Hidden Potential [Stories of Kawali Series 3]

A young boy trudged through the streets after coming out from a market, having stuffed himself to the max. It was just days after the Destruction Devil had been defeated, yet he couldn't celebrate yet, as he had a place to go to. Problem was, he didn't know where to go. He also couldn't find Keith, the white-haired boy who took it down.

As he took step after step, he found a small hill which he climbed. The trees were no more, which allowed him to take a look at his surroundings. Buildings were either intact or flattened, and after some time, he found the GOWA headquarters. He then started a trek to the place.

By the time he got there, however, he found that the place had closed down. He walked inside and scavenged for food, but only managed to find a half-used pen and a glove. He took both of them, keeping the pen in his pocket as he wore the glove, and walked out. He kept on walking along the road until he came across a large building that looked abandoned. He walked inside to scavenge, but came across a group of kids cleaning it up. One of them looked older than the rest, and as he was about to run outside, he said, "It's alright to be here. Wanna help out?"

"U-Uh..."

"It's alright. Once we're done, you can study with us."

"Really?"

"Yep. We just have to clean this place up first. What do you think?"

The young boy pondered for a while, before saying, "Sure."

"Alright. My name's Johnson, and I'm leading the group. Now, shall we continue?"

The young boy smiled, before wiping the entire first floor with his Water ability. Johnson smiled as he looked on, and said, "Perfect. Let's move on."

Theresa and her adopted child lived a good life in a remote spot, the former teaching the latter. She looked at the news, which reported an empire being built from the ground up by someone named Mu-Jin. She smiled, and laid on the bed in her navy house clothes, before saying, "You're going to great lengths just to help yourself out, huh?"

In another part of the city, where no one bothered to go as they believed it was completely destroyed, a black-haired boy was running towards a building which still stood. A young, blonde, timid child stood in the ruins, and the boy pushed him aside as the ceiling fell. The blonde boy looked on as the other boy got himself loose from the debris, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Yeah. I'm fine. Do you need help?"

"Do I look like I need help?"

The boys looked around, and the black-haired boy said, "Alright. From now on, I'll be your elder brother!"

"Huh?"

"You said you needed help, right? That's why I'm helping!"

"Ah, alright..."

"By the way, what's your name?"

"I'm Noah."

"Cool. I'm John."

The two boys then supported each other for the years to come. Time passed, and eventually, something stirred from within...

Hidden Potential

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