[Cain Farm ~ Marcus's Bedroom]

I am sitting at my desk, a cup of luke-warm tea beside me. I was just finishing my homework (as it was the only thing I could do after my cousin Sam told my mother I was ignoring her.) I was slightly put off by how my mother treated me, acting on just the word of that little girl.

With my homework done I looked at the cup of tea. With a sigh, I waved my hand over the cup, releasing a small amount of energy. It was a trick I knew all to well; I'd mastered the ability to bring the water to a boil before began to evaporate (or shattered the mug.)

In the next second, a small cloud formed as the energy above my hand went from fire to ice. This caused the vaporized water to condense into a small cloud and rain back into the cup. Happy with myself I leaned back, in an attempt to relax. That was, of course, when it began to become abnormally cold as the water temperature keep rapidly dropping until all that was left was an icy slurry.)

"Crap!" Suddenly the ceramic cup cracked and then fell apart leaving a cylinder cup shape ice cube on my desk.

"I guess that could be useful in the future," I sighed as I went for the nearest thick piece of cloth to avoid cutting up my hand. With all the information from the system, the learning curve is why I can manipulate two power in tandem with another. With this I now know the basics of how compounding meta powers works, I just have to learn how to add a few more to make a decent move.

I swept the ice cube and the shattered ceramic pieces into my item box to dispose of them later. With that experiment over I stretched and felt slightly sleepy. The pity of using the new gained powers, regardless of magic or meta, the drain always made me tired. (The only good thing that came after that was a good night sleep.) I always found using the powers after was easier and caused less of a drain as long as I didn't overly use them.

I knew from past events when I tried compounding magic if I overused it, I would look anemic and be prone to extended bed rest for days until those inner energies were restored. So, I never pushed it that often (as I never enjoyed waking in hospital bed hooked up to enough machines to become a broadcast station.)

I got up from my chair and let out another yawn and walked towards the bed. Unfortunately, just before I let myself collapse into the bed, I heard a rapping at the door. This caused me to straighten up and put strength in my legs before looking at the door as it open and my father walked in.

As our eyes locked, he seem to realize I was about to go to bed so he let out a cough and then said, "Sorry it look s like you were about to call it a night. We can discuss this in the morning."

I waved my hand and I said, "Naw its fine dad we can talk come in come in." I sat on my bed and offered my father the chair at my desk.

We and looked at one another, paused, as if waiting for the other to speak. Then my father said, "The school called they're concerned that you're only doing the minimum. It seems you're not working to your fullest."

An image filled my head of a certain young middle-aged woman whom I find way too touchy. I was far from worried of as she didn't have a meta-power so she was a normie…. correction a cougar normie. "Dad I do my classwork; homework and I also have to do my chores here why do I need to join a club or any after-school activities, how will it help my future?"

My dad chuckled and shook his head before he said," Boy…it so you can learn to be social and maybe make a few more friends than you currently have."

I smiled and spoke. "Dad I'm far from climbing the water tower and starting to picking people off." (of course, it be far easier to nuke'em with the meta powers I had gained.)

My dad just got up and shook his head patted my shoulder and began to leave but just as he was about to make it through the door I said, "Father…for you I shall find a club to join." I felt my dad look back at me and I swore I saw a smirk causing me to say to myself (Son of bitch…I got played).

After he was gone, I rolled into my bed and thought of the clubs that wouldn't liquefy my brain in doing it but sleep soon claimed me.

[Next Day]

[Cain Farm – Kitchen]

Layal was cooking breakfast for me and my dad; he was going over the farm's expenses as he sipped his coffee. I had of course wolfed down my third helping of the breakfast than got ready to catch the bus.

I walked back to my room and snatched up my bag I had a few clubs on my mind as I put on the backpack, I also still didn't get over being played by my father, but I had already said I would, so I had little choice. (Apparently, I wasn't really needed to do work on the farm.)

I used the free time to test powers and practice the magic but now some of that time would need to be sacrificed. My heart bleed over the lost time, but I got over this. I already had plans for revenge in the works; the heavens would soon be crying for my father as the image of my father with bunny ears appearing on his head with test subject one under the image.'Maybe try the toxic manipulation; an give my dear and manipulative father the Montezuma's Revenge!'

My eyes gave a faint glow with this maleficent aura and I continue along with my business after getting the bag I went to the kitchen gave my sister a hug and as I passed my dad and said, "Later Dad!" he only nodded as he was engrossed with the paperwork.

[School Bus]

I was listing the abilities I still needed to test. A few of them needed privacy and could not be done on the farm especially if my experiments went out of control.

I thought maybe this weekend I could tell my father I was going to go camping by myself. This was something I did often anyways (so this was something I needed to factor into the club I joined.) As I thought about this my cousin sat beside me. "Thanks to your meddling I had zero peace last night and I got played in joining a club…So how do I pay you back my dear Sam?"

The girl shivered and was about to stand up but I quickly yank her by her arm making her sit down I could see she was sweating bullets and said, "Not…not my fault teacher was going call your parents anyways."

I shook my head. "But it was you who decided to go yipping like a little dog." I could see her eyes flare but she didn't act as I followed with me whispering low in her ear, "I'm sorry you have a cousin-con fetish and even if we live in Hicksville, USA. We're not that far in the hills where we need to marry cous…gaaah..ouch." As my eyes open I found my cousin's red puffy eyes staring dagger in my direction (oh no ….don't cry anything but that and not here and …please don't tell my mother gaaah why haven't I found a memory eraser meta yet….I am So SCREWED.)

I then felt a fist sink into my guts causing me to cough and sputter as Sam got up and found another seat. I could also see she was trying to hold back the tears. In truth, I knew she was adopted by my aunt and if anything were to really happen it wouldn't be a crisis but we had been raised together since we were toddlers and I really didn't see her in that way.