculously overpowered!"

"Yeah, we only found out about that now."

"Wait, what?"

"You didn't hear? Before you came today, part of the school was blown up by the Order Establishers." Zach said.

"Attention all students, this is a warning to all of you. We, the Order Establishers, have declared war on Keith and his friends. Should you assist him, you will be marked as an enemy and will be subject to a violent execution." a voice said from the overhead speakers.

"They've marked us as a threat." Fiolini said, seemingly worried.

"Don't worry. Because they've declared war on us, they're the ones provoking us, not the other way around. If that's the case, let's go fight and maybe cause a few major injuries here and there, shall we?" Keith said, standing up. He looked at the door, and as a couple members of the Order Establishers appeared, he said, "Welcome. You're standing in front of the enemy side themselves."