Chapter 10: Six Paths Of The Mind
Kaizer entered his room, which was lightly decorated with a blue tint. It was large enough to be the master bedroom of most family homes, with enough space for Kaizer to have a separate area for entertaining guests, his large king-size bed, an expensive computer setup, an arcade setup, and a console setup along with a 100-inch television mounted on the wall.
He moved toward the cream-colored couch and plopped onto it, resting his face on his hand as he pondered the events of the night before.
His date with Carla was not his first, and he didn't think it would be his last. Before that, he had met her through a normal conversation on an online dating app, same as his previous dates. In this time, he had mostly experienced some interesting dates and others which were disastrous, but never one where he was almost killed.
After all, with his ability, he could usually detect any hostility or negativity, which was another reason he had grown up safely and was afforded a life where he could walk around without the need for bodyguards nearby. It was only in recent dates that he stopped using his ability in order to forge a more genuine and meaningful connection with his possible partners.
That almost got him killed.
Never again.
And then there was his strange awakening. Kaizer vividly remembered the scene where his emotions boiled over and seemed to release some sort of seal within him, allowing his stunted power to erupt fully.
That's right, stunted. His ability to sense emotions remotely and consciously, and thoughts subconsciously, were merely inferior versions of the famous psychic ability, Telepathy.
After his awakening, he had full rein of this power, and now no longer needed to sense emotions since he could directly pluck out the thoughts of everyone within a certain range of himself. Remotely doing so was limited to his sensory range with his psychic ability, but if he made eye contact, he could bypass this range, even if they were a kilometer away.