MULTIVERSE OF TALENTS

his young voice cracking as he spoke. "Ugh," he grunted, still fe

he was met with the sight of se

ght, the sudden movement making him dizzy. He realiz

could only see the legs of the

ion, and they were all staring at him. Some of them wer

himself, his mind racing to

e girl, Laylane, and then everything went black. And now, here he was

, he started to recognize some of them from

ks, and the boy with the glasses who looked like a walking encyclopedia. A wa

rming in his throat. The realizat

, surrounded by kids who acted m

a

mmed against the table. The kids who had gathered around him j

t out a heavy sigh. "Whew!" he thought, reliev

from, but he didn't care. All he knew wa

r, he had always been terrified of crowds. The feeling of being surrounde

ht have passed out from panic. He counted his lucky s

he had been in his room before passing out? Could his mother have caused him to

voice bellowed from somewhere in the room.

he authority of the voice was palpable, sending a chill down his spine. He cou

ate thirties. He was dressed in an all-white modern outfit, and his eyes were hidden behind d

imposing presence that he almost f

y towards Adam, his steps

isper in Adam's ear, he did so

est you take your seat and start the prog

ce open-ended, leaving Adam's mind to conju

uring all manner of horrible things t

u

place to sit, he realized he was in a different classroom than the one he

th the rainbow-colored hair from the pr

that he expected immediate obedience. With a nervous gulp, Adam

ring at him with an intensity that was unsettling. All he wanted was to keep his hea

as he said, "Good. Now, I hope you're

lass replied in unison, their

stomach. He was the only one who didn't know who this i

re hoarse than before. He scanned the room, his

he classroom, their movements

ave you for Talent Checking Day,"

ting to a few of the students. "Come forward and show m

ront of the room, standing be

ds another student, who stared at it intently. A few moments

performance was truly sub-par. It took you two minutes and sixte

humiliated. Next up was a girl, who began t

er hands, taking the form of a dragon. The light began to danc

ping with disdain. "You'd be better off using yo

w shocked titters from the other students. He rais

ow. Each student was being called upon to show their uniqu

ot good enough. Even the boy who could control fire, who had bullied Adam

the students did was good enou

bored and almost mocking. He folded his arms and leane

of the class. He stood before them, feeling everyone's eyes on him. A minute pass

o. Finally, he opened his mouth wide and let out a cry:

pened. Finally, in desperation, he tried to mimic the girl's dragon dance, twirling

nto a cruel smile. "Or are you just a clown, here to entertain us?" She said the w

en, turning to Adam, he said, "Why don't you use the notepa

and pen clutched in his hands, a gi

ernatural power that he hadn't even noticed he was

aid, the sarcasm dripping from his voice. It was clear he w

what they want and get this over with." He picked up the pen

snapped impatiently, "We don

eries of intricate and beautiful sketch

collective gasp of

ini, her body contorted into an erotic pose. It was clear

ellowed, his face turni

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