Bzztt.. Pzztt! Zzzttz..! The sound of electricity flowing from one pole to another, in the darkness and silence of the night, accompanied by the sound of the wind blowing quietly.
Lighting flashes occasionally in the sky, making the light of the clouds reflect the beautiful colors of the aurora in the darkness of the night~ meanwhile;
"Eerrr.. Errrr! Meow! Meoow!..Grrr...",
"Grrr.. Woof! Woof! Grrr...!! Woooff!!.."
Bzzttt! Flash! PzzZzt.. Bzzttzz..! Zzttt Chssss~ A flash of light struck.
[suddenly quite]
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Tick.. Tock... Tick.... Tock.....
HEe-hhmmmhh~ Haa-aahhh~~ Hmhmmhh~~ Huuffhhh...~ Sigh~
"What time is it..." Light-deep voice of a young man, trying to reach the gold analog clock vintage classic on top of white square minimalist table near the bed.
Uugh.. My head..! Light headache!
My eyes so heavy..! He tried to stretch his body which felt stiff and heavy.
His mind wandered, as if his body had been working hard so it was difficult to wake up from his drowsiness. He lay down trying to gather his strength, so that he could wake up from his sleep.
His room is dark, messy, books and clothes are everywhere. You can smell the dust and wood mixed in it. If you had allergies you definitely wouldn't be able to stop sneezing.
Gusts of wind can pass through the window gaps, the room design is modern minimalist but looks old and unkempt. It looks like he lives in a studio room in an old apartment building.
Creak! Creak..! An old, rotting wooden bed made a creaky sound.
Scientific posters are displayed in various corners of this dark room. The only light came from the computer that was actively running on the minimalist wooden desk opposite the bed, there is a small old radio on the edge of the desk. The screen shows the program code that is currently running as if trying to solve a problem in the programming code.
Sheets of scientific and mathematical formulas are scattered near the computer on the table and the floor. Many sticky notes are displayed on the board and the metal wardrobe. Some of them contain unsolved puzzles about various programming formulas and some of them contains a myth and history.
"Hmmh..." The young man mumble, he looked at the gold vintage clock in his hand which showed 2am. The creaking sound of the bed was heard everytime he moved his body.
"I think it's time for me to get ready..."
The young man started to stand up while rubbing his face and head, his slightly muscular were visible with his thin sturdy build. He was about 178cm tall. His wavy hair was loose, reaching his shoulders, and was light gray in color.
Step! Step! Step! The light-sound of his footsteps towards where the mirror was, right in the bathroom not far from the room. The color of blue ceylon sapphires in his eyes was sparkling even tough his face was quite tired.
The young man walked back to his room and grabbed a white shirt and a dark brown jacket. From the design it looked like a fancy academy uniform, with a little gold line on the collar and the cuffs of the jacket.
Plop! Something fell out of his pocket.
"Huh?" He looked down and found his ID card had fallen on the floor. A gold-white color ID card with his photo on the left side and a sparkling gold star on it and his information on the middle, it said;
THE ETHERION ACADEMY
Name : MIKHAEL REN , Gender : MALE , Skill : COMPUTER SCIENCE & HISTORY
Ability : "0"
"Huuffh..!!!" He sighed as he tried to reach for the card. Is there no way for me to fix this damn ability?! This ability is the result of my control over my skills! And it's only 'zero'?! I bet the damn machine is broken! His mind wandered as he frowned. His sharp gaze with sparkling blue ceylon sapphires color eyes, made him look like an innocent person who had a mischievous expression.
He remembered the first time he took the academy entrance exam, where every student was required to take an ability test. The results of the test showed a number that was the level of intelligence of the human brain capacity and physical strenght, represented by the numbers 1 to 10.
At that time, every student was told to enter a special room with white paint and sophisticated all-white science equipment.
Right in the middle of the room was a white capsule about 2 meters high. That capsule was the one of sophisticated tool for measuring and detecting human intelligence and physical strenght. The capsule is named 'TEFISA'.
And for some reason, only Mikhael Ren at the academy got a score of '0' [zero] after repeated test trials and no progress. So the academy considers Mikhael Ren as a normal intelligent human being without any special abilities other than his expertise in computer science and history.
"Well, it's still early, I think I'd better do some physical training while walking to the Academy!" He turned his body and headed towards the corner of the room where several pairs of shoes lay.
He took a pair of sturdy looking brown leather boots and put them on. Then he started to tidy up some newspapers that were scattered near the door of his room. Newspapers arrive every day along with other mail, usually placed in a box located right next to the front door of the room.
He turned his head and suddenly, his eyes focused on the corner, something caught his attention. Huh?! His eyes widened and he frowned. It's weird!
Right on the corner of the small table in between the wall and the door, was a newspaper with a front page headline;
What would you do if this world was ruled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and another unknown forces from outside?!
'Press released, date, year 2810'
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With a surprised face half smirking; What kind of bullsh*t is this?! Muttered in his mind. He picked up the newspaper while stunned and whispered,,
"It is 2000..!!"
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~Bzzttzz!!zZzztz!..~ [radio electricity Turn On]