Next chapter out. thanks for the positive feedback i got from you!I decided to make here at the top a section to answer comments/reviews you write to my story.

'Author answers or says something probably important'-section:

*Sargent Crash*: Thanks. I decided to answer this question in this chapter. It's not some kind of body enhancement,sorry, and I must warn you and others: I designed this ability to be something you don't want to be up against, meaning it's an overpowered ability. So just read and find out!

*I-Zach1832*: Thanks. I will probably update thrice weekly. If not, than it just means I hadn't had the time or a lack in creativity.

Chapter 3: a certain temperamental redhead II

"The name is Kurokami Kumiko, it's a pleasure to meet you!", the girl introduced herself to the three after getting the money she went to get.

"For me too. My name is Uiharu Kazari."

"Saten Ruiko."

"Misaka Mikoto."

"So, Kurokami-san,...", Saten began when they walked along a street but got interrupted by Kumiko.

"Just Kumiko. Kurokami is a little too long."

"Ok. Ähm, Kumiko-san, what is your ability and level?", Saten asked her eyes gleaming with curiosity, which also was in Misaka's and Uiharu's eyes.

"Telekinetic, Level 4.", Kumiko answered which seemed to satisfy Saten and Uiharu, but Misaka remained suspicious.

"Why didn't you just attacked them from a distance if you were able to, then?", came a question from Misaka.

Kumiko eyed her for a short time before watching frontward again and began to elaborate.

"To induce fear."

"Why fear and in this strange way? And wouldn't it be enough to just knock them out from a distance?", Saten asked, now again gleaming with curiosity.

"For the first, the 'why', because it made fighting them easier."

That explanation lead to a puzzled look in the other three girl's faces.

"Humans are easier to read when under strong emotions. So let me ask you a question: What is the one thing humans fear the most?", Kumiko asked when she saw their puzzled faces.

"Things that are dangerous and terrifying, right?", Saten answered.

"Close, but not entirely correct. What human's fear the most are things they can't see, can't understand, don't know what it is. If I would have just attacked them over a distance, they would have thought 'Hey, she is a telekinetic' and that would be it. The fear would be gone and they would have had an idea how to fight me. And that is also one of the reasons why I didn't just attack them from a distance."

"And the other reason?"

"The other reason would be that I had an giant amount of stress building up over the past days and I just needed to vent. And what is better for venting stress then entertainment? What I did was just for that: Entertainment."

At that answer Misaka, Saten and Uiharu sweat drooped.

But even this explanation didn't seem to be enough for Misaka. Kumiko noticed that and signaled her 'We talk later'. That seem to satisfy Misaka and let her forget the topic for now.

"Saten-san, what did you mean with your exclamation 'She is it!' earlier?" Kumiko asked, remembering it.

"I meant you are the one from the rumor."

"Rumor?"

Saten got her notebook out and showed her the site with the rumor.

"Here, this rumor", she said while pointing at the post.

Kumiko read through it. When she was at the word 'demon' a vain pooped up on her forehead and she began to emit killing intent. Around her the temperature seemed to drop.

"Fufufufu... it seems there is someone with a death wish. But do not worry, I can fulfill this wish. Fufufufufufu...", she laughed creepily, leading the other three to being slightly scared, and asked then:

"Saten-san, can you give me the penname of the author who has written this rumor?"

"Yeah, but I don't really think that will help you.", Saten said giving Kumiko the name.

"Do not worry, I have my ways.", she answered happily while Saten didn't worry about her not finding him but about the person who had posted the rumor.

'Sorry, man. Rest in peace.', Saten thought seeing an dark aura surrounding Kumiko.

"So, after we have talked about my powers and the death wish of a certain author, can you help me with my groceries and the party preparations? I don't have enough time now to do both by myself.", Kumiko asked the three other girls, aura vanishing.

"Ok, but wouldn't it be a problem if we help you? I mean, it's the birthday of your little brother and we know each other just since today.", Saten asked.

"Nah, it's ok, he doesn't have many friends because he goes in a special institution so it would be nice to have more there", Kumiko answered while leading them to a nearby supermarket.

After they had bought the groceries and brought them to Kumiko's apartment, Saten looked on the watch of her handy.

"AH, Uiharu, we need to go now.", Saten said to which Uiharu looked too and nodded in agreement.

"She is right, we need to go now. Sorry."

"Nah, no Problem. Just go before your too late for whatever you are going to go to.", Kumiko replied cheerfully and Saten and Uiharu walked away and out of the building.

Kumiko opened the door to the room and went with Misaka following in her apartment.

Misaka was surprised how big it was and looked around bringing the groceries with Kumiko in the kitchen.

"So, you wanted something from me, right?", Kumiko began while starting to prepare for cooking.

"Yeah. What is your ability in reality?", Misaka asked starting to put plates, glasses, and cutlery on the table.

"You have noticed, huh?"

"There is no way that this was telekinetic.", Misaka said while frowning, confirming Kumiko's suspicion.

"And why do you think that?", Kumiko went along.

"Because of the acceleration caused by the push you did. It doesn't match up with the damage at him. And the landing also. You could have slowed him down to avoid damage, but you didn't. So why was he only unconscious and hadn't had broken bones?"

"Sharp observation. Your right. I'm not an telekinetic."

"Than what is your ability?"

"My ability is called 'E-Control'."

That lead to Misaka's eyes showing curiosity.

"What does it do?"

"The answer to that is rather simple, to accept it is rather hard for most people.", Kumiko answered and chuckled slightly.

"Stop hitting around the bush and just tell me", Misaka demanded wondering what the other girl found funny.

"Well, the ability 'E-Control' enables the owner to manipulate and control energy.", Kumiko explained.

"And? There are many abilities that allow control over energy. Electromaster, for example."

"No, what I mean is I can do that with any kind of energy: Electric, kinetic, thermal..."

"You're lying", Misaka replied, not believing it.

"I'm not.", Kumiko answered, rather pleased by the reaction she got.

"Ok, let's say this is your ability, hypothetical: How is such an ability possible? And what level are you really?", Misaka asked.

"Well, my real level is something I don't know. The last time it got measured it was level 4 and at that time I was only a telekinetic. To explain my ability we must begin with a little 'my story' session. But before I start the story telling, did you know about the rumor that says 'the ability that negates other abilities'?", Kumiko asked her.

"Yeah, I know this rumor," Misaka replied, leaving the 'I even know who has this completely crazy ability'-part out.

"That makes things a little easier. I don't know if you know it or not, but this rumor is true.", Kumiko said eyeing Misaka who didn't react the way others would react, but let it slide.

"It all started with a bunch of scientists wanting to replicate this unexplainable phenomena through scientific means, to create the 'unbeatable sword and shield'. So they started a project, named 'Uranus project'.

The idea behind it was to produce espers that could give similar results as the negate-ability. Quickly an thesis was formed. they took child errors with abilities that were, in some ways, controlling energy.

They started to use testament to overwrite the personal realities of each esper with thought patterns and equations of others that had an different kind of energy controlling ability. Thermal hand, Electromaster, and so on. But many children couldn't stand the overwriting process and died.", she told while she started to cook.

"In the end only twelve, me and 11 others, survived the process. But the result given wasn't enough for the scientists: Even though we could control all kinds of energy, we could only defend ourselves against things we saw coming.

'So what to do' the scientists thought. They got the answer through the combination of their project with another one called 'Dark May-project'.

It was basically the same as the Uranus project, but they used the thought patterns and equations of accelerator, the number 1, to overwrite our personal realities. They aimed to get the equations for the auto-defense of accelerator combined with our energy control.

That again cost lives. The strain on the brain was too much for most and the only one who survived was me. But even though my ability worked now even automatically, they marked the whole Uranus project as a failure and ended it."

Through the whole explanation Misaka was silent and looked down. She raised her head and saw the sad expression on the other girl's face. After an moment Kumiko let the expression vanish and replaced it with a smile.

"Enough of sad stories, time to explain the ability and show it. That way you will be able to believe it.", she said and started explaining the workings behind it.

"Well, the defense part of my ability is rather short in explanation. I run subconsciously equations, similar in working as the first's. I give certain 'limitations' to what can reach me. For example air molecules that are over a set velocity get slowed down to become unharmful. Or if an physical attack with more kinetic energy than from me allowed is used on me, the kinetic energy behind it will get set to zero, rendering it useless."

Kumiko then ordered Misaka to fire a little electricity at her for demonstration. She did so but was, even after the whole explanation, astonished as the electricity couldn't reach Kumiko and dispersed right before hitting.

"When we start talking about the active usage-part of my ability we must differ between 'manipulation' and 'control'.

'Manipulation' is the increasing and reducing of energy. That is easy to explain.

The fun part of my ability is the 'control'-part. For example ", she said, went to the table and placed a single finger under the edge of said table:"If I set the table's potential energy to zero and then lift up my finger while increasing the energy to match the energy requirements needed to lift the table up...", she said and did like explained.

The table was lifted up by her single finger while staying in the same Position, meaning parallel to the floor.

She let the table be in that position for a few seconds and then put him down.

Misaka was again dumbfounded by the presentation, much to the entertainment of Kumiko.

"Ok, now after I showed you my ability, I have a question for you:",Kumiko began: "What did I do with the impudent robber who proposed me to interact with them in nightly activities for the money I needed?", she asked while she returned to her cooking.

"You increased the energy behind the push?", Misaka answered, but blushed slightly at the dry explanation of the obvious intention the robber had.

"Not quite. If I did that he wouldn't have been just unconscious, considering the energy needed for this action to let him fly this distance.", Kumiko replied shooting the thesis down instantly and happily stirred the content of the pot she was working on.

"Then what did you do?"

"It's rather simple, really. All I did was to increase the energy of movement he had from the push.", she explained.

"Aha.", came the reply from misaka nodding in understanding but still looked like something was bothering her.

"What is it that is bothering you? It's literally written over your face."

"I just thought that your ability is too overpowered. I mean, like you explained it to me you are like a second accelerator."

"Nah, it's just a more fundamental ability then most. The more fundamental a ability is, the more usage and power it has. But my ability isn't perfect. You remember I said that the scientists marked the project as failure?", she asked and Misaka nodded.

"That was because I couldn't control or manipulate AIM fields. No matter what I do, I can't stop an esper from using his/her ability so I can only negate the product, not the working. Unlike the original's my ability was meant to be a copy from.

Another thing is that my ability is limited in range, and that strongly. Only around 1 centimeter from my skin away, because my ability works through generating a AIM dispersion field as the medium for my ability, which is also similar to the first.

And the last and one big flaw is that there is a limit to how much energy I can control and/or manipulate. That in combination with the first flaw I listed make my shield breakable, it's just really hard to do so.", she finished her explanation and turned off the top plate, turning around and looking at Misaka who seemed satisfied with the answer she got.

"I have one remaining question. Do you want to fight me sometime?", Misaka asked after a few seconds with hopeful eyes.

Seeing Misaka's eyes Kumiko couldn't help but laugh and replied:

"Sure. But only when I have time."

Hearing that Misaka's face literally gleamed from delight.

After she spoke that sentence the door of the dorm opened and in the doorframe was...