Dylan was doing 1 finger push ups on a long needle with ease.
"Nine-hundred ninety-nine.....one thousand"
He exhaled and jump onto his feet on the ground with a single motion backflip.
"Huf...that's it for today"
A physique and looks that make him a lady killer. Dylan had been bestowed power out of nowhere something he has yet to fully explore. As he went back into his tiny apartment comfy for 1 person. He wasn't rich and just because he had a strong power that he could probably dominate a country maybe the whole world.
He wasn't some villain as he lived day by day especially a job where one could get killed, robbed and shot at. Someone that transport money for banks in an armored vehicle. Given special permission to use weapons as he carries an assault rifle.
A dangerous job but easy for him whom awakened his power at 19 years old now 20 currently. He had tested out that bullets can't harm him. Stabbings and punches from anybody and easily able to beat them up. Unfortunately he had some cases where he was getting robbed and he had killed someone. A first but he did it in self defense and it was part of his job to defend the money.
Since the pay was pretty dam good though he only lives in a tiny apartment since he doesn't need a big one. Comfortable in his space, Dylan now matured in life as he almost did stupid things that would have gotten him exposed.
He wasn't ever in trouble and pardoned the thing his mental did switch after that from bad to good. Though it was only for a small amount of time. Now knowing that he could do some much wrong if this power got to his mind. But knew he could be a little superhero for his city though he wasn't someone like a superhero that would go around saving people all the time.
If there was no villains just regular crime the cops can just take care of it. Besides his free time would be taken a lot. Then again, he could become some criminal catcher and probably be famous and maybe make plushies of himself and sell it. Lots of merchandise with his face on it or get paid handsomely somehow probably from the government or another source willing to support his heroism.
But dylan wasn't necessary cold hearted he would save anyone in front of him. But everyone? Around the globe? he valued his free time hypocrite yeah. Saving people all the time would just take it away because that's not something he had a goal or was fated to do. Unless somehow their world was being invaded by monstrous beings then yes he would save the world.
Since he wouldn't want his world to be destroyed because there are so much other things he could do here. Games, movies and other things as well as drive a super sports car without a care and only to escape from police chase.
As he hides his power and lives a normal life. But now he would leave his job as he saved a lot of money without spending much to at least pay rent for probably half a year. Probably more, now he wants to explore somewhere around the world. Maybe find some supernatural things since he was randomly blessed with power when he woke up.
Why would he be granted power?
Is there something that he is supposed to do?
Questions arose in his mind you don't just get powers unless something bad will happen.
Or just get it because it was fate or luck.
Dylan then wonders maybe there are things hidden in this world that he doesn't know. One thing for sure his curiosity is making him think of many things and possibilities.
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Coming out naked with a towel drying his hair. As he sat down on his chair and looked at his computer. As he came across someone really intriguing a forum where people discussed about an island something like a paradise island as they call it.
Dylan hadn't seen any pictures connecting to the island. But it seemed that many had posted that people haven't come back from there. A place so mysterious and drawing others in in wanting to explore. Especially because someone or a couple mention that a so called 'elixir of life' that gives you eternal youth. Something that makes any person want to obtain it with their greedy hands and have it for themselves.
Being curious, Dylan wanted to know more about this and actually explore it. It sounded so supernatural that he wanted use his power to get there.
As he gazed at a comment that said
[I know what the location of the island is if anyone is curious]
He commented underneath that and got a friend request from that person. Dylan accepted and then was privately messaged.
[You want to know about it's location then come here with....]
He mentioned the pay upfront before he revealed any information and it sounded shady as hell. As dylan wondered do the government officials know or this is something that hasn't been exposed yet.
He got up and stretched as he was going to work one last time and quit.
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Dylan quit his job and was now at some random location given to by the mysterious person. As it was a cafe not to crowded as the server came to take his order.
"What would you like sir?"
"Give me orange juice with the waffle house special"
"Alright coming right up"
He left and seconds later a man came close an older man at that. Seeing his grey hair he sat down a bit wary. As he looked at dylan observing him seeing how he looked, acted and trying to gauge what he was dealing with.
"Hedson102?"
Dylan nodded as that was his username on the website.
"Money first"
Dylan had negotiated the price and it wasn't that bad it was costly but he was curious. Sure it seemed he was being gullible and easy to be tricked. But he could tell if someone is lying or not. Of course it wouldn't work online but in person.
Passing the money sealed in an envelope he peeked at it and nodded with satisfaction.
"Then I'll explain where it's located.....that island you truly want to go there?"
"Yes"
His voice filled with slight fear as he recalled his adventure there and how he barely came alive. He may be the only survivor but he never tried to talk about it. He didn't want more lives to die for what lay over there. It scared him and he had a conscious if he exposed this information, he found in some dead body washing ashore. People not caring about the dangers would greedily head over there for that so called elixir of life.
Which who knew if it existed and he himself never found it. Only attacked by weird creatures as he barely made it out alive. Unexplainable things that shook his very being but now he needed money so he was willing to sell this information only once.
As he had a debt he had to pay so he only shook his head as he said sorry to the man in his mind. Dylan unaware of his thoughts looked at him waiting for an explanation.
"Then..."
Explaining where it's located and even showing a picture to what it looked like. A couple that he lucky took before he ran with fear and forgot to take more. It looked beautiful to dylan eyes and nodded thanking the man. Who had a grim expression as he had explained that people died there. Those in the forum didn't believe the older man as he was someone who recently came back alive. But saw dead bodies of people with flowers coming from their bodies.
dylan didn't see him lying so it was all true the paradise island was beautiful with a dark secret.