When I arrived at the orphanage, sir. Peterson was already waiting at the door with the orphanage's chief.
Now that I think about it, it is crazy how I still don't know the orphanage's chief's name.
"Ethan, we've been waiting. Happy birthday!" sir. Peterson said while the orphanage's chief just smiled and agreed with the head.
"Today we help you understand your cursed power" sir. Peterson added.
It was actually a normal event in the orphanage.
The children had to understand their power before going to the army for safety reasons. Don't know why, but they say it is much safer than going there without even knowing how to use their abilities.
I then followed them to a room filled with different objects, from small ones like small car toys to big ones such as a real old car.
"The first step is to understand the limit of your power." the orphanage's chief said.
"You can take off your gloves. Then touch the objects from the small to the bigger ones." the orphanage's chief implemented.
I didn't answer.
I actually feel a bit scared, but I'm also curious about my limits.
I took off my gloves slowly.
I could see both of them breathe deeply while watching me.
They look to be as scared as me.
I then took the first toy, and it took only an instant to turn into ashes.
I then took a bigger toy and it took a little more, but still was moments to turn it into ashes.
After destroying a few toys, I got to a chair.
The chair wasn't a simple chair, but one made of wood with padding in the seat.
I got curious if the padding would also turn into ashes.
I then touched it, and it instantly started to lose color.
However, the padding continued the same.
After a few seconds, the chair started to crack and the padding also lost color.
After less than half a second the chair, including the padding, turned to ashes.
It does look like a cursed power.
How can someone have a happy life with this power and without those gloves?
I truly am cursed.
Anyway, let's go to the next one.
I then arrived at a wooden table with glass on top.
When I touched it, it took the same as the chair to turn to ashes.
Then I got direct to the old car in the end.
The other two agreed to my decision to skip and go from the bigger instead.
I then touched the car hood.
When I touched it, it was visible the change in color.
It was like a wave that started from my hand and spread to all directions.
It expanded until the whole car hood changed color, but the wave then started to change the color of the other car parts that connected to the car hood.
This process took much longer than the other objects, but in five minutes, the whole car was cracking.
In eight minutes, the car started to shatter. In reality, only the car hood shattered. By the moment it shattered, Blake wasn't touching it anymore, so it stopped.
The orphanage's chief was shocked by the result.
He got near to the car filled with cracks and the metal was white as snow. It lost all its color.
He then touched the car's door himself, but it was so fragile that the car's door shattered with only a little pressure.
"Kid, your cursed power is the strongest I have ever seen.
That brings you a greater responsibility.
I hope you can help our society progress with it." the orphanage's chief said with a serious face to me.
I was actually very exiting with the results, but after hearing those words my excitement turned to determination.
I have to contribute the most and be forgiven by the gods.
After testing my power with other different objects we arrived at a conclusion. As strong the material is, the longer it takes to deteriorate.
Moreover, it can deteriorate not only what I touched, but the whole set.
If two things are touching each other, I might corrode both by touching only one. But the time it takes is bigger.
Moreover, I have little control over it.
I definitely can't choose if it deteriorates if I touch it. But, If I don't want, the chain effect does not work.
So everything I touch deteriorates, but I can choose if the things connected to the thing I touched will corrode along.
After the tests I was exhausted, which showed that It consumed energy in some way. I might even pass out if I tried to corrode something too big, like a building for example.
The school ended at lunchtime, and I didn't have lunch before coming to practice with sir. Peterson and the orphanage's chief. I am starving.
It is already almost time for dinner.
I then took a shower and went to the kitchen to prepare my own food.
"Hey, big bro! Look, Look!" A piece of person came running at me.
He is Jeff, a little kid from the orphanage that likes me for no reason.
He is smaller than the normal kid of his age, he is six by the way.
He already awakened and his mutation was the creation of small and hard scares around the whole body. Moreover, his cursed power was super strength.
Although his power wasn't as different and complex as mine, it was very strong.
I looked at him with disinterest. But I guess he didn't understand my look and continues.
"My scales grew even more! It is already 1 whole centimeter bigger than when it appeared last year." Jeff said with the biggest excitement I've seen in my life.
He looked like a dog that saw his owner for the first time after a whole year.
At least it demonstrates how he likes me. I feel happy about it.
Although I make fun of his small status calling him a piece of person, I like him as a blood brother.
"Congratulation, piece of person!" I replied with a mocking smile.
"Now, excuse me that I am starving!" I said while walking away. I need to eat urgently.