Volume-1 (Part 1)
The morning sun rose through the eastern canyons. Pale red rays filtered through the tree branches, shimmering on the wings of birds as they sang and flew away. In that serene village stood a small house nestled among the trees.
On the upper floor, William was in a deep slumber, his desk cluttered with scattered papers. It felt as if someone was whispering: "This world is made of two types of people—the commoners who find happiness in their own little worlds, and those who sleep with extraordinary powers hidden within them, some even bringing them out and training them." As the sunlight fell on William's face, the whisper continued, "He is the hope for the future... of that second group."
The village he lived in was peaceful. However, at exactly 7:00 AM, William's alarm shrieked three times: "RRRIIIINNNGG! RRRIIIINNNGG! RRRIIIINNNGG!" Hearing the sound, he didn't open his eyes; instead, he pulled his pillow over his head. After a while, he got up wearily, walked to his desk, and looked at a photograph of his father.
While changing after his morning routine, he thought to himself, "Ugh... Tom is on leave today! I'll have to sit alone on that bench. I'm definitely going to die of boredom... Not just that, I really need his help to investigate Dad's disappearance."
As he was putting on his shirt, a suspicion crept over him that someone was watching him from the window. But he saw no one there. "What is this? Just a feeling?" he muttered.
He went downstairs, where his mother was busy in the kitchen.
"Mom, what was that terrifying sound last night?" William asked.
"Oh, that? A small meteorite fell in the neighboring field, son," his mother said. "I didn't wake you because I didn't want to ruin your sleep. There's a lot of damage in the field next door. The weather has completely changed..."
"Is that so? Nothing we can do about it, right?" William replied.
His mother paused and asked, "Were you able to find out anything about your father?"
William replied sadly, "I will find out what happened to Dad, Mom, don't worry. I've checked all of his research papers, and I'll be studying them for a few more days. After that, I will find him. If he has indeed abandoned us, I want to understand why."
His mother comforted him, "It's okay. Sit down and eat your breakfast quickly. You have to go to school soon. Anyway, I don't believe your father would just abandon you. He will come back... I have faith."
"Okay," William said.
After a while, as he was finishing his meal, he asked, "What's for lunch today?"
"Today it's egg and rice," Mom said.
Getting up to wash his hands, William sighed, "Oh, egg and rice again today? What a bad day!"
He finished his meal, grabbed his bicycle, and headed out. "Mom, I'm leaving!" he shouted.
His mother sent him off with a smile, "Okay, go carefully, son!"
An invisible shadow was carefully listening to their conversation from behind a tree near the house, watching him. As he rode to school, that shadow—that invisible force—followed him...
Meanwhile, the previous day on another planet, the 'Portels'—a race of short, white aliens—were having breakfast using their advanced technology. Suddenly, an alarm blared in the military control room: "WARNING! OVERLITE ATTACK!" Panic ensued as everyone scrambled to board their spaceships. One Portel changed out of his civilian suit and entered a ship. Inside, a Portel soldier shouted, "The enemies have broken in! Teams 8 to 25, get as many people as possible to the shelters. Teams 1 to 7, fight them!"
A fierce battle broke out in space with the terrifying creatures known as Overlites. During a missile attack, a Portel's ship was critically damaged. "The ship is breaking apart! Activate the emergency pod!" the Portel shouted in fear. He tried to escape in the pod, but an Overlite soldier pursued him and fired a missile.
As the missile closed in, the Portel thought, "Only one way to escape! A Portal! I need a location! But there's no time!" Using his portal power, he opened portals uncontrollably. Although he escaped the missile, the enemy soldier followed him through the rift. Their spacecraft collided with a meteorite and crash-landed on the night side of Earth, near William's house. The Overlite's pod crashed somewhere else.
The next day, as William prepared for school, the Portel watched him through the window...
Later, when William reached a busy street on his way to school, he saw a thief snatching an elderly woman's bag. "Someone help! My bag!" the old woman screamed. In a split second, William chased the thief on his bicycle. Holding the handlebar with one hand, he gathered all his strength in the other and delivered a powerful blow. KRAKK! The thief fell unconscious.
William handed the bag back to the grandmother. "Son! Thank you so much," she said with tears in her eyes. The Portel watched all of this from a nearby rooftop.
Later, while coming out of the bathroom at school, a ball came flying toward William. The next moment, he was pulled into a dark dimension. He could not move. Suddenly, a small, white Portel appeared before him...
To be continued...