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They Called Me Worthless Until My Cards Destroyed Their Academy - The Powerless Boy They Underestimated
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00:0520 years ago, the Great Awakening changed everything.
00:105% of population awakened powers.
00:14They became the new elite.
00:19Everyone's life is determined by the power test.
00:23It separates people into two classes, the ordinary and the elite.
00:29Power response confirmed.
00:30Elite track. Notify the academy.
00:33High compatibility.
00:34Pass. You rise.
00:49Did he get nothing?
00:50Not even a spark.
00:51Next.
00:52Fail. It forgets you.
00:58Your parents were ability users, and what did it get them?
01:02They were failures.
01:04Disappeared 10 years ago, left nothing behind.
01:08And now look at you.
01:10No ability, no future.
01:12Just like them.
01:25Their world is so far from mine.
01:29Dad, Mom, where did you go?
01:59Level 3 alert.
02:01Evacuate immediately.
02:03Rift collapse on 5th and Meridian.
02:05Ceiling tube inbound.
02:11Go throw the here at extracting.
02:16Wait, wait, I'm still in here!
02:38Oh, no.
02:39Oh, no.
02:50I can't outrun this!
02:52I can't outrun this!
03:14Mom, Dad, please help me.
03:39How long was I out?
03:47What did you do to me?
03:51Card draw system activated.
03:53Activated.
03:54What the?
03:54Who's talking?
04:12A system?
04:13What is this?
04:15Defeat monsters.
04:16Draw cards.
04:18Grow stronger.
04:19I can get abilities?
04:20Me?
04:22I'm an ordinary.
04:23This doesn't...
04:24Warning.
04:25Hostile entity detected.
04:2720 meters.
04:28That's the same one?
04:31First awakening protocol.
04:33Wait, right now?
04:34Beginning card draw.
04:36Come on!
04:37Whatever you are, come on!
04:40Ability acquired.
04:42Flame control.
04:44Basic tier.
04:45Equip to slot 1 or 2.
04:47What is this?
04:53It's coming.
05:02Back off!
05:05Back off!
05:13I...
05:14I have an ability?
05:17No!
05:23Kill confirmed.
05:25Initiating card draw.
05:26Defeating monsters?
05:28Triggers a draw?
05:35Ability acquired.
05:37Shockwave.
05:38Basic tier.
05:39Slot 2 of 2.
05:40Equipped.
05:43Full.
05:54You're alive?
05:56That mark.
05:57Are you an ability user?
06:01I don't know.
06:06Move.
06:34That's D-level ability user.
06:37Trained.
06:37Coordinated.
06:38Practiced.
06:39If that's the baseline,
06:41where am I trying to go?
06:52More abilities.
06:54More range.
06:56More.
06:58Let's go.
06:59Oh.
07:08Hmm.
07:09Oh.
07:11Oh.
07:12Oh.
07:13Oh.
07:13Oh.
07:16Oh.
07:18Oh.
07:23Ah.
07:24Oh.
07:26Oh.
07:49Kill confirmed.
07:51Card draw.
07:52Ice shot.
07:53Basic tier.
07:54Current collection.
07:55Three abilities.
07:56Slots.
07:57Two of two.
07:58Three abilities.
07:59Two slots.
08:14Director Reynolds, you should see this.
08:21This young man.
08:22Pull his file.
08:25The test says nothing.
08:28The footage says three.
08:31Which one do we trust?
08:37A civilian demonstrating ability?
08:40That contradicts a century of awakening biology.
08:44The instruments are the reliable variable here, not some rift zone anomaly.
08:48Three independent scans, Hargraath.
08:49Then the scans confirmed it.
08:51He has no ability.
08:52If he genuinely has these abilities and we leave him unmonitored, what happens the next time the rift opens in
08:59a populated area?
09:01Merit is our standard.
09:03Not bloodline.
09:04Not test scores.
09:07Find him.
09:15What are you?
09:23Cold Brennan?
09:26Who are you?
09:32Pinnacle Academy.
09:33Pinnacle Academy.
09:34Admission's office.
09:35The Chancellor wants to meet you.
09:37Tomorrow.
09:39Tomorrow.
09:47Pinnacle Academy.
09:49You think they don't screen their applications?
09:53No ability.
09:54Not low.
09:56Zero.
09:58That's what's on your file.
10:00They're not going to make an exception for a delivery boy because he got lucky near a rift.
10:06Stop staring at it.
10:07Your bag's been sitting there for 20 minutes.
10:10Food gets cold.
10:22Not to prove anything.
10:24Not to them.
10:26Not to him.
10:29Pinnacle has Class D rift acts.
10:32Restricted zones.
10:34Places that don't show up in any civilian database.
10:36We're in those rifts.
10:38Something happened in there.
10:39That envelope is an invitation.
10:41It's a door.
10:47I'll go.
11:12No badge.
11:13No uniform either.
11:15Is he ordinary?
11:20No badge.
11:21No uniform.
11:22What are you doing in here?
11:24Meeting with Director Reynolds.
11:25I'm here to see the director.
11:28Reynolds?
11:33What?
11:34Did a rift open near your house?
11:36You looking for someone to come deal with it?
11:38Nobody said I needed a uniform to walk down a hallway.
11:41My grandfather helped build this program.
11:44My dad held the school fire record until two years ago.
11:47Every Ashford who walked these halls earned their spot.
11:51You looked me up.
11:57Your file says no ability.
11:59But surveillance caught you using flame and shockwave during the E3 rift incident.
12:03I didn't know what was happening to me.
12:05I still don't fully understand it.
12:08The Brennan name is in this building's founding records.
12:11I need to verify your abilities.
12:13Not because I doubt what I saw on the footage.
12:16Because this academy has to see it for itself.
12:19Tomorrow.
12:20The entrance exam.
12:22Prove your worth.
12:23I will.
12:30That's the one Reynolds let in?
12:32Zero on the F-Greed assessment.
12:34Literally zero.
12:36He's not even wearing a uniform.
12:41Ladies and gentlemen.
12:42He actually showed up.
12:44I told you yesterday.
12:45I told all of you.
12:46Reynolds let a civilian walk through the front gate.
12:49And here he is.
12:50Ready for his assessment.
12:53Every single one of you earned your spot.
12:56Tests.
12:56Certifications.
12:57Years of training.
12:58And Reynolds just hands this guy a pass.
13:02So I asked Reynolds to let me go first today.
13:04Set the bar.
13:06Remind everyone what this place is actually for.
13:17That's D-rank fire.
13:19Top of the class.
13:20I've been doing this since I was 14.
13:22Your turn Brennan.
13:23Show us what Reynolds risked her reputation for.
13:28Big throw.
13:29Biggest he's got.
13:31You can see it coming from across the room.
13:33His whole body loads up before he lets go.
13:36One shot he's already winded.
13:39That was his best.
13:40And he wasted it on a practice dummy.
13:46That was your best shot?
13:48Excuse me?
13:50You asked to go first.
13:51You picked the biggest dummy on the floor.
13:54Held the fireball an extra second.
13:56So everyone could see.
13:58So.
13:59Is that it?
14:02You have no idea what you're walking into.
14:05People with real training walk into D-rank rifts and don't come back.
14:08You got lucky once in some alley and you think that makes you one of us.
14:12I don't think I'm one of you.
14:14I think I'm here to take a test and you're in the way.
14:22Cole Brennan.
14:24I don't think I'm here to take a test.
14:31I don't think I'm here to take a test.
14:47Don't blow it.
14:59Don't blow it.
15:0620 years ago, the Great Awakening changed everything.
15:115% of population awakened powers.
15:15They became the new elite.
15:20Everyone's life is determined by the power test.
15:24It separates people into two classes, the ordinary and the elite.
15:30Power response confirmed.
15:32Elite track. Notify the academy.
15:34High compatibility.
15:35Pass. You rise.
15:50Did he get nothing?
15:51Not even a spark.
15:52Next.
15:53Fail. It forgets you.
15:59Your parents were ability users, and what did it get them?
16:03They were failures.
16:05Disappeared 10 years ago, left nothing behind.
16:09And now look at you.
16:11No ability, no future.
16:13Just like them.
16:26Their world is so far from mine.
16:30Dad.
16:31Mom.
16:32Where did you go?
17:00Level 3 alert.
17:03Evacuate immediately.
17:04Rift collapse on 5th and Meridian.
17:06Ceiling tube inbound.
17:12Go throw the hearth extracting.
17:17Wait, wait, I'm still in here!
17:38Oh, no.
17:40Oh, no.
17:51I can't outrun this!
17:54I can't outrun this!
18:15Mom.
18:17Dad.
18:18Please, help me.
18:40How long was I out?
18:48What did you do to me?
18:55What the? Who's talking?
19:13A system? What is this?
19:15Defeat monsters. Draw cards. Draw stronger.
19:20I can get abilities? Me? I'm an ordinary. This doesn't...
19:25Warning. Hostile entity detected. 20 meters.
19:30That's the same one?
19:32First awakening protocol.
19:34Wait! Right now?
19:35Beginning card draw.
19:37Come on! Whatever you are, come on!
19:42Ability acquired. Flame control.
19:45Basic team. Equip to slot one or two.
19:48What is this?
19:55It's coming.
20:04Back off!
20:15I... I... I have an ability?
20:24Kill confirmed. Initiating card draw.
20:27Defeating monsters?
20:29Triggers a draw?
20:37Ability acquired. Shockwave. Basic tier. Slot two of two. Equipped.
20:45Full.
20:47Ah!
20:55You're alive?
20:57That mark.
20:59Are you an ability user?
21:02I don't know.
21:07Move.
21:26Oh, what?
21:28Oh, what?
21:35That's D level ability user.
21:38Trained coordinated practiced if that's the baseline where am I trying to go?
21:53More abilities more range
22:09Roar!
22:50Kill confirmed, card draw, ice shot, basic tier, current collection, three abilities, slots, two of two, three abilities, two slots.
23:21This young man. Pull his file. The test says nothing. The footage says three. Which one do we trust?
23:39A civilian demonstrating ability? That contradicts a century of awakening biology. The instruments are the reliable variable here, not some
23:48rift zone anomaly.
23:49Three independent scans, Hargrave. Then the scans confirmed it. He has no ability.
23:54If he genuinely has these abilities and we leave him unmonitored, what happens the next time the rift opens in
24:00a populated area?
24:02Merit is our standard. Not bloodline. Not test scores.
24:08Find him.
24:16What are you?
24:24Cole Brennan?
24:27Who are you?
24:32Pinnacle Academy. Admissions office.
24:36The Chancellor wants to meet you. Tomorrow.
24:48Pinnacle Academy. You think they don't screen their applications?
24:54No ability. Not low. Zero.
24:59That's what's what's on your file.
25:01They're not gonna make an exception for a delivery boy because he got lucky near a rift.
25:07Stop staring at it.
25:09Your bag's been sitting there for 20 minutes.
25:12Food gets cold.
25:23Not to prove anything.
25:25Not to them.
25:27Not to him.
25:30Pinnacle has class D rift acts.
25:33Restricted zones.
25:35Places that don't show up in any civilian database.
25:37But in those rifts, something happened in there.
25:40That envelope is an invitation.
25:42It's a door.
25:48I'll go.
26:13No badge.
26:15No uniform either.
26:16Is he ordinary?
26:21No badge?
26:22No uniform?
26:24What are you doing in here?
26:25Meeting with Director Reynolds.
26:26I'm here to see the director.
26:29Reynolds?
26:34What?
26:35Did a rift open near your house?
26:37You looking for someone to come deal with it?
26:40Nobody said I needed a uniform to walk down a hallway.
26:43My grandfather helped build this program.
26:45My dad held the school fire record until two years ago.
26:49Every Ashford who walked these halls earned their spot.
26:52You looked me up.
26:58Your file says no ability.
27:00But surveillance caught you using flame and shockwave during the E3 rift incident.
27:04I didn't know what was happening to me.
27:07I still don't fully understand it.
27:09The Brennan name is in this building's founding records.
27:12I need to verify your abilities.
27:14Not because I doubt what I saw on the footage.
27:16Because this academy has to see it for itself.
27:20Tomorrow.
27:21The entrance exam.
27:23Prove your worth.
27:25I will.
27:31That's the one Reynolds let in?
27:33Zero on the F-Greed assessment.
27:35Literally zero.
27:37He's not even wearing a uniform.
27:42Ladies and gentlemen.
27:44He actually showed up.
27:45I told you yesterday.
27:46I told all of you.
27:47Reynolds let a civilian walk through the front gate.
27:50And here he is.
27:51Ready for his assessment.
27:54Every single one of you earned your spot.
27:57Tests.
27:57Certifications.
27:58Years of training.
27:59And Reynolds just hands this guy a pass.
28:03So I asked Reynolds to let me go first today.
28:05Set the bar.
28:07Remind everyone what this place is actually for.
28:18That's D-rank fire.
28:20Top of the class.
28:21I've been doing this since I was 14.
28:23Your turn, Brennan.
28:25Show us what Reynolds risked her reputation for.
28:29Big throw.
28:31Biggest he's got.
28:32You can see it coming from across the room.
28:34His whole body loads up before he lets go.
28:37One shot, he's already winded.
28:39That was his best.
28:41And he wasted it on a practice dummy.
28:47That was your best shot?
28:49Excuse me?
28:51You asked to go first.
28:53You picked the biggest dummy on the floor.
28:55Held the fireball an extra second.
28:58So everyone could see.
28:59So, is that it?
29:03You have no idea what you're walking into.
29:06People with real training walk into D-rank rifts
29:09and don't come back.
29:10You got lucky once in some alley
29:11and you think that makes you one of us.
29:13I don't think I'm one of you.
29:15I think I'm here to take a test.
29:17And you're in the way.
29:24Cole Brennan.
29:24It's your turn.
29:27Demonstrate your ability.
29:30Forget him.
29:31Forget the crowd.
29:32None of them matter right now.
29:35Reynolds knows something about mom and dad.
29:38She has to.
29:39And Pinnacle has D-rank rift access.
29:42That's where they were last seen.
29:44That's why I'm here.
29:46This is the only shot I've got.
29:48Don't blow it.
30:0720 years ago, the Great Awakening changed everything.
30:135% of population awakened powers.
30:16They became the new elite.
30:21Everyone's life is determined by
30:23the power test.
30:26It separates people into two classes.
30:28The ordinary and the elite.
30:31Power response confirmed.
30:33Elite track.
30:34Notify the academy.
30:35High compatibility.
30:36Pass.
30:37You rise.
30:51Did he get nothing?
30:53Not even a spark.
30:54Next.
30:54Fail.
30:55It forgets you.
31:01Your parents were ability users.
31:03And what did it get them?
31:04They were failures.
31:06Disappeared 10 years ago.
31:08Left nothing behind.
31:10And now look at you.
31:12No ability.
31:13No future.
31:15Just like them.
31:27Their world is so far from mine.
31:31Dad.
31:32Mom.
31:33Where did you go?
31:35No.
31:37No.
31:39No.
31:40No.
31:42No.
31:42No.
31:43No.
31:44No.
31:45No.
32:01Level 3 alert.
32:04Evacuate immediately.
32:05Rift collapse on 5th and Meridian.
32:07Ceiling tube inbound.
32:13Go throw the here the extracting.
32:18Wait.
32:19Wait.
32:19I'm still in here.
32:40Oh no.
32:52I can't outrun this.
32:55I can't outrun this.
33:17Mom.
33:18Mom.
33:19Please.
33:21Help me.
33:50What did you do to me?
34:13A system? What is this?
34:17Defeat monsters. Draw cards. Grow stronger.
34:21I can get abilities? Me? I'm an ordinary. This doesn't...
34:26Warning. Hostile entity detected. 20 meters.
34:31That's the same one?
34:34First awakening protocol.
34:35Wait! Right now?
34:36Beginning card draw.
34:38Come on! Whatever you are, come on!
34:43Ability acquired. Flame control.
34:46Basic team. Equip to slot one or two.
34:49What is this?
34:56It's coming.
35:05Back off!
35:15I... I... I have an ability?
35:25Kill confirmed. Initiating card draw.
35:28Defeating monsters? Triggers a draw?
35:38Ability acquired. Shockwave. Basic tier. Slot two of two. Equipped.
35:46Full.
35:57You're alive?
35:58That mark.
36:00Are you an ability user?
36:03I don't know.
36:09Move.
36:37That's D-level ability user.
36:39Trained.
36:40Coordinated.
36:41Practiced.
36:42If that's the baseline,
36:43where am I trying to go?
36:55More abilities.
36:57More range.
36:58More.
37:00More.
37:01More.
37:02More.
37:03More.
37:05More.
37:10More.
37:12Let's go.
37:42Let's go.
37:52Kill confirmed.
37:54Card draw.
37:55Ice shot.
37:56Basic tier.
37:57Current collection, three abilities.
37:59Slots, two of two.
38:00Three abilities.
38:01Two slots.
38:16Director Reynolds, you should see this.
38:23This young man.
38:25Pull his file.
38:27The test says nothing.
38:31The footage says three.
38:33Which one do we trust?
38:40A civilian demonstrating ability?
38:43That contradicts a century of awakening biology.
38:46The instruments are the reliable variable here, not some rift zone anomaly.
38:50Three independent scans, Hargrave.
38:52Then the scans confirmed it.
38:53He has no ability.
38:55If he genuinely has these abilities and we leave him unmonitored.
38:59What happens the next time the rift opens in a populated area?
39:03Merit is our standard.
39:06Not bloodline.
39:07Not test scores.
39:09Find him.
39:17What are you?
39:25Cole Brennan?
39:28Who are you?
39:33Cole Brennan?
39:37Who are you?
39:40Who are you?
39:43Who is who he is?
39:46Who is who he is?
39:48Who is he?
39:48Who is he?
39:49Who is he?
39:50Пinnaclec Academy.
39:51You think they don't screen their applications?
39:55No ability.
39:57Not low.
39:58Zero.
40:00That's what's on your file.
40:02They're not going to make an exception for a delivery boy, because he got lucky near a
40:07rift.
40:08Stop staring at it.
40:09Your bag's been sitting there for 20 minutes. Food gets cold.
40:24Not to prove anything. Not to them. Not to him.
40:31Pinnacle has Class D Rift Axe. Restricted zones. Places that don't show up in any civilian database.
40:38But in those rifts, something happened in there.
40:41That envelope is an invitation. It's a door.
40:49I'll go.
41:15No badge. No uniform either.
41:17Is he ordinary?
41:22No badge. No uniform. What are you doing in here?
41:26I'm here meeting with Director Reynolds. I'm here to see the director.
41:30Reynolds?
41:35What? Did a rift open near your house?
41:38You looking for someone to come deal with it?
41:40Nobody said I needed a uniform to walk down a hallway.
41:44My grandfather helped build this program.
41:46My dad held the school fire record until two years ago.
41:50Every Ashford who walked these halls earned their spot.
41:53You looked me up.
41:59Your file says no ability, but surveillance caught you using flame and shockwave during the E3 rift incident.
42:05I didn't know what was happening to me. I still don't fully understand it.
42:10The Brennan name is in this building's founding records.
42:12I need to verify your abilities. Not because I doubt what I saw on the footage. Because this academy has
42:19to see it for itself.
42:21Tomorrow. The entrance exam. Prove your worth.
42:26I will.
42:32That's the one Reynolds let in?
42:34Zero on the F-Greed assessment. Literally zero.
42:38He's not even wearing a uniform!
42:43Ladies and gentlemen! He actually showed up!
42:46I told you yesterday. I told all of you.
42:48Reynolds let a civilian walk through the front gate.
42:51And here he is. Ready for his assessment.
42:56Every single one of you earned your spot.
42:58Tests, certifications, years of training.
43:00And Reynolds just hands this guy a pass.
43:04So I asked Reynolds to let me go first today.
43:07Set the bar. Remind everyone what this place is actually for!
43:19That's D-rank fire. Top of the class. I've been doing this since I was 14.
43:24Your turn, Brennan. Show us what Reynolds risked her reputation for.
43:30Big throw. Biggest he's got. You can see it coming from across the room. His whole body loads up before
43:37he lets go.
43:39One shot, he's already winded. That was his best. And he wasted it on a practice dummy.
43:48That was your best shot?
43:50Excuse me?
43:52You asked to go first. You picked the biggest dummy on the floor.
43:56Held the fireball an extra second. So everyone could see. So...
44:01Was that it?
44:04You have no idea what you're walking into.
44:07People with real training walk into D-rank rifts and don't come back.
44:11You got lucky once in some alley and you think that makes you one of us.
44:14I don't think I'm one of you.
44:16I think I'm here to take a test. And you're in the way.
44:25Cole Brennan, it's your turn. Demonstrate your ability.
44:31Forget him. Forget the crowd. None of them matter right now.
44:36Reynolds knows something about Mom and Dad. She has to.
44:40And Pinnacle has D-Rag Rift access. That's where they were last seen.
44:46That's why I'm here. This is the only shot I've got.
44:49Don't blow it.
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