Ero Meter

"A perfect place to test my ability?" Jack asked with his brows raised, he couldn't tell what place she was talking about.

"Yes, actually the Red Collars have a facility where new superhumans test their abilities and if their power is more than sufficient then they get many benefits," Elma said and a smile formed on her face.

"If your power is unique and useful then you can become a golden member of the Red Collars and get many benefits from them, for example, you can get an exemption from any sort of taxes, and you won't need a visa or passport to travel across the world."

"And you can even get a chance to stay with large political members," Elma said and took in a deep breath after saying all this.

Jack listened to her and narrowed his eyes. He didn't wanna get politically involved, however, the rest of the benefits were amazing for him.

After giving it some thought he took in a deep breath and nodded. "Ok, let's go and check." He said.

Elma listened to him and got even more excited. "I have one more thing to tell you," she said and a proud expression appeared on her face.

"What?" Jack asked with his brows raised.

"Here check this out." She said and moved her hand inside her bah and after rummaging through it for a few seconds she finally got her hand on the thing she wanted to show Jack and then her smile brightened.

Her hand moved out of her handbag with a flash and Jack could see a faint golden light emerging from her hand, Only after a second did Jack manage to see clearly and then he saw the thing in her hand.

It was a rectangle card that looked like it was made of gold. On it were black geometrical designs that were spread throughout the card and in the middle of it Jack could see a small name etched out.

He read out the name while squinting his eyes. "Elma." He murmured. It was her name that was written on the card and below her name was a strange number sequence.

Jack could tell that there were at least ten numbers on the card.

"This is my golden card. I already passed their golden member test yesterday." Elma said suddenly with a bright smile on her face.

"Here check it out." She moved the card towards Jack.

Jack looked at her face and then looked at the card, he could tell that Elma was excited by the card she held. He had never seen her this excited before.

Taking in a deep breath he took the card from her hand and taking a look at it up close be identified that it was not made up of gold but some sort of even stronger metal.

Jack was not sure what the card was made up of but it looked premium.

"Why are you so happy about this card?" He asked, his gaze filled with curiosity. He knew that Elma was not a woman to get this excited over a simple card.

When she heard his words, it was as if he had strung a cord in her heart, a nostalgic and reminiscent flicker shone in her eyes and she gazed at Jack with a warm smile.

"My dad." She took in a deep breath. "I always saw this card with him and wanted to take it in my hands."

"However he never gave it to me. He didn't even let me touch it." Memories of her past flooded in her brain.

Jack on the other hand listened to her story intently, he could tell that this was something extremely important to her.

"I always wanted to take this card in my hand to prove my worth to my dad." She said and let out a sigh. Her eyes then focused on his face. "Sorry, if I seemed over-excited." She murmured with an apologetic expression.

Jack took in a deep breath through his abdomen and placed his hand over her shoulder. "You don't have to be sorry. You deserve to be happy." He said and looked her deep in the eyes.

He wanted her to feel warm and included.

Elma looked at him with her eyes glittering. "Really?" A gentle smile formed on her face.

"Yes, you deserve to be happy, after all, you have seen so much struggle to get this card," Jack said and took her in his embrace.

Elma rested her head on his shoulder and could feel his calm heart. She felt relaxed and safe. Her eyes then turned blurry and she had a flashback.

....

About fifteen years ago, she was standing in her father's mansion, with Mandy by her side. In front of them, her father was sitting on a chair with a grim expression on his face.

He was clenching his hands tightly and looked at both of the teenage girls with fury in his eyes.

"Your mother, she was a useless woman, she died before giving me even a single son." He banged his hand on the table.

"And you two! You have a weak body too! You could never go through that operation!" He looked away at the window. "Just as useless as your mother!" He snorted.

Elma when heard her father's words could feel her heart turning cold and then she could hear sobbing voices from her side.

'Mandy...' A worried expression appeared on her face, she could see her sister sobbing as tears fell from her eyes.

She then looked back at her father with tears in her eyes too. "Father, you made Mandy cry." She said while clenching her teeth.

"So what! I won't care even if you die! Now go back to your room! Useless!" He pointed at the door while yelling at them.

"Father..." Elma could feel her heart hurting as if a needle had been passed through it.

Mandy on the other hand started crying even louder.

"I said get out of here!!" Their father banged on the table again. While looking at them with bloodshot eyes. There was killing intent in them.

Goosebumps raised on both the girl's bodies and Mandy even fell down on the ground. Even tears stopped dripping from her eyes feeling the wrath of her father.

Elma looked at her sister's terrified expression and gulped her saliva. She then clenched her fists and a determined expression appeared on her face. 'I will make you proud one day!' She promised herself and then moved her fragile hands towards Mandy.

Grabbing her hand she looked at her with a strict expression. "Let's go, Mandy." She ordered.

"But... But... Dad..." Mandy was still flabbergasted by her father's anger. This was the first time in years she had seen this side of her father.

Previously he acted kind towards them when her mother was alive, but now, after their mother is dead, he has become so cold and distant.

He is even calling them useless now. This was a shock for Mandy, she loved and admired her dad. She considered him a hero however now he was acting like they were lower than trash.

"Get up!" Elma looked at Mandy with her eyes wide in anger. She wanted to take her out of the place before things got out of control.

Mandy finally broke out of her stupor and then looked at Elma, she took some time to take control of her body and after that, both of them moved out of their father's office.

After that Day Elma worked day and night to prove to her father that she was no lesser than a boy and Mandy on the other hand included herself with delinquency.

....

"Jack, this is something very important to me." She said as she moved back and looked at Jack.

Jack patted the back of her head and nodded. "Let's go and take the test." He said with a warm smile on his face.

Elma listened to him and nodded, she then placed the card back in her handbag and then they started moving towards the car and soon enough Elma took Jack to a big building in the middle of the forest.

The building looked modern and futuristic, opposite to its natural surroundings.

Elma parked the car in the basement of the building and then stepped out.

"Floors seventh, eighth and ninth are testing areas." She explained as they stepped in the lift.

"Which floor are we going to?" Jack asked with his brows raised.

Elma smiled and pressed button nine on the lift. "We are going to the ninth floor." She said with a smile on her face.

Jack nodded at her words and turned silent. 'If I get the golden card from the red collars then a lot of my future problems might be solved.' He thought and sighed.

"You know you can even hire one superhuman per year for free with the golden card." Vieva looked at him with an excited expression.

It was always her dream to become a superhuman and now she was one.